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Breakfast Up, Confidence Down, Vaccine Mandates Acceptable

Modern Restaurant Management

While sales continue to climb for restaurants in nearly every category, the upward trend is hard-fought. Dining rooms are open, but staff isn’t available. Commodities are in demand, but supply is short. Customers are coming but in new and disparate channels. Workers are back in their offices, sort of. So how do operators plan for 2022? To help guide its clients, who range from emerging full-service to large QSRs, Revenue Management Solutions took the temperature of more than 900 diners acr

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6 Restaurant Reports and Dashboards That Help 7shifts’ Users Run Smarter Businesses

7 Shifts

Running a restaurant day-in and day-out takes a ton of mental energy. It can be difficult to come up for air and really look at the why behind what you're doing. Schedules are made, payroll is run, and employees checked-in with—but it's tough to know if you're working as efficiently or as profitably as possible. With 7shifts restaurant reporting and analytics, you can analyze your restaurant labor performance and make strategic decisions that reduce costs & increase profits.

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How digital transformation is facilitating servitization in the hospitality industry

EHL Insights

Today, guests expect to be provided with a consumer-centric hotel experience from the word go, including when they are choosing a destination. They also want new experiences, faster customer service, the utmost comfort, and the list continues to grow. So, how can hotel operators meet these needs?

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Why I’m Leaving The Restaurant Industry

The Restaurant Manifesto

We had a good run, but the love affair is over. The post Why I’m Leaving The Restaurant Industry appeared first on The Restaurant Manifesto.

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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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Liquor Licensing 101 for Restaurants in Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

As restaurants hire new employees, they are finding it more difficult to come across experienced workers who can also train other team members. A major pain point for our clients has been navigating regulatory compliance issues such as corporate officer updates, alcohol license and permit renewals, and training team members in proper alcohol service protocol.

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An Eater’s Guide to the Finger Lakes

EATER

Limestone beneath the Heart & Hands winery infuses their pinot noir and riesling | Heart & Hands Wine Company. On par with Napa or Sonoma, the booming Finger Lakes wine region has seen a huge influx of chefs, farmers, and winemakers. Time to plan your visit. Whether you’re coming from the East Coast, Midwest, or Canada, half a day’s drive will land you in the lush hills of Central New York and the serene region known as the Finger Lakes.

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How digital transformation is facilitating servitization in the hospitality industry

EHL Insights

Today, guests expect to be provided with a consumer-centric hotel experience from the word go, including when they are choosing a destination. They also want new experiences, faster customer service, the utmost comfort, and the list continues to grow. So, how can hotel operators meet these needs?

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Seven Tips on How to Use Facebook Ads for Restaurants to Get More Customers

Modern Restaurant Management

Everybody needs to eat, so the sale of food will never go out of fashion. Still, because there are many competing businesses in the dining sector, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd. Using Facebook Ads can help you get the edge over the competition. Seventy-two percent of people choose a restaurant based on comments and images shared by others on Facebook, according to a study by Social Media Monthly.

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8 Successful Restaurant Concepts & Ideas to Inspire and Guide You

7 Shifts

The right concept is crucial when opening your restaurant , a new location, or refreshing your brand. Get your concept right and you'll be on your way to rave reviews, recommendations, and loyal clientele. Get it wrong—with a menu that doesn't fit the ambiance or pricey dishes not suited for the clientele—and would-be regulars will at best feel confused and at worst never return.

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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 6 Worst Chairs You’ll Find in Restaurants

EATER

Ranking the impracticable, the inhospitable, and the just plain-uncomfortable in the seating hall of infamy [link].

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6 Proven Tips To Enhance Customer Experience In Restaurants

The Restaurant Times

Customer satisfaction is important in every industry but it holds even more importance in the hospitality industry. Creating and delivering immersive experiences for visitors, compels them to spread the word, and makes them want to come back for more. This is something that all businesses must strive to cater to as customer experience forms the backbone of restaurants.

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To Tip or Not to Tip

Modern Restaurant Management

Yhe practice of tipping isn’t going anywhere. A few restaurants have tried a tip-inclusive model, raising menu prices while also raising employees’ hourly wage and offering benefits. Most have backtracked. Even most servers don’t want to do away with tipping. Before talking about whether we should tip or when we should tip, we need to understand where tipping came from.

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Introducing the 7shifts Academy: Free Online Restaurant Management Courses

7 Shifts

Working in a restaurant, bar, coffee shop, or any place that serves food & drink is a fast-paced, always-on career. You're constantly required to think on your feet, making quick and informed Decisions to keep your business running smoothly. On the 7shifts blog and social media, we seek to provide actionable and informative content to help restaurant people learn about every corner of the industry.

