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Fraud and Cybersecurity Trends: What the Restaurant Industry Needs to Know

Modern Restaurant Management

A lot of people would assume that fraud in the restaurant industry doesn’t extend beyond dine-and-dashers and bad cheques, but those with experience in the industry, especially at the level of popular franchises and chains, will tell you that fraud is more common than most people recognize. The food service industry has had a tough couple of years, and a large part of what has kept restaurants afloat has been a move to digitalization.

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NFT Restaurants Are Here, and Yes, They’re Confusing

EATER

NFT restaurants are dining clubs for the metaverse. But also sometimes IRL. Got it? Just weeks before Christmas, with the restaurant industry reeling again from the omicron variant, chef Tom Colicchio was tweeting about penetrating the metaverse. In a series of tweets, he announced CHFTY Pizzas , a new NFT (non-fungible token) venture with Top Chef alum Spike Mendelsohn.

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Sustainable Business Practices vs Business Recovery

EHL Insights

In the current business context, most hospitality organizations are finding themselves wanting to strike the right balance of "building back better" without jeopardizing a speedy recovery and keeping sustainable business practices at the heart of it all.

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Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport pull fares from Russian carrier Aeroflot following Ukraine invasion

PhocusWire

Sabre was the first of the main GDSs to issue a statement that it has axed its distribution with the Russian goverment majority-owned airline, with Amadeus following shortly after.

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

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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To Mitigate ‘The Great Resignation’ Refocus on the Employee Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

The landscape of the restaurant industry has changed forever due to Covid and the operational complexities that the pandemic introduced. As brands scrambled to change their business models – whether through the adoption of touchless payments, delivery and curbside pickup, or the use of QR codes to access online menus – consumers were also forced to adapt their dining behaviors.

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Sustainable Restaurants: An interview with Chef Franck Giovannini

EHL Insights

A jewel in the Swiss crown of fine dining, Chef Franck Giovannini heads the Hotel de Ville restaurant in Crissier, famed for its long standing 3 Michelin stars. Elegance, simplicity and respect for all produce and ingredients are the hallmarks of this world class establishment. Chef Giovannini is currently patron of EHL’s Culinary & Restaurant Management Certificate program (CREM) and shares patronage with Vitalie Taittinger of EHL’s MSc in Wine & Hospitality.

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The Best Digital Marketing Strategies For Restaurants

Eat Restaurant Management

As the restaurant industry becomes more and more competitive, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for restaurant owners to capture people’s attention and reach more customers.

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Ceilings Can Define Style

Modern Restaurant Management

When designer Monica Jeffers saw the aging, dated restaurant she was going to remodel, she thought, “A T-bar grid ceiling! How the heck am I going to deliver this beautiful, elegant restaurant with a T-bar ceiling?” Ironically, this thought sets her apart. All too often, designers pay little if any attention to the ceiling. Jeffers understood the design value of the expansive surface overhead.

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What the Hospitality Industry Is Doing to Help Ukraine

EATER

Workers with World Central Kitchen are feeding refugees from Ukraine. | World Central Kitchen. World Central Kitchen, Bakers Against Racism, and restaurants and bars are raising funds and showing solidarity with Ukraine Within hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, restaurants and relief organizations across the globe had already sprung into action.

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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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The most used booking platforms for short-term rentals and what makes them attractive

PhocusWire

Over the past several years, travel distribution players have scrambled to add short-term rental properties and content, all vying for their share of the growing rental market.

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How To Improve Restaurant Operations In 2022

The Restaurant Times

The new year is here, and so is the restaurant rush. Brimming with resolutions, your customers will now be back with renewed vigour to your establishments. The ongoing pandemic has changed existing business models, and it is imperative for restaurant owners in the US to adapt to them and streamline their restaurant operations. If you’re looking to run your restaurant operations in 2022 efficiently, we have created a comprehensive list of 5 tips to improve your restaurant operations. . 5 T

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The True ROI of IoT in Food Service 

Modern Restaurant Management

“A penny saved is a penny earned.” No truer words were spoken by Benjamin Franklin and is a mantra that resonates deeply for businesses in the food service industry—many of whom are in recovery mode in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With operational costs sky high and profit margins razor thin (ranging on average from three to nine percent ), restaurant operators are continually looking to keep costs down without degrading quality or service.

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How a Buzzy New York City Restaurant Makes More Money By Closing on Saturdays

EATER

Alex Staniloff/Eater NY. Breaking down the food, labor, and fixed costs of Dame’s popular fish and chips We often presume to understand restaurant economics because we know what a chicken breast costs at the supermarket. “I could make this dish at home for $5,” goes the refrain. Could we? Here, Eater looks at all the costs in a popular restaurant dish to see what goes into it, and how much profit comes out.

