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What to Know About PPP Forgiveness Before Applying Through the SBA Portal

Modern Restaurant Management

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) program provided the relief many companies needed to stabilize their financial position and see them through the pandemic-created economic crisis. The capital was intended to help business owners pay employees, pay outstanding rent and other bills, and invest in reopening and getting back to business. The PPP program offered 5-year loans carrying a 1% interest rate making it some of the lowest cost financing small businesses were able to find.

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Restaurant Forecasting: How To, Formulas, Methods, and More

7 Shifts

Staff scheduling, inventory management, menu analysis , guest satisfaction, profitability, and so much more rest on the shoulders of accurate restaurant forecasting. Faultless restaurant forecasts, however, are dependent on navigating predictable trends like holidays and seasonality alongside unpredictable ones such as weather and major world events.

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Restaurants Requiring Vaccinations Isn’t Controversial, It’s Hospitable

The Restaurant Manifesto

Protecting the welfare of our guests is a fundamental responsibility of the service industry. The post Restaurants Requiring Vaccinations Isn’t Controversial, It’s Hospitable appeared first on The Restaurant Manifesto.

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How Edible Cannabis Went From ‘Mulchy’ Brownies to a Booming Industry

EATER

Bloomberg via Getty Images. On this episode of Gastropod , hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley explore THC’s growing role in how and what we eat In July, Eater editor-in-chief Amanda Kludt announced our exciting new collaboration with Gastropod , the award-winning and endlessly informative podcast about the science and history of food. Today we release the first fruit — or bud?

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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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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry took the brunt of the pandemic’s economic and societal impact and is now being asked to respond to the permanently changed consumer landscape. As the world grapples with the next wave of COVID-19, businesses are confronted with product and labor shortages, a sudden increase in ecommerce and a variety of shifting consumption patterns.

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What does a Hotel Manager do?

EHL Insights

Hotel operations, strategy, human resources, marketing, finance - a hotel manager’s remit is as diverse as it is challenging. If you want to be a hotel manager, you will need excellent people skills and a calm, trustworthy, professional demeanor. This multi-faceted role demands leadership abilities, communication prowess and a good eye for numbers and emerging trends.

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The Delta Variant Means Restaurants Aren’t Giving Up Their Pandemic Business Models Just Yet

EATER

Molly J. Smith / EPDX. Although Oregon restaurants can serve customers inside without mask or vaccine requirements, some Portland food businesses have decided to stick to takeout and outdoor dining, hoping the delta variant begins to subside [link].

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Returning to Restaurant Expansion

Modern Restaurant Management

If you’re operating a thriving restaurant business on the other side of the pandemic, that might mean you have a concept with legs to expand beyond your current location(s). Consider that around 60 percent of new restaurants fail within the first year. And nearly 80 percent shutter before their fifth anniversary. There is good reason to be optimistic about restarting restaurant expansion: restaurant sales continue to set records, the federal stimulus has added billions of dollars to compan

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POSist Empowers Food Quest LLC to Streamline Performance Reporting and Operations Management

The Restaurant Times

As a master franchise investor and operator, Food Quest has made a name for itself among the leading international F&B brands across MENA. The brands currently under its management include Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) and its homegrown brand EETEN. Food Quest also provides management support to Advance Investment LLC for the Denny’s Middle East Master Franchise.

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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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What does a Hotel Manager do?

EHL Insights

Hotel operations, strategy, human resources, marketing, finance - a hotel manager’s remit is as diverse as it is challenging. If you want to be a hotel manager, you will need excellent people skills and a calm, trustworthy, professional demeanor. This multi-faceted role demands leadership abilities, communication prowess and a good eye for numbers and emerging trends.

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An Eater’s Guide to London

EATER

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Simple Tips for Delivering Exceptional Post-Pandemic Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

As we return to in-person dining across the country, restaurants are facing yet another challenge: delivering an exceptional customer experience (CX) for guests who come with high expectations after more than a year stuck at home. Not only is there a ripe opportunity to attract formerly takeout-only customers for in-person dining, but an opportunity to enhance customer experience for all customers and differentiate from the competition.

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Why Your Restaurant Needs A Mobile POS System

The Restaurant Times

A mobile POS or an mPOS (mobile point-of-sale) system is any internet-enabled smartphone or a tablet dedicated to performing the functions of an electronic point-of-sale terminal. . For the vast F&B market in the UAE, mobile POS systems are an asset. Whether it’s delivery and takeaway or dine-in services for food and beverages, the fast-paced environment of the restaurant industry demands speed and portability.

