Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of culinary delights, beverage trends play a pivotal role in shaping our choices and preferences. From wellness-driven concoctions to caffeine alternatives, here’s a glimpse of what you can expect in the world of beverages next year. Let’s redefine your digital dining experience.

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Tableo

JULY 27, 2023

In this guide we will delve into food & beverage (F&B) control methods to help you generate profitability and uphold good standards. Quality control: You can guarantee constant quality in your foods and beverages by keeping an eye on the ingredients and manufacturing procedures. So let’s dive in!

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Future Food

JULY 6, 2020

The Australian Craft Beverage Movement – Reshaping the F&B Landscape. The craft beverage movement has been building significant momentum over the past 10 years and has subsequently reshaped the liquor industry as we know it. The modern consumer is not afraid of travelling great distances if they are rewarded with great experiences.

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Beverage Brewery Tourism Customer Experience 122

Future Food

MARCH 5, 2019

Customers Demand Authentic Hospitality Experiences - Every time Let’s start off by saying that commercial hospitality is everywhere we look. We are looking for the same thing – an authentic and positive food and beverage experience. From our morning coffee to our brunch on the weekend. Hello Beasty, Auckland.

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Future Food

JULY 28, 2020

Food & Beverage Strategy - Future Focused Diversification of Food and Hospitality Destinations is the key to Success. To secure repeat business we need to think like our customers. Innovate with your customer at the centre of your strategic thinking to ensure the “wow” factor is both obvious and real.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2020

A trendy cocktail and beverage selection can truly transform an event and now is a good time for event planners to recalculate and learn about trends so they will be prepared and armed with knowledge when businesses are back up and running. Mixologists are experimenting with seltzer-based recipes and teas combined with fewer spirits.

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Future Food

MARCH 23, 2022

Data Driven Decisions for Food & Beverage. Whilst food can be broken up into categories such as ‘Cafes & Restaurants’ or ‘Takeaway Food,’ the reality of successful projects is that food, beverage and hospitality is far more nuanced than that. Wenty’s Leagues Club. A Future Food project. Source: Future Food In-house database.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One of the most difficult tasks that any restaurateur or chef faces is convincing a customer to walk through the door for the first or twentieth time. Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

The discussion included food, beverage, nutrition, lifestyle and unique aspects of boutique and high volume foodservice. Among the findings: Casual experiential dining appeals on many fronts to consumers of varying ages in different parts of the country looking for affordable culinary experiences.

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Rocket Fuel

MAY 1, 2023

In the tempestuous seas of QSR finances, beverage sales act as a buoy, keeping your bottom line afloat. Beverages generally come with a lower cost of production, and the ability to upsell and customize them makes them valuable liquid assets. In 2022, the average QSR operator saw beverages hit 9.53% of sales on average.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 21, 2023

It was interesting, somewhat absurd, but life changing for those in the profession and for the way people viewed the restaurant experience. The entire experience was elevated and so were prices. People traveled cross country to experience these chef extravaganzas. Some partnered to this end, while others struggled or closed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The dining landscape is shifting, driven by Gen Z's (currently 11- to 26-year-olds) quest for “genuine” culinary experiences over the conventional allure of "the best" restaurants. They research, investigate and seek out experiences – especially when it comes to restaurants.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

BrewLogix sees consumers of craft beverages moving from a “consumption creates the experience” mindset to an “experience creates consumption” mindset. Craft beverage consumers have evolved. They look for experiences that include craft beverages rather than viewing consumption as the end game.

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Cheetah

MAY 26, 2022

It’s 2022- customers want to choose a drink that’s more than sugar and flavor- they want a drink that works for them. . Here is our array of the hottest summer beverages to stock up on to delight your overheated customers. Ditch the jittery, anxiety-inducing effects of typical caffeinated beverages!

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

There is a way, to both grow profits and upgrade your customer experience at the same time: suggestive selling. Suggestive selling is a sales tactic that encourages guests to order something that is different from what they had planned to order or usually order in an effort to increase the check size and make their experience better.

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If spending it by themselves or with a small group of people, they may be looking for restaurants that have the options of to-go meals and to-go alcoholic beverages. To-go alcoholic beverages are growing in popularity, starting in 2020 when the pandemic first hit, and everyone was forced to stay home and quarantine themselves.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 1, 2023

Without this, you struggle to create long-term customer relationships and you can struggle to succeed. Customers who trust a company are far more likely to continue buying its products and recommend the brand to other people. In simple terms, trust is the belief that a customer has in a business to deliver on its purpose.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. And while our business has evolved over the past decade, so have our customers. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Keeping track of food and beverage inventory is imperative to preventing product waste and theft. It’s also important to consider the customer experience. Positive customer experiences are vital for the success of a restaurant, but negative reviews can severely impact the reputation and profitability of the business.

