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What Restaurant Operators Need to Know About Music Licensing

Modern Restaurant Management

Music can play a role to enhance the dining experience, setting the mood and complementing the menu and design. It's important for operators to ensure they are abiding by the law and compensating the creators and rights holders. Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) such as ASCAP and BMI represent songwriters and publishers and grant licenses to play copyrighted music.

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It’s Not Christmas in Buenos Aires Without Pan Dulce

EATER

The hefty pan dulce at Plaza Mayor in Buenos Aires. | Plaza Mayor In the Argentinean capital, waiting in the heat for Genovese sweet bread is an annual holiday tradition In the days before Christmas, devotees usually begin queueing around 6 a.m. outside Plaza Mayor, an unassuming bistro in a historic but weathered neighborhood of Buenos Aires. By the time the restaurant opens its doors three hours later, the line stretches for several city blocks and the nearby 200-foot obelisk an icon of the A

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When third-party delivery math doesn't add up

Restaurant Business

Tech Check: Delivery margins are notoriously thin, and it doesnt take much to lose money on them. Here's what operators should watch out for.

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Yes, You Should Make Eggnog From Scratch

EATER

Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock Eggnog is easy to make at home, and worlds better than the store-bought stuff Most of us have a family recipe or two (or maybe a whole file of them) that we break out during the holiday season. For some people its cookies, for others its that perfect side dish that rounds out a holiday dinner. For me, its making eggnog from scratch.

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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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How Dunkin' Cut Time to Create Schedules in Half Across its Vast Franchise Network

Crunchtime

America may run on Dunkin, but behind the scenes, Dunkin runs on precision, passion, and a drive to keep millions of customers fueled every single day. Being the largest coffee and donuts brand in the US, its critical for teams in every store to maintain brand consistency and operational efficiency.

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Starbucks Workers Plan Strikes for the Next Five Days

EATER

Starbucks workers on strike in 2023. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Starbucks Workers United says the company isnt bargaining in good faith. So theyre rolling out strikes around the country just in time for the holidays. In 2024, Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) grew across the U.S. : In October, the 500th Starbucks location unionized , and now there are over 525 stores in 45 states who have voted to unionize.

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Which French Toast Recipe Is Worth Serving at the Holiday Breakfast Table? 

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater; see below for full photo credits We tested three popular French toast recipes to find the one we could easily whip up for a crowd Maybe its just me, but pancakes feel like an any-weekend food, while French toast feels more special occasion. Perhaps its the fact that I grew up with the assumption that French toast required planning and couldnt be made on a whim: Not only did the bread need a while to soak, it also had to be stale before soaking.

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London-born PizzaExpress plots first entry into the U.S.

Restaurant Business

America is already pretty crowded with pizza, but this global full-service brand promises a more-elevated "Britalian" version.

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Buckwheat Doesn’t Need a Glow-Up

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater Thanks to the so-called Slavic Diet trend, buckwheat is the latest cultural food staple to be cast as a TikTok fetish object Two things in life are inevitable: the march of time, and FoodTok gentrifying any given cultures dietary staples. The latest traditional food to fall victim to TikToks machinations is buckwheat, a wholesome grain (well, technically a seed) that proponents of the Slavic Diet trend are touting for its health benefits, pairing it with decidedly non-tradition

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Trouble ahead for dessert on restaurant menus

Restaurant Business

Price-conscious consumers are swapping restaurant desserts for less expensive homemade or store-bought treats.

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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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De’Longhi’s Sleek Espresso Machines Are Up to $300 Off

EATER

Always wanted to be an at-home espresso machine person? Right this way Encountering a big, beautiful espresso machine at someones house feels a lot like gazing upon the countertop equivalent of a vintage Bentley, or observing the mechanics of an expensive watch. Theres that covetable air of functional sophistication; the nonchalant cool that comes with a device that showers you with at-home cappuccinos at the pull of a handle (or push of a button , these days).

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Why Peter Cancro decided to sell Jersey Mike's

Restaurant Business

Exclusive: In his first interview since selling the sandwich chain to private-equity firm Blackstone for $8 billion, the owner and longtime CEO said now was the time to make a move. But he remains invested in the company he first bought as a high schooler.

