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How Restaurants Can Use Technology to Expand Outdoor Space

Modern Restaurant Management

If one thing is clear, it’s that outdoor dining is here to stay. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many restaurants have had to rethink their spaces in order to accommodate additional outdoor dining capacity. All over the country, restaurants have gotten creative to reconfigure outdoor spaces into al fresco dining areas.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

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With some outdoor dining pilot programs coming to an end as we head into the winter months, tens of thousands of restaurants across the country will be forced to operate at a fraction of typical capacity without added outdoor seating to supplement the loss. Managing cash flow can be difficult for seasonal businesses.

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Cashless Consumer Creates Need for Secure Connectivity

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Credit card payments have been outpacing cash transactions for some time now. The use of cash continues to fall, down to just 19 percent in 2021, and at the same time, spurred by the pandemic and simultaneous advances, digital payments are on the rise. Mobile POS. Self-Service Sales Kiosks.

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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

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Nowadays, though, owners and managers unable financially to bring back their full complement of staff are relying on the technology to facilitate almost everything with a food order, except make it. Many kiosk manufacturers don’t offer kiosks with cash options. Here’s how: Augmenting the Workforce.

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Best Practices for Trimming Alcohol Overhead in the COVID World

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Restaurants have been quick to adapt to the changing COVID-19 environment by implementing systems that offer curbside pickup and delivery while aggressively marketing their local takeout and outdoor dining options. It’s a delicate balance of cash flow and savings on overhead costs that has restaurant owners scrambling for solutions.

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Some Fresh Air Is Necessary to Jumpstart Restaurants Reopening

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Allowing restaurants to utilize outdoor parking space is a way for municipalities to offer additional relief to local restaurants and help consumers feel safe and more comfortable when dining out. Therefore, maximizing the ability to utilize outdoor space to increase seating capacity will be critical for restaurants during this period.

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What Restaurant Relief is Ahead?

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Kathryn Petralia, co-founder of Kabbage, for her insights on the next financial resources for restaurants. Our data shows many businesses that received a PPP already have significantly reduced cash balances after taking the loan. Instead, we pay small businesses a 1.1