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Hire Now for the Holidays

Thrive POS

With the current difficulty in finding willing and able workers in today’s economy, it is time to start thinking of what kind of seasonal help you need. Making hiring decisions now will help you train and orient new employees before the fall and winter holidays, so they are able to help you through the winter and possibly beyond. Here are a few things to consider when looking for seasonal help.

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The Delta Variant: How to Leverage Tech to Sustain Restaurant Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

Amid all the unknowns COVID-19 has served up over the past year and a half, a few certainties have emerged. Within the hospitality industry, there is universal agreement that restaurants have been through the ringer. And it doesn’t appear the ups and downs of this pandemic will end anytime soon. With delta variant cases surging and a second pandemic winter looming, restaurants are desperately trying to sustain and fuel their recoveries.

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The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Restaurant Business Loan

7 Shifts

Starting a successful restaurant requires passion, hard work and persistence. It also requires money to open a restaurant and build it out, buy equipment and finance the operation until it reaches break-even. In this article, you'll learn how to get a business loan for your restaurant so you can make your dream of starting or growing your restaurant a reality.

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The Rise of the Nonalcoholic Bottle Shop

EATER

The shelves at Soft Spirits in LA. | Courtesy Soft Spirits. Across the country, brick and mortar stores are opening to serve the needs of anyone looking for a fancy drink of something low-to-no proof When Mel Babitz went to bars in her early 20s, she’d order one beer at the beginning of the night and hold onto it until she left. Babitz wasn’t much of a drinker — even a small amount of alcohol made her feel sick — but in the early 2010s, there just wasn’t much on tap for her to drink besides selt

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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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QR Codes and Digital Menus are Transforming the Restaurant Business

Goliath Consulting

Once the lockdown restrictions were lifted, many people were still concerned about their health and safety when dining at restaurants. This concern caused many restaurants to move towards the widespread use of QR codes and digital menus. Having said that, experts say that this kind of technology will probably still around long after the pandemic ends. 1.

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2021: A Year of Navigating Shortages

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s been a tough year for the foodservice industry. Restaurants have faced labor shortages, supply and equipment shortages, and climbing food prices, with no past playbook on how to navigate the crisis. In other words, best practices are being created in-the-moment and shared with others as collaborative ideas. Even as COVID-19 has gotten under more control, restaurant operators are still struggling with the impact it has had on the industry and on their businesses.

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Pandemic Aside, Outdoor Dining Has Been a Godsend for Parents With Young Children

EATER

Getty Images. Bringing kids to a restaurant became controversial at some point. But with outdoor dining, it doesn’t have to be. The plan for my birthday last year was to have a nice lunch out in Napa Valley with some wine and my husband for the first time in months. The plan was not to bring my children, ages 1 and 3, to enjoy lunch with me. But it was the summer of 2020 and in those demoralizing early pandemic months, we weren’t yet comfortable with a sitter.

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Rebel’s Hot Chicken: Bottleneck’s Second Virtual Restaurant Concept

Bottleneck Management

Bottleneck Introduces Rebel’s Hot Chicken. After the successful launch of its first virtual brand/restaurant, Secret Sauce , Bottleneck is launching Rebel’s Hot Chicken on November 30th, 2021, the bold new carryout and delivery concept operating out of the group’s Old Town Pour House location in Chicago and City Works in Wheeling, IL.

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Don’t Get Left Out in the Cold: How Tech Can Help Boost Customer Loyalty This Holiday Season

Modern Restaurant Management

As colder temperatures creep in and consumer disposable income dips , demand for on-premises dining could start to wane. Restaurant operators are now looking for solutions to retain customers as colder weather and economic conditions threaten their bottom line. Today’s restaurant guests are more selective about their dining experiences, and boosting customer loyalty is crucial as restaurants shift into this next phase of service and look toward the holidays.

