7 Shifts
MAY 18, 2023
Restaurants are similar to spider webs. They all appear similar, but when you look closer each web is intricately woven in unique patterns. This is just like a restaurant, made up of its own interconnected components. Every department and all the operations around those departments need to work together seamlessly to ensure the smooth running of the business.
Embrace the Suck
MAY 14, 2023
Restaurants are more than just places to satisfy our hunger. They are the epicenters of culture, conviviality, and creativity. They are where we gather to celebrate life’s milestones, discover new flavors, and connect with our communities. As such, it's a tragedy when these establishments falter, collapse, or disappear, not due to a lack of talent, vision, or culinary prowess but because of a deficiency in leadership.
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Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 17, 2023
Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z is a demographic known for being tech-savvy and socially conscious. As one of the largest generations of consumers, they continually influence the ways restaurants innovate, and there are identifiable characteristics that differentiate Gen Z consumers from their older counterparts. Here are the biggest takeaways for how restaurants can engage with Gen Z in ways that create a competitive advantage.
Sculpture Hospitality
MAY 16, 2023
Running a restaurant can be a challenging endeavor, and managing labor costs is an essential aspect of keeping your business profitable.
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.
The Rail
MAY 15, 2023
What if I told you that your menu experience sucks and there is a technology that could fundamentally transform it to something truly spectacular? You’d certainly be interested in learning more. Well, that technology is called Augmented Reality (AR) and it delivers a complete reinvention of the way you present your menu to guests. Emerging technology has impacted almost every aspect of restaurant operations over the past 20 years.
Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 18, 2023
Accepting fast payments has, after all, always been crucial in hospitality businesses. If there’s a long line – in a cafe, a pub, or a restaurant, for example – customers need to be able to pay quickly and securely. Quickly – and securely. The advent (and continuing evolution) of contactless technology has ticked the first box.
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Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 15, 2023
Less than two decades ago, restaurant-quality meal delivery was largely limited to pizza and Chinese takeout. Today, the global food delivery app industry is predicted to reach $320 billion by 2029 — up from $140 billion in 2022. Consumers crave convenience. As such, implementing a robust food delivery and takeout service has become critical for restaurants’ longevity and success.
The Eat Restaurant
MAY 18, 2023
It’s no secret that our dining and spending habits have changed recently. The pandemic forced many restaurants to close their doors to the public, cementing the dine-at-home experience as one of the major trends in e-commerce.
Margin Edge
MAY 14, 2023
This post was written by Incentivio , the only fully automated intelligence-driven guest engagement platform for restaurants and virtual kitchens that increases retention, maximizes revenue, and enhances the guest experience for both first-time visitors and loyalists. As a restaurant owner or operator, you know that running a successful restaurant business is no easy feat.
Culinary Cues
MAY 17, 2023
It doesn’t make any difference what you choose to do or whom you choose to do it for – “good” is only a tease. Good is a “C” grade in life, an acknowledgement that you tried, but not hard enough. When you are good, in your heart you know that you could be better, but that requires some adjustment, more effort, maybe a few changes along the way. If you are “good”, it really means that you could be “GREAT”, and if you learn how to become great, you could have WORLD CLASS within your reach.
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7 Shifts
MAY 15, 2023
Eric Huang was born into the restaurant industry. His parents owned a Chinese restaurant in Queens, New York, and he felt like it was where he belonged. He started cooking professionally in college in some of New York City's most prestigious restaurants: Cafe Boulud, Gramercy Tavern, and Eleven Madison Park. When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling
Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 16, 2023
In today's fast-paced world, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are constantly looking for ways to attract new customers while keeping their existing ones happy. One such method that has gained significant traction in recent years is the use of digital signage. By displaying menu items, offers, and specials on screens, QSR operators can effectively communicate with their customers and influence their purchasing decisions.
Open for Business
MAY 19, 2023
A small restaurant business plan is the roadmap you use to open a successful spot. As a first step to creating yours, ask your friends and colleagues to share restaurant business plan examples. Their restaurant business plan samples can inspire yours. Once you’ve studied those examples, it’s time to start writing your own. No matter how much thought you’ve put into your concept or how many trusted colleagues have assured you of its greatness, you must write a restaurant business plan.
Crunchtime
MAY 19, 2023
Brandon Blosser, Senior Manager of Process Innovation with Chipotle, is an accomplished operations professional with expertise in digital innovation automation and operations technology. He's served as the Senior Manager of Process Innovation at Chipotle Mexican Grill for over four years.
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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.
7 Shifts
MAY 15, 2023
Did you know that payroll/labor makes up almost one-third of a restaurant's operating costs ? While most restaurateurs are experts in hospitality and customer service, payroll makes many savvy business owners scratch their heads. Understanding the ins and outs of paying employees, observing labor laws, and complying with the tax code is critical to running a business.
Perfect Daily Grind
MAY 15, 2023
When it comes to brewing filter coffee, there are a seemingly endless number of variables to consider. Dose, yield, water temperature and quality, grind size , and total brew time are some of the most common, but what about filters? For many coffee professionals around the world, paper filters are a clear preference. This is because they tend to result in cleaner-tasting coffee with more vibrant flavours than other materials.
Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 19, 2023
As extreme weather and climate change continue to make headlines, restaurant owners are recognizing the impact their commercial kitchens have on the environment, with their enormous quantities of waste and carbon emissions. According to the United Nations , the food sector (from production to consumption, including processing, transport and packaging) accounts for 30 percent of the world's total energy consumption and around 22 percent of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
EATER
MAY 16, 2023
Marylu E. Herrera From Thai vegetable gyoza to spanakopita, Eater staffers share their favorites from the TJ’s freezer section Trader Joe’s is a frozen-food oasis, renowned for the breadth, affordability, and generally consistent quality of its meals, sides, snacks, and desserts. If you wanted to, you could feed yourself entirely from its freezer section, from breakfast to dinner and beyond.
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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.
Open for Business
MAY 19, 2023
Hospitality trends are constantly shifting, and there’s only so much a restaurant owner can do to predict what’s coming next. No one would have guessed that so many people would be working remotely in 2023, or that TikTok would become the next social media powerhouse. Still, staying on top of what’s new can help your restaurant stand out from the pack.
Perfect Daily Grind
MAY 17, 2023
On 16 & 17 March 2023, Producer & Roaster Forum (PRF) took place in El Salvador for the second time. The two-day forum was held at the Salamanca Exhibition Centre in San Salvador, and attracted thousands of international coffee professionals. Alongside a diverse range of lectures and panel discussions, the event featured workshops, cuppings, four competitions (including the first-ever Global Roasting Contest ), and the first-ever Global Coffee Awards.
The Restaurant Group
MAY 16, 2023
It is not enough to simply have a refined taste, a talent for food creation, and a passion for the restaurant scene to build your own restaurant business from the ground up. Like any business venture, feasibility studies must be done to methodically develop and execute a plan and know if your business idea is even viable to begin with. A well-conducted feasibility study for a restaurant serves as a compass to guide your way toward your business goals and long-term vision.
Sling
MAY 13, 2023
Whether you’re looking to hire employees for a fine dining establishment, a food truck, or a fast food business, you’ll need any number of restaurant positions to make up the foundation of your team. A fine dining establishment may need all 24 positions on this list, while a food truck may only need three or four. It all depends on the type of business you run and the number of responsibilities you want to assign to each employee.
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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.
EATER
MAY 19, 2023
WGA members eat doughnuts on the picket line on the third day of the writers’ strike. | Getty When you’re on strike with the Writers Guild, you never know who might deliver your next meal It was 5 a.m., a Thursday, and it was raining in LA — a cold, discouraging rain, the kind that’s supposed to signify your protagonist is enduring emotional turmoil.
Restaurant Business
MAY 16, 2023
The fast-casual burger chain has appointed Domino’s former CFO Jeff Lawrence to its board and will hire an operational consulting firm to improve profitability.
The Restaurant Times
MAY 14, 2023
Gauri Devidayal, an accomplished entrepreneur, author, and influential figure in the Indian restaurant industry, serves as a beacon of inspiration for women everywhere. Overcoming various challenges, she achieved remarkable success as a wife, mother, and professional. Gauri’s book, “Diamonds for Breakfast,” and her renowned restaurant have garnered numerous accolades, including prestigious mentions in Forbes’ “120 Leaders of Change,” G.
The Eat Restaurant
MAY 17, 2023
Eat App, a leading provider of restaurant reservation and management solutions is excited to announce its integration with Spades, a cutting-edge digital payment solution. This partnership aims to revolutionize the dining experience by offering a seamless pay-at-table solution for customers, providing convenience, speed, and enhanced security.
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EATER
MAY 16, 2023
Photo by Joey Bryars Sommelier-entrepreneur Kristin Olszewski created Nomadica after noticing that young diners were choosing cocktails over wine — and noticing that even natural wines could be more environmentally friendly This story mentions sexual assault. As the first person in her family to go to college, Kristin Olszewski had a one-track mind in her early adulthood: She was going to be a doctor.
Perfect Daily Grind
MAY 16, 2023
Every year, coffee professionals from around the world have the chance to compete and showcase their skills at one of the most celebrated events in the specialty coffee industry – the World Barista Championship. Like many other competitions in the coffee sector, the WBC relies on a number of sponsors to provide equipment, products, and funding to run the event.
Restaurant Business
MAY 15, 2023
General managers from Noodles & Co., O’Charley’s and Endiro Coffee were selected as the top GMs in RB’s inaugural award.
Restaurant Technology Guys
MAY 19, 2023
I am delighted to share with you that I was recently featured in an article by Nations Restaurant News, one of the most respected and influential publications in the foodservice industry. The article, titled “Why tech efficiency is the biggest challenge for emerging restaurant operators today”, was written by Joanna Fantozzi, a talented and experienced journalist who covers the latest trends and innovations in the restaurant sector.
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.
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