What do restaurant operators need to know about Ebola?

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Ebola has grabbed the headlines, but operators need to be prepared for more mundane risks, like influenza and norovirus.

NRA foundation announces partnership between Prostart, No Kid Hungry

November 6, 2014

Through the partnership, ProStart students will be able to earn hours toward their industry-recognized ProStart National Certificate of Achievement through…

Orange Leaf adds mobile marketing, customer optimization programs

November 4, 2014

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt has announced partnerships with Mobivity, to power its mobile marketing program, and InMoment, to launch a new guest experience…

The impact of employee behaviors and habits on food safety

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

Kevin Roberts is an expert in food safety research and training and focuses specifically on overcoming employee barriers to food safety implementation in the…

MOOYAH: We treat our franchisees like guests

"We must treat our franchisees the way we want our franchisees to treat our guests," MOOYAH COO Michael Mabry told Splick.it's Anke Corbin in this video…

Food+Tech Connect, ShopKeep offering support for restaurant growth boot camp

October 29, 2014

Food+Tech Connect and ShopKeep have teamed up to offer 25 full scholarships to The Power of Brand: Growing Your Restaurant boot camp, taught by former Union…

Who's the boss? Tips for avoiding joint employer liability

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Franchisors must clearly define their roles to exclude control over the terms and/or conditions of franchisee's employees.

People don’t just leave bad managers...They also leave bad schedules

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Mobile tools help your team plan ahead, and when the schedule finds its way to mobile phones, you can kiss the 'I didn’t know' excuse goodbye.

HR director provides tips for discrimination claims

October 23, 2014

Director of Human Resources David Peasall at FrankCrum, a professional employer organization, spoke out about why companies should prepare for the possibility…

Eliminate complacency to build a thriving enterprise

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

People, products, markets, customers and processes are dynamic and must change in order to adapt and grow.

Jamba Juice launches Chicagoland hiring push

October 22, 2014

Jamba Juice will be hosting a Jamba Hiring Day in the Chicago area on Oct. 24 to identify and recruit candidates for Jamba team member or store personnel…

5 steps for keeping your restaurant from getting ICE'd

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

The US government has stepped up its immigration enforcement efforts in recent years, and all employers -- not just large ones, or ones that employ…

Pay increases, dress code updates in the works for Starbucks partners

October 17, 2014

In a letter to Starbucks partners in the US, COO Troy Alstead outlined a number of personnel policy updates and perks that will take effect over the next…

Firehouse CEO: Restaurant industry dealing with unprecedented headwinds

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Union activism, food costs, data breaches and minimum wage debates are just part of the 'external factors' facing restaurant operators.

Revention POS integrates with HotSchedules

October 16, 2014

Revention Point of Sale Solutions has announced integration with HotSchedules, a provider of labor management technology solutions. Web-based scheduling…

Midsized business owners cite government regulations as top concern

October 16, 2014

A new study by research group ADP Research Institute reveals a gap in confidence for midsized businesses when it comes to the US economy.  The study found that…

SpeedLine launches LiveMaps feature for delivery software

October 15, 2014

Profitable delivery is the focus of a new software release this week from SpeedLine Solutions.

How your mobile payment app can cost you customers and ding your reputation

Without a thoughtful approach to user experience, staff training and enticing loyalty incentives, brand apps are doomed to failure.

Employee incentive app named New Product of the Year

October 8, 2014

The app is designed to boost low participation in workplace contests by making the correlation between improved performance and higher compensation visible.

When it comes to wage protests, do hourly job seekers really care?

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Job seekers ages 45-54 years old had the strongest opinion of the impact of wage protests.