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6 Best Restaurant POS Systems Compared

The Eat Restaurant

Point of sales or POS system has always been an integral part of restaurant operations. They help restaurants process payments and monitor restaurant revenue.

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Is Owning a Franchise Worth it? 5 Reasons Why Now is the Perfect Time

Sculpture Hospitality

Are you looking for a way to be your own boss, achieve a better work-life balance, and set your own hours? Then owning a franchise might be the best option for you.

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Restaurant AI Is Evolving Rapidly

Modern Restaurant Management

Artificial Intelligence or AI has infiltrated every aspect of our lives and the restaurant industry is no exception. It may seem difficult to imagine the restaurant industry with AI because it focuses on individuality and the human touch, but it is already a reality. We'll look at what artificial intelligence is and how it's being used in three different areas of the restaurant industry: back of the house, front of the house, and marketing.

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FOOD COST IS NOT THE CHEF’S RESPONSIBILITY

Culinary Cues

Now that I have your attention and you are back in your chair, let me explain. The margins are very tight, in fact they are so tight that most business savvy people would wonder why anyone would ever want to own a restaurant. The cost of raw materials seems to always go up, most ingredients that restaurants use are highly perishable, customer volume is less predictable than we would like, seasonal differences in quality are quite significant, the supply chain is out of step with demand, and wast

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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 Value of Restaurant Business Intelligence for Multi-Unit Operators

7 Shifts

Making decisions for your restaurant without business intelligence is like trying to run a sushi restaurant without fish — without it, you aren't going to stay open for very long. It's what separates the restaurants that survive from the restaurants that thrive. Restaurant business intelligence , or BI, “leverages software and services to transform data into actionable insights that inform an organization's strategic and tactical business decisions.

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Is the Future of Restaurants Grassroots Funded?

EATER

Regulation crowdfunding allows people to directly lend to businesses they want to see grow — and earn profits from having done so When Reesa Kashuk was ready to take the next step toward growing her Bay Area bagel business, she knew that she’d need to raise some money. A former account manager at an advertising agency, Kashuk started making bagels under the moniker Poppy in 2018, but only pivoted careers during the pandemic.

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A CHANCE TO BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE

Culinary Cues

This is a direct message to all of those young cooks just starting out, dishwashers, culinary students, and seasoned veterans of the kitchen – you can go as far as you want to go in the food business as long as you are willing to put in the work, build a plan, and stick to the plan. Am I exaggerating? NO! I believe this wholeheartedly, there is no limit to what you can achieve if you believe that you can and invest the energy and time.

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The World of Hybrid Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Over the past few years, restaurants from all over the world have been incorporating different types of technology and new changes. Since COVID-19, restaurants have joined in the trend of contactless payments, contactless ordering systems, ghost kitchens, and now hybrid restaurants. What is a hybrid restaurant? A hybrid restaurant is a mixed-format restaurant and has become increasingly popular over the last few years.

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This Restaurant’s Menu Shows It’s Not Just One Chef in Charge

EATER

Astrid Riecken for the Washington Post via Getty Images. Dirt Candy is synonymous with chef and owner Amanda Cohen. Now, other chefs behind the scenes will get some of the spotlight. When Dirt Candy, chef Amanda Cohen’s industry-leading vegetarian restaurant in New York City, introduced its spring menu this month, diners found an interesting new addition.

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How Virtual Brands Can Help Restaurants Expand Their Reach and Drive Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

Five years ago, “virtual brands” was a term typically associated with fashion and apparel powerhouses such as Nike, Adidas, and Ralph Lauren—only a few optimistic entrepreneurs dreamed of bringing these digitally-native concepts to restaurants. Today, virtual brands are disrupting the foodservice industry, with celebrities, YouTube stars and influencers helping them go mainstream.

