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Five Tips to Minimize Super-Sized Labor Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants are feeling the bite of high labor costs, thanks to increased minimum wages, staff shortages, and high employee turnover that is outpacing other industries. Luckily, there are a number of strategies owners can take to minimize the amount payroll gobbles up. 1. Invest in Technology The simplest way to reduce labor needs in any business is to use technology to streamline and automate processes.

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Chick-fil-A names Susannah Frost president

Restaurant Business

Frost currently leads restaurant development and field operations for the chicken sandwich chain. The company also named a new chief operating officer.

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The Importance Of Using A Food Label Maker In Your Restaurant

Restaurant Den

In the fast-paced environment of the restaurant industry, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance is crucial. One tool that can significantly contribute to achieving these goals is a food label maker. By integrating a food label maker into your restaurant operations, you can streamline processes, enhance food safety, and improve overall customer satisfaction.

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Flynn Group acquires 83 more Wendy's units

Restaurant Business

With the addition of these restaurants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Flynn Group now operates 277 Wendy's units amid its 2,800-restaurant multi-brand portfolio.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Pickin’ Time

Sante

The grape harvest has already begun in the northern half of the globe. The post Pickin’ Time appeared first on Santé Food Wine Spirits.

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Le Pain Quotidien uses AI to create 'digital twin' of chef-founder Alain Coumont

Restaurant Business

Alain.AI harnesses Coumont’s brain power to provide the chain’s operators with recipes, seasonal menus, culinary guidance and more.

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Subway plans a big discount as it works to reverse a sales slide

Restaurant Business

The sandwich giant plans to give digital customers $6.99 Footlong subs starting later this month. The company has seen soft sales in recent months as consumers cut back on dining.

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Our Favorite Easy Frozen Cocktails

EATER

218 easy frozen cocktail recipes, including a frozen Margarita, Daiquiri, Negroni and more drinks for summer.

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FTC sets new rules for curbing bogus online guest reviews

Restaurant Business

The regulations bar restaurants and other businesses from paying for positive evaluations, posting their own ghost-written reviews or enticing favorable coverage from influencers with the promise of freebies.

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This Supermarket’s Mascots Are So Beloved, They’re Going on Tour

EATER

At Stew Leonard’s, a singing character known as Diva Cheese has inspired the supermarket to double down on its animatronics

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Brian Niccol gets a big incentive to take the Starbucks job

Restaurant Business

The coffee shop giant will pay Niccol $85 million to make the jump from Chipotle Mexican Grill. Starbucks will also open a small remote office in California.

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July 2024 National Restaurant Sales Metrics

Margin Edge

MarginEdge | We took data from thousands of restaurants across the country and compiled a report to show sales trends for the month of July 2024.

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I Fear I Need Every Color from the New Jarritos Nail Polish Line

EATER

Cirque Colors The iconic Mexican soda brand partnered with Cirque Colors on a new line that’s giving peak end-of-summer refreshment First came the food-scented candles , then came the ranch-flavored lip balm , and now we have Jarritos-themed nail polish. If there is one thing to know about me it’s that I love having my digits adorned with food-themed nail art.

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Welcome to the margin donation era

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: Restaurant companies need to get consumers back in the doors. That could require lower margins, even if investors don’t like it.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Umeboshi Paste Lends a Salty, Sour Tang to Everything It Touches

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater This pickled plum paste from Japan is an asset to both cocktails and pasta dishes I am a pickle girl through and through. Pickle chips, tubs of kimchi , salty kalamata olives, tangy pickled mustard greens, fermented fish — if it’s pickled, I’ll probably love it. Which brings me to my current hyperfixation: umeboshi paste. Umeboshi paste is made from pickled Japanese plums that are blitzed and typically mixed with salt (although sometimes honey replaces salt for a sweet umeboshi

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Wally "Famous" Amos, the one-time cookie czar, is dead at age 88

Restaurant Business

The entrepreneur helped to spark a cookie boom in the 1980s, becoming a celebrity in the process.

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Umeboshi Paste Lends a Salty, Sour Tang to Everything It Touches

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater This pickled plum paste from Japan is an asset to both cocktails and pasta dishes I am a pickle girl through and through. Pickle chips, tubs of kimchi , salty kalamata olives, tangy pickled mustard greens, fermented fish — if it’s pickled, I’ll probably love it. Which brings me to my current hyperfixation: umeboshi paste. Umeboshi paste is made from pickled Japanese plums that are blitzed and typically mixed with salt (although sometimes honey replaces salt for a sweet umeboshi

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Both Presidential Candidates Want ‘No Taxes on Tips.’ But What Does That Actually Mean?

EATER

Getty Images “No taxes on tips” sounds great for restaurant workers, but it won’t actually do much As the presidential campaign heats up ahead of the November election, both Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are feverishly rolling out policy proposals that will hopefully win them votes. This week brought a rare moment of political unity among the two candidates, as Harris announced support for a plan that would eliminate taxes paid on tips given to restaurant w

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.