Scaling your business: When should you hire a restaurant CFO?
Margin Edge
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Hear Georgina Cavendish, former CFO of Maman, discuss the basics and best practices of when growing restaurant groups should outsource accounting functions.
Wed.Dec 04, 2024
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We Deserve Free Sparkling Water
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Seltzer for all | Lille Allen Why more restaurants are making sparkling water free At a recent celebratory meal, when presented with the essential opening question of any meal — “Still or sparkling?” — I chose sparkling, and was somehow surprised to find a bottle of Pellegrino plopped on my table a minute later, and a charge for $9 on the check at the end of the night.
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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Restaurant Guests Expect Seamless Tech
Modern Restaurant Management
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Restaurant operators need to embrace menu and technological innovations in order to meet guest expectations this holiday season, according to the Fall/Winter Trend report: a report produced by Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "Our findings show that while traditional expectations around food quality, service, and ambiance remain steady, technology has emerged as a pivotal area of focus," Carly Fink, president of Provoke Insights, told MR
The Oyster Men
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
How my father taught me how to be a dad, one roasted Lowcountry oyster at a time “Boy, take your time and pay attention to what you’re doing!” I started shucking oysters when I was young — age 5 to be exact. Even still, my dad held no mercy when teaching me how to open and eat them. “Don’t jam it in there,” he would say. “Just put the knife in the back and twist it.
Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Here's everything we know about the bidding war for 7-Eleven's parent company
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Seven and I Holdings, the parent company of the convenience-store chain, is weighing multiple options for its future, including an offer from the owner of Circle K and a management buyout that could result in a U.S. IPO for its North American operations.
The Best Way to Gift a Cookbook? Bundle It With These Special Tools and Ingredients
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
There’s no better or more thoughtful gift for any home cook than a book they’ll love along with the supplies they’ll need to get cooking. Here are our favorite cookbooks of the year and some recommendations to get started. Cookbooks make fantastic gifts, and a thoughtfully chosen book can easily become a cherished addition to someone’s culinary collection.
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Cookie Economics
Modern Restaurant Management
DECEMBER 4, 2024
In this video, the team at Modern MBA delves into the business of cookies crumbling together all of the economic chunks behind the trend. They examine both popular brands and neighborhood spots.
How a robot is meeting soaring demand for boba on college campuses
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Botrista's beverage machine can produce the complex Taiwanese tea at the push of a button, allowing foodservice operations to offer a trendy item with minimal labor.
At Santi’s in Charleston, Christmas Decor Defies Gravity
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
If you don’t have room in your restaurant for a Christmas tree, simply hang it from the ceiling For some restaurants, whether old or new, the reason for the season is not just to celebrate with food and drink — it’s to go wild over holiday decor. In this miniseries, we highlight the spots across the country for whom extra doesn’t begin to cover it when it comes to lights, tinsel, and Christmas spirit.
Introducing Our New Brand Identity: IFMA The Food Away from Home Association
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Learn how the new IFMA The Food Away from Home Association unites the food away from home ecosystem—manufacturers, operators, supply chain, and service providers—to tackle industry challenges and drive innovation. Explore our mission, new membership categories, and future events.
The Funding Recipe for Your Restaurant – A Guide To Growing Your Business
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Fuel your restaurant’s success with our comprehensive 2025 funding guide! Running a restaurant comes with unique financial challenges, from managing seasonal fluctuations to covering unexpected expenses like equipment repairs or ingredient shortages. This guide dives into fast, flexible financing options for restaurant owners. Discover how to bridge cash flow gaps, fund expansions, or navigate slow seasons without compromising service quality.
Pascual Brings Taste of Mexico City to D.C.’s Capitol Hill
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Chefs Isabel Coss and Matt Conroy team up for Oaxacan dishes like lamb neck barbacoa, buñuelos, and mezcal-cured smoked trout. “Mexican cuisine starts with corn,” says Isabel Coss, the co-chef of Washington D.C. restaurant Pascual , one of Eater’s Best New Restaurants of 2024. The day at Pascual also begins with this building block of Mexican cuisine, as Coss and the restaurant’s morning team take the corn cooked the evening before and grind it into masa to be used for tortillas, tlayudas, tetel
Restaurant gift cards figure large on this year's holiday shopping lists
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A survey by the National Restaurant Association found that nearly 60% of shoppers intend to buy one as a gift, and the propensity is even higher among younger consumers.
Behold! Our Favorite Sherry Vinegar
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Lille Allen/Jordan Moss On day three of the Eater Advent Calendar, unwrap a dainty bottle of really rich, really savory, really great sherry vinegar with a big chef endorsement Roll over balsamic — sherry vinegar is my acid number one. The mahogany elixer is a hair more savory than sweet, with a high astringency and a deep sherry-esque flavor that makes it my favorite for more umami-forward dressings and marinades.
Court shields restaurants from ownership reporting requirements
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A ruling Tuesday blocks the federal government from enforcing a mandate that LLCs and small corporations file beneficial ownership information by Jan. 1.
5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
An Apple Pie Recipe That Won’t Give You Pie Anxiety
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Lille Allen/Eater; see below for full credits Ina Garten’s low-effort, high-reward apple pie bars deliver everything we ask of a holiday dessert Ina Garten came to the American masses at a curious moment. She arrived in the late 1990s, long after Julia Child taught home cooks to prepare duck à l’orange and years after Martha Stewart made her aspiring employees distinguish between toile, tulle, tool, tuile, toyle, and toil.
Smalls Sliders sues Smashburger over trademark violations
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The slider chain takes issue with the fast-casual burger competitor's new "S" logo and use of the color orange—or what Smalls calls
Most consumers now consider convenience stores viable alternatives to fast food
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The Bottom Line: More than half of U.S. consumers now believe convenience-store prepared food is a good alternative to quick-service chains. Did value drive that change?
Canadian population growth is a boon for Tim Hortons
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
An influx of people into the country has reset the coffee-and-doughnut chain’s growth expectations there. But can it also grow in the U.S.?
HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025
Advertiser: Paycor
The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.
Take that, Sardar Biglari: Cracker Barrel shows its turnaround plan is working
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The family-dining chain posted a same-store restaurant sales increase of 2.9% for the first quarter, but retail sales continued to slip.
Sam Nazarian's C3 to bring restaurant brands to SeaWorld
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A handful of the digital restaurant collector's brands will be offered at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens through a partnership with theme park company United Parks & Resorts.
Why restaurant chains are releasing so many new menu items
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast focuses on the rapid increase in new menu items from restaurant chains, and why they should consider slowing down.
Cherry Bounce Hospitality acquires hot chicken brand Party Fowl
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The Nashville-based full-service chicken chain filed for bankruptcy in January and closed some locations. Cherry Bounce wants to help it grow again.
Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. 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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