Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Mackenzie Gibson, Sonic’s VP of culinary and menu innovation, shares an inside look at her team's R&D mindset. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With the holidays upon us, restaurants and hospitality organizations are jumping on earned wage access (EWA) as a fee-free way to combat the labor shortage we've seen organizations face in 2022. EWA allows employees to receive a portion of their earned wages the same day they work at no cost to the worker or employer and helps close the gap during financially tight times between traditional paydays.

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Open for Business

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Restaurants are just like any other business: Success or failure is ultimately determined by the bottom line. A relentless focus on boosting restaurant sales is essential, but it can be all too easy to get distracted by all the other aspects of running a restaurant that don’t relate to sales. Whether your restaurant is new, long established, going through a slow time, or simply not operating at maximum capacity as much as you’d like, these ideas to increase restaurant sales should give you the i

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Contactless payment solutions drive operators’ revenue and elevate customer experiences, but how can the technology set restaurants up for long-term success? Contactless solutions have become a tool to ensure the survival of many businesses over the past three years. The restaurant industry has perhaps seen higher adoption rates of this technology than any other industry.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Technomic's Take: Declining labor force participation is putting pressure on restaurants. Technology that makes workers' lives easier can help address those challenges.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Margins are thinning and lending is tightening. But franchise brands continue to push growth, and many are finding success recruiting new operators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The rising cost of goods and services has given some consumers pause over how much gratuity they are willing to leave at restaurants. With inflation continuing to reach near 40-year highs, tipping for takeout and delivery dropped to 14.5 percent in the second quarter of 2022. With the holidays coming up, restaurants don’t want to be caught short-staffed and underprepared for the increase in customer volume, as this can contribute to patron dissatisfaction and lower tips.

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EATER

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A one-stop shop makes things so much easier A version of this post originally appeared on December 3, 2022, in Stephanie Wu’s newsletter, “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world. Read the archives and subscribe now. As much as I enjoy shopping, the idea of gift-giving stresses me out, particularly around the holidays.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Well, here we go. I haven’t slept much at all over the past few days and certainly won’t until the weekend is over. The anxiety building up to a full house in the hotel packed with a series of food events has made it impossible to relax. The preparation has been mind boggling, now we just have to execute. Ironically, the work beforehand is more nerve-wracking than the actual production and service.

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Sling

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If you’re looking for a way to bridge the gap between your more general corporate strategy and your hyper-specific functional strategy, create a business level strategy between the two. What exactly is business level strategy? And how can you use it to achieve the success you’re looking for? The answer to those questions can be found by examining the three types of business strategy side-by-side.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To attract Generation Z into your restaurant, you’ll first need to understand them. Gen Z is a generation born from 1997 to 2012 , with the oldest members turning 25 this year. Many of Gen Z's traits are most likely shaped by the fact that they have grown up with access to the internet, smartphones and social media. With this group accounting for approximately 20.66 percent of the U.S. population, Gen Z is becoming a larger customer-base for restaurants.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 5 Dec. Applications open for PRF El Salvador Mayorga Scholarship. Successful applicants of the scholarship programme, which is funded by PRF Diamond Sponsor Mayorga Coffee, will receive a free ticket to the two-day forum.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 3, 2022

It’s 5:30am when the alarm clock screams “it’s time!” My bare feet hit the cold floor while the muscles in my legs resist with a creeping cramp that brings me quickly to my knees. “Crap!!”, I shout while frantically rubbing my calf trying to work out that Charlie horse pain. I can feel the knot in that muscle move slowly from the top of my ankle to the back of my knee.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Ellen Mary Cronin. Eat here now. Thank us later. At Eater, we love answering the question: What’s the best place to eat right now? In 2022, by far the most normal-feeling year in, well, years, chefs and restaurateurs have been chasing passions and opening dream projects. This is the year that a bakery — not a bakery-plus-restaurant, not a bakery with a savory menu too, just a damn good bakery — can feel revolutionary, even when sticking to the classics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The increased challenges and stress of the holiday season often reveal pinch points in bar and restaurant operations. New technology innovations now being introduced into the hospitality industry are designed to level out those pinch points. While time may be running out to take advantage of new solutions prior to the holiday rush – you can improve your operational posture for the season now, and position yourself to consider technology adoption in the new year.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 4, 2022

It’s undeniable that Covid-19 has significantly influenced coffee consumer behaviour in the long term. With most out-of-home coffee businesses forced to close temporarily in early 2020, many consumers started to prepare their own coffee at home – and began to try different kinds of beans, as well as a range of brewing methods. As part of this, coffee subscription services became much more popular during the pandemic – and continue to be today, too.

