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Worth A Listen: CEO Xchange, a New Industry Podcast

 Sponsored content from our partner IFMA on Nov. 06, 2024

Discover the insights and strategies of top food industry CEOs on the Food CEO Xchange podcast. Listen for a behind-the-scenes look at what’s driving success in food-away-from-home. Hosted by IFMA’s President & CEO Phil Kafarakis, each episode offers exclusive conversations with leaders like Frances Allen and Lance Trenary, who reveal how they’re navigating challenges, innovating for the future and inspiring their teams.

Financing

Denny's plots 150 closings as part of its growth strategy

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 22, 2024

Management informed Wall Street that the weakest one-fifth of the system is dragging down the healthier performers, who'll be encouraged with a grant offer and loan accessibility to enhance the brand's consistency.

Technology

3 things to look forward to at this year's FSTEC conference

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 11, 2024

Tech Check: The annual tech show will look to the future while also addressing the challenges of the present. And it saves the best stuff for last.

Marketing

With traffic slumping, it's go time for restaurant loyalty programs

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 08, 2024

Reality Check: So-called one-to-one marketing has been touted as a sure-fire remedy for flagging business. Now's the time for proof.

Operations

Red light on a major traffic change spares NYC restaurants from more cost pressure

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2024

Government Watch: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has indefinitely suspended congestion pricing, shielding the local industry from a crimp in its supply chain. The development was one of several breaks this week in the business' favor.

Technology

Payment processor Shift4 to acquire Revel Systems for $250M

By Joe Guszkowski on May 10, 2024

Shift4 said the deal would create cross-sell opportunities for its payments and POS businesses. It brings together two of the industry's biggest suppliers.

Operations

How restaurants can make margin improvements that improve the bottom line

Sponsored content from our partner IFMA on Apr. 24, 2024

Boost margins without alienating customers. IFMA's Restaurant Margin Optimization Model offers insights from industry leaders on menu engineering, supply chain efficiencies, and marketing tactics.

Operations

Restaurants lean strongly toward a re-election of Trump

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 17, 2024

A straw poll conducted during the National Restaurant Association's Public Affairs Conference found a nearly 2:1 preference for the Republican ex-president.

Operations

Frisch's vies to keep nostalgia from becoming quicksand

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2024

You're not going to find boba tea or the latest tech there, says CEO James Walker. But you're not going to be bored with the same old same ole, either, he says.

Workforce

EEOC broadens employers' obligations to pregnant workers

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2024

The updated workplace regulations require companies with at least 15 employees to make such concessions as allowing expectant mothers to sit down while working and adjusting schedules to permit time for doctor visits.

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