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Affordable Recruiting Tool Connects Operators with Local Hiring Resources

Built with zero contract requirements, The Restaurant Careers Community Resource Guide connects managers directly with schools and training programs. The post Affordable Recruiting...

Affordable Recruiting Tool Connects Operators with Local Hiring Resources

Major brands are lowering their turnover rates by utilizing The Restaurant Careers Community Resource Guide for localized neighborhood recruitment. The post Affordable Recruiting T...

How restaurants can once again become an employer of choice

The industry hasn’t experienced a workforce pinch like this among younger workers since the 1970s

How to Become a Food Safety Supervisor: A Complete Career Guide

This in-depth guide explains how to become a Food Safety Supervisor, including local certification requirements, course selection, practical food safety skills, 30-day experience-b...

Resilience in a Changing Restaurant Economy

The restaurant industry reached $1.4 trillion in sales in 2025, but 42 percent percent of operators were not profitable. Our industry’s ability to navigate rising costs and workfor...

For young trainees at this café, the menu is full of possibilities

Young people get more than a job at this nonprofit eatery. They receive support, stability, and the skills to help them envision a new future.

NRAEF joins with American Express, Resy to host new leadership development program

The Restaurant Academy will be free to those chosen, and coaches include a star-studded lineup of James Beard Award-winning operators.

Corporate Dining: The Revenue Opportunity Most Restaurants Are Overlooking

How corporate dining is being reinvented in 2026 — and what it means for the restaurant industry. The corporate cafeteria is facing an existential reckoning. As employees return to...

On-Campus Employment as Career Readiness: A Career Center Guide

A practical guide for higher ed career services teams on turning on-campus employment into career readiness through job audits, supervisor mentoring, resume translation, career pat...

Fee-for-Service Models in Food Rescue: A Conversation with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing the founder/CEO of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Robert Lee! RLC is a fellow food rescue organization and longtime partner of Replate...

Resource for Promoting Healthy, Sustainable Food Choices

by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Perhaps you work in food service in a restaurant, a hospital, a school cafeteria, a college or university, or elsewhere and you’d like to encourage your cu...

Restaurant hiring is picking up

Restaurants and bars added 48,000 jobs in May and have been on a hiring tear for months now

Your Chicago Dining Guide for Art of Catering Food 2026

As Art of Catering Food approaches, discover why Chicago's vibrant restaurant scene is worth the trip—and where to eat while you're there.

Turning Surplus Into Service: How Food Rescue Strengthens Community and Sustainability

In hospitality, food is at the center of everything we do. It brings people together for celebrations, conferences, weddings, and milestone moments. Yet behind the scenes of large-...

The 33-Day Productivity Gap: Solving the Food Service Mental Health Crisis

Food service workers play an essential role in everyday life. With restaurant and foodservice employment projected to reach 15.8 million jobs in 2026, the industry is one of the la...

Nation's Restaurant News June 2026

How Rose Previte Built a Culinary Community Celebrating Food and Culture

Hear her story here.

How Great Restaurant Brands Become Atlanta Institutions

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Thinking About a Career Pivot? Here's How One Hospitality Professional Made the Leap Without Leaving the Industry

After ten years in hospitality, Bec Foley returned to study to build a career in marketing and food writing, proving you don't have to leave the industry you love to change careers...

7 Best Restaurant Franchise Opportunities to Invest In Now

Discover the 7 best restaurant franchise opportunities to invest in now. This comprehensive guide highlights lucrative options for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to enter the boomi...

How CORE provides financial lifeline for food, beverage workers in crisis

This episode of the Restaurant Operator Podcast features CORE’s Jill Chapman, who explains how the growing non-profit provides critical financial assistance to foodservice families...

How Career Centers Can Build Better Small Employer Internships

A practical guide for higher ed career teams on supporting small business internship hosts with readiness checks, FLSA guardrails, learning agreements, first-week checklists, and f...

From food trucks to cruise ships: Custom kitchen solutions

When chefs and restaurants invest in RATIONAL, the company invests in them.

How a Sliding-Scale, Worker-Owned Sandwich Shop Makes It Work

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Everyone needs a...