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5 Tips for Pizza Restaurant Inventory Management

Sculpture Hospitality

Inventory makes up a significant portion of a pizza restaurant’s total expenses, next to rent, utilities and labor cost. Yet your inventory shouldn’t just be viewed as an expense, it’s an investment into the profitability of your business.

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The Effects of Inflation on Restaurants and How to Combat Decreased Demand

Modern Restaurant Management

While 2021 was the year of the comeback for restaurants, 2022 is proving to be a very different story. Record-high inflation is hitting consumers from every angle – gas, groceries, rent – and restaurants tend to be the first place they cut spending. Restaurant traffic, while recovering and up nine percent in 2021 compared to 2020, is still 4 percent below pre-pandemic levels, with smaller chains and independent restaurants down by nine percent, according to a study by The NPD Group.

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MANAGE LABOR CHALLENGES AND SUPPLY SHORTAGES WITH TECHNOLOGY

Transact

It is no secret that some of the largest pain points in the food service industry have been widespread supply shortages, labor shortages, and reduced access to skilled talent. In their 2022 Global Restaurant Trends Forecast , Technomic predicts that “2022 is all about labor, supply disruption, and inflation.” In other words, these issues aren’t going away any time soon.

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Understanding land succession in Kenyan coffee production

Perfect Daily Grind

Kenya is Africa’s fifth-largest coffee producer and is renowned for its high-quality arabica production. This is thanks to the country’s high altitudes and rich soils, as well as the hard work of an estimated 800,000 Kenyan coffee farmers. However, the country faces a number of issues, including an ageing coffee farmer population, which is causing a generational gap to form, as younger generations are becoming increasingly disinterested in coffee production.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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My Restaurant Couldn’t Survive Customers’ ‘Normal’ Dining Expectations

EATER

Joules Garcia /Eater. Diners need to understand that things will never be as they were before the pandemic In the final six weeks of our pandemic-born restaurant, customers formed a line out the door and booked out dinner reservations weeks ahead. Regulars brought flowers and letters asking if we would reconsider closing. In truth, my husband and I struggled around the decision for months.

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Account for ‘The Invisible Guest’ Phenomenon

Modern Restaurant Management

Smart Ways to Integrate the Delivery App Experience into Your Food Service Model. When a food historian someday drafts a history of how the restaurant industry survived the pandemic, food delivery apps will arise as one of the heroes of that story. After all, delivery apps and take-away service were the true lifelines of lockdown. They accounted for more than 80 percent of all restaurant transactions during those days.

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Hospo Reset’s Product of the Week

Ken Burgin

Every week in the Hospo Reset Newsletter, we share a product or service that’s caught our eye – for kitchen & beverage management, staffing, facilities management, marketing and overall productivity. This is not an endorsement, please do your own assessment of suitability for your business. Here’s the list so far, and it’s updated every month.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

EATER

Eighteen former workers at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture allege dysfunction in the livestock program at America’s most famous regenerative farm “This isn’t a joke,” police told the Daily Voice , a hyperlocal news site in Westchester County, New York, on August 30, 2018. “We really are helping the restaurant and farm staff try to capture the cow.

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Big Crowds, Not Enough Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

It has been an incredible couple of years. COVID shut down the hospitality industry from March of 2020 to mid-2021. Gradually, states let operations resume, but no matter where you are, we are all now in the same boat: no staff! In my last article I discussed how robots will transform our industry in a big way, but that is a few years off. We must develop some strategies to deal with today’s reality of lack of staff.

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Goliath Consulting Group Welcomes Chef Christopher Gianino to Our New Nashville Office

Goliath Consulting

Welcome to the team, Christopher Gianino! Goliath Consulting Group is a full-service restaurant consultancy based in Atlanta, GA, for those new to our business. We are committed to our range of client services, and welcome Christopher to the team as our Chef Consultant to help us towards our goal of allowing us to focus our efforts on existing and new clients in Nashville, TN, and Louisville, KY areas.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Labor Laws for Breaks: What Employers Need to Know

Sling

Labor laws for breaks can be confusing. If you’re an employer, you have to abide by and enforce the regulations that apply to your business. If the breaks are shorter than the allotted amount of time, you have to pay the employees for that time (which could affect overtime). If the breaks are over a certain amount of time, you don’t have to pay the employees but they can’t do any work.

