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Amid Influx of New Employees, Restaurants Must Build and Reinforce Brand Excellence

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Unfortunately, many restaurants are using archaic training programs, so update your training to be current, relevant, and tech driven. It’s also wise to periodically offer live trainers who can explain details, share experiences, answer questions, and supplement online training. To accomplish this: Improve training efforts.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

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Some owners have had to take on multiple roles themselves or hire unqualified staff, affecting the quality of service and customer experience. Some have involved staffing agencies, increased wages, offered signing bonuses, or implemented referral programs to attract new employees in the service industry.

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Build a Loyal Customer Base by Offering Freebies

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A 10-percent discount for a local restaurant is of course appreciated, but when looking to grab the attention of new customers – offering free food via direct mail has proven to be a more effective strategy. A free meal helps create lifelong customers. You can blanket a zip code or send the message straight to existing customers.

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Five Tips for Giving Employees Gifts That Will Make a Difference

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The holiday season provides an opportunity for companies to express gratitude and appreciation to their employees and customers. For instance, gifting a vegan employee a certificate to a steakhouse might not be the gesture of goodwill intended—it could even be the final straw that sees them looking for new employment in the coming year.

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10 Tips To Make Your Franchise Feel Local

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People relish knowing they can enjoy familiar food, a consistent experience and, usually, affordable prices. One surefire way to help your restaurant stand out is to incorporate a new mover marketing program to capture new residents before they form loyalties with the competition. New mover marketing. In 2021, more than 27.1

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What Are Crytpo Restaurants Serving Up?

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Cryptocurrency has real-world applications in the food industry, with restaurants using it to create new and exciting foods for their customers and find ways to use crypto as payments. Quiznos teamed up with digital asset provider Bakkt to allow customers to pay in Bitcoin. Innovative Loyalty Schemes. Camboflare. Flyfish Club.

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Virtual Acceleration, Raising the Bar and Insult Monitor

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Smart Foodservice operates 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Montana that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers with a broad assortment of products. Innovative Experiences. Smart Foodservice had 2019 revenues of approximately $1.1

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