The Eat Restaurant

MAY 11, 2023

Are you struggling to attract new customers to your restaurant? It might be time to tap into the power of restaurant influencers.

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Sculpture Hospitality

MAY 9, 2023

For any restaurant owner, managing inventory can be one of the most challenging and time-consuming aspects of running a successful business.

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Bottleneck Management

MAY 8, 2023

How to Reduce Food Waste in Restaurants Food waste can impact the resources used to grow and deliver food to our tables. Below Chef Zach shares some tips on how to reduce food waste in restaurants, thereby decreasing the carbon footprint. Optimize Inventory and Usage The shelf life of most produce is very short, so it is important to only order what is needed.

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Open for Business

MAY 9, 2023

Third-party delivery is booming like never before. In 2020, third-party delivery exploded because it gave restaurants a vital revenue stream during the pandemic. But even now that guests have long since returned to on-premise dining, demand for delivery remains high and shows no signs of going anywhere. The number of people using meal delivery apps is expected to reach 2.64 billion by 2027.

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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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Wasserstrom

MAY 9, 2023

With summer approaching, it’s that time of the year when your commercial ice machines are likely to experience an increased workload. Ensuring that your employees maintain a regular cleaning schedule while using the proper sanitizing solutions and following manufacturer instructions is an essential part of any foodservice operation. How to Avoid an Ice Machine Meltdown […] The post 6 Benefits of Maintaining Your Commercial Ice Machine appeared first on The Official Wasserstrom Blog.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 8, 2023

The Bottom Line: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Dunkin’, Burger King, Subway, Domino’s and Chipotle have all grown more dominant since the pandemic.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 10, 2023

The burger chain said profit margins at company restaurants improved last quarter thanks to higher sales. But customer counts declined.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2023

Multi-unit restaurant owners in the have lots of reasons for wanting to diversify their brand portfolios. After experiencing significant headwinds of a pandemic followed by historic inflation, many multi-unit restaurant franchisees might be looking outside the industry for diversification. As a veteran of the restaurant industry, I’ve always espoused that it is critical not to put all your eggs in one basket if you have the capital, time and energy to get into other categories.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 10, 2023

As people become more health-conscious, the demand for no-alcohol cocktails has increased in recent years. Bartenders have stepped up to the challenge, creating complex and interesting flavors that rival traditional alcoholic drinks. Here are five trends in the world of no-alcohol cocktails that you need to know about. Unique Ingredients Bartenders are getting creative with the ingredients they use to craft no-alcohol cocktails.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

I was just listening to some old Beatles tunes and A Hard Day’s Night came up. It sounded like an appropriate title for an article about life in the kitchen. As much as I loved my time in front of the range (more than 50 years) and the monumentally great moments that are burned into my subconscious, there were many, many “hard day’s nights.” Of course, I’m sure many other professionals, in a variety of disciplines, have had their share of those challenging days at work, but I sense not many have

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 7, 2023

For any specialty coffee roaster, one of the key factors to running a successful business is a continuous supply of fresh green coffee. Naturally, without this, roasters are unable to sell high-quality roasted coffee. Sourcing and buying green coffee is certainly a big part of this, but efficient inventory management is also paramount. When stored and used improperly, green coffee will quickly lose its freshness, and thereby its quality as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 10, 2023

For the longest time, there has been an idea that automation would take away jobs. It has been thought that, eventually, machines would be able to do jobs better than humans. However, when it comes to restaurant work, it is difficult to envision that as a possibility. There is a craft to great food that a robot cannot replace. Nevertheless, automation can help restaurants and restaurant staff perform their job more easily and efficiently.

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Buzztime Business

MAY 9, 2023

It’s no secret. Live bar trivia is trending nationwide. People are getting their think (and drink) on everywhere from sports bars to college town pubs. Want in on the action? First, get the facts about trivia for bars and learn to rock your first event like a pro…without making one of these 7 rookie mistakes. Mistake 1) Hire an Overpriced Bar Trivia Host This mistake is first for a reason.

