Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 7, 2025

In this tough economic climate, many roasters have shifted their buying practices, including sustainability-driven strategies and partnerships. Sustainability, once a cornerstone of specialty coffee, may have become less critical as businesses grapple with a tumultuous market.

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The Rail

MAY 30, 2025

What you offer and how you present it count, whether it's plant-forward cuisine, fusion cuisine, or interactive dining arrangements. Lease agreements in 2025 present further difficulties flexibility, rent escalation provisions, and zoning rules now demand close examination.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 25, 2025

While many assert that this signifies a long overdue change, as coffee has historically been an undervalued commodity, price volatility affects all levels of the supply chain in various ways. Although this gives café operators more oversight over their supply chains, there are still key considerations to factor in.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A thoughtfully executed menu rollout ensures that every element, from flavors to presentation, aligns with your restaurant’s vision. Engaging Your Team Training Staff on New Menu Items Your team is your greatest ambassador for the new menu launch : Host training sessions to familiarize them with ingredients, preparation, and presentation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The research found that businesses worldwide – particularly restaurants – intend to experiment more in 2025, especially with customer retention programs like loyalty, as they face the triple challenge of sustained high inflation, shrinking consumer wallets and the need to raise prices across the board.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 15, 2025

Artisanry, passion, and sustainability became key focal points, demonstrating coffee businesses’ dedication to quality, transparency, and craftsmanship. “Artificial intelligence has also massively reshaped the way we promote and present our brands over the last few years, which has ‘raised the floor’ for marketing. “To

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 15, 2025

Climate-driven supply shortages add another layer of complexity, forcing businesses to adapt strategies more frequently. When supply chain disruptions force menu changes or equipment failures demand quick solutions, creative team members find ways to maintain service quality. If you are too rigid, you’re out.”

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 2, 2025

With sustained high coffee prices and rising operational costs across the board, coffee businesses need to maintain their presence and relevance in an increasingly competitive market. Roasters should create detailed checklists for packing and unpacking that include all necessary accessories, cleaning supplies, and backup components.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2025

However, the restaurant industry can present significant safety hazards for employees. Regularly check and replenish supplies to ensure they are in good condition and not expired. Dining out should be a relaxing experience for customers. An unsafe work environment is a leading cause of injury and illness in restaurants.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 27, 2025

Roasting and brewing skills also gained more respect, encouraging consumers to appreciate the human-driven expertise and efforts invested in the supply chain. However, this presents a double-edged sword. Transparency took centre stage as consumers demanded to know more about the “story” behind their beans.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

Inflation, supply chain issues, and increased wages due to staffing shortages have driven up operational costs. Increased costs of sustainable packaging and adherence to government regulations contribute to financial burdens. When presented with the use case of in-route food ordering, 76 percent were interested. in the U.S.

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Indoor Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

How do you present your business to the world? A focus on sustainable sourcing? For example, having a team member trained and dedicated to managing the supply chain ensures you always have the right ingredients on hand without overstocking or running out during a rush. What’s next? Gourmet toppings?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Expect 2025 to see a renewed fight for the survival and growth of local markets, driven by both consumers and restaurateurs who value authenticity, sustainability, and the vital social role these markets play. It’s versatile, crave-worthy, and familiar, which keeps it in high demand, especially during uncertain economic times.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Furthermore, digital tools for inventory and labor management became crucial for navigating supply chain disruptions and staffing challenges. While this was originally done to prevent the spread of germs, it is now seen as a sustainable way of cutting back on printing.

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Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

A strong understanding of the basic accounting practices allows you grow your profitability and run your restaurant in a financially sustainable manner. Operating Expenses: This is everything else that you need to run your restaurant on a day to day basis, like marketing expenses, dishware, and supplies (napkins, silverware, etc.).

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

I was lucky to have a job I didnt need to be physically present for, no children that needed care, no underlying health conditions, a booster shot, and ample, union-bargained sick leave. So I isolated myself at home, using Instacart for the first time to order vegetables and Gatorade. Sound familiar? food prices have risen by 23.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

” Swonger noted that higher interest rates also impacted the three-tier supply chain with wholesalers and retailers continuing to deplete inventory build ups and cautiously restock products. However, shifting consumer behavior presents new challenges for brands. percent and 2.9 percent, respectively.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

Restaurant Industry Overview: Q1 2025 presented a mixed picture for U.S. Executive teams focused on supply chain strategy, pricing discipline, and consumer segmentation to weather the turbulence. Domestic supply chain, menu consistency, steady pricing Texas Roadhouse +3.5% restaurant operators. Strong Taco Bell U.S.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 18, 2025

But as Uganda reportedly overtakes Ethiopia as Africa’s top exporter, it could present an opportunity for the country to capture a larger market share in China. Imports from Ethiopia have notably increased, as the two countries have invested heavily in enhancing trade operational efficiency.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 4, 2025

The “new era” of a US $4/lb C price is quickly fading, but the dramatic spikes and drops in the market highlight the urgent need for structural reforms that ensure fair compensation and sustainable practices. Washington, DC, US) Thu, 3 Jul – ICO says global coffee supply could improve in the next three years.