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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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What the Restaurants of the Future Will Look Like

EATER

Stephan Werk | Werk Creative. Flexible dining rooms that can be quickly reconfigured, a deeper focus on accessibility, and an effort to make inside feel like outside are all in the cards. [link].

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Building A Powerful Plan To Start And Grow A Bakery Business

The Restaurant Times

Last year was all about baking. From banana breads and pancake cereals to mini pizza cereal and mug recipes, baking was on top of people’s minds whenever they picked up kitchen crockeries, as per the social media trends. Due to this, the bakery business has been in the limelight for quite some time now. According to a report by the IMARC Group, the Indian bakery market was valued at USD 9,626 Million in 2020 and is anticipated to grow at a robust rate of 10.8% in the next five years. .

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Why ‘Homegating’ is Here to Stay

Modern Restaurant Management

When the National Football League (NFL) and universities announced that they’d be returning to full capacity in their stadiums for the 2021 season, many in the foodservice industry believed fans would be quick to get back to the tailgating scene they know and love. However, home has proven to be where people now prefer to celebrate game day. With technology making it possible for just about every tailgating essential to be delivered directly to your doorstep, groups of friends and family c

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Tips for Safeguarding Your Outdoor Dining Area

Modern Restaurant Management

Offering a safe and enjoyable outdoor dining experience requires careful planning. Here are a few outdoor dining tips to ensure that you are providing the best experience possible to your patrons. How to Reduce Outdoor Slip, Trip and Falls. Your outdoor dining area should have a level walking surface with no loose materials that could contribute to slip, trip, or falls.

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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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Martha Stewart Is Turning Her Famous Thirst Trap Into an NFT

EATER

Is this an NFT? Martha if you’re reading this, I really can’t afford this virtual pumpkin. | Martha Stewart / Instagram. ‘Tis the season for a $4,000 non-fungible token of a pumpkin etched with Martha Stewart as a naughty nurse. SpOooOoky!! BOO!!! It’s spooky season, and what could possibly be spookier than waking up to the news that Martha Stewart’s “Naughty Nurse” NFT is currently bidding at $4,083.72?

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Use French Fried Onions on Everything

EATER

aperturesound /shutterstock. Why limit this Thanksgiving staple to just Thanksgiving? This post originally appeared in the October 18, 2021 edition of The Move, a place for Eater’s editors to reveal their recommendations and pro dining tips — sometimes thoughtful, sometimes weird, but always someone’s go-to move. Subscribe now. A few weeks before Thanksgiving every year my family inevitably asks if anyone would object to swapping the traditional green bean casserole for some sort of sauteed hari

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How Night + Market’s Gaudy Dining Room Influenced a Generation of Restaurants

EATER

Elizabeth Daniels. Before chef Kris Yenbamroong’s Night + Market became a fixture of LA dining, its pink walls, plastic beads, and aggressively fun playlist were key to carving out the restaurant’s identity [link].

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A Toasty Bulgogi Melt Recipe From TikTok’s the Korean Vegan

EATER

Bulgogi Wasabi Melt from The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma’s Kitchen. | Photo by Joanne Lee Molinaro. The wasabi-tinged sandwich from Joanne Lee Molinaro’s new cookbook is a crowd-pleaser Although Joanne Lee Molinaro is a trial attorney by day, she is much better known as the Korean Vegan, a social media star who cooks vegan Korean dishes for an audience of millions.

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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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A Hearty Red Beans and Rice Recipe Inspired by Mexican Flavors

EATER

Louiie Victa/Eater. Mexican chorizo, poblano peppers, and ground chipotle add new dimension to a classic Southern dish Growing up in Los Angeles, so much of what I ate for dinner was a hodgepodge of different cultures. On Tuesday nights, gringo-styled tacos with cumin-scented ground beef and chunky stripes of sharp cheddar cheese graced our tables. Friday nights?

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The Designers Responsible for How Restaurants Look Now

EATER

A who’s who of the people and firms defining the current dining room aesthetic, one stunning interior after another [link].

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Farm-to-Fable Meat Merchant Belcampo Is All But Done

EATER

Belcampo Meat Co, Grand Central Market/ | ~A / Eater LA Flickr Pool. [link].

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The Beauty of a Restaurant That Feels Like a Second Home

EATER

In high school, Sweet Maple Cafe’s photography charmed me. To this day, it’s still a place of joy and comfort. [link].

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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.