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Starbucks Workers Plan Strikes for the Next Five Days

EATER

Starbucks workers on strike in 2023. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Starbucks Workers United says the company isnt bargaining in good faith. So theyre rolling out strikes around the country just in time for the holidays. In 2024, Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) grew across the U.S. : In October, the 500th Starbucks location unionized , and now there are over 525 stores in 45 states who have voted to unionize.

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Union organizing Starbucks calls for a 3-city strike

Restaurant Business

Starbucks Workers United is urging baristas in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago to walk off their jobs Friday and continue the job action until Christmas Eve. It cited a dislike of new CEO Brian Niccol as a key reason.

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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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2021 Ca’ Del Sarto Ardente Toscana

Planet Grape

The post 2021 Ca’ Del Sarto Ardente Toscana appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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The Best (and Worst) Food TV and Movies of 2024

EATER

From the Martha Stewart documentary to Great British Bake Off to Challengers, our favorite things we watched this year with one exception This was a delightfully chaotic year for food on film, whether on the small or the big screen. As a refresher, this year saw the return of Chefs Table and the debut of the much-maligned Jerry Seinfeld Pop-Tart movie.

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2021 Kaltern Saltner Pinot Nero Riserva Alto Adige

Planet Grape

The post 2021 Kaltern Saltner Pinot Nero Riserva Alto Adige appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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An Herby Chicken Meatballs Recipe That Will Get You Through the Week

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater; see below for full photo credits Simmered in tomato sauce, these simple meatballs are the gift that keeps on giving The premise of this column is to teach you how to make a delicious single-serving dinner. Consider these tender, herby chicken meatballs a great exception. The beauty of these meatballs, which are cooked in a dead-simple tomato sauce, is that they can be repurposed into a few different meals.

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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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2023 Kaltern Schiava Alto Adige

Planet Grape

The post 2023 Kaltern Schiava Alto Adige appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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How to make menu engineering work

Margin Edge

This post was written by David Scott Peters an author, speaker, restaurant expert and coach who coaches restaurant operators on how to stop being prisoners of their businesses and to finally achieve financial freedom. Do you know what the number one sales tool is in your restaurant? It's your menu. Your menu is critical to your restaurant's success.

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2023 Ca’ Del Sarto Pinot Grigio Friuli

Planet Grape

The post 2023 Ca’ Del Sarto Pinot Grigio Friuli appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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The Best Cookie Recipes, According to Eater Staff

EATER

Bettina Makalintal From classic chocolate chip cookies to ube crinkles and holiday party-worthy linzers, these are the cookie recipes we make again and again Cookie season is here, when its no longer too hot to turn on the oven, and when were practicing our best bakes in hopes of impressing at all the holiday cookie parties to come. The cookie can be humble, like the simple sugar cookies plus mix-ins that we make when we have leftover candy laying around, or snickerdoodles and their many variati

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.

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2023 Ca’ Del Sarto Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

Planet Grape

The post 2023 Ca’ Del Sarto Montepulciano D’Abruzzo appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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Love Someone (Who Loves Baking)? Prove It With a Cookie-Themed Claddagh Ring

EATER

On day 15 of the Eater Advent Calendar, say I love you with rhinestone chocolate chips I love big, non-candle-shaped candles as much as the next person but, as a dirty martini-lover, I especially love it when theyre shaped like fist-sized olives. Nata Concept Store has taken our cultural obsession with aperitivo snacks of late (is tinned fish and cheese still girl dinner ?

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Buzztime Weekly Bar Trivia Challenge – Week 63

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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Labor Law and Wage and Hour Trends for Restaurant Operators in 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

When the decade has ended and monikers have been assigned, it is safe to say that no one will refer to it as the “Roaring 2020s.” During the first half of the 2020s, restaurants have faced and weathered a litany of defining moments: COVID, supply chain and logistical nightmares, political movements, diversity/inclusion initiatives, changing customer habits and expectations, and legislative initiatives concerning the workplace, all of which have played out in kitchens and dining rooms

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.