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Cost Cutting Ideas for Restaurants: Increase Restaurant Efficiency & Reduce Costs With These New Technologies

7 Shifts

Now is the time when your restaurant can experiment with and implement new technologies to help reduce costs, improve margins, and stay safe during COVID-19. Because of COVID-19 restrictions on on-premise dining, customers are turning to takeout and delivery like never before. They can also do much more.

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How to handle restaurant complaints and turn them into hospitality wins

Open for Business

But how you handle complaints from restaurant customers determines whether a problem results in a happy regular for life or a one-star review. A complaint doesn’t have to ruin a guest’s experience—or your restaurant’s reputation—if your team handles it the right way. Empathize with their feelings of frustration.

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A Summer of More: Leveraging Tech Solutions to Impress Enthusiastic Diners

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant bookings in May were up 48 percent compared to May 2019, and revenues are increasing as on-premise dining picks up heading into a busy summer season. Streamlining the In-Person Experience. Today’s diner has come to expect a new experience, one that is driven by technology. Guest Data Brings It All Together.

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How to Write a FAQ or Frequently Asked Questions page for a Restaurant or Cafe

Ken Burgin

The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list on a restaurant or cafe website helps the business and the customers. It also improves the customer experience, with clear, concise answers to customers’ most common questions, making their website browsing experience smoother – it saves time and phone calls.

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Resurrect Your Dead Times and Fill Seats with Marketing Innovations

Modern Restaurant Management

However, there’s an opportunity to turn slow nights into "grow" nights and counter declining revenue by changing customer behavior. Although it might seem challenging, thanks to modern technology, restaurants can now understand and engage with their customers in new ways, ultimately filling up those empty tables.

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

Hot Schedules

E xperts predict the global hotel industry in 2022 will return to 80 percent of 2019 demand — as more vacationers return to the fold and business travelers book trips once more, how have your offerings adapted to post-pandemic consumer demands? For these travelers, the dining experience will be back on the menu.

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Building a Customer-Centric Restaurant Brand: Strategies for Success

The Rail

You can create a unique dining experience based on your traditions, culinary ambitions, and choice of dining atmosphere. One strategy that can be particularly impactful is to build a customer-centric brand. A truly customer-centric restaurant brand reflects this.