The Impact and Benefits of AI Tools for Restaurants

Explore how AI tools are reshaping the restaurant industry through chatbots, voice assistants, inventory management, automation, and more.

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The New Forecasting Mentality: Why Restaurant Averages Mislead and What CFOs Should Use Instead

Restaurant averages hide real performance issues. Learn why CFOs are moving to smarter forecasting, curated KPIs, and AI-driven workflows that improve labor and margins.

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The One Big Beautiful Bill: What Restaurant Operators Should Prepare Before Filing 2025 Taxes

Learn how the One Big Beautiful Bill impacts 2025 tax filings for restaurants, from bonus depreciation to R&D deductions and state considerations.

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The top 3 AI solutions for back of house operations

From more efficient hiring practices to optimizing scheduling and inventory management, here are the top 3 ways to optimize your back of house operations with the help of AI.

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The Ultimate Guide to Control Your Restaurant’s Inventory

Are you struggling with restaurant inventory management? In this in-depth guide, learn best practices to successfully manage inventory and drive more profits.

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Tips to Keep Restaurant Managers From Quitting

Discover strategies to retain skilled restaurant managers, ensuring consistent operations, high customer satisfaction, and long-term profitability.

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Top 5 Supply Chain Management Tips

Suppliers in the hospitality industry have been adversely impacted by the pandemic, with reports of revenues of less than 10% of 2019 levels during the first lockdown.

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Understanding the costs associated with tipping in cash

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Unlocking Business Excellence: The Power of AI Enablement

Carly Hodges, VP of Business Operations (Technology) at Fourth, leads the global Lean-Agile strategy and heads the AI Enablement Program. Explore groundbreaking AI tools and projects during monthly "AI Fridays" initiated in September 2023. Join Fourth's journey into AI innovation!

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Using Menu Engineering To Drive Greater Profits In Your Restaurant

Want to drive more profits for your restaurant? Menu engineering can help. Learn all you need to know in this in-depth guide.

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What 5 Restaurants Leaders Think About Fourth

Explore how AI is revolutionizing the restaurant industry's front-of-house operations through smart reservations, seating, labor forecasting, and more.

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What is a PEO? Everything restaurants need to know

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What’s New June 2025

Discover the latest Fourth features designed to simplify hiring, scheduling, compliance, payroll, and forecasting. In just 30 minutes, learn how to activate high-impact tools that help you save time, reduce risk, and run your restaurant more efficiently. Join us live and see what’s new and what’s worth turning on.

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Why Finance Is Becoming the New Operational Engine in Multi-Unit Restaurants

Restaurant finance is shifting from back-office reporting to daily operational influence. Learn how modern CFOs drive forecasting, labor planning, and growth.

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Why New Restaurants Should Embrace PEOs for HR Support

Explore how PEOs aid new restaurants in HR management, ensuring compliance, cost efficiency, and success.

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Why restaurants are struggling to find and keep employees

Explore the impact of the labor shortage on the restaurant industry and how businesses can innovate to reduce the challenges they are facing.

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