86’ing The Bad Habits Podcast is a no-nonsense guide to breaking the toxic cycles, burnout, and destructive routines that plague the hospitality industry.
Geared specifically toward cooks, bartenders, servers, and managers, the show applies the kitchen slang “86” (to eighty-six: to discard, run out of, or remove an item) to the personal and professional habits that hold hospitality workers back.
Published on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Industry Lede and Macro-Operational Transformation As the hospitality sector moves through early November 2026, executive operators across hotels, restaurants, and craft beverage establishments face a pivotal convergence of enterprise technology overhauls, culinary philosophies, and shifting regulatory frameworks. Operating in an economic climate where consumer expectations for speed, transparency, and…
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Published on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 The $10.4 Trillion Economic Pillar The nation’s food, agriculture, and hospitality industries continue to serve as the foundational bedrock of American macroeconomic stability, generating $10.42 trillion in total economic output and supporting 48,732,652 jobs across the United States, according to the newly released 2026 Feeding the Economy report. Representing…
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Published on Monday, November 02, 2026 Multi-Billion Dollar Capital Movements and Defensive Corporate Strategy Tightening profit margins, rising overhead, and persistent foot-traffic stagnation across the foodservice, retail, and hospitality sectors have triggered a significant wave of capital restructuring and aggressive consolidation in late October 2026. Faced with persistent cost volatility and shifting consumer purchase behaviors,…
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Published on Thursday, October 29, 2026 Executive Lede & The 2026 Industry Landscape The restaurant, retail, and hospitality sectors in late October 2026 are defined by a widening operational divide between market leaders embracing rapid technological convergence and legacy operators struggling to keep pace. Across the industry, the seamless integration of cloud-native point-of-sale systems, automated…
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Published on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Executive Lede & Macro-Industry Overview The hospitality, dining, and retail foodservice sectors stand at a pivotal operational nexus as converging macroeconomic and regulatory pressures transform standard operating models. Enterprise operators face high-stakes technology deployments, aggressive labor cost recalibrations, sweeping public health mandates, and starkly divergent commercial real estate performance…
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Published on Wednesday, October 27, 2026 Executive Lede & Macro-Industry Overview The hospitality, dining, and retail foodservice sectors stand at a pivotal operational nexus as converging macroeconomic and regulatory pressures transform standard operating models. Enterprise operators face high-stakes technology deployments, aggressive labor cost recalibrations, sweeping public health mandates, and starkly divergent commercial real estate performance…
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Published on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Corporate Shifts and Partnership Renewals Across Top QSRs Multi-million-dollar beverage pour-rights agreements represent critical strategic decisions in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) sector. These multi-year contracts shape brand alignment, influence supply chain economics, and affect long-term beverage category margins. When major fast-food systems realign their beverage partnerships, the moves reflect…
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Published on Monday, October 26, 2026 KFC Swaps Pepsi for Coke as Taco Bell Doubles Down In the quick-service restaurant sector of late October 2026, fountain drink exclusivity contracts have re-emerged as crucial drivers of corporate strategy. Far from routine vendor negotiations, poured beverage partnerships represent structural levers for store traffic, margin expansion, and brand…
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Published on Friday, October 23, 2026 The Executive Lede: Macro-Economic Resilience and Strategic Rebound Across Global Hospitality As the global hospitality sector advances through the final quarter of 2026, commercial real estate capital flows, beverage program economics, and back-of-house technology adoption are converging to drive a comprehensive multi-sector rebound. Industry benchmark data published in JLL’s…
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Published on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Executive Lede and Primary Industry Catalyst: Critical Food Safety Breakdowns and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities The Kayem Foods Cold-Chain Breakdown In the modern foodservice landscape, cold-chain integrity represents the fundamental perimeter protecting brand equity and balance sheet solvency. A single break in thermal governance across distribution networks can instantly evaporate…
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