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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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A Brief Guide To Turnkey Agreement!

Winter Truffle Hospitality

The Turnkey Project agreement could a little complex to understand for the players who are new in the market. Keeping that in mind, we have created this article, where we will be your professional Turnkey Restaurant and Cafe Consultant, giving out tips on the core areas of turnkey agreement. What’s a Turnkey Agreement? In very simple words, Turnkey Agreement is performed when two parties agree upon something.

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Robot Waiters Have Descended on Silicon Valley

EATER

Douglas Lyle Thompson/The Ameswell Hotel. [link].

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How Your Restaurant Can Tackle the Employee Shortage

Modern Restaurant Management

The employee shortage might be temporary, but there are ways that your business can attract talent now and retain a competitive advantage in the future. There are more jobs than ever before, yet restaurants are struggling to attract employees. The number of workers quitting their jobs in April reached new highs of four million, with 5.6% of restaurant workers quitting their jobs.

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7 Estrategias efectivas para mejorar el servicio de su restaurante y brindar una experiencia estelar a los huéspedes

The Restaurant Times

Todos los clientes tienen expectativas preconcebidas del restaurante antes de visitarlo. Tanto la comida como el servicio son esenciales para brindar un excelente servicio de restaurante a sus valiosos clientes. Los propietarios, gerentes y empleados del restaurante comparten la responsabilidad de garantizar que los clientes sean tratados con profesionalidad.

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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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Hotel Asset Management Services: A Help For Hotels Amid Covid-19 Post Reopening

Winter Truffle Hospitality

The Turnkey Project agreement could a little complex to understand for the players who are new in the market. Keeping that in mind, we have created this article, where we will be your professional Turnkey Restaurant and Cafe Consultant, giving out tips on the core areas of turnkey agreement. Covid-19 has brought about a major change in every industry out there.

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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Made Restaurant Sexism Even Worse

EATER

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Settling Third-Party Delivery Partner Payment Headaches

Modern Restaurant Management

Over the past few years, third-party apps like DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats have made delivery and takeout faster and easier than ever. COVID-19 further accelerated this trend as restaurants turned to delivery models to reach consumers and maintain revenue. In fact, the National Restaurant Association found that 40 percent of consumers who ordered delivery from a restaurant in 2020 used a third-party company to do so.

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Kwicpik Offers Convenience To The Customers With Next-Gen IoT Technology

The Restaurant Times

Abhishek Chatterjee is the Founder & CEO of Kwicpik , a 1-square-meter micro-retail store that connects users with well-known F&B brands in commercial and residential spaces. Kwickpik uses IoT technology to provide an automated self-checkout provision and uses data analytics to offer F&B products you like even before one thinks of it. A young entrepreneur, Abhishek was raised in Dubai, UAE, and pursued mechanical engineering from the University of Pune.

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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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The Brief Basics of Turnkey Project

Winter Truffle Hospitality

In today’s article, we will take a look at the essentials of the turnkey projects in the briefest yet informative manner. This content will be a good starting point for you, and from here, you will have various Turnkey Project Consultants for Hotels and Resorts Set Up to refer to. Let’s begin now! What’s a Turnkey Project? Let’s keep it simple for you!

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The Best Canned Wines to Drink on Those Particularly Warm Days

EATER

From a peachy piquette to spritz-style rosé, these are the cans you should reach for It’s summer in North America — the temperatures are high, and with them, the need for refreshment (with alcohol). Alongside the hazy ales and myriad hard seltzers, you may have noticed an influx of refreshing wine cans in your local grocer’s refrigeration station, candy-colored Easter eggs of vinous refreshment just waiting for you to pop the tab.

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Engage Your Team and You’ll Engage Your Customers

Modern Restaurant Management

This adapted from " Manage to Engage. How Great Managers Achieve Remarkable Results. " We all know we feel valued when others make us feel valued. And in the restaurant business, particularly coming out of a pandemic, it can be tough from both sides – enabling the boss to help people feel valued and engaging teams to feel valuable. We also know there are a lot of people working who just don’t enjoy it – they are far from feeling valued at work, or in corporate speak, th

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7 consejos esenciales de diseño de sitios web de restaurantes para crear un sitio web estelar

The Restaurant Times

La experiencia del cliente comienza mucho antes de que los clientes entren por la puerta principal de su restaurante. Hoy en día, los clientes a menudo comienzan a buscar su restaurante en línea y llegan a su sitio web. El sitio web de su restaurante es el rostro de su marca, ya que forma las primeras impresiones y desempeña un papel esencial en el éxito de su negocio.

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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.