Sling
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Your business’s grand opening is a very exciting — and important, and nerve-wracking — time. It’s vital to get it just right in order to set the best tone for your business going forward. Our experts have created a list of proven grand opening ideas for small businesses that will help you get the word out and host the best event possible. Grand Opening Ideas For Small Businesses. 1) Build Buzz With Social Media.
7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Consider two worst-case scenarios: A customer orders extra guacamole but your restaurant is all out of avocados or, on the other hand, you've just walked past a crate of rotten, unusable (and expensive!) avocados in the stock room. Both situations could have been prevented with proper restaurant inventory management, which gives restaurant operators better oversight over what's in stock and how it is used.
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Restaurant365
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Your restaurant’s menu engineering strategy impacts your menu mix, pricing, and your overall profitability. Leveraging a mix of operational reporting tools that focus on menu profitability helps you maximize revenue and adds to your bottom line. With restaurant management technology, you can use menu engineering tools to inform your data tracking and decision making.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Amid all the unknowns COVID-19 has served up over the past year and a half, a few certainties have emerged. Within the hospitality industry, there is universal agreement that restaurants have been through the ringer. And it doesn’t appear the ups and downs of this pandemic will end anytime soon. With delta variant cases surging and a second pandemic winter looming, restaurants are desperately trying to sustain and fuel their recoveries.
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.
Culinary Cues
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Desperation leads to ineffective decision making. This is always, always, always the case. Decisions based on panic are like the amateur carpenter who keeps making the wrong cut on a length of board until there is nothing left. It seems to me that this is where we are with our decisions about restaurant operation. Every restaurateur and chef that I know is focused on one big challenge – finding people to work.
EATER
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The shelves at Soft Spirits in LA. | Courtesy Soft Spirits. Across the country, brick and mortar stores are opening to serve the needs of anyone looking for a fancy drink of something low-to-no proof When Mel Babitz went to bars in her early 20s, she’d order one beer at the beginning of the night and hold onto it until she left. Babitz wasn’t much of a drinker — even a small amount of alcohol made her feel sick — but in the early 2010s, there just wasn’t much on tap for her to drink besides selt
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7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Starting a successful restaurant requires passion, hard work and persistence. It also requires money to open a restaurant and build it out, buy equipment and finance the operation until it reaches break-even. In this article, you'll learn how to get a business loan for your restaurant so you can make your dream of starting or growing your restaurant a reality.
Goliath Consulting
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Once the lockdown restrictions were lifted, many people were still concerned about their health and safety when dining at restaurants. This concern caused many restaurants to move towards the widespread use of QR codes and digital menus. Having said that, experts say that this kind of technology will probably still around long after the pandemic ends. 1.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
The turmoil caused by the pandemic has disrupted global supply chains more than any other period in recent history. It has highlighted the critical importance of evolving supply chain systems to be more responsive and agile to the changing dynamics around us – which the past two years have been extensive. As diners return to their favorite restaurants, bars, and other eating establishments, restaurateurs are feeling the strain put on the food supply chain.
Sling
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Countless managers and owners before you have asked themselves, “Why is teamwork important in my business?” The answer might surprise you. When you strip away all the excess, the importance of teamwork cannot (and should not) be underestimated. It’s the bedrock on which all successful businesses are built. As a manager, you should never take teamwork for granted.
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.
EATER
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Getty Images. Bringing kids to a restaurant became controversial at some point. But with outdoor dining, it doesn’t have to be. The plan for my birthday last year was to have a nice lunch out in Napa Valley with some wine and my husband for the first time in months. The plan was not to bring my children, ages 1 and 3, to enjoy lunch with me. But it was the summer of 2020 and in those demoralizing early pandemic months, we weren’t yet comfortable with a sitter.
ChowNow
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Small Business Saturday is coming up—is your restaurant ready? On November 27, diners will look for ways to support neighborhood favorites by “shopping small” and choosing to invest in their own communities. Restaurants make up an important core of those communities—last year, diners spent an estimated $20 billion at independent restaurants on Small Business Saturday, so getting your restaurant in on the action is worth the prep.
7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Versión Inglesa. ¿No está seguro de cómo programar a los empleados de forma eficaz? Le tenemos cubierto. La programación eficaz de los equipos es sencilla en teoría: crear horarios de trabajo óptimos para que nunca falte ni sobrecargue personal, pero en la práctica es todo lo contrario. Con la gran cantidad de tipos de turnos entre los que elegir, como los turnos rotativos, fijos y de guardia, y más de 500 turnos de trabajo , incluso una vez creado un horario, no hay garantía de que siga siendo
Bottleneck Management
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Bottleneck Introduces Rebel’s Hot Chicken. After the successful launch of its first virtual brand/restaurant, Secret Sauce , Bottleneck is launching Rebel’s Hot Chicken on November 30th, 2021, the bold new carryout and delivery concept operating out of the group’s Old Town Pour House location in Chicago and City Works in Wheeling, IL.
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.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Frequent turnover of staff has long been an issue in the fast-paced restaurant industry. Now, with the added pressure of the pandemic and the ensuing labor shortages, the challenge has become front and center. To recruit new talent and alleviate strains on current staff, restaurant managers are looking for new ways to streamline their operations and enhance the employee experience.
