Social Hospitality

MAY 18, 2020

According to the data from the 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook by Deloitte , industry growth is consistent throughout the past decade. That’s not just because people are traveling more. Create Special Offers for Customers. If you travel around the Provence, you will likely miss this beautiful village.

Hospitality 309

Hospitality Marketing Social Media Hotels 309

Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

Dating back to Medieval times when cooking was reserved for nobility and later during the Renaissance when merchant travelers relied on local taverns for respite and a chance to break bread – restaurants and restaurant life has always been present. You take care of customers above all else. Customers are your lifeblood.”.

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Travel Back of House Customer Service Small Business 442

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 21, 2023

It was interesting, somewhat absurd, but life changing for those in the profession and for the way people viewed the restaurant experience. The entire experience was elevated and so were prices. People traveled cross country to experience these chef extravaganzas. Yeah, sounds like a great battle cry, doesn’t it?

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Back of House Food Supply Government Dine-in 393

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Among the findings: Casual experiential dining appeals on many fronts to consumers of varying ages in different parts of the country looking for affordable culinary experiences. Chef Showcases – Consumers are hungry for culinary experiences curated by chefs.

2024 189

2024 Fast Casual Food Truck Allergens 189

Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

Nevertheless, some brands have demonstrated how to be good to their customers, associates, healthcare providers, and communities during this time. Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19.

Hospitality 388

Hospitality Airlines Healthcare Hotels 388

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

The goal of every restaurant and every chef is to create memorable experiences for the guest. Guests will return when the effort expended to create memorable complete dining experiences is front and center. So, what are we doing to create a memorable experience for this team? It is, and must be, a team effort.

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Front of House Customer Experience Workshop Dine-in 473

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

You may serve the best food on the block, but if your restaurant doesn't match its dishes with plausible customer service, your customers may never come back. That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

Gourmet Marketing

JULY 7, 2020

There’s more you can do to improve the quality of your guests’ hotel experience. The goal is to provide your guests with an exceptional experience that they will remember and lead them to book with you again. From customer service to accommodations, there is a multitude of ways to make their stay memorable. You read that right.

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Customer Experience Hotels Coupons Customer Service 55

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In addition, bartenders are mixing sparkling wine of all styles and prices into their cocktails to add effervescence, crispness or sweetness to the experience. Meaningful Menu Innovations : Restaurants and bars are evolving their menus beyond being a functional tool to improve the consumer experience.

Guest Recovery 189

Guest Recovery Consumer Goods Hotels Beverage 189

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 19, 2023

Many only stayed in business for a few months, but some were able to weather the storm of the depression and carry-on serving thousands of customers every week, allowing them to stay afloat. Food was always important, but it was the hospitality of the charismatic operator that had made the restaurant experience what it was up to this point.

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Hotels Influencer Compost Recycling 339

Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Even through the most challenging and tragic experiences, when the lessons are quite vivid – we quickly push aside the need to change in favor of a return to what is considered “normal”. Our menus are too large: The days when the way to customer satisfaction was through extensive variety are probably gone.

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Customer Experience Cash Management Customer Service Front of House 390

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. Living Like a Local : With the increase of “slow travel,” more consumers are emphasizing connection with local people and culture vs. more traditional tourist behaviors.

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2024 2023 Food Order 2013 189

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation. Just as with COVID shutdowns and supply chain issues, restaurant technology can help operators continue providing great service even with high costs for them and customers alike.

Technology 180

Technology Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Download 180

Social Hospitality

MAY 18, 2020

According to the data from the 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook by Deloitte , industry growth is consistent throughout the past decade. That’s not just because people are traveling more. Create Special Offers for Customers If it’s the peak of the season, you compete with all local restaurants and hotels.

Hospitality 195

Hospitality Marketing Social Media Hotels 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

.” Simple concept yet much harder to pull off for today’s restaurants struggling to harmonize in-store, drive-thru, delivery and curbside experiences for both customers and employees. Customer expectations are level set by their most advanced in-store and digital experiences.

Operations 179

Operations Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 179

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 4, 2023

Consumers are more likely to cut back on other activities outside of food delivery and spending such as buying clothing (44 percent), going out for drinks and dinner (47 percent) and traveling (43 percent) more. Quality, Convenient Deliveries Influence Choice. The Proof Is in the Pudding.

Social Media 197

Social Media Delivery Consumer Goods Customer Experience 197

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

We can all choose to be great at what we do; choose to master our craft and create outstanding experiences for guests and co-workers alike, or we can choose to shrug our shoulders and surrender to mediocrity. This is a topic I have presented numerous times and it seems as though whenever I travel it rises to the top of my thinking.

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Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 396

Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2020

That restaurant experience set the stage. [] RESTAURANTS ARE THE PORTAL FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP. To the chef – the canvas is their plate and to the restaurateur it is the art of hospitality, making customers feel welcome and special. and beyond will not survive the impact of mandated closure.

Travel 371

Travel Small Business Point of Sale Back of House 371

Gourmet Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2021

With this new confidence comes hope and optimism for the travel and hotel industries. Over the past nine months, your hotel has hopefully been preparing for an inevitable uptick in travel. Travel will look different after the pandemic ends, and your guests will expect you to go above the extra mile to gain their trust.

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Hotels Travel Insurance Email Marketing 40

Culinary Cues

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are some thoughts. [] IT’S STILL ABOUT THE FOOD: People go out to eat for a variety of reasons – convenience, social interaction, a change of pace, business travel, vacations, celebration, or habit. If yes, then you are on the right path. [] CREATE CLIENTS, NOT CUSTOMERS: All customers are important, clients are connected.

