Social Hospitality

AUGUST 25, 2019

When it comes to digital marketing for restaurants , there are various avenues to explore. Restaurant Chatbots can converse with customers without the need for human labor. Why Do Chatbots Play a Role for Restaurant Businesses? Faster customer response drives customer engagement and increases business conversion.

Social Media 253

Social Media Mobile Ordering Email Marketing Website Management 253

Social Hospitality

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It’s hard work to run a restaurant. Here are the top technologies you can utilize to improve your restaurant business. Technologies for Restaurant Management. It’s tricky to run and manage a restaurant. There is a huge variety of tech for restaurants to explore. Technologies for Entertainment.

Technology 195

Technology Website Management Entertainment Point of Sale 195

Clover - Restaurants

MARCH 8, 2024

In order to be successful, it’s important to consider market demand, financial stability, restaurant operational efficiency, customer base, and growth projections. In this article, learn more about these key topics and how to expand your restaurant successfully. Read menus to identify gaps your restaurant can fill.

Loyalty Program 52

Loyalty Program Small Business Point of Sale POS 52

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2023

The media is in love with the drama, as confessions of abused cooks find ample press time, and despondent cooks who leave the business trash talk their previous employers. After absorbing all the negative press and glamorized abusive behavior it’s no wonder restaurants are having a tough time recruiting employees.

Entertainment 363

Entertainment Back of House Consumer Goods Recruiting 363

Open for Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The information provided in this article does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal or financial advice; instead, all content is for general informational purposes only. Information in this article is presented “as-is” and may not constitute the most up-to-date information. What makes someone a good Investor?

Back of House 78

Back of House Restaurant Law Email Marketing Small Business 78

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

There are plenty of examples of real teams in sports, business, music, the military, law enforcement, medicine, and those kitchens where success is a given. The restaurant industry has plenty of scars and too many examples of groupism behavior, but my sense is that this is still the exception and not the rule.

Leadership 368

Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 368

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This may seem like a strange topic for a blog focused on the restaurant industry and the world of food but hear me out. Zoom became our office (for many businesses – not all) and suddenly we had a way to function, at least at some level. How will we work if we can’t interact?” Let’s find ways to work remotely”. So why not?

Social Media 348

Social Media Food Safety Retail Back of House 348

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Florida is a great place to operate restaurants thanks to its huge tourism draw and an influx of retirees with disposable income. But beyond minimum wage laws, there are other Florida-specific regulations—like overtime laws and child labor laws—that affect the restaurant and hospitality industry.

Restaurant Law 221

Restaurant Law Certification Food Safety Cash Management 221

Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2023

To some it may simply seem like the squeaky wheel syndrome (a handful of people with loud voices) as dialogue about exodus from the restaurant business continues to raise eyebrows. There are, unfortunately some restaurants who fit the accusations. Those bad apples are having a terrible impact on the bushel.

Employee Relations 472

Employee Relations Restaurant Law Waste Article 472

Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

It sounded like an appropriate title for an article about life in the kitchen. If a chef can manage a week or two here or there it will be at that rare time when business is off and even then, chefs are checking their email a few times a day to see what crisis is occurring while they try to relax. No pain, no gain – right?

Kitchen Safety 428

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Coaching Training 428

7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Nearly 6 weeks after the American Rescue Plan was signed into law, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund is a reality. billion in grants for restaurants to use to cover everything from payroll to rent. Business tax returns (IRS Form 1120 or IRS 1120-S). This includes: Restaurants. The fund sets aside $28.6 How do I apply?

Document 370

Document Restaurant Law Brewery Point of Sale 370

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

So, here’s the thing – knowing how to operate a restaurant is not difficult – executing the steps is a whole other story. The simple answer (if there is such a thing) is that they really don’t know “how” or they suffer from “lazy restaurant eyes”. A small detail, but a signal of lazy restaurant eyes. What is needed?

