Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2025

After leveraging lower food costs with vendors and finding local sources for many of its day-to-day needs, Texas Inn has been able to lower prices on close to half of its menu items. “We’ve always been known for 'good, fast, and cheap” food, but in the last five years, we have struggled to provide value for customers,” Dave Saunders, Managing Partner and Owner of the Virginia-based restaurant, shared with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. “We knew dou

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 15, 2025

As market volatility reshapes the coffee industry, the ability to attract and retain exceptional talent has never been more critical. The most successful coffee businesses understand that skilled, passionate staff are not just an asset – they are the foundation of survival and growth in today’s challenging environment. To learn more about how to attract and retain the best baristas and roasters, I spoke to Sameer Godara of Half Light Coffee Roasters and Evani Jesslyn of Strada Coffee.

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Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

In the fast-paced world of food service, every second counts. Long wait times can lead to frustrated customers and lost revenue. That’s where the right POS features make a real difference. Modern point-of-sale systems go beyond order processing—they streamline operations, reduce bottlenecks, and improve table turnover. Whether you’re running a quick-service counter or a full-service restaurant, the right tools can significantly enhance your speed of service.

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ChowNow

JULY 18, 2025

How you approach restaurant marketing can be broken into two main categories: Attracting new customers to your restaurant Earning more from the customers you already have Most restaurant operators pour time and money into the first, but often overlook the massive opportunity in the second. Think about it: earning more from the customers you already have is significantly easier than convincing new customers to try out your restaurant.

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Advertiser: Paycor

AI is reshaping the business landscape, including HR. This guide is designed to help you understand and implement AI effectively for tangible benefits and a more strategic approach. Learn how to: Automate routine tasks Boost data insights Enhance employee experiences Drive HR’s strategic value Download the guide today!

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 18, 2025

Florida is packed with places that know how to do BBQ right. From roadside joints to family-run spots that have been around for years, the state has something for everyone who loves smoky, slow-cooked meat. Whether you’re in a small town or a big city, you’re never too far from a place serving up BBQ that locals swear by. This list pulls together 30 of the best BBQ spots across Florida, based on real opinions and strong reputations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 17, 2025

As public concern over sugar consumption intensifies, the culinary world finds itself at a crossroads. Guests expect healthier dishes without sacrificing enjoyment, and chefs are tasked with satisfying those expectations while maintaining a compelling flavor profile. Yet one family of ingredients remains underutilized in this effort: bitter plants. Despite their deep roots in culinary and medicinal traditions, bitter plants are often dismissed in modern menus as overly aggressive or off-putting.

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Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

The modern restaurant industry runs on flexibility—and so should your tech. A customizable POS system gives restaurants the power to adapt, integrate, and innovate without being locked into rigid software limitations. Whether you’re connecting loyalty programs, online ordering, or inventory tools, open APIs make it possible to tailor your POS to match your exact operational needs.

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The Rail

JULY 18, 2025

By Rebecca Smith, Contributor In today’s restaurant industry, sustainability is no longer a nice-to-have — it’s expected. Diners are increasingly conscious of the environmental impact of their meals, not just in terms of ingredients, but also how their food is packaged. For restaurants offering takeout, delivery, or pre-packaged goods, packaging can be a major contributor to waste and carbon emissions.

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 18, 2025

Barbecue is a big part of Georgia’s food culture. From small towns to busy cities, you’ll find local spots that have been serving for years, often with smokers running all day and recipes passed down through generations. This list of the 30 best BBQ places in Georgia focuses on the ones that stand out for their steady quality, strong community support, and the way they keep things simple and honest.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 18, 2025

For years, loyalty building was treated like a garnish that operators sprinkled on top of the “entrees” of bigger promotional strategies like traffic, advertising, and limited-time offers. Restaurants haphazardly threw punch cards and generic discounts on the proverbial plate as incentives, but rarely gave them the spotlight.= But now? Loyalty is proving to be the secret sauce — the flavor that ties the whole dish together and keeps guests coming back for more.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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.

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 14, 2025

Italy has long been a bastion of traditional coffee culture. Thanks to the advent of the espresso machine in the 1880s, many Italians have held firm to the belief that coffee should be affordable, quick, and roasted dark. Although Italy is the second-largest consumer of coffee in Europe, its deeply ingrained mindset about coffee has stalled the growth of the country’s specialty coffee market.

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OneDine

JULY 13, 2025

Dine-in service today feels like a balancing act—servers running between POS stations, guests waiting too long to order or pay, and managers watching table turns slow to a crawl. It’s not a staffing problem. It’s a tooling problem. That’s where OneDine’s OTG handhelds come in—putting power back into the hands of your staff and removing the friction that frustrates both guests and teams.

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Black Box Intelligence

JULY 16, 2025

Monthly Restaurant Trends Review Out of the Box: June 2025 Same-store sales rose 2.0% in June, making it the industry’s strongest month since January. Only three of the past 22 months have posted stronger sales growth results than June 2025. The weakest regions in sales growth border the southern edge of the country; the strongest? Clustered along the Northeastern coast.

