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Is Your Restaurant AI the Real Deal? Here Are Five Questions to Ask Vendors

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry is undergoing a technology renaissance. Everywhere you care to look, AI and automation can be found taking on critical roles and supporting restaurants, bars, cafes, and coffee shops still battling against labor shortages and rising inflation. Robots are helping with food prep and even serving dine-in customers. Data-driven analytics tools are allowing restaurants to optimize pricing and personalize menu options.

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Mastering influencer collaborations: elevating your hotel’s brand in the digital era

eHotelier

Before diving into any collaborations, it is essential to ensure that your social media channels are in top shape to maximize the success of your influencer partnerships. Let's explore the key considerations and steps for working with influencers.

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Former Chiswick chef to spearhead new chapter of The Erko

Hospitality Magazine

The Erko located in Sydney’s Erskineville has welcomed former Chiswick talent Ethan Robinson as head chef of the much-loved pub. Robinson will be launching a new menu on 12 October taking a focus on pub classics paired with seasonal flair. Across the menu, Robinson will be utilising local producers for proteins and produce from the nearby Erko Road Community Garden. “We have a little patch at the Erko Road Community Garden next door where we’ll grow our herbs, chillies, cherry tomato

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Industry Report: Restaurants face staffing challenges, old and new in 2023

7 Shifts

In the restaurant business, the only constant is change. But what separates successful restaurants from the rest are the ones that can best adapt. 2020 marked the beginning of a new era for restaurant management. The pandemic, for all its devastation, granted many restaurants a silver lining: a chance to reset. And the restaurant business has gone through a decade's worth of change in a few short years, leading to new staffing challenges—and new shades of the old ones.

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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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Optimize Local SEO for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

When it comes to attracting customers to restaurants, local SEO is crucial and can optimize their online presence to attract more local customers. What Is Local SEO? Local Search is a search format where Google's algorithms rely on location data to display specific results according to the geographic location of the user or other locations suggested by them.

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Public Hospitality revamps Sydney pub with Fabbrica + Maybe Frank

Hospitality Magazine

The ever-expanding Public hospitality group has announced it will reopen The Empire pub in Annandale as The Federal with two established food concepts inside. Fabbrica and Maybe Frank will each have dedicated dining spaces at The Federal and will be separated by a sports bar. The Annandale location marks the third venue for Fabbrica (CBD, Balmain) and the second for Maybe Frank (Randwick), which will both be venturing into the area for the first time. “Both Fabbrica and Maybe Frank are est

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Restaurant jobs grew by 15K in August

7 Shifts

The restaurant industry continues to display its resilience as it steadily adds more jobs month after month. Preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals that the Food Services and Drinking Places sector experienced a net gain of 14,900 jobs in August. This momentum is in sync with the industry's performance during the spring and summer months, consistently averaging an increase of 15,000 jobs per month.

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How AI and Gig Workers Will Improve Customer Service for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

The past few years have undeniably changed the restaurant industry in more ways than one could imagine. Especially during the pandemic, restaurants have grappled with unexpected challenges, particularly in maintaining exceptional customer service amidst shifting operational dynamics. But as with every challenge, innovation thrives. Enter AI and gig workers.

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Why full service and luxury independent hoteliers are going ‘all in’ on all-in-one tech

eHotelier

All-in-one PMS technology has evolved to encompass nearly every aspect of hotel operations, leveling the playing field for independents across the industry.

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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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Clarkisha Kent Isn’t Afraid of a Changing Body

EATER

In her memoir “Fat Off, Fat On: A Big B h Manifesto,” the author navigates fatphobia, ableism, and the good intentions that can fuel social inequalities Listen to this article Very early in Fat Off, Fat On: A Big B h Manifesto , cultural critic Clarkisha Kent’s new memoir unpacking how fatphobia, disability, and other social issues intersect, Kent makes her most salient identities known: She is a dark-skinned, first-generation, Nigerian American, bisexual, disabled woman.

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Expedia Group builds generative AI into multiple products in its “Fall Release”

PhocusWire

Among many other updates to its products and services for both travelers and industry partners, Expedia Group is partnering with travel influencers to offer short-form videos in the Expedia and Hotels.com apps.

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Embracing Sustainability: The Hidden Power of Ice Vending Machines in the HoReCa Sector

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s no surprise that the hotel, restaurant, and catering sector (HoReCa) collectively generates an awful lot of carbon emissions. And yet the sector has been slow to respond to environmental pressures. Studies indicate that the industry contributes to one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If that percentage doesn’t seem all that high, consider that it represents one one-hundredth of a total 36.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide, which is 860 million tons.

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What hoteliers need to know about rising insurance costs: leave no stone unturned

eHotelier

What hoteliers need to know about rising insurance costs: leave no stone unturned - Insights - Insights Hotel operators can combat rising rates with audits, accountability, and awareness of post-pandemic challenges.

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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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Ube Flavoring Is Ubiquitous. But Where Does the Fresh Stuff Fit In?

