The Rail

JUNE 11, 2025

By Jane Mitchell, Contributor Opening a second restaurant is an exciting milestone for any culinary entrepreneur. It means your brand has found its footing, and demand is high enough to justify expansion. But as thrilling as it is, expanding into a second location comes with its own unique set of challenges, especially when it comes to the logistics of moving into a new space while keeping your original restaurant running smoothly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2025

The way people find and connect with food has changed over the years; Gen Z, especially, is driving that shift. They discover new spots online, make decisions fast, and care just as much about the story behind what they’re eating as they do about the food itself. That shift has made family-owned businesses think differently about what it means to stay relevant.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus Newsletter Search Restaurant Business Search Login Subscribe Newsletter Login Subscribe Topics Consumer Trends Food Beverage Emerging Brands Operations Technology Marketing Workforce Leadership Financing Data Top 500 Chains Top 100 Independents Future 50: Emerging Brands Same-store Sales Tracker Special Reports COVID: 5 Years Later 50 Great Ideas Killer in the kitchen Evolving Kitchens Th

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Black Box Intelligence

JUNE 11, 2025

From Menu to Momentum: Connecting Menu Innovation to Real Business Impact How To Ensure Your Menu Innovation Hits Today’s guests crave more than just a meal. They want an experience. Whether it’s new flavors, diet specific or just something they haven’t tried before that excites them, menu innovation is key to meeting evolving consumer choices.

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Advertiser: Paycor

AI is reshaping the business landscape, including HR. This guide is designed to help you understand and implement AI effectively for tangible benefits and a more strategic approach. Learn how to: Automate routine tasks Boost data insights Enhance employee experiences Drive HR’s strategic value Download the guide today!

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu DoorDash acquires tech firm Symbiosys to supercharge its advertising business Newsletter Search Restaurant Business Search Login Subscribe Newsletter Login Subscribe Topics Consumer Trends Food Beverage Emerging Brands Operations Technology Marketing Workforce Leadership Financing Data Top 500 Chains Top 100 Independents Future 50: Emerging Brands Same-store Sales Tracker Special Reports COVID: 5 Years Later 50 Great Ideas Killer in the kitchen Evolving Kitchens The imp

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Crunchtime

JUNE 11, 2025

Learn how AI is helping restaurants optimize their inventory levels Managing food costs continues to be a top focus for operators nationwide. One of the key strategies to accomplish this is to improve vendor orders, ensuring that each store optimizes stock levels with just the right amount of product to meet demand in each store.

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Squirrel Systems

JUNE 11, 2025

In today’s hospitality landscape, guest expectations are higher than ever. Whether dining in a busy restaurant or staying at a full-service hotel, customers value speed, personalization, and seamless service. To meet these demands, many operators are turning to cloud POS systems —a powerful technology that improves guest satisfaction from the first interaction to the final payment.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The company is giving managers more say in new product and operations tests at an early stage. It is also giving them more say as the company increases staffing levels this summer.

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The Eat Restaurant

JUNE 11, 2025

Looking for a HostMe alternative to handle your restaurant’s reservations, waitlists & guest management? Many HostMe competitors offer similar website functionality and even more advanced tools. Below we explore over ten sites like HostMe leading restaurant reservation software solutions that can serve as digital waitlist systems and booking platforms.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The food-and-games chain, which struggled with steep sales declines for more than two years, saw sales improve in recent months thanks to better value, marketing and operations.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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.

The Salt

JUNE 11, 2025

Perpetual stew is soup that stays stewing on heat for days, weeks or even years. You might serve out some and keep replenishing the ingredients. It's having a moment on social media, but is it safe?

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The Food Corridor

JUNE 11, 2025

From day one, The Food Corridor has been rooted in listening. Listening to your challenges, your wins, your creative ideas—and then rolling up our sleeves and building tools that help you thrive. Over the years, we’ve seen just how resilient, mission-driven, and downright innovative this industry is. We also know how isolating and overwhelming it can be to run a shared kitchen without the right guidance or support.

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The Salt

JUNE 11, 2025

Perpetual stew is a soup that stews for days, weeks or even years on end. It's having a moment on social media. But is it safe?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The Japan-born franchise brand has 540 units globally, but only nine in the U.S. CEO Troy Hooper expects to see 20 to 25 open across the country in the next 12 months.

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Advertiser: Paycor

Get Paycor’s guide, based on a survey of 3,000+ professionals, and learn why successful companies are: Almost 80% more likely to identify top talent through formal systems 40% more likely to protect managers’ time spent on coaching 83% more likely to plan to upskill their teams and more!

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The Salt

JUNE 11, 2025

Despite its fishy name, the bacteria salmonella has no connection to the underwater creature.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

Behind the Menu: Millers All Day repurposed leftover breakfast waffles into croutons to create a new signature—the Chicken and Waffle Salad. It’s a unique spin on Southern comfort.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

A Deeper Dive: Clay Dover, CEO of the fast-casual taco chain, joins the restaurant finance podcast to talk about the brand’s unique menu and its growth plans.

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