Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Many professional athletes transition into the business world after their playing careers, and the restaurant industry has become a prime investment opportunity for some of the biggest names in sports. Lets look at four athletes who have excelled in the restaurant business and the lessons they offer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2025

This experience ignited a fire in him, leading him to leave a successful career in nonprofit and consulting to helm Fast Fresh, parent company of Bee Healthy Cafe and Nature's Table. Pepper's personal journey began with the loss of his father to cancer, a diagnosis linked to years of poor dietary habits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2025

I (Steve) began my career as an environmental chemist, while both Tracie and I spent decades running large-scale manufacturing and design build companies. Our backgrounds are not traditionally culinary. When we opened Mammoth Coffee Roasting Co.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Investing in teamwork, internal training, and career development—such as structured in-house wine education—creates a sense of belonging and shared growth. While many companies still don’t offer health insurance, I have a number of clients offering health care through online medical services, such as.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 15, 2025

You may also like our article on how to kickstart a managerial career in coffee. Passionate employees naturally become brand ambassadors, authentically representing company values and connecting with customers. This makes it essential to look for candidates who demonstrate genuine passion for coffee culture.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2025

Update their website with hiring videos and company information. Ongoing training and career development to encourage long-term employee growth. This helps them expand while maintaining a strong company culture. Creating clear career growth opportunities to keep employees engaged.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2025

And those “broken rungs” are most acute in two moments on the career path: first, in a worker’s first promotion into a management position, and second, when they want to make the leap to corporate.

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Hospitality Insurance Group

MAY 2, 2025

After studying at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, I began my insurance career as a processor for a Worcester-based carrier, where I quickly advanced into an underwriting role. Each step in my career has helped build a well-rounded foundation in commercial lines insurance, both from an underwriting and customer-focused perspective.

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SpotOn

MAY 6, 2025

But great campaigns—and great companies—don’t celebrate success and move on. I’ve been in countless brainstorms and strategy sessions throughout my career—these discussions count among the most creative and productive.   It was a great campaign.

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Apicbase

JULY 11, 2025

In fact, 94% of restaurant companies say they won’t replace or upgrade technology unless they absolutely have to. That shift tells you everything: restaurant companies are investing seriously in digital maturity. In this article, I’ll break down the blueprint that leading foodservice companies are using to rebuild their tech stacks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

Companies saw a sales boost in 2024 as loyalty transactions increased by over 30 percent. According to Alignable’s May Tariff Report : 20 percent of small business owners say their companies may not survive through 2025 if tariff conditions persist or worsen. in the U.S. economy. "The

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

The company is consolidating those functions to improve efficiency and collaboration. Dawn Hooper , a longtime veteran of Jack in the Box, was named CFO of the burger chain after 25 years with the company. She will now oversee human resources, culture, legal, risk safety and security, internal audit, and facilities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I often travel alone as a result of my career, and business travel is changing too: for many companies, having large numbers of employees traveling isn’t financially prudent – but being a solo diner doesn’t mean our expectations around our dining experience have changed.

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Bottleneck Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

What do you enjoy about working with the team/company? Whats the best career advice youve ever received? I also like staying active by going to the gym or playing pickleball. A few of us from work play Call of Duty or Fortnite together so that’s what I look forward to most nights. It almost always works.

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Society Insurance

MARCH 10, 2025

Companies that can better represent the spectrum of differences in their external branding/marketing are much more likely to diversify their talent pipelines. Keeping strong relationships with management and leaders has given me fantastic mentorship during the start of my career.

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Sling

MAY 15, 2025

Many companies operate successfully with only part-time employees. Yet other companies only hire employees who can work full-time. It all depends on your organizational strategy and the unique needs of your business. Others find it valuable to employ a combination of both part-time and full-time employees.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 5, 2025

Spotlight on Leading Women in Hospitality Debbie Totten Marriott Vacations Worldwide As the Senior Vice President of Global Brand Strategy and Creative at Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Debbie Totten leads the strategic direction and creative vision for the company’s global brand initiatives.

