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Restaurateurs Foresee Bright Future as Fine Dining Turns Vegan

Modern Restaurant Management

We are witnessing the evolution of fine dining. Astonishingly veganism is a chief enabler of this culinary transformation. Starting out as a whole grain diet for radicals, vegan food culture has evolved into Michelin star worthy mega trend for future chefs and culinary experts. Nowadays, vegan food is becoming normal in restaurants and fast food joints.

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For the Love of A1

EATER

To me, A1 sauce evokes a steak-and-eggs morning at the diner with my father The first time I had A1 sauce was at a tiny Glendale, California diner tucked into a strip mall: Toasted Bun, like a typical Anytown, USA restaurant, had dusty mini blinds, formica laminate tabletops, tan vinyl booths, a waist-high counter, and sassy waitresses. My father, a Korean-born, Brazilian-raised former coffee farmer who became a mortgage banking executive, loved eating American breakfast there every week before

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How Forgivable Is Bad Service During A Pandemic?

The Restaurant Manifesto

A prominent restaurant critic provides a template on how not to behave when you leave disappointed. The post How Forgivable Is Bad Service During A Pandemic? appeared first on The Restaurant Manifesto.

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Restaurant Startup Trends To Follow In 2022

The Restaurant Times

Even though life is slowly returning to normal following the COVID-19 epidemic, many restaurants and foodservice enterprises still face many challenges. For those who have made it this far, the future appears bleak, as the government bailout package they expected didn’t come to pass. Trends come and go, and, indeed, they’re never here to stay.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Practical Restaurant Marketing Inspiration in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

The modern restaurant has a lot of competition, including other local restaurants, franchises, and the biggest of national chains. To stand out and get more customers means focusing more on marketing. It’s easy to say you need to work harder on your marketing strategies, but aside from the vague generalizations that are all too common, how do you ensure those strategies are practical?

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Here Are the 2022 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

EATER

James Beard Foundation. Check out the full list Today in a press release , the James Beard Foundation revealed the semifinalist nominees for the 2022 James Beard Awards. At a glance, the list appears to be one of the most diverse — across race, gender, geography, styles of service, and styles of cuisine — in the foundation’s history. There are some new categories this year , meant to address the findings of an extensive 2021 audit to address the longstanding biases baked into the awards process.

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Book on Google for hotels to shut after low take-up

PhocusWire

Google says it has seen relatively low usage of the Book on Google option for hotels, in terms of both consumer engagement and partner interest.

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Top Tips to Show Appreciation for Your Employees This Year

Modern Restaurant Management

Q1 means another year of celebrating employees on a regular basis, and especially on their respective appreciation days. These acts of recognition go further than you may think. A recent survey of job holders – including front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant workers – showed that 55 percent were planning to switch jobs, citing “lack of recognition” as the number one reason for the change.

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The Unhinged Dinner Theater of Disney’s New ‘Star Wars’ Hotel

EATER

Kent Phillips, photographer. Why is so much space food blue? Welcome aboard Galactic Starcruiser, a windowless Star Wars space yacht forever moored in a galaxy far, far away alongside Florida’s Interstate 4 highway. It’s not quite Westworld by way of Naboo, but it’s the closest to playing pretend padawan that Disney’s offered to date. Walt Disney World’s ambitious new project — officially titled Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser — isn’t just a place to stay; it’s a performance.

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Why Some Restaurants Fail In The UAE?

The Restaurant Times

UAE is one of the most lucrative food markets globally, primarily driven by cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which are hotbeds for tourists and ex-pats. The influx of tourists is owing to the cultural diversity prevalent in the country, leading to the restaurant industry’s growth. The country can cater to everyone’s food fantasy with its wide range of cuisines.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Amadeus sees revenue climb by a quarter in 2021, tentative recovery in progress

PhocusWire

The technology and distribution giant still had revenues trailing by 52% on pre-pandemic 2019 - but 2021 saw it bring in €2.7 billion to the overall business.

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The Not So Great Resignation: Unseen Risks and Mitigation of Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

A recent jobs report revealed 6.6 million jobs were created in the last year. It’s a jaw-dropping number and the opportunities for employment are endless. So where are the servers, the hotel housekeepers, and prep cooks? The situation is so dire we see signs in restaurant windows begging for patience and daily postings online from disgruntled workers, fairly complaining about being treated poorly by patrons after they could not do their job well, given the under-staffing at their place of

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A Plantain Upside Down Cake Recipe With Eternal Appeal

EATER

Celeste Noche/Eater. Where banana bread whispers of pandemic lockdown, plantain cake speaks of a brighter future It’s 2022, and banana bread is so lockdown 2020. But platanos upside down cake? That will never get old. As someone who always keeps yellow platanos, or plantains, handy on my kitchen counter or in my freezer, I’m always looking for new ways to make use of them.

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How To Tackle High Restaurant Failure Rates In The US?

