Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The rise in popularity of contactless payments can mean leaner operations, happier staff, and – most importantly – happier customers. Contactless ordering and pay-at-the-table systems had already started gaining a slow-but-steady foothold over the past three years. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened. That, in turn, forced the acceleration of adoption of contactless ordering and payment options from both the consumer and the restaurant sides of the business.

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Restaurant Engine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Food truck financing can help you take your dream to reality. With a market size of more than one billion , and nearly 35,000 food trucks operating in the United States, food trucks are on the rise. This is a great time to begin a food truck business, and if you’re ready, there is one important thing to think about first: how will you pay for it? In this article, we answer the question, “Does your new food truck business need financing?

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Mayukh Sen | Christopher Gregory-Rivera. Author Mayukh Sen talks about the women who revolutionized America’s foodways, and why the hurdles they faced still exist Julie Sahni’s recipes are how I learned to cook Indian food. Her first cookbook, Classic Indian Cooking , was passed to me from my mother, who learned to cook from it when she was married to my Indian father, and now my copy is as worn and stained as anyone else’s grandma’s copy of Joy of Cooking.

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EHL Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

While the pandemic was raging on, TripAdvisor did not simply contend with having to wait out the storm. Indeed, not unlike other big platforms such as Booking.com , the COVID-19 outbreak was a time for change and self-reflection for the leader of travel review websites. And as we will see, the result of this year-long brainstorming throws a lot of our past assumptions regarding the hospitality market out of the window… Prior to the pandemic, TripAdvisor’s business model revolved almost exclusive

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The turmoil caused by the pandemic has disrupted global supply chains more than any other period in recent history. It has highlighted the critical importance of evolving supply chain systems to be more responsive and agile to the changing dynamics around us – which the past two years have been extensive. As diners return to their favorite restaurants, bars, and other eating establishments, restaurateurs are feeling the strain put on the food supply chain.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A Thanksgiving spread from International Smoke in San Francisco | International Smoke. Chefs around the country are putting their spins on classic Thanksgiving dishes — and putting them in to-go boxes for you to feast on at home Editor’s note: Thanksgiving traces its origins to an uneasy, temporary alliance between 17th-century English settlers and members of the Wampanoag Confederacy.

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EHL Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Seldom businesses can thrive nowadays without carefully-planned marketing strategies: not to say in the hospitality industry where there is at least one new property opening somewhere in the world almost every week. Moreover, the ubiquity of technology and the replicability of products means that branding has become one crucial differentiator for hospitality businesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Frequent turnover of staff has long been an issue in the fast-paced restaurant industry. Now, with the added pressure of the pandemic and the ensuing labor shortages, the challenge has become front and center. To recruit new talent and alleviate strains on current staff, restaurant managers are looking for new ways to streamline their operations and enhance the employee experience.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The goal of technology is to make life easier. It has made our personal and professional lives easier. In the restaurant sector, this simplicity is very important. When it comes to starting a food business, restaurant apps that can keep up with current tech and industry trends are crucial to keeping demand and supply in check. The food industry is a rapidly growing and evolving industry.

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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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EATER

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Half of a pastrami sandwich on a plate at Katz’s Delicatessen | Nick Solares/Eater. The on-demand delivery app will now ship “iconic eats” all across the country. Why though? DoorDash can now delivery you fancy caviar service from Carbone and pastrami sandwiches from Katz’s Delicatessen, even if you live nowhere near either of those places: Last week, DoorDash quietly debuted nationwide delivery on its platform, giving customers the ability to have everything from pie to fresh flowers delivered

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EHL Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has made apparent managers need to better understand the dynamics driving performance in their company. With businesses repeatedly shut down, often for several months at a time, hospitality managers were pushed to reinvent themselves in a short period of time. Nonetheless, while this has been an imminent need for nearly everyone in the industry, this is particularly true for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the food and beverage industry, where companies are espe

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It seems that no organization is immune to cyber attacks, particularly ransomware threats. Not long ago, JBS, the largest beef processing company in the world, had gone through a ransomware attack in which they ended up paying an $11 million ransom. You might initially think that your restaurant or small business wouldn’t be the target of such an attack, but think again.

