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Delivery Is the Hot Topic, but Curbside Is Driving the Sales 

Modern Restaurant Management

Ever since the pandemic began, the restaurant industry has been in a sustained state of pivot. Many have started offering their menus on third-party delivery websites. Some have white-labeled those same delivery services for integration within their organizations, and others have built out programs for pick up or delivery entirely in house. Delivery, digital ordering and the digital tools associated are at the heart of many discussions in the industry.

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How a Customer Loyalty Program Helps Restaurants Keep in Touch with Customers

Focus POS

Operating a restaurant requires a certain degree of understanding when it comes to customers. You need to be relevant, and to do that, you must be in touch with what customers want so that you can deliver on those expectations. Believe it or not, this isn’t always easier said than done. With a loyalty program that resonates with what your customers value, you open the doors to greater communication with your customer base that translates to much more than just increased revenue.

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How To Build A Credible Online Brand Through Content Marketing

Lady Boss Blogger

Unique content creation is crucial for your entrepreneurial credibility. Sponsored content that doesn’t look like advertising is called CONTENT MARKETING, and it is the best way for your brand to gain visibility and credibility online. The idea is to stimulate interest in your brand’s products or services through online articles with the end goal of earning […].

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Restaurant Menu Design Tips to Drive Sales and Increase Profits

Sculpture Hospitality

There are plenty of ways that you can increase profits at your restaurant. Implementing effective beverage and food inventory management systems , reducing the amount of deadstock you keep in storage and offering a takeout service are some of the ways that your restaurant can improve its bottom line. Many restaurants, however, are forgetting one incredibly important component when it comes to increasing profits - their menu.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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What Can Marketers Learn from COVID-19 Privacy Considerations?

Modern Restaurant Management

Contact-tracing during COVID-19 raises data privacy implications for restaurants. It cannot be argued that COVID-19 is anything but a gut-punch to the restaurant industry. Projections for business sustainability are low and prospects grow bleaker each day that restaurants go without patrons who stay away due to mixed messages about safety. As restaurants struggle to survive, they face another hurdle in protecting and maintaining data privacy of customers in the context of required state or munic

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How Safety, Product, and Equipment Checklists Can Get Your Brand Standards in Check

Crunchtime

Can you answer these three questions definitively for all your restaurant locations, every day? Have my employees been screened for COVID-19 today? Is my food fresh and safe? Is my equipment working properly? You can with our newly updated Line Check app. It’ll help safeguard your guests, employees, and business.

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State of the Restaurant Industry September 2020: Operator and Data Insights

Restaurant365

State of the Restaurant Industry September 2020: Operator and Data Insights. 2020 has been a year of adaptation for restaurant operators. From closures and quick pivots, to keeping employees and navigating government guidance, the restaurant industry has shown its grit and creativity. How has the pandemic has changed restaurant businesses? We gathered insights from operators around the nation and combined it with sales, labor, and closure data from the Restaurant365 Pulse to analyze the last six

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Let’s Go Out! How Customer Experience in Restaurants Boosts Happiness

Evergreen

We could all use a little more happiness right now. Americans’ happiness has fallen to the lowest level in almost fifty years because of COVID-19, a recent study found. Could restaurants and bars be the key to making […]. The post Let’s Go Out! How Customer Experience in Restaurants Boosts Happiness appeared first on Evergreen.

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Irish Supreme Court Rules That Subway Bread Has Too Much Sugar to Count as Actual Bread

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Mmm, dessert. | Flickr. Plus, oat milk is now the number two most popular milk alternative (and is coming for you, almond), and more news to start your day Ireland declares that Subway’s bread is basically cake. The mystery of Subway’s bread smell may finally be solved: it’s the sugar. The Irish Supreme Court recently ruled that Subway’s bread has too much sugar in it for it to be considered bread under the country’s Value Added Tax regulations, and thus is subject to the tax.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread

The Salt

Yes, Ireland has a legal definition for bread. And the nation's Supreme Court said Subway's bread has too much sugar to satisfy it.

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Popeyes Quietly Debuts Chocolate-Filled Beignets, Nationwide Release to Follow

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A little over a year after Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Mania hit America, the chain adds the New Orleans staple to its menu [link].

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Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

Gastro Gays

The days might be getting shorter but that doesn’t mean workloads are letting up, so we’re all always looking for great-tasting dishes that are easy to make, seriously satisfying – and don’t leave us with…

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Michelin Announces 2020 Stars for Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo

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A dish from Oteque, which has two stars in the newest Michelin guide. | Oteque [Official]. There are two new two-star restaurants Michelin recently announced that it would hold off on releasing starred selections for Singapore due to long COVID-19-related restaurant closures in the city. But that’s not the case for its newest guide in Brazil, a country that was nonetheless hard hit by the pandemic.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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Protected: Maharani Gin Recipe: Keralan Spiced Potato Pies, Red Coconut Chutney & Sour Ginger Pickle [AD]

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Montreal’s Restaurants and Bars Will Close for 28 Days, Starting October 1

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The government is working on a plan that would see affected businesses recoup their financial losses [link].

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Drive-Thru Shake-Up (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

According to data revealed in SeeLevel HX's 2020 QSR Drive-Thru Study , there's been a shake-up among restaurants with the fastest total time, which consists of both service times and wait times with KFC taking the lead followed by Taco Bell, Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr., and Burger King. The research captures year-over-year drive-thru performance and compares the consumer experience at quick service restaurant (QSR) brands in multiple categories including order accuracy, speed, tast

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What Makes a Better Glaze for Ribs: Fireball Whiskey or Dr Pepper? 

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The Meat Hook butchers conduct a glaze experiment The Meat Hook butchers Ben Turley and Brent Young are often experimenting with ways to cut, dry-age, season, cook, assemble, and eat the meats that they prepare in their butcher shop, and now it’s time they try something new: rib glaze. “ We learned how to smoke from Rodney Scott , the king himself, so we have our cooking techniques down,” says Young.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Eric Rivera Is Playing the Game 

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Selling pantry items, like spices, has helped keep Addo afloat. Despite everything, the Seattle chef has found a way to successfully run his restaurant Addo — and he has some advice for the rest of the industry Eric Rivera does not run a traditional kitchen. At his Seattle restaurant, Addo, the menu, cuisine, and concept change constantly. So when Seattle restaurants began to close in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, Rivera was already ahead of the game.