Mon.Oct 09, 2023

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The rise of Ozempic Nation: Will it hit the restaurant business?

Restaurant Business

Lisa Jennings and Nancy Kruse take on the latest weight-loss Magic Bullet threatening our favorite national pastime: Buying and consuming junk food.

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Surgical Pricing Strategies: How QSRs Can Navigate Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

Has consumer dining behavior returned to pre-pandemic levels? Many standard indices say yes. While it’s understandable to believe everything is back to normal – according to our QSR monthly trends, August 2023 traffic was down just half a percent compared to 2022 – the landscape has taken a seismic shift. Using the QSR traffic and sales data Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) has been gathering for 25-plus years, our analysts recently completed an exhaustive comparison of pre a

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A small NYC board game concept tests new labor organizing rules

Restaurant Business

Working Lunch: This week's podcast from Align Public Strategies features a discussion on a unionization effort at Hex and Co., a three-unit cafe-game concept out of New York. Also, how the GOP meltdown could affect small business.

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How Employers Can Support Employee Mental Health

Modern Restaurant Management

In today's workplace, the significance of addressing employee mental health has become increasingly crucial. The well-being of employees directly impacts their productivity, engagement, and overall satisfaction. Employers play a pivotal role in creating a supportive environment that fosters mental well-being and offers necessary resources. Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Adams Keegan staff have reported a dramatic increase of client calls concerning mental health.

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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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Want to see how the other half lives? Go to Olive Garden.

Restaurant Business

Full-service restaurant chains are the most socioeconomically diverse places in the U.S., according to new research. It could help them weather a tough economy.

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Up to 40 Smokey Bones could become Twin Peaks under new owner

Restaurant Business

Fat Brands, which owns both chains, said the conversions will fuel the 103-unit Twin Peaks as it heads toward a planned 2024 IPO.

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Court orders Starbucks to honor a DOL subpoena

Restaurant Business

The subpoena seeks documents related to the coffee chain's reaction to a unionization drive.

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The country's fifth largest pizza chain is a convenience store

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: Casey’s has become a force in the pizza business with a selection of innovative items, delivery and a popular loyalty program. But we investigated its claim to be a top-five pizza concept. It has a good argument.

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Chef and restaurateur Michael Chiarello dies of anaphylactic shock at age 61

Restaurant Business

The founder and chef of Napa Valley concepts Coqueta, Bottega and Otto was also well known as an author and TV host who advocated savoring life's flavors.