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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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Coffee News Recap, 29 Apr: Nespresso becomes B Corp, PRF Colombia announces scholarship programme & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 25 Apr. Dalla Corte debuts in US market. The US division of the Italian coffee equipment manufacturer debuted at the Specialty Expo in Boston. The Dalla Corte USA range includes the Mina, Evo2, and Zero Barista espresso machines, as well as grinders and other coffee equipment.

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Delight Diners This Spring and Summer With 4 Takeout Upsells

ChowNow

Better weather isn’t the only thing to celebrate this time of year! This summer, take the opportunity to drive more sales by meeting diners where they are—outside. . When your restaurant preps for these special occasions, think outside the box and try adding premium upsells. You’ll delight diners while increasing your average order size just by following these ideas for warm-weather upgrades.

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Eater’s Guide to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

EATER

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse | Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty. Living in the UP has never been easy, but Yoopers (and visitors) have found comfort in delicious pasties and cudighis, fresh maple syrup and berries, and lots of fried fish On a map, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula perches on top of Wisconsin looking a bit like a rabbit, its ears jutting into Lake Superior, back legs kicking into Lake Huron.

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How to Manage the Mother’s Day Rush at Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

With May fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about Mother’s day at your restaurant. As you may know, Mother’s day is one of the busiest days for full-service restaurants, often resulting in huge crowds, long wait times, and an overwhelmed staff. If you aren’t prepared for the huge rush, customers may grow impatient, leave bad reviews, and be reluctant to return in the future.

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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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A guide to calibrating your espresso recipes

Perfect Daily Grind

In coffee shops across the world, one of the most common challenges baristas face is ensuring that espresso extraction remains consistent throughout each day. Ultimately, creating repeatable recipes for espresso leads to more consistent-tasting coffee, thereby increasing customer satisfaction. However, in order to extract espresso consistently, baristas must have an in-depth understanding of several extraction variables and how they influence coffee flavour.

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Alleviate the Strains of the Labor Crunch | CrunchTime!

Crunchtime

Restaurants feeling the strain of “The Great Resignation” are turning to technology for help. A panel of industry leaders at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona discussed how through the use of technology, they are empowering team members and addressing some of the labor challenges the industry is facing today.

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For Fancy Fish at Home, Frozen Is the Way to Go

EATER

The best fish is frozen fish. | Nat Belkov/Eater. A number of specialty seafood companies are making it possible to have high-quality frozen fish delivered right to your door In 1912, a food-obsessed Brooklynite named Clarence Birdseye moved to Labrador, Canada. There, he noticed the Indigenous Inuits’ fishing practices: letting their catches freeze on the spot in the frigid, 30-below-zero air, preserving the ocean-fresh flavor.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Eating Habits are Shifting

Modern Restaurant Management

The concern for eating out is fading, however, almost one-third still have apprehensions about going to a restaurant, according to new research conducted by Provoke Insights provided exclusively to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The survey also found that consumers have altered their dining habits since the start of the pandemic. This includes one-fifth of diners who are overall eating out less.

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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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How can the coffee industry help to rehabilitate ex-offenders?

Perfect Daily Grind

Across the world, it is sadly all too common for ex-offenders to reoffend and find themselves back in prison. In the US, over 76% of prisoners are rearrested within five years of release. Although the issue is highly complex, it’s largely believed that a widespread lack of support systems for ex-offenders – both inside and outside of prisons – is the main barrier to reintegration.

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141. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 141 – Christopher Sebes

Restaurant Technology Guys

Join Jeremy and Christopher Sebes where they talk about the history of restaurant technology. Connect with him Christopher Sebes | LinkedIn Christopher Sebes is a widely respected restaurant technology entrepreneur, CEO, Advisor and Board Member. He has dedicated his career to hospitality management and technology. He graduated from Portsmouth University School of Hotel Management in 1975.

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Eater Lands Multiple Nominations for 2022 James Beard Media Awards

EATER

Camilla Sucre. From video to audio to distinguished writing, Eater is recognized across several media categories The James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for the 2022 Media Awards today, and Eater is nominated across multiple categories, from video to feature writing to audio. Eater’s award-winning video team received a nod in the category of Visual Media — Short Form for an in-depth look at salt harvesting in Senegal’s Lake Retba.

