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ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A TAVERN

Culinary Cues

This past year has been excruciatingly brutal on restaurants that simply haven’t been able to weather this relentless storm of pandemic related restrictions and consumer concerns. I know how heartbreaking it is when the dining room is nearly empty, and how invigorating it is when it is full.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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Restaurant Labor Costs Every Store Manager Should Track

Restaurant365

With the help of actionable data and reporting, store managers can help control labor costs, without negatively impacting the customer experience or employee retention rates. Here are a few helpful labor cost terms, along with how they are related to your total labor cost. Hourly Employees. Salaried Employees.

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Consumer Confidence Bolsters Restaurant Sales & Traffic Growth in August 

Black Box Intelligence

The segment with the largest growth was Fine-Dining, followed by Upscale Casual, and then Casual Dining. . Off-Premise Dining May Play A Bigger Role; But Reviews Paint A Complex Picture . Even though customers are choosing the off-premise dining option more often, they aren’t necessarily satisfied.

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5 Effective Ways to Increase Profit Margins at Your Restaurant

Cheetah

Many customers relate to the plight of service staff and are fine paying for what is clearly intended to supplement higher wages. Investing in retention will help battle the high employee turnover rate plaguing the restaurant industry right now. This sparked a lively debate around the efficacy of mandatory service fees.

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6 Effective Ways to Increase Profit Margins at Your Restaurant

Cheetah

Many customers relate to the plight of service staff and are fine paying for what is clearly intended to supplement higher wages. Investing in retention will help battle the high employee turnover rate plaguing the restaurant industry right now. This sparked a lively debate around the efficacy of mandatory service fees.

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Restaurant Labor Cost Control: 11 Reports to Optimize Labor

Restaurant365

How to manage labor cost is a challenge that all restaurant operators face daily as many restaurant businesses are forced to offer more competitive wages, benefits to hourly employees and other concessions to attract more employees from the shrinking applicant pool. What is a good labor cost percentage?