Operations

New restaurant equipment and back-of-the-house technology
Operations

Comfort in the face of cyberattacks

What kind of response should restaurant execs have to a data breach, and how has that changed?

Operations

Can an operator dip into employees' tips?

As of now, no, Advice Guy says. But a Trump administration proposal could change that.

The settlement with Simon Property Group would apparently allow some locations to shut down.

The industry has been hit with some bad PR—so now it’s time to get on the soapbox.

There's a way to cover costs while not coming off as greedy, Advice Guy says.

Speakers at this year’s event offered up some unforgettable comments.

Restaurateurs in Spain have hit on some unusual ways to address problems they have in common with peers in the United States. Here are a few of the innovations.

Interest in healthier eating has boosted the use of steamers, but memories of water-related problems and dependability issues still dog the category. In response, manufacturers have come up with clever variations for generating steam and regulating temperature and pressure.

Customers raised on Starbucks expect to be able to order specialty coffees any place they patronize. The challenge for the restaurant operator is how to offer a range of coffee drinks without burdening a stretched-thin staff. Fortunately, there are a number of automatic or semi-automatic coffee machines that can virtually duplicate the coffeehouse experience.

MexiCali Burrito Co., a, family-owned taqueria in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was already well into catering when it signed up with Boston start-up Phoodeez (pronounced food-ies) to boost its corporate reach.

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