Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JANUARY 5, 2022

The pandemic has drastically affected the restaurant industry. For most restaurants, the focus remains on delivery and pickup to serve customers. The pandemic’s toll on restaurants was more limited than otherwise because of delivery services. Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before. For example, queries for app development in Ireland was high because many restaurants and essential service providers wanted to build mobile apps to take on d

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 4, 2022

Restaurant inventory management plays a key role in overcoming rising food prices. Logistics challenges and labor shortages have fueled rising food prices at the wholesale level. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the November Producer Price Index, a measure of wholesale prices, up 9.6% from a year ago. Rising food prices have had an impact on the food sector for some time, with ingredient values above levels for the same time last year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 10, 2022

It’s no secret that the restaurant industry has changed dramatically in the last two years. COVID has upended the way the industry operates, shifting everything from the way we serve guests to how sanitation works to what the supply chain and labor market look like. Although the pandemic will continue to change how we navigate the restaurant industry moving forward, many operators are looking to find their new normal and begin proactively investing in their success again.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 11, 2022

The real question is: “Is it ever a good time to become a restaurateur?” The underlying answer stems from one simple word: “uncertainty”. Entering the restaurant business has always been like a non-swimmer jumping in the deep end of the pool and hoping that he or she will float. But now we can’t even be certain that there will be water in the pool. Before you turn and run away or write me off as unaware of how you have the perfect formula for success, just hear me out.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2022

Are you managing one location (or several) of a multi-unit restaurant business? If so, you're not alone - 3 in 10 restaurants are part of a multi-location business. One of the biggest challenges that comes with multi-location restaurant ownership is managing teams across locations. Regulations, red tape, and disconnected technology make staff management in a restaurant group or franchise difficult and time-consuming.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ingrained (styled “ingrained”) is a self-described “playful snack apothecary” that makes healthy vegan and gluten-free treats in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Eye-popping photos of chocolate bars and truffles certainly don’t look like your usual health-food store, but that’s exactly what makes Andrew and Sydney Verwilst’s concept so popular. .

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Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2022

The demand for food delivery services increased when COVID-19 emerged. These third-party delivery services provide independent delivery personnel to deliver food to customers through their apps with a delivery fee and tip for the delivery driver. Most restaurants benefitted from these third-party food delivery services, but other restaurants did not have the same success rate.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2022

On Valentine’s Day, restaurants fill up quickly with reservations from couples eager to spend a romantic night together. In fact, before COVID in 2016, both single people and couples spent a total of 35 million dollars on Valentine’s day experiences. While gifts are great, dates night at a sit-down restaurant remain probably the most common and traditional V-Day activity.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

Every person has needs that go beyond food, shelter, and clothing. Of course, we require those important things to survive, but survival to the average person is never enough. Getting by does not inspire and will never address the potential that we all have. It is the ability and desire to strive for this potential that allows us to jump out of bed in the morning and face the day knowing that we can and will contribute in some way.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 5, 2022

The term “ restaurant technology " is thrown around a lot, and it's understandable why restaurant owners and employees are skeptical when they hear it. Service fees, crashing apps, and missing integrations can create problems instead of solving them. However, some restaurant technology is actually true to its potential - and the numbers back it up. One system is currently used in more than 22,000 restaurant locations and utilized by 650,000 restaurant professionals.

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Advertiser: Paycor

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

ChowNow

JANUARY 25, 2022

Mobile ordering apps have been rapidly growing in popularity over recent years. Between 2016 and 2018, usage of food ordering apps grew by 140 percent. Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of ordering technology, apps have become critical for restaurants. The reasons for this are clear: On-premise dining has been severely restricted, and both guests and operators are prioritizing social distancing and contactless ordering.

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EATER

JANUARY 12, 2022

The New York Times credits the “Fixer Upper” star for this transcendent peanut butter and chocolate combination, but both the comment section and Gaines herself say otherwise It is important that I begin by assuring you that Joanna Gaines’s brownies are delicious. More than delicious, actually, they are perfect. Like some of my favorite pastries, they benefit from a slight chill, which in this case further defines the layers; the frosting becomes like a hardened chocolate shell, the peanut butte

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JANUARY 5, 2022

The pandemic has drastically affected the restaurant industry. For most restaurants, the focus remains on delivery and pickup to serve customers. The pandemic’s toll on restaurants was more limited than otherwise because of delivery services. Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before. For example, queries for app development in Ireland was high because many restaurants and essential service providers wanted to build mobile apps to take on d

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2022

Ensuring guests experience true hospitality is tantamount to running a successful restaurant. Thanks to restaurant technologies, it’s possible to not only deliver a superior customer experience — the crux of hospitality — but also take things to the next level. Yes, the importance of a good customer experience has always been key. However, between staffing shortages, high customer expectations, and pent-up demand due to the ever-in-flux restaurant landscape, it’s more int

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Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2022

