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Ready To Sell? Maybe You Should Be

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018, I opened a self-serve tap house and sports bar called Auggie’s Draft Room. It’s probably not what you think, and it might even be easier than what you’re doing now. Every story deserves an unforgettable ending. Of all the concepts I’ve brought to life, this one stands out as my most successful.

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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

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The EPA estimated that in 2018, the United States wasted 35.3 Most of the time, back-of-the-house food that is being tossed, isn’t because its spoiled, and often times, still perfectly edible. million tons of food. That is more than the equivalent of 155,000 Statue of Liberties. Composting.

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The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future

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American travelers brought it back to the states as a way to feel aristocratic. When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. It's the expectation and an essential part of how restaurant workers earn a living. A guest's tip subsidizes wages for most of America's restaurant workers.

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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

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Over the next decade, new cafes, restaurants, and housing developments owned by outsiders replaced many resident-owned properties and abandoned lots. Inocencio Carbajal opened his acclaimed taqueria, Carnitas Uruapan, on West 18th Street in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood in 1975. But the Pilsen around it is changing again.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

Hardee's, and Panda Express are just some of the leading restaurant chains that have added plant-based items to their menus over the past 12 months, with Del Taco, Qdoba Mexican Eats, Red Robin, and Yard House adding additional items to their existing plant-based offerings. This data covers U.S.

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Four Ways To Manage Limited Resources And Increase Your Margins

Modern Restaurant Management

This is a trend that has been confirmed by a 2018 report from The Hartman Group, which shows that young people are more interested than previous generations in quality cues, transparency and sustainability credentials, and information on ingredients and nutrient density. The result: peace of mind. Here are four tips to keep top of mind.

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How DoorDash and Postmates Make an Already Dangerous Job Worse

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My parents and I lived in an old trailer in Sonora until I was two or three, then they came back to Arizona and they bought a house. They kicked me out of the house,” she said. Getty Images. The day-to-day realities of a gig economy driver for DoorDash and Postmates: 12-hour days, bad tips, customer abuse, and parking tickets .