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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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Crunchtime

MAY 9, 2023

In our most recent webinar , ops leaders from Culver’s, Chipotle, and Burger King discussed how their brands are navigating industry challenges to grow and succeed. Panelist Deane Fischer, Franchise Business Consultant at Culver’s, shared key takeaways that provide insight into how the brand continues to stay ahead and manage rising food costs across all 900 locations.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 8, 2023

Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue in the specialty coffee sector – and for good reason. With demand for more sustainable coffee continuing to grow , it’s essential that industry professionals and stakeholders limit their environmental impact as much as possible. This includes coffee shops and roasters. In recent years, we have certainly seen an uptick in the number of cafés and roasters implementing more socially and environmentally responsible business practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2023

Maintaining a community focus was important to Grégoire Jacquet when he founded Grégoire more than 20 years ago. He made sure to recognize customers and address them by name and remember their orders. This attention to detail has been rewarded with a 75-percent customer return rate at the fine fast-casual brand. Jacquet now want his franchisees to learn from his example and keep conne[link] to their customers and community.

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EATER

MAY 8, 2023

Virginie Garnier A rustic chateau run by some of Paris’s hottest chefs, an eco-friendly inn hosting buzzy summer garden parties, a modern Flemish canteen from a Top Chef star, and more food-centered escapes in the French countryside Paris could satisfy any diner’s hunger and curiosity pretty much forever, but it’s a mistake to limit yourself to eating in the capital exclusively.

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Open for Business

MAY 11, 2023

The restaurant industry collectively prides itself on making it nice for people from all walks of life. The goal is equal hospitality for all guests. But behind the scenes, accessing and achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has been more elusive for the people who work in restaurants. Restaurants rely on a diverse and inclusive workforce, especially in the back of the house, where many kitchens are powered by immigrants and people of color.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 10, 2023

Celebrity partnerships are nothing new to the coffee industry. From actors and professional athletes to musicians and social media influencers , celebrity endorsements have been a key part of coffee marketing as far back as the early 1980s. In recent years, as well as more public figures launching their own coffee brands, we’ve also seen more and more celebrities partner with specialty coffee companies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2023

This year will likely be known as the pivotal year for going beyond Dry January and Sober October (though I'm sure the press and Instagram will still love those opportunities to focus). It is truly the breakthrough year for non-alcoholic "adult drinks" served behind the bar, sold in stores, and developed in labs, kitchens and bars at a breakneck pace.

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EATER

MAY 9, 2023

Ria Osborne Wedding food trends come and go, but the memory of eating pureed potato out of a cocktail glass is forever In a common version of the infinite monkey theorem, an infinite number of monkeys hitting the keys on a typewriter at random would “almost surely” bang out the works of William Shakespeare given an extraordinary amount of time — but almost certainly would not do it in anything resembling a human lifetime.

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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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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

Efficient and effective restaurant operations don’t just happen. They take purposeful planning and work to build and maintain. The result of all that effort can be a successful restaurant that runs well even when you’re not there. In this article, we discuss some of the best ways to improve your restaurant operations and introduce you to the tools that can help make that easier.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 12, 2023

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 8 May International Coffee Organisation to work with European Union on new anti-deforestation regulations. The ICO’s Coffee Public-Private Task Force held a webinar to discuss the new EU deforestation-free regulations, which included 260 coffee professionals and EU representatives.

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Buzztime Business

MAY 9, 2023

It’s no secret. Live bar trivia is trending nationwide. People are getting their think (and drink) on everywhere from sports bars to college town pubs. Want in on the action? First, get the facts about trivia for bars and learn to rock your first event like a pro…without making one of these 7 rookie mistakes. Mistake 1) Hire an Overpriced Bar Trivia Host This mistake is first for a reason.

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EATER

MAY 9, 2023

Cocktail hour at the Desai-Singh wedding. How Moghul Catering sends out 800-plus dishes for a single wedding day, from jalapeno samosas for breakfast to chai profiteroles and jalebi at the evening dessert buffet On a breezy evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2022, moments before sunset, a tornado warning amid heavy rainfall was in effect. In the wedding catering world, even a 45-minute delay can signal Armageddon, but Moghul Catering, the Edison, New Jersey-based Indian catering company, took a

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