During recent years, we’ve seen shifts in how traditional leadership roles operate, as silos break down and the scopes of various roles widen and change. Digital transformation has morphed from a trend to a central component of modern business strategy. Here are the top 10 operation trends we expect to see in 2017.

Key Takeaways:

• The 2017 trend forecast from Andrew Freeman & Company unearths plenty of ingredients and dishes likely to generate buzz next year.
• predictions about how operators will handle the labor woes and minimum wage issues making life difficult for so many restaurants right now.
• I have seen and expect to see more restaurants moving to smaller, more thoroughly curated menus that really create a tight expression of their restaurant’s vision.

“The cynic in us knows that it’s out of necessity — labor shortages have made the best people more valuable and that means those team members can demand better compensation and benefits.”

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