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Father, Son, Franchisees: Building a Business and Bonds Across Generations

Modern Restaurant Management

Franchising has always been about more than profit. For me, it’s about people — and more specifically, my family. My father was one of the original Subway franchisees in our region over 20 years ago. We built the business side by side, and that experience has shaped how I think about entrepreneurship, relationships and leadership to this day.

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How to Increase Restaurant Sales: 15 Strategies That Drive Revenue

ChowNow

There’s one problem every restaurant owner is trying to solve: how to increase restaurant sales without spending money on expensive ads or giving up huge chunks of profits to third-party apps. It’s tempting to chase quick wins with deep discounts or paid promos, but those tactics usually eat into your margins as fast as they spike short-term numbers.

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How to Get Your Kitchen Ready for Summer Weather

Goliath Consulting

Smart ways to keep your restaurant or bar running cool, safe, and efficient all season long. Summer brings sunshine, longer days, and—if you’re not prepared—hot kitchens that slow down service, impact food quality, and push your staff to the edge. For restaurant and bar owners, getting your kitchen ready for rising temperatures isn’t just about comfort; it’s about performance, food safety, and protecting your bottom line.

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McDonald's settles discrimination lawsuit with media mogul Byron Allen, maintains advertising relationship

Restaurant Business

Fast-food restaurant giant McDonald's resolved a four-year legal battle with The Weather Channel owner Byron Allen over advertising practices and agreed to continue ad purchases. Key insights for restaurant operators on navigating media partnerships and discrimination claims.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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The Best Coolers for Every Type of Summer Chiller

EATER

Whether you need a massive, dad-coded vault or a chair with a built-in beer stash (because getting up sounds hard), these coolers will rule your warm-weather kickbacks Whether you’re packing up frankfurters for a weekend in the woods or rolling up to a pool party with brewskies to share, you’re going to need some portable cold storage, aka a cooler.

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Tradition Meets Trend: Navigating Brand Evolution in a Modern Market

Modern Restaurant Management

The way people find and connect with food has changed over the years; Gen Z, especially, is driving that shift. They discover new spots online, make decisions fast, and care just as much about the story behind what they’re eating as they do about the food itself. That shift has made family-owned businesses think differently about what it means to stay relevant.

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How to Cost a Dish: A Practical Guide for Restaurant Operators

ChowNow

Knowing how to cost a dish is one of those “absolutely must-have” skill sets for restaurant owners. It’s like knowing how to make a schedule, do inventory, or cover a section of tables if a server calls out sick and you’re shorthanded. It’s just part of the job. A lot of operators still might not do it, though, either because they underestimated how important it really is, or they felt overwhelmed by the math it takes to get accurate numbers.

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Week in Review: Din Tai Fung’s jaw-dropping AUVs, Krispy Kreme exits Insomnia, Starbucks operations

Restaurant Business

Continue to Site >>> Menu Week in Review: Din Tai Fung’s jaw-dropping AUVs, Krispy Kreme exits Insomnia, Starbucks operations Newsletter Search Restaurant Business Search Login Subscribe Newsletter Login Subscribe Topics Consumer Trends Food Beverage Emerging Brands Operations Technology Marketing Workforce Leadership Financing Data Top 500 Chains Top 100 Independents Future 50: Emerging Brands Same-store Sales Tracker Special Reports COVID: 5 Years Later 50 Great Ideas Killer in the kitchen Evo

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How portable coffee grinders have evolved

Perfect Daily Grind

In specialty coffee, few tools are as essential as the grinder. Whether in a café, at home, or on the go, making excellent coffee is impossible without a consistent, high-performing grinder. Brewing coffee while travelling or outdoors usually means investing in a traditional hand grinder, often requiring patience and labour to achieve the optimal grind size, especially when grinding larger doses.

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The Trust Dilemma: Why Customers Don’t Trust Direct Restaurant Delivery and How to Win Them Back

Modern Restaurant Management

For many restaurant owners, delivery has become critical for profitability, especially as customer demand increases. Unfortunately, due to strain on resources, most restaurant owners no longer believe they can offer their customers a positive direct-delivery experience. Third-party apps have become so entrenched in consumer habits that many operators worry it’s no longer even worth trying to offer delivery on their own.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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RLC Talks – The Restaurant Reinvention: Ensuring Connectivity and Mastering Customer Retention.

Restaurant Technology Guys

Introduction In an era where the online experience is integral to business operations, Hamed Mazrouei, founder of Vivant and Milagro, shines a light on the importance of staying connected and retaining customers in the restaurant industry.

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Vourla Mediterranean Grill & Cafe Boosts Profits with Commission-Free Online Ordering

ChowNow

Vourla Mediterranean Grill & Cafe is a restaurant specializing in Turkish cuisine and various Mediterranean dishes, located in Naples, Florida. Established in 2019, the restaurant is owned and managed by Ekrem Ilhan, who combines his background as an engineer with restaurant operations to deliver authentic flavors to local diners. Vourla faced the challenge of maintaining profitability while competing in a crowded delivery marketplace.

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Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

Restaurant Business

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What’s the future for home espresso machines?

