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Restaurant Industry in Review: Trends from June 2025

Black Box Intelligence

Staffing challenges: 40% of brands report being constantly understaffed in FOH, 54% saying they’re usually understaffed in BOH. The weakest regions in sales growth border the southern edge of the country; the strongest? Clustered along the Northeastern coast. Comp Sales -0.9%

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How 4 Restaurant Managers Hire, Train, and Retain

7 Shifts

As part of our Serving What's Next webinar series, four restaurant managers shared their approach to hiring, training, and retaining. Piper admits that it's harder to hire for skilled positions, like management and BOH. The pandemic pushed a lot of people out of the industry.

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Poll Results: Where Contract Catering Stands on Digitalisation and Challenges

Apicbase

During our recent webinar on scaling digital operations in contract catering , we asked 100+ operators where they stand. Integration with Back-of-House Systems In fact, the majority of respondents say that FoH and BoH are at least partially connected. The pressure is real and shared. The result?

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How To Run A Successful Restaurant Franchise — 10 Essentials For Sustainable Growth

Apicbase

Provide training through: webinars, field training, on-site visits, conferences, and classroom refresher sessions. Selecting the right tech will ensure BOH and FOH efficiency for years to come, but it will also help your business scale faster and more efficiently.

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

7 Shifts

Look for groups like The Multicultural Food & Hospitality Alliance that run webinars and seminars. And how many of those women work in the FOH rather than the BOH? At Hopdoddy, they use an open kitchen concept so that the FOH and BOH are more integrated. You and your team probably have biases. Provide equal opportunities.

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Maximizing ROI in Food Safety: Smart Investments for Your Budget

PathSpot

This blog delves into the current food safety trends, underscoring how a commitment to food safety can significantly boost a restaurant’s success and drive ROI and hear excerpts from the Opus Training webinar on the RIO of Food Safety. BOH Safety Trends in Food Safety with digital monitoring systems are necessary in today’s restaurants.