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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

Employee turnover has been higher than ever since the COVID pandemic, with hourly turnover hovering around an unbelievable 194% in the food service industry. In 2003, more than 555 confirmed hepatitis A cases were linked to green onions served at Chi Chi’s. Time and money are two of the most significant factors.

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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

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But with millions of service employees having been let go during lengthy spring shutdowns and a number of eateries not stable enough for a return to staffing normalcy, they can use kiosks to stand in as stable members of the staff that come at a fixed cost – a cost they’ve largely already paid.

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Pivoting From an Economic Downturn

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As states reopen, restaurants must deal with rehiring staff, redesigning floor plans to comply with social distancing, and battling customer hesitation dine-in again. Since Georgia's push to reopen in late April, customers did not flood back to eateries at the expected rate. When It Comes to Your Customers.

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Illinois Dining Establishments Get Creative During Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to delivery and takeout, an ice cream shop and a bar and grill in Kane County, IL both implemented out-of-the-box solutions to serve their customers during the current pandemic. Cruisin' has been a staple in Kane County since 2003, offering a wide assortment of delicious burgers, shareable appetizers and cold beer on tap.

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To-Go Mixed Drinks Mean More Opportunities for Both Revenue and Liability

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236 allows food service establishments to now sell mixed drinks for off-premises consumption. 5) it must be sold to a customer on the premises or by curbside pick-up. 748, 750 (2003). In particular, S.B. In other words, it allows the sale of mixed drinks with to-go food orders. O.C.G.A. § Risk and Opportunity. O.C.G.A. §

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What Is The Pumpkin Spice Latte?

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For baristas and coffee shops, it means customers moving away from summer beverages like cold brew and iced coffee in favour of warming seasonal drinks like the pumpkin spice latte. Since its debut in 2003, it has netted the brand a staggering US $1.4 where it was an instant hit.

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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

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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. along with the U.K.