Crunchtime
MAY 2, 2025
The pub sector is a cornerstone of British culture and community life. Yet today, it faces unprecedented challenges driven by economic headwinds, shifting customer behaviours, and mounting operational pressures. For pub operators, staying competitive means finding smarter, more efficient ways to run their businessesand technology can play a vital role in that transformation.
Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 2, 2025
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant industry has faced a severe staffing crisis that remains unresolved to this day. With 70 percent of operators struggling to fill job openings and 45 percent reporting they don’t have enough staff to meet customer demand, according to the National Restaurant Association. This ongoing labor shortage not only disrupts daily operations but also places immense pressure on existing employees, leading to burnout and high turnover.
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ChowNow
MAY 2, 2025
Running a restaurant is one of the most rewardingyet riskyventures out there. Youre not just managing food and staff, youre battling slim profit margins, high operating expenses, and constantly changing customer preferences. And with the often-repeated stat that the restaurant failure rate is sky-high, its no wonder so many operators feel like theyre one bad month away from closing.
Hospitality Insurance Group
MAY 2, 2025
Please tell me a little bit about your background/experience, and how you chose to work in the insurance industry. After studying at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, I began my insurance career as a processor for a Worcester-based carrier, where I quickly advanced into an underwriting role. Over the years, I developed extensive experience in underwriting, which eventually led me to a local agency where I served as both a Commercial Lines Account Manager and Operations Manager.
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.
ChowNow
MAY 2, 2025
Your customer email list is your most valuable marketing asset, giving you an incredible ROI of $42 for every $1 you spend. You own it, it costs very little to maintain, and its a direct link to your customers any time youd like to reach themno complicated algorithms or third-party platforms getting in the way. But just building an email list isnt enough.
Restaurant Business
MAY 2, 2025
Nearly half of operators say theyre likely to invest in things like loyalty programs this year, in part because theyre not happy with their existing tools, according to a new report from Restaurant Business and Nations Restaurant News.
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Lavu
MAY 2, 2025
Managing food allergies in a restaurant isn’t just about good service its a critical safety responsibility. With the right POS features for allergen management, restaurants can track ingredients, flag allergens, and communicate vital information quickly between staff and customers. A well-equipped POS system helps reduce human error, improve kitchen workflows, and build guest trust.
SpotOn
MAY 2, 2025
Raise your hand if Mark Cuban and WALL-E (yes, *that* WALL-E from the Disney movie about a robot) combined to inspire your career choice. Odds are, unless you’re AJ Castillo, your hands are down right now. The short version of the story: during his junior year as a Political Science major at the University of Illinois, AJ was watching WALL-E in his fraternity house.
Lavu
MAY 2, 2025
As restaurants and businesses increasingly adopt digital menus, ensuring ADA compliance for digital menus has become a critical priority. Not only does it help you provide a more inclusive dining experience, but it also protects your business from potential legal risks. This step-by-step guide will walk you through the key requirements for making your digital menus accessible to all customers, including those with disabilities.
Restaurant Business
MAY 2, 2025
Dine Brands CEO John Peyton gives archrival Chili's kudos for bringing Gen Z back to casual dining. But in the bar-and-grill horse race, Peyton is betting on Applebee's to nose ahead.
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.
Lavu
MAY 2, 2025
Managing food allergens isnt just a best practiceits a legal and safety necessity for todays restaurants. With increasing awareness of food allergies, allergen management in POS systems has become essential to ensure customer safety and streamline kitchen operations. From labeling allergens to alerting staff in real time, modern POS systems can help restaurants reduce risk, avoid legal issues, and build trust with guests.
Restaurant Business
MAY 2, 2025
Sales of the off-menu Pizookie Platter spiked 17x after the shareable dish went viral on TikTok. It contributed to a 2.7% traffic increase at the casual-dining chain last quarter.
Lavu
MAY 2, 2025
Effective communication between front-of-house and kitchen staff is essential for smooth restaurant operations. POS systems improve kitchen staff communication by streamlining order processing and enhancing real-time information sharing. With advanced features like order tracking, kitchen display screens, and instant updates, POS systems reduce miscommunication and delays, helping your kitchen run more efficiently.
PathSpot
MAY 2, 2025
In a significant move to bolster hygiene standards across its global portfolio, Marriott International has entered into a strategic partnership with PathSpot Technologies. This collaboration aims to implement PathSpot’s innovative hygiene and safety solutions across Marriott’s extensive network of properties worldwide. Advanced Hygiene Technology At the heart of this initiative is PathSpot’s HandScanner, a real-time hand hygiene management system that utilizes light-based spect
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
EATER
MAY 2, 2025
Turkey Leg Hut allegedly sold California-grown pot out of branded bags in Texas.
Restaurant Business
MAY 2, 2025
The fast-food chicken chain plans 10 new restaurants this year, which would be its most since 2022. The company is looking to second-generation locations to expand at lower costs.
The Salt
MAY 2, 2025
Minecraft is a movie and a very popular video game with iconic block graphics that characters can "mine" for building material and gems. It's also what cognitive scientist Charley Wu and his team utilized to study how people learned as they played. Their unique study focused on both individual and social learning and they found a clear answer to which players were most successful.
Restaurant Business
MAY 2, 2025
The Week in Restaurants: This weeks episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast includes a look at weak earnings, Taco Bell and Chilis results and Panera Breads facility closures.
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
Lavu
MAY 2, 2025
Tracking food costs accurately is essential for any restaurants profitability, but manual calculations can be time-consuming and error-prone. Recipe Costing Integrations simplify this process by connecting your POS system with inventory and vendor pricing tools, ensuring real-time cost tracking and precise menu pricing. With the right integrations, restaurants can reduce waste, control expenses, and maximize profit margins without guesswork.
Restaurant Business
MAY 2, 2025
Executive Summary: The latest leadership changes in the restaurant industry. McDonald's names a new chief people officer. TGI Fridays has a new head of international franchising.
Lavu
MAY 2, 2025
Tracking food costs accurately is essential for any restaurants profitability, but manual calculations can be time-consuming and error-prone. Recipe Costing Integrations simplify this process by connecting your POS system with inventory and vendor pricing tools, ensuring real-time cost tracking and precise menu pricing. With the right integrations, restaurants can reduce waste, control expenses, and maximize profit margins without guesswork.
Restaurant Business
MAY 2, 2025
The fast-food burger chain enjoyed sales growth thanks to its Thin Mint Frosty in February. But consumer confidence ultimately hurt traffic in March. The company has plans to change that.
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
Buzztime Business
MAY 2, 2025
Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later.
Society Insurance
MAY 2, 2025
Over the 110 years weve been in operation, Society Insurance has supported hundreds of causes and nonprofits in the communities we work in. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a value that we hold near and dear to our hearts. In 2024, Society Insurance and our employees contributed to more than 100 causes within our nine-state operating territory.
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