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How to Calculate and Improve Your Bar’s Profit Margin

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Locally sourced beer is also a great way to differentiate your bar from competitors. To get started, create a unique menu that features signature drinks using premium ingredients or locally sourced spirits. You could also partner with local businesses or event planners to expand your reach and attract more bookings.

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7 key restaurant revenue streams to prioritize in 2024

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Diversifying your income sources can help offset rising costs and boost your overall profitability. Diversifying your income sources can help offset rising costs and boost your overall profitability. Additionally, catering large events can help you manage your inventory more efficiently, reducing food waste and maximizing profit.

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Restaurant Innovation That Goes Beyond Menu Items

Modern Restaurant Management

Innovation helps restaurants stay competitive and those involved in operations and sourcing need to always be looking for the next thing that grabs attention, differentiates, and brings value to their patrons. We hear frequently how innovation is a mainstay for business survival and growth. So where is the first place we look for innovation?

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How Restaurants, Retail and Mixed-Use Environments Are Capitalizing on a Surging F&B Market

Modern Restaurant Management

More than ever, restaurants are a critical part of the inline merchandising mix, generating approximately $160 million in annual F&B volume. From startup space and test kitchens to JV partnerships in new concepts, nontraditional F&B partnerships can be a rich source of exciting new ideas.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

Modern Restaurant Management

This acquisition is a transformative event for FAT Brands in terms of scale and brand awareness. To celebrate 40 years, Plamondon Companies hosted a “drive-by” event on August 5 at the Roy Rogers on Route 40, the first Roy Rogers founded by Peter Plamondon Sr. Seated acquired digital event booking platform VenueBook.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

How was the food sourced or produced? – Giliah Librach, Director of Merchandising Operations, ezCater As we look ahead to 2024, these technological advancements are poised to become even more ingrained in the restaurant ecosystem. Next year, I believe consumers will make food sustainability a top purchasing priority.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

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The limited-edition drop includes an Ethiopian coffee, an ACME porcelain cup and saucer, and exclusive merchandise. This marks the chain’s first significant update since 1995 introduces refreshed signage, marketing assets, and a people-first tagline, highlighting community engagement, sustainability, and farm-direct sourcing.

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