by Tim Powell | Aug 6, 2026 | Blog
A colleague and I recently found ourselves in a surprisingly lively debate over what seemed like a simple question: When did 20% become the minimum expected tip? Neither of us was arguing against tipping. In fact, we both tip generously. What we couldn’t...
by Tim Powell | Aug 2, 2026 | Blog
When manufacturers ask us about the outlook for foodservice, the conversation almost always turns to the economy. Will consumers continue eating away from home? Are operators likely to invest? Will inflation finally ease? No single indicator answers those questions....
by Tim Powell | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
Every summer, manufacturers begin the same exercise. Forecasts are updated. Budgets are built. Sales targets are negotiated. Marketing priorities are debated. Before long, someone opens last year’s spreadsheet and starts adjusting numbers upward or downward based on...
by Tim Powell | May 29, 2026 | Blog
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard Feynman I recently listened to a podcast about Richard Feynman, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who helped develop quantum electrodynamics and...
by Tim Powell | May 20, 2026 | Blog
After attending the National Restaurant Association Show for more than two decades, I’ve realized the event itself becomes part sociology experiment, part endurance sport, and part business intelligence gathering exercise. The cycle rarely changes. People fly into...
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