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Restaurant Standard Operating Procedures: What They Are and How to Enforce Them.

FreshCheq

You might operate a few convenience stores. Alternatively, you may run hundreds of restaurant locations. In either case, you know what needs to get done and how to do it right to make your business work.

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Customer Intelligence Is Key to Revolutionizing Restaurants Inside and Out

Modern Restaurant Management

It may not look like it at first glance, but every interaction you have with your guests generates data. From the moment they set foot inside your restaurant to the first time they log onto your website, your customers are sharing vital pieces of information that can fundamentally change how your brand operates. To understand what customer intelligence is, we have to define what it means for restaurants.

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Improving Restaurant Inventory Management to Beat Rising Food Prices

Restaurant365

Restaurant inventory management plays a key role in overcoming rising food prices. Logistics challenges and labor shortages have fueled rising food prices at the wholesale level. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the November Producer Price Index, a measure of wholesale prices, up 9.6% from a year ago. Rising food prices have had an impact on the food sector for some time, with ingredient values above levels for the same time last year.

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Covid-19 + Restaurants: How Mobile Chatbots Can Help

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

The pandemic has drastically affected the restaurant industry. For most restaurants, the focus remains on delivery and pickup to serve customers. The pandemic’s toll on restaurants was more limited than otherwise because of delivery services. Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before. For example, queries for app development in Ireland was high because many restaurants and essential service providers wanted to build mobile apps to take on d

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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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This Restaurant Tool Helped 650K, Restaurant Employees' Lives Easier

7 Shifts

The term “ restaurant technology " is thrown around a lot, and it's understandable why restaurant owners and employees are skeptical when they hear it. Service fees, crashing apps, and missing integrations can create problems instead of solving them. However, some restaurant technology is actually true to its potential - and the numbers back it up. One system is currently used in more than 22,000 restaurant locations and utilized by 650,000 restaurant professionals.

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How to Build Customer Trust with QR Codes

Modern Restaurant Management

QR code usage has surged throughout the pandemic. According to a 2021 Ivanti Research Study, 83 percent of respondents stated that they used a QR code to make a payment or complete a financial transaction for the first time ever. However, there are security concerns with this growing technology, which largely stem from customers sharing data that restaurants could then sell.

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5 Tactics for Restaurant Profitability in 2022

ChowNow

To say that 2020 devastated restaurant profitability would be an understatement. More than 110,000 restaurants closed permanently or long term, according to the National Restaurant Association. And as an owner or employee of a restaurant, no one is more uniquely aware of the challenges faced than you. . In this blog, we’ve compiled tactics for restaurant profitability that will help you start 2022 on the right foot.

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The Controversy of Third-Party Food Delivery Services?

Goliath Consulting

The demand for food delivery services increased when COVID-19 emerged. These third-party delivery services provide independent delivery personnel to deliver food to customers through their apps with a delivery fee and tip for the delivery driver. Most restaurants benefitted from these third-party food delivery services, but other restaurants did not have the same success rate.

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Six Reasons Promo and Gift Cards Will Be Driving Restaurant Trends in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry has survived nearly two years of the global pandemic, adapting to ensure they provide the best possible experience for new and returning customers. Convenience, digital accessibility, and safety reign supreme. Among all the trends forecasted for hospitality establishments in 2022, restaurant gift cards are one of the most powerful tools in your tool belt.

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Taco Bell Debuts the Only Good Fast Food Subscription

EATER

Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images. For $10 a month, the Taco Lover’s Pass gets you 30 tacos, and that’s a steal Starting this week, people who love Taco Bell enough to have the fast food chain’s logo tattooed on their bodies will be able to show their dedication in a whole new way: by signing up for a subscription service that entitles the subscriber to one taco per day for 30 days for just $10 per month.

