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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

We must continue bridging that gap through research, communications, and marketing. Noteworthy among these solutions were the widespread embrace of contactless payments, the growing popularity of mobile ordering platforms, and the integration of sophisticated point-of-sale (POS) systems.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

Lavu

Make sure that you are paying your employees a fair wage and offering competitive benefits, such as health insurance, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. Encourage open communication and provide frequent feedback and recognition for outstanding performance. This is essential for attracting and retaining top talent.

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When Robots Replace Restaurant Workers, We All Lose

EATER

Diners would sit down and immediately download an app to browse the menu, place their order, and pay with a credit card, all on their phones. As startups have “disrupted” the restaurant industry, they’ve replaced menus and hand-written orders with kitchen display systems (KDS), ordering tablets, and QR codes.

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12 Tips for Restaurant Delivery/Takeout During COVID-19 Crisis

Restaurant365

Promote your delivery service through your mobile app and email lists, especially if your restaurant is not known for delivery and takeout. Remarketing, which you can execute on Facebook, Instagram or Google Display Network, is a way to connect with people who interact with your website or mobile app. Provide curbside pickup.

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Capped at 15%, Food Delivery Apps Are Still Murder. Time to Let Them Go.

Cheetah

Encourage Customers to Order Food Directly from Your Restaurant Customers are eager to support their favorite mom-and-pop restaurant by ordering takeout food. What they don’t know is that every time they place an order via a third-party food delivery app it’s costing the restaurant money. Make sure you’re equipped.

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How DoorDash and Postmates Make an Already Dangerous Job Worse

EATER

Vianne had dual citizenship and went to Mexico to study communications and marketing at the Universidad Regiomontana in Monterrey. For example, Vianne explained, “DoorDash might offer a higher $12 delivery fee per order. My dad was a field worker, and my mom worked for the DMV. Vianne recalled using DoorDash first.

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MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Their technology allows a restaurant to enable curbside order, pay and delivery – with 24 hours. The company is offering Tap & Order and Tap & Pay technology free during the COVID-19 crisis. This means a restaurant can convert their parking lot into a touch free take out zone and also implement online ordering.