Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Huddle House will add drive-thrus as it moves into more urban and suburban markets. | Perkins, the 68-year-old chain best known for its bakery case, recently began serving boba and frozen margaritas, while its younger sibling Huddle House, 61, is rolling out smash burgers. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. million by the end of 2023. Competition is heating up : In 2023, 47 percent of operators expect competition to be more intense than last year. "The

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7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2023

37% of restaurant operators say employee retention and productivity is one of their priorities for 2023. As part of our Serving What's Next webinar series, four restaurant managers shared their approach to hiring, training, and retaining. She knows while it takes time to hire the right people, it ultimately leads to less turnover.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Its founder, George Pullman, hired newly liberated Southern black men as porters and servers. 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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EATER

APRIL 28, 2023

In her early 20s, Freeman worked as a front-of-house manager at a popular bar and restaurant in Washington D.C. Freeman’s boundary-pushing menu at Cadence has earned her James Beard Award semifinalist nods for Emerging Chef in 2022 and Best Chef: New York State in 2023 — but she hasn’t become remotely complacent.

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EATER

JULY 1, 2024

In a 2023 interview with Today, Elliott said that she’s only ever held one restaurant job — a hostess gig — and she barely made it a week before quitting without even returning for her paycheck. Abby Elliott as Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto in The Bear. | It kind of blew my mind as an actor,” Elliott tells Eater.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A Decade of DoorDash DoorDash celebrated its 10th anniversary by unveiling Dash From the Past 2023 and Dash From the Past: A Decade Delivered, which checks in on popular trends as we celebrate the best of what users have dashed over the past year, and over the past decade.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

One of the biggest issues facing restaurants in 2023 is finding and keeping good talent. When staff are unhappy, you lose more than just the cost of hiring and training. When staff are unhappy, you lose more than just the cost of hiring and training. People are the heart of the restaurant. Post about them on social media.

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

Did you know that payroll/labor makes up almost one-third of a restaurant's operating costs ? While most restaurateurs are experts in hospitality and customer service, payroll makes many savvy business owners scratch their heads. We're here to demystify payroll so you can spend more time every week growing your business and doing what you do best.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Some quick-service chains, including Chick-fil-A, have crossed a tipping point, with more than half their sales coming via digital orders in 2023. Restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have: it’s an absolute necessity for building a modern, resilient restaurant that can become and stay competitive.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. Try 7shifts for free.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. Try 7shifts for free.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Accordingly, “I bought this house because the kitchen was so normal,” Doiron tells me as she films herself preparing the crust for a zucchini tart. This is how Justine Doiron — 2.3 million followers on TikTok , a million on Instagram — gets her shots of sugar and salt sparkling in the sunlight. Doiron explains. “It It felt like fake cooking.”

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling variation. And thinking about that now in 2023, that's crazy. It's about feeding people, nurturing people. It's an immediate lawsuit.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 29, 2023

He joined us on the Pre-Shift podcast to chat about bartaco's embrace of tech, their unique approach to training and career development, radical wage structure, and how all of those practices have them poised for growth in 2023. And now we're starting to get a little bit more of the purpose-driven, of 'what do you stand for?

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Open for Business

MARCH 7, 2023

The majority of new hires have worked in the restaurant industry before and likely in the same role. Here are some of the most common ways industry skills are taught today: One-on-one training If you own a small restaurant where people are hired one at a time, one-on-one training will probably make the most sense.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

In Nevada, starting in July 2023, the minimum wage will depend on whether or not an employee receives or is offered qualifying health insurance. In the current hiring environment, restaurants paying the federal minimum often struggle to find staff. Rising wages reflect this pressure. This can be as little as $2.13

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you. Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. We live in a world where diners are inundated with choices. There are more options for eating out than ever before.

