The snacking trend fuels growth at smoothie and treat concepts
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
A focus on portability, meal replacement and beverage innovation is also moving these chains up in the Top 500 ranks.
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Restaurant Startup Ideas
The Restaurant Group
JUNE 5, 2024
Mastering the Startup: Essential Tips for Opening a New Restaurant Nearly 53,800 restaurants opened their doors last year. While the industry has proven its resilience and remains in demand throughout the year, not all establishments are sustainable over the long haul. What’s one of the most important aspects that can influence long-term success? Implementing a good start-up plan.
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Net-Positive Dining at The Green Orchid
Modern Restaurant Management
JUNE 5, 2024
The Green Orchid , a garden-to-table, fully solar-powered restaurant recently opened in Sarasota's Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, expects soon to be the world’s first net-positive energy restaurant, generating more energy than it consumes. Designed by Overland Partners and operated by Michaels On East, the eatery's seasonally inspired menu features produce from The Drs.
How to Master Google Restaurant Reviews
ChowNow
JUNE 5, 2024
In today’s digital age, online reviews are the modern-day word-of-mouth, and hungry diners often turn to Google restaurant reviews to find their next meal. Since 98% of consumers read reviews to help inform their decisions , it’s crucial for restaurants to encourage satisfied customers to provide feedback and manage their online reputation effectively.
How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results
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.
Khushbu Shah’s ‘Amrikan’ Celebrates the Art of Adaptation
EATER
JUNE 5, 2024
In her new cookbook, Shah shines a spotlight on the Indian American diaspora’s culinary ingenuity and creativity There’s a famous story in my family of how my Didu scammed customs. It was sometime in the 1960s, and she had just returned from a visit to India with a suitcase full of spices she couldn’t find anywhere near her home in Newark. The security agents opened her bag and questioned her, and she spun a story of how she was a part of a very specific, mystical religion, and what was in the s
Reinventing a Global Beverage Brand: Chatime Evolves in a Fast-Growing Market
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
Staying on top in today’s crowded, dynamic beverage industry requires a fresh approach from even the most well-established brands. While the growth opportunity in the bubble tea market is significant – Forbes Business Insights projects that the global bubble tea market will grow from $2.46 billion in 2023 to a predicted $4.78 billion in 2032 – with increased opportunity comes increased competition.
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If you think the operating environment is bad here, try China
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
Several restaurant chains, notably Starbucks, are navigating weak spending and increasing competition in the fast-growing market. But they remain bullish on its future.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024: The Full List of Winners
EATER
JUNE 5, 2024
World’s 50 Best Disfrutar in Barcelona takes the top spot, while Spain’s Asador Etxebarri and Paris’s Table by Bruno Verjus round out the top three The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List was announced tonight at an awards ceremony in Las Vegas, with Disfrutar in Barcelona, Spain, named to the top spot in the annual restaurant ranking. Rounding out the top five: Asador Etxebarri in Atxondo, Spain at No. 2; Table by Bruno Verjus in Paris at No. 3; Diverxo in Madrid at No. 4; and Maido in Lima at No.
US Foods to sell its cash-and-carry Chef’Store concept
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
The broadline foodservice distributor said it still plans to open five new Chef’Store locations this year but that it will focus on its core business going forward.
How Small Businesses Can Navigate Surcharges, Service Fees, and Junk Fees Law
SpotOn
JUNE 5, 2024
Restaurants and other small businesses operate on slim margins. Repairing equipment, credit card fees, hiring and training staff are all necessary expenses, but they're costly. When you're just opening, understaffed, or trying to grow, it can be tough to figure out where to trim the fat and make the numbers work. For this reason, many restaurants and other small businesses implement some kind of fee to offset operating expenses without skyrocketing prices for their customers.
How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results
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.
TGI Fridays sees 'massive white space' in hotels and airports
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
The bar and grill chain said its hotel outlets do better than traditional stores and are more cost-effective to develop.
