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True leadership transcends organizational charts

eHotelier

In the pursuit of leadership, the fulfillment derived from empowering others surpasses personal achievements. It becomes a journey of shared victories, collective growth, and the satisfaction of knowing that you played a role in someone else's success.

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Odd Culture Group’s Pleasure Club arrives in Sydney this month

Hospitality Magazine

For those who have been waiting to know more about the much-anticipated, late-night live music venue from the team at Odd Culture Group – we have news for you. Pleasure Club will open on 23 February in Sydney’s inner west suburb of Newtown, equipped with its 4am closure every evening from Wednesday through to Sunday. The venue takes it inspiration from the small bars of New York and Paris, and will host a unique late-night food, drink, and music experience for Sydneysiders.

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Survey Says: Restaurateurs Are Making Expansion Plans

Modern Restaurant Management

Will 2024 be a comeback year for restaurants? Despite challenges including inventory costs, commission fees and staff turnover, many restaurant owners are expressing optimism about moving forward, according to TouchBistro’s 2024 State of Restaurants Report. Ninety-four percent of operators are planning some form of expansion and more than half of the 600 U.S full service restaurants surveyed plan to introduce catering services.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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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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Five tactics for better guest communication

eHotelier

Providing quick answers and motivating engagement is key to improve your communication with guests, enhancing guest experience and build guest loyalty.

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Five Strategies to Leverage User-Generated Content in Your Brand’s Journey

Modern Restaurant Management

Looking around the lively atmosphere of any restaurant, there are no doubt patrons capturing and sharing fun memorable moments. These genuine snapshots—when shared on social media—can help paint an authentic picture of your business, and create a powerful word-of-mouth effect. This type of user-generated content (UGC) has emerged as a key tool in the digital marketing landscape, offering brands a genuine and engaging way to connect with their target audiences.

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Why Mews acquired Frontdesk Anywhere, by Richard Valtr

MEWS

It’s a great privilege to welcome Frontdesk Anywhere to the Mews team. Our eighth acquisition, handled by the remarkable Mews Ventures , sees the much-loved US PMS join our ranks, bolstering our team, knowledge and customer base.

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Top 10 online booking channels for 2023 revealed

eHotelier

Explore the insights and strategies that can supercharge your online presence and drive more bookings to your property.

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Peruvian Japanese eatery Callao opens in Barangaroo

Hospitality Magazine

Sydney’s local Nikkei food landscape has a new addition, with Callao opening its doors to the public in the heart of Barangaroo. The venue is the latest addition for the team behind Wild Sage and Alegre Bar and Dining, which continues to grow its CBD portfolio. The 104-seater has encompasses a dining room and terracotta bar as well as an open kitchen for diners to observe.

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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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Growing a Restaurant Strategically – The Keys Are Alignment, Timing and Control

Modern Restaurant Management

Ambitious restaurateurs often want to expand quickly to capitalize on initial success. However, rapid growth without an intentional strategy frequently erodes quality, culture and profits over time. Sustainable restaurant expansion requires balancing excitement with patience and perspective. There’s an art to scaling any small business intelligently.

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Unlocking hotel success: Essential hotel reports you need

Hotelogix

As a hotelier, monitoring your hotel's performance is paramount to ensuring smooth operations and maximizing revenue. In this context, reports are critical as they provide key insights into your hotel's operations, from housekeeping to finance, marketing, and guest preferences. In this blog, we will look at a few important reports that you must always have access to.

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The Mille Club: urban versus rural experiences

eHotelier

Guests with the monetary flexibility to pay lofty prices think less in terms of total cost and more in terms of total experience. It’s all about exclusivity, privacy and self-actualization. What can your hotel offer that is irreplicable anywhere else in the world? The more you differentiate, the more you can ultimately charge.

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The $10 Trillion Benefits of Overhauling Our Food System

EATER

A new report lays out two very different paths forward.

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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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Mastering the Art of Anticipation: Recognizing Guest Cues Before They Do

Modern Restaurant Management

I n the hospitality and service industry, the ability to see beyond the obvious and anticipate guests' needs before they are even aware of their own needs is a skill that sets good from exceptional service apart. The key lies in understanding subtle cues and employing a proactive approach to ensure a seamless and delightful experience for patrons.

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A Comprehensive Guide To Hotel POS System

Hotelogix

A Hotel Point of Sale (Hotel POS) is a technology solution comprising hardware and software components that record and process transactions between a hotel and its customers. It helps hoteliers manage everything, especially various service areas like restaurants, bars, spas, or gift shops within their properties. It differs from a Property Management System (PMS), which focuses on hotel operations like room bookings, guest check-ins/outs, and housekeeping management.

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Prime time for service robots

eHotelier

Service robots could solve many of the safety concerns felt to this day, but how are they perceived by customers?

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You’re Probably Eating Way Too Much Protein

EATER

Plant-based foods, like beans and tofu, are great sources of protein. But in the search for good macros, we’re forgetting about fiber.

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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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Revolutionizing Restaurant Operations with Advanced Networking Solutions

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry is transforming significantly, driven by changing consumer preferences, technological advancements, and a competitive market landscape. Restaurants are no longer just about the food – they are about the complete dining experience, which includes ambiance, service speed, and personalized interaction. The need for innovation and efficiency has never been greater in this evolving scenario.

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Can you believe it? 3 tips for disclosing and consuming AI-generated content

SAS

Let me ask: did you believe Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg really boasted about the company’s power in a 2019 video, saying, “Imagine this for a second: One man, with total control of billions of people’s stolen data, all their secrets, their lives, their futures.” The video of Zuckerberg purportedly saying [.] Can you believe it?

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Types of hotel key cards and how they work | Mews

MEWS

What is a hotel key card? A hotel key card has a magnetic stripe, works with Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology, or is embedded with an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) chip. The aim is to simplify hotel room access , payments, information transfer, and coupon storage. Hotel key cards are an alternative to traditional keys, are generally safer and provide more convenience for guests.

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The New Vocabulary of Cocktails

EATER

“Fruit bat,” “amaroulette,” “dirty dump.” The language developed behind the bar today has come a long way since the age of Jerry Thomas. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to the modern lexicon.

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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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2024 Outlook: Glass Half Full? 

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s a common assumption that past performance is the best predictor of future behavior, but the last few years have been anything but common. Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) rode the wave of unprecedented consumer behavior shifts and the successes and challenges it brought along. So, what can the QSR industry expect in 2024? Looking back at last quarter’s performance suggests the glass is proverbially half full.

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The importance of a user-friendly hotel management software for owner-manged independent properties

Hotelogix

Independent hotels stand out in the bustling hospitality industry with their unique charm and personalized service. However, these quaint establishments often face towering challenges behind the scenes, particularly when managing and streamlining their daily operations. To deal with it, they need user-friendly hotel management software. Let's dive in to know more.

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Karen Martini’s Saint George opens in St Kilda

Hospitality Magazine

Saint Gorge (formerly known as The Saint Hotel) has swung open its doors in St Kilda with celebrated chef Karen Martini leading the charge as Culinary Director. Saint George is the work of Martini and partner Michael Sapountsis plus growing hospitality group Public Hospitality. The venue has two sections: The Grill and The Tavern where Martini is serving up a menu featuring Italian dishes and elevated pub classics.

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Merch Madness

EATER

Carolyn Figel Branded restaurant merchandise has become a shorthand for selfhood. How did we get here? At some point during the past few years, I looked around to find my apartment — nay, my body — had become a temple to everywhere I’ve ever eaten. Mugs and hats from local grocers, hoodies from roadside diners, T-shirts and totes from damn near everywhere else.

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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.