Uniforms 360

Uniforms Small Business Dine-in Training 360

Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 23, 2019

Here’s a compilation of some of the most helpful how-tos related to the restaurant industry: 1. In the restaurant industry, that feeling is amplified. Here’s what to do when restaurant sales are down. Those looking to invest in a company naturally should be assured that there’s an opportunity to grow the business.

Article 76

Article Audits Social Media 2009 76

Sling

MARCH 23, 2023

Looking for the best restaurant schedule software for your business? In this article, we discuss the essential components to look for in a scheduling app and then list some of the best options on the market today. 6) Labor cost optimization Labor costs are one of the largest expenses your restaurant will face.

Small Business 78

Small Business Restaurant Law Document Communication 78

Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2023

A few years back, I posted an article about the UNWRITTEN RULES of the kitchen. The article was my first to go viral allowing me to realize that so many chefs and cooks were looking for a structure that defines what it means to be a professional. A restaurant without this level of participative control cannot survive.

Kitchen Safety 324

Kitchen Safety Back of House Front of House Food Safety 324

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2023

One of the dilemmas restaurateurs’ face is the approach taken with the management and delivery of a restaurant concept and menu. To make it simple, the restaurant can choose to be either chef centric or restaurant centric. In a restaurant centric operation, the standards are what defines the restaurant.

Hiring 392

Hiring Training Pricing Leadership 392

Restaurant Engine

JULY 5, 2020

Most insurance companies have denied claims from restaurant owners resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Business owners counterclaim they are entitled to benefits in Business Interruption Insurance policies that protect against lost income after a covered peril affects a policyowner. A third victory arrived when the U.S.

Insurance 121

Insurance Events Small Business Government 121

The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 29, 2023

Are you managing a multichain restaurant business? If so, then you are among the luckiest few restaurateurs who have realized their dream of establishing a multi-location restaurant business. Managing restaurants across multiple locations is indeed a challenging task, but it is a good pain to have.

Management 52

Management Management Food Supply Customer Experience 52

Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

My town leaders, bless their hearts, try to figure out ways to strum up cash flow for small businesses. It’s early spring, mud season as it is commonly called, and they are putting in a Yeoman’s effort at organizing another restaurant week. If you are not in the restaurant business, then maybe this sounds reasonable.

Seasonal Menu 447

Seasonal Menu Café Point of Sale Social Media 447

Squirrel Systems

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Omnichannel marketing is a strategy for restaurants that can drive greater customer loyalty, brand awareness, and repeat visits from guests. The restaurant industry has been less inclined to embrace omnichannel strategies, although some sectors, notably quick-service restaurants, have been more enthusiastic about the approach.

Marketing 52

Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media Email Marketing 52

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Here are eleven to consider: COMMIT TO LEARNING: Read articles, food history books, professional cookbooks, stories of chefs with their words of wisdom (see list at end of this article), volunteer to work with accomplished chefs after hours, ask for additional responsibilities that provide a chance to learn something new.

Workshop 361

Workshop Article Uniforms Take-out 361

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Long before the restaurant chains of today, decades prior to the birth of fine dining, experience dining, and molecular gastronomy, there were neighborhood cafes that were part of small communities across the country. The restaurant was for eating and catching up with the flavor of the town.

White Paper 319

White Paper Hospitality Fine Dining Reference 319

Culinary Cues

MAY 3, 2023

It amazes me every time I visit a restaurant – the important things that we miss. Great bread IS ESSENTIAL in any level of restaurant experience. I remember reading an article about a studio drummer by the name of Bernard Purdy who has played on more records than you can count. Why is it overlooked so often?

Food Truck 467

Food Truck Customer Experience Food Supply Take-out 467

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

What every business hopes for is consistent, perfect execution of a task. It is the formula used by athletes, business innovators, musicians, artists, medical professionals, teachers, and nearly every profession known to man – SELF ASSESS – GET TO WORK – GET BETTER – START AGAIN.

Seminar 355

Seminar Front of House Workshop Back of House 355

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2021

Laws affecting restaurants have changed frequently over the past year, largely with restrictions on capacity and indoor dining, and the employer-employee relationship has endured changes and challenges as well. Paid sick and safe leave is available to employees who work for business with five or more employees.