Make restaurant inventory management easier with this 5-minute hack
Clover - Restaurants
JUNE 5, 2024
If you’re already taking weekly inventories, this hack probably won’t be super helpful. But, for operators who are short on time or resources and still want to make an impact in between monthly counts, here’s our hack: do a quick count of your top five highest cost key items before you make an order. With this restaurant inventory management hack, you can sustainably manage waste, maximize profitability, and wrangle wiley food costs.
Foxtrot to reopen Chicago, Dallas, Austin locations
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
Mike LaVitola, founder of the retail-restaurant hybrid that abruptly shuttered in April, has started a new company to continue the business.
Eleven Madison Park Is Opening a Cocktail Bar
EATER
JUNE 5, 2024
Daniel Humm is taking on the world of cocktails
What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Restaurants are putting some dollars behind their Pride Month rainbows
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
Marketing Bites: Restaurant operators big and small seem to be realizing that “rainbow washing” doesn’t mean much if it’s not backed up by donations.
How This Taqueria Serves the Freshest Fish Tacos in San Diego
EATER
JUNE 5, 2024
Chef-owner Pablo Becker buys his fish every single day from local fisherman Everything at San Diego’s popular seafood-focused taqueria Fish Guts — from the fish to the masa for the tortillas — is sourced locally. Working in a small kitchen with no freezer, chef-owner Pablo Becker makes his fish tacos using whatever local San Diego fishermen bring in everyday.
Rubio's files for bankruptcy again
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
The fast-casual chain blamed rising costs and the fast-food wage in California as it filed its second Chapter 11 in four years. It plans to use the bankruptcy process to find a buyer.
What Is a Michelin Star? Tips on How to Earn a Michelin Star
SpotOn
JUNE 5, 2024
Food lovers and critics see the Michelin Star as an important accolade that helps restaurants secure themselves as businesses worth visiting. However, few people know how and why the Michelin Star became a beacon of quality in the culinary world. As a result, new restaurant owners and chefs aspiring to make great cuisine might feel overwhelmed or discouraged that they don't have what it takes to earn a prestigious star.
Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline
Advertiser: Paycor
Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?
Wonder taps food manufacturer FreshRealm to prep its meals
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
The partnership will allow the food hall delivery chain to scale up production as it looks to reach 90 locations by the end of 2025.
The Best Locations for Restaurants - 5 Tips to Increase Customer Traffic
TastyIgniter
JUNE 5, 2024
Choosing the best location for a restaurant is crucial for success. This blog explores five essential tips to increase customer traffic, including prioritizing visibility, understanding your target market, evaluating competition, leveraging foot traffic, and considering neighborhood safety.
Retailers are ditching self-checkout. Should restaurants take heed?
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
Tech Check: Retail trends are often a preview of what's to come for restaurants, but that may not be the case here.
How to Write a Great Restaurant Description
The Eat Restaurant
JUNE 5, 2024
The days of finding restaurants just by walking past them are over. Now, people use Google to find places to eat or drink and check the restaurant's descriptions and reviews.
State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Viral food trends are increasingly landing on restaurant menus, Yelp data reveals
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
The 2024 State of the Industry Report also shows growth in dessert concepts and popups. And croissants continue to morph.
What is the future of Red Lobster?
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast features Victor Fernandez, VP of insights and knowledge for GuestXM, to talk about full-service restaurants.
Union group urges New York to make ending the tip credit a campaign issue
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
One Fair Wage said its research shows young residents would be more likely to vote if the issue hung in the balance.
Burger King is testing flame-grilled chicken for new sandwiches and wraps
Restaurant Business
JUNE 5, 2024
The quick-service chain known for flame-grilled burgers is expanding on that concept with a new protein, soon available in several flavor variations at select restaurants in Nebraska and Alabama.
10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit
Advertiser: Paycor
The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!
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