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Overlooked Traits When Hiring Restaurant Managers

Modern Restaurant Management

When hiring restaurant managers, qualities like organization skills, experience and leadership are always at top of mind. However, many traits exist that often go overlooked in the hiring process impacting the success of a restaurant. So, focus on these attributes.

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From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs

Restaurant Business

They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. Acqui-hire “To acquire a company in order to use its employees skills or knowledge, rather than for its products or services.” Starbucks’ deal with Empower Delivery fits the acqui-hire framework.

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Restaurant Failure Rate: Why Restaurants Fail And How To Make Yours Succeed

ChowNow

What the data doesnt show is just how many of these restaurant closures come down to preventable issues, like: Poor financial management No marketing plan Lack of clarity around the restaurants concept The key takeaway here is: failure is not inevitable. Lack of Marketing and Visibility The Issue: Hoping if you build it, they will come.

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Olo to be sold to an investment firm in $2B deal

Restaurant Business

The sale comes just four years after Olo went public, and ends a difficult period on the public markets. Its core product is online ordering, but it has expanded into marketing and customer engagement as well as payment processing. per share for the online ordering and payment company just four years after Olo went public.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

With a growing number of technology providers entering the market in recent years, restaurant operators have also become more discerning as they manage already tight budgets. Beyond logistics, the biggest transformation has been in leadership. The pandemic was a shared hardship, but it was also a collective masterclass in resilience.

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Training at Scale: How to Grow Restaurant Teams Without Losing Brand Soul

Modern Restaurant Management

Let new hires taste the food, hear the brand story and see a dish prepared the right way. Whether it is a franchise partner opening their fifth location or a general manager introducing new hires, you want the training experience to feel like it belongs to their specific brand environment. Show them how it moves the needle.

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Gen Z: The Kids Are All Right (Mostly)

Modern Restaurant Management

The Leadership Shift: How to Adapt and Engage Gen Z in Hospitality Every generation faces its own set of stereotypes. If they struggle with teamwork, create structured moments for in-person engagement like pre-shift meetings, team check-ins, and leadership shadowing.