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10 Keys to Restaurant Survival When Times are Tough

MBB Hospitality

Navigating the turbulent waters of the restaurant industry requires resilience, adaptability, and a keen understanding of the market. In challenging times, restaurant survival becomes an art form, mastered by those willing to innovate and persevere. As restaurant owners grapple with fluctuations in the economy, changes in consumer behavior, and unforeseen circumstances, certain strategies can spell the difference between thriving and closing. 1.

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The Top 10 Most Wonderful December Holiday Promotion Ideas for Restaurants

Buzztime Business

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, if your business is prepared with December holiday promotion ideas. Procrastinated? No worries, we’ve got you covered with a month’s worth of events, menu ideas, and offers (plus free graphics you can totally steal for social media or a holiday email campaign). Want even more December holiday promotion ideas?

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Scent Marketing for Restaurants 101

Wasserstrom

In the competitive restaurant industry, creating a memorable and immersive experience for your patrons is key to building a loyal customer base. One method that builds brand loyalty in a way that appeals to our customers’ longing for sensory-rich experiences is through scent marketing. What Is Scent Marketing? Scent marketing, also known as olfactory marketing, […] The post Scent Marketing for Restaurants 101 appeared first on The Official Wasserstrom Blog.

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Who's on your fantasy restaurant-management team?

Restaurant Business

Reality Check: Why bother with fantasy football when the ideal virtual C-suite is waiting to be picked? Here's my roster.

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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 Burden of Eating in ‘America’

EATER

Centuries of colonialist practices have severed the connection between Indigenous people and what we consume Listen to this article It’s difficult for me to celebrate food. When I think about my connection to food, many of my first thoughts are rooted in trauma. The constant societal pressure to be thin began a lifelong struggle with disordered eating at only 8 years old.

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How Restaurant Operators Can Harness the Power of POS Data Analytics

Modern Restaurant Management

By investing in a data-driven POS platform, restaurant operators can address labor challenges, fine-tune their stock management, design promotions based on current trends, reduce human error and more. Recent findings reveal that researching a new POS for implementation after 2023 is a priority for 43 percent of restaurants , with 29 percent hoping to upgrade their POS for better omnichannel integrations.

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Restaurants will need to tamp down menu price hikes over the next couple years, says BJ's Restaurant CEO

Restaurant Business

At the Barclays Eat Sleep Play conference, Greg Levin said consumers remember prices from four years ago and have yet to adjust to the higher cost of dining out.

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Five PR Tips That’ll Boost Your Restaurant’s Business

Modern Restaurant Management

There is more to success in the competitive restaurant business than just great food and service. Cultivating a positive brand image, building customer affinity and differentiating from the competition are essential components of any forward-thinking business strategy. That’s where public relations comes in. PR is all about boosting brand awareness, building positive consumer relationships and maintaining/enhancing your restaurant’s reputation.

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Prioritizing Restaurant Maintenance – The Recipe for Long-Term Success  

Modern Restaurant Management

There are many factors that drive the bottom line for restaurants and properly managing maintenance is chief among them. Maintenance impacts multiple critical aspects of restaurant management and operations. Restaurant maintenance ensures technical difficulties don’t compromise food production and quality. Proper maintenance is also essential to customer satisfaction, retention, and word-of-mouth reputation building.

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Everything We Know About New McDonald’s Chain, CosMc

EATER

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Starbucks, McDonald’s is coming for you By all accounts, McDonald’s is doing just fine. The fast food behemoth’s sales have been great , with price increases adding to its bottom line. But McDonald’s is also. McDonald’s. It’s just there. Aside from some collaborations with celebrities and the occasional introduction of a new sandwich or sauce, it mostly serves as the unchanging standard against which all other fast food is measured.

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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 Bar 404 Wows Their Guests with 7shifts and Lightspeed POS

7 Shifts

“We want to wow our guests. That's the main protocol here,” says Rohit Sharma, GM and operating partner of Bar 404. Taking its name from a 404 error page , Bar 404 embraces the secretive nature of a speakeasy. You must know where to go—in this case, a candle shop—to find it. But once you’re through the door, the name inspiration and logo take on another meaning: “When you're entering the cocktail bar, you delete all your unhappiness and just come to the bar and enjoy the vibe,” says

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Kitchen United shuts down its Kroger food halls

Restaurant Business

The unexpected move comes about a year after Kroger was part of a $100 million investment round in the ghost kitchen operator, which said it is shifting its focus to software.

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Bringing Comfortable European Dining to Downtown Nashville

Modern Restaurant Management

Newly opened Ophelia’s Nashville strives to create a classic Italian cafe vibe while fitting into a vibrant urban streetscape. Located in the heart of the city’s evolving financial district, the 2,700-square-foot neo-Italian establishment reused the existing retail area at the base of the historic L&C Building. Completed by Architect of Record and General Contractor The Bradley Projects and Certified Construction Services, the project uses carefully curated materials including ru

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In ‘Les Troisgros,’ a Restaurant Documentary That’s Well Worth Watching

EATER

Zipporah Films In “Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros,” Frederick Wiseman turns his attention to fine dining at three-Michelin-starred restaurant Troisgros None of the cinematic tropes that have come to define today’s food documentaries — sweeping pans, glistening surfaces, a climactic symphony of strings — are present in Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros , a spellbinding new four-hour documentary about the three-starred Michelin restaurant Troisgros.

