Restaurant Engine
JANUARY 25, 2023
A website developer can help you take your website to the next level. Wondering if you need to redesign your website? Starting a restaurant and need to create a website? Either way, you need a website developer to help you with one of the most important marketing tools for your website. In this article, we look at nine signs you need a website developer.
Open for Business
JANUARY 24, 2023
A busy owner’s guide to restaurant social media strategy Restaurant social media strategy refers to having a plan to connect with your guests where they spend their time: online. A strong social media presence has never been a more important marketing strategy, whether your restaurant is new or 110 years old. Now is the perfect time to reconnect with longtime fans and introduce yourself to potential new diners interested in visiting your restaurant.
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Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 24, 2023
In the digital age, online reputation management is critical for business success. Many depend on social media reviews and posts about a particular restaurant before deciding whether they will dine there or not. Nearly half of your market depends on social media comments for their restaurant reviews. A survey conducted by MGH Advertising found that 45 percent of American diners said they tried a restaurant for the first time precisely because of a positive post on social media, while another 21
Culinary Cues
JANUARY 23, 2023
Let’s face it – everyone likes to win, and nobody likes to lose. I’m not sure if it is genetic or environmental, but our mental, physical, and emotional state is connected to the result of winning. Some of us know that winning takes loads of hard work, conditioning, and focus, while others hope they can win without the effort. But, regardless of the level of commitment to the end, we all try to avoid losing.
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.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 25, 2023
Independent restaurants with fewer than three locations make up more than half of the restaurants in the U.S. Many restaurateurs dream of growing into multiple locations, but it takes a lot of capital investment to get there. At my restaurant development and investment firm Full Course, we work with emerging brands to develop leadership, optimize business practices and ultimately provide financial investment for expansion.
Margin Edge
JANUARY 24, 2023
Clipboards may or may not be the backbone of the restaurant industry. They hold so much and yet seem so weak to the untrained eye. Whether they’re made of plastic or that weird wood/cardboard composite ( seriously, what is that stuff? ), clipboards are the dependable workhorse every operator wishes they could clone. T god for bulk buying.
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Sculpture Hospitality
JANUARY 25, 2023
Bar inventory control systems assist bars in efficiently tracking their inventory levels. A bar inventory control system provides your business with detailed, accurate and up-to-date information on the quantity, location and value of your inventoried bar goods.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 23, 2023
Businesses are facing a whirlwind of turning points resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent “Great Resignation” period. It’s getting harder and harder to adapt and survive, especially in the ever-changing hospitality industry, but the best companies forge ahead. Life in the trenches of a restaurant is stressful, perhaps a bit unnecessarily at times.
EATER
JANUARY 23, 2023
Joules Garcia /Eater Pastry chefs may be leaving restaurants, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for the profession For the last several years, I’ve noticed a terrifying trend: Major magazines and food publications say that pastry chefs are going extinct. As a pastry chef myself, this is bad news, to say the least. These articles tell us that as margins shrink due to inflation, pastry chefs are out of a job or left searching for more secure jobs in other industries.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 25, 2023
The burger giant is testing lids that do not need straws in some select U.S. markets as it works to bolster sustainability.
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.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 27, 2023
Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 23 Jan Australian beverage retailer BWS launches Double Shot drive-thru coffee shop in Devonport, Tasmania. The drive-thru concept store was opened in partnership with owner of Oasis Coffee, Oasis Griffiths Group, DHUWA, Coffee Lab, and Griffiths Bros.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 27, 2023
Having a passion for food isn’t enough to run a restaurant. It takes a lot to become an entrepreneur including learning actively from mistakes, understanding operations, and managing finances. A business plan is necessary to clarify everything in the beginning. Many entrepreneurs who are new to the business might not consider issues like cash availability, inventory costs, and overhead costs.
EATER
JANUARY 27, 2023
Illustrations by Marianna Fierro Marianna Fierro went from website and graphic designer to in-demand illustrator and merch creator 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: Marianna Fierro. It makes sense that Marianna Fierro loves food.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 24, 2023
The operator of drive-thru restaurants has reportedly hired advisers to help it restructure its debt, which comes due next year.
