Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

Bright and lively. Crisp and sharp. These aren’t just adjectives explaining coffee flavors, but should also be terms that describe your coffee shop’s marketing campaigns. With more than 32,000 specialty coffee shops in America, marketing is no longer a plus but a must, especially since a lot of the fierce competition is coming from big-name chains such as Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts.

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Marketing Special Events Accounting Events 146

7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2020

What is the key to success in the restaurant industry? While a delicious menu and an inviting ambiance are critical components of a restaurant’s success, staff are the lifeblood of a restaurant. The people you hire to run your restaurant can make or break the business. Much like profit and loss, employee engagement is a metric that every restaurateur should be tracking regularly.

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Bookkeeping Front of House Back of House Training 139

Restaurant Den

JANUARY 6, 2020

In this digital age, websites are important for restaurants. Of course, if you’re a web designer or a restaurant business owner, you should prioritize creating an appealing and functional website. So, what can you expect from great web design? A great restaurant website is beyond aesthetic appeal. It should also be fast, reliable, secure, and […].

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Dialed Labs Hotels

JANUARY 4, 2020

If you want to get bookings on your hotel’s website, you need people to visit your site. These people can come from different places, however one of the best sources of website traffic, are search engines. This is because people that find websites through a search engine are much more likely to use their credit card and make a booking. As someone wanting to market a hotel, you already know that.

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Book Marketing 52

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2020

Restaurants are presenting healthier and more sustainable menu items, incorporating CBD and are turning to eCommerce channels to expand their brand presence. Those were among the insights revealed in hospitality platform BentoBox ’s 2019 Year in Review. Highlighting the latest digital trends for the hospitality industry, the data was gathered from more than 5,000 restaurants, 100,000 menu items, 117,000 online transactions, and 511 million website visits.

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Reservations Catering Presentation Marketing 139

BizBash

JANUARY 9, 2020

Buzzy brands (think Target, Netflix, Buzzfeed, and more) and holiday haunts took festive activations to the next level with innovative-meets-Instagrammable pop-ups.

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Events 42

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2020

The name you give your restaurant plays an important role in the brand’s overall perception and growth: it’s the first element to represent your business in front of new customers. In order to make a good first impression, you must select a name that defines your business, is memorable (so it will be stuck in people’s minds), and has a unique zing to it.

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Information Marketing 126

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2020

MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Consolidated Concepts Inc. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Q: How can I build sales post New Year’s Eve boost? A : New Year’s Eve, 2018, saw restaurant sales increase by five percent when compared to average December sales minus holidays, according to Toast’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 10, 2020

As an ever-growing wave of technological innovations has continued to change the game for many retailers, in particular, restaurants, so has the possibility of technology failure. In order to stay competitive while catering to new generations of hyper-connected shoppers, retailers are being pressured to innovate constantly. Online ordering, in-store beacon technology, cloud POS, omni-channel retail platforms, and digital menus and signage, are part of the evidence of those innovations taking pla

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POS Systems Communication Catering Presentation 118

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2020

Great service can make up for poor food, but great food cannot make up for poor service. It sounds cliché, but there is a lot of truth in that sentiment. Proper training is a necessary expense and it's important to remember that training is a never-ending cycle. Staff needs to be continually reminded of all essential training to set a clear expectation for all employees.

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Training Server Sanitation Information 118

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features Yum! Brands and The Habit, Chase and DoorDash, Waitr, Local Foods, C3 Signature, Pudu Tech, Southern Glazer's, Voodoo Doughnut, The Friendship Café and Digital Signage Expo. Yum! Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Yum! Brands, Inc. has agreed to acquire The Habit Restaurants, Inc., parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction.

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Scheduling Training Customer Service Pricing 112

BizBash

JANUARY 7, 2020

Here's how Netflix, Amazon Studios, HBO, Disney, and more kicked off award season.

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Events 42

BizBash

JANUARY 8, 2020

Here's a look back at the ideas for decor, catering, and more from fund-raising events that took place in the fall around North America.

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