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Future Food

APRIL 14, 2024

Frequently food and beverage departments/revenue centres have highly streamlined beverage procurement, underpinned by pour targets, contract pricing and bonus structures. Who is planning your food and beverage strategy? It is an opportunity that is overlooked more often than many would like to admit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Effective full-funnel marketing strategies are vital for the success of any business, but are definitely the garnish on top for those in the food and beverage industry. It allows businesses to engage with current customers and help build organic brand ambassadors while also serving up content in front of new customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

However, persistent labor shortages are pushing restaurants to explore automation and artificial intelligence to streamline operations – from kitchen management to customer service – to alleviate staffing pressures while also enhancing efficiency.

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2024 Food Supply Kitchen Safety Influencer 180

Izettle

MARCH 28, 2019

The customer is king! The customer is always right! The customer is yeah, yeah, we get it! It’s no secret how important customers are to a growing business. But have you ever thought about how you could better connect with your customers? How could it improve customer satisfaction?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The foundational strategy focuses on two pivotal elements: maintaining rigorous standards for commercial refrigeration and ensuring a robust plan to manage increased customer flow. Engineering a Resilient Cold Chain With escalating temperatures, the cold chain experiences incremental stress.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2023

Franchise brands have many goals in common: enter a new market; attract new franchisees, employees and loyal customers; increase average unit volume (AUV); and accelerate franchise expansion strategies. Every brand has a story, and that’s what makes customers, employees and franchisees take notice, choose you and keep coming back.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2022

The increasing demand for protein rich beverages made of dairy free milk is playing a key role in restaurants offering vegan beverages. Restaurants are investing in offering an eco-friendly experience to customers through vegan food dishes. This has led to restaurants offering a variety of vegan drinks to customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In addition, bartenders are mixing sparkling wine of all styles and prices into their cocktails to add effervescence, crispness or sweetness to the experience. Meaningful Menu Innovations : Restaurants and bars are evolving their menus beyond being a functional tool to improve the consumer experience.

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Future Food

AUGUST 26, 2020

Outdoor Dining is a way of life & a way forward for Food & Beverage. The following venues have set up great spaces that can cater to customers for at least half the year. The following venues have created a designed outdoor space that enhances the dining experience in a variety of different ways. CREATIVE Dining SPACES.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

Many food and beverage establishments have seen success with technology — such as contactless options, automation to support changing workforces and innovative customer loyalty strategies — in their endeavors to meet the demand for safer and more convenient dining experiences.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The efficient use of technology can significantly improve food delivery service and online ordering experience for both restaurants as well as consumers. Remember to create a clear landing page for your online orders that will lure your customers into clicking on the ‘Order now’ button. Use Technology To Accept Orders.

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MBB Hospitality

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

It is common knowledge that restaurant management consists of many different moving parts, but not everyone thinks about what role beverage management plays in this industry. With recent trends showing a major rise in beverage purchases, customers are looking for unique and interesting ways to consume a mid-morning or afternoon indulgence.

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Izettle

MARCH 28, 2019

The customer is king! The customer is always right! The customer is yeah, yeah, we get it! It’s no secret how important customers are to a growing business. But have you ever thought about how you could better connect with your customers? How could it improve customer satisfaction?

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Customer Experience Customer Service Point of Sale Consumer Goods 40

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought endless changes to the restaurant industry, but perhaps the most significant has been the rise of the contactless dining experience. With customers opting for alternatives to dine-in, restaurants adapted to build solutions to offer takeout, delivery and curbside pickup options.

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Consumer Goods Customer Experience 220

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 16, 2022

As warmer weather sets in, coffee drinkers tend to opt for colder beverages, whereas the number of hot coffee beverages usually increases during the colder months. For many coffee shop owners, including seasonal food and beverages is essential to boost sales and maintain customer interest. Autumn coffee shop trends.

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Design Menu Seasonal Menu Social Media 157

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For the past several years—and especially since the pandemic—restaurant brands have focused on enhancing digital experiences that allow them to offer more off-premise options and streamline operations to address staff shortages. Dutch Bros: Empowering the customer to personalize their experience.

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Social Media Email Marketing Customer Experience Communication 191

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2022

Other restaurants turned to hotels to attract new customers and strengthen their existing customer base. Long before the pandemic, hoteliers were looking for ways to refresh their properties' food and beverage offerings, and the pandemic presented the ideal opportunity for restaurants to enter the hotel sphere.

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