Operations

New restaurant equipment and back-of-the-house technology

Operations

6 lessons in menu strategy operators will learn at the 2019 National Restaurant Association Show

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jan. 31, 2019

From upcoming trends to pricing strategy, the takeaways from the four days of the Show will be seemingly endless.

Operations

What should restaurants do when record deep freeze hits?

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 30, 2019

Many operators had to make the tough choice to close or reduce hours in the face of this week’s extreme cold snap.

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Research puts a price on joint employer confusion: $33.3B annually

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 30, 2019

The data was compiled and presented to the National Labor Relations Board as part of the argument from the International Franchise Association that a stricter, more precise definition is necessary.

Operations

How restaurants should adapt to rising takeout demand

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2019

This week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive" features Kitchen United’s Atul Sood, who discusses how his company takes off-premise sales off premise.

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Starbucks to workers: Stay out of presidential politics

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 29, 2019

In the wake of former CEO Howard Schultz mulling a White House bid, the company's CEO sent a letter to employees noting that the brand doesn't get involved in national campaigns.

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