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Social Media’s Coolest Bakers Are Going All in on Fruity, Floral Dome Cakes

EATER

Kassie Mendieta/I Bake Mistakes. Whimsical yet organic, these rounded confections are a treat to behold A cake from the Chicago-based baker Dream Cake Test Kitchen looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss landscape: Flowers poke out like Truffula trees, and halved fruit protrudes like glowing orbs. “I like to create environments that you think you saw, but you’re not sure where,” says Hyun Jung Jun, an artist who has made cakes under the Dream Cake name since 2020.

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Pros and Cons of Open Kitchens in Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

The open kitchen concept has become one of the biggest trends in the restaurant industry. When people walk into a restaurant, food transparency is what matters the most. An open kitchen makes the understanding of the whole food production process really simple. However, it is still a matter of discussion whether an open kitchen is good from an operational standpoint or not.

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Little Known Beer Facts: Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Bottleneck Management

We hope to be able to teach you something new about your favorite pours and encourage you to try new ones with this series exploring different beer styles. Cheers! Style Spotlight . Belgian Golden Strong Ale. Overall Taste: A pale, strong Belgian ale that is more fruity and hoppy than spicy. Complex and delicate, with a dry finish, light body, and high carbonation to accentuate the yeast and hop character.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Podcast 20: Building Community Support for your Local Cafe

Ken Burgin

Every cafe owner likes the idea of building ‘community support’ and having loyal local customers, but how do you make this happen? Ken Burgin interviewed Mike Matich from Crooked Spire Cafe in Perth, about how he’s built strong local support in his area. What makes it a place that appeals to everyone in the community, from street people to tradies, families and office workers – including the local Member of Parliament?

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How to choose a business structure for a new restaurant

OpenTable

Deciding how to structure a business can be overwhelming and confusing. Getting an attorney involved is the best way to help sort through the pros and cons of each structure, as there is no one way that works best. The business structure choose will affect the following aspects of a restaurant: The amount of taxes you will pay. The extent to which you and your partners/investors are held personally responsible for debt incurred by your restaurant (liability).

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Restaurant Finances: Trends Every Restaurant CFO Should Be Monitoring in 2022

Black Box Intelligence

What Are Restaurant Finances? Tracking restaurant finances is one of the best ways restaurants have to monitor their success. And the idea that it is important to track metrics that have a significant bearing on your restaurant revenue may seem a bit straightforward. But it is not only important because this data can be used to ensure that your restaurant keeps generating positive restaurant revenue, but also because it can be used to compare your financial performance with the rest of the resta

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 Designing Curated Experiences – a Conversation with Vanshika Wadhwa of Fio Restaurants  

The Restaurant Times

Vanshika Wadhwa is a young restaurant entrepreneur and a force behind the upcoming brand – Fio Pop. A design enthusiast by heart, Vanshika has jumped into the family business to take the legacy forward. . In Conversation with Vanshika Wadhwa, Co-founder, and Partner at Fio Restaurants. In this exclusive interview with The Restaurant Times, Vanshika Wadhwa, Co-founder, and Partner, of Fio Restaurants, takes us through her journey as a restaurant entrepreneur, business challenges, and her ta

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Empower Your Retail Associates With Clienteling

MadMobile

The retail landscape has undergone massive disruptions, partly due to the vastness of online shopping. As the move to the digital space intensifies, and the competition grows by the day, brands must quickly identify ways to stand out from the crowd.

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Restaurant profit margin calculator: Know your restaurant’s wealth

Rocket Fuel

The goal of your restaurant, just like any other business, is to make a profit. Yet restaurants are different from other businesses – so standard benchmarks only go so far if you want to calculate how much profit your restaurant could be made based on the many different costs associated with running your stores. We’ll look at all of the factors that affect your profit margins, and then you can use our restaurant revenue calculator to see where you have opportunities to improve.

