March, 2021

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Why Culinary Programs Fail

Culinary Cues

There has never been a more important time for culinary schools than right now. Sure, I know how much the restaurant/foodservice industry is suffering and how many operations are shutting their doors as a result of avoiding decades of challenges brought to a head by the pandemic, but believe me when I say that this will change.

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Cartvertising: How to Advertise in Your Local Grocery Store

Indoor Media

Cartvertising, IndoorMedia’s shopping cart advertising program, places your business on the baby seat and nose portions of grocery store shopping carts. You can think of these custom-designed, full-color advertising campaigns as small-scale billboards that turn your business into a local celebrity! Shopping cart advertising is an affordable, high-profile means for local businesses to advertise, build trust, and create brand recognition.

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Seven Traits of Successful Restaurant Owners and Managers

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Successful restaurant owners have many traits in common. They have a passion for food, an adventurous spirit, a strong work ethic, and the ability to teach and lead. These may be traits that come naturally to the best restaurateurs, but they can also learn some valuable habits to help them efficiently and effectively run a business and meet their goals.

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Digital Solutions Keep Restaurant Doors Open

Modern Restaurant Management

Throughout her career, Ellen Linardi has been driven by the passion to build products that help small businesses hold their own against big companies.That desire fueled the Global Head of Product for Clover and her team to help restaurant owners struggling during the pandemic pivot operations and compete in the now digital-first world. In just three weeks, they created a native solution that allowed Clover restaurant merchants to enable online ordering for delivery or curbside pickup.

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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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The Fermented Foods Industry Is Built on Global Ingredients. So Why Are Its Most Visible Faces White?

EATER

Dingding Hu. While the fermented foods industry evangelizes products rooted in global, often East Asian, traditions, its most visible faces are predominantly white The first time I tasted kombucha was in 2010, at a Whole Foods in San Francisco. As I drank the ice-cold bottle of GT’s Multi-Green, I was surprised by how familiar it was: Its sharpness reminded me of long-fermented Taiwanese fruit vinegars and suan cai, while its funk called to mind the diverse array of ferments, such as furu, tempe

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Restaurant Credit Card Fraud & Chargebacks: What Operators Need to Know

ChowNow

The recent closure of a popular Los Angeles restaurant, Spoon by H, surprised many of its loyal patrons. It’s always sad to see a restaurant close its doors, and so many have had to call it quits due to the endless challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. But what shocked customers was the specific reason that Yoonjin Hwang, the chef of Spoon by H, gave for the closure: credit card chargebacks.

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Retaining Restaurant Employees During the Pandemic: 5 Effective Ways to Reduce Turnover

Goliath Consulting

The pandemic has brought a talent crisis to the restaurant industry, with a recent survey showing that more than 55% of hiring managers had difficulty sourcing hourly workers, while about 45% expressed difficulty scheduling interviews (1,2). The pool of younger workers in the industry is also expected to drop sharply in the next five to ten years (3), and workers are also leaving the restaurant industry for good in search of “more stable, reliable jobs” (4).

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7 Restaurant Management Tools for Maximum Productivity

7 Shifts

The role of a restaurant manager is always in motion. There’s always something else to get done, a new fire to put out, new fixes to make. All of that on top of the everyday tasks from scheduling to payroll to reporting can catch up to you. But there are a number of different tools to help you manage your restaurant—from single shifts and tasks to top-level overviews that show you the health of your business.

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Successful Restaurants Leverage Their Digital Ordering Channels

Modern Restaurant Management

The last year has had a profound impact on both restaurant operations and customer preferences, resulting in permanent changes. The impact of the global pandemic has fast-tracked the restaurant industry's need for digital ordering, particularly for off-premises dining options. Research company eMarketer forecasts that by the end of 2021, there will be 44.1 million users of food delivery apps in the U.S., and up to 53.9 million by the end of 2023.

