Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2024

Mellow Mushroom, the stone-baked pizza brand with a counter-culture essence, is celebrating its golden anniversary. Founded in Atlanta on pizza and beer by a trio of friends who had recently graduated college, the brand currently operates more than 160 locations and is still privately held by one of the original founders. The national campaign will have unique local takes as each individual restaurant is uniquely reflective of its local community while holding true to Mellow Mushroom’s cor

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Sculpture Hospitality

MAY 30, 2024

The last call has been rung, the final drinks have been poured, and your bar is filled with the murmur of departing patrons. But hold on there, partner! Closing time doesn't mean you down shutters and head straight out the door (although, tempting, right?).

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Open for Business

MAY 30, 2024

Last week, the culinary world came together in Chicago for the National Restaurant Association Show and Utility. Industry leaders, innovators, and passionate restaurateurs gathered to explore the latest trends and tech shaping the future of dining. Our OpenTable team was right in the mix! We connected with restaurant friends, soaked up insights, and empowered our partners for success.

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ChowNow

MAY 30, 2024

In today’s digital age, restaurant owners are constantly seeking cost-effective ways to attract new customers and grow their business. While investing in marketing can be expensive and time-consuming, there’s a simple and powerful strategy that every restaurant should prioritize: local search optimization. Local search marketing helps your restaurant stand out in online searches, ensuring you’re visible to customers looking for “restaurants near me” or “best b

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

The social media platform demonstrated its power in more ways than one this week, giving unexpected publicity to Cava's "love button" while putting Chipotle on the defensive.

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EATER

MAY 30, 2024

Tyler Zielinski Coconut curry and shark chutney at a quintessential takeaway, sushi made from local seafood at a luxury hotel, classic Creole dishes at the oldest restaurant in the country, and more of Seychelles’ best meals Unlike some tropical escapes that pander to tourists with phoned-in continental cuisine or sad buffets, the majority of restaurants in Seychelles, both independent venues and hotel properties, ensure diners actually taste the local food.

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Apicbase

MAY 30, 2024

Efficiency is everything in a restaurant company. Each saved second counts towards a satisfied customer and, more importantly, your bottom-line profit. This is where a state-of-the-art point-of-sale (POS) system comes into play. It is your secret weapon for excellence. A modern EPOS system is far more than simply a sleeker cash register. It’s an all-in-one tool that supercharges every aspect of your restaurant’s performance, from order accuracy to customer loyalty, and even helps you

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 30, 2024

Figuring out which opportunities are right for your eatery can help increase profitability and bring in new customers. Here’s where to start. What are the benefits of additional revenue streams? Any business that successfully launches new revenue streams can benefit from increased profit, new customers, and a financial safety net in case something goes wrong.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

The Washington, D.C.-based multiconcept operator also received an investment to fuel its growth.

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Revel Systems

MAY 30, 2024

Physical store traffic generation is getting harder in many ways, but retailers also have new tools to motivate in-store shopping. Not only does getting customers in brick-and-mortar stores improve sales and bring in new customers, but it can improve online store sales too. According to one survey, 65% of respondents said that in-store experience makes them more likely to interact with that brand online.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

After five years with Portillo's, COO Derrick Pratt will depart from the company on June 30. Portillo's said it will search for a new head of operations.

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Crunchtime

MAY 30, 2024

We recently opened registration for our customer conference: Ops Summit 2024 , an event this November in Boston that offers learning, sharing, networking, and fun.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

Better operations and food are helping the burger chain win back guests. Now it’s focusing on marketing, including a new loyalty program.

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EATER

MAY 30, 2024

Phoenix’s Bar 1912 calls on more than a dozen local botanicals—cactus paddle to ocotillo blossom—that have been foraged, extracted and preserved in its take on the classic.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

As consumers focus more on eating healthier foods, operators who offer those foods stand to succeed.

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EATER

MAY 30, 2024

Rao’s, Carbone, Patsy’s, Michaels of Brooklyn, and Carmine’s all sell jarred marinara in stores: Are they any good?

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

How does VP of Culinary and Supply Chain Becca McIntyre handle research and development for 14 diverse concepts? By varying menu strategies to fit each brand's goals and customers.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

The Bottom Line: The fast-food giant took the extraordinary step of publicizing average prices this week. It was speaking to its less-frequent customers, who are a lot less likely to say the chain is a good value.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

The owner of two fast-casual chains cited its liquidity challenges as it replaced its chairman, gave top executives incentives to stick around and sought assistance from its lenders.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: The lines between segments aren't the only traditional boundaries that are being smudged in today's competitive environment. Contrary to the old rules, concepts are tapping the drawing power of competitors for share of stomach.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

The new feature is part of an expanding relationship between the food delivery company and the e-commerce giant, which also took a 3% stake in Grubhub on Thursday.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 30, 2024

A cracker 16 times larger than the original goes into a new Crunchwrap Supreme and Tostada.

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