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[Updated for 2023] The State-by-State Guide To Tip Pooling Laws

7 Shifts

Tipping. It's a constant conversation in the restaurant industry. But one can't deny that tips make up a majority of restaurant workers' take-home pay. There have been several ways in which restaurant owners have tried to create a more equitable system for employees to earn consistent, fair wages and improve retention. One of those ways is tip pooling, where all tips are collected into one “pool” and re-distributed back to employees.

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Top 6 Restaurant Marketing Software Tools to Attract Customers

The Eat Restaurant

In the age of digital marketing, it’s more important than ever for restaurants to have a strong online presence. With 100% of diners online, conventional restaurant marketing tactics just aren’t going to cut it. Luckily, restaurant operators don’t need to do it all alone - using the right restaurant marketing software can make the digital transition much easier.

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Conquering the challenges of ‘Family Dining’

Future Food

Mamma Knows East - St Hubert's Coldstream. The topic of this blog is one that many will be glad to have personally overcome. It has tested the strongest of families at the best of times, and is pertinent to my family right now, yet had previously acquired very little of my attention: Conquering the challenges of ‘Family Dining’ It’s amazing how your perceptions shift and expectations towards food and hospitality are moderated once you have children.

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Local SEO vs SEO – What’s Best for Your Restaurant Brand?

Modern Restaurant Management

In a sector as vast as the restaurant industry, digital marketing becomes a critical tool to standing out among the crowd, especially as Q4 inches closer. Between holiday get-togethers, end-of-year corporate gatherings and dinners with loved ones from out of town, it’s essential for restaurant brands to pay attention to their online visibility to maximize the season ahead.

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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 Joy of Communal Cooking

EATER

Wonho Frank Lee. In her first in-person classes since the pandemic, the beloved cooking teacher Sonoko Sakai is using noodles to ‘tighten the social unit’ On a recent Sunday morning, Sonoko Sakai, the Los Angeles-based cooking teacher, gathered up her 12 students in the front room of her home and dropped a gallon-sized Ziploc bag of dough onto the floor.

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There Are James Cordens Dining In Restaurants Every Night

The Restaurant Manifesto

Aging hospitality paradigms open the door for abusing staff, so why are we still surprised when it happens? The post There Are James Cordens Dining In Restaurants Every Night appeared first on The Restaurant Manifesto.

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WRESTLING WITH BREAD AS A CONDIMENT

Culinary Cues

So, this is something that I have been perplexed about for the past few months: more and more restaurants are beginning to charge for bread. At first, I was really put off by this. Come on – is this the way to address your food cost woes? But after I settled down, I started to think about it. What is the role of bread in a meal? Has bread, in the past, been relegated to condiment status?

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How Restaurants Can Survive (and Thrive) in Periods of Economic Turmoil

Modern Restaurant Management

With a recession on the horizon, recent data from the National Restaurant Association found that 43 percent of restaurant owners believe that economic conditions will decline in the next six months. While the current situation for restaurants is far from good and with the rising cost of food adding to the situation, it is no surprise that restaurateurs are stressed for what’s to come.

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How Chatbots are Revolutionizing the Restaurant Industry

The Rail

By Shubham Ahuja, Contributor It’s no secret that technology has become a major player in the hospitality industry over the past several years – such as increase adaption in delivery, online ordering, and touchless ordering/payment. And more and more restaurants and hospitality businesses are turning to chatbots to assist customers with everything from placing orders to managing reservations.

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QSR Menu Options

Focus POS

Best Ways to Manage QSR Menu Options Using POS Software Today’s QSR restaurants might look a little bit different than they did more than two years ago when the pandemic unleashed a wave of disruption. Many QSRs suffered whiplash from overnight changes in what customers wanted—and how—but responded to ulcer-inducing uncertainty with eyes-wide-open agility.

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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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How NYC’s Ci Siamo Cooks a 45-Day-Aged Steak Over a Live Fire

EATER

The porterhouse is the restaurants version of a bistecca alla fiorentina NYC’s Ci Siamo is an Italian restaurant that operates a live-fire grill. With it, they cook a 45-day-aged, 45-ounce porterhouse, which is this restaurant’s interpretation of a bistecca alla fiorentina. “Having a big cut of meat on the menu seemed a little bit appropriate,” says chef Hillary Sterling.

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Are EV Charging Stations Worth the Investment?

Modern Restaurant Management

Are you looking for new ways to attract key audiences, including customers, prospects, employees, and investors? Are you trying to differentiate your brand and stand out from the competition? Do you want people to stay at your restaurant longer and order more? The migration to electronic vehicles (EVs) presents a great business opportunity for restaurants, allowing you to entice key stakeholders – and drive specific behaviors – simply by adding charging stations in your parking lots.

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How can coffee shops expand into other international markets?

Perfect Daily Grind

Around the world, there are many examples of coffee shops and roasters that have expanded into international markets. And while many of these businesses are larger chains, there are several specialty coffee brands which have also been able to open locations in other countries. However, scaling a coffee brand on an international level obviously comes with a unique set of challenges.

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QR Code Payments System

Focus POS

The Ease Of QR Payments in the Restaurant Industry The numbers don’t lie. A couple years into the pandemic and people are up in arms over having to use their phone to pull up a QR-based restaurant menu just to figure out what tickles their fancy. Once seen as a quick fix putting virus-wary restaurant-goers at ease, QR code menus are now a much-maligned downside to dining out, according to 88% of Technomic’s recent 1,000 consumer survey.