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We May Never Know How Many Restaurants Closed During the Pandemic

EATER

How many immigrant-owned restaurants and mom-and-pops were left out of early conversations about “saving restaurants”? In March 2020, Irene Li, chef of Mei Mei , a modern Chinese restaurant and food truck in Boston, and program manager of CommonWealth Kitchen , was spending most of her time thinking about how to keep her restaurant running in a way that made employees and customers feel 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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ChowNow For Restaurants: Your Top FAQs

ChowNow

When you’re researching online ordering providers like ChowNow for your restaurant, you’re bound to have questions. There’s a whole lot of information out there, and you definitely don’t have the time to parse through it all. That’s why we’ve put together straightforward answers to the questions we hear the most. Frequently Asked Questions About ChowNow for Restaurants: The Basics.

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CHEF – A PATH TO GREATNESS

Culinary Cues

The first question is always: “Do you want to be great?”, followed by: “Are you willing to put forth the effort to be great?”. Let’s assume that the desire to be great is innate – a desire that we are born with – a desire that can either be nourished or squashed. This desire is a spark of enthusiasm to accomplish goals, exceed expectations, know no barriers to entry, and reach for the stars.

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Chef Chat© – Nicholas Calias, CEC, WCEC, CCA

Sante

Chef Nick Calias has his own restaurant and also serves as Culinary Director for new of Boston's largest venue managers.

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5 Things Lenders Want to See in a Restaurant Business Plan

7 Shifts

Fulfilling as running a restaurant business can be, it can also be overwhelming. Not only must you invest time and effort, but you’ll also need to secure a significant amount of capital. financing institutions are tightening restrictions for small business loans, and restaurant owners have a hard time qualifying for traditional and other types of restaurant financing.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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How Advanced Technology Can Foster a Fair Environment Amid New Tipping Regulations

Modern Restaurant Management

The newly proposed restaurant tipping regulations soon to be implemented by the U.S. Labor Department have sparked sharp contrasts among restaurants and industry labor advocates alike. The regulations, which are set to become law in April, will eliminate the “80/20” rule that previously mandated employees earning a tipped minimum wage could only spend 20 percent of their shift performing non-tipped tasks.

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Recipeasly Criticized Upon Launch for Stripping Authorship From Recipe Bloggers

EATER

STEKLO /Shutterstock. Following a heated debate on Twitter, the site has been replaced with an apology Over the weekend, product manager and engineer Tom Redman announced on Twitter that he and two friends were launching Recipeasly, a website for those looking to collect online recipes without having to read the many words of the recipe’s creator. The site, he advertises, is “your favourite recipes except without the ads or life stories.”.

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20+ Restaurant Industry Statistics Every Restaurateur Should Know

ChowNow

2020 flipped the restaurant industry upside down, and the restaurant industry statistics compiled in this blog post convey just that. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted everything from restaurant operations to customer expectations. It also sped up adoption of digital tools to facilitate takeout, delivery, and on-premise digital ordering. We’ve seen restaurants display strength and a tremendous showing of adaptability during uncertain times.

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CHEF OF THE COLD KITCHEN

Culinary Cues

We have all heard the phrase: “If you can’t stand the heat – get out of the kitchen”. To many it defines what it is like to work in a restaurant kitchen – toiling over cherry red hot flat tops and char broiler flames that rise up to surround steaks and chops seeking those perfect grill marks, a deep fryer spitting hot oil back at the fry cook, and pans so hot that they would polish the palms of a cook if touched without a proper dry towel.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Three steps to maximize c-store sales

Transact

According to a recent report from PDI and NACS on how COVID-19 affects consumer behavior, spending at convenience stores is continuing to grow. On a dollar basis, almost every category, including foodservice, saw an increase in YoY dollars. Is your c-store equipped to handle this continued demand? Here are three ways BOHA! can help you thrive: Implement an automated labeling solution – Grab ‘N Go merchandising is key– the easier it is to notice and read your fresh-food labels, the stronger

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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

7 Shifts

A year ago this month, our industry was rocked to its core. After a few weeks of uncertainty in February and early March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization. America and Canada soon followed suit by declaring states of emergency, effectively turning all restaurants into takeout-only businesses. Foot traffic disappeared overnight.

