operations

This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Fashion forward

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 13, 2017

Consumers showed how their preferences are shifting, while restaurants bet on where those directions will take them.

This week’s restaurant nightmares: Temporary insanity?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2017

This week’s goddammit moments were not of the passive variety. Operators were plunged into a crisis by the remarkably bad decisions they made, some after what had to have been considerable deliberation.

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Mastercard scraps signature requirement

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 23, 2017

The check-closing step will no longer be required as of April.

Operations

Service fees catch hold as tipping alternative

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 26, 2017

With minimum wage hikes increasing the pain of full-service places grappling with an in-house pay gap, operators are increasingly giving surcharges a try.

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Is a service charge right for your restaurant?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 26, 2017

Here are the questions converts and others close to the situation suggest restaurateurs ask themselves before deciding if a labor surcharge is right for their operation.

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6 heads-up restaurant developments from overseas

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 03, 2017

Our usual roundup of head-spinning moments is pre-empted this week by an early look at head-raising news from the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference.

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This week’s restaurant nightmares: Bad company

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2017

Trying to please everyone is a flawed strategy. Winning the love of a particular group can be downright off-putting, as Papa John's and other restaurant operations are learning.

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