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How to respond to a negative customer review

Black Box Intelligence

In this digital age, reviews are everything for your business. Latest studies show that up to 97% of people aged 18-34 check online reviews before visiting a new restaurant, cafe or hotel. And almost 90% of people pay attention to how business owners respond to reviews. By replying to negative reviews, a company shows that it actually cares about the customer’s opinion and that they will use this feedback to improve where necessary.

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Can a Restaurant be an LLC: Everything You Need to Know

Restaurant Accounting

When you’re starting a new restaurant business, it’s essential to know what your options are. For example, some business owners operate as sole proprietorships, and others choose to incorporate. But what about LLCs? Can restaurants be LLCs? If you’re considering opening a restaurant, you might consider going the LLC route. You’ll want to read on […] The post Can a Restaurant be an LLC: Everything You Need to Know first appeared on The Restaurant CFO.

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Maximize Restaurant Profitability: 5 Key Strategies to Control Costs Effectively

Running a profitable restaurant requires more than great food and service. Our guide breaks down five actionable strategies to help you control costs and maximize profitability. Learn how to track and reduce food waste, optimize labor costs with smart scheduling, make data-driven decisions with regular P&L reviews, and manage fixed and variable costs efficiently.

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Sea Bird Rogers CreekVineyard Sonoma 2018 Chardonnay

Sante

Rich aromas of white peach, pear, and apple blossoms. Refreshing on the palate, with cool climate notes of green apple, Continue Reading.

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83: Roger Beaudoin at Restaurant Rockstars

Food Business

Roger Beaudoin of Restaurant Rockstars sat down with me, Martha Lucius, and we had a deep and far reaching conversation. He is a restaurant consultant., known for tools and resources for restaurant owners who are ready to maximize their sales and profits Roger is more than a restaurant consultant. He is also a podcast host, and has owned several restaurants that boast solid revenue, good profit and strong teams.

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How to respond to a negative customer review

Black Box Intelligence

In this digital age, reviews are everything for your business. Latest studies show that up to 97% of people aged 18-34 check online reviews before visiting a new restaurant, cafe or hotel. And almost 90% of people pay attention to how business owners respond to reviews. By replying to negative reviews, a company shows that it actually cares about the customer’s opinion and that they will use this feedback to improve where necessary.

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Can a Restaurant be an LLC: Everything You Need to Know

Restaurant Accounting

When you’re starting a new restaurant business, it’s essential to know what your options are. For example, some business owners operate as sole proprietorships, and others choose to incorporate. But what about LLCs? Can restaurants be LLCs? If you’re considering opening a restaurant, you might consider going the LLC route. You’ll want to read on […].

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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How to Open a Corporate Cafeteria for Your Employees

Lavu

It’s time for the American lunch break to make a comeback. For too long, workers have cut back on their lunch breaks. They eat at … How to Open a Corporate Cafeteria for Your Employees Read More ». The post How to Open a Corporate Cafeteria for Your Employees appeared first on iPad Point of Sale System for Restaurants, Bars & More.

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One woman dominated the awards at a Virginia county fair. Then the internet went wild

The Salt

The internet went wild after the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair shared that Linda Skeens dominated the competition. Mason Mousette, a radio host at HOT 93.3 in Dallas, was determined to find her.

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The Dozen – Blanc Slate

Sante

A bouquet of Sauvignon Blancs - mostly from Chile, all under $30.

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This Strawberries and Cream Slab Cake Makes the Perfect Traveling Companion

EATER

Celeste Noche/Eater. As sturdy as it is summery, this cake is a welcome addition to any gathering From personal experience, I’ve found that making a beautiful dessert is only half the battle in a place like New York. The real test is getting it across the city to its desired destination in one piece, and doing everything possible to avoid the worst possible scenario: dropping it on the ground.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.