Wed.Aug 14, 2024

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Restaurant Delivery: The Old Way vs The New Way

Modern Restaurant Management

Here’s the scene of a restaurant using third-party delivery… Dine-in customers walk into the smell of delicious food, but the atmosphere feels more like a busy train station than a place to eat. Drivers are clustered around the hostess stand asking questions, sifting through bags of food looking for a specific name, or waiting for their assigned pickup to be ready.

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THE JOY OF COOKING

Culinary Cues

It often starts in the home – that interest in food and cooking. It may have been a mother, grandmother, or aunt, maybe a father or grandfather; it could have been a particular event or maybe a specific signature dish that represented family, but in any case, a cook’s interest in the craft probably began in the home. Somewhere, tucked away on a bookshelf you would also likely find a couple time-worn cookbooks with hand scribbled reminders of family traditional recipes and notes in the margins of

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Fast-Paced Drive-Thru: Boon or Bane for Your Bottom Line? (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

In today's fast-paced world, convenience reigns supreme. This is especially true for the modern consumer who values speed and efficiency, particularly when it comes to grabbing a bite to eat. Drive-thrus have become a ubiquitous symbol of this convenience, offering a quick and easy way to satisfy hunger pangs. However, while a speedy drive-thru experience can attract customers, its impact on your bottom line can be a double-edged sword.

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Acting like a fast-food chain gives Chili's a 14.8% sales bump

Restaurant Business

The main operation of Brinker International said traffic jumped 5.9%, in part on the strength of drawing first-time guests. Investors were still not pleased.

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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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Strategies for a Successful Pop-Up Restaurant During Renovations

The Rail

By Charles D. Bailey, Contributor Pop-up restaurants have emerged as a dynamic solution for restaurateurs during periods of renovation. They offer a way to maintain customer engagement, generate revenue, and experiment with new concepts without a permanent commitment. However, running a successful pop-up restaurant requires strategic planning and execution.

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How franchising can build multi-generational wealth

Restaurant Business

A Deeper Dive: Kerri Harper-Howie, a second-generation McDonald's operator out of California, joins the RB podcast to talk about the ups and downs of operating a franchise.

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Here's how much Wall Street loves Brian Niccol

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: When Starbucks announced its hiring of the Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO to lead the company, investors poured money into the coffee brand—and hammered the burrito chain’s stock.

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Chef Stephanie Bonnin Makes Colombian-Style Steak and Potatoes

EATER

This seared T-bone steak is paired with avocado salsa and papas criollas We task chef Stephanie Bonnin, owner of Brooklyn, New York-based La TropiKitchen , with pairing a steak with a michelada and the result is Colombian-style steak and potatoes. Drawing from the roots of her native South America, Bonnin sears her T-bone or “ Flintstone steak,” and serves it alongside avocado salsa and papas criollas.

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Boost the bottom line by offering plant-based comfort foods

Restaurant Business

As more consumers look for meatless options on menus, comfort foods with alternative proteins are an easy win for operators.

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Wally Amos, creator of Famous Amos cookies, has died

The Salt

The creator of the grocery store snack aisle staple died at 88. His family said in a statement that he had dementia.

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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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PFG is buying the Southeast's Cheney Bros. for $2.1B

Restaurant Business

The deal will provide new opportunities in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, according to the buyer. It also cited increased potential for private-brand sales.

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Shake Shack to offer robot delivery in Los Angeles through Uber Eats

Restaurant Business

With labor costs rising, the automated delivery carts on wheels are gaining acceptance.

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Has there ever been a CEO change as bold as Starbucks' appointment of Brian Niccol?

Restaurant Business

Restaurant Rewind: We can recall two that were in the same league, each from decades ago. See if you agree.

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Brothers named co-CEOs of Din Tai Fung North America

Restaurant Business

The Taiwan-born soup dumpling specialist is growing in the U.S. and Canada as a casual-dining powerhouse.

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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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Chili's' better-than-fast-food campaign is a smash

Restaurant Business

The casual-dining chain wrapped two full years of turnaround with the Big Smasher burger and Nashville Hot Mozz driving in new guests.

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Menu prices rise at double the inflation rate for groceries in July

Restaurant Business

New federal data shows restaurant prices running 4.1% higher than a year ago, compared with supermarket's 1.1%.

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