This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Lille Allen/Eater While major egg producers have struggled with avian flu, smaller egg farmers have found new demand Last November, Mike Trent, the owner of Trent Family Farms in Cloverdale, Oregon, started to notice that egg prices were going to get crazy. As the avian influenza crisis worsened among major egg producers across the country and prices began to trend upward, Trent knew that 2025 wasnt going to be a normal year for eggs.
It’s no secret that restaurants with more than one location depend on standardization to thrive. A customer in Miami should bite into the same perfectly seasoned burger that delights diners in Seattle. Reliable experiences build brand loyalty, and systemic processes lead to reliable profit margins. As chain restaurants continue to integrate new technologies into their daily operations, store-to-store standardization of these technologies is often an afterthought.
Its a question on the minds of most chefs, restaurateurs, and culinary educators: What will the next generation of cooks and chefs look like? We (those who have invested decades in the business already) may complain about the current labor environment and question the level of commitment from a younger pool of candidates but I have rarely heard anyone attempt to define how it will all wash out.
Eater Video Chef Henji Cheung mixes Chinese ingredients with European technique for earthy truffle dumplings and branzino with chili sauce What we do here is like an East meets West cuisine, says Henji Cheung, the James Beard-nominated co-owner and executive chef at Queens English in Washington D.C. The Hong Kong-influenced cuisine is created with Asian ingredients, but with European techniques, reflecting Cheungs background of growing up in the British territory and working in Italian and Frenc
Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.
Out of the Box: February 2025 In This Issue: The Big Picture: Sales and Traffic Trends February 2025 Restaurant Industry Performance Trends In Detail Segment Focus QSR: Current Performance Trends -2.5% Comp Sales -5.7% Comp Traffic February 2025 Restaurant Industry Trends The Big Picture: Sales and Traffic Trends Restaurant performance in early 2025 is shaping up to be a tale of contrast, confusion, and caution.
The Bottom Line: Several struggling restaurant chains are using franchising as a key strategy to turn their brands around. But if the restaurants didnt work under a company-run operation, why would franchisees do better?
Idit Narkis Katz/Flickr A crash course in the sweet ritual relish Each spring on the eve of the first day of Passover, Jews around the world partake in a feast known as the Seder. The celebration is an opportunity for families to gather around the table and enjoy a meal while honoring Jewish prayers, history, and traditions. While each of the ritual foods served at the feast hold symbolic significance, the preparation and use of charoset has evolved as the Jewish diaspora spread across the globe
Idit Narkis Katz/Flickr A crash course in the sweet ritual relish Each spring on the eve of the first day of Passover, Jews around the world partake in a feast known as the Seder. The celebration is an opportunity for families to gather around the table and enjoy a meal while honoring Jewish prayers, history, and traditions. While each of the ritual foods served at the feast hold symbolic significance, the preparation and use of charoset has evolved as the Jewish diaspora spread across the globe
Pickles pop up in everything from wing glazes to lemonade on Popeyes Pickle Menu, available for a limited time at the fast-food chicken chain. But its not the only brand with pickle-mania.
Lille Allen/Eater; see below for full photo credits We tested four different versions of eggless quiche to see if such a thing is possible, let alone good As of this writing, what were once the cheapest eggs at my nearby, affordable grocery store are now a painful $9.99 per dozen, up from $4 not long ago. In these topsy-turvy times, Ive been increasingly curious about decreasing my egg usage.
Egg cartons can be surprisingly confusing This post originally appeared in an edition of Whats the Difference? , a weekly newsletter for the curious and confused by New York City writer Brette Warshaw. Eater will be publishing all editions that parse food-related differences, though those hardly scratch the surface of the worlds (and the newsletters) curiosities: Sign up to get Whats the Difference?
Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.
Eater Staff Ive spotted major deals on Boos cutting boards, Staub Dutch ovens, Smeg toasters, and more name-brand heavy-hitters Listen its never not a good time to shop for deals. But, given the tariff-looming chatter of late, it feels like an especially opportune moment to find great deals while prices are low, and thats why were here to let you know that there are hundreds of name-brand-heavy kitchen and cookware deals at Wayfair right now, with some over 78 percent off.
The chairman of the owner of Steak n Shake has made an offer to buy the fast-food chicken chain and entered into a confidentiality agreement with the company as negotiations continue.
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Monthly Second Helping: Can Spring Weather Save Traffic? This winter was cold. And the restaurant industry felt it. According to weather.com , 2025 had the coldest January in 37 years. And although February wasnt breaking any longtime records, it was 0.6 degrees colder than the 40-year average. And a whopping 6 degrees colder than last year (February 2024 was unseasonably warm.
The fateful pina coladas | Fabio Lovino/HBO The shows third season finale left a more bitter taste in our mouths than those pia coladas Spoilers for seasons 2 and 3 of The White Lotus within. On Sunday night, the third season of Mike Whites prestige HBO drama The White Lotus came to a conclusion. Now, we know exactly who died, who killed them, and who survived the week at the lush Thai resort, and the shows sleuthy fans can stop posting their deranged theories about the shows complicated symboli
Working Lunch: This week's political podcast features a conversation with Andy Wiederhorn, founder and chair of Fat Brands, who shares the challenges the trade war will create for franchise operators, their supply chain and plans for growth.
Eggs have been having a very strange year. Lets talk about it. Eggs, in a fundamental biological sense, are life. They are also having a very strange year. In January, the cost of eggs jumped 15 percent. A month later, eggs experienced their largest price jump since 1980. This surge in prices was, of course, due to the ongoing avian flu epidemic: From December through February alone, almost 54 million chickens were slaughtered after being exposed to the virus.
Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 49,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content