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Operations

Steal these operational hacks from college dining, health care and more

 By Patricia Cobe, Benita Gingerella, Reyna Estrada, Tara Fitzpatrick and Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2024

From AI as a menu-planning tool to pickling vegetable scraps, these ideas are ready to put into action, courtesy of the Menu Directions conference.

Food

These 8 trends are moving menus forward around the world

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 10, 2024

Future Menus 2024 identifies the top forces shaping today’s global food scene to push chefs ahead of the culinary curve.

Operations

5 ideas to steal from celebrated chef David Burke

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 24, 2022

David Burke has successfully operated restaurants for several decades and has a stockpile of smart ideas to share.

Workforce

Cool ways to beat the heat in a sweltering restaurant kitchen

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 22, 2021

Chefs and cooks share practical and quirky tips for keeping cool during a summer heat wave.

Workforce

Fast-growing restaurant chain focuses recruitment on Toys R Us employees

By Peter Romeo on May 15, 2018

The Main Event food-and-games concept is holding an open house for Toys R Us staffers who have or are about to lose their jobs.

Financing

Managing the wait

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on Apr. 22, 2015

Flipping tables and seating guests is a dance, requiring a mix of attention and tech to keep the pace.

Marketing

Catching a buzz

By Kelly Killian on Jun. 01, 2015

When it comes to buzz specifically, it’s about innovation and differentiation, says Chris Tomasso, chief marketing officer of First Watch Restaurants and a board member of the National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Executives Group (MEG).

UK sushi operator named world's most innovative restaurateur

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 10, 2016

K10 was honored for its high-tech, high-volume operations, as well as the spinoff of a secondary concept featuring beer, buns and wings.

50 Great Ideas

Ideas making the modern menu

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 15, 2016

Operators are winning over millennials, among others, with trend-forward dishes and menu presentations.

6 more ideas we stumbled upon in Los Angeles

By Lauren Hallow on Nov. 16, 2016

We found so many great ideas on a recent restaurant tour in Los Angeles that we had to split them into two installments. While the first batch covered menu innovations, this batch takes a look at stealable operations ideas.

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