Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s a trend well-known to restaurant operators, and yet each year brings the same scramble: young people who provided a ready supply of flexible labor over the summer simultaneously change their patterns – resigning to focus on school, moving back to college, or limiting their availability to accommodate other activities. In 2021, for example , 36.6 percent of teens 16-19 had jobs during the summer, dropping to 30.5 percent during the school year.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Even the Michelin Guide broke the ice of snobbery in recent years. How’s that for an introductory sentence? Yes, it’s true – when the Michelin Guide decided to recognize some exceptional street food vendors with Michelin Stars, they broke the barrier of snobbery noting that excellence can happen outside of traditional fine dining. In Singapore, 2016, Chan Hon Meng of Hawker Chan’s and Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle both won a Michelin star for their street-food establishments.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Florida is a great place to operate restaurants thanks to its huge tourism draw and an influx of retirees with disposable income. But restaurant owners, managers, and employees need to be aware of the labor laws and protections in place in the Sunshine State, like Florida’s unique approach to the minimum wage— which is steadily on the rise. But beyond minimum wage laws, there are other Florida-specific regulations—like overtime laws and child labor laws—that affect the restaura

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If you’re looking to rank higher on Google and land in front of more customers, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, you’ll learn how to improve your restaurant’s online presence and how it will land you in front of thousands of hungry customers in your local area. The best part? It’s just four steps, and you don’t need an entire marketing team to do it.

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Future Food

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As a Food and Hospitality Consultant working with shopping centres, mixed use development and stand-alone businesses in Australia, I share with you the many operational challenges I see across many different sectors. Businesses, both big and small, are likely to share similar symptoms which can implicate broader challenges to the environment in which they exist.

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EATER

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Camila Alves McConaughey and Matthew McConaughey at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2023. | Rick Kern/WireImage Alright, alright, alright, already with the celebrity booze This post originally appeared in the October 29, 2023 edition of Eater Today, a place for the freshest news from the food world every day. Subscribe now. Another day, another celebrity tequila.

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Sante

OCTOBER 30, 2023

[link] Sandra and Emiliano discuss the plusses and minuses of robots for restaurants on the Santé Tasting Room podcast. They also cover the amazing growth of Uncle Nearest, and interview Patrick Durbin, the founder of Sea Bird. Click here to subscribe to the Tasting Room podcast. Don't miss an episode!

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The more-than 430-unit chain is pushing both refranchising and new unit franchise growth.

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The Salt

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A new gallop survey finds the gender gap in home cooking has widened. Globally, women cook an average of 9 meals per week, compared to 4 meals for men. And some countries have bigger gaps than others.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The burger giant’s U.S. same-store sales rose 8.1% last quarter and its earnings increased more than expected. The company cited better execution inside its restaurants.

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EATER

OCTOBER 30, 2023

With their low ABV and pleasant balance of malt and hops, extra special bitters are on the rise. Here are the best ESBs worth seeking out.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Bottom Line: Chris Kempczinski, CEO of the burger giant, told analysts that the company’s restaurants will take a cash flow hit when wages are raised in the state, but he calls it an “opportunity.” But for whom?

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EATER

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Amid a decreasing Korean population, Hahm Ji Bach’s owner keeps the neighborhood’s Korean American community connected

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Bottom Line: After “pent-up demand” kept customers coming back in 2022, restaurants have to work harder in 2023 to get customers coming in the door.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 30, 2023

With a diverse culinary scene and a booming population, Texas can be a great place to own a restaurant. However, if you do operate a restaurant in the Lone Star State, you need to be aware of Texas labor laws. Not sticking to those laws could land your restaurant in hot water, like two Houston-area Sharky’s locations that had to pay almost $47,000 in back wages and damages after the U.S.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Authentic Restaurant Brands completed its acquisition of the chicken chain. Here’s why the company is keeping its focus local as it takes over.

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EATER

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Jamil Sarras (left) and his worker Abu Muhammed reach into a vine to pick jandali grapes to make malban. Grapes are critical to culinary traditions and economic stability for many Palestinians, but during the Israel-Hamas war, farmers in the occupied West Bank struggle to keep their land and themselves safe Jamil Sarras, a Palestinian viticulturist, is typically put-together and well-spoken by 6 a.m.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Working Lunch: The National Labor Relations Board's controversial move is likely to be challenged immediately in court. The franchise community is also likely to push for use of the Congressional Review Act. But will either effort succeed?

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Sens. Joe Manchin and Bill Cassidy say they'll seek a seldom-used law to block what they termed NLRB overreach.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Mozzarella sticks are so last century. Fried cheese curds are the ooey gooey snack of the moment.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Mozzarella sticks are so last century. Fried cheese curds are the ooey gooey snack of the moment.

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