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Expanding the Definition of Value

Modern Restaurant Management

More than eight in ten restaurant operators expect 2025 sales to meet or exceed 2024 levels, but rising competition will require differentiation through experience, service, and innovation, according to The National Restaurant Association’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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What Does 86 Mean? Definition, History and More

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If you're standing in line waiting to order the special of the night, the seasonal Panzanella Salad, you don't want to hear “86 the special”. At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters.

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You Definitely Can’t Fly With Gravy in Your Carry-On

EATER

You definitely want to make sure you have a nice, solid, non-melted ice pack.” If the dishes require refrigeration, you’ll want to make sure that you’ve got an ice pack that’s still frozen completely solid to make sure that your food doesn’t spoil in transit.

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What a Nuclear Verdict Means for a Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

All coverages and limits are subject to the terms, definitions, exclusions and conditions in the policy. While challenges –like nuclear verdicts – remain, it’s truly a historic and exciting time for the hospitality industry. This is only a general description of coverages and is not a statement of contract.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Mastering Worker Classification: Seven Essential Tips for Restaurant Owners

Modern Restaurant Management

Tip #2: Understand the Definitions Employees and independent contractors are distinct categories with different rights and obligations. Tax Implications Employees have taxes withheld by their employer, while independent contractors are responsible for their own tax payments.

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For Restaurants in 2025, Change Is the Only Constant

EATER

Its definitely been nice to see that dream become a reality. We have savings goals that are definitely more aggressive than they were pre-COVID, and we are much more strategic in our spending and budgeting than we ever have been in the past, she says. What I originally envisioned is the restaurant that exists now, says Stieber.

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12 Tips for Selling to the C-Suite

We called on ZoomInfo’s top sales people — including our founder and CEO — to bring you the definitive guide for selling to the C-suite. How should frontline sales professionals approach selling to the C-suite in today’s ultra-competitive market?