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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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Covid-19 + Restaurants: How Mobile Chatbots Can Help

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

The pandemic has drastically affected the restaurant industry. For most restaurants, the focus remains on delivery and pickup to serve customers. The pandemic’s toll on restaurants was more limited than otherwise because of delivery services. Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before. For example, queries for app development in Ireland was high because many restaurants and essential service providers wanted to build mobile apps to take on d

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8 Outdoor Dining Ideas to Increase Your Winter Patio Sales

Restaurant365

It is hard to believe that it has been almost two years of restaurants adjusting operations due to COVID-19. Yet, unfortunately, it looks as if we are to have another winter season of adjustments ahead with the Omnicron variant predicted to peak in the United States in January of 2022. The resurgence of the virus will increase the demand for outdoor dining options.

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Deafness in Foodservice

Modern Restaurant Management

Although not produce related, our team is involved in foodservice and having a child working in the industry, I learn insights that reach beyond produce. In recent years this includes the challenges that a deaf / hard of hearing individual experiences in foodservice with the progression of hearing loss my daughter is experiencing. It is our hope that in sharing these challenges, that our industries can glean insights so they can be more inclusive to the talent within the deaf community and provi

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Three Shots or Bust

EATER

Spencer Platt/Getty Images. As Omicron sweeps across the country, some restaurants are turning to booster mandates alongside proof of vaccination The Omicron wave has forced much of the restaurant industry into a modified shutdown again. Case numbers are skyrocketing, and some restaurants are responding by temporarily closing or pivoting back to delivery and take-out only, in order to keep both patrons and workers as safe as possible.

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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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Ultimate Guide to Maui Seafood Restaurants

Restaurant Clicks

As Hawaii’s second-largest island, Maui has around a million visitors annually. The island is known for its beautiful, white-sand beaches, culture, and of course, delicious restaurants. People flock to Maui for the surf, the sacred Iao Valley, the potential for seeing humpback whales, and so much more. What I love the most, though, is the abundance of fresh seafood and so many restaurants to order it from.

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10 Platforms Making it Easier for Chefs & Caterers to Scale Up Their Food Business

The Food Corridor

Chefs and caterers are always looking to reach more members of the public with their delicious food. And although a chef may be a genius at turning humble ingredients into a culinary masterpiece – that doesn’t mean marketing their business comes as easily to them, especially in this overwhelming and confusing age of digital markets. With private events difficult to arrange and more consumers happy to order food for delivery, caterers and independent chefs have new opportunities; and therefore, n

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Restaurants Implementing Technology Today Are Better Prepared for the Disruptions of Tomorrow

Modern Restaurant Management

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and its echoing effects have heavily impacted the restaurant industry, and as a result it continues to experience many restrictions. Indoor dining closures, staff shortages and the supply chain are ongoing issues, especially as the Delta and Omicron variants continue to spread. The restaurant industry lost $240 billion in profits in 2020 , and in 2021 is projected to fall about $167.5 billion short of pre-pandemic levels, showing that a return to normalcy is not quite

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A People-Focused Organization Bringing the “Coolest” Hospitality

Foodable

Listen to "99. A People-Focused Organization Bringing the “Coolest” Hospitality" on Spreaker. The Fast Casual Nation Podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurants who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. In this episode, I chat with Amanda Powell, vice president at Coolgreens about their training program, fresh food vending machines, and expansion plans.

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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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Where to Get Brunch in Asheville This Weekend

Restaurant Clicks

Asheville, North Carolina, is one of the best places on the east coast of the United States to visit when you’re craving a hike and city getaway. It’s the perfect combination of beautiful mountain views and atmosphere with a decent-sized city for you to frolic through. While the city may be known for having one of the largest concentrations of breweries on the east coast, there’s more to Asheville’s food and beverage scene than craft breweries.

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Minimum Wage Updates: January 2022

Hot Schedules

Blog. Minimum Wage Updates: January 2022. N ew year, new compliance updates. While the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 for the fourteenth consecutive year, many states and municipal governments are enforcing new minimum wage increases at the start of the year. To ensure you stay compliant, we’ve compiled every jurisdiction upping their minimum wage, tip credits, and/or tipped cash wage rates starting January 1, 2022.

