Open for Business

MARCH 20, 2023

In spite of inflation, increasing prices, and overall economic uncertainty, there’s one thing that people remain willing to pay up for: Sustainability. Even Michelin has gotten into the sustainable food movement, awarding a green star for restaurants that uphold the highest environmental standards. According to one recent survey, 66% of consumers are willing to pay more for something that’s environmentally friendly.

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Crunchtime

MARCH 23, 2023

Managing inventory and food costs can be a tedious and time-consuming process and can be even more difficult for scratch kitchens - restaurants that create their menu items entirely out of individual ingredients. Scratch kitchens often find it hard to gauge actual food cost, as many components go into each recipe, and market costs often change, causing variability that is difficult to measure.

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Goliath Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

According to the National Restaurant Associate’s “What’s Hot Chef’s Survey, ” Pop-up restaurants are the sixth most popular restaurant concept trend. 1 While pop-up restaurants are trendy, they are an influential force in the food industry regarding creative freedom, generating revenue, and creating buzz. What is a Pop-Up Restaurant?

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 22, 2023

When people think about automation in foodservice, they often picture cold, indifferent efficiency—the last things any operator wants to provide in a great customer experience. In reality, automation brings valuable efficiency gains to labor-strapped operators while also helping them provide better customer service. It does so by saving time and energy for employees so they can focus more on what humans do best: making every guest feel welcome, ensuring the food is delicious and ultimately impro

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Speaker: Lissa Bowen - Chief People + Culture Officer, Full Course Executive Director, Full Course Foundation

Employee burnout is a pervasive issue in the fast-paced and demanding restaurant industry, resulting in decreased productivity, high turnover rates, and compromised mental well-being. Effectively addressing this challenge requires a comprehensive approach that combines conventional management techniques, insights from neuroscience, and stress management strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2023

There’s no denying the strain that staffing shortages have on the QSR industry. While there’s hope across the industry that this trend is easing, staffing challenges will likely remain for many throughout the year. As if hiring struggles weren’t enough of a problem, retaining employees remains a challenge, with the quit rate in food service at approximately 5.4 – 6.2 percent in late 2022.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 22, 2023

Nancy Silverton is likely best known for introducing the country to La Brea breads. From meager beginnings as a small artisan bread bakery, La Brea grew to become a national representative of the craft bread movement in America. No longer involved in the company she sold, Chef Silverton, is owner and operator of Mozza Restaurant where exceptional Northern Italian dishes are highlighted on the menu.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 21, 2023

The regulations have actually been simplified at the federal level. But they remain sufficiently complicated to require some navigating.

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Lady Boss Blogger

MARCH 22, 2023

Business visibility is essential for growth and success. Standing out amidst an ocean of competition can be difficult, but achieving it is necessary if you want your business to thrive. To gain traction and ensure customers find your company easily online requires understanding how to amplify content, employ marketing strategies, and generate website or social […] The post 3 Ways To Boost Your Company Visibility appeared first on Lady Boss Blogger.

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Open for Business

MARCH 21, 2023

Though every restaurant kitchen is a special snowflake, most have this in common: a heavy duty commercial range lit up with flickering blue gas flames. It’s an altar to #cheflife. The element of fire is central to restaurant mythology. It’s dramatic, it’s extreme, and it’s a little dangerous. Fire is the heart of a chef’s magic act of transforming raw ingredients into the food guests crave.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2023

With a looming recession, the QSR industry has been brainstorming ways to soften the expected blow to business. Many brands have been experimenting with new technology to help reduce the demand for labor and combat recent price inflation. However, technology is not yet advanced enough to supplant the human element in QSR locations, and with a recent push to increase minimum wage policies across the country, that labor is becoming increasingly expensive.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 21, 2023

There are many actors involved in the coffee supply chain. From producers to traders to roasters to baristas, every industry professional adds value to the coffee sector. However, there are also a number of intermediaries in the coffee supply chain, including those who mill, transport, and export coffee in producing countries. And while these actors can certainly play an important role, their presence in the supply chain can often mean that producers end up receiving a smaller percentage of the

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Restaurant Technology Guys

MARCH 19, 2023

Join Jeremy and Carl Jacobs, the CEO of Apicbase, where they talk back-of-house and why this is critical for a restaurant’s bottom line. Carl helps restaurant chains and dark kitchens to automate time-consuming back-of-house operations such as inventory & procurement in order to make them more profitable. In this episode Jeremy and Carl talk about: To download Carl’s ebook on Digital Transformation in the Restaurant industry, follow this link : [link] For a Full Transcript of the Show Click

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Food Business

MARCH 24, 2023

We dig into the fifth pillar of a successful business: avenues and distribution to bring product to market. Going deep with the Six Pillars of Success as a method for business owners to roadmap change and stability into their business. The Six Pillars are Brand Strategy, Financial Stability, Operations, Product Quality, Avenues & Distribution, and Hospitality.

