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 Tuesday, August 25, 2026 THE GREAT FOOD CONVERGENCE: AI AGENTS AND C-STORE DINING COLLIDE IN 2026 The food retail landscape in 2026 is defined by a total collapse of historical industry silos, forcing a competitive collision where grocery, convenience, and traditional restaurants now operate within a single, hyper-competitive ecosystem. This unified marketplace has…
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Published on Monday, August 24, 2026 As the 2026 fiscal year opens, North American food and retail boardrooms have abandoned experimental growth in favor of calculated survival. A landmark shift in strategy, synthesized from the 2026 Restaurant Technology Outlook and current retail assessments, reveals that one in three operators is now prioritizing data analytics as…
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Published on Friday, August 21, 2026 For the modern hotelier, the shift from traditional advertising noise to a personalized digital dialogue has rapidly evolved from a marketing luxury into a baseline mandate for survival. Recent industry data reveals a dramatic shift in the competitive landscape: the average American now spends roughly 11 hours per day…
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Published on Thursday, August 20, 2026 As the global corporate sector navigates the fiscal landscape of 2026, a profound structural tension has reached a breaking point across the service, retail, and financial sectors. This friction is defined by a widening chasm between record-breaking performance metrics and the increasingly precarious reality of the human beings—both frontline…
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Published on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 The 2025–2026 period marks a definitive watershed for the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. Artificial intelligence has moved decisively beyond the realm of digital novelty to become a core operational necessity. In an era defined by acute labor shortages, volatile ingredient costs, unpredictable utility overhead, and hyper-competitive consumer expectations, the…
Continue readingPublished on Tuesday, August 12, 2026 Global enterprise operations are undergoing a profound structural transformation in 2026, marked by a reality where operational precision and margin integrity have emerged as the primary metrics of corporate viability. Multinational organizations face the complex challenge of balancing aggressive front-of-house sensory innovation with precision-driven back-of-house automation. This mandate is…
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Published on Monday, August 17, 2026 Industry Deep Dive: Hospitality Executives Balance Tech Innovation with Experience-Driven Dining The hospitality landscape in 2026 exhibits a refined structural stability, anchored by robust macroeconomic fundamentals and steady, calculated growth. Revenue per Available Room across the global lodging sector continues to advance at a sustainable pace, led predominantly…
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Published on Friday, August 14, 2026 The American retail and hospitality sectors are confronting an unprecedented structural transformation driven by a simultaneous convergence of biological shifts, aggressive sensory demands, and advanced automation. As the industry moves deeper into 2027, the traditional paradigms of inventory selection and operational management are proving fundamentally obsolete. The historically relied-upon…
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Published on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 The hospitality industry in 2026 is defined by a strategic paradox: a profound return to artisanal, high-touch destination experiences occurring alongside an unprecedented surge in predictive technology and autonomous logistics. As the sector navigates this post-digital maturation phase, operators are moving beyond mere service to provide holistic experiences that…
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🎙️ Is your hospitality operation ready for the next shift in compliance, labor costs, and operational strategy? In today’s fast-paced market, staying ahead isn’t just an advantage—it’s survival. Catch the latest episode of PULSE! Today’s Hotel, Restaurant & Bar Industry News Deep Dive, brought to you by the HRBUniversal Network! Here is what we are…
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