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.
Publisher on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 The global hotel, restaurant, and bar sectors are navigating a pivotal structural shift this autumn, driven by accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence, changing consumer health profiles, and major technology integration partnerships. On today’s broadcast of PULSE! Today’s Hotel, Restaurant & Bar Industry News Deep Dive for September 23, 2026,…
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Published on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 As the global hospitality and consumer goods sectors navigate the final quarter of 2026, the industry has reached a strategic tipping point where legal rigor, autonomous technology, and aggressive environmental stewardship are no longer elective, but foundational. The current market landscape is defined by a delicate equilibrium: corporations are…
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Published on Monday, September 21, 2026 Hospitality businesses across North America are moving rapidly to replace operational guesswork with hyper-focused execution, driven by persistent labor pressures, rising overhead costs, and changing consumer preferences. The latest edition of “PULSE! Today’s Hotel, Restaurant & Bar Industry News Deep Dive,” released Sept. 21, 2026, details how venue operators…
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Published on Friday, September 18, 2026 As the hospitality sector closes out the third quarter of 2026, operators face a landscape defined by sharp market bifurcation, labor shifts, and rapid technological adoption. Today’s deep dive examines the historic end to a record-breaking summer lodging season, the operational friction caused by widespread GLP-1 weight-loss drug adoption…
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Published on Thursday, September 17, 2026 A surge in multi-unit franchisee restructuring has emerged as the central economic narrative of late 2026. Mounting structural pressures—a combination of persistent core inflation, high borrowing costs, and shifting consumer behavior—are forcing major multi-unit operators to renegotiate footprint liabilities and seek Chapter 11 protection at rates mirroring historical highs….
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Published on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 As we navigate the opening weeks of the final quarter of 2026, the global hospitality landscape is no longer defined by simple competition, but by a radical blurring of industry boundaries and relentless supply chain volatility. According to the latest Accenture Consumer Pulse research, relying on legacy service models…
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Published on Monday, September 14, 2026 As the North American hospitality industry pushes past the mid-September threshold of 2026, business leaders across the lodging, food service, and nightlife sectors are executing sweeping structural updates. The post-Labor Day transition has intensified the need for operational agility as commercial teams navigate shifting guest expectations, emerging dietary trends,…
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Published on Friday, September 11, 2026 The landscape of global hospitality in late 2026 is defined less by raw top-line surge and far more by profit quality, efficiency, and hyper-targeted guest acquisition. The American food and lodging industry is currently subsumed by a rigid paradox where pure digital experimentation has surrendered to disciplined, systemic execution….
Continue readingPublished on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 A profound structural tension has seized the hospitality sector this autumn as the industry grapples with a high-tech “loyalty bubble.” While organizations report record-breaking enrollment and surging returns on investment through increasingly automated digital platforms, new data reveals that consumer durability and emotional brand attachment are reaching a critical…
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Published on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 A decisive rebound in consumer expenditures across lodging, dining, and nightlife properties has elevated overall financial performance to a 13-month high. This operational surge signals renewed market momentum as operators across North America initiate their fourth-quarter strategic positioning. Transaction data published on September 8, 2026, reveals a 3.3 percent…
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