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What Labor Shortage?

Sante

Here’s how your restaurant business can swim in revenue and cost savings— even when the labor pool is shallow.

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The Experience Paradox

Modern Restaurant Management

“I just don’t understand,” the restaurant owner lamented as we discussed a recent customer incident. “He said he was excited to finally be able to eat inside again. and then five minutes later, he storms out because we can’t seat him right away. Doesn’t he realize how short staffed we are?!” It’s a dilemma vexing restaurants across the country.

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Track Earned Vs Actual Labor Hours to Boost Revenue for All Locations

7 Shifts

In the wake of the great resignation , restaurants have been raising labor costs to both attract and retain all-star employees. These raises have certainly helped employee standard of living, but they also require more accurate multi location scheduling and team management to keep menu costs low and the restaurant profitable. Nowadays, an over-staffed shift costs more because your restaurant could be seriously overspending on labor.

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WE EAT WHAT WE ARE AND WE ARE WHAT WE EAT

Culinary Cues

Cooking and eating are two of the great pleasures in life. They are sensual in nature, vividly stimulating sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste as we participate in a process of transitioning Nature’s ingredients through the application of heat and seasoning. When cooking and eating add tradition and structure they become “dining”, an entirely new process that builds memory and organizes digestion into silos of recall, history, and correctness, but at their core – these two elements of li

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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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How is the home espresso machine market evolving?

Perfect Daily Grind

In recent years, there’s no denying that home espresso machines have changed to meet the evolving needs of home coffee consumers. Today, with the rise of the “home barista”, more people than ever are looking for a machine that can easily replicate café-quality beverages. To learn more about how home espresso machines have evolved, I spoke to two experts from Gruppo Cimbali : Filippo Mazzoni and Maria Vittoria Rinaldi.

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How I Got My Job: Making Travel Food Shows

EATER

Carmen Chan. Helen Cho has worked with Anthony Bourdain, W. Kamau Bell, David Letterman, and Lisa Ling. Here’s how she became a television showrunner. 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: Helen Cho. Helen Cho didn’t originally set out to work in food television, but not long after she left film school, she found herself working on some of the industry’s most important docu-trave

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What is a Bar Inventory App? And 4 Reasons Why You Need One

Sculpture Hospitality

One of the most important steps in improving your bar’s profitability is to implement an effective bar inventory management program. The problem is, inventory management can be a bar manager’s worst nightmare.

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What is Laurina coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

Around the world, many consumers prefer to drink coffee which contains less caffeine. For some, it’s essential. Typically, people looking to minimise their caffeine intake opt for decaf coffee, where most of the caffeine is removed. Decaffeination usually involves soaking green beans in water, before passing them through several filters to remove the caffeine.

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Leveraging POS Systems to Future-Proof Your Restaurant and Maximize Profits

Modern Restaurant Management

As the impact of the pandemic continues, restaurants face constant and evolving operational challenges. At the end of 2021, four out of five restaurants reported facing a staffing shortage due to reduced operating hours and dining capacity. A fragmented supply chain is also increasing ingredient costs, leading restaurants to balance staff churn with a changing menu to keep revenue consistent.

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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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Taking over a new location with Thrive? Here's what to do.

Thrive POS

Buy a new pizza place using Thrive Pizza Point-of-Sale? First of all, congrats! We are committed to helping you build this business. Second, you may be feeling a little uncertain about what changes you need to make to your point-of-sale and credit card processing accounts.

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5 Tips to Boost Your Restaurant’s Online Orders with Stellar Website Design

Next Restaurants

Did you know that 90% of guests research a restaurant on the internet before visiting it? . What’s more, 57% of these folks view the restaurants’ websites before choosing the one they should visit. In other words, if a new customer arrives at your doorstep, they most likely found out about you on the web. So, what made them choose you over the others?

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Coffee News Recap, 15 Apr: US Coffee Championships held at SCA Expo, Brazil’s domestic consumption up by 1.7% & 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, 11 Apr. SCA announces winners of 2022 Best New Product and Coffee Design Awards. The winners were announced at the Specialty Expo held in Boston. Best New Product winners include the POUR’D coffee dispenser from Marco Beverage Systems and ROEST’s L100 countertop roasting solution.

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Blurring the Lines Between QSR and Retail

Modern Restaurant Management

Go into the grocery store and you can find many QSRs’ signatures items on shelves and in freezers – everything from sauces to appetizers to make-it-yourself-at-home ingredients. You can also walk into a trendy clothing retailer and find t-shirts from QSRs with both vintage and current logos. In line at Dunkin’, you can pick up mugs, keychains and shirts along with a French cruller and coffee.