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 19, 2025

Alabama is known for its strong barbecue roots. All across the state, you’ll find spots that take pride in cooking low and slow, using methods passed down over generations. These places don’t chase trends. They focus on what works, keeping the flavors simple and letting the smoke speak for itself. Whether it’s a roadside shack or a longtime neighborhood favorite, each one offers something honest and true to the region.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2025

When we first started roasting coffee, it was a simple way to support our son’s high school marching band. We didn’t imagine it would one day lead to owning a café, and certainly not to creating a fine dining restaurant within that same space. But looking back, the decision to launch Ursa was a natural evolution of our belief that creativity, operational excellence, and heartfelt hospitality could transform any space, no matter how humble.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 17, 2025

Many specialty coffee shops, such as Proud Mary, Rosslyn, and ONA, to name a few, offer rare or high-end lots as part of their reserve menus. But there’s a steadily growing number of cafés that are building their branding around exclusively serving auction and competition coffees. Most recently, Lohas Café opened in Bogotá, Colombia. The coffee shop offers a selection from notable local producers, including Néstor Lasso, Jhoan Vergara, and Jonatan Gasca, whose coffees are often a fixture in the

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Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

In a fast-paced restaurant environment, even small losses can add up quickly—whether it’s from employee theft, inventory errors, or unauthorized discounts. That’s where technology steps in. Effective restaurant loss prevention isn’t just about surveillance cameras or manual checks anymore. Modern POS systems offer powerful tools to track transactions, monitor staff activity, and tighten inventory control—all in real time.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 16, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu Lime Fresh Mexican Grill carves out a new pizza category on its menu 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 Evolving Kitchens The impact of th

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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ChowNow

JULY 18, 2025

Restaurant customer acquisition cost boils down to two things: How much you’re spending to market your restaurant How many new customers you’re actually getting from those marketing costs Most restaurant operators are solid on the first part. They create marketing campaigns, post content on social media, and send out email blasts—then cross their fingers and hope for the best.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 17, 2025

As restaurant brands grow, there is an increasing realization that loyalty and guest experience cannot live in isolated departments anymore. Today’s guests do not separate marketing from technology, or digital from in-person. They expect one seamless brand interaction, regardless of how, where or when they engage. That is why breaking down silos between marketing and information technology (IT) has become more than a smart operational move, but a competitive imperative.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 18, 2025

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week. Editor’s note Amid US President Trump’s seemingly endless tariff threats, China will remove all import levies on 53 African countries, including coffee-producing nations. In recent years, Africa’s exports to China have been steadily increasing, playing a crucial role in boosting the development of the continent’s agricultural sector.

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Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Managing a restaurant isn’t just about great food—it’s about great people. How you manage restaurant staff directly affects service quality, team morale, and your bottom line. Whether you’re running a busy café or a fine-dining hotspot, having the right staff management strategies in place can reduce turnover, boost productivity, and create a smoother operation.

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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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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu Hawkers Asian Street Food gets a powerful new board 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 Evolving Kitchens The impact of the $15 wage Americ

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Apicbase

JULY 16, 2025

IT has moved from the sidelines to the centre of hospitality operations. For a long time, technology was viewed as a support function. It was something you upgrade when workflows break or legacy systems become too painful to manage. In fact, 94% of restaurants only adopt new tech when absolutely necessary. That mindset has created a tangle of tools that: Don’t scale, Don’t connect, and Don’t support business goals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2025

Recognizing that social media could be a powerful tool for the hospitality industry, Kim Beechner founded Embark Marketing in her senior year of college. The agency has grown from a one-woman operation to a team of nine with clients across the U.S. “Most agencies can offer marketing services, but very few truly understand what it’s like to be in the weeds on a Friday night, when a chef didn’t show up and ticket times are running at 40 minutes,” said Beechner. “That&

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Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 17, 2025

It’s virtually impossible to overstate the importance of understanding hospitality business management in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. This field, which combines essential elements of finance, revenue management, and customer service, is the beating heart of any successful hospitality venture. If one’s aiming to thrive and not just survive in the hospitality industry, comprehending these aspects is non-negotiable.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Opening a restaurant in 2025 is exciting—but without a clear roadmap, it’s also risky. Whether you’re launching a fast-casual spot or a fine dining concept, a solid restaurant business plan is your foundation for success. It helps you define your vision, secure funding, and make smarter decisions from day one. In this guide, you’ll learn the key steps to build a business plan that not only impresses investors but also sets your restaurant up for long-term growth in a competitive market.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 14, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu How restaurants can survive the new Wild West of web search 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 Evolving Kitchens The impact of the $15 wag

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The Eat Restaurant

JULY 15, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with Pet Pooja , a leader in restaurant management software. This collaboration combines our reservation and table management solutions with Pet Pooja’s POS and operational tools to help restaurant owners streamline their workflows and improve guest experiences.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 17, 2025

In this episode of Making Dough Restaurant Show , Hengam Stanfield disccuses how to implement a review management system with strategies for responding to positive and negative feedback, setting performance standards, and analyzing trends to boost your reputation and streamline operations.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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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