The Restaurant Times

The restaurant failure rates are very high in the United States, so much so that only 40% of restaurants make it past the first year of inception. And only 20% celebrate their fifth anniversary. While many dream of opening and managing a restaurant, it soon becomes a nightmare. And rightly so, for it takes tons of patience, perseverance, and hard work to be a capable restaurateur.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Hotel guest platform Canary Technologies signs in with $15M investment

PhocusWire

The total raised by the provider of a mobile guest management system for hotels now stands at $17 million.

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The Restaurant Operator’s Dilemma in 2022: Automation Vs. Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2022, the restaurant business finds itself at something of a crossroads—or, to put it in a more 21st-century way, the industry has reached a pivot point. Restaurants were already getting more high-tech before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but once it did, adoption of solutions including contactless ordering and payment methods became a matter of survival, in more ways than one.

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The Very Capitalist History of the American Coffee Break

EATER

Wonho Frank Lee. The best part of waking up. is getting energized for a long day’s work Today, we think of the coffee break, ideally, as a respite from our work day. It’s a chance to slow down, breathe in the scent of coffee beans, and enjoy a comforting hot or cold beverage that will give you the boost needed to make it until your 5 p.m. — or more realistically, 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. — clock-out time.

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How To Increase Your Restaurant Profit Margin

Eat Restaurant Management

Like any business, the main aim of running a restaurant is to gain profit. While there may be many goals behind opening a restaurant, the operations are always focused on earning a profit. If there is no profit, there’s no money, and eventually, there’s no restaurant. Keeping your profit margin high is the only way to ensure that your business survives.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Sounding Off: There's no rule travel brands have to work with Google

PhocusWire

Perhaps the only thing that airlines can do is work and optimize within the parameters that they have found themselves in.

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FSMA Rule 204 Updated: What Restaurants Need to Know Right Now

Modern Restaurant Management

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January of 2011 and expanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. The FSMA 204 has already been launched, and the final section of the law, FSMA 204, will come into effect in 2023 with a food traceability record compliance date of 2025.

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Portland’s Worker-Owned Cooperative Restaurant Has Also Unionized

EATER

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How To Formulate Restaurant Branding Strategy In 2022

The Restaurant Times

Restaurant marketing in today’s highly competitive industry necessitates precision, consistency, and thorough consumer data. Both online and offline marketing strategies can benefit from data gathered about your actual customers. The sharp increase in restaurant competition in the market has emphasized the importance of branding. What measures must one take to build a loyal customer base ?

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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GetMyBoat acquired by Yanmar, gets $21M growth boost

PhocusWire

The investment will be used to expand the team and accelerate international expansion.

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Keeping Up Your Analytics Strategy with Cookieless Tracking (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

Many people are interested in seeing your menus online, store hours, COVID restrictions, and delivery and curbside options when it comes to your restaurant’s online presence. So it goes without saying that you’ll need to keep up with a superior user experience online but also you’re going to want to stay abreast of the latest in analytics strategy.

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Meatball Shop Co-Founder Hawks Cookbook on Spotify’s Controversial Joe Rogan Show

EATER

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for NYCWFF. [link].

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Travel will go big and green in 2022

Smart Brief Hospitality

Major travel and hospitality companies are beginning the year with confidence as COVID-19 cases go down again and major tourist destinations lift travel restrictions. Businesses are already seeing trends and signs of what to expect for the rest of the year, many of which point to the industry going big and green in 2022. A tipping point Hilton , as one shining example, believes its third quarter will eclipse the peak of 2019.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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SITA appoints company veteran David Lavorel as CEO

PhocusWire

Joining in 2000 as a business process manager, Lavorel was most recently CEO of SITA's airports and borders unit, a post he'd held since June 2020.

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Good reasons for doing a Master’s Degree at EHL

EHL Insights

EHL's Master of Science in Global Hospitality Business (MGH) provides not only a 360-degree view of the industry and its different departments and challenges, but also offers experience and understanding of countries' different cultural needs, giving learners a complete global overview of the industry. So what are the most memorable and transversal features of this program, what are the best reasons for doing a Master’s Degree and how can they help prepare graduates for today's changing business

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Annual World’s ‘50 Best Restaurants’ Ceremony Moved from Moscow to London

EATER

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Travel will go big and green in 2022

Smart Brief Hospitality

Major travel and hospitality companies are beginning the year with confidence as COVID-19 cases go down again and major tourist destinations lift travel restrictions. Businesses are already seeing trends and signs of what to expect for the rest of the year, many of which point to the industry going big and green in 2022. A tipping point. Hilton , as one shining example, believes its third quarter will eclipse the peak of 2019.

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Business Automation in Hospitality: A New World

Dive into the transformative potential of business automation within the hospitality sector. This comprehensive overview showcases how innovative technologies can streamline operations, reduce costs, and elevate guest satisfaction. Discover the advantages of integrating systems like automated check-ins, CRM, and energy management to not only save on expenses but also to provide a seamless and personalized guest experience.