Restaurant Association: The best source for Restaurant Industry News & Operations Tips

Lower food cost percentage by tracking accurate numbers, finding variance leaks, tightening portions, reducing waste, improving purchasing, and optimizing menu decisions.

Use core POS reports - sales summary, dayparts, channels, transactions, item mix, discounts - to build accurate Sales Forecasts for staffing and ordering.

Build a reliable restaurant hiring system with clear roles, steady pipelines, structured interviews, fast offers, onboarding, and metrics for hiring and recruiting.

Determine the best accounting method for restaurants by comparing cash and accrual across inventory, vendor invoices, and multi-location reporting.

A clear, tax-type system helps restaurant owners manage taxes confidently - reducing errors in sales, payroll, tip reporting, and income filings.

In 2026, the cost to open a restaurant depends on concept, build-out, equipment, permits, staffing, tech, and working capital.

Learn essential types of restaurant technology, including POS, payments, ordering, kitchen, labor, inventory, and guest tools, to boost profit.

Facing a valuation slide and softening comps, Wendy’s coordinates marketing, menu, and operations—launching ‘Tendys,’ resetting its brand under Project Fresh, and pruning its U.S. footprint—to push AUV higher.

Dunkin joins the 10,000-store club with a beverage-first strategy, Next-Gen operations, afternoon pilots, loyalty resets, and a density lens that hints at what comes next.

Improve restaurant profit margin by learning the key formulas, common mistakes, and the biggest levers that move results.