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Using Restaurant Reporting Tools to Forecast Your Restaurant’s Recovery

Restaurant365

How to forecast your restaurant’s recovery. Knowing how to leverage restaurant reporting tools is one of the most effective measures you can take to better understand your business’ real time financial health. As the restaurant industry continues to pivot around the pandemic, the ability to forecast your restaurant’s revenue and labor requirements is crucial to optimizing your labor spend without adversely impacting your restaurant’s food service quality.

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Why Operational Marketing Should Be the Heart of Your Business

FreshCheq

What is operational marketing? Why would I need to worry about having an effective operational marketing team? Well, in short, operational marketing is marketing to operate efficiently. It is the business of marketing, the thinking and implementation of marketing techniques in order to have a successful business.

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7 Pitfalls To Avoid When Running A Cloud Kitchen Business

The Restaurant Times

Doorstep food delivery services are the latest trend to have changed the dynamics of the F&B industry. According to a study, the online food delivery market will be worth $200 Billion by 2025. The advent of third-party food delivery platforms has further accelerated the growth of food delivery services in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. The technology-driven delivery platform has also fuelled the demand for cloud kitchens, also known as dark kitchens, virtual restaurants, ghost kitchens, and deliv

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How Mattenga’s Pizzeria Simplifies Labor Management—and Gets Back to Family Life

7 Shifts

Mattenga’s Pizzeria is the real love child of husband and wife duo, Matthew and Hengam Stanfield. Entering the workforce shortly after completing their engineering degrees, the couple realized that a nine to five week that kept them apart was not for them. Feeling inspired (like many restaurateurs do) by their love of hosting dinner parties and making fresh pizza, they decided to go into the pizzeria business in their hometown of San Antonio, Texas.

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Planning Your Restaurants Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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WHAT IS THE INTENT OF EDUCATION?

Culinary Cues

As the country continues to come to grips with the ravages of a pandemic and the trail of chaos and long-term destruction that it leaves behind, we will need to think very clearly about how a country deals with diminishing funds to support our lifestyle and establishing priorities moving forward. Without question there are two areas, short and long-term, that must be at the top of our list: education and healthcare.

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6 Ways to Increase Auto Repair Shop Profits [Infographic]

Indoor Media

Need to increase your auto repair shop profits? While it takes some extreme discipline and patience, your shop can be more profitable with just a few changes. Here are 6 ways to reduce cost and increase revenue that actually impact your bottom line. 6 Ways to Increase Auto Repair Shop Profits. 1. Take a Disciplined Approach to Your Finances. No amount of tips or secrets will increase your profits if you don’t treat your finances with discipline.

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Restaurant Recruiting During and After COVID-19

7 Shifts

It’s no secret that COVID-19 has impacted the restaurant workforce. According to data from 350,000+ restaurants that use 7shifts, while overall shifts being scheduled are still sitting 24% below pre-COVID levels, shifts for delivery-related roles have increased 38%. According to CareerPlug, three in 10 restaurant workers are currently unemployed, and of those who are working, 56% are looking for new positions.

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Introducing Curbside Ordering with ChowNow

ChowNow

As restaurants continue to adapt to the new normal of business during the COVID-19 pandemic, safety and convenience are critical concerns. It only makes sense that curbside pickup—in which customers pick up their food straight from their cars—has skyrocketed in popularity. . Curbside pickup cuts out the costs and complications of delivery while minimizing contact between restaurant staff and guests.

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Achieving Your Best Digital Customer Experience During COVID-19

Modern Restaurant Management

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the ways we live, work and dine, the restaurant industry has been experimenting with different ways to adapt and continue serving customers who cherish dining experiences. The transition to digital experiences is an issue every industry is having to address, but is uniquely challenging in an industry where personal interactions are the norm and a critical part of the customer experience.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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How To Post Auto Shop Deals on Groupon – Plus 3 Things To Watch For

Indoor Media

Have you thought about posting auto shop deals on Groupon for your repair shop? The coupon giant boasts some significant benefits — targeted, local ads — but many users have seen its pitfalls. Through our own research, we learned how to post a deal on Groupon and three things every auto repair shop should watch out for. What is Groupon? Groupon is a website that allows businesses to promote coupons through their website and email list.

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‘It Was a Losing Fight to Write Anything That Wasn’t “Ethnic”’

EATER

White food writers are often allowed to be generalists, while BIPOC creators are limited to their personal histories, their cultures, and the foods their grandmothers made In this age of the cook-turned-influencer, Bon Appétit ’s video content found astonishing success by capitalizing on the colorful world of the quirky characters featured in its test kitchen.

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4 Soft Skills Your Employees Need During and After a COVID-19 World

Goliath Consulting

COVID-19 is redefining jobs (1). Social distancing has radically changed the way restaurants work, causing a spike in delivery and take-out orders, and employees are taking on different responsibilities to fit these new roles in the workplace (2). Another profound shift in the industry is the way staff is now expected to interact with their customers.

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How Restaurants Can Emerge Stronger

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry was turned upside down in 2020, practically overnight. But the resiliency of this sector is not to be underestimated: Navigating all new business pressures, management took on every challenge thrown at them to keep their heads above water and prepare for the next wave of normalcy. The goal is to emerge from this crisis stronger than ever.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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How To Make Instagram Ads That Aren’t Awkward Or Salesy

Lady Boss Blogger

Advertising on social media is extremely different from any other type of advertising medium. With that in mind, it’s easy to understand why so many businesses struggle to make successful ads on Instagram. While your ads might not be successful yet, it doesn’t mean you should give up on your efforts. Try reading our article below […].