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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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The Best Apple Recipes, According to Eater Editors

EATER

Shutterstock. Come home from apple-picking with about 60 more apples than you can eat? Try these Eater-approved recipes to get you through the whole bushel. Every fall, it seems inevitable that you will end up in a friend’s car on the way to pick apples at a local orchard. Whether this is your bag or decidedly not , whether you find apple picking pleasantly whimsical or really weird, there comes a time in every fall aficionado’s life when you will amass 40 times as many apples as you can humanly

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POS Market Momentum Continues

Modern Restaurant Management

Rapid inclination of restaurateurs to adopt POS software for better management of operations will complement the restaurant POS terminals market by 2027. Restaurant point-of-sale (POS) terminals are steadily replacing the now obsolete cash registers used in restaurants. Businesses in the food service industry are primarily adopting these advanced POS systems to streamline the communication between waitstaff and kitchen staff, inventory tracking, and improving team management.

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How does snapchilling coffee work?

Perfect Daily Grind

There’s no denying that cold brew is fast becoming one of the most popular coffee shop beverages around the world – especially with younger consumers. In fact, according to Technavio, the value of the global cold brew market is predicted to grow by another US $1.7 billion by 2025. Within this market lies no shortage of opportunity for roasters to diversify and reach new audiences, particularly with ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages.

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How Much Inventory Should a Bar Carry?

Sculpture Hospitality

When operating a bar, one of your main inventory goals is to ensure you have the perfect amount of stock on hand at any given time. Too much or too little inventory can have a huge impact on your bottom line.

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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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The Trouble With Trek Food

EATER

A scene from Star Trek: The Next Generation shows a Romulan and Klingon dining side by side. | CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images. The best cookbooks help us learn and think about their subjects. The new Star Trek cookbook, sadly, only reaches for the food coloring. When I was a kid I used a Fisher Price recorder to tape the opening scenes of Star Trek: The Motion Picture as the VHS played on our big TV, so that alone in my room I could listen back to Kirk and Scotty’s terse exchange and ambient but

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How Coherent Communication Can Help Revive the Hospitality Sector

Modern Restaurant Management

In the wake of the pandemic-induced economic turbulence, hospitality is suffering from labor shortages, with the increased cost of living compounding the impact on businesses and individuals alike. Now more than ever, effective customer service is pivotal in retaining customer loyalty and regenerating pandemic-hit revenue. The key to providing outstanding customer service is ultimately through coherent communication, as adequate English language competency is essential for ensuring a positive gu

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Coffee News Recap, 21 Oct: World of Coffee Dubai to return in January 2023, Nestlé to acquire Seattle’s Best Coffee & 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, 17 Oct. Brazil to host event on carbon neutral coffee production from 29 to 30 November. The event will include lectures and panel discussions on a range of topics like agribusiness, potential markets for carbon neutral coffee, and Cerrado biome conservation efforts.

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A Look Back at 2022’s Restaurant Industry

The Restaurant Group

2022’s Restaurant Industry. When the pandemic in 2022 struck, every restaurant in the food industry was affected by numerous challenges such as coping with social distancing and food service restrictions. Some restaurants began offering food delivery services and logistics became a big turning point. While it was not a perfect solution, it helped many businesses stay afloat.

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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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This TikTok Account From Two Former ‘Bake-Off’ Contestants Is Pure Serotonin

EATER

Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage, Prepare to be endlessly charmed by the kooky adventures of Lizzie and Freya Even though we can mostly agree that the Great British Bake-Off has lost some of its luster over the past few seasons, there’s no denying that it still boasts one of the best casts in all of reality television. Every season, there’s a new crop of endlessly charming, sometimes awkward bakers who win our hearts, and now two of the show’s most beloved former contestants, Lizzie Acker an

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Sell-Through Rate: What It Is and How to Calculate It

Sling

If your business operates with inventory, you need to know and understand your sell-through rate. Calculating this number at least once a month provides insight into how your business is running and what you can do to make it run better. In this article, we discuss sell-through rate — what it is and how to calculate it — and how that number can help you keep your business on the road to success.

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For TikTok star Tabitha Brown, cooking from the spirit is so much more than a recipe

The Salt

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Brown, social media star turned TV cook, about her recent rise to fame and her new cookbook, Cooking From the Spirit.

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63% of retail leaders plan to hire more staff with festive season nearly upon us

Hot Schedules

The post 63% of retail leaders plan to hire more staff with festive season nearly upon us appeared first on Fourth.

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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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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Agrees to Accept Cash After Violating NYC’s Cashless Ban Law

EATER

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[Updated 2022] What Is Inflation Guard & Have There Been Recent Developments?

Society Insurance

In 2021, we saw a unique economic environment. Supply chains were affected dramatically and a few industries experienced weather-related setbacks. This, along with the new challenge of a labor shortage, was not allowing supply to keep up with demand — which inevitably leads to inflation. One of the ways the insurance industry mitigates the negative effects of inflation is through what’s commonly referred to as inflation guard.

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How to Create a Great Online Ordering Experience for your Customers.

TastyIgniter

A straightforward online ordering process is paramount in developing better customer loyalty and repeat business. Make your online menus easy to use by organizing them so customers can quickly find what they're looking for. The simpler the design of your site is, the better chance you have at getting more people to order from you.

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BREAKING NEWS: Bermar España website now live!

Bermar America

Have you seen our brand new Spanish website? We are proud to announce the launch of our official Bermar España website, allowing us to expand our ever-increasing international reach and provide an easier, seamless experience for our esteemed Spanish-speaking customers. Hola! Visitors can discover the very pinnacle of wine & Champagne preservation technology like never.

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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.