June, 2021

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SEO Tips to Help Restaurants Vault into the Google Six Pack

Modern Restaurant Management

Finding a restaurant today is typically accomplished by typing in search terms like “Italian restaurant near me.” From there, the majority of people look at only the top three to six results served up by Google and other search engines to select their restaurant of choice. Understandably, the top six search results are the most coveted rankings for any business and are commonly referred to as the Google Six Pack.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

7 Shifts

Business is often a game of numbers, and restaurants are no exception. And while you may not picture a restaurant manager or worker parked at a desk to work, it's a huge part of restaurant management. Numbers can give us insights into everything from profits and losses to average customer spend to how often employees cycle through. If it's not measured, it won't be managed.

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Pellet Ice Is Extremely Overrated

EATER

This drink would be so watery and unsatisfying | Shutterstock. It’s the worst kind of ice, so why is it everywhere? Editor’s note: The following is the — frankly, wrong — take from one Eater writer. There was internal disagreement on the staff, but we decided to publish to promote dialogue and open communication. Every once in a while, a food opinion will proliferate so fast and quietly that one day you look around and it’s everywhere.

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10 things you need to know before starting a restaurant remodel

OpenTable

If your restaurant has been open for 10 years and business is good, that’s something to celebrate. But at some point in the… The post 10 things you need to know before starting a restaurant remodel appeared first on Open for Business.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Why the Hospitality Industry Needs More Creative People?

EHL Insights

If you’re a creative person, you might think that a career in the hospitality industry would put an end to your inspiration and ideas. It might seem like an industry of staying within the rules and limitations. Maybe you would need to save your creativity for your hobbies. But the truth is, creative minds are an asset to the hospitality industry. People with outside-the-box thinking and unique ideas are able to thrive in this industry and help their employers improve how business is done.

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How the Restaurant Industry Can Harness Technology to Improve Accessibility and Inclusion

Modern Restaurant Management

The landmark Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requires restaurants to ensure that their premises are accessible for people with disabilities. While the law marks one of the most important victories for the rights of those with disabilities, much more can be done to accommodate this community with its ever-evolving needs, including utilizing advanced technology.

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Restaurant Inspections Checklist and Guide [Get an A+ Rating]

7 Shifts

Don't panic, but it's time to prepare for your restaurant's health inspection. Health inspections are routine at restaurants – and for good reason. 72% of Americans eat food from a restaurant at least twice a week, meaning hundreds of millions of Americans frequently trust foodservice establishments to prepare their meals in a safe and sanitary environment.

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In LA’s Chinatown, New Restaurants Face Sharp Opposition From Community Advocates Over Gentrification Fears

EATER

Wonho Frank Lee. In addressing the forces of gentrification through Instagram, a grassroots organization sparked thoughtful discussion and action among restaurateurs [link].

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We Can’t Spend Our Way to a Restaurant Recovery

The Restaurant Manifesto

The public wants to get back to normal but the industry should dictate how we heal. The post We Can’t Spend Our Way to a Restaurant Recovery appeared first on The Restaurant Manifesto.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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5 Simple Email Marketing Ideas For Restaurants

Eat Restaurant Management

Email marketing has always been a hot topic in the restaurant industry. A lot of restaurateurs believe that it’s only effective for industries like tech and is not worth investing time and effort into. Due to this, only 26% of businesses selling to consumers end up using email marketing.

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Why Is Good Kitchen Layout Important For Restaurants?

The Restaurant Times

A good kitchen layout holds great importance for restaurants. It facilitates streamlined production and provides efficient workspaces to the staff. While it’s true that a restaurant’s success comes from the quality of the chef’s cooking, a lot also depends on a functional kitchen, efficient management, and streamlined operations. A restaurant layout greatly determines a restaurant’s efficiency and success.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Use Audio Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

Audio is making a big comeback in the world of digital marketing. Why? The reason is simple. Over the last year, we have seen how much we rely on the ability to receive information at a fast pace and audio is the perfect on-the-go mode to make that happen for any business. So if your restaurant has been considering giving audio marketing a try – or you just want to learn more about it – here is a rundown of how and why using audio marketing can increase brand awareness for your eater

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[New] 7shifts Hiring Tools to Help Get Through the Labor Shortage

7 Shifts

If you're having trouble finding great people to work in your restaurant, you're not alone. There is a labor shortage impacting the restaurant industry, which has made the already difficult task of hiring even more challenging. Over the course of the pandemic, some restaurant workers found jobs in new industries, left their cities, or are looking for something new.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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If Restaurants Can Build a Sidewalk Shed, They Can Accommodate Disabled Diners

EATER

Glenn Harvey. Restaurants have a storied history of neglecting ADA guidelines. As they reopen post-pandemic, there’s even less excuse for them to do so. This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. Ever been to a restaurant that shares your name?