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Seven Ways to Lower Restaurant Labor Cost

Modern Restaurant Management

In about one week the restaurant industry went from paying overtime to employees because of a shortage of employees to skyrocketing unemployment rates. Although this tip does not directly address labor management during and through the pandemic, the principles to controlling labor costs are the same. And they are also incredibly important as restaurant owners manage uncertain sales volumes.

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The (Near) Future of Hotel Travel Is here

EATER

As safety measures like masks and distancing threaten to carry on for another year, hotels amp up the perks, packages, and amenities to court travelers The new Hotel June, located in the beachside Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, was set to open last spring. With 250 guestrooms, two restaurants, a pool, and tons of outdoor communal space, it was poised to be a hip, lively, and relatively affordable option for guests visiting LA’s west side.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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4 Ways a Restaurant Mobile App Elevates Your Digital Ordering Experience

ChowNow

Restaurant mobile apps are having a moment. Online ordering has steadily increased over the years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated adoption of digital tools and online ordering. . In fact, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of adults have downloaded at least one food related app, with 45 percent adding two or more, according to Bluedot.

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THE DOG AND BUTTERFLY

Culinary Cues

Sometimes I get a bit lofty in my reflections of kitchen life and the cooks who spend time behind the range. This is probably one of those times – yet oftentimes I can’t help myself. Take the analogies for what they are worth to you. Being a professional cook or chef is such a contradiction of the human condition. When you walk through a typical kitchen you will see individuals intent on their work, dressed in clean, crisp white uniforms that attempt to hide the tattoos, burns, stitches, crustin

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Where Business Meets Technology

Hot Schedules

Blog. Where Business Meets Technology. Assen Kapitanov on His Journey as a Product Owner at Fourth. T here are many interpretations and different materials about the responsibilities of Product Owners in software companies. As described in the Scrum Guide – ‘a Scrum Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team’.

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How Restaurants Are Evolving in 2021: New Business Models

7 Shifts

When we look back at the impact that 2020 had on the restaurant industry, we’ll see it as an accelerator of change. The stories of adaptation and pivot in the restaurant industry are nothing short of remarkable, as owners and operators have shifted business models on their head in order to stay afloat—and thrive. From converting to fast casual to offering meal kits to ghost kitchen-driven expansion, restaurants are meeting customers where they are (mostly at-home!

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The Funding Recipe for Your Restaurant – A Guide To Growing Your Business

Fuel your restaurant’s success with our comprehensive 2025 funding guide! Running a restaurant comes with unique financial challenges, from managing seasonal fluctuations to covering unexpected expenses like equipment repairs or ingredient shortages. This guide dives into fast, flexible financing options for restaurant owners. Discover how to bridge cash flow gaps, fund expansions, or navigate slow seasons without compromising service quality.

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10 Tips for Designing Your Restaurant Interior

Modern Restaurant Management

For people considering operating a restaurant, besides a great menu, the aesthetics of the restaurant must also be tackled. One key reason why many restaurants fail despite having great food is failing to consider the restaurant design. Restaurant interior design is the key to attracting customers. It should be like a magnet for guests, promising them both an exceptional culinary and sensory experience.

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The Street Food Renaissance of Chengdu

EATER

An array of street foods in Chengdu: rice crepes, back bingfen ice jelly, potatoes and chengdu-style pickles. In the mid 2000s, the Chinese government began declaring street stalls “backward” and “uncivilized.” COVID-19 changed their tune. Walk the streets of Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan province, at dusk and you’ll encounter a pandemonium of smells.

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20 Group Cohesion Strategies For Developing Teams At Work | GetSling

Sling

In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing business environment, implementing group cohesion strategies can mean the difference between success and failure. That’s because teamwork , cooperation, and unity are at the heart of all great teams. Whether you’re building a team for the first time or trying to improve unity in an existing team, use these 10 group cohesion strategies to help you get the job done.

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Does the ghost kitchen model suit your business?

Deliverect

Everyone’s talking about the advantages of ghost kitchens – purpose-built production units, also known as dark kitchens or virtual kitchens, that use data to optimize for delivery. They allow businesses to avoid front-of-house overheads, reducing costs while increasing revenue by reaching new off-premise customers. By the way, if you’re asking yourself, “What is a ghost kitchen?

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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.