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Chicago Restaurants You Need to Visit This Week

Restaurant Clicks

Chicago is one of the largest cities in the U.S., with all the iconic attractions and friendly, welcoming locals you would expect from a Midwestern metropolis. Chicago’s architecture is world-famous, and taking an architectural boat tour through the Chicago River is a must-do for tourists. Like most diverse large cities, Chicago’s food scene has every cuisine and dining experience imaginable from hundreds of restaurants, brewpubs, and trailers.

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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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Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

EATER

Rows at Scoria Vineyard in Caldwell | Sydney Nederend. From Basque chorizo to huckleberry ice cream, wine trails to mountaintop picnics, here’s everything you need to know about wining and dining in Idaho’s Snake River Valley Since it earned the nickname the Gem State, Idaho has been attracting fortune-seekers who see untapped value in the West. During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, new residents flocked to the state, giving it the biggest pandemic population bump in the nation.

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10 Rules for Successful Organization of Your Bar Inventory

Sculpture Hospitality

Are you frustrated by time-consuming and inaccurate inventory counts that aren’t improving the profitability of your bar? We’ve discussed the benefits of using inventory management software on our blog, but today we’ve got an additional tip - organization!

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How Food Service Entrepreneurs Are Finding Creative Ways to Manage Food Costs

Restaurant Engine

Manage your food costs and watch your restaurant grow and thrive. Food prices are rising across the board, and this affects restaurants just like yours. As a food service entrepreneur, you want to control your costs as much as possible, so you don’t have to drastically increase menu prices and pass them on to your customers. But what can you do? In this article, we look at how food service entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to manage food costs.

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Our Favorite Places to Eat in Houston

Restaurant Clicks

Houston is one of the biggest cities in Texas. It’s also one of the most fun. Whether you’re a local, visiting for business, on vacation in the area, or driving through for an Astros game, Houston has a ton of stuff to do. Houston is also a fantastic food city. When you think about Texas, you might think “steak, barbecue, Mexican.” While that’s all very true, you’re holding yourself back if you think that’s all Houston has to offer.

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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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Where to Eat and Drink at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)

EATER

The Brewben Burger at Great Lakes Brewing Company | Great Lakes Brewing Company/Facebook. From spicy chicken wings to salty pretzels, here’s how to fill up pre-flight Whether you’re waiting to take off or lingering for a layover, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) has several solid options for dining within the airport. There’s a restaurant from Food Network stalwart Michael Symon, as well as a brewpub from the city’s most famous brewery, Great Lakes Brewing Company.

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Winter Gift & Promotion Ideas for Your Shared Kitchen Food Businesses

The Food Corridor

The nights are drawing in and temperatures are dropping across the United States. Especially in the Northern States and Canada. People are eating more and craving comfort foods during the winter months. With ordering takeout and food for delivery at an all-time high already, the cold winter months only exacerbate the trend – as most people are going out less in the cold weather.

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130. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 130 – Ops Analytica with Founder Tommy Y

Restaurant Technology Guys

Join Jeremy and Tommy Y, Founder of Ops Analytica where they talk about restaurant checklists and how to systemize the restaurant checklist process. Everyone has checklists, but no one does it well unless you are using a system. Check them out here OpsAnalitica – Operations Analytics Platform. The post 130. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 130 – Ops Analytica with Founder Tommy Y appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys.

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Where to Get Steak in San Diego

Restaurant Clicks

Have you always had a desire to check out “America’s Finest City”? Or maybe you are a surfer traveling to San Diego to see the fantastic waves and go for a ride? There are many reasons that people come to visit the beautiful, sunshine-filled city of San Diego. This unique gem is located in Southern California, and it’s a place that visitors won’t easily forget.

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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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GOING LOCAL MAY HELP UNTANGLE MEAT SUPPLY CHAIN KINKS

Restaurant365

Sourcing beef and pork from smaller local producers will alleviate some supply chain headaches. And it’s not necessarily more expensive. This article was published in Restaurant Business. November 23, 2021 by Patricia Cobe, Senior Editor Restaurant Business. If steaks, burgers, barbecue or chicken are your restaurant’s bread and butter, these are challenging times. .