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The Rise of Vegan Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Veganism is no more a fad. It is here to sustain, grow and be accepted on a larger scale. According to Sentient Media, nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population is vegan and 1.5 million people in the U.K. have turned to veganism. Following veganism is no more confined to the four walls of a house or merely changing everyday diet by adding fruits and vegetables.

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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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Exploring Colombia’s indigenous coffee-producing communities

Perfect Daily Grind

Indigenous communities are some of the most underrepresented and overlooked groups in the coffee industry. Yet the indigenous population of Colombia alone is estimated to number around 1.5 million people – representing about 3.4% of the total population. In rural areas, many of these communities depend on the coffee industry for their income. Indigenous peoples’ histories and traditional cultures mean they often have a unique heritage of coffee production unlike other farming communities.

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7 Mother’s day Restaurant Promotion Ideas (Updated 2022)

Bingage

Mother’s day is coming and you must be looking for the best ideas to increase sales on the occasion of mother’s day that you can simply implement. Well, As per a study, 87 million people will dine at a restaurant on mother’s day. This is the best opportunity for the F&B industry to choose the best promotion ideas so that people can choose your restaurant for eating out or food delivery. 7 Mother’s Day Promotion Ideas: To capture mother’s day traffic in your rest

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This Is Not a Pint

EATER

Animal-free ice cream brand Brave Robot is one of many to advertise pints with more than a pint of product. | Brave Robot. Ice cream brands need to stop styling pints with literally twice the amount of ice cream Hey, look, I know the pint is a weird, confusing unit of measurement that complicates the the simple fact that we’re talking about 16 fluid ounces — and yet, I’ll accept it as “convention.

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Happiness. Community. Spreading Generosity through Volunteering

Modern Restaurant Management

While opinions may differ about the best type of sauce and style of barbecue across regions, there is one fact that is indisputable: the spirit of barbecue is about community. It’s about care, gathering, and enjoying the company of those around you. That is why community is a foundational pillar of Sonny’s BBQ and they have made it their mission to give back to those neighborhoods they serve through their ‘Q the Kindness programs.

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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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Are reusable coffee pods a viable option?

Perfect Daily Grind

Around the world, the number of coffee capsule machines in homes and offices has surged over the past couple of decades – with no signs of growth slowing down. According to Statista , the number of people who own single-serve brewing machines in the US increased by 40% in 2020. Europe has the largest share of the global capsule market with 33%, but the Asia-Pacific is forecast to outpace Europe over the next few years.

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75: Poio, Mexican BBQ

Food Business

Poio is a casual Mexican BBQ place in Kansas City. Chef Carlos Montera is it’s savvy, yet grounded owner. He’s created a menu that works well as a stand alone operation in the heart of Kansas City, and could also become more. This episode is a chance to explore whether to or whether not to count on investors, and why. Chef Carlos is honest in his conversation, and his words are what a young start up owner wants to know.

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How Public Libraries Are Seeding America’s Gardens

EATER

Shutterstock. Libraries across the country are fighting food insecurity by offering communities free seeds and gardening education This story was originally published on Civil Eats. At the public library in Mystic, Connecticut, a card catalog that formerly stored book due dates now holds endless packets of seeds. There’s eggplant and kale, marigolds and zinnias; more than 90 different types of seeds available for anyone with a card to take home and plant.

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Three Spirited (And Last-Minute) Cinco de Mayo Promotions

Modern Restaurant Management

Cinco de Mayo is one of the biggest holidays of the year for bars and restaurants. It’s not on the level of Mother’s Day, Easter or Valentine’s Day, but it’s squarely in the tier below with Father’s Day. Maybe you’re like me and don’t plan ahead super well. Maybe you haven’t thought of any ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at your restaurant.

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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.