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Smarter, Faster, More Human: Why AI and Automation Are Transforming Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

” The more restaurants use AI to automate tasks that aren’t core to their business, the more they can reinvest time where it matters—serving guests. Other restaurants are integrating AI into reservations, guest messaging, and even menu pricing—helping them react to demand in real time.

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Sales Mixes: Analyzing Food Costs and Pricing

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If this means deleting menu items, don't be afraid to do it. Maybe the menu item needs a better menu description. If there is a menu item listed as "Roasted Turnips," it may not be a top seller. Before an item gets deleted from a menu, change the menu description or change the item's location.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Wine lists that resemble an encyclopedia of the wine making craft are just the price of admission. The price they pay is a lack of balance in their lives, relentless stress, and always concerns about when their star will lose its shine. Its an incredibly difficult life, one that only a few have been able to master.

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Restaurant Market Research: Ultimate Guide to Market Analysis

7 Shifts

Aside from improving restaurant customer experience , market research also helps you make informed decisions about location, pricing, and marketing strategies. However, the systematic gathering and analysis of data serves to lay a solid foundation for your business. Decide how you will measure the success of your research. With the 4.5%

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Jibaritos and Fried Crab Dip: How Baseball Stadiums Serve Their Teams’ Fans

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Levy A host of diverse offerings are on the menu at Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium, and other arenas this season. These baseball stadiums didnt start developing new menu items overnight or without forethought. Levy The jibarito sandwich is available at Wrigley Field this season. Heres how they got there.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

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The chain has kept its menu prices lower than inflation, and it has invested in other limited-time specials, such as its popular Never-Ending Pasta Bowl, in an effort to appeal to price-conscious consumers. It plans to keep prices down while also adding more lower-priced items to the menu. “If

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