Perfect Daily Grind

Investment in coffee education reached an all-time high during the pandemic, as more people sought to replicate café-quality drinks at home. Consumer knowledge has continued to increase in the years since, further bolstering innovation in the at-home coffee market. According to the US’ National Coffee Association, 71% of past-day consumption occurred at home in early 2025, up from 63% in 2020.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Americans Keep Dining Out (and Tipping Generously) Despite Economic Worries

Modern Restaurant Management

Even as many US households feel financially squeezed, eating out remains a top priority. Attest’s 2025 US Spending Trends Report finds that once basic bills are covered, prepared food – whether at restaurants or via takeout – is the most likely place Americans will spend extra cash. Just over 57 percent of consumers report spending on takeout food each month and 51.5 percent say they dine out at restaurants, which is more than the roughly 45 percent who make purchases in the ap

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Crunchtime and QSR Automations Agree to Merge, Delivering Powerful Restaurant Technology to Manage Entire Food Lifecycle

QSR Automations

Combination of comprehensive operations management platform with kitchen automation will help customers execute more efficiently and profitably BOSTON, June 10, 2025–Crunchtime Information Systems, Inc., a leading back-of-house operations platform provider for the restaurant industry, and QSR Automations, LLC, a global kitchen operations technology company, today announced their intention to merge.

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From Menu to Momentum: Connecting Menu Innovation to Real Business Impact

Black Box Intelligence

From Menu to Momentum: Connecting Menu Innovation to Real Business Impact How To Ensure Your Menu Innovation Hits Today’s guests crave more than just a meal. They want an experience. Whether it’s new flavors, diet specific or just something they haven’t tried before that excites them, menu innovation is key to meeting evolving consumer choices.

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DoorDash completes acquisition of reservations platform SevenRooms

Restaurant Business

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week. Editor’s note Best of Panama (BoP) is always guaranteed to grab headlines, but this year’s competition was especially newsworthy. Hacienda La Esmeralda won all three main categories, a first for the competition, and achieved record-breaking scores of 97 and 98 points for its natural and washed Geshas, respectively.

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I Tried to Get AI to Read My Reports — and Wasted My Weekend

Modern Restaurant Management

AI has made promises. Big ones. If you’ve ever watched a keynote or demo, you’ve likely heard some version of: “Just give it your data—and watch the magic happen.” As a business operator who works with data daily, I decided to test that idea the hard way: could I use GPT to create consistent, integrated operational reports across multiple store locations…without a formal data layer?

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How to Open a Corporate Cafeteria in 2025: Step-by-Step Setup & Profit Guide

Lavu

Opening an in-house dining space isn’t just a perk—it’s a strategic move for businesses looking to boost employee satisfaction and streamline operations. If you’re wondering how to open a corporate cafeteria, this guide will walk you through every critical step. From planning the layout to managing food services and ensuring compliance, we’ll cover what it takes to launch a profitable, well-run cafeteria in 2025.

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Inventory Without the Guesswork: How AI is Powering Restaurant Efficiency

Crunchtime

Learn how AI is helping restaurants optimize their inventory levels Managing food costs continues to be a top focus for operators nationwide. One of the key strategies to accomplish this is to improve vendor orders, ensuring that each store optimizes stock levels with just the right amount of product to meet demand in each store.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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DoorDash acquires tech firm Symbiosys to supercharge its advertising business

Restaurant Business

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How to minimise hazards in a coffee roastery

Perfect Daily Grind

A coffee roastery is like any other workplace, where operators have a responsibility to keep themselves and their colleagues safe from hazards. The job is not only physically demanding, requiring lifting and moving heavy sacks of green coffee, but it also poses other long-term health risks if proper procedures aren’t in place. One of the main concerns is the release of volatile compounds and chemicals during the roasting process.

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Be the Change: How Snooze Prioritizes Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

Have you ever wondered how a restaurant chain can truly integrate sustainability into its daily operations? At Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, across all 70 locations, every employee undergoes Sustainability 101 training, and a designated "Change Maker" ensures that environmental and community initiatives, from volunteering to fundraising, are actively pursued, creating a more personalized and impactful approach to corporate responsibility that resonates with staff and the community.

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Why Restaurants Are Going Cashless: 7 Key Benefits for 2025

Lavu

The way customers pay is evolving, and restaurants are adapting quickly. If you’re wondering why restaurants are going cashless, the answer lies in speed, security, and customer preference. Cashless systems streamline operations, reduce theft risk, and align with the growing demand for contactless experiences. In 2025, staying competitive means embracing digital payment trends.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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How Cloud POS Enhances the Guest Experience in Restaurants and Hotels

Squirrel Systems

In today’s hospitality landscape, guest expectations are higher than ever. Whether dining in a busy restaurant or staying at a full-service hotel, customers value speed, personalization, and seamless service. To meet these demands, many operators are turning to cloud POS systems —a powerful technology that improves guest satisfaction from the first interaction to the final payment.

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How restaurants are winning over Gen Z wine drinkers with tastings, tap systems and tech-free storytelling

Restaurant Business

Younger guests are not drinking as much wine as their parents, but some operators are uncorking clever strategies to capture their interest and dollars.

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What’s New June 2025

Hot Schedules

Explore how AI is transforming restaurants, optimizing operations, enhancing dining experiences, and driving profitability from our recent AI fireside chat recap.

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[Webinar Preview] Expert Panelist from Whitbread to Share Strategies for Cost Control, Consistency, & Growth

Crunchtime

The pub and restaurant sector is under pressure. Costs are rising, operations are becoming more complex, and guest expectations continue to evolve. As operators juggle multiple sites, brands, and technology systems, maintaining control and delivering consistent, high-quality guest experiences is increasingly difficult.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.