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ExactHire - Restaurants

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Organizations pursuing high-volume hiring propel job creation and fuel economic growth. Unfortunately, filling high-volume requisitions isn’t for the faint of heart. When you’re dealing with mass hiring, you need creative and practical ways to complete it. Talent is one of the most coveted assets, and organizations succeed only when they have the right skills and talent in the pipeline.

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Bizimply

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Can technology drive growth? It improves productivity, automates manual processes, saves time, streamlines operational costs and so much more! The post Surviving the Cost of Living Crisis: Will technology drive growth? appeared first on Bizimply.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The restaurant industry is in a revolution—or evolution—in its relationship to technology. Operators are looking for tools and systems to give them a competitive advantage, whether that’s by meeting customer wants or getting your labor numbers just right. However, as the number of tools available to restaurateurs expands, and the capabilities of technology also grow, it’s critical to be thoughtful about what software you select and how you implement it.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When the majority of out-of-home coffee businesses closed in the first few months of the pandemic, many consumers started to make more coffee at home. As part of this, more and more people wanted to create café-quality beverages themselves – including milk-based drinks. However, it’s safe to say that pouring high-quality latte art can be difficult, even for those with more experience and skills.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The company founded by former operators offers invoice processing, inventory management and other managerial tools.

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Sling

DECEMBER 5, 2022

If you’re a business owner or manager in charge of payroll , you’ve probably heard the words “supplemental wages” spoken in hushed, almost fearful tones. That’s because dealing with supplemental wages in your business may seem difficult at first. There are many misconceptions about supplemental wages vs. regular wages and the rules regarding timing, calculation, and withholding.

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EATER

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Fiasconaro Bakery. A tiny medieval village hidden inside a national park produces world-famous Sicilian panettone Nicola Fiasconaro pulls a floppy mass of panettone dough off of a conveyor belt, plops it onto a steel work table, and shapes the buttery, fruit-studded goop into a perfect little round. The legendary pastry chef makes it look easy, despite the dough’s reputation as impossible.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Once again, it’s the time of year to start thinking about gifts for friends and family as we approach the holiday season. For many of us, this means buying a special gift for the coffee enthusiast or professional in our lives. With this in mind, we’ve curated a selection of gift ideas to fit a range of budgets. Read on for the 2022 Perfect Daily Grind holiday coffee gift guide!

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The chain dropped its Original Chicken Crispers as it works to simplify operations. The more popular Crispy variety is still available.

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Open for Business

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Restaurant names really matter. Of all the decisions a restaurant owner makes before opening the doors , what to name the place is among the most important. A name shapes first impressions and influences public opinion. Restaurant names often look obvious or simple after they’ve been chosen, but the best ones have been carefully considered and vetted before a new business is officially christened.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Shutterstock. These tiny, briny, and oh-so-pricey fish eggs are seen as quintessentially Russian. But there was a time when New Jersey was the center of the caviar world. If you try to visit the town of Caviar, New Jersey, today, don’t rely on your GPS — it’s now known as the Bayside Tract, a marshy backwater on the outskirts of tiny Greenwich, on the banks of the Delaware River in southern Jersey.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For many industry professionals, the World Barista Championship (WBC) is a global platform for competitors to showcase the latest trends and innovations in specialty coffee. These can include new coffee species and varieties, as well as unique ways of preparing and extracting coffee beverages. In his winning 2022 WBC performance , we saw Australian competitor Anthony Douglas use one of the latter for his milk course category.

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Bottleneck Management

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Cocktail Garnishes 101 with Matthew. Matthew from the Bottleneck training team is teaching us all about garnishes and showing us how to use items you already have at home. Why use garnishes ? To regulate acidity, to reawaken your palate, and let’s be honest, for fun. Acid: Think citrus. They help regulate the level of acidity and sourness of a cocktail.

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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.

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