Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2024

Restaurant brands need to pay attention to evolving media consumptions in order to better engage with potential customers, according to results of a year-long study conducted by Digital Turbine in collaboration with Qrious Insight. While 91 percent of people use social media, the report finds that, among QSR brand consumers, nearly four in ten social users actually spend more time playing mobile games than they do on social media.

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7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2024

Bookkeeping is one of the most essential aspects of any restaurant business. After all, a small, honest mistake can accumulate over time and turn into bigger operational problems— 17% of restaurants even fail in their first year due to mismanagement of finances. Regardless of how complex bookkeeping can look like in the beginning, understanding the basics is not an impossible task.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2024

Restaurants are complex businesses with many moving parts. Yet all of these parts must work together in harmony for the customer to leave the restaurant feeling satisfied, with their only hunger being to return for another visit. Unfortunately, the restaurant industry is notoriously known for being cliquish, and these cliques may not be as innocent and harmless as they may seem.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

After a strong first quarter, Dallas-based Wingstop expects double-digit same-store sales growth this year, as it plans on becoming a Top 10 global restaurant brand.

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Operations 106

Advertiser: Paycor

There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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Sante

MAY 1, 2024

When you hear mention of Mexican spirits, tequila often springs to mind first. But there’s another traditional beverage, less known Continue Reading The post Mezcal versus Tequila: A Spirited Comparison appeared first on Santé Magazine.

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Open for Business

MAY 1, 2024

Chefs often find themselves at a crossroads between tradition and innovation, authenticity and adaptation. This journey is especially true for Asian Pacific chefs as representation lags in the industry— only 19% of head chefs are Asian, compared to 59% who are white. To empower the next generation of Asian Pacific chefs, OpenTable partnered with Gold House to launch the Gold Chef Prize.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

The venerable chicken chain is losing ground to Popeyes and other chicken restaurant competitors domestically. But parent company Yum Brands says it has a plan for a reset.

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EATER

MAY 1, 2024

We went behind the scenes to hear what insiders on the ground had to say about the awards, the winners and the state of the cocktail world.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Jim Norberg, CEO of Krispy Krunchy Chicken, joins the podcast to talk about the chain’s rapid growth and how it plans a push into marketing and delivery.

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Advertiser: Paycor

There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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The Salt

MAY 1, 2024

New measures to stop avian flu among dairy cows are taking effect, such as testing dairy herds before they cross state lines. But farmers who voluntarily report infections stand to lose money.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

Boxer Ramen and sister brand SuperDeluxe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. Both are owned by Portland, Oregon, restaurateur Micah Camden.

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SpotOn

MAY 1, 2024

Getting your business discovered by potential customers is a challenging task. Small businesses can use paid ads, social media promotion, and other clever tactics to lure curious local customers to try a new food spot. But we all know how tedious this process can be, especially if your business wants to save more than it spends. Even if you're taking out single-page ads in the newspaper each week or doling out free samples on the sidewalk, most restaurants don't realize there's a

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

Guests feel more rushed and order less food when others queue up behind them, according to new research from Temple University.

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Leadership

Go Hire- Restaurants

MAY 1, 2024

13 Creative Recruitment Ideas to Attract Talent Recruiting in today's environment can be challenging. So, we reached out to business leaders and recruiters and compiled a list of the top creative recruiting ideas they're using to successfully hire today. We uncovered recruiting ideas for hourly employees, out-of-the-box recruiting strategies, student recruitment ideas, recruiting ideas for manufacturing, and unique ideas for recruitment event ideas.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

Behind the Menu: Favorites like mac and cheese, bowls and salads join the fast casual’s Afro-Portuguese-rooted dishes, including the signature peri-peri chicken.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

Marketing Bites: It’s been a rough start to the year for many chains. Plus: Restaurants celebrate moms, nurses and more in May.

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Marketing 99

Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

The Bottom Line: Early earnings from major restaurant chains suggest the consumer has taken a distinct turn for the worse so far in 2024.

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Advertiser: Paycor

There’s no way around it: sometimes employees need your help. Use this free template to clarify expectations, share resources, and set a timeline. Best case scenario, this process helps them improve. Worst case, your great recordkeeping keeps you compliant even if they move on. Download the template today!

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

Krouse, who has been the pizza chain’s CEO since 2010, will depart in October. King has been Donatos’ president for two years.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

The two-unit Etta Collective went to the highest bidder for $4 million and InKind CEO Johann Moonesinghe plans to restart growth.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

The deal nearly triples One Group's footprint and brings its total annual revenue to more than $1 billion.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

Traffic slumped, but the family-dining stalwart offered a few aha moments in its recount of what happened.

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Dine-in 94

Advertiser: Paycor

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 1, 2024

Working Lunch: The Biden administration doesn't get that those aren't true "junk fees.

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