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Wage Inequity is Plaguing the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How Four Restaurants are Fighting It.

7 Shifts

The restaurant industry has a wage problem. It's one of the only industries where workers can legally be paid under the already low Federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 an hour, leaving the rest of an employee's compensation up to the good will of customers in the form of tips.

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Tech Is Revolutionizing Restaurants’ Quality Audits

Modern Restaurant Management

Think of what your restaurant can accomplish with quality auditing. First (and most importantly), you’ll maximize quality and safety while minimizing risk. Audits can also help brands identify (and fix) areas of non-compliance, as well as spot (and address) potential threats. Collecting and analyzing real-time data allows operators to make more informed decisions that can optimize operations, increase efficiencies, boost revenue, reduce waste, cut costs, and drive restaurant growth.

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How can baristas foam milk for specialty coffee without using steam?

Perfect Daily Grind

For coffee professionals and consumers alike, a well-textured milk-based coffee beverage – such as a latte, flat white , or cappuccino – is a highly desirable sensory experience. And while espresso plays a key role in the quality of the drink, the texture of the steamed milk is also integral. Milk steaming, however, is a notoriously difficult process to learn and master – and it can often take baristas months to know how to do it effectively.

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Add Queso To Boost Appeal Of Apps And Customer Favorites During Outdoor Dining Season

Restaurant Business

Restaurants are getting ready for patio season, offering seasonal menu options and gearing up for an influx of foot traffic as consumers head out more frequently. For operators looking for ways to appeal to diners in the coming months, offering craveable, familiar favorites along with a mix of new options that are destined to become classics is key.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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What are the 4 Ps of marketing, anyway?

Open for Business

The “4 Ps of marketing” may sound like blah business jargon to restaurant types, but these four principles—product, price, place, and promotion—can magnetize new guests and keep regulars coming back. Here’s how to put the 4 Ps of marketing to work for your restaurant, plus a few examples to get you started. Quick links What are the 4 Ps of marketing, and why are they important for restaurants?

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The Head-Empty Pleasure of the No-Reservations Vacation

EATER

A spread of Filipino dishes from Kuya Lord’s | Bettina Makalintal/Eater Skip the constant Resy monitoring this time This post originally appeared in the April 1, 2023, edition of Eater Travel, a biweekly dispatch from Eater’s staff about navigating places where food is the main attraction. Subscribe now. The last thing I wanted to do while prepping for my recent vacation to Los Angeles was log onto Resy at midnight a few nights in a row to try for a table at Pijja Palace, the Indian sports bar t

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Montclair Hospitality Group wants to bring buzzy chefs to secondary cities

Restaurant Business

Partnering with acclaimed chefs like Masaharu "Iron Chef" Morimoto and Robbie Felice, the New Jersey-based group is working to raise $45 million for expansion.

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Why Restaurants Need to Invest in Employee Mental Health

7 Shifts

By Hassel Aviles, Executive Director of Not 9 to 5 and Jasmin Parks-Papadopoulus, Head of Community at CHOW. Table of Contents Acknowledge the challenges Education about psychological safety Open communication Prioritize workplace mental health Create a healthy workplace for everyone It starts with acknowledging the challenges. The traditional restaurant business model has neglected workplace mental health for centuries and, as a result, often creates toxic work environments.

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Next-gen cookie brands push the envelope on flavor

Restaurant Business

Nancy Kruse: RB's menu trends columnist examines the new generation of cookie brands, such as Crumbl Cookies and Insomnia Cookies. These concepts, including some local operators, are bringing new flavors and sensibilities into the segment.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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172. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 172 – Margaritas Mexican Restaurants

Restaurant Technology Guys

The post 172. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 172 – Margaritas Mexican Restaurants appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys.

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Dine Brands hires Walgreens HR exec as chief people officer

Restaurant Business

Sarah Cannon-Foster will be in charge of helping the owner of Applebee’s, IHOP and Fuzzy’s develop talent across all levels of the business.

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April 2023 product release notes

Margin Edge

Here's the latest | April 2023 April showers bring… more invoicing powers. That’s how the saying goes, right? Well, spring is in full swing here at MarginEdge with lots of product enhancements in bloom.

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McDonald's, despite strong sales, prepares for layoffs

Restaurant Business

The burger giant is temporarily closing corporate offices this week to notify employees who will be left without a job as part of its corporate restructuring. McDonald's argues the reorganization will speed up innovation.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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Hospitality TechTour; Around the World in 30-Days

Foodable

Listen to "Hospitality TechTour; Around the World in 30-Days" on Spreaker. Accelerate host Rob Grimes takes a look at the 6 events industry he attended just 30-days in March, and the global conversations, observations and those “ah-ha” moments he encountered during the journey. Starting and ending in Las Vegas, with pit stops in Tel Aviv and London, it’s clear that cybercrime, artificial intelligence & location-based technologies are a focal point for the community at large, and that new inn

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El Pollo Loco's private equity investor finally heads for the exits, after 18 years

Restaurant Business

Trimaran Capital Partners, which first invested in the chicken chain in 2005 and took it public in 2014, is liquidating its holdings in the chain.

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Nights at Darcelle’s, Without Darcelle

EATER

Thom Hilton/Eater Portland [link]

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An appreciation for Don Fox

Restaurant Business

Technomic's Take: The outgoing chief executive of Firehouse Subs had an impact with his data-driven leadership and his willingness to be a mentor.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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How I Got My Job: Connecting Top Restaurants and Home Cooks with Heirloom Corn and Masa

EATER

Graydon Herriott Jorge Gaviria’s company, Masienda, is making a name for itself among chefs and home cooks — and building a more sustainable supply chain in the process In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. Today’s installment: Jorge Gaviria. Jorge Gaviria was raised in Miami by a Mexican mother and a Cuban father, so he grew up eating a lot of masa.

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Noodles & Co. to give loyalty members a new reward every day

Restaurant Business

The daily perks will include discounts and free add-ons. It’s part of a trend toward more frequent giveaways from loyalty programs.

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THE 100 HOUR RULE – SEEKING TO BE GREAT

Culinary Cues

I’m not sure where I heard it first – maybe it was a seminar, a TED Talk, or an excerpt from one of Malcolm Gladwell’s thought-provoking books like the “Outliers”, but the premise stuck with me. The rule is simple: “If you want to be great – you can.” Okay, so that will strike many as naïve, but then think about it. What does it take to be great? Of course, talent helps, but as I have pointed out many times before, talent without the commitment to feed that talent is a promise without delivery.

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Chick-fil-A and Gong Cha add new spring sips

Restaurant Business

Subway celebrates pickleball while Qdoba is into National Burrito Day; Fazoli’s launches hot subs; Shake Shack makes room for ‘shrooms; and more menu news of the week.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.