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Artificial Intelligence continues to dominate conversations around technology. The transformative potential for this technology is massive. Virtually no industry is siloed from the possibilities of artificial intelligence, including restaurants. All new technologies come with a degree of uncertainty. Considering AI’s disruptive potential, many in the restaurant industry have feelings ranging from curiosity to concern regarding what these advancements might mean for the workers powering restauran

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2023

Although restaurants are increasingly interested in meeting the needs of gluten-free consumers, there’s plenty of room for improvement in the messaging used to communicate about gluten-free options. When staff are unable to answer basic questions about your gluten-free menu, or ask inappropriate questions of guests who inquire about gluten-free options, consumers may have doubts about your ability to ensure their safety or prepare a dish that meets their dietary needs.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 20, 2023

Between 2014 and 2021, global ecommerce sales grew by over 269%. According to Statista, by 2027, the global ecommerce market will be worth almost US $7.4 billion. This figure has more than likely increased because of the Covid-19 pandemic, too. A recent study from the Pew Research Centre found that 90% of US citizens said the internet was “essential” for them during the pandemic.

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EATER

MARCH 24, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons own more than 5,000 supermarkets across the country. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images Why a coalition called Stop the Merger plans to “fight like hell” to prevent it It’s likely that the place you shop for groceries every week is owned by one of two companies — Kroger, or Albertsons. Together, these two corporate behemoths own more than 5,000 supermarkets across the country, including regional chains like King Soopers, Harris Teeter, Safeway, Ralphs, and Vons, and now they’r

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Sculpture Hospitality

MARCH 21, 2023

As a business owner or manager, one of your top priorities is ensuring that your inventory is properly managed. Without accurate and up-to-date inventory records, it's impossible to make informed decisions about purchasing, pricing, and sales.

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Running a restaurant is hard work, so it can be discouraging when you see how little of that work shows up in your bottom line. In our white paper “Maximizing Profits,” we show how you can improve your restaurant profit margins by implementing flexible technology. Because hard work can’t cut the fees from third-party delivery apps or get orders in and out of the kitchen to your guests faster.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2023

Restaurant financial statements are an untapped source of potential growth. After all, they are made up of data, and you can use data to drive improvement. How do you determine which data to look for to optimize your statements? How to Analyze Different Restaurant Financial Statements To help you make the most of your restaurant financial statements, let’s break down how you should approach a few different types.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 24, 2023

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 20 Mar PRF El Salvador announces winners of 2023 Salvadoran Barista Championship, Salvadoran Brewers Cup, Toddy Cold Brew Coffee Championship, and Global Roasting Contest. All four competitions took place at the two-day forum on 16 and 17 March 2023: Carlos Cubias was announced as the 2023 Salvadoran Barista Champion, while Alejandro Méndez placed first at the 2023

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EATER

MARCH 23, 2023

Crowd in Old City during Ramadan. | Navin Sigamany During the holy month, legions of cooks gather at restaurants, warehouses, and street stalls to spend hours mashing the savory porridge of mutton, wheat, and spices, a beloved fixture of night markets and family iftar feasts For much of the year, dawn breaks over sleepy lanes in Hyderabad, India, as chai and newspaper vendors rush to deliver piping hot tea alongside the news.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 24, 2023

More than ever before, restaurant operators are focusing on recruiting, retaining and developing talent for this key position, which many say is the heart of any successful operation.

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Speaker: Joseph Guszkowski - Senior Technology Editor, Restaurant Business | Jay Ashton - National Brand Activation Manager, Sysco | Dan Maimone - Global Director of Customer Success Operations, Harri

ChatGPT has made a significant impact on the hospitality industry, particularly in restaurants, by revolutionizing customer interactions and improving overall experiences. With its natural language processing capabilities and vast knowledge base, ChatGPT acts as a virtual assistant, providing instant assistance and streamlining various processes. In the near future, ChatGPT will transform the hospitality industry by enhancing communication, improving efficiency, and elevating the dining experien

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2023

Less than 24 hours before Silicon Valley Bank failed, restaurant analysts at Revenue Management Solution s released our monthly impact report. At the time, we lauded stability. Our graphs of early 2022 quick-service restaurant traffic trends looked like a mountain range — a significant dip in performance followed by a steep climb, thanks to the appearance and ultimate retreat of the omicron variant.

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The Rail

MARCH 21, 2023

By Andrea Abbondanza, Contributor In our previous QR blog post , we looked at seven reasons why your restaurant should start using QR codes and the immense benefits they provide both your guests and your staff. They help with everything from always have an updated menu, to faster service, to direct in-house marketing, and even less stressful staff! By placing QR codes in strategic locations throughout the restaurant, your guests can easily access the information they need without needing physica

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 19, 2023

As with any agricultural commodity, capital and access to finance are essential for coffee farmers. Moreover, access to capital becomes even more important when we consider that some producers have been facing financial challenges for many years. Coffee is a seasonal product, which means that it is harvested at a certain time every year. In turn, coffee producers are usually paid in a lump sum once a year when they sell their harvest.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 18, 2023

Rice Enterprises, a longtime operator out of the Pittsburgh area, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy less than two years after it was sued over the rape of a 14-year-old employee by one of its managers.

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