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Pouring Profits: How Restaurants Can Save Big on Water Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants nationwide are facing growing uncertainty. With food and overall costs climbing, owners and managers are finding creative ways to reduce expenses and manage their spending more efficiently. While this uncertainty may seem like a challenge, it also offers restaurateurs the opportunity to step back and look at the factors that may be eating away at their bottom line.

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A large Burger King franchisee declares bankruptcy

Restaurant Business

Consolidated Burger Holdings, which operates 57 locations in Florida and Southern Georgia, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a dispute with the company over remodels and amid heavy debt.

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Vibe Check: Elevating Experience for Better Guest Engagement

Modern Restaurant Management

Tableside caviar service A prosciutto cart An authentic kaiseki tasting experience and members-only Japanese whiskey lounge Tableside s’mores These are just a few examples of ways restaurants across the country are hoping to attract guest by elevating the dining experience and creating a vibe highlighted by superior food and presentation. inKind’s CEO Johann Moonesinghe noted this trend toward immersive, quality-focused experiences prioritizing ambiance and exceptional food. "Aft

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Inside Mad Mobile’s 24/7 Global Support Engine

Mad Mobile

At Mad Mobile, our Technical Support teams in Tampa and Colombo work as one seamless unit, ensuring round-the-clock support for our customers. Despite being thousands of miles apart, our partnership is built on trust, expertise, and a shared commitment to delivering the best support experience through global collaboration. Learning from Each Other For Marko (Senior Director of Global Support) , stepping into his role with fresh ideas meant embracing rapid change.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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The Power of Portnoy

Modern Restaurant Management

What would you do if you saw Dave Portnoy at the door? The staff at Mattenga's Pizzeria found out in this episode of Making Dough Restaurant Show – by Hengam Stanfield. Listen to the lessons they learned from the experience including how to ensure your restaurant is spotlight-ready and why genuine hospitality goes a long way.

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How a Michelin-Starred Chef Runs This Persian Restaurant on the Rise

EATER

Eater Video Chef-owner Chris Morgan makes hundreds of tahdig crispy rice, grilled kabobs, and plates of hummus every night at Joon Chef and Joon owner Chris Morgan has been a mentee of legendary chef and cookbook author Najmieh Batmanglij since 2013 and created Joons Persian and Middle Eastern menu with her. Now hes serving up whole fish, slow-cooked meats, and kabobs that play with traditional flavors and have garnered national acclaim for the upscale Northern Virginia restaurant.

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The Best Shrimp Recipes, According to Eater Editors

EATER

Rebecca Flint Marx Shrimp recipes are a dime a dozen. Here are the best of the best. Kat Thompson is the associate editor of Eater at Home, covering home cooking and baking, cookbooks, and kitchen gadgets. She likes shrimp both deep-fried and dipped in tartar sauce or raw with spicy Thai dressing. In the vast sea of shrimp recipes, it can be a challenge to know which ones to try.

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The great shift: Consumers voted with their feet last year

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: Restaurant customers shifted away from more traditional concepts to those they felt provided better quality and service. Was this brought on by economic challenges or is it part of a long-term industry reconfiguration?

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After a Historically Rough 2024, Louisiana Crawfish Producers Are Bouncing Back

EATER

Crawfish platter at Hawks Restaurant in Rayne, Louisiana. | Bill Addison Its early in the season, but optimism abounds During springtime in Louisiana, you dont have to go far outside your door before the smell of cayenne, garlic, and citrus hits your nostrils. This is peak crawfish boil season, when families across the state haul out their enormous crawfish cooking rigs and invite their friends over for a feast of mudbugs, potatoes, corn, and sausage, all boiled in the states distinct blend of C

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A look into the Top 500 chain restaurants

Restaurant Business

A Deeper Dive: Kevin Schimpf, Technomic's senior director of research and insights, joins the restaurant finance podcast to talk about the Top 500 chain restaurant report, including which restaurant brands won and which ones lost.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Save Up to $200 Right Now on Zwilling’s Super-Sharp, German-Made Knives

EATER

Eater Staff An overripe heirloom tomato hates to see a Zwilling chefs knife coming and theyre up to 50% off When it comes to essential kitchen tools , there are wants and then there are needs; I may want these Wolverine-esque meat shredders , but I need a high-quality chefs knife in my life. Everything from overripe tomatoes to acorn squash become finger hazards when I settle for a dull blade, but thankfully, there are many brands out there making quality, super-sharp knives, from newcomers lik

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