Restaurant Law 193

Restaurant Law Employee Relations 2021 Hospitality 193

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

Identifying problems has never been a challenge in the restaurant industry – there are many. Let’s look for a moment at one of those problems (challenges) and apply these three steps: PROBLEM: The restaurant industry, universally, is having an impossible time trying to find competent, committed individuals to work in all positions.

Social Media 474

Social Media Cash Management Blog Equipment 474

Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

Most restaurant owners, managers, family members of cooks, friends of cooks and chefs, those in other professions, service staff, and restaurant patrons, don’t get it. The model makes sense from a clear business perspective. Most people don’t get it.

Guest Recovery 404

Guest Recovery Seasonal Menu Presentation Customer Experience 404

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Those days in restaurants that were once recognized as a time to close and let traditions thrive are now some of the busiest business days of the year. It made perfect business sense to take advantage of this opportunity to boost a restaurants’ bottom line and fill a need expressed by restaurant guests.

Hospitality 375

Hospitality Café 2022 Specials 375

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Certainly, there are issues and things to be addressed and fixed and there is little doubt that life has not always been fair and kind when it comes to kitchen work, but like so many other businesses and industries – the positive far outweighs those scars and wounds. 80%of single-unit restaurants in the U.S. In 2021, there were 14.5

Agriculture 368

Agriculture Tourism Transportation Café 368

Apicbase

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Managing a restaurant business is quite tricky. Another challenge for restaurant owners is competition. More and more people have started their food businesses around the country. To make it worse, CoVid-19 made many businesses suffer, especially the food industry, as many people didn’t go out.

Loyalty Program 52

Loyalty Program Social Media Website Management Food Truck 52

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

I have long embraced this philosophy when it comes to restaurants, but it also can apply to any business. Let me explain: A few years ago, (50 years ago) I had a conversation with a wonderful woman who owned and operated a successful neighborhood restaurant. Happy, welcomed employees produce happy food.

Hospitality 375

Hospitality Customer Experience Customer Service Small Business 375

Sling

JANUARY 10, 2021

Restaurant payroll is one of the largest expenses your business will have to absorb. But there is a way to control your labor expenses so your business is always in the black. What Is Restaurant Payroll? Setting Up Restaurant Payroll. And your business will usually pay those jobs at different rates.

Tip Distribution 78

Tip Distribution Restaurant Law Definition Insurance 78

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have labored over the effects of this change but have been very slow to reinvent the way that we do business – to once again, create an environment where individuals relish the opportunity to learn and grow as cooks, exhibit passion about the craft, wear their uniforms with pride, and feel great about saying: “I’m a cook!”

Kitchen Safety 381

Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Uniforms Food Safety 381

Sling

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Write a restaurant business plan. In this article, the experts at Sling tell you why a business plan is vital for both new and existing businesses and give you tips on what to include. What Is A Restaurant Business Plan? Why Is A Restaurant Business Plan Important? 1) Executive Summary.

Fine Dining 97

Fine Dining Food Supply License Dine-in 97

Culinary Cues

JUNE 13, 2023

The plight of the worker has been immortalized in books, articles, blogs, social media posts, union contracts, songs, and movies for as long as those methods of communication have existed. So here is the point of this article: “Work is important to our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Of course, I could go on and on.

Article 308

Article Social Media Blog Café 308

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Past maintenance and the boiler room of massive furnaces providing heat and hot water for twenty some odd floors of guest rooms and eighteen banquet rooms ranging in size from twenty seat board rooms to two-thousand seat ballrooms, and the three restaurants that grace the main lobby. Organized chaos would be the right phrase to use.

Back of House 318

Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 318

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 11, 2022

Entering the restaurant business has always been like a non-swimmer jumping in the deep end of the pool and hoping that he or she will float. Those who think they are entering the restaurant business with visions of wealth and prosperity are more often than not setting themselves up for disappointment.

Customer Experience 367

Customer Experience Café Training Hospitality 367