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The Beginner’s Guide to TikTok Marketing for Restaurants

7 Shifts

Can a single customer bring a restaurant chain to their knees? In the age of social media, anything is possible. In July 2022, TikTok user @wyaleena posted a now-deleted video about a hack to get a Chipotle burrito for $3. She ordered a single taco through the app with toppings and a tortilla on the side. The hack spread like wildfire, so much that Chipotle removed the option from the app, citing poor guest and staff experience.

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Restaurant trends we're rooting against in 2023

Restaurant Business

The metaverse, pumpkin spice and product shortages are a few of the items on our naughty list this year.

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4 Ways Social Media Impacts a Restaurant’s Bottom Line

Restaurant Engine

You can improve your bottom line by picking a few social media platforms to use and grow. According to one source, more than 75% of people make a purchase decision based on something they see on social media, and that holds true for restaurants. Today’s consumer spends hours on social media each week, and if you aren’t leveraging the power of social media marketing, it’s time to get off the fence and take action.

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Service Robots Solve Everyday Restaurant Problems

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine quizzed Robin Zheng, US Manager of Pudu Robotics , about the company's work with restaurants and the future of robotic use and automation in restaurants. How important are robotics/automation to the restaurant industry now and how do you see their impact in the coming years? Robots are quickly becoming an integral part of the restaurant experience in both the dining room and kitchen.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

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.

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10 Benefits Of Using Bar Liquor Inventory Software

Sculpture Hospitality

Liquor inventory software can be a massive help if you own a bar. It can help you keep track of stock, manage orders, and even help with bookkeeping. All of these things not only improve your operational efficiencies, but increase your profit margins as well.

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CREATING FOOD MEMORIES

Culinary Cues

“We must never forget that we are cooks.” That was a quote from Chef Andre Soltner when he addressed the audience attending an ACF Convention in, I believe Phoenix a couple decades ago. That statement, in its simplicity was a benchmark for how each of us who works in a kitchen should address our careers. Push aside the pomp and circumstance that the media has tried to create over the past few decades, a message that many of us have embraced; a media message that somehow chefs are to be held on a

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How To Keep Your Business Reputation Positive And Clean For Years

Lady Boss Blogger

The reputation of a business is important to its success. If a business’s reputation is not exactly good, the chances are that longevity will not be achieved. You can have the best possible products and services, but none of that will matter if people have a negative view of your brand. If you can manage […]. The post How To Keep Your Business Reputation Positive And Clean For Years appeared first on LadyBossBlogger.

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Restaurant Labor Management: A Software Guide

Lavu

Labor management is a critical part of running a successful restaurant business. Strong restaurant labor management systems keep a restaurant staffed with the right amount … Restaurant Labor Management: A Software Guide Read More ». The post Restaurant Labor Management: A Software Guide appeared first on iPad Point of Sale System for Restaurants, Bars & More.

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How gusto! Simplified Payroll and Stays Engaged With Their Team

7 Shifts

At the center of every great restaurant is a great team. And a great team can only thrive under outstanding leadership. For gusto!, their leadership sees team management as their greatest responsibility. With that team, they've built a brand of 11 locations serving fresh, fast, and healthy food to the Atlanta metro area. They have been featured in QSR magazine's “ 40/40 List of America's Hottest Startup Fast Casuals" for 2020 and made Atlanta Business Chronicle's “Fastest Growing Companies” in 2

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Improving Your Curb Appeal by Maximizing Your Curbside Pickup Offering

Modern Restaurant Management

During the pandemic, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) were forced to innovate if they wanted to succeed. That meant streamlining their operations – and consumers quickly got on board. Contactless payments started as a safety precaution for many quick-service restaurants (QSRs) – allowing them to offer a curbside service that kept patrons out of the dining room.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

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.

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For SNAP Recipients, Grocery Inflation Hits Hard

EATER

Spencer Platt/Getty Images. With grocery prices up nearly 13 percent compared to last year, many low-income Americans receiving food assistance are going hungry This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Gilma Dominguez watched quietly as the grocery store clerk scanned each item, her total ticking up with each beep. She was only buying the necessities — meat, milk, beans, rice — but the numbers on the screen were higher than usual.

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Does stealing an elf count as naughty, Santa?

Restaurant Business

Managing a toy workshop must be a breeze compared with running restaurants today. Here's what the Man in Red should slip onto his sleigh to make 2023 a little easier for operators.

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How can producers use green coffee to barter for other goods and services?

Perfect Daily Grind

Across the Bean Belt, the vast majority of coffee farmers sell their coffee (either as cherry or parchment) in exchange for income. After providing for themselves and their families, producers can reinvest profits back into their farms to purchase equipment and resources – such as fertilisers and irrigation systems – and carry out necessary repairs and maintenance.

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How Sous Vide Can Help Recession-Proof Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

The prospect of an impending recession has left restaurants scrambling to cut costs, increase revenues, and implement new strategies to gear up for the approaching downturn. One method that the industry has increasingly moved to in order to achieve these goals is sous vide cooking. Sous vide, translated to “under vacuum” in French, is a cooking technique that involves sealing product under vacuum, usually in a plastic pouch, and cooking it in precisely temperature-controlled environm

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

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.