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The Restaurant Manifesto

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Shrinking the industry’s carbon footprint means no more fancy water. The post It’s Time To Take Bottled Water Off Restaurant Menus appeared first on The Restaurant Manifesto.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Interstate chili via a Sunny Anderson and Food Network recipe. | Stefania Orrù/Eater. Cozy soup and stew season is here, and with it, an easy weeknight dinner option Welp, the end of Daylight Savings is here again, thrusting folks in the U.S. into the annual tradition of lamenting both the morning and evening darkness, day after day, for literal months.

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EHL Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has made apparent managers need to better understand the dynamics driving performance in their company. With businesses repeatedly shut down, often for several months at a time, hospitality managers were pushed to reinvent themselves in a short period of time. Nonetheless, while this has been an imminent need for nearly everyone in the industry, this is particularly true for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the food and beverage industry, where companies are espe

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Imagine you operate a multi-site restaurant organization known for its elegant holiday dining and delicious catering. You’re approaching your busiest season, and more of your customers are planning gatherings and returning to their pre-pandemic spending levels. Though you’re thrilled at the increased business, your anxiety is also reaching a boiling point.

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Restaurant Den

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Whether you are trying to increase footfall, sell through a line or get each customer to spend more with you, digital signage is the answer. It is an extremely powerful advertising medium. Provided, of course, you put it to work for you in the right way. This article is all about the use of digital […]. The post Using Digital Signage to Build Customer Rapport and Sell More appeared first on Restaurant Den.

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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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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Williams Sonoma. Our Appalachian angel is so much more compelling than a couple of pot holders and cookie mix For the second year in a row, country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton has teamed up with kitchen retailer Williams-Sonoma for a line of holiday wares , and it’s just about as disappointing as a hard candy Christmas. Parton first collaborated with Williams-Sonoma in 2020, introducing her patchwork Apron of Many Colors and a boxed cookie mix that is described as the singer’s “

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As a restaurant owner, you know the restaurant industry is not always easy to get into and profit from. You need to carefully price your restaurant menu to make it to the top and earn as much as possible. While it’s understandable that you want to make a profit, being overly aggressive with your menu pricing can drive the customer away. While on the other hand, being overly timid, can cost you precious revenues.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Imagine going from $7,000 in sales per week in your opening year to $70,000 a week in just year two. Oh and let’s throw in a global pandemic and months-long mandatory shut down for good measure. How is it possible? Let’s just say it takes a lot of hard work, a supportive community, and a little hope. As a well-known symbol of luck, hope and longevity in Japanese culture, cranes have come to represent resilience and optimism in the face of disaster.

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Eat Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Fine dining restaurants are very different from your casual restaurant next door. People walk into these upscale establishments with an expectation to be wowed by the luxurious ambiance, exquisite food, and an unmatchable level of service, which justifies their premium charges. Given the high expectations, a lackluster service with no attention to detail results in unsatisfied customers and loss of revenue for the restaurant.

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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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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Brent Hofacker /Shutterstock. Canada Dry only releases cranberry ginger ale for the holidays, which is a travesty because it really is the perfect soda The leaves have changed, the weather is cooler, and pumpkin spice lattes are everywhere, but the one true way that I know that the holiday season is nigh is when the soda I covet the most, Canada Dry cranberry ginger ale, hits the shelves of my neighborhood grocery store.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

En un estudio titulado Consumption Effects Of Bundling , el Profesor Kathryn Sharpe de la Universidad de Virginia descubrió algunos factores muy interesantes sobre cómo la gente prefiere más el combo de comida que ítems individuales, independientemente de su valor o tamaño. Al comentar sobre los hallazgos del estudio, dijo: “Nos sorprendió mucho que la gente eligiera la opción de comida combinada incluso cuando no había descuento en el precio.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has had a profound and lasting effect. It’s impacted almost every part of our lives, from how we work and shop to how we travel and entertain ourselves. This is naturally having a knock-on effect on the hospitality industry. Brits, who previously used to jet off abroad during the holidays to spend their hard-earned wages, are now beginning to uncover the benefits of what’s right on their doorstep.

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Travel Pulse Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A new tool from NerdWallet easily suggests smart ways to use your unused travel rewards.

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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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