Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Faced with rising labor costs and increasingly price-sensitive customers, restaurant brands are exploring new ways to balance profitability with consumer expectations. One of the most debated strategies is dynamic pricing, which adjusts based on demand and other variables. Although dynamic pricing is a staple in industries like travel and hospitality, its application in fast food is uncharted territory.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As a restaurant manager or operator, you are the driving force in productivity – leading your staff and keeping customers happy. However, productivity is more easily trained than managed. Many restaurant operators juggle multiple locations, and adding managers adds another link in the chain of command to manage. Staff productivity plays the largest role in restaurant revenue, which is why it’s so important to invest in your recruiting and hiring strategies, finding like-minded individuals to m

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Taking the time to be grateful is so refreshing. We live in an information overload society where fear of missing something leaves us attached to our phones and televisions seeking the latest catastrophe, political misstep, impending sense of doom, or vision of the apocalypse. It can be overwhelming, pointing us down a very dark path. Taking the time to step away from all of that, looking up to the light and reflecting on how fortunate we are is cleansing and very, very important.

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Qu

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive restaurant industry, staying ahead means more than just offering great food; it requires delivering delightful guest experiences, every time. And today, the biggest bottleneck in fulfilling that promise is outdated kitchen technology. Upgrading your kitchen is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a necessity.

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Advertiser: Paycor

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

2025

Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The popularity of dips on menus and social media is pushing operators to take the trend in new directions. No forks required.

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Qu

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At Qu, we believe technology should do more than keep your restaurant running—it should propel your business beyond. While many solutions simply check the boxes, we’re building the tools of tomorrow, today. Our stable yet flexible platform gives you the control to tackle today’s challenges and future-proof your operations. This Fall Product Highlight isn’t just a showcase—it’s an opportunity to go beyond the ordinary.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The holiday season is a demanding time for the food and beverage industry, marked by long hours and heightened stress levels. Prioritizing mental health during this busy period is crucial for both individuals and teams. Drawing on ideas from a recent panel led by the Southern Smoke Foundation , here are some tips to support hospitality workers during the holiday season—and all year long.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The fast-food giant was generating traffic and sales growth until the outbreak hit in October. Data from Placer.ai shows just how bad it’s been for the company and its operators.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Lille Allen/Eater Thanksgiving is a day for one giant meal, not a bunch of little snacks I feel pretty strongly about Thanksgiving food, as in I look forward to it for weeks in advance. I get hyped about making my great-grandmother’s dressing and tediously stirring gravy until it bubbles to just the right consistency. There’s a lot going on on this holiday — including having to sit across the table from some of your more annoying relatives — and the last thing it needs is appetizers.

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Restaurant Technology Guys

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Welcome back, food enthusiasts! Today, we dive into a captivating conversation from the Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast featuring Jeremy Julian and his esteemed guest, Deric Rosenbaum, CTO and President of Groucho’s Deli. This 83-year-old brand has firmly rooted itself in the hearts of people throughout the Southeast.

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Advertiser: Paycor

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

After filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, the owners have thrown in the towel, saying losses during the pandemic caused them to fall behind on financial obligations.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A tomato-shaped Dutch Oven, popular olive oil, a variety box of Kit Kats from Japan, and more Buying the best, most stealable White Elephant gift is an art form. Yes, you want to know your audience — but what if you don’t? The criteria for the perfect White Elephant (or Yankee Swap, or Dirty Santa) gift is something that can be universally appreciated.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Another Schaden, Brooks, will share overall responsibility of the sports bar chain with Shannon McNeil, a veteran of Texas Roadhouse and a number of other restaurant chains.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Multi-generational producer Szabio make the high-quality spice for dishes like chicken paprikash and körözött “We make everything with paprika — our food, it has to be red,” says Péter Szabo, the owner and producer of Hungarian paprika company Szabio. Paprika, which both his father and his grandfather also produced, is essential in Hungarian culture, used in dishes like chicken paprikash and körözött.

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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Amplēo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Southern California will be the next cluster of growth for the wine-country fast-casual burger concept.

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The Salt

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress (Image credit: Steve Klise)

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The coffee shop giant’s baristas have been unable to track their hours or check schedules for days after a ransomware attack on the software vendor Blue Yonder.

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The Salt

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Lloyd's Carrot Cake has been a New York institution for nearly 40 years. Every Thanksgiving customers from near and far flock to the shop to purchase the moist cakes, topped with cream cheese icing.

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Advertiser: Paycor

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

2025

The Salt

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Dubai chocolate bars are kind of like KitKats, but stuffed with pistachio nuts and aromatic pistachio nougat. Foodies used to have to order the confections from Dubai — now they are everywhere.

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