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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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Sounding Off: Wartime decisions may linger long in the memory

PhocusWire

Whatever the rationale behnd the decision, Sabre has made a calculated move that it will have to face head-on from the industry and its partners, or change in the coming days and weeks.

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Food Influencers – How to Integrate Them in Restaurant Marketing

The Restaurant Times

Since the inception of social media, food has often been a trending topic. This is fantastic news for the food business, as recipes, kitchen techniques and trivia can now be easily shared with a genuine voice. It does, however, mean that sticking out from the crowd can be difficult. When it comes to generating exposure for your food business, there are numerous social media platforms and Influencer Marketing activation options to explore.

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Cities Implementing Vaccine Mandates for Indoor Dining Are Seeing Stable Restaurant Visitation

Modern Restaurant Management

Since the late summer of 2021, many major U.S. cities have implemented requirements for patrons to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to dine indoors at restaurants. At a time when over one-third of U.S adults remained unvaccinated, the launch of this unprecedented policy was met with concern by many in the restaurant industry. If visitation from these unvaccinated consumers were to be lost entirely, or even fully shifted to less profitable channels like delivery, many restaurant owners

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sumac

EATER

Sophia Pappas. Beloved for its wonderful tartness, sumac is a spice that goes well with just about anything Sumac is the secret weapon in your spice cabinet: it has the power to bring incredible acidity to your food without adding extra liquid. It’s not bitter like lemon zest or astringent like vinegar, but somewhat fruity and floral without being noticeably sweet.

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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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Avoya Travel Announces Schedule of Events for 2022

Travel Pulse Hosting

The company announces its series of in-person and virtual events for the year, to include the 2022 Avoya Travel Conference, 2022 Avoya Travel Land Forum and many more.

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Deliveries Vs Eating Out: How Fine-Dine Restaurants Are Doubling Down On Food Delivery

The Restaurant Times

Customers in restaurants and bars have veered and stretched for a year and a half to adapt to the altering reality of going out in a pandemic. Masks on, masks off, shutdowns, curfews, social isolation, and staff shortages may all come and go in tandem with coronavirus caseloads and the economy’s health. However, these weird times have created a lot of smaller, less well-publicized events — innovations, modifications, and idiosyncrasies — that have the potential to last.

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What Can I Do to Navigate Menu Price Inflation?

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Buyers Edge Platform. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Restaurant menu prices continue upward as the U.S. Department of Labor reported an inflation rate of 7.5 percent on an annual basis.

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A Recipe for Roasted Tomatoes With Thyme That’s Both Simple and Sublime

EATER

YesChef. All you need are fresh herbs, some olive oil, and a healthy blast of heat When chef Nancy Silverton needs a side dish for a dinner party, she turns to her oven: half heads of cabbage are baked in olive oil; grapes are carefully roasted until they’re on the brink of pruning; onions are cooked in a bath of oil, apple vinegar, sage, and bay leaves.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Agents losing recovery trend for cruise as direct gains strength

PhocusWire

New research found that while the number of people cruising increased 95% from 2020 to 2021, revenue from travel advisors and other intermediaries increased just 65%.

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Uber Launches Uber Explore, a New Way To Explore In-Destination Attractions

Travel Pulse Technology

Uber is expanding its focus with Uber Explore, helping travelers and residents alike find cool things to do, see and eat.

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MRM Research Roundup: QSR Update and What Feeds Us

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features The State of What Feeds Us, Dry January, top cuisines on Instagram and. QSR 2021 Performance. Revenue Management Solutions released its analysis of US quick-service restaurant (QSR) performance for 2021. Overall, traffic continued its post-pandemic decline, but the global data solutions provider believes double-digit increases in average check will remain — and demonstrate a fundamental change in consumer behavior.

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The 22 Essential Restaurants in Salvador, Brazil

EATER

Blue Praia Bar/Facebook. Where to find black-eyed pea fritters, crab hot dogs, burnt coconut ice cream, and lots of tropical stews in the Bahian capital by the sea Salvador sits on Brazil’s South Atlantic coast, in the idyllic state of Bahia, home to some of northeastern Brazil’s most beautiful beaches. The vibrant city was founded in 1549 by the Portuguese as the first capital of colonial Brazil and remained that way for two centuries (before ceding the title first to Rio then Brasília), leavin

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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.