Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2023

The FICA Tip credit (FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act) is a federal income tax credit that was enacted to offer financial relief to businesses in the food service industry that has employees who receive part of their wages through tips given by customers. The tax credit was originally designed to deter businesses from hiding or underreporting tip income and prevent an unintended financial burden on those businesses for their share of the FICA tax on reported tips.

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Schultz testifying on Wednesday. | Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images In testimony before Congress, Schultz doubled down on the company’s anti-union position Yesterday, former CEO and current board member of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, finally testified in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee regarding the company’s treatment of unionizing workers.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 30, 2023

The buffet salad chain has signed a lease to reopen in Tucson, Ariz., in a former location. It remains to be seen how the brand will adapt to the post-pandemic era.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2023

Bon Appétit positioned a series of cameras inside the kitchen at Michelin-starred New York restaurant Crown Shy. Executive chef Jamal James Kent narrates as he and the staff handle a typical dinner rush.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 30, 2023

Fine-dining restaurants are still hiring, but pastry teams and dessert menus have been downsized, leaving baking pros to find alternative employers or venture out on their own.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2023

The experts at Chef’s Pencil has released its latest report on the most popular international cuisines on social media. This year, the team included TikTok data, as the platform has emerged as one of the most popular social media platforms for sharing food-related content. They found that what’s trending on one social media platform is not always popular on the other.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2023

More than friends, beyond being co-workers, and far more complex than just people who share a set of skills – cooks and chefs who work together become brothers and sisters. I don’t know if it’s totally unique to the kitchen trades, but aside from the bonds of sporting teams or the unbreakable ties that those in the military, law enforcement, and fire departments share, being part of a kitchen family is quite unique.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 30, 2023

The Bottom Line: Inspire Brands owner Roark Capital along with global gas station and restaurant operator EG Group are among the reported potential bidders for the fast-food sandwich chain. Here’s a look at the field.

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“The secret? It’s simple, I love food.” — Jussi Laurila , owner of Arnolds. Talking to Jussi, is talking to a passionate man. He goes out of his way to share his great love of good food through the network of Arnolds coffee bars. “I’m fanatical when it comes to flavours, ingredients and quality. You can call us fast food if you want, or even junk food, because you can also make that kind of food better.

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MARCH 30, 2023

The LTO is Sweetgreen's first bowl with no lettuce and marks an ongoing move to capture the dinner daypart.

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MARCH 30, 2023

Interim CEO Krishna Gupta plans to continue what he helped his college buddy Rajat Suri start back in 2008. Suri stepped down as CEO this week.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 30, 2023

Rewards members can vote on the app now for the return of one of these fan favorites later this year.

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MARCH 30, 2023

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 30, 2023

The program with the investment firm Lafayette Square, called Franchise Fast Start, is designed to provide access to capital for underrepresented franchisees of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 30, 2023

Burger King is among a trio of approved buyers of most of the 90 units owned by Toms King Holdings, which declared bankruptcy in January. A court has yet to approve the deal.

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