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Being Proactive to Protect Your Restaurant and Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

The unfortunate answer is price increases in general for both food and drink and narrower margins than already experienced by restauranteurs. Most of these increases in costs will be passed on to the consumer by higher menu prices. Tariffs on agave products from Mexico could see significant prices increases.

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Waffle House lifts 50-cent egg surcharge as prices fall

Restaurant Business

02, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Wholesale egg prices have fallen 67% since their March peak. The 2,000-unit breakfast chain on Monday announced that it has lifted its 50-cent per-egg surcharge, which it instituted in February to help manage sky-high egg prices. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. Thanks for understanding!” Sign up here.

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2025 Restaurant Design Trends: Elevating Guest Experiences with Innovation and Flexibility

Modern Restaurant Management

At Harrison, we’re seeing four emerging trends shaping the future of restaurant spaces driving at purpose: dynamic bar areas, local element integration, flexible layouts and playful, art-centric designs. Beyond serving as a place to grab drinks, the bar is becoming a hub of social interaction and a key driver of revenue.

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Is There a Right Way to Raise Prices?

Modern Restaurant Management

Due to many factors including inflation and supply chain challenges, restaurant owners and operators have been faced with tough choice about raising menu prices. As food prices rise, restaurants should try to stay within their target ratio for food cost to gross food revenue in order to maintain target profits.

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14 Bar Manager Interview Questions to Hire the Perfect Fit for Your Venue

7 Shifts

Finding a well-rounded bar manager can be the determining factor in the success of your business. Through the right interview questions, you can find a manager who doesn’t just fit the job but can boost your bar’s reputation. In this article: How do you handle inventory management to keep the bar always adequately stocked?

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THE LINE IN THE SAND WITH RESTAURANT PRICING

Culinary Cues

Restaurants get hit from all angles so when there is a chance to push the envelope on pricing – many do. Of course, there is a handful of masterful chefs and restaurateurs who can charge crazy prices to sold out audiences. How do we continue to market wines at $20 a glass or cocktails in the same price category?

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Check, Please… or Just Check Out? How Grocery and Convenience Stores Are Eating Into Restaurant Market Share

Modern Restaurant Management

Pre-packaged meals, made-to-order sandwiches, fresh salads, and even hot food bars are no longer afterthoughts—they're part of a growing meal strategy. Adding pressure, price perceptions remain high. Almost four out of five RMS respondents feel restaurant and grocery prices have increased compared to the previous month.

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