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Associated Press
01-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Black Box Intelligence Announces 2025 Best Practices Awards Nominees to Recognize Industry Leaders
/ -- Black Box Intelligence, the leader in data solutions for the restaurant industry, is proud to announce the nominees for its 2025 Best Practices Awards (BPAs). Now in their 21st year, the BPAs honor restaurant brands that excel in two critical areas proven to drive superior financial performance: workforce management and guest experience. Each year, Black Box Intelligence evaluates performance across hundreds of thousands of restaurant units, leveraging the industry's most comprehensive and best sourced data set. Brands are recognized in two categories—Employer of Choice and Voice of the Customer—across major industry segments from Quick Service to Fine Dining. Victor Fernandez, Chief Insights Officer at Black Box Intelligence. 'What makes these awards so meaningful is that the results are completely determined by what our data has consistently determined to be tenants of exceptional restaurant brands. These nominees represent the best of the best when it comes to creating strong workplace cultures and delivering experiences that resonate with guests. 'Our team analyzed extensive workforce and guest sentiment data to identify the brands truly leading the industry in these critical areas. We are delighted to recognize these top brands for their outstanding performance.' Winners will be announced in mid-April. Employer of Choice Recognizing brands that demonstrate excellence in workforce management based on turnover metrics and other key indicators tied to financial success. Quick Service: Pizza Hut Culver's Bagel Brands Fast Casual: Panda Express Torchy's Tacos City BBQ Family Dining: Eat n Park First Watch Silver Diner Casual Dining: LongHorn Steakhouse Olive Garden Lou Malnati's Pizza Upscale Casual: Seasons 52 The Cheesecake Factory Bahama Breeze Fine Dining: The Capital Grille Eddie V's Fleming's Voice of the Customer Honoring brands with the highest guest sentiment scores based on comprehensive online review data collected throughout 2024. Limited Service: In-N-Out Urbane Cafe Torchy's Tacos Velvet Taco Cava Full Service: Twin Peaks The Capital Grille Eddie V's Seasons 52 Willie's Grill & Icehouse International: Coco Bambu The Seafood Bar Urban Pubs and Bars Noble Restaurant Group Cannibale Royale Award Methodology Employer of Choice nominees are selected based on management, non-management, and general manager turnover rates—key metrics statistically linked to stronger financial performance. Voice of the Customer nominees achieve top guest sentiment scores, measured by average star ratings across major online review platforms. Visit the Black Box Intelligence website for more information on the BPAs and a list of previous winners. About Black Box Intelligence Black Box Intelligence is a data and technology company serving multi-unit restaurant businesses. With a history built on drawing on financial performance and workforce intelligence from a network of 120,000+ restaurant units, it now combines the best benchmarking in the industry with experience management and guest sentiment measurement technology to provide a clear and quantifiable roadmap for operational success. Andy Smith Black Box Intelligence +1 312-802-9846 Legal Disclaimer:
Sky News
22-03-2025
- Health
- Sky News
Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital tomorrow
Pope Francis is to be released from hospital tomorrow after being treated for double pneumonia for the last five weeks. The 88-year-old pontiff has been receiving treatment at Gemelli Hospital in Rome since 14 February for a severe respiratory infection. The Vatican previously said he would appear from the window of his hospital room on Sunday to offer a blessing. A photo released by the Vatican last week showed the leader of the Catholic church celebrating Sunday mass in a hospital chapel. He is seen wearing a purple stole while sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar. The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Francis wanted to come to the hospital window around noon (11am UK time) on Sunday to give a greeting and blessing. 0:41 One senior cardinal said on Friday it could take time for the Pope to "relearn to speak" after using oxygen during his hospital stay. "The pope is doing very well, but high-flow oxygen dries everything out," said Cardinal Victor Fernandez, the Vatican's chief doctrine official. "He needs to relearn how to speak, but his overall physical condition is as it was before." The pope usually offers a weekly noon-time prayer in St Peter's Square on Sundays but he has not been able to do this since 9 February. Doctors at the facility recently said he is no longer in a critical condition - having been admitted with bronchitis and later diagnosed with double pneumonia and a polymicrobial infection. It marks the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy and the longest he has been out of public view since his election as pontiff in 2013. The latest updates from the Vatican about his medical condition have been cautiously upbeat. On Friday, the Vatican said Francis had been reducing his use of high-flow oxygen to help him breathe. There are plans for the Pope to meet the King and Queen, who are making a state visit on 8 April.
