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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

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Restaurants took a major hit from COVID-19 in 2020, with sales dropping by 79% in mid-March. Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Alternatively, bar seating must be closed until physical distancing requirements are eased.

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Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? In 2020, Uber Eats expanded their network of supported restaurants to 500,000 from 220,000 in 2019, and gross bookings from $14.5

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. Hassle-free holiday meals. Sales Stumble in November. consumers’ shopping trends and behaviors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why Setting Wait Time Expectations Is Key to a Good Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

A 2020 study on the psychology of queuing states that consumers are consistently inaccurate at estimating how long they think they’ve been waiting for. Those who are forced to wait longer than expected are 18 percent less satisfied with their experience overall.

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How to Market Your Restaurant During and After COVID-19

Modern Restaurant Management

With dining rooms having been shut down for the majority of 2020, the only option for people to visit their favorite restaurants has been through takeout or delivery. If you’re already open : Update your website, social media, online listings and answering machine with your new hours and details such as seating capacity.

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Good Food Guide Awards 2020 #poweredbykounta

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Australia’s restaurant elite have been crowned at the Good Food Guide 2020 Awards in Brisbane. The Aboriginal philosophy to heal and be healed by the land and to always give back more than you take, strongly influences Zonfrillo’s culinary philosophy. The result is Joy. Western Australia. Amelia Park.

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11 Best Restaurant Review Sites of 2020

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OpenTable reports that they seat over 131 million diners monthly. There’s no avoiding online reviews, so it’s best to accept their influence and work to improve ratings and reviews. . Correct business listings also influence search engine rankings, so this can also help your website’s SEO.

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