Industry-Shaping Trends from the 2026 NRA Show
Beverages driving revenue, the rising importance of the post-ability of menu items and consumers’ shifting approach to value meals — these were a few of the trends shaping discussion at the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago last weekend. Three...
Rising Gas Prices Drain Delivery Driver Take-Home Pay
Rising gas prices are taking an increasingly significant toll on the take-home pay of food delivery drivers thus far in 2026, outpacing fuel relief and incentive programs from third-party delivery marketplaces like Uber Eats and DoorDash, resulting in lower net...
Restaurant Industry Experts Weigh in on Dynamic Pricing
Few topics polarize the restaurant operators and consumers like dynamic pricing, the practice of using technology like artificial intelligence to adjust menu item costs based on analysis of real-time data. At its best, dynamic pricing could automatically pass...
Catering Leaders Stress SOPs, 3PD Approaches as Key to Scaling
Scaling a catering program is no simple task for an operation; it requires consistency across channels, accountability built into the store and brand levels, simple yet thorough standard operating procedures, and an appropriately dense tech stack designed to adapt. ...
Outstanding Operators
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