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Industry Report: Restaurants face staffing challenges, old and new in 2023

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The shrunken labor pool inflation, turnover, and technology, all make up the stew that operating a restaurant is in 2023. But those who are qualified to speak on the subject are the ones doing the work day in and day out trying to untangle the web that is restaurant management in 2023 and beyond. Here's what we found.

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Sweetgreen COO Chris Carr to step down in 2023

Restaurant Business

SVP Stephanie Traut will take over leadership of operations for the fast-casual salad chain.

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Highlights from this year’s study, which surveyed more than 1,100 consumers in November of 2023, included: Gift Card Spend Returning to Normal – Consumers said that gift card spending is bouncing back, with 69 percent of consumers purchasing the same amount of gift cards or more in 2023 compared to 2022. percent in 2023.

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Exploring Food Culture

Modern Restaurant Management

Since the pandemic, many chefs created fast-casual concepts and we see more and more tasting and prix-fix menus. From all the other conversations, I highlight, in the same chapter, many advice about leadership. I learned many lessons while writing this book, about leadership, about food, and about me as an individual.

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A new Era for Food & Hospitality in Commercial Property & Office Buildings

Future Food

Driving in-office participation is now an all too familiar topic that many property managers and asset owners must address following a wave of commentary in the media, architectural journals and thought-leadership papers across the property sector. Liminal, Melbourne (Photo credit - [link] Welcome Back – It’s great to see you again!

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Restaurant Conferences to Attend in 2022

7 Shifts

Who knows what's in store for the 2023 event, already scheduled for next April? Restaurant Leadership Conference. Website: Restaurant Leadership Conference. Topics: Leadership, Thought Leadership. Digital Transformation in Fast Casual and QSR Summit. Ideal Attendee: QSR Owner, Fast Casual Owner.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast-Craft Restaurant Concept Set to Have 50 Locations Open by the End of 2022. Similarly, incentives are also offered to candidates who pull through on existing deals in 2022 that were initially positioned for 2023 and later. The brand is selling territory fast and does not plan to slow down its rapid momentum.

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