Restaurant Business

JUNE 18, 2025

Thompson Street managing partner Bob Dunn described the 130-unit Bubbakoo’s as an “innovative and compelling brand that resonate with a broad and growing customer base.” Bubbakoo’s started franchising in 2015, and the chain has grown into 15 states, mostly on the East Coast and Midwest. Terms were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Solution: Team management software that handles scheduling, time clocking, and payroll in one place. Janet Ward pictured with her son, Nick, and grandson, Avery Business ebbed and flowed for 40 years until Nick had a brain aneurysm in 2015. Now, when managers confirm the timecards are accurate, Tiffany just clicks 'Submit payroll'.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 14, 2022

As it happens online, some defended the hapless manager and others disagreed. A milestone in shaping this admittedly problematic landscape came in 2015, when the EMV liability shift took place, as Pay Junction’s EMV article explains. Liability and Friendly Fraud.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2020

For example, Bloomingdales was sued in 2015 for texting members of its loyalty program the following message: “Reply Y now to confirm you want texts!” And, if your company owns or manages multiple restaurants, make sure the customer has consented to receiving text messages from all establishments. million settlement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

First-time Chicken Salad Chick (CSC) franchise owner Claibourne (Clay) Rogers was introduced to the fast-casual concept in 2015 when she served as an account director at the brand’s public relations firm, Fish Consulting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2022

He received the prestigious 2015 Horatio Alger Award for his commitment to philanthropy and higher education and became a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. He had previously worked at a convenience store chain and been part of the management team that brought the company out of Chapter 11.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. Lef f , Co-Managing Partner of Ervin Cohen & Jessup. Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Simply shifting your mindset from “I always have to pay 5%” to “I send a payment to the corporate office and now I don’t have to hire a marketing team” can make this problem more manageable. Less Brand Control In late 2015, more than 40 people fell ill with E. coli after eating at Chipotle.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a rule that allowed unaccredited investors to invest in companies via crowdfunding. Right before the pandemic, they knew they needed to grow even more. Listen to hear more about how Pure Green Crowdfunded Campaign during a pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

. “By helping KFC team members build up an emergency savings fund, we’re helping them improve their overall well-being and build resilience to face future financial challenges,” said Emma Horn, Managing Director of the KFC Foundation. For more on SaverLife, visit saverlife.org/. Church's Moves to Hybrid Model.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2020

And in 2015, North America’s largest renewable diesel facility went live, producing a low carbon biofuel with properties identical to petroleum-based diesel, but releasing up to 85 percent less carbon emissions. “The thieves are difficult to deter,” says Frank Scoggins, security manager for a leading UCO recycling company.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Café 1948 started as a small mobile trailer in Tyler Texas by Samuel and his wife in 2015. Restaurants who’ve gotten into grocery are seeing significant early success – with Hubba seeing a ~250 percent spike in re-order traffic (meaning the customer orders more of an item because it sold out) in May vs. previous periods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

For instance, in 2015, the U.S. During the recession, when nobody had much money for anything, direct mail was clobbered, but since 2015, it has seen continuously modest growth. With mailboxes looking emptier by the day, an especially appetizing piece of direct mail can sometimes be the resident’s main course.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. percent between 2015 and 2018, compared with a 2.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In 2015, Emmanuel developed an exclusive partnership with StarChefs for Symrise and began moderating panel discussions with successful culinary professionals. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine caught up with Laroche to learn more about why he wrote this book, the state of restaurant culture and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Litigation. The restaurant also replaced its roof and made other improvements to the property as a result of the construction.

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JUNE 4, 2021

And while you may not picture a restaurant manager or worker parked at a desk to work, it's a huge part of restaurant management. If it's not measured, it won't be managed. Luckily, they are two of the costs that can be controlled through many measures like optimal scheduling , revenue management, and inventory control.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

Between 2005 and 2015, the restaurant and hospitality industry had the highest percentage (14 percent) of sexual harassment filings received by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), [1] in which the complainant's industry was specified. [2] 5] 362 NLRB 1108, 1109 (2015). [6] 10, 2019), [link]. [4]