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ESG in Hotel Real Estate: Systemic solutions for a systemic problem

EHL Insights

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reported that in 2019, emissions from building operations had reached record-high levels and estimated that direct building carbon emissions must be halved by 2030 in order to reach 2050 net-zero targets. Meanwhile, from the hotel sector’s standpoint, the situation is not anymore rosy: as the industry’s global footprint continues to grow rapidly, hotels will need to reduce their absolute carbon emissions by 66% by 2030 and 90% by 2050 , to avoid a

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A Guide To Social Media Marketing For Restaurants

Eat Restaurant Management

With a whopping 4.33 Billion active users, social media is slowly taking over the world. To put it into perspective, that constitutes 91% of the total internet users across the globe. Given that this number has gone up by 13% in the last year, it’s safe to say that social media marketing is here to stay.

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Gearing Up for The Future: The Post-COVID Restaurant Management Checklist For Small Businesses

The Restaurant Times

While the world may be divided on many aspects, one thing that unites us is the hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight. After over 18 months of staying at home, often under strict restrictions with limited movement, many of us are starting to gear up for the future. This is particularly true for small restaurant businesses. This industry has had to adapt its offerings significantly, with restaurant management needing to expand its models to include food delivery services.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Maximize Your Restaurant’s 4th of July Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

Now that the pandemic is finally under control, summer travel is underway, and people are able to get out and be social. Many consumers are ready to spend money and participate in the activities they missed the most during the pandemic, especially dining out with friends and family. With consumer spending up 11.3 percent Q1 of 2021 and the 4th of July holiday weekend just around the corner, Americans have the desire, time, and money to eat out over their long holiday weekend.

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Five Signs You Need to Update Your Enterprise Tech Stack with 7shifts and Qu POS

7 Shifts

For many restaurant owners, growth is the ultimate goal—beyond the second and third locations and into the 50s and 100s. If you're lucky enough to scale to that level, the day-in and day-out tasks change significantly. With that growth comes new challenges. Running one store is hard enough—let alone 100. Unless you can multiply yourself, the only way to run an enterprise-level restaurant operation is by leveraging your technology stack.

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The 20 Essential St. Louis Restaurants

EATER

You can’t miss it | photo.ua / Shutterstock. Where to find mind-blowing sashimi, a Korean crab boil, and cracker-crust pizzas in Missouri’s glorious gateway city. For the last 10 years, St. Louis restaurants have seen an almost exponential uptick in national food media attention. Local chefs have been featured in major food magazines. Area restaurants have popped up on cable food programs.

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Increasing Your Restaurant Delivery Profits

Restaurant Engine

The pandemic presented an opportunity for restaurant delivery services. Did you know that more than 60% of consumers in the United States say they order food for delivery once a week? For most of your restaurant customers, delivery is an expected service. Today’s diners want convenience. They don’t want to worry about going somewhere to pick up food – they want you to bring it to them.

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Business Automation in Hospitality: A New World

Dive into the transformative potential of business automation within the hospitality sector. This comprehensive overview showcases how innovative technologies can streamline operations, reduce costs, and elevate guest satisfaction. Discover the advantages of integrating systems like automated check-ins, CRM, and energy management to not only save on expenses but also to provide a seamless and personalized guest experience.

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5 ideas for sustainable hospitality development

EHL Insights

For years sustainability was a throw-away line in company reports. Today things are very different. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown exactly how a global catastrophe can play out, bringing the concept of climate change much closer to home. But even before that there were signs with things like the Paris Agreement that the world couldn’t keep sleepwalking to disaster.

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Uncovering The Secrets Of A Successful Franchise Leadership With Queensway Coffee Houses

The Restaurant Times

Shakeel Jivraj is Head of Operations at Queensway Group, a family business founded in 1973, by his Grandfather, Nurdin Jivraj. Its portfolio includes hotels, coffee houses, restaurants, residential properties, and a private member’s club. Queensway Group runs brands like KFC, Starbucks, Point A Hotels, Montagu Place, Ibis Styles, and the Sloane Club.

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How Restaurant Owners and Managers Can Reduce Workers’ Comp Liability Around the COVID-19 Vaccine

Modern Restaurant Management

As the owner of my own company, a lot of work, research, and tension has accompanied our reopening plans. While our team is extremely excited about seeing each other in person, as a business owner, it‘s my responsibility to ensure we’re being safe, following appropriate CDC guidelines, and making the best decisions to protect our employees.

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How to Succeed as a Restaurant Employee: Experts Weigh In On Top Employee Qualities

7 Shifts

As the restaurant industry is going through a period of rapid change, it can be hard to keep up. The traditional back-of-house and front-of-house roles are a relic of the past. Servers have become sanitation experts. Gone from dropping plates to packing to go boxes, carrying bags up the arm instead of dishes. Chefs have had to become food packing experts.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.