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Serve and Sip Responsibly: Tackling Restaurant Liquor Liability Concerns

Modern Restaurant Management

Serving alcohol is a fundamental part of many restaurant operations, but it also presents significant liability risks. From over-serving intoxicated guests to improperly checking IDs, restaurants can face serious legal, financial and reputational consequences for failing to effectively manage their liquor liability risks. Further, Dram Shop laws throughout the country ensure liquor liability does not begin and end at an establishment’s entrance.

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Jack in the Box is closing restaurants and may sell Del Taco

Restaurant Business

The fast-food restaurant company has hired an advisor to explore strategic alternatives with its Mexican brand just three years after buying the chain. It also plans to close 150 to 200 locations.

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2025 Guide to Influencer Partnerships for Restaurants: From Foodies to Micro-Creators

Restaurant Engine

Influencer partnerships are key to your 2025 restaurant marketing strategy. Did you know Nations Restaurant News found that nearly 55% of millennials and 38% of all age groups have visited a restaurant or ordered food online after seeing the restaurant on TikTok? Word of mouth is a powerful marketing tool, and in our new digital world, word of mouth is actually digital.

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Chipotle same-store sales turn negative for first time since 2020

Restaurant Business

It was a tough first quarter for the fast-casual chain, which was blamed on slower consumer spending. CEO Scott Boatwright said Chipotle is doing everything right and sales will trend positive in the second half of the year.

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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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It’s Time to Embrace the Hybrid Homemade and Takeout Meal

EATER

Rebecca Roland Why do all the cooking yourself? As the clock trudges towards 5 p.m. and there are no dinner plans on the horizon, I start my daily mid-afternoon odyssey. Stepping away from my laptop, I take a handful of steps to the refrigerator and back, before opening my camera roll and scrolling for inspiration. The next stop is the freezer, which usually just offers leftover broth and some Costco chicken bakes, and then a quick pitstop on the Uber Eats screen (filtered by deals).

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A Profit-First Approach to Resilient Restaurant Operations [Part 1]

Crunchtime

This is the first installment of a six-part series on boosting profitability and building resilience in your restaurant operations. To kick things off, well explore the importance of shifting focus to back-of-house (BOH) operations to plug the leaks in your profit bucket.

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Cava's pita chip fans have a spicy new option

Restaurant Business

Hot Harissa Pita Chips follow the wildly successful launch of Garlic Ranch chips last fall, as the Mediterranean fast casual expands its menu into North African flavor territory.

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Maison Balzac’s Main-Character-Energy Glassware Is 30% Off

EATER

Eater Staff You can say you have taste, or you could just prove it by serving Takis in a French-inspired glass coupe Isnt it sad when boring glassware happens to beautiful beverages ? Ill admit to being the occasional perpetrator of serving a margarita in a wine glass, or a martini in a God forbid stemless cup. The right glassware can make such a difference.

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How Sbarro survived, and thrived, after 2 bankruptcy filings

Restaurant Business

A Deeper Dive: This weeks episode of the restaurant finance podcast features an interview with David Karam, CEO of the venerable pizza chain, which has found life outside the mall.

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Tools That Support Time-Critical Prep in Commercial Kitchens

Chef's Resources

Keeping the Line Moving: Tools That Support Time-Critical Prep in Commercial Kitchens In a commercial kitchen, time isnt just money its everything. A minute lost during prep can turn into a cascade of problems during service: backups on the line, delayed tickets, stressed-out staff, and unhappy diners. Anyone whos spent more than a week […] The post Tools That Support Time-Critical Prep in Commercial Kitchens appeared first on Chefs Resources.

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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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Arby's brings the meats and celebrity sauces to new barbecue sandwiches

Restaurant Business

The fast-food chain teamed up with Anthony Anderson and Cedric The Entertainer, the comedian-grillmasters behind the AC Barbeque brand, to launch two new limited-time items.

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Drawing the Line: Guidelines for Refusing Alcohol Service

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants face unique risks and responsibilities when serving alcohol. As an alcohol-serving establishment, your business can be especially vulnerable to legal challenges. Do your servers know when to stop serving patrons? Are they trained to recognize the warning signs of intoxication before a situation gets out of hand? Society Insurance shares valuable tips and resources to help your team stay prepared, reduce risk, and maintain a safe environment for everyone.

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Krispy Kreme proposes a massive change to its own board

Restaurant Business

The omnichannel doughnut chain, whose stock has lost more than half of its value this year, nominated four directors to its board, including a former Burger King CEO and former Starbucks CFO.

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New service aims to help restaurants get better third-party delivery rates

Restaurant Business

As delivery contracts have grown more complex over the years, navigating them has become a business in and of itself for delivery specialist Figure 8.

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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.