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Top Tips to Show Appreciation for Your Employees This Year

Modern Restaurant Management

A recent survey of job holders – including front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant workers – showed that 55 percent were planning to switch jobs, citing “lack of recognition” as the number one reason for the change. These acts of recognition go further than you may think.

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Why Restaurants Pay Ultimate Price in Online Delivery Marketplace

Modern Restaurant Management

The role these marketplaces have played during the pandemic, delivering restaurant orders right to people’s front doors, has become invaluable to many consumers. When the data sits with a marketplace, they could then start sending a restaurant’s customers coupons to different restaurants…the competition.

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Restaurants Count on Cloud for Improved Operations and Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Today’s restaurants are expected to deliver an Amazon-like experience: know customers’ preferences and dining habits and deliver food, whether tableside or to their front doors, without delay. As such, it’s crucial for restaurants to find ways to increase efficiency and improve the dining experience.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Three Ways to Bring Your ‘A’ Game to Accessibility 

Modern Restaurant Management

Beyond the proven existential economic threat of COVID-19, restaurant owners and operators are facing uphill-battle challenges to their defining characteristic, accessibility. Think about it. Here are three ways that digitizing menus can help improve accessibility. Get Rid of PDFs. The downside, of course: PDFs are not inherently accessible.

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Deals Over Disses: QSR Marketing Post-COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

Deal or No Deal : The coupon, the freebie, the buy one/get one. Faced with the stark reality of closed dining areas, people working from home, and home-cooked meals, COVID-19 will force a radical rethinking of Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) marketing. Breaking down stats from the 700 surveyed consumers.

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7 Restaurant Employee Contest Ideas to Boost Sales and Engagement

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Engaged employees are also less likely to turnover. 47% of restaurants were negatively affected by employee turnover in 2019, with less than a third of restaurateurs reporting that turnover had no impact on their business. With an average cost of $3,500 when an employee leaves, it’s something restaurateurs can’t afford. for some of their favorites.

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Ditching the Marketplace: Getting Diners to Use Your Restaurant Ordering System

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These middleman platforms with millions of users lure restaurateurs with promises of big sales and countless new customers. Even those with their own restaurant ordering system may list their restaurant on one or more delivery apps to tap into large user bases and strong brand recognition. Plus, they’ll avoid extra service fees.

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