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How Having A Long-Term Plan Can Help Restaurants Handle the Short-Term Crisis

Modern Restaurant Management

When I heard Erik talking with Josh Kopel on the Full Comp podcast about how his ten-year plan helped him navigate the 2009 financial crisis, I knew he had the right idea. As a restaurant technology provider, we had products, like our Yelp Connect platform, that could help with that, too.

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How Fast-Food Apps Took Over The Drive-Thru

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How apps became the modern-day loyalty program The mobile app trend in fast food kicked off in earnest in 2009, when Starbucks introduced the first ever mobile app to allow customers to pay for coffee with their phones. And arguably, some employees lives worse.) Thats due in large part to the fact that consumers really like using them.

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7 Issues that Threaten the Franchisor and Franchisee Relationship

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Example: Quizno’s In 2009, Quizno’s decided to go head-to-head with Subway’s “Five Dollar Footlong” special, offering coupons to patrons for a free sandwich. One way to simplify this is through integrated restaurant technology, such as POS and employee scheduling software.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2009, the year H1N1 hit the United States, only 45 percent of Americans said they washed their hands more frequently or thoroughly in response to flu virus outbreaks. The question then becomes: Are facilities equipped to support hand washing as people return to their regular public activities? had risen to 79 percent.

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A Taste of Home, From 1,600 Miles Away

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A 2009 Universidad Autnoma Chapingo study on the production of Laguna Grande queso aejo found that the aged cheese operates as a cultural bridge between Zacatecan migrants and their environmental heritage. When we moved here in 1994 [a year after our father], our backpacks were full of mezcal, cheese, and tlayudas, says Lopez Jr.

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9 Important Hospitality Sales and Marketing Tips

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

From 2009 to 2017, gross bookings in U.S. James reads tons of online blogs on technology, business, and ways to become a real pro in our modern world of innovations. In a world driven by social media and online search, sales tactics are essential to generate revenue. hotels grew to $185 billion from $116 billion.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

Modern Restaurant Management

“Restaurant of the Future: How to Take Advantage of the Digital Transformation,” a panel discussion about how technology spurred by COVID-19 will help shape the way restaurants operate, will take place on Thursday, Aug. Brad Duea – CEO, Restaurant REVOLUTION Technologies. Restaurant of the Future Panel. 20 at 4 p.m.