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Restaurant operators are optimistic about improved business prospects in the months ahead, says National Restaurant Association. Read more here: http://www.fastcasual.com/news/healthy-outlook-expansion-likely-ahead-for-restaurant-industry-report-new-industry-index/ Latest US Labor statistics show job growth in the restaurant industry continues to accelerate, registering its fourth, consecutive year of job growth of at least 3.5 percent. Read more here: […]
Study finds that consumer dining habits are increasingly focused on choosing healthy and sustainable menu options at restaurants. Millenials lead the way in what the study calls “Sustainable-Receptive Diners.” Read more here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/thehartmangroup/2015/06/26/restaurant-patrons-seek-fresh-healthy-and-sustainable-options/ California-based burger chain deemed “best” fast food restaurant to work for according to survey. Read more here: […]
Imagine if you never had to write a job ad, and all you needed to do was to scroll through resumes to find a candidate, pick up the phone, schedule an interview, and get to it! Imagine, all resumes located in one central location where you can EASILY glance through […]
Restaurants raise prices, drop menu items, as they scramble to deal with an egg shortage caused by the avian flu. USDA forecasts a 5% decline in egg production for this year. Read more here: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/egg-shortage-restaurants-raise-prices-drop-items-n379611 More restaurant chains are opening up in Las Vegas, as the city once known only […]
Restaurants are scrambling to deal with a national egg shortage caused by the avian flu. Read more here: http://www.eater.com/2015/6/1/8697395/restaurants-national-egg-shortage-2015-bird-flu Subway is the latest eatery to drop artificial ingredients from its menu. The sandwich chain plans to make the change in its North American outlets by 2017. Read more here: http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/06/04/subway-joins-companies-dropping-artificial-ingredients […]
First Watch Restaurants acquires The Egg & I Restaurants in a deal that merges two large chains in the breakfast and lunch segment of the industry. Read more here – http://nrn.com/mergers-acquisitions/first-watch-restaurants-acquires-egg-i More fast food chains, such as Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, are moving to using natural ingredients in response […]
I love clams in anyway – boiled, baked, clam chowder, deep fried and definitely raw with lemon and of course with a tall, cold glass of beer! Before we can eat this delicacy we must clean them. The first time I saw the cleaning of clams was at Randazzo’s clam […]
Wendy’s shedding 640 of its company-owned restaurants to franchisees, 380 of them this year alone – though profits are up at the Ohio-based company…Read more here. NYTimes article offers guide on eating healthy restaurant meals, cites Pret A Manger among restaurant chain providing healthy, tasty food…Read more here. Motley Fool […]
Facing stiff competition from Chipotle, Wendy’s and others, McDonalds outlines strategy to shake off its slump. CEO Steve Easterbrook says part of the answer is to speed up its re-franchising efforts so that 90% of its restaurants are franchises by 2018…Read more here. Move by Chipotle to phase out GMO […]
Restaurant News Roundup (4/30/2015) Baltimore unrest, curfew, affecting city restaurants…Read more here. Howard Johnson’s, or HoJo’s – the once-ubiquitous eateries that nourished the baby boom generation – now down to just two restaurants in the US, compared to over 1,000 in the 70’s…Read more here. Are food delivery startups the […]
Restaurant News Roundup (4/27/2015) McDonald’s to close 350 restaurants around the world, including in US, China & Japan, because of slumping business…Read more here. Huffington Post reveals tricks used by “menu engineers” at some restaurants to persuade diners to order more expensive items…Read more here. Guardian newspaper lists the […]
Restaurant News Roundup (4/19/2015) With lower commodity prices and more customers as the economy improves, restaurant chains are set to see higher profits this year…Read more here Consumer Reports cites Melting Pot restaurant chain as the “best” casual restaurant in America, beating out Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory and other chains… […]
Restaurant News Roundup (4/15/2015) Americans spent more at restaurants and bars in March than at grocery stores, according to the latest government figures…Read more here. Some restaurants are doing away with tipping, instead paying their servers a salary and building in those costs into their prices for food and drink…Read […]
Just as any culture, Greeks have many traditions but one that is highlighted in my mind is the pomegranate tradition. In Greek tradition the pomegranate symbolizes fertility, prosperity and good fortune. This Pomegranate tradition dates alll the way back to Greek Mythology, in the Hades and Persephone myth. Where Persephone […]
Restaurant News Daily (March 4th, 2015) A quick, fun, and easy read on what happened today in the restaurant industry Dunkin Donuts is hiring in Louisiana…read more here A lady seeks $100,000 for rude restaurant service, wow….read more here According to sources McDonalds is making some changes to its McNuggets, […]
A dish that I picked up from my sweet mother – in – law. She is a woman who loves her family very much. Thus, cooking and gathering her family together is a big part of her life! Cod fish is a lean and healthy fish and it’s typically available […]
Hey everyone! Things have been really exciting here at The Restaurant Zone. We are in the midst of funding and launching a kickstarter. Anyways, I ran into some pretty neat ID card software when I was browsing the internet that can be perfect for restaurants and businesses. The first thing that came […]
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This article outlines 12 recruiting tools for restaurants and hospitality professionals. This is based on research and what some of our clients/partners (who ...
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Many times I hear questions from recruiters, how can I get job seekers to reply? I had several interesting conversations last week with various clients - a co...
Higher labor and food costs putting pressure on restaurants coping with already thin margins. Read more here: https://www.was...
Rising food costs, especially for beef and chicken, impacting restaurants, forcing diners to pay more for a meal. Read more h...
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, restaurants continue to experience staff shortages despite offers of increased pay. Read mor...
Restaurant owners struggle to ramp back up as sales rebound because they can't hire enough employees, even though an estimated...
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