Social Hospitality: Restaurants
AUGUST 8, 2021
Social proof is the idea human beings are conditioned to copy the actions of other people with whom they relate. It’s noticeable from a young age. A child that can barely walk or talk will naturally get drawn to other children playing. Teenagers get pressured into doing things by their friends. Adult’s choices are influenced by the people in their social circles.
7 Shifts
AUGUST 6, 2021
Staff scheduling, inventory management, menu analysis , guest satisfaction, profitability, and so much more rest on the shoulders of accurate restaurant forecasting. Faultless restaurant forecasts, however, are dependent on navigating predictable trends like holidays and seasonality alongside unpredictable ones such as weather and major world events.
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Sante
AUGUST 5, 2021
Family-owned and operated winery, Cline Family Cellars, is pleased to announce the launch of a new range of wines, SEVEN Continue Reading.
Sling
AUGUST 9, 2021
A good restaurant floor plan can mean the difference between a crowded, chaotic environment and a spacious, relaxing environment. The best option for you, your team, your customers, and your business overall is the spacious, relaxing environment. But how do you go about creating such a restaurant floor plan? By taking inspiration from other successful layouts.
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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.
Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 24, 2021
It’s a business tale as old as time: the newly-hired CMO figures he/she can move a whole lot of product if they can just get their hands on enough budget upfront to build out savvy online ordering tools, an app with a strong loyalty program, and a delivery solution with order injection, alongside the budget to market the brand on tv, build a social strategy injecting maximum snark and fun into social media, drive push notification strategy against marketing goals, and hire influencers from
Culinary Cues
AUGUST 9, 2021
The goal of every restaurant and every chef is to create memorable experiences for the guest. Somewhere in our internal job description is a desire, and even a need to build an environment of WOW! Wow visuals on the plate and in the dining room, wow views from every seat, wow service, and of course – wow flavors on the plate. We may complain about the guest who is taking loads of pictures of their food and posting them on Instagram, but deep inside we get a bit of a rush when it happens.
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7 Shifts
AUGUST 16, 2021
When it comes to running a restaurant, every shift counts. A bad shift can lead to unhappy customers and disgruntled staff. But it's the good shifts, when the front of house and back of house are flowing like a symphony, when customers are delighted, and the restaurant atmosphere feels effortless—that's the best part about restaurants. The way to run great shifts is to get out ahead and schedule pre-shift meetings.
Goliath Consulting
AUGUST 21, 2021
“In 2020, new food and drink line extensions plummeted by 29% versus the prior three-year average in multi-outlet retailers and convenience stores, per an innovation report from IRI.” 1 Due to the pandemic, there is a lot of uncertainty of what to expect in the months to come and unpredictability. However, when it comes to fall, food trends are a lot easier to predict.
ChowNow
AUGUST 26, 2021
The recent closure of a popular Los Angeles restaurant, Spoon by H, surprised many of its loyal patrons. It’s always sad to see a restaurant shut its doors, and so many have had to call it quits due to the endless challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. But what shocked customers was the specific reason that Yoonjin Hwang, the chef of Spoon by H, gave for the closure: credit card chargebacks.
Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 10, 2021
The food and beverage industry is on a hiring frenzy. With pandemic-related restrictions being eased and dine-in being allowed again, restaurant owners are in need of a lot of staff. The April 2021 Job Openings and Labor Turnover summary issued by The Department of Labor showed that restaurants added almost 350,000 new job openings since March, bringing the sector’s total number of job openings as of April to 1.34 million.
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Culinary Cues
AUGUST 7, 2021
Identifying problems has never been a challenge in the restaurant industry – there are many. Making the effort to solve those problems is another story. We have a problem right now that seems to be universal and there is no shortage of complaints and posts on social media that proclaim the effects, but little is done to point to active solutions. A good start would be to refrain from using the word “problem” since it seems to imply that solutions are mysterious and impossible and instead rely on
EATER
AUGUST 19, 2021
From eye-catching labels for chile sauce to restaurant wallpaper, Overice founder Meijun Li translates culinary vision into visual design In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. Today’s installment: Meijun Li. Restaurant merch is having a serious moment. As restaurateurs got creative to make up for lost income during the pandemic, many saw opportunity in selling more than just graphic tees and totes to
7 Shifts
AUGUST 12, 2021
In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. As technology evolves and client tastes change, successful marketing techniques must be examined and updated accordingly. Every stage of the client's journey should be examined.
Goliath Consulting
AUGUST 27, 2021
Artificial intelligence robots are taking over the food industry and the world. Artificial intelligence robots are designed to do a variety of different tasks such as integrating data information, analyzing data, and decision-making. 1 These robots make decisions using real-time data using sensors, digital data, and stored information from a variety of sources. 2 As artificial intelligence advances, so does the automation of food services.
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.
Social Hospitality: Restaurants
AUGUST 8, 2021
Social proof is the idea human beings are conditioned to copy the actions of other people with whom they relate. It’s noticeable from a young age. A child that can barely walk or talk will naturally get drawn to other children playing. Teenagers get pressured into doing things by their friends. Adult’s choices are influenced by the people in their social circles.
Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 26, 2021
Restaurants across the country are returning to pre-pandemic operations. Dining rooms are open, and tables are at 100 percent capacity in most states. However, based on the spread of the delta variant, shifting mask guidance from the CDC, differing local government regulations (such as Los Angeles County’s current indoor mask requirement regardless of vaccination status) and low vaccination rates in various states , restaurant operations are still far from normal.
Next Restaurants
AUGUST 5, 2021
By Andre Oentoro, Contributor. If you’re a restaurant owner, then your YouTube channel may be one of the most important assets for your business. A lot of people are searching for videos about restaurants on YouTube and will find yours if it’s optimized correctly. . Since people nowadays take YouTube as one of the major information sources online, having a channel about your restaurant will help you reach out to a broader audience.
EATER
AUGUST 20, 2021
Natasha Breen/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. What to do with ripe tomatoes? The salad, sauce, and pasta recipes that make the most of summer’s greatest bounty. With all due respect to stone fruit and watermelon, there’s no food that screams Peak Summer more than the tomato. It’s right now — during the hottest days of August — that tomatoes are at their ripened perfection on the vine, smelling slightly like grass baked with sunshine and nearly ready to burst with juiciness;
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7 Shifts
AUGUST 27, 2021
We're not out of the weeds just yet. Even as the availability of vaccines has allowed many restaurants to reopen fully, we are still far away from a world where restaurants can operate in a “post-COVID” mentality without some degree of restrictions. Just over half of all Americans are fully vaccinated (51.4%), The more contagious Delta variant has spread rapidly over the summer and makes up more than 80% of all COVID-19 cases, according to the latest data from the Center for Disease Control.
Restaurant365
AUGUST 27, 2021
Recruitment (and retention) have long been challenges in the restaurant industry, but operators are currently having difficulty filling unprecedented numbers of open positions. Many factors have overlapped right as the restaurant industry is emerging from COVID-19 capacity restrictions, causing a general industry labor shortage. Most restaurants are trying to hire right now.
Hot Schedules
AUGUST 10, 2021
Blog. Protecting Your Customers: How to Scale Your Food Safety Culture Across Multiple Locations. T he CDC estimates 48 million cases of foodborne illness across the United States in a given year. Restaurants are the most common place to contract these ailments, and multi-unit corporate restaurant groups are especially vulnerable to fines and lawsuits due to the scope of properties they are liable for.
Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 5, 2021
The restaurant industry took the brunt of the pandemic’s economic and societal impact and is now being asked to respond to the permanently changed consumer landscape. As the world grapples with the next wave of COVID-19, businesses are confronted with product and labor shortages, a sudden increase in ecommerce and a variety of shifting consumption patterns.
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.
The Eat Restaurant
AUGUST 30, 2021
Have you decided to open a restaurant? Has it been something you've thought of doing for years and are finally in a position to make it happen? Regardless of how much time you've spent conceptualizing your idea and researching the industry, without proper planning, your restaurant is doomed for failure. That's where a restaurant business plan comes in.
EATER
AUGUST 10, 2021
Shutterstock. From forgoing their own salary to giving raises, small business owners are finding ways to hire and retain their staff Every few weeks, it seems, a new photo goes viral on social media showing a sign in a restaurant window declaring: “This restaurant is closed because no one wants to work.” Restaurant owners have, for months now, been quoted in articles and TV news hits decrying the ongoing labor shortage, blaming the enhanced unemployment benefits enacted during the pandemic for d
7 Shifts
AUGUST 27, 2021
Andolini's is a unique restaurant group, comprised of 9 locations spanning multiple concepts, all in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mike Bausch and his brother Jim opened their first location, Andolini's Pizzeria , in 2005, and have since expanded the business to include multiple locations of Andolini's as well as other restaurant concepts including pizzerias, slice shops, food trucks, and fine dining restaurants.
Restaurant365
AUGUST 19, 2021
The success of your restaurant group, in the short- and long-term, rests on a solid foundation of restaurant financials. Restaurant accounting covers all areas of your business, even inventory. While you may think of your restaurant inventory as part of operations, restaurant inventory management should also be considered an accounting function. Every time your restaurant buys, counts, transfers, or wastes inventory, it must be entered as a journal entry in your accounting general ledger.
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Hot Schedules
AUGUST 25, 2021
Blog. Meaningful Metrics: Empower Restaurant Managers with the Right Data to Drive Smart Decisions. A t every restaurant, metrics matter. Understanding which ones to care about can have a big effect on your bottom line. It’s up to operational leadership to measure them, monitor them, and make them align to annual initiatives — while also making those metrics relevant for day-to-day restaurant performance.
Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 3, 2021
As we return to in-person dining across the country, restaurants are facing yet another challenge: delivering an exceptional customer experience (CX) for guests who come with high expectations after more than a year stuck at home. Not only is there a ripe opportunity to attract formerly takeout-only customers for in-person dining, but an opportunity to enhance customer experience for all customers and differentiate from the competition.
Restaurant Clicks
AUGUST 10, 2021
If you ever find yourself in Washington, D.C., one thing you may or may not know – you will often find yourself in the midst of a food truck extravaganza, especially if you are visiting the downtown area in the middle of the day. Food trucks are all the craze for Washingtonians. We know that the food will be fresh, delicious, and usually locally owned.
EATER
AUGUST 19, 2021
Valentina’s Tex-Mex BBQ’s Real Deal Holyfield breakfast taco | Robert J. Lerma/EATX. [link].
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