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5 Psychological Theories to Boost Restaurant Marketing

Social Hospitality

Want to boost your restaurant marketing? Use psychology. The result? More guests. It’s that simple. We’ll look at some great psychological techniques you can use. Psychological techniques can give your restaurant marketing an effective boost. This helps you get noticed more quickly among competitors. Theories such as The Illusion of Scarcity, Social Proof and Mere Exposure can increase your foot traffic drive profits, and generate essential guest bookings.

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How to Calculate Prime Cost in a Restaurant

Restaurant365

Maximizing your restaurant’s profit depends on many different factors. While many restaurant owners focus on increasing total sales, in order to add to your bottom line, you also need to focus on decreasing costs. Start with your restaurant’s prime cost, which makes up two of the biggest line items in your restaurant accountingbudget. Knowing how to calculate prime cost helps you take control of your restaurant’s health and drive operational improvements.

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Restaurant Instagram Marketing: Creating a Strategy for Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

In a social media-heavy world, the visual appeal of a restaurant has become more important than ever. Instagram is now reshaping the way diners consume their food, and in return restaurants have changed to accommodate the need for “ Instagrammable ” experiences. Creating an Instagram marketing strategy for your restaurant is just a part of getting your business up and running.

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The Need to Know Guide on Restaurant Expansion for Restaurants

MBB Hospitality

Is your restaurant doing well and you feel like you are ready to expand your business, but not sure how? They are a lot of ways that you can do it and here at MBB Management we can help you develop a surefire plan for success. Check out this Need to Know Guide on Restaurant Expansion for Restaurants. Make It a Part of Your Business Plan. First things first, any plans for expansion should be thought through and put into your business plan even before you open your restaurant.

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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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5 restaurant amenities which will make your guests come back

Typsy

Good food is what brings people together, right? Whether people prefer to go out to their favourite café which serves the best Benedict eggs or love trying out the latest restaurant in town, the food and beverage culture around the world is more present than ever. To make sure that you offer the perfect customer experience, you have to nurture and delight your guests with different assets.

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Third-party or in-house food delivery: pros and cons

Deliverect

In an era of convenience, online ordering systems, self-service kiosks and mobile platforms have become key to give the customers what they crave the most: a fast, personalized and convenient food experience through delivery and/or takeaway. With allegedly 70% of all orders being off-premise by 2020*, restaurants should dig into what their options are when it comes to off-premise dining, in particular delivery.

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How to Promote Customer Retention & Loyalty with Restaurant Marketing

Next Restaurants

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11 Must Have Restaurant POS Features for Chefs

Chef's Resources

Restaurant POS Software: 11 Must-Have Features for Chefs October 23, 2019 With all the hustle and bustle of a dinner rush, your restaurant staff can get overwhelmed, especially your chefs. Many restaurants purchase their POS software based on the needs of their customers and their employees who interact with customers, like cashiers and servers. However, […].

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How to Improve Table Turnover Rate at Your Restaurant (4 Helpful Tips)

Buzztime Business

Looking to increase the amount of customers you can serve on a given night? You should be looking to optimize your table turnover and we have 4 tips to help. The post How to Improve Table Turnover Rate at Your Restaurant (4 Helpful Tips) appeared first on Buzztime.

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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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TO ALL IN THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS: BE A PROBLEM SOLVER – SUPPORT A PROBLEM SOLVER

Culinary Cues

This article stems from a recent experience in a hotel where I was staying. The power went out for a few hours, but when it returned I stopped into the bar for a drink. The bar was fully set, there were two employees on duty, the ice was in the bin, and the cocktail napkins were fanned on the bar top. When I asked for a drink, the bartender told me that she couldn’t serve me because the computer system was down.

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Disruption in the Restaurant Technology Space 

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry is constantly witnessing major changes in technology. Smarter technological inventions are replacing traditional methods at restaurants. AI-driven technologies have been introduced in this sector after having carefully examined the customer behavior and their expectations over the years. To beat the massive competition that exists in the restaurant industry, restaurateurs need to invest wisely in technology.

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HotSchedules Releases Labor Modeler in Forecasting Software to Help Operators Combat Rising Costs

Hot Schedules

As operators deal with the increasingly costly and complicated labor market, new strategies are being defined to maintain profit margins – particularly when it comes to restaurant forecasting. There’s a lot of talk about kiosks as a form of customer service automation. In fact, some of the largest QSR chains are devoting significant budget to their FOH automation strategies.

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MUFSO Conference 2019 Take-aways

Xtra Chef

Last week, a few members of the xtraCHEF had the opportunity to travel to Denver for the MUFSO Conference hosted by Nation’s Restaurant News. The annual gathering, set to take place at the Denver Sheraton for the next three years, brings together leaders from multi-unit foodservice operators (thus, MUFSO ) to connect, advance partnerships and learn from one another’s best practices and cutting-edge innovations.

