Fri.Feb 14, 2025

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Five Top Payment Trends that Must Be on Your Radar

Modern Restaurant Management

The pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital payments, driven by a surge in online commerce. Today, digital payment methods, especially mobile payments, have matured across Europe as consumers embrace diverse digital channels with ease. Convenience and a wide range of options have emerged as key purchasing drivers, providing significant opportunities for innovation to ensure more inclusive and seamless payment experiences.

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The State of Date Night Dining

EATER

Lille Allen We asked couples across the country about budgets, date nights in, and what makes a restaurant really worth it In the first seven years of our relationship, my husband and I never codified date night. We went to restaurants sometimes, we cooked together other times. But date nights happened sporadically, and we didnt call them that, if we called them anything at all.

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8 Restaurant Performance Metrics You Need to Track

The Restaurant Group

Monitoring key performance metrics is crucial for your restaurant’s success. By keeping an eye on these numbers, you can boost profits and run your operations more smoothly. Gross Profit Margin Definition of Gross Profit Margin Gross profit margin shows the money left after subtracting the cost of goods sold (CoGS) from total sales. It indicates how efficiently your restaurant produces and sells its menu items.

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Austin-Area Burger Chain Reportedly Fires Employees for Day Without Immigrants Protest

EATER

A manager at the Dripping Springs location allegedly let go of employees who joined a Day Without Immigrants

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Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline

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?

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New podcast: The Week in Restaurants

Restaurant Business

The Week in Restaurants: This weeks podcast features a discussion on In-N-Outs move to Tennessee, the potential sale of Daves Hot Chicken, low-income consumers and a big restaurant technology blind spot.

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Why Siri and Alexa Might Be Giving Your Restaurant the Silent Treatment

Web Diner

Picture this: A hungry customer drives home from work and asks their virtual assistant, “Find Italian restaurants near me.” Your restaurant serves the best pasta in town, but it doesn’t cut voice search results. Sound familiar? Voice search is revolutionizing how customers discover local businesses. Over 40% of adults use voice search daily to find local services.

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Wendy's is expanding its drive-thru AI test

Restaurant Business

The fast-food chain, which has voice-activated drive-thru ordering in more than 100 restaurants, plans to expand it to 500 by the end of this year. Heres what the company thinks about it.

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Fish Sauce Ice Cream? These New New York City Bars Have a Wine Pairing for That.

EATER

From Lai Rai to Sinsa, these bars serve food remixed by New Yorks Asian diaspora

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Takeover rumors send Papa Johns' shares soaring

Restaurant Business

A media report said an investment fund backed by the Qatar royal family is considering a bid for the pizza chain. The stock is up 30% this week.

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NYC Restaurants Struggle With Subpar Grades During Department of Health Delays

EATER

New York restaurants are dealing with delayed Department of Health inspections leading to issues with out-of-date restaurant health grades.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Buzztime Weekly Bar Trivia Challenge – Week 71

Buzztime Business

Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later.

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A Hedonist’s Guide to the Best Tinned Seafood

EATER

Eater Staff This one is for the gourmands who love fish and sea creatures in tiny cans with tasty sauces come enjoy some cod liver with us Today, gourmet tinned seafood is inescapable. In my Los Angeles neighborhood, its everywhere not just in markets but by the checkout at the stationery store next door and stacked between candles and sundresses at the boutique down the street.

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The Board: February 2025

Margin Edge

This month we look at: a deep dive into chocolate prices, tipping fatigue, how surplus food donations can lower your tax bill, inflation and national restaurant sales trends from January.

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At Taco Bell, I Lived Más and I Loved Más 

EATER

Taco Bell, unlike many other chains, has always felt a little ironic and in on its own joke. | Shutterstock After chatting someone up on OkCupid, we went to Taco Bell for our first date and thats history Ive never dated in the app era. Instead, I met people the old-school way: on the computer, namely through the OkCupid website , where I went by the username tacobellforever.

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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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In ‘Gay Gourmets,’ Food and Sex Converge at the Restaurant

EATER

The cover of Lustful Appetites: An Intimate History of Good Food and Wicked Sex | Photo illustration by Lille Allen; see below for full credits Queer people have long known that food, community, and love are the true cornerstones of pleasure Eating together is a way of creating community, and perhaps no community understands the pleasures of food and a good appetite more than queer writers, artists, and culinary enthusiasts.

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