Founder of Ellie Carte | Restaurant & hospitality tech.
Sep 16, 2026
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3 min read
Your Next Best Hire Got Laid Off on Wednesday
Sep 9, 2026
4 min read
You're Paying a Card Fee on Your Servers' Tips
Sep 2, 2026
Shrimp Scampi Donuts???
Aug 26, 2026
Everything Outside the Big Chains Grew Four Times Faster. Bank of America's Card Data Says So.
Aug 19, 2026
6 min read
The Bigger Buyer Paid Less Only 43% of the Time. Plus the Two Things Chili's Stopped Doing on the Way to 21 Straight Quarters of Growth.
Aug 12, 2026
61% of Diners With Allergies Have Given Up and Stayed Home. Plus Subway Is Now Telling Franchisees How Many Hours to Stay Open.
Aug 5, 2026
68% of Gen Z Say Going Out Isn't Worth the Cost. Cheaper Won't Fix It. Plus the Schedule Change Behind 35% Attrition.
Jul 29, 2026
The Last Chain That Refused Delivery Just Started Testing It. Plus How Noodles & Company Actually Turned Itself Around.
Jul 22, 2026
5 min read
Burger King's President Just Proved That the Phone Is Not Dead. Plus Why Domino's Is Now Chasing Frequency Instead of Ticket Size.
Jul 15, 2026
Convenience Stores Just Made a Move on Restaurants. Plus the Chicken Wars Are About to Get Brutal.
Jul 8, 2026
A Food Futurist Just Told the Industry to Stop Chasing Trends. Plus Why GLP-1 Menus Might Be Overcorrecting.
Jul 1, 2026
Hannah Works Full Time in a Restaurant. She Can't Pay Her Bills. Plus What's Really Happening to Pizza.
Jun 24, 2026
A 50-Unit Independent Just Hired Three Chain Executives. Plus the M&A Roll-Up Strategy That Just Cost $595 Million.
Jun 17, 2026
A 44-Year-Old Tex-Mex Chain Just Closed Everything. Plus What KFC Knows That Pizza Hut Didn't.
Jun 10, 2026
A 48-Year Old Brand Just Became Expendable. Plus the Legal Landmines Most Operators Don't Know About the World Cup.
Jun 3, 2026
McDonald's Just Told Independent Restaurants Something Important. Plus Tracy Scott's Point of Menu Framework.
May 27, 2026
A Chain Burned $115 Million Trying to Beat Chipotle. Plus Why Restaurants Aren't Buying the AI Hype.
May 20, 2026
83% of Restaurants Are Invisible When Customers Ask AI. Plus a $100M Lawsuit That Should Worry Every Operator.
May 13, 2026
2 min read
Drones, Bots, and the Catering Goldmine. Plus Inspire Brands Files for IPO
May 6, 2026
America Lost 9,500 Independent Restaurants Last Year — And DoorDash Just Launched AI Tools to "Help" You
