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The Strategic Value of Fractional CFOs in Multi-Unit Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Running multi-unit restaurants demands more than exceptional food and serviceit requires sophisticated financial leadership to ensure long-term success. While a full-time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides valuable expertise, many restaurant groups find that a fractional CFO offers a more cost-effective solution without compromising on financial guidance.

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Finding New Purpose Through Repurposing Space

Modern Restaurant Management

When doors close , windows of opportunity open with vacant real estate providing new homes for growing F&B brands. According to the hospitality experts at Washington D.C.-based architecture and design firm / /3877, newly-available real estate offers prime locations and cheaper rent for fast casual restaurants such as taco shops and upscale burger joints.

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How to Train Your Restaurant Staff on New Systems Without Slowing Down Service

ChowNow

Applying new technology to your restaurants operations is exciting, but integrating it always comes with one immediate hurdle: getting your staff up to speed. In this article, youll discover how training your restaurant staff on new systems doesnt have to be a big ordeal, slowing down service for guests and costing you money. Yes, it does take time, but not as much as youd think, so long as you follow these seven stepsyour team will learn faster, retain information better, and not disrupt busine

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Chipotle wants to hire 20K workers for 'Burrito Season'

Restaurant Business

The fast-casual chain is once again showcasing career opportunities and benefits in its seasonal push to expand its workforce, with the help of a hiring bot named "Ava Cado.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Loss Prevention in 2025

Rocket Fuel

Better Loss Prevention in 2025 Three steps QSRs can take right now for easier workflow and better results by Rachel Auer As we enter a new year, loss prevention continues to be one of the most popular topics of conversation among QSR owners. Yet, many seem to still be grappling with some fundamental questions on the subject: How do you define loss prevention?

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Inside the first Applebee's-IHOP dual-branded restaurant in the U.S.

Restaurant Business

Menu mashups and four-daypart service are differentiators for the new Dine Brands concept, which opened Tuesday in Seguin, Texas.

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Wingstop to roll out AI-fueled kitchen modernization effort

Restaurant Business

After another record year, the fast-casual chicken chain believes this next tech investment will propel the next phase of growth.

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Most Hot Chocolate Sucks. Make It at Home Instead.

EATER

Rebecca Flint Marx As a lifelong hot chocolate person, Ive learned that the best hot chocolate is usually the hot chocolate you make yourself Im not a coffee drinker. Never have been, never plan to be. But what I can say is this: coffee drinkers have it easy. No matter where you go, almost without exception, you are more or less guaranteed to find coffee.

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How Eat App's VP of Product Helps Restaurants Get More Bookings

The Eat Restaurant

As the VP of Product at Eat App, Im on a mission to help restaurants not only attract more first-time visitors but also keep them coming back for repeat visits. From maximizing online bookings across multiple platforms to creating tailored experiences that keep guests engaged, heres how I help restaurants increase their bookings and build a loyal customer base.

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Papa Murphy's owner MTY Food Group looks for another restaurant chain to buy

Restaurant Business

The Canadian brand collector spent most of 2024 digesting its previous acquisitions and restructuring its business. The company wants to find something else, but only at the right price.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Martha Stewart Is Opening Her Next Restaurant in a New England Casino

EATER

The second location of her Las Vegas restaurant, the Bedford, will debut this fall at Foxwoods in Connecticut

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Paul Macaluso named CEO of Torchy's Tacos

Restaurant Business

Mike Rypka, the fast-casual taco chain's founder, will step down from the helm to take a chief innovation officer role.

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Avoiding the 5 Deadly Sins of Third-Party Delivery

Rocket Fuel

Strategies for ensuring DSPs never give your restaurant a time out by Tom Meyer Your restaurant’s customer loyalty is like water in a bucket: attractive promotions fill it, but operational flaws create leaks that drain the loyalty away. Last year was a tough one for all restaurant brands. Consumer cutbacks hurt the industry as a whole, but QSRs took a particularly big hit.

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How to grow a hot restaurant concept without destroying it

Restaurant Business

A Deeper Dive: Chris Schultz, CEO of Voodoo Doughnut, joins the podcast to talk about the chains history and its expansion strategy.

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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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Noodles & Company names Joe Christina president, COO

Restaurant Business

He replaces retiring COO Brad West as the fast-casual chain prepares to launch a comprehensive menu overhaul.

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Understanding KFC's head-scratching move to Texas

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: Brands have been moving corporate headquarters for years for a variety of reasons. But taking a struggling chicken chain out of the market its associated with could backfire.

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Restaurants' climate fight faces fresh uncertainties

Restaurant Business

The Trump administration has put funding for climate-friendly farming projects in limbo. Advocates are urging restaurants to speak up.

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