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Toast secured a $400M Series F funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, TPG, Greenoaks Capital, and Tiger Global Management with participation from Durable Capital Partners LP, TCV, funds and accounts advised by T. She has a degree in hospitality management from Boston University and earned her MBA from the University of Miami.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. In addition to product-specific resources, Tipping Point includes e-Learning and training materials to support both restaurant managers and servers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Hottovy, consumer equity strategist at Morningstar., "Easterbrook, who left McDonald's "following the Board's determination that he violated company policy and demonstrated poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee", had been instrumental in the company's turnaround efforts since 2015.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Most potential diners are searching for their next meal on their phones, and Google began boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly sites in 2015 to reflect the shift in internet tendencies. Take steps such as compressing large files, reducing redirects, and improving server times to optimize your site’s performance. Mobile-friendly.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

A 2015 study found that nearly 70% of customers don’t return to a restaurant after their first visit, putting the average restaurant customer retention rate at about 30%. Once every few days, add that info to a spreadsheet of customer relationship management software like Constant Contact or HubSpot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. In 1999, Azteca partnered with a small tortilla company in Spain, building a successful international tortilla company before selling the business in 2015.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

which are often sourced from large trip boats that work federally managed offshore waters three or more miles off the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Virginia, staying at sea for a week or more (overall, Maine lands less than 2 percent of U.S. sea scallops).

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EATER

APRIL 1, 2021

Although vegan cheese hasn’t enjoyed the same explosive growth as plant-based burgers or nondairy milk, it has still managed to gain respectable ground: According to a recent market research report , the global vegan cheese market was valued at just over $1 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow almost 13 percent in the next seven years.

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A Wine Story

JULY 27, 2020

She led trips to Italy with the Society of Wine Educators , managed a wine shop where she was also the Italian wine buyer. Red Wine 8 – Colli di Conegliano Rosso Stefen 2015 The producer makes this toothsome wine from one of the more unusual Italian grape varieties, Marzemino, close in flavor and texture to the Lagrein grape.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The final rule restores the joint-employer standard that the Board applied for several decades prior to the 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris, but with the greater precision, clarity, and detail that rulemaking allows. As a result, the final rule provides clear guidance in this significant area of the law.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

As cofounder (along with Chris Ying and Peter Freed) of the nonprofit Zero Foodprint , which has worked since 2015 to reduce and offset the carbon footprint of restaurants, Myint and his organization work with restaurants to assess their contributions to climate change. Myint calls this consumer-funded model “table to farm.” percent ever.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The ezCater Catering Growth Platform is uniquely designed to help restaurants get incremental catering orders and manage their catering operations.

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EATER

JULY 2, 2024

In a 2015 essay for Lucky Peach , he detailed his “absolute rage” when cooks at Noma would screw up even the most minor tasks, a product of his own experiences of learning from abusive chefs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

a management company that owns and operates 27 franchisee restaurants (with three more in development) in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Oklahoma and Wyoming. Prior to Hungry Howie’s, Mike was the Production Manager for home improvement franchise Bath Fitter in Colorado. He is the co-founder and CEO of DND Group Inc.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In 2015, Google announced that a mobile friendly website would be a factor in their search results. With various types of devices ranging from an Apple iPad Pro to a Google Pixel, your website’s content needs to reformat on the fly, better known as responsive design.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The Simple Greek was founded in 2015 by entrepreneur and TV personality Marcus Lemonis. Flynn Acquires Hefty Portfolio. ” 'Beef'ing Up Arby’s Look and Feel.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

According to Statista , statistics show that between the years of 2015 and 2019, 95 percent of households in the UK owned and used a mobile phone for internet access. You can guess what they are searching for too; social media platforms, communication accounts, leisure and entertainment options (and that includes restaurants!).

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EATER

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Massimo Bottura’s Italian restaurant was ranked second in 2015, and third the year before that. 1: 2017 Vital Intel : Daniel Humm and Will Guidara vied for the top spot on the World’s 50 Best list since their restaurant made it into the top 50 in 2010, a year before the chef and general manager purchased EMP from Danny Meyer.

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EATER

AUGUST 29, 2022

In addition to the security of a powerful Teamster contract, workers are forming a union to improve their work schedules, increase wages, and gain the respect from management that they’ve rightfully earned,” the release reads. million for violating Massachusetts child labor laws, with more than 13,000 violations from 2015 to 2019.

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