Fri.Jun 27, 2025

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How To Promote Direct Online Ordering On Social Media

ChowNow

Social media is amazing at customer engagement: you can highlight your most popular dishes, encourage guests to share their experiences and tag your restaurant in posts, and respond to customer questions and comments, providing a level of connection that few other platforms can offer. But beyond building relationships, social media is also one of the fastest, lowest-effort ways to drive direct online orders.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. A Dilemma of “Super Size” Proportions Amid rising food prices and shifting consumer preferences, the restaurant industry is facing a dilemma of “super size” proportions.

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The 6 Best Restaurant Review Sites (And How To Use Them)

ChowNow

Restaurant review sites aren’t just for diners—they’re also savvy tools for restaurant operators to gather customer feedback and help control the narrative around their dining experience. The problem is, with dozens of restaurant review sites online, which ones should you focus on to give you the most impact, and how can you optimize each site to work in your favor?

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

Restaurant Business

Continue to Site >>> Menu How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business Newsletter Search Restaurant Business Search Login Subscribe Newsletter Login Subscribe Topics Consumer Trends Food Beverage Emerging Brands Operations Technology Marketing Workforce Leadership Financing Data Top 500 Chains Top 100 Independents Future 50: Emerging Brands Same-store Sales Tracker Special Reports COVID: 5 Years Later 50 Great Ideas Killer in the kitchen Evolving Kitchens The impact of the $15 wage

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AI in HR: 20+ Prompts to Use Now

AI is reshaping the business landscape, including HR. This guide is designed to help you understand and implement AI effectively for tangible benefits and a more strategic approach. Learn how to: Automate routine tasks Boost data insights Enhance employee experiences Drive HR’s strategic value Download the guide today!

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Coffee News Recap, 27 Jun:  WoC Geneva hosts four World Coffee Championships, Starbucks denies complete sale of China division & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week. Editor’s note This year’s World of Coffee kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday, hosting four World Coffee Championships: Latte Art, Coffee in Good Spirits, Cup Tasters, and Cezve/Ibrik. The winners will be announced on Sunday, when four new World Coffee Champions will be crowned.

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Sweetgreen wants to shake its reputation for expensive salad

Restaurant Business

The fast-casual chain is working on its value perception in a way that spotlights menu innovation and avoids discounts. Is the chain given enough credit for its more-affordable offerings?

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Family, fish and fortitude: San Pedro Fish Market's story of survival

Restaurant Business

This iconic family-run restaurant went from a $30 million business serving 3,000 to a parking lot popup. Along the way, they built a media brand they hope will help them cruise into the future.

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QR Code Restaurant Guide: 6 Tips for Success

SpotOn

Over the last several years, QR order and pay has gone from being a fringe technology to a widely used solution for restaurants, bars, breweries, and wineries. What started as a simple way to swap paper menus with contactless ordering during COVID quickly evolved into an operational solution to battle staff shortages and improve efficiency. That said, there are still a lot of misconceptions about how to best implement QR codes.

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Week in Review: Everything is coming up Dubai Chocolate

Restaurant Business

Top restaurant stories of the week include an angry In-N-Out, growth at Giordano’s, no more doughnuts at McDonald’s and here comes a flood of Dubai Chocolate whatevers.

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Top Features of Accounting and Bookkeeping Services in UAE

Paper Chase Accountancy

Just as the UAE’s economy continues to evolve, so too do the top features of accounting and bookkeeping services within the region. These features aren’t just about number crunching anymore; they’re also about providing value-added services that’ll help businesses thrive. From sector-specific expertise to advanced tech integration, these services are becoming increasingly crucial in the ever-competitive UAE market.

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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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Taco Bell is taking on the beverage business

Restaurant Business

The Mexican fast-food chain is introducing a line of Refrescas beverages nationwide and it plans to expand its Live Mas Café to another 30 restaurants in Southern California and Texas by this fall.

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Sizzling Strategies to Boost Your Digital Presence This Summer

Web Diner

When the heat rises, so does the competition, especially online. Summer is a prime time for consumer engagement, with more people scrolling, searching, and spending while on the go. If your digital presence isn’t working as hard as it should be, you might be missing out on valuable opportunities to connect, convert, and grow. But don’t sweat it! Here are smart, seasonal strategies to make your brand stand out in all the right ways. 1.

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Value pressure comes to the fast-casual sector

Restaurant Business

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast features a look at fast-casual prices, deportation's impact on restaurant sales, and McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme.

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Hotel Website Design Trends in 2025: What Guests Expect and How to Stay Ahead

Gourmet Marketing

A hotel’s website is no longer just a digital brochure; it’s the center of your brand, the most powerful tool for capturing direct bookings, and often the first real impression a guest will have of your property. As traveler behavior evolves and digital expectations rise, hotel website design must evolve, too. In 2025, the best-performing hotel websites are focused on clarity, speed, storytelling, and trust.

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HR in 2026: Insights & Best Practices

Get Paycor’s guide, based on a survey of 3,000+ professionals, and learn why successful companies are: Almost 80% more likely to identify top talent through formal systems 40% more likely to protect managers’ time spent on coaching 83% more likely to plan to upskill their teams and more!

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Buzztime Weekly Bar Trivia Challenge – Week 90

Buzztime Business

Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later.

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