February, 2022

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Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

Modern Restaurant Management

Across the United States, businesses are suffering from unprecedented staffing shortages in the aftermath of COVID. Nowhere is this more clear than in restaurants; many wonder if parts of the workforce left the industry for good and how they will fill that gap.

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How to Build a Customer Engagement Strategy

Social Hospitality

We invest money and effort into marketing campaigns to build relationships with our target audience. We want people to engage with our brands both online and offline. Once people feel connected to your brand, they’ll be more inclined to choose you over your competitors.

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Using Restaurant Analytics to Increase Profits

Restaurant365

Are you using restaurant analytics? Your restaurant group generates valuable data every day in the normal course of operations. There’s sales and customer data, labor performance data, and even data telling you how much food you waste. But merely gathering the data offers little value.

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The 10 Best Bits of Advice We Heard on Season 1 of the Restaurant Growth Podcast

7 Shifts

We started the Restaurant Growth Podcast in 2021 to provide a platform for the best and brightest minds in the restaurant and hospitality industry.

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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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THE IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF BEING A CHEF

Culinary Cues

It happens now and again, that question comes up on-line, usually from individuals new to a professional kitchen, or those who have little idea about how kitchens work. What is the difference between a cook and a chef”? Sometimes, it depends on how you ask the question.

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Though many of the market forces that shaped the restaurant industry in 2021 were closely linked to disruption from the pandemic's onset in 2020, 2022 brings new challenges — and opportunities.

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How a Healthy Menu Can Keep Costs Low and Customers Happy

Cheetah

Reading Time: 5 minutes. This week we sat down with one of the Bay Area’s healthiest and most innovative restaurants. Lean Feast is a shining example of a healthy restaurant establishment that capitalizes on current technology, food and health trends to make a sustainable profit.

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Ready to Spice Things Up? 5 International Flavors to Add to Your Menu in 2022.

Restaurant365

Perhaps we can blame it on wanderlust combined with the lack of travel over the past two years; Americans are craving global flavors.

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We've raised $80MM to build more great products for you, our restaurant partners

7 Shifts

Today is a big day for us, but an even bigger day for our restaurant partners. We've raised $80MM in new funding led by Softbank with continued support from Ten Coves Capital and Enlightened Hospitality , the fund affiliated with Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group.

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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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TO BE A COOK – DON’T LET OTHERS DEMEAN THE JOB

Culinary Cues

We have all heard it before; it is perpetuated in the media, by our politicians, guidance counselors, professors, our peers, and sometimes even parents.

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6 Steps for Restaurants to Build an Unbeatable Social Media Presence

The Eat Restaurant

One of the most overlooked aspects of a budding restaurant is its development of a social media footprint. This is a rough grey area that many either find too difficult to navigate or believe that it is not necessary, and do not want to change and adapt.

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Restaurant Week: How to Gain New Customers and Boost Revenue

Modern Restaurant Management

A vast, community-wide event like Restaurant Week can be the perfect push to start 2022 successfully. Undoubtedly, it has become a community favorite across the country. Consumers are attracted by the promise of discounted meals at their favorite restaurants, as well as new and trending ones.

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Access to Local Food Vendors, Artisan Products, and Delicious Possibilities in Cheetah’s New “Marketplace”

Cheetah

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Those rushing back to their local restaurants for the full dine-in experience have lots to choose from. New menus, new interior designs, and even new cuisine concepts, are flourishing after nearly 2 years of deliveries.

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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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5 Ways to Increase Your Restaurant’s Profit Margins

Sculpture Hospitality

Most restaurants have narrow profit margins, typically somewhere between 3 and 6 percent. There’s a range of factors that impact those margins, from restaurant inventory management , menu pricing and product waste. Restaurant Operations

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How to Get Multi-Unit Employee Scheduling Right the First Time

7 Shifts

You pop by your flagship location to find staff scrambling, working two shifts at the same time. Understaffed, again. So you call up your downtown manager—and they have staff sitting around with no customers to serve them. Your drive-thru location?

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ADJUSTING A COOK’S SKILLS TO MEET A CHANGING INDUSTRY

Culinary Cues

The good news is that restaurants are beginning to see an increase in sales as more and more customers return to in person dining in addition to their new habit of ordering for home delivery.

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136. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 136 – Zenput Founder and CEO Vlad Vikhter talks operations management

Restaurant Technology Guys

Join Jeremy and Zenput CEO Vlad Rikhter, as they discuss how automation adoption can free up employees to do more meaningful, less repetitive work. Zenput is the top-ranked operations execution platform for multi-unit restaurants, convenience stores and grocers.

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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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Practical Restaurant Marketing Inspiration in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

The modern restaurant has a lot of competition, including other local restaurants, franchises, and the biggest of national chains. To stand out and get more customers means focusing more on marketing.

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January Recap- Restaurant Industry News

Cheetah

Reading Time: 2 minutes. As we reflect on 2021 and move fully into the New Year, one hopes for an easier, healthier, more profitable year ahead. Cheetah works to bring you the most important breaking industry news so that you can thrive this year.

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Building a Restaurant Tech Stack for your Business

Focus POS

How an Experienced Restaurant Solution Provider Can Benefit You. Restaurant owners and managers work long hours, holidays, and most weekends.

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Predictive Scheduling: What It Is and How To Implement With Success In Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

Predictive Scheduling has become a hot topic in the restaurant industry. As a growing number of municipalities propose and approve legislative changes around scheduling practices, many restaurateurs are wondering: how will predictive scheduling impact my business?

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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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COOKING DURING TROUBLING TIMES

Culinary Cues

It’s 2:00 in the morning and as is all too often the case lately – I am unable to sleep.

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Scheduling Tips For Creating The Best Retail Schedule

Sling

Creating a good retail schedule is one of the most important jobs you will face as a manager. Your schedule sets the tone for your business and is instrumental in establishing a strong and effective team.

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How Sizing Up The Competition Improves Your Business Plan

Modern Restaurant Management

It may sound like just an excuse to eat out, but experiencing the food and ambience of your competitors is essential to writing a persuasive restaurant business plan. Think about it: you can’t possibly know what your restaurant is up against unless you do your research.

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How to Reduce Restaurant Food Costs in 2022

Margin Edge

Corporate Executive Chef Stephen Lyons, Clyde’s Restaurant Group. Running a restaurant has never been for the faint of heart, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made staying afloat even harder.

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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!