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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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Delivery Fraud: Fighting Scams to Protect Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

were registered on food delivery platforms like Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. Legitimate users might use both their work and personal emails to take advantage of this once, but fraudsters will scale that approach to a whole different level. What factors are fueling food-app fraud? In 2023, over 1.5

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Waffle House lifts 50-cent egg surcharge as prices fall

Restaurant Business

But supply has bounced back in recent months, bringing prices back down to earth. Investors are leery about fast-food chains and they’re jumping onto a few key casual-dining bandwagons. Egg-cellent news…as of June 2, the egg surcharge is officially off the menu,” Georgia-based Waffle House wrote on X. Thanks for understanding!”

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New Tariffs and the Potential Impact on Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

The restaurant experience isnt just about great service and ambianceits deeply tied to ingredient sourcing and food costs. These policies, which will affect a wide range of imported goods, could ripple across the food and beverage industry in the form of higher prices, tighter margins, and evolving menus. With new U.S.

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Five Ways With Philadelphia

Restaurant Business

From elevated comfort food to trending global flavors, operators are using Philly in inventive ways that bring signature flavor and premium texture to the menu. Way #5 CREAMY QUESADILLA WITH PHILLY Mexican food is leading the charge in foodservice growth, with the highest increase in servings vs. last year. Or even on a pizza!

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Restaurant Cost Control Strategies Every Operator Should Be Using

ChowNow

In this article, you will learn: The five most important restaurant costs to track and manage Easy strategies for controlling food costs and labor costs Tactics to save money without hurting your guest experience Lets start with the big picture and learn where your money is actually going.

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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

Restaurant Business

Consumers want to go out and spend their hard-earned money, and we think we’re taking some wallet share from fast food and fast casual.” What’s happening right now is that consumers are figuring out that casual dining is a great value and so they’re coming to casual dining more,” he said.

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