It always upsets me to run into a cook with a bleak attitude towards working in a kitchen. When an individual complains about the hours, his or her team, a lousy chef, a restaurant that doesn’t care about them, about how uninspiring the food is, or how poor the pay is and how limited the opportunities, then my reaction is: “it’s so sad that you haven’t found the right kitchen, the right chef.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 19, 2022

Leading multi-unit restaurant brands are using technology to scale. Discover how a few are using 7shifts to manage scheduling and communication. Having many restaurants to manage is a pretty good problem to have. It means that guests love what you're offering enough to support your growth. You get to serve more people your brand of hospitality, and provide more people with jobs and careers.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 6, 2022

To say that 2020 devastated restaurant profitability would be an understatement. More than 110,000 restaurants closed permanently or long term, according to the National Restaurant Association. And as an owner or employee of a restaurant, no one is more uniquely aware of the challenges faced than you. . In this blog, we’ve compiled tactics for restaurant profitability that will help you start 2022 on the right foot.

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EATER

JANUARY 10, 2022

Brandon Bell/Getty Images. On TikTok, users turn fast-food workers into content through viral stunts or videos designed to shame their behavior. Can we just not? At this point, it happens practically weekly. A video of a food worker or restaurant patron doing something ostensibly (or obviously) bad takes over TikTok, inspiring hearty debate over whether or not the particular behavior was appropriate.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 11, 2022

Restaurant manager logs are an invaluable tool for both in-store managers and above store operators. Both need a way to communicate what happens as part of a shift-to-shift handoff, as well as occurrences that may impact key performance indicators (KPI) and operational efficiencies. Store-level managers need to know what’s going on at their locations before they arrive for their shifts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2022

QR code usage has surged throughout the pandemic. According to a 2021 Ivanti Research Study, 83 percent of respondents stated that they used a QR code to make a payment or complete a financial transaction for the first time ever. However, there are security concerns with this growing technology, which largely stem from customers sharing data that restaurants could then sell.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 31, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes. Restaurant Supplier Cheetah Technologies is Poised to Upend a $200 Billion Industry! At Cheetah we are beyond thrilled to announce that we have closed our series C round of funding. Another whopping $60 million was raised to continue delivering our vision, and incredible restaurant supplies to independent restaurants around the country.

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Hot Schedules

JANUARY 12, 2022

Blog. Back (Office) to the Future: The 4 Trends IT Leaders Need to Know. I f reinvention is defined as the process through which something is changed to the point it becomes entirely new, then the restaurant back office is getting reinvented big time. From time and attendance advancements tracking the employee from clock-in to punch-out to POS analytics feeding corporate monthly location performance trends, there’s no doubt innovation will give restaurant groups insights and efficiency undreamed

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 24, 2022

Give your diners reason to celebrate with you year round! ChowNow’s calendar of marketing moments goes beyond the official holidays and gets your restaurant ready for the smaller but no-less-significant moments that everyone can relate to. (Soup season may not have a date—but we all know that familiar fall craving!) . Pair this calendar with our included best-practice marketing timeline, and make this year your restaurant’s best one yet.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2022

Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Advocates continue to fight against the tipped minimum wage, which perpetuates discrimination This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Jillian Melton was paid just $2.13 per hour — the lowest legal cash wage in the U.S. — during her six years at Seasons 52 Wine Bar and Grill in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 27, 2022

While QR code-based menus have been in existence for more than 10 years they were slow to gain acceptance. However, their adoption has escalated through the pandemic. Restaurant operators have chosen to go digital to ensure customers’ health and safety as these touchless menus can help mitigate virus spread. Diners have embraced this new technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

Restaurant efficiency is the key to making a profit in an industry with thin margins and fierce competition. Inefficient restaurants are usually the result of a combination of, if not, all of the following factors: Bad stock management and rotation. Untrained and unmotivated staff. Inefficient management of staff. No realistic table management. This guide sets out six tips for improving your restaurant efficiency that can be implemented immediately and cheaper to your pocket.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

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The Eat Restaurant

JANUARY 26, 2022

Nowadays, if you try to find someone who is not on social media, there’s a fair chance that you will be looking for a long time. It’s no secret that social media has become one of the most used platforms in the world.

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Transact

JANUARY 17, 2022

Step-by-step Standard Operating Procedures are in place for good reason – several reasons, actually. The advantages of following Standard Operating Procedures are undeniable: Achieve Consistency. Ensure Uniformity. Improve Quality Assurance. Ensure Personal Safety. Save Time & Money. Simplify Employee Management. Avoid Knowledge Loss. Simplify Audits.

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EATER

JANUARY 24, 2022

Knorr hot spinach and artichoke dip | Stefania Orrù. When an elaborate dinner isn’t in the cards, a big dip with crusty bread or crackers is just as good — if not better Sometimes, nothing hits the spot quite like a big bowl of dip. Not just dip as an appetizer to the main course, or dip as an afterthought left to languish beside the charcuterie board, but dip as the star of the show.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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