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Food Truck Back of House Education Training 322

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 28, 2020

20 percent of consumers say they spend more on off-premise orders compared to a regular dine-in experience. The goal of your delivery program should be viewed as a way to drive incremental revenue while building an expanded customer base. You don’t want to go too far if your food doesn’t hold up to the elements of travel.

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Delivery Consumer Goods Online Ordering Customer Service 213

Social Hospitality

AUGUST 13, 2020

Customer service is at the core of innovation and good business practices. After all, the future in the hospitality sector quite literally lies in the hands of guests and customers, so it’s imperative that you always perfect your customer service. Personalize the Customer Experience. Integrate Virtual Assistants.

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Customer Service Innovation Hospitality Hotels 436

Culinary Cues

APRIL 9, 2020

Since the days of early merchant travelers during Medieval and Renaissance days – restaurants have been integral to societal development and the sophistication of people. It is the experience of dining that is most important and it is this experience that allows a restaurant, or for that matter – the restaurant industry to flourish.

Customer Experience 494

Customer Experience Customer Service Dine-in Sports 494

Gecko Hospitality

JANUARY 13, 2023

In ancient times, it meant extending a welcome to travelers or offering a home away from home. In the early days, locals used to let travelers rest on kitchen floors or other extra spaces during their journey. Proprietors would put up a shelter by the road where travelers could stop to take rest and get some food.

Hospitality 88

Hospitality Tourism Innovation Hotels 88

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Assuming that after the pandemic customers will return to a semi-predictable pattern of traveling to your restaurant is a bit naïve. Chefs who are experienced in multiple ways of connecting customers with their food (catering, food trucks, pop-up restaurants, delivery, take out pick-up, etc.) This is quite the package.

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2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 463

Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

Nevertheless, some brands have demonstrated how to be good to their customers, associates, healthcare providers, and communities during this time. Balboa Bay Resort: Bringing the Experience Home Balboa Bay Resort has implemented a variety of immersive, at-home experiences for their social media followers.

Hospitality 195

Hospitality Airlines Healthcare Hotels 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 18, 2023

Restaurant customers are back, with many restaurants reporting business close to pre-pandemic levels. And those consumers want the restaurant experience, according to a survey earlier this year by the National Restaurant Association. Great service will make someone a regular customer who comes in once or twice each month.

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Customer Service Seating Consumer Goods Customer Experience 167

Culinary Cues

APRIL 22, 2024

How can a chef set the stage for a dining experience if restaurants continue to look at everything as an extra charge. The a ’la carte model lacks an understanding of how people perceive value and how the chef desires to create enjoyable experience and focus on a way to attract return guests. Value is a very personal consideration.

Consumer Goods 287

Consumer Goods Pricing Customer Experience Hospitality 287

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

In the year ahead, we will continue to offer our customers the true and authentic service our brand is known for, making sure they feel taken care of when visiting any of our more than 500 restaurants across the country. Despite having supportive local residents, Ocean City is still largely a destination town.

2024 132

2024 Loyalty Program Customer Experience Customer Service 132

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2023

Creating a menu concept that is unique and memorable is one way to make a meal into an experience. Designing Your Experience Around a Concept Providing diners with a concept menu and atmosphere are huge steps toward standing out in your market. Adding a concept experience, however, takes it to the next level.

Food 180

Food Customer Experience Social Media Food Order 180

Culinary Cues

APRIL 25, 2021

I find it very interesting how diverse the food experience is. Just as all cars can move a person from one geographic point to another yet the experience that takes place in between can be totally different – so too is this true with food. QUICK SERVICE: This is the food noise experience for both the customer and the employee.

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Food Fine Dining Café Customer Experience 421

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Now, customers can even order remotely from their own devices. Only offering one touchpoint for ordering can come across as antiquated to many travelers or patrons. Offering modern point of sale concepts creates a better customer experience and caters to a guest’s personal preference.

Technology 212

Technology Point of Sale POS Mobile Ordering 212

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

As the world quickly came to a screeching halt in the early months of 2020, restaurants quickly accelerated an already existing shift towards digitalization to adapt to customers' new safety and priorities. Prioritize Digital Experiences. For some customers, digital touchpoints may be the only ones they have with your brand.

Loyalty Program 203

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 203

EATER

MAY 2, 2024

Building on decades of Korean Mexican cuisine in the city’s Pequeño Seúl, restaurants are crafting menus with global influences and attracting new customers The smells of Korean barbecue and Mexican street food mingle in the air of Zona Rosa, a central neighborhood of Mexico City. The Mexican influence is natural. The bathroom at Xeul.

SEO 95

SEO Fine Dining Café Influencer 95

EATER

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

ABC Velp began attracting customers from near and far, including an Iraqi Christian named Nawzad Martani, who stumbled upon the restaurant in 2013 to celebrate his brother’s birthday. When some customers see these foreign faces, they’ll feel validated in their choice to dine with us,” Martani adds. Fatimah Fadhil Inside the steakhouse.

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Employee Relations Travel Sports Social Media 129

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2022

Restaurant owners must develop new ways to work more efficiently and attract more customers. Scanning these barcodes lets customers view menus, order and pay on their mobile devices—this reduces physical interactions to keep diners and employees safe. Technology in the Restaurant Industry.

Mobile Ordering 203

Mobile Ordering Social Media Online Ordering Customer Service 203

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 10, 2021

It’s easy for restaurant experiences to be impersonal and ordinary right now, with face masks and takeout containers dictating the nature of dining. Upgrade Your Takeout Experience. Upgrade Your Takeout Experience. Delivery is still all about the guest experience and your value proposition. Differentiated Dining.

Food Safety 195

Food Safety Customer Experience Customer Service Entertainment 195