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How to Build a Restaurant Referral Program

The Eat Restaurant

A restaurant referral program is essential for client acquisition, as 61% of diners trust recommendations from friends, family, and coworkers. It encourages customers to share their experiences and rewards them for bringing in new guests. Personal recommendations are more effective than influencers or review platforms, which only 22% and 15% of diners trust, respectively.

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50 Years of Culinary Excellence: Celebrating ICE’s Anniversary

Modern Restaurant Management

Who would think that one of the world’s top culinary schools was founded in an Upper West Side apartment? Originally known as Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) has played a pivotal role in shaping the food landscape for 50 years growing from just five students in the first year to now more than 19,000 graduates.

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All Food Delivery Apps in One Place: Why Restaurants Need a Centralized Solution

ChowNow

Managing delivery orders shouldnt feel like running an obstacle course, but for many restaurant operators, thats exactly what it is. Juggling multiple food delivery apps means switching between tablets, manually entering orders into the POS, and trying to keep track of ever-changing fees and commissions. Its a recipe for chaos, leading to mistakes, slower service, and shrinking profit margins.

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How POS Data Tracks Seasonal Sales Trends

Lavu

POS systems do more than handle payments they utilize POS data to help restaurants analyze and manage seasonal sales trends. By leveraging POS data, restaurants can adjust inventory, staffing, and marketing strategies to maximize profits during busy periods and minimize waste during slow seasons. Heres how POS data can help: Analyze Past Trends : Use historical data to spot patterns and forecast seasonal demand.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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Applebee's and IHOP to nearly triple number of co-branded restaurants this year

Restaurant Business

Parent company Dine Brands plans to open up to 14 combo locations in the U.S. and 23 overseas, underscoring its high hopes for the full-service mashup.

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How to Get Free Payroll for Local Restaurants

Lavu

Is your local restaurant overpaying for payroll? Get Free Payroll for Restaurants and simplify payroll management effortlessly. Handling fluctuating hours, tip tracking, and compliance can be complex, but Lavu Payroll offers a cost-effective solution. Reduce errors, save money, and streamline operations with our easy-to-use payroll system designed for restaurants.

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You Can Eat Literally Anything You Want For Breakfast 

EATER

Its time to lose your preconceived notions about what breakfast can be. | Shutterstock Who needs eggs when you can have a bowl of brothy beans instead? In case you havent seen one of the 1,004,553 news stories about it, theres an egg shortage right now caused by an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza. The topic has been so dominant in the news, in fact, that there are equally vast numbers of articles about ways to substitute eggs in your morning breakfast , including tons of vegan products that

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In appreciation of Junior Bridgeman

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: The basketball star made a fortune operating Wendys and Chilis restaurants and paved the way for generations of athletes to preserve their earnings.

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Need To Attract Top Talent? Look Into How Workplace Safety And Hygiene Plays A Role

PathSpot

Blog , Featured , Food Safety , Handwashing , Non-featured This is one of the many important topics discussed in PathSpot and LANDEDs webinar last week. In todays competitive job market, businesses need to go beyond traditional perks to attract and retain top talent. Its not just about offering high salaries or great benefits. Employees are increasingly seeking environments that are not only conducive to their professional growth but also aligned with their personal values and well-being.

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Waste Management in a Restaurant: 11 Best Practices

Sculpture Hospitality

Ever feel like running your restaurant is a high-wire balancing act? Well, youre not wrong. On one side youre juggling food quality, customer experience and labour costs; on the other, youve got one of the biggest hidden expenses waste.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Where to Find Every Single ‘Top Chef’ Restaurant Around New York City

EATER

Where to find restaurants across NYC helmed by alums of the cooking competition show

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Women's History Month Gift Guide

Margin Edge

This Women's History Month, we're sharing our support by showcasing ways to drop that coin with women-owned and operated restaurants and organizations!

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Steakcuterie boards set a Chicago-area steakhouse apart form the crowd

Restaurant Business

FoxFire chef-owner K.C. Gulbro introduced the boards to educate guests about different steak cuts and sauce pairings through an interactive dining experience.

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Walter Hansel Winery 

Sante

A Legacy of Excellence in the Russian River Valley The post Walter Hansel Winery appeared first on Sant.Food.Wine.Spirits.

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The Funding Recipe for Your Restaurant – A Guide To Growing Your Business

Fuel your restaurant’s success with our comprehensive 2025 funding guide! Running a restaurant comes with unique financial challenges, from managing seasonal fluctuations to covering unexpected expenses like equipment repairs or ingredient shortages. This guide dives into fast, flexible financing options for restaurant owners. Discover how to bridge cash flow gaps, fund expansions, or navigate slow seasons without compromising service quality.

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On Wall Street, investors bet on fast food

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: Restaurant stocks have taken a big hit this year, along with most of Wall Street, brought on by economic uncertainty and the threat of tariffs. Large, quick-service companies are the exception.

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The Board: March 2025

Margin Edge

This month we look at: a deep dive into tariff-impacted product prices, how to set pars to lower food and bar costs, tax prep tips, inflation and national restaurant sales trends from February.

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Why Sweetgreen wants to see workers come back to the office

Restaurant Business

Even five years after COVID, urban centers were dead on Fridays. But the full return-to-office movement could bring an unexpected boost, especially to fast casuals.

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Our Place Just Launched a Gorgeous, Limited-Edition Tagine

EATER

Eater Staff / Our Place The Instagrammable cookware brands latest tagine is its most interesting release in years, and it benefits the Middle East Childrens Alliance in Gaza When Our Place debuted the Always Pan in 2019, it not only sparked a wave of interest in Instagrammable- cookware brands, but kicked off the increasing speed at which its contemporaries think Great Jones and Caraway began whipping up product launches.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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‘Top Chef: Destination Canada’ Premieres at the Weirdest Possible Time

EATER

Food scientist David Zilber guest stars on the premiere of Top Chef: Destination Canada. | David Moir/Bravo Or does the current political situation actually make it the perfect time to promote Canada? For its 22nd season, Top Chef has headed to Canada. This is the first time the show not to be confused with Top Chef Canada , a separate competition that has been on-air since 2011 has set a season in our northern neighbor.

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How One Beloved Indie Food Brand Is Dealing With Trump’s China Tariffs

EATER

Matthew Kang Fly By Jing chile crisp is manufactured in Chengdu. Trumps tariffs on China means everything is in flux. Fly By Jing is one of the reasons everyone you know loves chile crisp. The punchy, direct-to-consumer brand was founded in 2018 by Jing Gao, promising to bring a not traditional, but personal taste of her hometown of Chengdu to American audiences, with products like Sichuan chile crisp, zhong sauce, and hot pot base.

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