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Three Ways to Transform Seasonal Hires into Permanent Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

Following a year of turbulent hiring trends , inflated expenses, and uncertain demand, 2025 could be the “year of retention” for restaurants. Heading into 2025, restaurants can take advantage of a particular class of workers to bolster their retention efforts: seasonal hires.

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Scaling Smarter: Five Ways to Build Sustainable Leadership

Modern Restaurant Management

Leadership often must transition from being founder-centric to team-oriented. Effective leadership in this phase hinges on fostering accountability, cultivating alignment, and delegating decision-making authority to the right individuals. Core values should be actionable, guiding both decision-making and interpersonal dynamics.

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Grant Money Is a Viable Option for Restaurant Funding

Modern Restaurant Management

No matter how important and innovative your initiative, new product or new process will be toward saving jobs or support across the industry or community, you must communicate your purpose effectively to be successful and become a recipient of well-deserved grant money. First Timers Should Hire a Pro.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurants that thrive today are those that balance innovation with human connection. As we look ahead, we are focused on delivering innovative solutions that not only address challenges we foresee, but propel this industry to new heights. Beyond logistics, the biggest transformation has been in leadership.

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Spinoffs of the TikTok-famous Dubai Chocolate Bar surge on chain restaurant menus

Restaurant Business

We have an incredibly creative R&D team of in-house chefs who are constantly exploring flavors and recipes that are quintessentially Paris Baguette, while tying in the latest innovations and trends,” said Cathy Chavenet, CMO at Paris Baguette North America. “As She provides in-depth coverage of chefs, trends and menu innovation.

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Restaurant Retention: How to Keep Employees Happy

Modern Restaurant Management

million open jobs, with organizations challenged to hire amidst unprecedented competition for talent. Look for additional ways to empower professional development and leadership skills. Amongst those who left their workplace, one-fourth of those were in the hospitality industry. As of early 2022, there were still 11.5

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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.”