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Restaurant Trends for 2020 (and Beyond)

Modern Restaurant Management

2019 was the year of convenience in the restaurant business. 2019 was the year of customer convenience, and 2020 will be the year of customer satisfaction. Bringing the sales and scheduling systems together can tell you which employees produce the biggest numbers, and which employees could use some coaching.

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MRM People & Places: Cassoulet War, Zagat Stories and AQUAlounge

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One similar concept of note was announced by Lebua Hotels & Resorts, whose Bangkok-based day club, Float, was estimated to launch by end of year 2019, according to Forbes. In November 2019, Zagat brought back its first print edition of its legendary guidebook. million who spend $11.5 billion on average.

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8 Reasons Why Restaurant Workers Quit (And How to Retain Them)

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As of 2019, hospitality had a national average turnover rate of 75% , and that's only grown since the pandemic. According to Jim Taylor, a restaurant coach at BenchmarkSixty , restaurants can afford to pay employees more by looking for efficiencies in their productivity. 8 Reasons Why Restaurant Workers Quit — And How To Prevent It.

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How Little Italy Ristorante Turned Hours of Payroll Processing into Minutes

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Little Italy Pizza in 2019 Since Avery came from a tech background, they upgraded their POS and adopted 7shifts for their scheduling software. They're in the process of turning the old grocery store into a coffee shop, all while Avery mentors other operators in a restaurant coaching program.

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Former Panda Express Employee Says She Was Made to Strip at Cult-Like Work-Endorsed Seminar

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In a lawsuit, the plaintiff claims that she was told to undress to her underwear and hug another undressed employee in self-improvement exercise In a new lawsuit against Panda Express, a former employee alleges that in 2019 she was forced to strip down to her underwear and hug a similarly undressed colleague in front of fellow workers and strangers.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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for six years before starting his own executive coaching and consulting business, Incisive Consulting, LLC, in 2018. From 2011 to 2019, Karel served as senior vice president for ARCOP, Inc., In March of 2019, Adams was promoted to president in addition to her role as CFO. and PepsiCo, Inc. Boston Market, Darden Restaurants, Inc.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

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However, according to a 2019 report from the Federal Reserve Bank, 37 percent of all Americans could not cover an unexpected $400 expense without going into debt. Through Q2, the healthy lifestyle eatery has generated sales approaching its total 2019 sales. Compared to Q2 in 2019, Coolgreens increased sales by 79 percent.