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Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire employees for a fine dining establishment, a food truck, or a fast food business, you’ll need any number of restaurant positions to make up the foundation of your team. In this article, we discuss the most common restaurant positions so you’ll have a better idea of who you need to hire for your business.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

By January 1, 2023 California’s minimum wage will be $15.00/hour hour on June 1, 2023. hour on January 1, 2023. hour on January 1, 2023. hour on January 1, 2023, and an increase to $15.00/hour hour on January 1, 2023. Planned increase to $14.00/hour hour for businesses with 25 or fewer employees and $15.00/hour

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Sling

AUGUST 9, 2023

March 2023 13 Expert Tips for Effective Employee Communication March 2023 11 Types of Job Shifts Managers Should Know March 2023 What Is Incentive Pay and How Does it Work? March 2023 What Is a Human Resource Management System (HRMS)?

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Sling

APRIL 27, 2023

How to improve your restaurant operations management 1) Make clear plans Many things need to go right for your restaurant to open its doors each day — everything from accepting orders, prepping food, and readying the front of the house to running staff meetings and ordering supplies for the next day.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

The F&B industry grew in 2022… and it will keep growing in 2023. This trend is expected to continue in 2023. Having an easily scannable menu online will be table stakes for most operations in 2023. Agile businesses that invest in their own online ordering platforms stand to reap benefits from this shift in 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Restaurants had difficulty hiring and retaining staff, which led to more interest in automating processes. " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. ." Workforce : COVID fundamentally changed the labor market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Holiday Traffic Not Enough. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

They take purposeful planning and work to build and maintain. The result of all that effort can be a successful restaurant that runs well even when you’re not there. In this article, we discuss some of the best ways to improve your restaurant operations and introduce you to the tools that can help make that easier. Here’s how to achieve that.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. In a 2023 survey, 29% of operators said they are very likely to open new locations in 2024. Most operators raised their menu prices in 2023, but fewer expect to do so in 2024. Let’s dig in.

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Clover - Restaurants

JUNE 20, 2024

million visitors (not including residents) in 2023–that’s a lot of potential restaurant guests. million visitors (not including residents) in 2023–that’s a lot of potential restaurant guests. Your menu should, in turn, reflect your restaurant’s theme and offer guests plenty of variety without overtaxing your back-of-house staff.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 6, 2020

The online food delivery industry is expected to grow and register an annual revenue of USD 2Bn by 2023. An increasing number of Saudi restaurants are now connected to one or more delivery platforms. Cloud kitchens are strategically designed to remove all the delivery related challenges in the supply chain system.

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Sling

MAY 3, 2023

But an inexperienced-yet-passionate server who is willing to learn and grow can often make for a better hire than someone who’s just been around for a long time. If you want your front-of-house staff to treat the customers cordially and with respect, you need to treat the servers and hosts with that same cordiality and respect.

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Sling

MAY 24, 2023

It’s a way to define the working relationship between employer and employee. In essence, a restaurant employee handbook does two things: Tells employees what you expect of them Tells employees what they can expect from you In addition, a restaurant employee handbook can be a source of protection against litigation.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

The model allows one or more virtual restaurants to operate from a delivery-optimized kitchen without the overheads of a dining room or front-of-house staff. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. But moving to a delivery- only model has been made possible recently by advances in technology and changes in consumer habits.

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Apicbase

MARCH 17, 2023

Recommended read: 85+ Restaurant Industry Statistics That Every F&B Operator & Manager Needs to Know in 2023 Here we go! Because technology integration allows your business systems to talk, it improves communication between the kitchen and front-of-house staff. There is good and bad news.

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to the National Restaurant Association 2023 Restaurant Industry Forecast , 9 in 10 restaurants are experiencing staffing shortages. This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. million, while the number of hires was 1.3

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Event Planning Is Back. With summer around the corner, and an imminent surge of demand for experiences and events in the months ahead, Tripleseat and SevenRooms partnered to survey 1,000 U.S.

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SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At the beginning of 2024, the NRA reported that 73% of operators expected profit to be less or the same over the year, with 38% saying they didn't make any profit in 2023. This is all the income from your food and beverage sales, catering, branded merchandise, packaged goods, venue hire, etc. We all know it. Labor costs.

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