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Keeping Things Mellow for 50 Years

Modern Restaurant Management

Mellow Mushroom, the stone-baked pizza brand with a counter-culture essence, is celebrating its golden anniversary. Founded in Atlanta on pizza and beer by a trio of friends who had recently graduated college, the brand currently operates more than 160 locations and is still privately held by one of the original founders. The national campaign will have unique local takes as each individual restaurant is uniquely reflective of its local community while holding true to Mellow Mushroom’s cor

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For fast-casual chains, TikTok creates both love and headaches

Restaurant Business

The social media platform demonstrated its power in more ways than one this week, giving unexpected publicity to Cava's "love button" while putting Chipotle on the defensive.

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The 19 Essentials Restaurants in Seychelles

EATER

Tyler Zielinski Coconut curry and shark chutney at a quintessential takeaway, sushi made from local seafood at a luxury hotel, classic Creole dishes at the oldest restaurant in the country, and more of Seychelles’ best meals Unlike some tropical escapes that pander to tourists with phoned-in continental cuisine or sad buffets, the majority of restaurants in Seychelles, both independent venues and hotel properties, ensure diners actually taste the local food.

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Sam Bakhshandehpour named global CEO of José Andrés Group

Restaurant Business

The Washington, D.C.-based multiconcept operator also received an investment to fuel its growth.

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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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Local Search for Restaurants: 5 Tips to Boost Your Visibility Online

ChowNow

In today’s digital age, restaurant owners are constantly seeking cost-effective ways to attract new customers and grow their business. While investing in marketing can be expensive and time-consuming, there’s a simple and powerful strategy that every restaurant should prioritize: local search optimization. Local search marketing helps your restaurant stand out in online searches, ensuring you’re visible to customers looking for “restaurants near me” or “best b

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Cracker Barrel slows development of Maple Street Biscuit Co.

Restaurant Business

Resources and management's attention will be focused on a rejuvenation of the company's namesake brand, whose traffic is down 20% year to date, executives told Wall Street Thursday.

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Portillo's ousts COO as it looks for operational efficiencies

Restaurant Business

After five years with Portillo's, COO Derrick Pratt will depart from the company on June 30. Portillo's said it will search for a new head of operations.

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Insights from the National Restaurant Association Show and Utility

Open for Business

Last week, the culinary world came together in Chicago for the National Restaurant Association Show and Utility. Industry leaders, innovators, and passionate restaurateurs gathered to explore the latest trends and tech shaping the future of dining. Our OpenTable team was right in the mix! We connected with restaurant friends, soaked up insights, and empowered our partners for success.

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Red Robin says its turnaround efforts are working

Restaurant Business

Better operations and food are helping the burger chain win back guests. Now it’s focusing on marketing, including a new loyalty program.

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Which New York Italian Restaurant Sells the Best Red Sauce?

EATER

Rao’s, Carbone, Patsy’s, Michaels of Brooklyn, and Carmine’s all sell jarred marinara in stores: Are they any good?

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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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Catering to consumer demand for healthy, convenient food options

Restaurant Business

As consumers focus more on eating healthier foods, operators who offer those foods stand to succeed.

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How to Use the POS System in Your Restaurants to Boost Performance

Apicbase

Efficiency is everything in a restaurant company. Each saved second counts towards a satisfied customer and, more importantly, your bottom-line profit. This is where a state-of-the-art point-of-sale (POS) system comes into play. It is your secret weapon for excellence. A modern EPOS system is far more than simply a sleeker cash register. It’s an all-in-one tool that supercharges every aspect of your restaurant’s performance, from order accuracy to customer loyalty, and even helps you

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Revenue streams restaurants can add to their business

Clover - Restaurants

Figuring out which opportunities are right for your eatery can help increase profitability and bring in new customers. Here’s where to start. What are the benefits of additional revenue streams? Any business that successfully launches new revenue streams can benefit from increased profit, new customers, and a financial safety net in case something goes wrong.

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A Martini Built From the Bounty of the Arizona Desert

EATER

Phoenix’s Bar 1912 calls on more than a dozen local botanicals—cactus paddle to ocotillo blossom—that have been foraged, extracted and preserved in its take on the classic.

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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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How Craveworthy Brands' head chef oversees menu development for 14 different concepts

Restaurant Business

How does VP of Culinary and Supply Chain Becca McIntyre handle research and development for 14 diverse concepts? By varying menu strategies to fit each brand's goals and customers.

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How Engaging In-Store Experiences Bring in Traffic

Revel Systems

Physical store traffic generation is getting harder in many ways, but retailers also have new tools to motivate in-store shopping. Not only does getting customers in brick-and-mortar stores improve sales and bring in new customers, but it can improve online store sales too. According to one survey, 65% of respondents said that in-store experience makes them more likely to interact with that brand online.

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The biggest Cheez-It ever comes to Taco Bell's menu

Restaurant Business

A cracker 16 times larger than the original goes into a new Crunchwrap Supreme and Tostada.

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Ops Summit 2024 Preview: How to Amp it Up with Keynote Speaker Jim Knight

Crunchtime

We recently opened registration for our customer conference: Ops Summit 2024 , an event this November in Boston that offers learning, sharing, networking, and fun.

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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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McDonald's value perception problem is with its lighter users

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: The fast-food giant took the extraordinary step of publicizing average prices this week. It was speaking to its less-frequent customers, who are a lot less likely to say the chain is a good value.

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Struggling Burgerfi is exploring strategic alternatives

Restaurant Business

The owner of two fast-casual chains cited its liquidity challenges as it replaced its chairman, gave top executives incentives to stick around and sought assistance from its lenders.

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Here's why restaurant chains are selling one another's products

Restaurant Business

Restaurant Rewind: The lines between segments aren't the only traditional boundaries that are being smudged in today's competitive environment. Contrary to the old rules, concepts are tapping the drawing power of competitors for share of stomach.

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Amazon now offers Grubhub delivery on its website and app

Restaurant Business

The new feature is part of an expanding relationship between the food delivery company and the e-commerce giant, which also took a 3% stake in Grubhub on Thursday.

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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.