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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. ” MGM Resorts also pledged $1 million to an employee emergency grant fund and donated the equivalent of 400,000 meals across the United States.

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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JetBlue and United Airlines: Free Flights for Medical Volunteers Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. They use this hashtag to share stories of happiness on Instagram.

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12 Mobile Food Ordering Statistics in 2025 That Reveal Explosive Customer Demand

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Only 45% of QSR customers prefer to place orders through employees. Mobile devices, from smartphones to connected cars and watches, are changing the consumer experience and giving restaurants the opportunity to rethink how they interact with their employees and their customers. 25% of consumers spend more on off-premise orders.

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How Does the POS System Improves Restaurant Operations?

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Let’s dive into common issues related to order accuracy, inventory control, and staff management. Relying on spreadsheets to balance employee requests, labor budgets, and shift coverage often results in 38% of shifts being either overstaffed or understaffed. High employee turnover adds to the problem.

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Manage Increasing COVID-19 Cleaning Costs in Hospitality

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A successful return to business will require the implementation of intensive new cleaning and safety programs for the protection of guests and employees while balancing the cost to your business. Related Posts. The recent employee tax deferral, IRS Notice 2020-65, seems like a good deal, right? b3lineicon|b3icon-tag|?|Tag.

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How to Leverage New Hire Tax Credits for Your Restaurant Business

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Retaining employees after natural disasters and other events. Many businesses that have been severely impacted by COVID-19 qualify for new employer tax credits – the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) – under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Employee Retention Credit.

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Offsetting Rising Labor Costs Through Effective Menu Engineering

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Agility and cost controls should be top priorities as the industry gets ready for a return to travel. As the industry looks forward to the return to travel and dining in the second half of 2021, cost controls in every part of the business will be critical to its health. Related Posts.

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