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Cross-Utilizing Staff: Why This is a Benefit for You and Your Employees

Sculpture Hospitality

Staffing a restaurant has been a hot topic in 2020, especially with most workers being out of work for a number of weeks during the COVID-19 lockdown. Luckily, these workers, as well as others who were unable to work during this time, had options to receive government subsidies (depending on the region) to help.

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Boardroom Spirits Significantly Expands Product Portfolio

Sante

Distillery Introduces Four Additions to Existing Line, Ready-To-Drink Bottled Craft Cocktails and Sanitizer Division amid pandemic uncertainty. Boardroom Spirits , the award-winning Lansdale, PA-based precision craft distiller, has ramped up production, retained and hired new employees and increased its product portfolio with new product extensions and cocktails.

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Second Wave of Restaurant Chain Bankruptcy Filings Could Offer New Opportunities  

Modern Restaurant Management

Anyone who has worked the back of the house at a popular restaurant knows how chaotic the kitchen can feel during a restaurant “rush” hour—knives, spoons, and spatulas being swung around, glassware flying, line cooks and sous chefs furiously plating food and sending it out. The same intensity will also mark what the restaurant bankruptcy “industry” as a whole will experience in the second half of 2020, through at least, the middle of 2021.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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Using Restaurant Reporting Tools to Forecast Your Restaurant’s Recovery

Restaurant365

How to forecast your restaurant’s recovery. Knowing how to leverage restaurant reporting tools is one of the most effective measures you can take to better understand your business’ real time financial health. As the restaurant industry continues to pivot around the pandemic, the ability to forecast your restaurant’s revenue and labor requirements is crucial to optimizing your labor spend without adversely impacting your restaurant’s food service quality.

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Will a Cafeteria Tray Solve All My Problems?

EATER

Africa Studio /Shutterstock. Four months into quarantine, a regression back to the safety of middle school dining “Do you have kids that hate when their food touches?” reads the first line of an email that popped up in my inbox this morning, advertising corrals that separate foods on a plate. I am, in fact, childless, and slightly too old to be child myself, but for some reason I couldn’t bring myself to delete the pitch for these bright orange plastic dividers, one holding back a small mountain

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Keep Safe Distance: Reopening Restaurant Operations In The Post-Covid World

The Restaurant Times

There is a lot of uncertainty about the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and the future of the restaurant industry. After the lockdown is over, certain restrictions would still exist, and the world will have to adapt. Accepting this as a new reality, restaurant operators are planning how to navigate post-lockdown operations while complying with safety regulations and reopening their restaurant.

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How Can Restaurants Emerge Stronger?

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry was turned upside down in 2020, practically overnight. But the resiliency of this sector is not to be underestimated: Navigating all new business pressures, management took on every challenge thrown at them to keep their heads above water and prepare for the next wave of normalcy. The goal is to emerge from this crisis stronger than ever.

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2024 Restaurant Spending Trends to Stay Ahead of the Curve

How do you stay on top of what your customers are expecting when they step through your doors? Do you know what’s on their mind? How are you going to account for what they’re planning on doing months from now? As we head into 2024, price-related issues are still top-of-mind for restaurant customers after the inflation boom earlier this year. In this new report, we give you the latest insights on consumer spending trends, attitudes on tipping, and how you can respond.

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‘Local’ – More Ways to use this Magic Word for Cafe & Restaurant Marketing

Ken Burgin

Maybe you enjoy pizza from Italy, beer from Denmark and TV from Britain, but the L word, LOCAL, arouses emotions and loyalty in most of us. Customers know the fish, the fruit and the wine come from far away, but every time you promote local suppliers and connections, they see you as better than the big chains selling the same thing everywhere. And it’s another way to sidestep price competition.

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These Pantry Labels Made by a Blogger in Minnesota Are Taking Over TikTok

EATER

How simple, streamlined white stickers ended up in pantries across America Before the pandemic , I never spent much time in my apartment’s tiny galley-style kitchen, preferring to dine out (or take out). Stay-at-home orders changed all of that. My refrigerator has never been more full , and while I’ve actually come to enjoy cooking, I found that recipes were taking twice as long as they should because of my overflowing spice cabinet.

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6 Marketing Ideas Every Cloud Kitchen Business Owner Should Know About to Increase Sales

The Restaurant Times

Cloud kitchen has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the foodservice industry today. According to research, the global cloud kitchen market is expected to reach USD 2.63 Billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 17.2%. From setting up the business, warehousing, to establishing a robust delivery structure, a cloud kitchen business ensures fast growth and has a lower footprint than a traditional restaurant.

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Evolving Technology for Restaurant Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

In early March at Oracle's Food & Beverage conference held prior to the COVID-19 outbreak shutdown, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine discussed the company's plans for products and services designed to help Mom and Pop restaurants with Chris Adams, VP of Strategy for Oracle F+B about their future plans in the above video. Since then, the whole world changed and we checked in with Adams to see how Oracle was moving forward.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.