January, 2022

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Covid-19 + Restaurants: How Mobile Chatbots Can Help

Social Hospitality

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.

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Improving Restaurant Inventory Management to Beat Rising Food Prices

Restaurant365

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%

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Six Trends to Expect from Back of House in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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How To Manage Teams Across Multiple Restaurant Locations

7 Shifts

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.

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Maximizing Profits: Boost Your Profit Margin With Restaurant Tech

Running a restaurant is hard work, so it can be deflating when you see how little of that effort shows up in your bottom line. But when hard work and modern technology come together, you can increase revenue and lower costs one step at a time.

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IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO BECOME A RESTAURATEUR?

Culinary Cues

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.

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Why Smaller Menus Are the Best Thing for Restaurants Right Now

Cheetah

Reading Time: 3 minutes. When the Covid-19 delivery boom took off, many restaurants shortened their menu in order to focus on their best, and most delivery-friendly, items.

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12 Efficiency and Profitability Benefits of QR Code Menus

Restaurant365

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.

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How Technology Tools Help Restaurateurs Do More With Less

Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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This Restaurant Tool Helped 650K, Restaurant Employees' Lives Easier

7 Shifts

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.

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HR Playbook: How Paycor Helps You Manage Compliance Risk

There are few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. Changing compliance laws. Keeping up is a full-time job many companies can’t staff. That’s why finding the right HR provider is critical. Learn how Paycor helps you stay ahead. Download the guide today!

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A COOK FULFILLED

Culinary Cues

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.

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How To Write a Social Media Policy For Your Restaurant (Free Template)

The Eat Restaurant

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. Management

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Restaurant Loyalty Programs to Boost Revenues

Cheetah

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Restaurants, retailers and airlines have been using loyalty programs to drive revenue for nearly three centuries.

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Simplify Restaurant Accounts Payable with Automation

Restaurant365

If you have stacks of vendor invoices on your desk, you might want to spend five minutes to discover how automating your restaurant accounts payable (AP) can vastly simplify your life. If you’re still handling your restaurant group’s AP manually, then stacks of invoices aren’t your only challenge.

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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Five Ways to Increase Sales at Your Restaurant this Valentine’s Day

Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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How Top Multi-Unit Restaurants are Using Tech to Grow

7 Shifts

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.

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TO THOSE COOKS DEPRIVED OF A GREAT KITCHEN

Culinary Cues

It always upsets me to run into a cook with a bleak attitude towards working in a kitchen.

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The Pandemic Isn’t Your Fault, But How You Ran Your Restaurant Before Is!

Embrace the Suck

The Coronavirus Pandemic is unlike anything we have ever experienced. Times like these bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. It has forced some to close for good and for others to rethink their reason for staying in this industry. Some have added take-out and delivery.

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG). Download Paycor’s guide to learn how to write killer job descriptions, make better hiring decisions and evaluate candidates.

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The Best Disposable Restaurant Supplies for Surging Demand

Cheetah

Reading Time: 3 minutes. Disposable restaurant supplies are part of critical inventory used by every restaurant, food-truck and caterer on a daily basis.

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7 Guest Preference Predictions for 2022

Restaurant365

A new year always brings about opportunities for change. It’s a time for reflection on the past and an opportunity to gain inspiration to do better in the upcoming year.

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How AI Will Save the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

According to research by the National Restaurant Association Research and Knowledge Group, the restaurant industry will likely be drastically different by the year 2030.

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Simplify Operations With This Restaurant Management Tool

FreshCheq

The United States has over 1 million restaurants. These restaurants employ more than 15 million people. Restaurant Management

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10 Ways to Keep Your Hourly Employees

Getting and keeping hourly workers is no longer as simple as offering them more cash. Employees have options. But this guide from Paycor will help you put your best foot forward to recruit, retain, and develop hourly workers so you can remain competitive.

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How to Achieve Consistent Operating Procedures Across All Your Restaurant Locations

Transact

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.

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10 Restaurant Customer Service Ideas That Increase Loyal Guests

The Eat Restaurant

As a restaurant owner, you can have the best ambiance, excellent menu, ample waitstaff coverage and still lose customers to your competitors. Then again, you can have naive interns asking people if they’d like dessert after the main course and make a mint.

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The Best Disposable Restaurant Supplies for Surging Demand

Cheetah

Reading Time: 3 minutes. Disposable restaurant supplies are part of critical inventory used by every restaurant, food-truck and caterer on a daily basis.

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17 Restaurant Manager Log Tasks Enabled or Improved with Automation

Restaurant365

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.

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Scheduling Headaches? AI Can Solve Them

Machine learning proves to be effective for predictive scheduling and empowers employees by giving them more control over their lives and schedules. Download this guide to find out more!