Restaurant Clicks
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The recent evolution of ghost kitchens has had quite an impact on the hospitality industry. Also referred to as cloud kitchens, dark kitchens, or virtual kitchens, the concept of a ghost kitchen essentially refers to a physical space that can be used to prepare and cook food. The popularity of ghost kitchens is on the rise with more people starting to make investments in these facilities.
EATER
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Shared lodging like bed and breakfasts, boarding houses, and room rentals are falling out of favor, replaced by contactless, host-less vacation rentals. But at what cost? As planes take off from Mohammed V International Airport just outside Casablanca, there are usually a few common souvenir items bouncing around the cargo hold: colorful Berber rugs, freshly dyed leather jackets, delicately patterned lanterns, tightly woven baskets, and other purchases from the souks.
Transact
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Could anything be more important than the safety of the food you serve customers? Fortunately, there are highly accurate digital tools at your disposal that can have a dramatic impact on how you inventory, prepare, cook, and label your fresh foods. If you’re part of the early adopters planning now for a digital future, congratulations – you’re already helping to ensure greater food safety.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Locked down, bored, and restless, diners are now flocking to eat out. To adequately prep for service, short-staffed food and drink establishments are cooking up new ways to lure workers back to restaurants, like higher wages and handsome referral fees. But many staffers are interested in quality-of-life enhancements, opting for employers that offer pot sweeteners like on-demand pay.
Cheetah
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes. Restaurants are soaring back to full-service while the demand for qualified staff continues to pose a problem. Payroll budgets, recruiting processes and retention schemes are not yet adapted to a post-Covid world. Now restaurant operators must treat the hiring process as a critical and strategic part of their operation. While McDonald’s and Chipotle are offering signing and referral bonuses, SMB restaurants can stay competitive with the right hiring tools.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
If you're struggling to staff your restaurants, know that your operation isn't alone. The U.S. is facing a critical labor shortage, particularly hourly restaurant and hospitality workers. "The Great Resignation" that ramped up over the summer saw more than 706,000 food service workers leave their jobs in restaurants, dining facilities, bars, and hotels during May alone.
Restaurant Clicks
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
Chelsea is New York City’s most colorful and artistic neighborhood, uniting all walks of life to celebrate the arts and creative events like the famous Chelsea flea market or the historic Chelsea Hotel, which is now an artist colony. Chelsea’s old warehouses and lumberyards became stomping grounds of the punk rock movement, and there are hundreds of art galleries, music clubs, gay bars, and innovative restaurants.
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.
EATER
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Rows at Scoria Vineyard in Caldwell | Sydney Nederend. From Basque chorizo to huckleberry ice cream, wine trails to mountaintop picnics, here’s everything you need to know about wining and dining in Idaho’s Snake River Valley Since it earned the nickname the Gem State, Idaho has been attracting fortune-seekers who see untapped value in the West. During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, new residents flocked to the state, giving it the biggest pandemic population bump in the nation.
Restaurant365
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
How you run and track your payroll accounting has a significant impact on restaurant operations. From hiring and onboarding to running employee payments and paying taxes, payroll touches on many different parts of a restaurant business. In addition, many features of the restaurant industry, particularly for multi-location restaurant groups, set restaurant payroll apart from payroll at other kinds of businesses.
7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
When you think about issues that arise in your restaurant that could cost you significant amounts of money, what first comes to mind? If you're like most restaurateurs it's things like theft (both time and material), lawsuits, spoilage, or staff turnover. But, what if we told you, all of those issues pale in comparison to the potential damage that data breaches could cost your restaurant?
Hot Schedules
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Blog. What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022? E xperts predict the global hotel industry in 2022 will return to 80 percent of 2019 demand — as more vacationers return to the fold and business travelers book trips once more, how have your offerings adapted to post-pandemic consumer demands? For these travelers, the dining experience will be back on the menu.
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Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Customer service starts the moment someone walks into your establishment. If your greeter fails to acknowledge the guest with a smile, that’s the start of a downward spiral that’s hard to reverse. Very often the greeter or host is doing many things (delivering drink orders, bussing tables), but the one thing they’re not doing is their main job which also happens to be the most important job in the restaurant!
Restaurant Clicks
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Sandwiches are the people’s food. You can rely on a good old sandwich when you’re feeling a little hungry or have some leftovers that need to be eaten quickly. Across the entire world, no matter the culture, social status, or generation, sandwiches are loved by millions if not billions. If you’re a sandwich lover, you probably have a favorite type. Maybe it’s a simple cheese and tomato sandwich, a tuna sandwich, or a classic BLT.
EATER
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
The interior of a Foxtrot location. | Courtesy Foxtrot. As new, cool food brands have popped up all over Instagram, so have brick-and-mortar stores dedicated to collecting them all in one place In 1977, Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca opened their first store in New York City’s Soho neighborhood. In a New York Times interview a couple years later , they revealed that they were initially worried about the lower Manhattan location.
Restaurant365
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
A commissary kitchen is a dedicated kitchen space where a foodservice operator can process, prepare, and store food. While these types of kitchens have always been a feature of the restaurant industry, new trends in food service have led more owners and operators to consider adding them to their business model. Commissary kitchens may host a wide range of different types of food businesses.
Advertiser: Paycor
Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.
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