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Deck the Rice with Coca-Cola

EATER

Sophia Pappas. Arroz con Coca-Cola is one of many Colombian cola-cooked dishes, a symbol of the mega-brand’s complicated relationship with Latin America A few weeks ago, at a high school in Westchester County, New York, five Latinx members of the staff, including me, were planning a staff Christmas potluck feast in the faculty lounge. Everyone shouted out dish suggestions as the group’s youngest teacher, Emily Fernandez, a Dominican woman, scratched them down on a sheet of paper: pernil, tamales

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Predictions for 2023: Strategic shutdowns, labor costs and mushroom mania

Restaurant Business

RB’s editors take turns forecasting what’s in store for the restaurant industry in the coming year.

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How to Build Your Restaurant’s POS Tech Stack

Focus POS

Every restaurant is different, so why should your POS solutions all be the same? As a restaurant owner, you should be able to build out EXACTLY what your business needs to make your restaurant more efficient in its processes and proficient in its revenue. Ask yourself these 5 questions and see if you have a tech stack build specific to your restaurants needs: What Ordering Options Do You Want To Offer?

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Should you grind coffee by weight rather than time?

Perfect Daily Grind

In order to extract excellent espresso and experience a coffee’s full range of flavours and aromas, a high-performance grinder is essential. High-quality grinders help to ensure more even and consistent grind size distribution – ultimately leading to better extraction. However, there are a number of different types of grinders, including timed and gravimetric models.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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.

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Starbucks Workers Head Into Their Biggest Strike Ever

EATER

Signs from Starbucks Workers’ last strike. | Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. The “Double Down Strike” will last three days, and affect 100 stores The year of the strike is ending with a bang. Starbucks Workers United has announced that workers at over 100 stores in the U.S. are embarking on a three-day strike starting today and ending December 18.

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McDonald’s wants to power its supply chain with solar

Restaurant Business

The burger giant and its logistics providers have signed a deal with clean energy company Enel North America to purchase renewable energy certificates.

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iPad POS Systems: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

Lavu

If you’re looking for an affordable and simple way to process sales at your business, you can find everything you need in an iPad POS … iPad POS Systems: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide Read More ». The post iPad POS Systems: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide appeared first on iPad Point of Sale System for Restaurants, Bars & More.

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Coffee News Recap, 16 Dec: ICO lowers coffee consumption growth forecast to 1% to 2% until 2030, CEPEA says more rainfall needed in Brazil for successful 2022/23 harvest & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 12 Dec. Colombian chain Café Quindío opens first Saudi Arabian store. The company, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, recently opened its new coffee shop in Al Khobar – which marks Café Quindío’s 26th international location.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

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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In 2022, Mushrooms Cured What Ailed Us

EATER

Marylu Herrera/Eater. Goodbye to CBD gummies, and hello to mushroom everything This year, one could hardly throw a canister of organic reishi capsules without hitting a bottle of vitamins or fizzy canned beverage touting the health benefits of mushrooms. To be clear, I’m mostly not talking about psilocybin, the “magic” mushroom known for sending people on trippy journeys into their psyche, though it was a big year for that too.

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The top menu trends of 2022 took some surprising twists and turns

Restaurant Business

Supply chain and labor challenges forced operators to streamline menus, but culinary and flavor innovation certainly didn’t stand still.

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Restaurant Sales & Traffic Signal Tougher Times Ahead

Black Box Intelligence

All growth numbers are year over year unless specified. Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Restaurant Sales & Traffic Growth Softening Again, Likely Signaling Tougher Times Ahead. Inflation began its decline in late summer, the short term increase in gas prices has since subsided, and the impact of those economic trends can be seen in consumer spending at restaurants. .

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What is coffee soft serve & is it becoming more popular?

Perfect Daily Grind

Coffee-flavoured products, such as ice cream and soft drinks , have been around for many years now. In fact, coffee-flavoured ice cream can be found in many supermarkets and convenience stores around the world, and is a popular choice for many consumers. However, in recent years, we have seen a growing number of specialty coffee shops serving coffee soft serve – a type of frozen dessert which uses espresso or cold brew as part of the base mixture.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

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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Claire Saffitz Put Fun (and Banoffee Pudding) on the Menu of Her New Cookbook

EATER

Jenny Huang/Clarkson Potter. The baking icon wanted every page of “What’s for Dessert” to feel like a little celebration You don’t have to be a big-time baker to be an unwavering Claire Saffitz devotee — the former Bon Appétit personality, chef, and cookbook author excels not only in baking but in teaching and translating the art of desserts with ease.

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The year of MrBeast, old timey LTOs and Italian beef sandwiches

Restaurant Business

See who and what won big in 2022, and the aspects of the restaurant industry that had a terrible, no good, very bad year.

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What To Do If Someone Falls in Your Business

Society Insurance

When we experience a special event in our lives, we try to memorialize every second of it, because the small details make a big difference. A slip and fall incident at your establishment is by no means worth celebrating, and you may in fact hope to forget it quickly, but that doesn’t mean the small details don’t make a big difference. In fact, the small details you gather and take action on in the moments directly after a slip and fall accident in your restaurant can have a huge impact on your b

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How can social initiatives improve gender equity in coffee production?

Perfect Daily Grind

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report , it will take around 132 years to achieve full global gender parity if we continue at the current rate. Naturally, this means there is significant progress to be made in closing the gender gap in many industries, which includes the coffee sector. When we look at coffee production in particular, it is estimated that up to 70% of the labour is carried out by women.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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.