Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 15, 2025
While nearly one in ten respondents to a survey of more than 2,000 US diners conducted by Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) have used or are using GLP-1, it hasn't slowed their restaurant-going behavior. One quarter of those currently taking a GLP-1 medication increased their QSR visits in the past month with 43 percent of past users reporting more visits.
ChowNow
APRIL 15, 2025
Running a restaurant without tracking your key metrics is like flying blind. Sure, instincts matter, but lets be honest, following your intuition is really just a guessing game, and eventually, a strong hunch will turn out to be a bad judgment. With razor-thin margins and hundreds of moving parts, guessing your way through important decisions wont cut it long termthats where you can leverage KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
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EATER
APRIL 15, 2025
Lille Allen | Eater From Parisian cafes to KFCs, this leaning stool is wreaking havoc on derrieres everywhere A new insult to chairs just landed. I was scrolling through my TikTok FYP when I found this viral video of a woman at a restaurant in Paris, France, struggling to understand how to sit Lean on? Hunch over? one of its counter chairs. In the words of someone in the comments, Why they got you sitting on a tootsie roll?
ChowNow
APRIL 15, 2025
Running a restaurant is equal parts passion and precisionespecially when it comes to running the numbers. One of operators most difficult challenges is balancing restaurant operating costs without compromising the food, service, and customer experience that makes your restaurant unique. Fortunately, though, cutting costs doesnt have to mean cutting corners, sacrificing the qualities of your restaurant that keep customers coming back again and again.
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.
Restaurant Business
APRIL 15, 2025
In-store cameras are coming; when good marketing is a bad thing; is data really necessary; and more insights from RLC.
Black Box Intelligence
APRIL 15, 2025
Key Takeaways What You Need To Know: Authenticity Isnt a Vibe Its an Operating Principle Every Guest Deserves a Response Small Fixes = Big Wins Feedback That Fuels Brand Loyalty Operationalizing Guest Feedbackand Why It All Starts with Caring Insights from Torchy’s Tacos In the latest episode of Lessons from the Field , we sat down with Brandon Rathert, Director of Brand Marketing at Torchys Tacos.
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Crunchtime
APRIL 15, 2025
For top restaurant and convenience store operators, brand standard audits arent just about ticking boxes for compliance and cleanlinesstheyre a game-changer. Done right, they become a catalyst for smoother operations, more engaged employees, and stronger overall performance. And when powered by a digital platform, these audits provide instant visibility into store operations, turning insights into action faster than ever.
EATER
APRIL 15, 2025
Fujio Emura/Chronicle Books In his debut cookbook, In the Kusina, Woldy Reyes provides a vegetarian bagoong that has almost as much complexity as the real thing Heres the thing about plant-based Filipino food: While our cuisine has no shortage of delicious vegetable dishes, many of them, as traditionally cooked, still rely on fortification from fermented seafood, a funk that comes either in the form of fish sauce or the paste known as bagoong.
Wasserstrom
APRIL 15, 2025
The average franchise relationship is 720 years plus, meaning that these are long-term partnerships driving growth from both sides. When the economy is thriving, an equitable relationship between franchisees and franchisors comes easily or easier. However, its how each party handles themselves during difficult times that really defines the relationship.
Restaurant Business
APRIL 15, 2025
Two leading franchise operators talk about how theyre handling AI, culture, labor, consumer confidence and more, after addressing the gorilla in the room at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix.
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.
EATER
APRIL 15, 2025
Katsu eggplant | Jaya Saxena Any bland vegetable is transformed with this one cool trick: frying the crap out of it Ive been led to understand that Americans have a limited palate for textures. On the whole, we do not do the gooey sproing of collagen-rich tendons, or the sliminess of natto or the sponginess of tripe. Instead, we like things fatty and creamy and most of all, crunchy.
Sculpture Hospitality
APRIL 15, 2025
Its Friday night, your restaurant is packed, the kitchen is firing on all cylinders, and servers are hustling to keep up with orders. The energy is electric.
EATER
APRIL 15, 2025
Getty Images You could fight someone for a ham the day before Easter, or you could just order it (on sale) at Goldbelly Assembling an Easter brunch spread seems easy enough. But the prospect of properly boiling a dragons hoard of deviled eggs feels kind of stressful eggs are more expensive than ever , after all especially if Im trying to snag the last Honey Baked Ham from the grocery store and decorate some kind of festive, pastel-colored cake that elicits waves of awws from guests.
Restaurant Business
APRIL 15, 2025
The casual-dining chain is continuing its attack on fast-food prices with a riff on the Quarter Pounder and a Fast Food Financing popup.
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
APRIL 15, 2025
Beyonces new Levis commercial features classic New Jersey diner Bendix Diner, which is closed and up for sale by co-owner John Diakakis.
Restaurant Business
APRIL 15, 2025
Menu Talk: Pat and Bret discuss lemonade, TV dinners and other food & beverage trends, and also share an interview with Juan and Gee Smalls of Virgils Gullah Kitchen & Bar in Atlanta.
EATER
APRIL 15, 2025
Katsu eggplant | Jaya Saxena Any bland vegetable is transformed with this one cool trick: frying the crap out of it Ive been led to understand that Americans have a limited palate for textures. On the whole, we do not do the gooey sproing of collagen-rich tendons, or the sliminess of natto or the sponginess of tripe. Instead, we like things fatty and creamy and most of all, crunchy.
Restaurant Business
APRIL 15, 2025
It was more collegial executive exchange than smack down, but the leaders of the drive-thru coffee concept and fast-casual Italian beef concept shared notes on growth, menu innovation and digital tech at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix.
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.
The Salt
APRIL 15, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel visits Pooja Bavishi, the author of Malai , a South Asian-inspired frozen desserts cookbook, at her D.C. shop where they sample ice cream and make their own treat.
Restaurant Business
APRIL 15, 2025
Chain restaurant sales increased just 3% last year, the worst year since the pandemic and well below menu-price inflation. Big-name chains like McDonalds, Starbucks and Chick-fil-A underperformed while chicken and Mexican thrived.
The Salt
APRIL 15, 2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with chef Roy Choi about his new cookbook, The Choi of Cooking: Flavor-Packed, Rule-Breaking Recipes for a Delicious Life.
Restaurant Business
APRIL 15, 2025
The leaders of Pepper Lunch, White Castle, Donatos Pizza and Hawaiian Bros. Island Grill share their tips for building companies where workers want to stay and grow.
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.
The Salt
APRIL 15, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel visits Pooja Bavishi >, the author of "Malai," a South Asian-inspired frozen desserts cookbook, at her D.C. shop where they sample ice cream and make their own treat.
The Salt
APRIL 15, 2025
President Trump wants European countries to start buying U.S. chicken and eggs. But the U.K. and E.U. think American poultry is gross and chemically washed. Turns out, chlorine isn't really the issue.
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