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How to Calculate and Improve Your Bar’s Profit Margin

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A bar is a profitable business option if you’re looking to enter the food industry. Start by tracking all the income your bar generates, including sales from drinks, food, and any additional services. Analyze your product mix Review the drinks and food items you sell the most and least.

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‘Cookie-Cutter Marketing Doesn’t Work in this Industry.’

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Understanding Broader Industry Shifts : Economic fluctuations, staffing shortages, supply chain issues, and changing consumer expectations all directly impact our clients' businesses. Operators are maximizing revenue through delivery, private events, ghost kitchens, catering, and branded merchandise.

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

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Meanwhile, according to consumers, here are some opportunities for restaurants: Packaging : 90 percent say they’d order a greater variety of items if the food maintained on-premises quality during delivery; over half would pay more for premium packaging that supported quality during transport. percent for Starbucks, 4.3

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‘Everything Is in Question Again’

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Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images President Trumps threats against undocumented immigrants put Americas entire food chain at risk Mauricio Lopez Martinez and Caroline Anders are living their dream. This atmosphere of fear will have direct consequences on restaurants and food stores. Wages havent changed much.

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Martha Stewart’s ‘Entertaining’ Let Me Party Like It Was 1982

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This would have been around 1996, by which point Stewart was about to launch her own media and merchandising company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She had been a contributor to House Beautiful , managed a food boutique, and ran a successful catering business that often served well-heeled clients in New York and its suburbs.

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Five Ways for Restaurants to Thrive When Offices Reopen

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Reinvent Your Catering Menu. Many offices are requiring individual packaging for catered food and even office snacks. Rethink your catering menu. Merchandise new take-out procedures that will make customers feel more secure — such as curbside pickup and mask and glove requirements. Keep Your Menu Fresh.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

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Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? This knowledge will help you answer these questions and more– helping you differentiate yourself from the competition and best cater your coffee shop to the community's needs. Many food businesses have gotten their start through sites like Kickstarter , Indiegogo , AngelList , GoFundMe.

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