The stakes for restaurant cleanliness have fundamentally changed. While health inspections remain important, they represent only the minimum threshold of acceptability. Today's consumers make split-second judgments about your brand based...
Starbird has 18 units open and more than 30 franchised locations in development.| Photo courtesy of Starbird.Starbird has a new CEO with plans to double both company and franchise growth.Maria...
While midsummer still warms the air, GCSTIMES knows that luxury hotels and resorts are already weaving the magic of Christmas into every detail. You’ve crafted exquisite menus, scheduled enchanting events,...
Photo Credit: Belden House & Mews Opened in April, Belden House & Mews is a full-service hotel in the heart of Litchfield, Connecticut, a town listed on the National Register...
“As the restaurant industry appears to increasingly embraces AI, the journey to full-scale transformation is still a work in progress," said Evert Gruyaert, restaurants and food service industry leader, Deloitte....
In-N-Out will open its new headquarters next year. | Photo: Shutterstock.In-N-Out will be managing a largely West Coast brand from the Nashville suburbs. Lynsi Snyder, president of the venerable burger chain...
AI is everywhere. Open LinkedIn and it’s a firehose of demos, product launches and hot takes: “I built X with AI” “OpenAI / xAI / Anthropic / etc just dropped...
DESTIN, Florida—Henderson Beach Resort announced the official opening of Primrose Coastal Italian, its signature restaurant led by executive chef Scott Plumley. Now open to the public, Primrose Coastal Italian invites...
For years, loyalty building was treated like a garnish that operators sprinkled on top of the “entrees” of bigger promotional strategies like traffic, advertising, and limited-time offers. Restaurants haphazardly threw punch...
Craveworthy Brands includes nearly 20 concepts. | Photo courtesy of Craveworthy Brands.Craveworthy Brands is high on digital menu boards, so much so that the multi-brand operator invested in the tech...