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EATER

MARCH 14, 2025

Using clout as payment for candidates is not sustainable anymore, and I think that the pandemic really exposed this tactic, says Brooke Burton, a senior recruiting partner for the Madison Collective , a staffing agency that works with many fine dining clients. I have bad knees from all those years in restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As economic pressures and fluctuating food costs persist, these technologies will be critical for maintaining profitability and ensuring long-term sustainability. The restaurant problem people on these drugs present is they go out to eat and can’t finish their entrees because of the portion size.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 3, 2025

Expense Tracking : From food supplies to utility bills, every cost must be tracked. In essence, restaurant bookkeeping services bring order to financial chaos, paving the way for sustainable business growth. The answer lies in the unique challenges that the restaurant industry presents.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

Jeni’s is also a Certified B Corporation with a strong sustainability mission. The idea is really to bring the flavor we bring to ice cream into fiber, because it is so important,” Britton said during a media presentation, adding “95% of Americans are deficient in fiber by at least 50% and its causing chronic illness.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue for restaurants and the world. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. Lisa Dahl, Chef and Restaurateur, Dahl Restaurant Group.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While the restaurant industry has experienced major supply chain and labor issues throughout the pandemic, it is now reaching a tipping point. While supply chain issues will likely decrease over the course of 2022, wage inflation represents a new status quo on the bottom line. Optimize the Supply Chain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Just as one issue seemed fixed, another presents itself. Labor shortages and other factors are affecting the global supply chain in never-before-seen ways, and certain commodities are intermittently not available, or if they are, they’re expensive. According to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence, U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The migration to electronic vehicles (EVs) presents a great business opportunity for restaurants, allowing you to entice key stakeholders – and drive specific behaviors – simply by adding charging stations in your parking lots. Demonstrate your commitment to sustainability. Ensure safety throughout your supply chain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

The year 2024 promises a journey of adaptation and fierce competition for the restaurant industry as it manages stronger-than-expected economic data and slowing inflation while dealing with the headwinds of short labor supply, more demanding customers and an uncertain political environment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

Here are five trends in the restaurant industry to consider post-COVID: Labor Supply, Wages and Automation. Expect to see more self-ordering kiosks already present at Taco Bell, Panera and McDonalds. Restaurant and bar employment (as of July 2021) remains down by 1.5 million since the start of the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

on-premise at present. ” is based on a blind survey of 1,000 consumers and 600 supply chain professionals from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Sustainability Is Increasingly Important to Customers, Even in a Struggling Economy. The new report “Is 2020 the End of the Delivery Economy?”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2023

As restaurant kitchens nationwide scramble to fill positions, such steady demand is often met with a shaky supply of candidates unqualified to perform on day one. Tapping Talent From Trade Schools The technical school pipeline isn’t just for plumbers anymore. “I work closely with local farmers and hope to see that trend spread.”

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The Rail

MAY 9, 2024

Minimizing Disruptions Through Preparation Restaurant owners have historically faced a variety of challenges in relation to the supply chain , with bottlenecks presenting an array of difficulties when it comes to efficient and productive operations.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

Stay present with customers. An extension of being transparent is staying present with your customers. So with ghost kitchens, staying present with your customers is important to building a sustainable business. One that encourages operational transparency. No servers to catch problems before they reach the customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Sustainability and healthy options rising in importance. Restaurants will up menu prices – 9 in 10 restaurant owners/operators plan to increase menu prices as they grapple with growing supply shortages and costs. or planning with a sustainable mindset,” said Kim Forrest, Senior Editor, WeddingWire.

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The free-to-attend virtual event will focus on North American, UK, and European coffee markets, and will include presentations from Director of Strategic Initiatives at Azahar Coffee Company, Vera Espíndola Rafael, and Executive Director at The Chain Collaborative, Nora Burkey. Nestlé has been present in India for more than 60 years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2023

Over the course of two days, chefs and operators from around the world were immersed in the trends with one-of-a-kind tasting experiences, interactive culinary sessions and presentations from award-winning European chefs. How important is sustainability to restaurants and guests? People also started cooking at home more.

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