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Press: Bizimply are shortlisted for Technology Workforce Management Award

Bizimply

We are delighted to be shortlisted for the Technology Workforce Management Award! The shortlist for the 2021 Supplier Awards organised by The Caterer has been revealed, recognising excellence and innovation in food, drink, and equipment products within the hospitality sector. The awards committee have recognised Bizimply’s ability to consistently deliver a quality product that improves […].

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Digital Consumer Trends 2022

Foodable

In this session from Fast Casual Global , host Paul Barron chats with Josh Chanin, Energy Efficiency Consultant of California Energy Wise and Jonah Goldman, Co-founder, Director of Strategic Marketing of PLNT Burger , to explore the reasons why emerging and startup brands are the new pioneers on how restaurants will be created. Three Key Points: It's no secret that consumers drive the trends.

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Top-Rated Austin Restaurants to Check Out This Week

Restaurant Clicks

Austin, Texas is not just the capital of Texas, it’s also the live music capital of the world. Apart from enormous music festivals like Austin City Limits and the city-wide music and film festival, SXSW, you can hear live music every day and night of the year. Whether you’re at a bar, restaurant, music venue, street corner, or even the airport, you’ll see a live musical performance.

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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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Delivering the Digital Restaurant: You can solve the labor crisis. Here’s how.

Restaurant365

Digital solutions can help restaurant operators navigate labor issues like never before. This article was published in Nation’s Restaurant News. November 23, 2021 by Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn. Justin Lindsey’s October 2021 LinkedIn post went viral with more than 1.5 million views. Many of us in the restaurant industry are talking about it.

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How To Use StreamYard To Grow Your Business

Lady Boss Blogger

Are you wanting to take your brand’s streaming to the next level? But are you worried you do not have the expertise to execute your vision the way you want to? StreamYard is here to help! StreamYard is a live-streaming studio used by millions of brands, companies, and influencers. It is incredibly user-friendly and easy […]. The post How To Use StreamYard To Grow Your Business appeared first on LadyBossBlogger.

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Robots in the Kitchen | Season 5, Vol. 8: Miso Robotics

Foodable

Listen to "Robots in the Kitchen | Season 5, Vol. 8: Miso Robotics" on Spreaker. In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Massimo Noja De Marco, chief executive officer at Piestro and a founder at Kitchen United about robotics in the food industry. Noja De Marco talks about how he grew up in hospitality, his mother was a chef and his grandfather ran seven hotels making him seventh generation in

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Our Favorite Places to Eat in Dumbo

Restaurant Clicks

Over the past couple of decades, Brooklyn has become one of the trendiest boroughs in NYC. Brooklyn is its own little city with a slew of neighborhoods, parks, and communities all as distinct and diverse as the Big Apple is known to be. Dumbo, or the neighborhood of Brooklyn that is Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is one of Brooklyn and NYC’s wealthiest neighborhoods and hub of many national and international tech companies.

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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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The Know-How To Upsell New Menu Items

The Restaurant Times

When you open a restaurant, you want your food to speak for itself rather than have to upsell it to your customers. Upselling, however, is not necessarily a bad thing. It has much better potential to drive average order value as opposed to pushy sales pitches to customers. When one upsells, one recommends menu combinations to customers based on their specific tastes.

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Co-Founder David McMillan Exits the Joe Beef Empire

EATER

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A Classically Trained Chef's Journey to Making Burgers

Foodable

Listen to "A Classically Trained Chef’s Journey to Making Burgers" on Spreaker. The next generation of culinary artisans are changing up the industry. These artisans have a whole new approach to reaching and satisfying the next generation consumer. In this podcast we will explore chefs and artisans from around the world diving into their story and passion.

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Where to Get Delicious Steak in Detroit

Restaurant Clicks

Detroit is the largest city in Michigan. It is also one of the nearest cities to our northern neighbor, Canada. In fact, the Detroit Windsor Tunnel is the first traffic tunnel in the world to connect two nations! What’s more, Detroit is the only American city to be located north of some municipalities in Canada. Detroit is known by many as the “Paris of the Midwest,” so it’s no wonder that the city has a robust culinary arts movement.

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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.