Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Restaurant work is indeed stressful and it’s not for everyone, but one of its major advantages is that it’s inherently social, fast-paced, and fun. The cost of living in a specific area factors into the going rate for a job, and salaries at fast casual restaurants differ dramatically from those in fine dining.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

As Union Square Hospitality Group’s CEO Danny Meyer puts it, “90% [of the battle] is hiring, 10% is training.” Keep it positive and make your staff feel supported by including a section of what they can expect from leadership. You’ll soon be able to separate the A-list candidates from the rest.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 6, 2023

Today, David is responsible for all aspects of franchise development and operations for Capriotti’s, scaling a recently acquired fast-casual concept Wing Zone to new heights. Capriotti’s has received numerous awards, including the Franchise Innovation 2020 Award and being named in the Top 100 Movers and Shakers by Fast Casual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices. The healthy fast casual restaurant is actively seeking Franchisees for nationwide expansion after elevating its design and enhancing the customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. With drive-thru equipped buildouts as low as 1,200 sq. Increasing Pathways to Black Franchise Ownership. ” To learn more about the Pathways to Black Franchise Ownership program, visit MFHA.net.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In his book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business , restaurateur Danny Meyer outlined his low-tech-process of keeping up with his customers' preferences and things about them to remember and personalize their experiences. For fast-casual and quick-service restaurants—no more lines.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

“While this 2020 required us to pivot, we’ve been able to stay focused on maintaining our position as the fastest growing fast casual brand,” said Swenson, who joined Dave’s Hot Chicken at the tail-end of 2019. ” Naf Naf Expands in Dallas Area. . ” Fogo de Chão Inks New Deals. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) announced the formation of the Hospitality Recovery Coalition with the goal of supporting on-premise partners, including restaurants, bars and distilleries, facing harsh economic impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis. NAB Acquires SALIDO.

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Marketing4Restaurants

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Eric Cacciatore founded Unstoppable Podcast Restaurant as a platform for aspiring hospitality professionals or any professional in their career seeking personal development. He addresses topics of personal growth, leadership, management, marketing, and technology leveraging. Restaurant Unstoppable. How Small Chains Can Tackle Delivery.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 1, 2022

Attended by more than 10,000 bar and hospitality professionals in 2022, this event is ideal for bar owners , as well as proprietors of restaurants with a bar that want to improve their liquor program. The Restaurants Canada (RC) Show is Canada's leading destination for connecting with, learning from, and becoming hospitality experts.

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Cantu has long served the hospitality sector as an industry champion and technology innovator. “We by Allie Bitzer | August 5, 2021 | Thought Leadership | 0 Comments The industry has been volatile the past year and a half — to say the least. by BrittanyParker | July 23, 2021 | Thought Leadership | 0 Comments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

” Fast-Craft Restaurant Concept Set to Have 50 Locations Open by the End of 2022. The company was classified “Best in Class” and acquired by McDonald’s Corporation in 1999, at a time when the fast-food giant was extending its reach beyond burgers. Brooklyn Dumpling Continues to Grow.

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360Training

JULY 16, 2020

There’s fine dining and casual dining. Food service managers are also needed at bars or taverns, catering services, cafeterias, event spaces, schools, hospitals, grocery stores, and more. . Hospitals, event centers, and hotels mean money. But some thrive on fast-paced, high-pressure situations. No contest.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

The transaction marks the addition of the first fast-casual concept to Yum! “The Habit Burger Grill is a sweet spot within fast-casual because of its delicious California-inspired menu with premium ingredients at a QSR-like value, strong unit economics and tremendous untapped growth potential in the U.S.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2023

But while studying at Harvard Medical School, she realized she was dreading her hospital internship and enjoying the service jobs she worked to afford this education. “I As the first person in her family to go to college, Kristin Olszewski had a one-track mind in her early adulthood: She was going to be a doctor.

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Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The post Happy New Year: 2022 Restaurant Trends first appeared on Blue Orbit Hospitality Consulting. Finally, all the opinion surveys and all the data collection are starting to give us enough information to plot a path forward. The … Happy New Year: 2022 Restaurant Trends Read More ».