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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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Lavu Acquires Sourcery, a Y Combinator-Backed Startup Focusing on Accounts Payable Automation

Lavu

The acquisition complements Lavu’s restaurant management platform with end-to-end payment automation solutions. August 07, 2019 03:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Leading mobile point-of-sale and payment processing platform, Lavu, announced the acquisition of Sourcery, an automated accounts payable solution designed for the restaurant industry.

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Prepping Your Restaurant for a Busy Rodent Season

Modern Restaurant Management

It's no surprise that as temperatures drop, restaurants often face increased rodent pressure as mice and rats look to find shelter for the winter. But this winter, pest management experts anticipate that there may be even greater rodent activity than usual. To protect your restaurant from mice and rat intrusions this season, now is the time to take action.

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Increasing Manager Productivity with Restaurant Inventory Management Technology

Hot Schedules

This blog was originally produced for Hospitality Technology. In the world of restaurants, managers look forward to many things… but restaurant inventory management is practically never one of them. It is probably safe to say that counting inventory is not as gratifying as nailing the perfect dinner shift, but it is a critical process in your restaurant operation nonetheless.

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New course: Rostering management with Lisa Spiden

Typsy

A roster is a key running sheet for any business - it ensures your whole team knows exactly when and where they are needed on any given day. Getting your rosters right can have a significant impact on your venue and furthermore position you as a manager who’s capable of thinking about the overall business success, not just someone focused on operational tasks.

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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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The Pan Am Experience

KaTom

Experience an Authentic Pan American Flight at Air Hollywood. Based in Los Angeles, Air Hollywood is the world’s largest aviation-themed film studio. Since 1998, the company has provided airplane sets and props for several movies and TV shows , including The Wolf of Wall Street and Bridesmaids. Air Hollywood provides several other services, such as a program for people afraid of flying called FearlessFlight, a public service for special needs travelers called Open Sky for Autism, and an ai

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Three Ways Restaurants Can Improve Customer Experience and Boost Revenue Using Advanced Telephone Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

There’s no question that the restaurant delivery and reservations experience has become increasingly digitized in recent years, and there’s no sign of this trend slowing down in the future. At the current pace, you might even think that apps have replaced the more traditional processes for placing takeout orders, making reservations or asking menu questions, right?

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The Problem(s) with Managing Restaurant Inventory in Spreadsheets

Hot Schedules

You’d be hard-pressed to find a restaurant manager who actually likes taking inventory. It’s complicated. It’s time-consuming. It often requires opening early or closing late. But good managers know the importance of a good restaurant inventory management process. The day-to-day decisions made on inventory impact the bottom line, and with food costs on the rise, the process is another major stressor on top of numerous existing operation headaches.

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5 + Ways to Tap Into Customer Loyalty

Ordyx

Photo by Marek Rucinski It t urns out that customer loyalty is an essential ingredient for any thriving business. Increase customer retention rates by… following these 6 steps! There is no downside to customer loyalty. Perfect, so the next step is you get your customers to become more loyal. Sounds simple enough, right? But how? One way is to use a good customer l oyalty program , such as one integrated directly with your restaurant POS system.

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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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Five Ways Your BOH Operations Platform Helps Your Restaurant Scale

Crunchtime

Your restaurant's long-term success relies on its ability to scale. Do you have the tools to ensure your scalability? When your restaurant scales, it's adding to its workload. It's increasing restaurant locations, employees, vendors, equipment -- everything! A system that scales well will be able to maintain or even increase its level of performance or efficiency when tested by larger operational demands.

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Refine Your Restaurant’s Brand with These Three Questions

Modern Restaurant Management

Building a restaurant’s brand is a lot like cooking. It’s part science, part craft. It requires statistical information about your target market, your geographic setting, and your market. It also requires creative thinking and a little soul-searching. When you get your brand right, more patrons show up for you, and they leave eager to spread the news.

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A Letter to our Valued Customers

Hot Schedules

Austin, Texas, July 10, 2019. Dear Customers, We are thrilled to announce that HotSchedules and Fourth have merged business operations. This is an exciting and historic day for both organizations and we thank our teams tremendously for their hard work and relentless commitment to customer success. The events that unfolded to make today possible are truly remarkable.

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xtraCHEF Recipe Card: Christina McGee

Xtra Chef

Explain your role at xtraCHEF. Sales Development Rep, which means I’m always reaching out to businesses and conveying the value that xtraCHEF provides to restaurants. What did you do before you came xtraCHEF? I just graduated this summer from CUNY Hunter College as a Chinese Major and French Minor. In the years before starting at xtraCHEF, I got to spend one year in France, three months in Taiwan, and a year in Mainland China.

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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.