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JUNE 13, 2024

We’ve got some exciting news to share. Our annual restaurant industry report is here, and it’s all about employees. Aptly named “What Restaurant Employees Want,” this report is built from the insights of more than 1,500 active restaurant employees and uncovers what truly matters to them in their work environment. Every year, we see the same challenges crop up for restaurant operators : hiring and retaining top talent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2024

In the $387.5 billion quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, trends and fads may come and go, but signature staples withstand the test of time. These timeless menu items have been meticulously crafted and perfected over the years, holding a special place in the hearts (and stomachs) of many. While customers crave the comforting familiarity of signature staples, they also yearn for the excitement of new flavors and experiences.

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Crunchtime

JUNE 13, 2024

It’s time to take a good, hard look at how multi-location restaurants work today—the time lost, forgotten work, wasted materials, and missed communication—versus the potential of how it could be. Traditional tools and techniques, like laminated checklists, coffee-stained documents, and back-office binders, simply no longer cut it.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

JUNE 13, 2024

*Originally Published in the Aaron Allen & Associates Newsletter on 06/03/2024 The 50 fastest-growing emerging restaurant chains expanded their sales by a median of 35% year-over-year (in 2022). This growth rate has remained consistent through the years for fast-growing concepts with sales between $20m-$60m. The competition between these fast-growing emerging restaurant chains and large established chains resembles a lot of competition between an oil tanker and a speed boat.

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Employees want meaningful feedback. Without it, 98% disengage from their work (Zippia). But do your managers know how to support them? Use this Quick Start Guide to get the conversation started. Your workers don’t just want jobs; they want careers. Invest in your team by giving them meaningful feedback. 65% of employees want more feedback (Zippia). Workers who get daily feedback are 3x more engaged (Clear Company).

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 13, 2024

To every graduate of a culinary program – the world is now your oyster. You are in control so don’t waste the opportunity to be someone special, to make a difference, to find happiness and fulfillment, and build a future to be proud of. You have invested some time and effort to get where you are, but there is so much more work ahead. You have a foundation to build on and many choices to make as you construct the future.

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EATER

JUNE 13, 2024

Austin movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse is sold to entertainment company Sony Pictures, which will run the company’s movie theaters throughout America, including its Austin locations, as well as its theater restaurants, bars, and film festival Fantastic Fest.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2024

The nation's highest court agreed that more stringent criteria should have been weighed before a U.S. district court granted an NLRB's petition to stop pro-union employees from being fired.

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EATER

JUNE 13, 2024

6 easy tropical gin cocktail recipes to try, from a Mai Tai riff to tiki drinks like the Saturn and the Army and Navy.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2024

The Bottom Line: It’s not entirely clear that price is the reason Starbucks is losing traffic. If it isn’t, the company’s new value offer could backfire.

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Advertiser: Paycor

There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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EATER

JUNE 13, 2024

How centering queer values can examine what hospitality could really mean I met the four members of Queer Poly Chef Support Group through disparate means, but it wasn’t chef work or polyamory or even queerness that brought them together. There’s Sera , with a background in fine dining, whose dinners in Los Angeles are the gold standard of pop-ups. There’s the fiery, wisecracking Sammy , who makes self-proclaimed “slutty” drunk food best shared with a lover.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2024

The industry's preoccupation with price is forcing brands to change tactics in marketing and on the menu, even if they refuse to discount.

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The Salt

JUNE 13, 2024

Rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will reunite in September for their first hot dog-eating competition in 15 years. Here's why the competitors and their fans are so hungry for a rematch.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2024

Papa Johns is bringing back its Cheesy Burger Pizza, after Pizza Hut created its Cheeseburger Melt, as major fast-food chains face challenges with their value reputation.

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Advertiser: Paycor

There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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EATER

JUNE 13, 2024

Lille Allen Perfect for those who enjoy Costco-sized, more-is-more snacking, it’s a vessel whose time has come In our current Always Be Snacking culture (apologies to Glengarry Glen Ross ), there’s no shortage of infomercial-fodder products currently in development for the keeping and carrying of bite-sized treats. There are dozens of modular, stack-your-own portable snack containers (handle included); beeswax snack bags that serve as an eco-friendly carrying case for Annie’s cheddar bunnies; an

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: Never mind AI. Here's the technology that'll really matter, starting this week and continuing through the summer. This week's episode looks at the machinery's beginnings and a few moments when it brought change to the business.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2024

Stock in the food-and-games chain, which also owns Main Event, plunged early Thursday following a weak sales report.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2024

The family-dining chain is offering a bundled Dinner for 2 for $22.99, but just within the Sunshine State.

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