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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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2021 Core Four Awards

Bottleneck Management

2021 Core Four Awards. Each year, Bottleneck Management recognizes employees who demonstrate the best representation of our four core values; understand, support, empower and enjoy. The Core Four Award goes to one Heart of House team member, one Front of House team member, and one Home Office team member. The 2021 award winners are Colter Potts, Luis Zambrano, and Hector Soteno.

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RASI Review: An Accounting Management System Built for Restaurants

Restaurant Den

A restaurant’s success is often only seen from the front-of-house. The delicious food, extravagant menus, and mood setting decor all play a role in that success. However, an efficient back-office is just as important. Restaurant accounting management software helps to take care of your financial information and to ensure that your restaurant is remaining profitable. […].

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What is a Bar Inventory App? And 4 Reasons Why You Need One

Sculpture Hospitality

One of the most important steps in improving your bar’s profitability is to implement an effective bar inventory management program. The problem is, inventory management can be a bar manager’s worst nightmare.

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Price Matters: Inflation Wearing on Consumer Dining Behavior

Modern Restaurant Management

Revenue Management Solutions just released its Q1 2022 consumer sentiment survey, and it appears the industry’s concerns have moved beyond the pandemic. A year ago, the restaurant industry was hopeful as it anticipated the vaccine rollout. Consumers, tired of social distancing and ready to shed their ‘pandemic pod,’ were eager to get out.

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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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April Holidays

The Wine Knitter

​Whether celebrating Easter, Passover, or a “just because” moment, I have a few wines and recipes to grace your table and please your palate. Easter Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas “Terres Brûlées” 2018 Photo credit: Penny Weiss Jean-Luc Colombo winery is located in the northern appellation of Cornas in the Rhône Valley, France.

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Bitcoin Set to Invade Restaurant Payments

Foodable

Listen to "202. Bitcoin Set to Invade Restaurant Payments" on Spreaker. Mobile payment app Strike has partnered with Shopify, alternative payment provider Blackhawk Network, and point-of-sale supplier NCR to create a new US payment system that allows merchants to quickly receive payments in dollars after people pay with crypto. My latest video on this announcement.

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The Charm of Watching Kids Running Mundane Food Errands on ‘Old Enough’

EATER

Netflix. Netflix’s latest hit is a 30-year-old Japanese television show where parents trust their toddlers to go it alone I’ve spent the better part of two weekends watching young Japanese children run mundane errands, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Old Enough (marketed as Hajimete no Otsukai , or “My First Errand,” in Japan), is a recent viral sensation on Netflix — but it’s been a phenomenon in Japan for 30 years, where something like a fifth of the population tunes in each broadcast.

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The Ultimate Guide for Restaurant Marketing on Instagram

Modern Restaurant Management

Instagram has become one of the most popular social media platforms for marketing. From start-ups to the leading international brands all put a lot of emphasis on Instagram marketing to boost their marketing efforts. We have all taken pictures of neatly presented dishes from our favorite restaurants to post on Instagram, so it makes perfect sense for restaurants to prioritize Instagram as a marketing channel.

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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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Employee Scheduling Software and Why You Need It

Bizimply

It’s 2022 and employee scheduling software is taking over. Do you recognise the importance of an employee scheduling software? The post Employee Scheduling Software and Why You Need It appeared first on Bizimply.

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4 Reasons To Use Restaurant Branding

The Restaurant Group

How Restaurant Branding Affects Business. There’s no doubt that restaurant branding is essential. It can mean the difference between becoming a dining establishment of choice and a restaurant that struggles to attract customers. But what exactly goes into restaurant branding? And how can business owners make sure they’re doing it right? In this blog post, we discuss the importance of restaurant branding and how it can help you create a successful dining brand for your business.

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The Transportive Power of Food Perfumes

EATER

Increasingly, food is fashion. And that now counts your signature scent. | Nat Belkov/Eater. Restaurant- and food-inspired fragrances are a sensory feast. Literally. In March, indie perfume brand D.S. & Durga launched an eau de parfum called Bistro Waters , inspired by ’90s-era restaurants in NYC. There’s a base of basil, nutmeg, and moss water, with a heart of mandarin, green pepper, and pea flower, finished off with top notes of lime flower, coriander seed, and pear.

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Absence and Wellbeing: Challenges and Opportunities for the Restaurant Sector

Modern Restaurant Management

Our previous articles in MRM have centered on medical plan strategies for restaurants, how to build plans that are attractive to the workforce and manage those inherent costs. This article focuses on current trends in the time-away space and employee wellbeing. In addition to cost considerations, efforts to structure these types of benefits are complicated by compliance requirements and the challenge of communicating and promoting a positive employee experience.

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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.