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TWENTY COMMON MISTAKES INDEPENDENT RESTAURATEURS MAKE

Culinary Cues

Well, you have all heard the statistics about success and failure when food and beverage are involved, so I won’t repeat them. Every business requires controls in pricing, consistency, quality, and cash handling. Social media is very inexpensive, but someone needs to effectively manage it every day and every way. Service is off.”

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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

Lavu

Efficiently manage reservations: Ensure that the booking system is organized and avoids overbooking to prevent delays in table turnover. Use technology, such as a restaurant management software, to track who chose to reserve a table, and manage waitlists effectively.

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

This instability will push operators to trim costs by shortening menus and investing in labor-saving technology to free up cash for wage increases. A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Pizza companies have long managed their delivery services independently.

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What’s the Net Easy Score (NES) for your restaurant or cafe?

Ken Burgin

To keep the list manageable, some points contain a couple of service factors. Finding the business on Google or Apple Map, or a Google search – clear description and useful information with correct opening times, useful photos and website links. There are good explanations of the food and beverages. How did you go?

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The Complete Guide to Creating a Winning Restaurant Newsletter (+Real Examples)

7 Shifts

Consumer-facing industries like food & beverage see more short-term purchases based on emotional triggers—which means maintaining a healthy bottom line becomes a challenge without a dedicated customer base. Don't let your customers leave your website without offering value. One way to keep customers coming back?

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What’s the Net Easy Score (NES) for your restaurant or cafe?

Ken Burgin

To keep the list manageable, some points contain a couple of service factors. Finding the business on Google or Apple Map, or a Google search – clear description and useful information with correct opening times, useful photos and website links. There are good explanations of the food and beverages. How did you go?

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Checklist For Reopening Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

For their safety and convenience, enable delivery and payment services that allow customers to pay without cash, as well as choose when and how their order should be delivered. Minimize the risk of contact between the customer and the cashier by installing a protective screen at cash registers. Offer Disposable Menus.