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The State of Full Service Restaurants

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Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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Build Staff Loyalty by Leveraging Payments Technology

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Until now, restaurants have primarily focused on customer experience when considering payments technology, but the emergence of new and developing worker payment programs can impact and improve the restaurant worker experience. In turn, more engaged employees can help deliver a better customer experience , too. Less administrative hassle.

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Top-Effective Tech Solutions to Improve Profits

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Automation tools also provide value through mobile ordering apps, AI solutions, digital reviews apps, and online reservation software. Mobile Order Applications Mobile smart order apps for waiters help to speed up the service and manage the orders right at the guest’s table.

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

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Now that you know what email newsletters can do for your restaurant, it's time to create a newsletter that wins hearts and sets the cash register ringing. Get holiday reservations? It's also important to have multiple templates ready for different email themes such as recipes, weekend/payday offers, loyalty programs, and news updates.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

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Some have involved staffing agencies, increased wages, offered signing bonuses, or implemented referral programs to attract new employees in the service industry. Additionally, some businesses have partnered with job training programs and schools to attract a new generation of workers to the industry.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Increasing Role of AI in Restaurants

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AI is a program developed by humans to respond to a set of instructions under specific environments. AI programs factor in various variables like human response patterns, scenarios, locations, languages, and more to deliver what is expected of them. But they have tons of cash to burn on such gimmicks, right?

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How to Write a Restaurant Business Plan [with Sample]

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The management team. Management team. Sticking with the above example of a coffee shop, you may want to talk about your restaurant advertising ideas for millennials, like using TikTok marketing to promote your menu items and an app-based loyalty program. You may want to list out: Team Management. Manager Log Books.