Sky News
22-03-2025
- Health
- Sky News
Pope Francis due to appear in public for first time in five weeks
Pope Francis is set to make his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff has been receiving treatment at Gemelli Hospital in Rome since 14 February for a severe respiratory infection. After five weeks of treatment, the Vatican said he will appear from the window of his hospital room on Sunday to offer a blessing. A photo released by the Vatican last week showed the leader of the Catholic church celebrating Sunday mass in a hospital chapel. He is seen wearing a purple stole while sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar. The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Francis wants to come to the hospital window around noon (11am UK time) on Sunday to give a greeting and blessing. 0:41 One senior cardinal said on Friday it could take time for the Pope to "relearn to speak" after using oxygen during his hospital stay. "The pope is doing very well, but high-flow oxygen dries everything out," said Cardinal Victor Fernandez, the Vatican's chief doctrine official. "He needs to relearn how to speak, but his overall physical condition is as it was before." The pope usually offers a weekly noon-time prayer in St Peter's Square on Sundays but he has not been able to do this since 9 February. Doctors at the facility recently said he is no longer in a critical condition - having been admitted with bronchitis and later diagnosed with double pneumonia and a polymicrobial infection. It marks the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy and the longest he has been out of public view since his election as pontiff in 2013. The latest updates from the Vatican about his medical condition have been cautiously upbeat. On Friday, the Vatican said Francis had been reducing his use of high-flow oxygen to help him breathe. There are plans for the Pope to meet the King and Queen, who are making a state visit on 8 April. It raises the possibility that he could have left hospital by then.
BBC News
22-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Pope Francis to make first public appearance in five weeks
Pope Francis will make his first public appearance in five weeks on Sunday, where he will give his blessing and greet a crowd from Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican have 88-year-old has been recovering from double pneumonia. He has only been seen by the public once since he was admitted to hospital on 14 February, in a photograph released by the Vatican last week, which showed him praying in a hospital Vatican said on Friday that the Pope's condition is improving, but one official said he may have to "relearn to speak" following his prolonged use of high-flow oxygen therapy. "The pope is doing very well, but high-flow oxygen dries everything out. He needs to relearn how to speak, but his overall physical condition is as it was before," Cardinal Victor Fernandez said on Friday, Reuters Vatican added that the pope's condition was stable, with some improvements in breathing and confirmed he no longer uses mechanical ventilation for breathing at night, but was instead receiving oxygen via a small tube under his nose. During the day, he is using less high-flow oxygen. Doctors have not given any indication regarding his discharge from hospital, the Vatican this month, an audio recording of Pope Francis speaking in his native Spanish was played in St Peter's Square in Vatican voice was breathless as he thanked the Catholic faithful for their Cardinal, who is head of the Vatican's doctrinal office, dismissed speculation that the pontiff would follow his predecessor Benedict XVI and resign the asked if he thought the pope could be discharged in time for Easter which falls on 20 April, the Cardinal said he did not Francis has spent nearly 12 years as leader of the Roman Catholic has suffered a number of health issues throughout his life, including having part of one of his lungs removed at age 21, making him more prone to infections.
The Independent
22-03-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Pope Francis to offer blessing from hospital window in first public appearance in weeks
Pope Francis is set to make his first public appearance in more than five weeks offering a blessing from his hospital window. Francis, who is battling double pneumonia, will appear at his room window at Rome 's Gemelli Hospital on Sunday. The 88-year-old was admitted to the hospital on Valentine's Day with a severe respiratory infection. His illness has required evolving treatment. The pope has only been seen by the public once during his hospital stay, in a photo the Vatican released last week, showing the pontiff at prayer in a hospital chapel. Francis wants to come to the hospital window around noon on Sunday to give a greeting and blessing, the Vatican said in a brief statement on Saturday. The pope usually offers a weekly noon-time prayer in St. Peter's Square on Sundays. Francis has not been able to do this since February 9, before going to hospital. The Vatican said Francis was not expected to deliver the prayer this Sunday, in a sign that the pope is still recovering from pneumonia, but would come to the window for a greeting. Francis is prone to lung infections because he had pleurisy as a young adult and had part of one lung removed. His hospitalization has been the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy, and the longest he has been out of public view since his election as pontiff in 2013. The latest Vatican bulletins about the pope's medical condition have been cautiously upbeat. On Friday, the Vatican said Francis had been reducing his use of high-flow oxygen to help breathe. One senior cardinal, however, said on Friday that it could take time for the pope to " relearn to speak" after using oxygen during his hospital stay. "The pope is doing very well, but high-flow oxygen dries everything out," said Cardinal Victor Fernandez, the Vatican's chief doctrine official. "He needs to relearn how to speak, but his overall physical condition is as it was before." The Vatican has not given a timeframe for the pope's discharge from hospital, but plans for a meeting with Britain's King Charles on April 8 have raised the possibility that Francis could be back at his Vatican residence by then.
