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🪲The Prep: Bugs for dinner?

Would you fry up a bug for your patrons? Or pour them a beanless espresso? Food trends for the summer are taking an exotic turn -- pull up a chair to

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💸 Can restaurants afford minimum wage?

A rise in minimum wage in California could set the stage for cost-cutting labor measures across the country. Does technology hold the key to maintaini

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🍝 Is your menu too complicated?

When it comes to menu offerings, is niche best? A new survey from U.S. Foods favors menu simplification. But how simple is too simple? It's time t

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💸 Can restaurants afford to pay mandated wage hikes?

Will higher wages in California improve restaurant employee satisfaction and retention? And what does it all mean for the rest of the country? Pull up a chair for today's edition of The Prep.

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💡Increase restaurant employee retention with 3 steps

Hiring the right restaurant workers is just step one -- are you doing enough to onboard and retain them? Pull up a chair for today's edition of Th

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📱How to boost social sharing of your plates

Are you doing enough to catch your patrons' eye? The restaurant experience is often just as much about aesthetics as taste. Pull up a chair for today's edition of The Prep.

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