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The Pandemic Pivots That Stuck

EATER

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship to food and dining has undergone some permanent changes I got COVID for the first time this past February. I was lucky to have a job I didnt need to be physically present for, no children that needed care, no underlying health conditions, a booster shot, and ample, union-bargained sick leave.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

"The pandemic forced the restaurant industry to evolve – or disappear. It wasn’t just about survival; it was about reinvention. Adaptability became non-negotiable as takeout, delivery, and digital ordering shifted from secondary revenue streams to essential lifelines." As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry.

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McDonald's is going after 'specialist' competitors

Restaurant Business

The fast-food giant is creating a new Restaurant Experience Team to move faster to support general managers. But it also creates teams around beef, chicken and beverages to compete with more specialized restaurant chains.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

"The pandemic forced the restaurant industry to reinvent itself overnight, moving from a primarily in-store dining experience to an omnichannel, digital-first business. These changes have become permanent shifts in how they target customers, market themselves, and design their offerings." As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry.

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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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Domino's makes a bunch of management changes

Restaurant Business

The pizza chain named Joseph Jordan chief operating officer, Weiking Ng EVP international and Ryan Mulally general counsel.

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Preorder the Eater Guide to Paris, Our Newest Travel Guide

EATER

Everything you need to know about where to eat, drink, and shop in Paris Last year, Eater published its first guidebooks to New York City and Los Angeles , and this year, were bringing our travel expertise to perennially popular Paris. Together with longtime Eater contributor Lindsey Tramuta and our publisher, Abrams, weve put together a seminal guide to eating and drinking in a city that never stops thinking about eating or drinking.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry.

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Paying Pizza Delivery Drivers Legally & Smartly

Thrive POS

If your pizzeria hires delivery drivers , you've probably got headaches! Make sure that you are up to speed on the details of how to pay your drivers legally, while making smart decisions about how to incent drivers to give great service!

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Women in Restaurant Tech: Cooper's Hawk CIO Susan Lucas Leads Tech Transformation to Complement Guest Experience

Crunchtime

As the steward of the world's largest wine club membership, Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurants balances traditional hospitality with modern tech solutions. With 60+ locations, Coopers Hawk is a unique take on wine club membership with on-site full-service restaurants, a tasting room, and retail, all under the same roof.

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Pizza Hut introduces Pizza Charcuterie in celebration of Pi Day

Restaurant Business

Instead of the usual $3.14 specials, The Plano, Texas-based pizza chain asks fans to strut their creativity with Instagrammable pie-wings-and-dips boards.

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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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Psychedelic Art Palace Meow Wolf Heads to New York

EATER

Immersive art exhibit Meow Wolf is opening in New York City at the Seaport on Pier 17 with some sort of restaurant in Manhattan.

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Restaurant chains roll out seafood specials for Lent

Restaurant Business

Menu Talk: Pat and Bret share the latest food & beverage news, plus an interview with Einat Admony, chef-owner of Balaboosta and Moondog.

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I’ve Worked at New York’s Best Cocktail Bars. So Why Did I Want to Work at a Chain?

EATER

After working at New York Citys best bars, bartender Sarah Morrissey wanted to work at Hillstone, the beloved chain restaurant. Heres why.

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Craveworthy Brands acquires indulgent cinnamon roll concept

Restaurant Business

The Portland, Oregon-based bakery concept Kinnamons was owned by Super Bowl champ Ndamukong Suh, who is an investor in Craveworthy.

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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.

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Restaurant Franchising: What You Need to Know to Get Started

Sculpture Hospitality

Discover the benefits and challenges of restaurant franchising, plus an alternative path with Sculpture Hospitality for a flexible, profitable business.

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First Watch fires up a new marketing plan

Restaurant Business

The data-driven strategy will allow the breakfast-and-lunch chain to target ads to individual customers. It is part of the chains plan to boost traffic this year.

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We’re in a Renaissance of Cool Cocktail Glasses

EATER

Eater Staff Why drink from a boring old glass when you can sip from a dragon-embellished chalice? We are living in a renaissance of incredible cocktail glasses. Maybe its just that the internet has given folks more access to some of the best unique cocktail glasses the world has to offer, but I feel like I cant turn a digital corner without falling in love with a confetti-embellished Champagne coupe or a set of old fashioned glasses that look like Barbapapas in the best way possible.

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2023 Talley Vineyards Chardonnay San Luis Obispo Coast

Planet Grape

The post 2023 Talley Vineyards Chardonnay San Luis Obispo Coast appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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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.

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3 Things Hotel Operators Should Know About Controlling Costs

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2023 Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir San Luis Obispo Coast

Planet Grape

The post 2023 Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir San Luis Obispo Coast appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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Why Is ‘Mickey 17’ So Obsessed With Sauce?

EATER

Mark Ruffalo as Kenneth Marshall and Toni Colette as Ylfa. | Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures In the new Bong Joon-ho movie, sauce is a metaphor for civilization. Thats also what it is on Earth. Mickey 17 is a rich exploration of technology and capitalism, raising questions about the innate self versus free will. The Bong Joon-ho movie follows Mickey (Robert Pattinson), a sadsack dummy on the run from loan sharks, who decides to volunteer as an expendable someone who can die and be endlessly r

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2015 Pasqua Mai Dire Mai Valpolicella Superiore

Planet Grape

The post 2015 Pasqua Mai Dire Mai Valpolicella Superiore appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

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.

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2019 Famiglia Pasqua Amarone Della Valpolicella

Planet Grape

The post 2019 Famiglia Pasqua Amarone Della Valpolicella appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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