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“Fast food options usually fall into two buckets: fast, healthy, and unaffordable, or fast, unhealthy, and affordable and nothing in between. Pared services restaurant and hospitality operators in the country’s biggest metropolitan areas – New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington D.C.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cypress will directly manage and coordinate all discussions and distribution of sale materials with potential buyers while maintaining a close, ongoing interaction with the Krystal leadership team. Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza signed a multi-unit development deal that will grow the brand’s footprint in Southern Louisiana.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 6, 2021

You can find this traditional sushi bar with an authentic, fast-paced street food energy located in the Chinatown Plaza right across the interstate from the Vegas Strip. The highly experienced sushi chefs at Kabuto Edomae prepare the highest quality fish to adorn their nigiri and sushi rolls in a fast-paced open kitchen for guests to watch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the latest report from Tripadvisor , which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry, restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. percent suggested “about the same” or “much more than before” Casual and midscale : 62.8

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

In addition to virtual kitchens meeting lower labor costs, they also offer a fast-track to opening, with a location able to begin serving in just one month. Fazoli's teamed up with Impact Hospitality Group and owner Mike Lokhandwala to franchise a ghost kitchen facility at PREP Atlanta, located at 3781 Presidential Parkway, Ste.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 26, 2023

We had traditionally sit-down and quick-serve, and then fast-casual kind of birthed in the middle. That's been one of our strategies behind the scenes," As 7 Leaves leadership has listened to what their customers want, they've also given their ear to what their employees want. So that's kind of like the net effect across all.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers. First, at 2.1 Change, Incorporated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting

MARCH 22, 2021

first appeared on Blue Orbit Hospitality Consulting. It is time to decide what we have become, … What Restaurant Should You Build in 2021? Read More » The post What Restaurant Should You Build in 2021?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual. In the U.K.

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7 Shifts

JULY 6, 2023

A three-month consulting gig turned into a six-month gig, which turned into a partnership at a hospitality company in Toronto. And of course, including myself and our senior leadership team, we hire and off-board according to these values. And I said, 'Wow, I wonder if this would work within fast casual restaurants.'

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Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting

APRIL 5, 2021

Indeed, M&A activity has grown at a 9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) … Mergers and Acquisitions are for Independent Restaurants Too Read More » The post Mergers and Acquisitions are for Independent Restaurants Too first appeared on Blue Orbit Hospitality Consulting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Adding to the 20 Noodles & Company locations in the metro Chicago market, the ghost kitchen will help reach a new customer base through its digital channels and give the fast-casual brand a presence in-between local locations. "We're flip'd by IHOP. Grab-and-go salads and wraps, freshly baked goods and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2020

This is a game changer in quick-serve and fast casual restaurants." Class timing is mid-day on Tuesdays and Thursdays to align with the schedules of many current restaurant and hospitality professionals. It syncs with existing restaurant POS systems to make onboarding fast and convenient. Guest-led service. ?

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Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting

DECEMBER 28, 2020

If you have a restaurant, you might want to … An Emerging Hybrid Restaurant Solution For Challenging Times Read More » The post An Emerging Hybrid Restaurant Solution For Challenging Times first appeared on Blue Orbit Hospitality Consulting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

” The leadership team of Restaurant Sherpas uses their decades of experience to operate Teriyaki Madness franchise partners’ shops and provides full support during the process. The Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation is a national non-profit dedicated to making the restaurant industry more hospitable to all workers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. The new hires highlight the brand’s continuous efforts to build Black Bear Diner’s executive leadership team following years of growth and geographic expansion. A rebrand (June).

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 26, 2021

However, the opportunity in limited service (QSR and fast-casual) is attractive for equipment companies because of the predominance of chains (franchisees that have to follow the standards of franchisors) and general standardization. Put Our Global Know-How and Know-Who to Work for You. About Aaron Allen & Associates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Dirty Fingers – transforming the fast food game with elevated burgers, hot dogs, wings, fries and more. Now available for delivery via Uber Eats, Postmates, GrubHub and DoorDash, the concepts include, among others: The Chef Burger – specializes in high-quality burgers and prime ingredients.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

inked its biggest area development agreement to date with the largest Wendy’s franchisee, Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. While exploring concepts to expand our portfolio, we were quickly attracted to Taco John’s,” said Gary Rose, president and COO of Meritage Hospitality Group. A Deal to Taco ‘Bout.

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Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

Recently I went to a really sexy fast-casual restaurant in Gainesville, Georgia. A lot of oxymorons there but this one is the flagship launch for a new brand by King’s Hawaiian – the company that makes those little sweet rolls everyone loves from the grocery store.

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