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Embracing the solo dining trend: How to make your restaurant a go-to solo dining destination

Open for Business

Solo dining is gaining momentum, with more and more people choosing to enjoy meals alone. More than half (52%) of US consumers say they’re planning to dine solo this year, with Gen Z and Millennials more likely to embrace this trend, according to consumer research by OpenTable and Kayak.* There are many factors driving the surge in solo dining, including an increase in single households, a desire for more “me time,” and business travel.

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Emotion-Based Ad Targeting in QSR Environment

Modern Restaurant Management

Artificial Intelligence is not normally associated with emotion, but PMG recently partnered with Wurl to use their AI-powered emotion targeting to align their clients' QSR ads with content that conveyed emotions related to hunger and cravings. The result: PMG found was a 40 percent increase in incremental store visits and 48 percent lift in incremental sales.

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Effective Communication For Restaurant Teams & Employees

7 Shifts

Communication is key in virtually every workplace, but this rings especially true in the restaurant industry. With the industry facing a 73% annual turnover rate and poor communication being the number one reason staff quit , there is a lot that effective team communication could do to improve the hospitality industry. Watch the video version of these 5 restaurant communication tips In order to build an effective work culture and a productive team, restaurant leaders need to communicate successf

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Celebrating Culinary Traditions of Southern Appalachia

Modern Restaurant Management

Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar released a micro documentary “A Journey Through Appalachia,” which celebrates the unique ingredients, techniques and culinary traditions of southern Appalachia. The video follows Tupelo Honey’s four-time James Beard Award semifinalist Executive Chef Eric Gabrynowicz on a week-long exploration of this rich food culture, “Appalachian culture has shaped our food in so many ways, and this is our way to pay homage to our roots,” sa

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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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Customer Spotlight: Wingstop’s Manager of Operations Excellence, Stephanie Herrington

Crunchtime

Discover how Wingstop navigates the challenges of maintaining brand standards and implementing technology for growth in the restaurant industry.

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Controversial Chef Eric Rivera Arrested in North Carolina on Domestic Abuse Charges

EATER

The Raleigh chef was held on $7,000 bond in the Wake County Detention Center

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Starbucks releases fall menu, exploring flavor profiles beyond pumpkin spice

Restaurant Business

In a nod to Gen Z and Millennial customers, the coffee shop chain is adding more cold beverages and teas to the seasonal lineup.

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Meet the Best New Bartenders of 2024

EATER

The Best New Bartenders of 2024: These 10 talented individuals represent the future of bartending and the drinks industry.

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Have restaurants recovered jobs lost during the pandemic? Maybe not

Restaurant Business

Federal revisions to jobs data suggest that restaurants and bars employ fewer people than initially thought.

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What Will Be on Chick-fil-A TV?

EATER

Shutterstock The chicken chain is launching a streaming service, and we have some ideas for whoever’s in charge of programming You ever go to Chick-fil-A and think, damn, I would love an unscripted, family-friendly show loosely based around this chicken sandwich? You, and only you, are in luck. According to Deadline , the fast-food chicken chain is planning to launch its own streaming platform, with a slate of original programming.

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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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What a potential merger of Circle K and 7-Eleven means for restaurants

Restaurant Business

A Deeper Dive: Hannah Hammond, senior editor with Restaurant Business sister publication CSP Daily News, joins the podcast to discuss the growing competition between restaurants and convenience stores.

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John Besh’s Latest New Orleans Restaurant Is a Reminder He Never Really Left

EATER

Delacroix Fish Camp & Bar, BRG’s forthcoming restaurant on the riverfront, is funded in part by an additional sales tax imposed on customers of Riverwalk shops.

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A 23-unit Subway franchisee shuts down

Restaurant Business

The sandwich giant terminated the franchise earlier this month, but says it is working to reopen the stores in Washington and Oregon.

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What Cafe & Bistro Owners Need to Know About Local SEO

Restaurant Engine

Focus on Local SEO to drive traffic to your cafe and bistro. As a business owner, you have most likely heard of search engine optimization (SEO), but have you heard of local SEO? Local SEO is a strategy you can employ to help your restaurant show up in local search results. This is most important for restaurant owners because your target is people in your local geographic area.

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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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Panera Bread is making a major change to its bakery menu

Restaurant Business

The fast-casual chain is launching a new bakery menu featuring a collection of pastries, cookies and cake.

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A Lomo Saltado That Amps Up the Effort for Major Reward

EATER

Recipe creator Jona Won brings Chinese-Peruvian influence to “Give a Chef a Steak” For the half-Colombian, half-Chinese content creator Jona Won , the flavors of chifa — “essentially the amalgamation of Peruvian spices and flavors in combination with a lot of Chinese ingredients,” he says — show up frequently in his cooking. So when it came time to Give a Chef a Steak , Won turns a T-bone steak into lomo saltado, a traditional Peruvian stir fry usually served with rice and potatoes.

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Chick-fil-A is apparently jumping into the streaming wars

Restaurant Business

The chicken sandwich chain is reportedly planning to create its own streaming platform featuring mostly unscripted, family-friendly shows later this year.

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In third-party delivery wars, consumers come out on top

Restaurant Business

Tech Check: Delivery apps have been showering customers with promotions lately as they compete for supremacy. Where does that leave restaurants?

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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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Big-name chefs come out strongly for Kamala Harris

Restaurant Business

Government Watch: Celebs like Tom Colicchio and Nancy Silverton have pledged to cook in support of the Democratic candidate.