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Pest Trends for 2022: The Year of the Rodent

Modern Restaurant Management

As the world continues to recover from the COVID 19-pandemic, much of the business and operational world has shifted. Labor and supply shortages continue to impact everything from grocery stores, to restaurants and distribution centers. One thing that is not in short supply for many of these commercial spaces: pests. Rentokil pest experts across the country expect to see an increase in pest activity in 2022.

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Dagmar Symes On How The Restaurant Business Is Evolving In Saudi Arabia

The Restaurant Times

Starting her career with the leading hotels of the world, Dagmar previously worked in various luxury properties in France, Switzerland, and her native Germany. Her first General Manager position was at Hotel Chateau Grand Barrail in Saint Emilion, France. She then spent 12 years in a managerial capacity in the luxury jewelry business and worked in flagship stores of renowned brands such as BVLGARI and Louis Vuitton in France and Germany where she held the position of Marketing Director, before r

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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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Maui Brunch Guide: Where to Go This Weekend

Restaurant Clicks

Maui is a beautiful island in the chain of the Hawaiian Islands. It is a popular tourist destination that attracts visitors from across the globe. The crystal clear waters and pristine beaches make this island a tropical paradise full of activities. You’ll likely work up quite an appetite after a morning spent hiking, scuba diving off of the coast, or learning about the island’s native and cultural history.

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Podcast 4: How to Make LinkedIn More Effective: for Chefs, Restaurant Managers & Owners

Ken Burgin

Want to be taken seriously as a professional? A good LinkedIn profile is essential, and this means more than just dropping your CV into a new location. It can also be a powerful marketing channel for your business. People who want to know more about you for a job, as a referee or for a professional opportunity will always Google your name – your LinkedIn profile will appear high up on the first search page, and usually influences their opinion.

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6 Expert Tips For Effective Employee Communication

Sling

Employee communication is one of the building blocks of every successful business. It doesn’t matter if the business has three employees or 300, good communication matters. In this article, we’ll discuss ways you can lay a strong foundation and build effective employee communication among your team — whether your business is just starting out or has been running for years.

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Improving Restaurant Inventory Management to Beat Rising Food Costs

Restaurant365

Restaurant inventory management plays a key role in overcoming the rising cost of food. Logistics challenges and labor shortages have fueled rising wholesale food prices. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the November Producer Price Index, a measure of prices at the wholesale level, up 9.6% from a year ago. Prices have increased in the food sector for some time with ingredient values above levels for the same time last year.

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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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Best Boozy Bottomless Brunch Spots in Phoenix

Restaurant Clicks

As Arizona’s capital and most populous city, Phoenix offers plenty for visitors to do in this metropolis near the Sonoran Desert. It has several performing arts venues, museums, golf courses, and sports stadiums to explore. My favorite destinations within The Valley of the Sun are the Desert Botanical Garden and Mystery Castle. Although Phoenix has several places serving Mexican and Southwest cuisine, many restaurants are open for brunch.

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How to drive traffic to your hospitality website

Typsy

In today’s digital world, directing people to your hospitality website is like pushing party-goers to one club over another. The only way to get them there is by standing out from the competition and appealing to who they are. You must do the same thing to drive traffic to your hospitality website, stand out from the millions of other hospitality websites on the internet today and understand your target audience enough to interest them.

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Attrition Rate: Definition, Benefits, And Calculation

Sling

Attrition rate is one of those numbers that many managers avoid, often because they’re not familiar with it or what it means for their business. But this variable can provide valuable insight into the inner workings of your company and help you streamline the way your team operates. In this article, we discuss attrition rate in all its glory and provide a step-by-step guide to crunching the numbers for yourself.

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Ghost Kitchens Go Global

Foodable

Listen to "68. Ghost Kitchens Go Global | JustKitchen" on Spreaker. In this episode of Accelerate series for the Takeout, Delivery, and Catering podcast series, host Paul Barron chats with Michael Liu, executive vice president of JustKitchen to dive into the ghost kitchen and virtual brand phenomenon that has been happening around the world. JustKitchen is an operator of ghost kitchens currently operating twenty restaurants in Taiwan and two restaurants in Hong Kong and they use a hub and spoke

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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.