Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With travel and larger gatherings constrained due to the pandemic, gift cards are a popular choice. And when asked to elaborate on their mindset at restaurants and whether they preferred indoor or outdoor seating, here’s what respondents shared: Consumers Will Support Local. No Holiday Travel. ” The gift of food.

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2020 Point of Sale Consumer Goods Seasonal Menu 419

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2021

From the brightly lit stage at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, I looked out at 500 franchisees seated in rounds. It was the opening session of their annual convention and the crowd had traveled from all over North America, hungry for new ideas that might grow or save their business. They travel a lot.

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Franchise Franchising Employee Relations Coaching 450

EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The dining area is cozy and convivial, with customers tucked into seats in nooks and crannies or by the windows in the sunny front room. The menu, full of twists on Southern staples, pulls inspiration from Black Appalachia as well as a bit of Japan, where her father used to travel for work. The smaller the group the better.

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Seasonal Menu Fine Dining Front of House Back of House 362

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. Convincing people to travel, no matter the distance, and spend hard earned money on a meal must involve the search for some level of memorable experience. These businesses can’t give up! There must be a solution!

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Customer Experience Customer Service Food Safety Hospitality 445

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

A whopping 88 percent will dine inside fast casual and fast food restaurants, but there are high expectations for safety protocols including sanitized tables (70 percent), staff wearing masks (69 percent) and/or gloves (51 percent), and limited seating (52 percent). Yet 24 percent will not be booking any sort of travel during the year.

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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 474

Restaurant Clicks

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some of the restaurants in Estes Park are so phenomenal that I decided to put all of the best ones on a list for our next trip to the Rockies and to help out all of our fellow travelers or food-lovers out there who might be searching for a great place to eat after a long hike in the mountains. Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ and Brew. Mountain Home Café.

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Café Online Ordering Food Order Seasonal Menu 78

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A lot of what I do is streamlining certain systems and processes in a way where it's easy for managers.What we want them to spend their time on is coaching or developing their team.”. When Salt & Straw identifies potential managers, they offer resources and coaching to help them progress. Put women in leadership roles.

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Leadership FOH BOH Website Management 195

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Previously, Finley was a Regional Manager for Pilot Flying J, where she was responsible for the profitability of eight travel center locations and oversaw the growth and development of 13 managers in eight different cities. At Jason’s Deli, she coached, trained, and developed 32 managing partners to grow sales and profits.

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Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program 2022 444

EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Changes at Amtrak may revive the beloved tradition of enjoying chicken cordon bleu and Moroccan beef with chickpea salad with fellow travelers In August 2005, I rode an Amtrak overnight train from Chicago to Schenectady, New York: the Lake Shore Limited. I spent the night seated at a table in the lounge car waiting for 6:30 a.m.

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