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Bottleneck Management

MARCH 13, 2025

What do you enjoy about working with the team/company? Whats the best career advice youve ever received? Honestly, I have so much fun and have such great coworkers. What do you do when you are not at work? I have a three-year-old boy. Honestly, everything. Were like a family and were always laughing. Current favorite drink?

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SpotOn

JULY 15, 2025

Most experienced bartenders (present company included) will tell you the same thing: skip the class and head straight for the floor.    This position is designed to prepare you for a career in bartending.    Now, let’s dive into the six steps to becoming a bartender. 

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

The company since then has worked on a “back to basics” strategy that features improved marketing, value and operations. Lal spent his entire career with Yum Brands. These and other questions abound as companies start reporting earnings. decline in the first quarter of 2023. He was named president of KFC U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

” These evergreen job openings can be listed on major job sites, niche career platforms, or even with recruiters (mostly used for salaried positions). “We renovated our careers page and decided to make a 60-second interest survey,” she said. McCutcheon at Hopdoddy spoke about their culture of career growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2021

For Izzy, career choice has never been a question. “One of the things that really makes me, my company, different from other consulting companies is that not only did I go to chef school … I have a lot of back-of-the-house experience, and then later I transitioned to front-of-the-house, and operations and development and training.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While some of your employees are just in the industry for its flexibility during school, many more are making a career of foodservice and want to grow and be successful in their career. During the Great Resignation, many restaurant workers cited lack of career growth or training as one of the top reasons for leaving the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2021

Let’s face it – when candidates are ready to apply for a job, they are looking for companies with incentives not offered by other businesses. However, with the gig economy, those looking for work are opting to drive for companies such as Uber and DoorDash, and the ability to be their own boss. Have flexible hours?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As competition intensifies, companies must innovate and streamline operations to stay ahead. In my career, I’ve seen firsthand how critical it is to understand every facet of operations, not from behind a desk, but inside the kitchen. The pressure to deliver high-quality products quickly, efficiently, and consistently is immense.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Employees actually do want signs of long-term career prospects and manager recognition, such as promotions. Opportunities for professional development and career growth are critical to employee satisfaction and, subsequently, lower turnover rates.” Allow them to have more say and control over their schedules.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2021

This is referring to leveraging the advertising component of these social media platforms and posting targeted content and ads about your open roles and how awesome it is to work at your company to stand out and stay relevant in their eyes. Create brand advocates for your company within these organizations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2021

Many people are hesitant to work in highly interactive settings because of COVID-19, while some have found new careers during quarantine and others are hesitant to return to work due to elevated unemployment benefits. People looking for work trust the input and recommendation of friends or acquaintances who already work for the company.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2022

So much so that she’s made it her career’s work: as Chief Talent Officer at Sonny’s BBQ, Schatz is ever-passionate about coaching and developing talent and, most importantly, creating a positive career experience for the barbecue brand’s thousands of employees. “That will inform everything you do.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With over six years of experience in the automation industry and more than two decades spent analyzing and optimizing operational functions for Fortune 500 companies, I have developed a keen interest in the ways automation is evolving and gaining popularity. Even today, the latest data from the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

However, that does not mean the end of your career or your restaurant. Regardless, your response should show care and concern for the consumer, with an explanation of what happened on the company’s side — not an excuse.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In the process, he built a company now worth nearly $100 million, simply by solving a problem he noticed as a restaurant owner and sharing that solution with others. Canter felt as if the family business was his playground and there seemed to never be a doubt that he would make working at the deli a career.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

Millions of employees are quitting their jobs in search of deeper job satisfaction, better work-life balance, and exceptional company culture. Organize company events. Get to know your employees’ career goals and a clear path for higher level jobs. Offer professional development opportunities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“Now I need to step my game up,” Adkinson remembers thinking upon his longtime company naming him to such a unique position. “A company can do things for the community for the wrong reasons —like simply for getting positive attention,” he says. “I gotta walk the walk.

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