Lent: Boom or bust?

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

So what's a restaurant owner to do when a significant portion of the eating public will be abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday and Lenten Fridays? Prepare.

HotSchedules, PeopleMatter partner to create workforce management platform

February 8, 2016

HotSchedules and PeopleMatter announced a multiphase partnership to create a restaurant industry workforce management platform.

How to efficiently train your staff about food allergies

Very minute or even trace amounts of a food can cause a reaction in a highly sensitive patient. However, these are often all preventable with the proper…

Free downloadable webinar about how to integrate tablet POS now available

January 21, 2016

Tracking employees, managing inventory and engaging customers are three important areas of business that restaurant operators often find tedious, which is what…

Cold Stone Creamery, Pinkberry parent company names new tastemaster, food scientist

January 7, 2016

Kahala Brands announced that Dr. Maya Warren will join the company as tastemaster and food scientist for portfolio brands Cold Stone Creamery and Pinkberry.

How 3 restaurants tackled holiday hiring

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Execs of Doc Popcorn, Kono Pizza and Maui Wowi share their strategies when it comes to hiring seasonal help.

Snooze chooses HotSchedules to simplify employee scheduling, reporting

December 15, 2015

Snooze announced is has chosen HotSchedules, a provider of mobile technology for the restaurant and hospitality industries, as its workforce-management…

NRA to challenge New York wage mandate in court

December 10, 2015

The National Restaurant Association is preparing a legal challenge to a New York State mandate that requires fast-food employers to pay a higher minimum wage…

Can your restaurant bounce back from a crisis?

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Running a restaurant can be a great source of enjoyment. It can also be a risky endeavor. What can you do when your restaurant faces a PR crisis?

3 ways restaurants can optimize labor efficiencies to cut costs

Outdated and inconsistent scheduling practices are running rampant in the majority of restaurants, which is taking a toll on their bottom lines.

Are your employees using these 4 hand-hygiene techniues?

December 7, 2015

Handwashing is a key part of infection prevention in restaurants, yet not everyone performs it regularly or properly.

How managing expectations leads to better return-to-work outcomes

Healthy employees are good for business, however, the path from injury to resuming work duties is not always as smooth or efficient as your ordering process.

Toast report reveals which technologies restaurant operators are seeking

November 17, 2015

A Toast Inc. report found that technologies helping restaurant operators with hiring and training staff, Inventory management and online ordering are in…

3 ways restaurants can optimize labor efficiencies and cut costs

Between higher wages and new labor regulations, restaurants are facing a labor crisis — and their existing, outdated processes are doing anything but helping…

Yogurtland adds 4 senior team members

November 10, 2015

Yogurtland announced the addition of four new senior team members.

4 for 15: 4 speakers, 15 minutes each, limitless knowledge

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Three fast casual restaurant operators and other experts share their insights about the industry and how they've found success and value in it.

Henny Penny celebrates opening of new training center

November 3, 2015

Henny Penny, a designer and manufacturer of cooking, holding and display equipment, is expanding again. The company has added 46,000 square feet for a training…

E-learning collaboration helps restaurants boost business with multicultural guests

November 2, 2015

DiscoverLink and the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance are teaming up to deliver online cultural intelligence training via a…

McDonald's owner recognized as 'outstanding employer of disabled people'

October 26, 2015

McDonald’s announced Nancy Endres, owner and operator of the McDonald’s restaurant of East Aurora, New York, received statewide recognition for her efforts to…

Research reveals key competencies dictate success, not a person’s age

October 22, 2015

The generational age of an employee is not a critical as the skill set competency in making a good hire.