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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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8 delivery questions answered

ChowNow

The team at ChowNow partners with more than 20,000 restaurants and is staffed with over 500 years of combined in-restaurant experience. Safe to say – we are familiar with the evolving challenges of our restaurant partners and the growing conversation around delivery. Typically, our restaurant partners want to know the impact of delivery, but also share a set of common concerns: Diner experience – hospitality means delivering the best experience for your diners, and we have a high bar for

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Chick-fil-A again tops the industry in service

Restaurant Business

The quick-service chain finished second overall in a ranking of 300 consumer brands.

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Maximizing Supply Chain Management in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

When it comes to running a restaurant there are challenges you will undoubtedly run into along the way. And while many restaurants have returned to a post-COVID normalcy, the impending inflation has now introduced rising food costs, ultimately impacting the restaurant supply chain as food costs rise. Despite those impending difficulties faced, there are steps that restaurants can take to ensure they are positioned in the best possible way heading into 2024 by following these simple, yet effectiv

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Near, Far, Caviar

EATER

Illustration by Bea Hayward Once a luxury reserved for posh dinners, fish roe has become the snack du jour at restaurants across the country — and it’s blurring the lines between casual and formal dining Caviar has gone on a journey over the past few years. It’s the TikTok snack du jour , something to be eaten by the bump instead of the spoonful, paired perfectly with potato chips in place of blini.

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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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Challenges of Implementing Entertainment Options in Bars

The Rail

By Nick DiMatteo, Fortyfivegames Bar and restaurant owners are constantly seeking ways to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to attracting and maintaining their customer base. Great food and drinks are the obvious components, but in previous posts we’ve looked at a variety of entertainment and recreation options that bars and restaurants can explore to boost not only patron experience, but their bottom line.

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Modern Market Eatery launches first drive-thru as parent company continues investments in franchising growth path

Restaurant Business

Sister brand Qdoba to see remodels and new digital menu boards as Modern Restaurant Concepts refinances debt.

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How To Write a Coffee Shop Business Plan: Step by Step

Sling

Want to open a coffee shop of your very own? Give it the best chance for success by writing a coffee shop business plan. But, what exactly is a business plan, why do you need one, and what’s the best way to make such a plan? In this article, we discuss the answers to those questions and how the right technology can help you run things smoothly once your coffee shop business plan becomes a reality.

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The Brands Moving South Asian Food Beyond the Ethnic Aisle

EATER

Juliette Toma A growing number of entrepreneurs want to reframe the region’s cuisine as a staple of the modern American pantry When I first meet Umaimah Sharwani, she is dressed in a black Nike baseball cap and a long-sleeved Patagonia tee. It’s the perfect fit for a day of errands; after our interview, she is heading to a co-packer in New Jersey in preparation for Natural Products Expo East, a consumer packaged goods (CPG) event where she will be exhibiting her brand, Paro.

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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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Ireland’s Shift to 5 Days Sick Pay – What You Need to Know!

Bizimply

Ireland transitions to a 5-day statutory sick pay in 2024. Our blog ensures you are well-prepared, simplifying the landscape of statutory sick leave. The post <b>Ireland’s Shift to 5 Days Sick Pay</b> – What You Need to Know! appeared first on Bizimply.

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Shake Shack plans to up value messaging to drive traffic

Restaurant Business

Despite "wobbliness," consumers are doing okay. But they want to get their money's worth, says CEO Randy Garutti.

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Empowering Restaurants with a Data-Centric Dashboard

Crunchtime

The Crunchtime dashboard is now redesigned to help restaurant professionals interpret data faster and make smarter decisions.

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Join Eater and Shopify for a Holiday Market in New York

EATER

Shop an Eater-curated collection of food and home gifts, stop by for festive tastings, and get holiday cooking advice from our favorite cookbook authors and chefs For the second year running, Eater is teaming up with Shopify to bring our gift guides for food and restaurant obsessives to life. Kicking off Friday, December 8, Eater will fill Shopify’s New York City space with a pop-up market featuring dozens of Eater-curated food and home finds and festive programming.

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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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THE PATH TO EXCELLENCE – SO INSPIRING

Culinary Cues

What term or phrase best describes those who are on the path of excellence: unrelenting, finesse, culinary pride, make a dent in the universe, pursuit of perfection, make a difference, total commitment, or focused drive? Some portray the result while others – the process, but in all cases, they embrace individuals or teams in pursuit of something unique and memorable – a cut above the rest.

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Panera Brands reportedly files confidentially for IPO

Restaurant Business

The long-promised move appears to be coming to fruition after years of preparation, indicating markets are looking more favorable.

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Buzztime Weekly Bar Trivia Challenge – Week 8

Buzztime Business

Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later.

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Why Diet Coke Got So Expensive

EATER

Many shoppers have noticed the price of their beloved Diet Coke has gone up. A look at what inflation and pricing strategy have to do with it.

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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.