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The Daily Rail: What Restaurant Operators Can Learn from McDonalds CEO's Firing

The Daily Rail: What Restaurant Operators Can Learn from McDonalds CEO's Firing

In today’s restaurant news: digital stats restaurant marketeers need to know, why P.F. Chang’s adding a late-night menu & entertainment option, what operators can learn about McDonald’s ousting their successful CEO and more!

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The Daily Rail: When Your Restaurant's Staff Fails, Operators are the Ones Who Pay

The Daily Rail: When Your Restaurant's Staff Fails, Operators are the Ones Who Pay

In today’s restaurant news: how to go the distance in the restaurant industry, how Red Lobster has bounced back with it’s ‘people first’ management approach, why it’s restaurant operators who pay when staff fail, and more!

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Go the Distance: Long-Term Success in an Industry Set Up for Failure

Go the Distance: Long-Term Success in an Industry Set Up for Failure

90% of independent restaurants fail in the first year and the rest barely make it five years. That’s why what Trina’s Starlite Lounge has been able to accomplish is so remarkable. Here’s what you can learn from them.

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The Daily Rail: Why One Restaurant Owner is Offering His Staff Rent Subsidies

The Daily Rail: Why One Restaurant Owner is Offering His Staff Rent Subsidies

In today’s restaurant news: how to retain restaurant guests, interview questions to ask when hiring a new restaurant manager, why one restaurant owner is offering staff rent subsidies, and more!

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The Daily Rail: Should Restaurant Cameras Be Used to Surveil Staff?

The Daily Rail: Should Restaurant Cameras Be Used to Surveil Staff?

In today’s restaurant news: how to create guest personas for better restaurant marketing, why one restaurant is providing staff amazing childcare services, should restaurant cameras be used to surveil staff performance, and more!

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The Daily Rail: How Restaurants Can Respond to Bigoted Guests

The Daily Rail: How Restaurants Can Respond to Bigoted Guests

In today’s restaurant news: a tip for getting guests to share your restaurant on social media, some hacks for the perfect menu design, how restaurants can approach bigoted guests, and more!

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The Daily Rail: Is Time Management a Waste of Time for Restaurant Operators?

The Daily Rail: Is Time Management a Waste of Time for Restaurant Operators?

In today’s restaurant news: why is NYC suing Chipotle, restaurants should celebrate its Hispanics employees for National Hispanic Heritage Month, time management is a waste of time for restaurant operators, and more!

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The Daily Rail: What Would Make Your Entire Restaurant Staff Walkout?

The Daily Rail: What Would Make Your Entire Restaurant Staff Walkout?

In today’s restaurant news: three unconventional ways restaurant loyalty programs boost revenues, why restaurant operators should prep now for a recession, what would cause your restaurant’s staff to walkout, and more!

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How the #MeToo Movement Has Affected the Restaurant Industry

How the #MeToo Movement Has Affected the Restaurant Industry

While the #MeToo movement has tarnished the reputation of high profile restauranteurs and celebrity chefs, the desired outcome seems to remain elusive. Here’s how restaurant owners and managers can improve their work environment and fight back against sexual harassment and abuse.

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