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Former Red Robin CEO G.J. Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging

Restaurant Business

The growth capital firm behind the food-and-games brands Puttshack, F1 Arcade and Flight Club has added more restaurant industry firepower to its leadership team. Emerging is a company founded by Mathew Focht that describes itself as investing “at the intersection of restaurant innovation, technology and experiential entertainment.”

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

“Unlike ticket scalpers in entertainment, these third-party reservation sellers contribute nothing to the dining experience,” said Steve Woodruff, general manager of Commander's Palace in New Orleans. ”

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International Women’s Day: 2025 Hospitality Edition

Squirrel Systems

Her extensive experience includes leadership roles at Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International. Under her leadership, Hy’s has maintained its reputation for excellence in the Canadian restaurant scene. Her leadership ensures financial integrity and supports the company’s expansion initiatives.

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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Through financial recessions, terrorist attacks, global pandemics, and just the typical challenges we face in the course of daily business, there are many leadership lessons to be learned. Here are five I’ve come back to again and again. Never Take Advantage of the Guest. We Are All in This Together.

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Strategy A La Carte: The Dish on Digital Marketing Trends for Restaurant Brands 

Modern Restaurant Management

They want engaging content that keeps them entertained. By creating a strong online presence through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and more, restaurants can leverage entertaining content that resonates with the people they want to patron their establishments. TikTok is super trendy, with more than 1 billion users worldwide.

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STOP SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE ABOUT CHEFS & KITCHENS

Culinary Cues

Those chefs who deliver the message of standards through yelling, condescending behavior, demeaning employees, for exerting some type of punishment approach have no business in a leadership role and should find another line of work.

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Redefining ‘Dine and Dash’ and Review Hub

Modern Restaurant Management

Mittleman, who has been with the Company for 25 years, most recently served as President, Sports & Entertainment. Alison Birdwell, a sports and hospitality industry veteran, has been promoted to President, Sports & Entertainment. Carl Mittleman. Food & Facilities.

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