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.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 24, 2023
It’s impossible to deny just how popular milk-based coffee drinks (such as the flat white , latte, and cappuccino) are in coffee shops around the world. According to 2020 data from Project Café USA, the latte was the most ordered drink in the UK, and the third-most popular beverage in US coffee shops. In line with this, we have recently seen more and more coffee businesses create roast profiles for milk-based beverages.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 26, 2023
There is a widespread new appreciation for restaurants, an encouraging sign for the future, according to The Bank of America 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report. In other encouraging news, franchise operators believe that, although most restaurants are not fully staffed, the labor situation has stabilized. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Cristin O’Hara, Managing Director and Head of Restaurant Group at Bank of America, to elaborate on some of findings.
EATER
JANUARY 25, 2023
Double onion burger with cheese at Tucker’s. | Choate House One state, two days, four burger joints, and a whole lot of griddled onions As someone who grew up just a 15-minute drive across the border in Northeast Texas, I have done my fair share of s**t-talking about the state of Oklahoma: “The wind blows so hard in Texas because Oklahoma sucks,” and so on.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 27, 2023
Gregg Majewski partnered with FG Financial Group Inc. to create the new Craveworthy LLC.
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.
Open for Business
JANUARY 26, 2023
Not all promotion strategies are right for every restaurant. Even the most creative restaurant promotion ideas won’t increase sales if they’re poorly planned and executed. And if restaurant owners don’t put restaurant marketing efforts behind a promotion, the best concepts can stall. Before launching any new menu promotion idea, it’s a good idea to go back to basics and get clear a few basic points first.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 23, 2023
There are a number of competitions in specialty coffee designed to test the skills and knowledge of industry professionals. However, many consider the World Barista Championship (WBC) to be one of the most esteemed and highly regarded events, acting as a platform to showcase excellence in the barista profession. There are many reasons to celebrate the WBC, but that’s not to say that it hasn’t received a fair share of criticism in recent years – particularly regarding a lack of inclusivity, diver
Bingage
JANUARY 25, 2023
2023 is here with a new trend in the market. Everyone is so obsessed with this new tool called ChatGPT. Yes, ChatGPT is the new AI bot in town, even if you’re not into artificial intelligence, you’d better pay attention. The tool, from a power player in artificial intelligence called OpenAI, enables you to ask questions in natural language, to which the chatbot gives conversational, if somewhat tilted, answers.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 27, 2023
The pizza chain, eager to add locations outside the U.S., has rolled out a new prototype designed to be more flexible and tailored to specific needs.
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.
The Salt
JANUARY 21, 2023
Across social media, headlines this week said that single use coffee pods may be more climate friendly than other ways of making coffee. That may not be the case, based on the science. (Image credit: Gene J.
The Restaurant Group
JANUARY 26, 2023
How Important Is A Commercial Kitchen Design? Where commercial kitchen design is concerned, more is expected and demanded. These kitchens are used more heavily than residential kitchens and their effective design contributes to a restaurant’s success. A thoughtfully planned commercial kitchen allows staff to perform well while working efficiently and safely.
Sling
JANUARY 25, 2023
Regardless of the type of business you run or the size of the team you supervise, a human resource management system can help you keep everything running smoothly and your organization on the road to success. In this article, we discuss what goes into putting together a human resource management system (or HRMS for short) that has the potential to bring benefits to every corner of your operation.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 26, 2023
This year’s massive hiring effort includes behind-the-scenes videos and a focus on the career-growth opportunities.
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.
The Eat Restaurant
JANUARY 26, 2023
It doesn’t matter the size of your hospitality group or hotel chain, managing the facility takes a lot of work. Especially since you need to maintain a strict record of every procedure, from bookings and bookkeeping to administration and processing of guest data. So, the question remains, how can you run your company efficiently in this kind of chaos faced daily?
The Restaurant Times
JANUARY 26, 2023
A traditional point of sale (POS) used to be a restaurant billing software that processed orders and produced receipts. But as cloud technology developed, the basic POS system transformed into a full-fledged restaurant management system. POS solutions are essential for enhancing convenience for dine-in and online customers and delivering a customer-centric experience as the restaurant industry continues to grow.
Open for Business
JANUARY 27, 2023
There’s a new kind of traveler crisscrossing the country: the wellness tourist. This is someone who plans their travel itinerary around vegetable-focused cuisine, hiking, meditation, and other supposedly health-enhancing activities. Like all other tourists, they need to eat. In a recent OpenTable diners survey, 68% of people said they dine out for most meals or every single meal while they’re on the road.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 26, 2023
Operators have increasingly aggressive growth plans and are proposing more complicated restaurant formats than ever. But permitting and construction delays are slowing it all down.
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.
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