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SpotOn Named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List 2024

SpotOn

SpotOn earned the standing of number 9 in the Dining category , which recognizes companies driving the restaurant industry forward through technology. SpotOn Marketing Assist is already saving operators an average of 3 - 5 hours per week on marketing-related tasks and improving their restaurant email performance by 23%. 

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

7 Shifts

I have been serving plant based charcuterie since 2008.Broccoli My managers also used code names based on menu items to “rate” female customers. When my friend was 22, she served at a steakhouse that mandated short dresses and heels. When she was 23, the manager asked her to put on makeup in one of her first shifts at a breakfast grill.

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The Future of Dining: Industry Expert Insights

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts to gaze into a crystal ball and re-imagine the future of dining. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts to gaze into a crystal ball and re-imagine the future of dining. 20 at 4 p.m. Here are their insights.

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The Long-Term Promise of Restaurant Pivots

EATER

COVID-19 changed the way we dine out forever. It was one year ago that COVID-19 forced dining rooms across America to close, shutting down countless restaurants in the process. This constant need to adapt has produced a new dining culture. Here are the hallmarks of pandemic dining we’d like to see stick around.

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Behind The Table, Gauri Devidayal’s Journey in the Indian Restaurant Industry

The Restaurant Times

In 2008, she returned to Mumbai without prior experience in the hospitality industry or aspirations of becoming an entrepreneur. In 2008, she returned to Mumbai without prior experience in the hospitality industry or aspirations of becoming an entrepreneur. However, she fearlessly joined her husband in their restaurant venture.

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New Lawsuit Argues Tipped Minimum Wage Violates Workers’ Civil Rights

EATER

If this is the case, however, it would effectively render Darden immune from Title VII lawsuits, given that its employees are barred from participating in lawsuits in the company’s contracts. Advocates continue to fight against the tipped minimum wage, which perpetuates discrimination This story was originally published on Civil Eats.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

EATER

Now, its mission is linked more than ever to fine dining destination Blue Hill at Stone Barns and a famous chef’s vision for trickle-down change. On the morning of February 7, 2020, office employees at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture filed one by one into meetings with management. Some came out crying.