EATER

Photo illustration by Lille Allen / Eater. Sources: Getty; Shutterstock. While most ube sweets in the U.S. are made with artificial or highly processed ingredients, some Filipino chefs are taking ube back to its roots As Ria Barbosa was getting ready to open a restaurant in Hawai‘i, she was excited to cook with a whole new world of fresh tropical fruits and vegetables — but she didn’t realize just how familiar some would be.

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From Zero to Hero: 4 Ways a Hotel Crm Can Level up Your Marketing Efforts

Revfine

As a hotel marketer, you know that managing multiple communication channels to reach out to potential guests can be an overwhelming task. With the ever-evolving digital landscape, it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest trends and ensure consistent brand messaging across all channels. To make matters worse, gathering insights from guest data The post From Zero to Hero: 4 Ways a Hotel Crm Can Level up Your Marketing Efforts appeared first on Revfine.com.

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AI Is Revolutionizing the Food Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

To say that AI has impacted every single aspect of human life would be an understatement. Industries ranging from banking to healthcare have integrated one or more AI tools in their operations. However, the impact that AI is already having on the food industry is without parallel, helping to lower food prices, increase the availability of certain products or ingredients, and prevent supply chain shortages.

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Imperial Hotel Gold Coast (Formerly Palazzo Versace) announces two Senior appointments

eHotelier

The evolution of the Imperial Hotel continues, with the appointment of two senior managers. Accomplished hotelier Lisa Costello has returned to the Gold Coast, named as Director of Sales & Marketing of the Imperial Hotel, formerly Palazzo Versace.

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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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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?

EATER

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images According to a new study, grocery stores could keep more food out of landfills, increase profits, and pad customers’ pockets by adopting a practice widely used by airlines, hotels, and other industries This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Picture yourself grocery shopping. In the bread aisle, you see two loaves identically wrapped; both are perfectly edible, but one is a day older and costs half the price.

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Peachtree deploys $1.1B in commercial real estate investments

Hotel Business

Peachtree Group , a diversified commercial real estate investment company, has revealed its credit division has closed $556 million in loan originations of the $1.1 billion the company deployed year-to-date. The remaining $526 million was deployed to acquire five hotels and undertake three new hotel development projects. The company also opened five hotels that were under construction as of September 2023.

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Tourism in Switzerland: A successful summer 2023 for the Industry

EHL Insights

The latest figures released by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) have put even more spring in Swiss tourism’s step. Night stays in Switzerland for the months of June and July 2023 were recently published. And the news is good! Night stays (or hotel stays) were 8.6% higher in June 2023 versus June 2023. This confirms an earlier report indicating that in the first half of 2023, night stays increased 13.8% year on year.

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Mews Data Snap Shows Hospitality Performance During Summer 2023

Industry Insights Lodging Magazine

NEW YORK—Mews released the Mews Data Snap, a real-time measure of hospitality’s performance during the summer of 2023 (June, July, and August). The report also compares this year’s data to summer 2022 to pinpoint how the hospitality sector is changing. Based on data from Mews partners worldwide, the Mews Data Snap unpacks hospitality’s performance across key areas: occupancy, ADR and RevPAR, online check-ins and upsells, and additional bookable spaces.

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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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Oktoberfest’s Beer-Soaked History, Explained

EATER

Oktoberfest revelers in Munich, 1953 | Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images The history of Germany’s beloved fall festival and how it spread bratwurst and pretzels across the globe Each year, the start of fall signals it’s time for Oktoberfest. With roots in Germany, the annual celebration calls to mind beer steins, lederhosen, and pretzels, but with a history that goes back more than 200 years, the story of Oktoberfest is deeper than that stereotypical image.

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WATCH NOW! Rethinking hospitality’s approach to the workforce

Hotel Business

In the latest Hotel Business Hot Topics session, “Rethinking Hospitality’s Approach to the Workforce: Tackling Staffing Shortages and Rising Costs,” in partnership with UniFocus, Glenn Haussman, founder/host, No Vacancy Live podcast, joins a panel of industry leaders to talk about how to combat labor issues and increase revenue. The post WATCH NOW!

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How to Identify Your Restaurant’s Target Market (Expert Tips Included)

Eat Restaurant Management

A target market for restaurants is the diners who a) you are hoping to attract and b) are most likely to eat in your restaurant. The perfect restaurant target market lies where these two groups overlap. In the words of Gordon Ramsay, “To succeed in the restaurant industry, you must speak the language of your target market and offer them a taste of what they desire.

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IHCL Forays in Continental Europe, Signs a Taj in Frankfurt, Germany

Hospitality Net

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced that it is stepping into Continental Europe with the signing of Taj Hotel Hessischer Hof at Frankfurt in Germany. Frankfurt’s landmark hotel, after extensive renovations will join the illustrious list of iconic Taj hotels around the world. Signed under an operating lease arrangement, it will reopen in 2025.

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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.