RestaurantOwners.newsFor restaurant operatorshttps://restaurantowners.news/California's new fast-food council sets minimum at $22 — what it means for operatorshttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/fast-food-council-minimum/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/fast-food-council-minimum/Margin math, scheduling, and which roles to automate first.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTFood cost is up 4.1% YoY — where the smartest operators are cuttinghttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/food-cost-where-to-cut/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/food-cost-where-to-cut/Menu engineering, par-level resets, and the 80/20 of waste tracking.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeef prices hit 18-month high; chicken and pork easehttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/beef-prices/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/beef-prices/Tight cattle inventory is the driver. Operators relying on beef-heavy menus are facing a structural problem, not a seasonal blip.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTNew food-safety training requirements roll out in 7 states this winterhttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/food-safety-training/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/food-safety-training/Certification intervals are tightening and manager-level requirements are expanding. Here's the compliance map.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTToast vs Square vs Lightspeed: a full-service operator's comparisonhttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/pos-comparison/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/pos-comparison/Real total cost of ownership at 5, 10, and 20 locations.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTWhy fast-casual operators are pulling back on third-party deliveryhttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/third-party-delivery-pullback/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/third-party-delivery-pullback/Commission rates haven't moved. Unit economics at volume haven't improved. The math is forcing the conversation.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTTip-credit landscape: a state-by-state update for operatorshttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/tip-credit-update/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/tip-credit-update/Seven states changed their tip-credit rules in 2025. Here's where the math changed for your operation.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTCombi ovens for the small-shop operator: capex vs energy savingshttps://restaurantowners.news/articles/combi-ovens/https://restaurantowners.news/articles/combi-ovens/The upfront cost is real. So is the payback — if you run the math for your specific menu.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT