Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 26, 2024

Online food delivery thrives as phones become one-stop shops for ordering and tracking meals. This convenience has made the online food delivery market massive, with global revenues of over $1 trillion in 2023 alone. As the huge market keeps growing, expected to hit $1.8 trillion by 2028, restaurants face a big decision. They must choose whether to use third-party online ordering platforms or handle delivery in-house.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 26, 2024

This is a plea to those who work tirelessly in restaurant kitchens, the chefs who are paid to lead those operations, and the owners who depend on raving fans and some semblance of profitability. Please, please, look at what you are doing and dig deeper in quest of a reason to do what you do. Ugh, frustration is setting in. Let me ask you a question – a very important question – aside from those who can afford to dine at one of Daniel Boulud’s incredible restaurants, or Thomas Keller’s French Lau

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Dine-in Training Seasonal Menu Sports 365

7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Google remains the top platform to search for local businesses and services. 62% of consumers use the search engine to find restaurants, while 51% cite it as the best tool to get more information on a dining establishment, so you should maximize your online presence. However, SEO is no longer enough due to high competition in the food industry. It takes longer to show results, and you can be overshadowed by competitors who have more resources for organic search.

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ChowNow

AUGUST 26, 2024

A clear, thoughtful budget is the guiding recipe for any thriving restaurant. All of the ingredients of success come down to how you manage your money to keep costs under control and bring in profits. A proper restaurant budget helps keep your sales revenue and expenses on track for a financially healthy and successful business. To help you get started on your own restaurant business budget, we’ve put together some introductory details and key tips to guide your financial decision-making.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

Working Lunch: The political podcast featuring Align Public Strategies features Brennan Duckett, director of technology and innovation policy for the National Restaurant Association.

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Planet Grape

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Unexpected Snack That Pairs Deliciously With Rosé Guido Mieth/Getty Images By Nina StarnerAug. 13, 2024 1:25 pm EST As soon as the weather rises above 65 degrees Fahrenheit, you can find me sitting outside with an ice-cold glass of rosé wine at the ready. (To be honest, I won’t turn it down when it’s cold out either. I’m not that picky.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Working in a restaurant is unlike any other job out there. It’s fast-paced, collaborative, and always interesting. You never know who’s going to sit at your table or at your bar. If you love meeting and working with people, then a Front of House service position might be job for you. But even the best servers and restaurant workers have difficult days.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

Damola Adamolekun will take the reins of the struggling seafood giant after a sale to Fortress Investment Group is finalized. His tenure at Chang’s made him a rising star in the industry.

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Leadership 124

EATER

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Vampiro, a tequila drink from Jalisco, Mexico, is a refreshing, salty cocktail that's a local delicacy at street stalls.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

The United States Tennis Association and hospitality partner, Levy, lined up more than 20 restaurants to feed the crowds at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center over the next two weeks.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Lille Allen/Eater Eating stuff off sticks is more fun Ever since I received a yakitori grill for my birthday last December, I’ve been more popular than I have in my entire life, even counting when I was in high school and drove a Honda Odyssey that could seat eight rambunctious teenagers. A yakitori grill, it turns out, is a magnet for hosting dinner parties: There’s an interactive nature to a yakitori party that other backyard barbecues cannot provide.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

Some customers will have to show their courier a four-digit code to confirm they received their order.

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EATER

AUGUST 26, 2024

South Korea’s “women of the sea” are carrying on a 400-year-old diving tradition For nearly four centuries, groups of women on South Korea’s Jeju Island have made a living by harvesting seafood from the ocean. Known as Haenyeo, meaning “women of the sea” in Korean, these women make up a now dwindling group of mostly older, female divers who risk their lives each day in order to support their children and their families.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

The fast-casual Mediterranean chain said that the end of pandemic-era rent deferrals helped push it into its bankruptcy filing. The company now hopes to find a buyer.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Bottom Line: Some restaurant chains did extremely well, others less so. And even those that seemingly did well did not do well, at least if you ask Wall Street.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 26, 2024

Michael Spanos will take over at Bloomin' Brands from the retiring Dave Deno.

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