ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

When someone searches for your restaurant online, what do they see? A glowing collection of five-star reviews and hunger-inducing photos? Or a mixed bag of outdated info, unanswered complaints, and a few good reviews buried in the noise? Whether you like it or not, your restaurants online reputation is shaping first impressions long before a guest walks through your doors or even places an order.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2025

T’s Brunch Bar’s four locations in Metro Atlanta feature dishes with a southern twist and charm, but owner Teneshia Murray had to learn a few lessons before finding the right blend for the elevated brunch concept. The third location started out as an upscale burger bar, but it just wasn’t connecting with the neighborhood so Murray recalibrated. “We are making sure that we keep our food, aesthetic and brand all aligned and consistent,” Murray said. “Now, you wi

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

For a long time, third-party delivery apps seemed like the easiest way to get your restaurant online and in front of new customers. And for many restaurants, they still serve a purpose. But more and more operators are realizing that relying too heavily on those platforms comes at a costliterally and figuratively. Instead of giving up control to outside platforms, some restaurants are shifting to a more direct approach: first-party ordering.

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EATER

APRIL 4, 2025

Getty Images/iStockphoto As a food editor with gluten intolerance, Ive tried them all and this bucatini, penne, spaghetti, and beyond get top (delicious) marks Gluten-free foods are used to getting a bad rap. Gluten-free pastas have long been pegged as temperamental to cook and prone to mealiness; gluten-free pizza crusts could be too crackery, limp, or dense; gluten-free cookies could sub in for a weak doorstop or crumble at the touch from dryness.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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.

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2025

James Beard Award-winning chef Sophia Roe debuted a five-part video series, Signature Dish, in partnership with the team at Toast. In this first episode, Roe chats with Chef Joseph (J.J) Johnson in his Harlem restaurant, Field Trip, about how running a successful restaurant and kitchen means paying attention to all the little details that make a big difference.

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Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

Personalized marketing helps restaurants connect with customers by tailoring offers and experiences to individual preferences. With 62% of consumers leaving brands that fail to personalize experiences , personalized restaurant marketing can increase revenue by 10-30%. Using data from POS systems, loyalty programs, and feedback forms, restaurants can create targeted promotions and build long-term loyalty.

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Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

Choosing the best POS system for bars in 2025 is essential for streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, and maximizing profits. A modern POS system for bars goes beyond just processing paymentsit helps with inventory management, staff scheduling, and real-time sales tracking. With evolving technology, bar owners now have access to cloud-based, mobile-friendly, and AI-powered solutions that improve efficiency.

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EATER

APRIL 4, 2025

Francky Knapp Im tired of aesthetic, millennial-marketed EVOO brands and long for the early-2000s, Tuscan-decor-kitchen vibes of Pompeian As far as the aesthetic pantry goods movement [smiles in Fishwife ] is concerned, olive oil has been at the forefront. At this point, we know who is sitting at the cool kid EVOO table; theres Brightland , whose bottles have that expensive-feeling, amphoric appeal, and Graza , with its playful, albeit, divisive squeeze bottle design truly the Baggu of EVOO.

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Crunchtime

APRIL 4, 2025

Learn how to factor weather into your restaurant's forecasting strategy for a competitive edge Even for the most skilled restaurant operators, forecasting is no easy task. On any given Friday night, there are seemingly endless factors that can influence how many guests walk through the door and how many orders are placed. But one element thats always been tough for restaurant operators to factor in?

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QSR Automations

APRIL 4, 2025

In the fast-paced environment of a commercial kitchen, mistakes happen. Whether its a missed modification, an incorrectly fired dish, or a forgotten ticket, these errors dont just slow down service they also lead to unnecessary food waste. In the United States alone, restaurants are estimated to generate a staggering 22 to 33 billion pounds of food waste each year, which equates to approximately $162 billion spent by the industry each year on food that ends up wasted.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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.

Restaurant Business

APRIL 4, 2025

The group that created the casual-dining breastaurant chain will soon reclaim more than 100 locations out of bankruptcy. On the agenda: Better food and longer shorts.

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

The post How 4Top Hospitality Scaled Online Orders Across 12 Locations Without Commissions appeared first on ChowNow.

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Online Ordering Hospitality Ordering 195

Restaurant Business

APRIL 4, 2025

Executive Summary: The latest executive moves in the restaurant industry.

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Leadership 265

Restaurant Clicks

APRIL 4, 2025

Thinking about what to serve this Easter? Don’t forget pie—it’s always a hit. You don’t need fancy skills or rare ingredients to pull it off either. We’ve put together a bunch of pie recipes that are great for Easter and super easy to make. Whether you’re cooking for family, friends, or just want something good for yourself, there’s an idea here for you.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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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Restaurant Business

APRIL 4, 2025

Ray Blanchette is now a Golden Corral franchisee and plans to bring the buffet brand to New England, starting with a grand reopening in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday.

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The Salt

APRIL 4, 2025

Over 200,000 pounds of Egg Beaters and Bob Evans products were recalled over potential cleaning solution contamination. The USDA says that health risks are low, but consumers should still steer clear.

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 4, 2025

The Bottom Line: The coffee shop giant had its worst year since the Great Recession in 2024. That proved to be an opportunity for upstart coffee brands like Dutch Bros and 7 Brew.

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Buzztime Business

APRIL 4, 2025

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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Advertiser: Paycor

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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Restaurant Business

APRIL 4, 2025

All but two restaurant stocks plunged on a second day of a market selloff, prompted by a dramatic increase in import taxes.

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Marketing 179

Web Diner

APRIL 4, 2025

In an era dominated by digital marketing, QR codes, and social media ads, its easy to assume that printed menus and flyers are relics of the past. But heres the reality people still crave tangible, high-quality materials that connect them to an experience. A menu is more than a list of dishes, and a flyer is more than an announcement. They are storytelling tools, designed to captivate, persuade, and enhance how diners engage with your restaurant.

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 4, 2025

The Week in Restaurants: The weekly restaurant news podcast also features a discussion on Chick-fil-As slowing sales and Portillos test of breakfast. And more on third-party delivery.

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Delivery 165

EATER

APRIL 4, 2025

According to some fan theories, a smoothie might be responsible for the death in Season 3 of The White Lotus. | Fabio Lovino/HBO One season finale theory posits that poisonous fruit will make its way into one of Saxons smoothies, but the idea that smoothies are evil isnt so farfetched The following may contain spoilers for The White Lotus Season 3. Soon, we will finally understand why The White Lotus next-episode previews keep teasing us with shots of a blender.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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.

The Salt

APRIL 4, 2025

A trip to the grocery or liquor store is about to become even more expensive, economists say. From seafood to olive oil, these items will likely cost more under President Trump's tariffs.

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Pricing 145

EATER

APRIL 4, 2025

Cinnamon sticks ready to be exported from Sri Lanka, where a 44 percent tariff is set to go into effect. | Sebastian Posingis/Bloomberg via Getty Images Following the announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, companies like Burlap & Barrel, Natoora, and Tuk Tuk Snack Shop face an uncertain future Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater.com, covering restaurant trends, home cooking advice, and all the food you cant escape on your TikTok FYP.

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