After several deadline delays, the restaurant calorie counter guidelines as established by the Affordable Care Act are being officially enforced as of May 7, 2018. The regulations are specifically for restaurants with 20 or more locations (that have a consistent menu across all of locations). The hope is that by making these restaurant calorie counter
Late last year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists published a study on restaurant sales, in the wake of across-the-board struggles in the restaurant industry over the past few years. What they found was that while all demographics had shifted negatively, Millennial spending in particular was on a downtrend. While the growth rate of restaurant
One of the big trends restaurants must face this year is the changing behavior of consumers across America, namely: eating more at home. It’s one thing to competitively market your restaurant to potential guests who are still trying to decide where to go for dinner. This is something restaurants are now used to doing. But
Even as the U.S. economy slowly improves, labor remains problem #1 for the restaurant industry. Economic indicators look great on paper, and the consumer wallet might even feel a little heavier than it did just a few years ago. Some of the conditions driving improvement for workers, however, is having an inverse effect on management
The year is finally wrapping up with your restaurant preparing for the year ahead. Now is the time to dig into the restaurant operational trends starting to gain traction into 2018. What is happening behind-the-scenes in America’s restaurants in 2018? What innovations are being focused on? What processes are being implemented to better serve customers?
As restaurant trends go, 2018 is looking to be much like its predecessor, at least in terms of industry growth and financial forecast. The consumer price index remains strong, with discretionary income stable, maybe even ticking up. Revenue for the restaurant industry was estimated at $799 billion at the end of 2017, up 4.3 percent
Starting on May 5th of this year, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) was to begin enforcing new calorie listing guidelines related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The FDA’s new listing guidelines mean that qualifying restaurants will have to properly calculate the calories for each menu item. However, a ruling has come down
Controlling prime costs for your restaurant isn’t just a question of cutting back or even changing what you purchase or do. HOW you acquire your goods and services through your restaurant suppliers can be as important as WHAT those goods and services are. Ultimately, there are a lot of ways your restaurant suppliers can be
What if you could own a restaurant for just $125 and 200 words? That’s the opportunity open to budding chefs and restaurant managers the world over as an unprecedented contest for ownership of The Outside Inn continues through May 15, 2017. For over 23 years, David and Dawn Bain have built and expanded the fine
So much of the focus on women in the restaurant industry these days is on getting through the door and into a job, management position, or ownership stake. That is no doubt a struggle, even today. But the many other challenges women in the restaurant industry continue to face on a daily basis can easily be overlooked. After all,