7 Shifts
OCTOBER 31, 2022
You can't start a restaurant without a plan. A restaurant business plan is one of the most (if not the most) essential elements in getting a new restaurant off the ground. There are a few reasons for this: A business plan is typically the first thing any lender or investor will want to look at. Taking the time and energy to create one proves to others (and yourself) that you're serious about the venture.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Restaurant guests in cost-saving mode are eating out less and more conscious of menu prices, according to Restaurants: Consumer Trends Fall 2022/Winter 2023 a report produced by Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Half of respondents say they are eating out less at full-service restaurants than they did six months ago and they fear their financial future with the economy and inflation listed as major concerns.
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Culinary Cues
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
At a time when it seems as if we all suffer from irreconcilable differences, it may just be the chef and a great plate of food that can bring us together. This is not a new thought; food has been used in mediation for centuries. It was even Escoffier who once stated: “The art of cooking is perhaps one of the most useful forms of diplomacy.”. From government “State Dinners” that bring world leaders together to the cafeteria in the United Nations building and from restaurant meccas for traditional
Restaurant Den
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The workload of a restaurant owner can often seem never-ending. From coordinating deliveries and hiring holiday staff to developing your digital marketing, it can be difficult to keep everything running smoothly. However, it is possible to reduce admin, boost efficiency and supercharge your restaurant’s potential for growth with one simple solution: software.
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.
Goliath Consulting
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Tradition has been fading these past few decades. In fact, in 2011, 30 million Americans were expected to eat out on Thanksgiving. 1 Since 2011, some Americans have made ditching the prepping and cooking in the kitchen on Thanksgiving the new tradition. However, in 2022, this number might have just increased a bit more since 2011. Why some American prefer to eat out on Thanksgiving.
EATER
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Shutterstock. As QR codes, app-based service, and robotic servers become more and more common, that makes the job tougher for the humans working alongside them This story was originally published on Civil Eats. In 2021, I worked in a restaurant that promoted itself as the future of dining. Diners would sit down and immediately download an app to browse the menu, place their order, and pay with a credit card, all on their phones.
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Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
From higher rankings to increasing your online reputation and brand visibility, Google reviews can boost your business for completely free. However, the term ‘get more Google reviews’ receives approximately 14,000 annual global searches, suggesting business owners and marketeers are struggling to find the secret to success. To help you out, here's what this SEO expert has to say.
The Rail
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
By Jill Goodwin, Contributor Just like all fads, food trends come and go. If you want your restaurant to stay popular, relevant, and exciting, you have to keep on introducing new dishes and drinks. While customers may have a few favorites, a menu that never changes gets boring, fast. At the end of the day, menu compilation is a creative process not unlike that of a painter or a fashion designer.
7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. We live in a world where diners are inundated with choices. There are more options for eating out than ever before. Delivery and takeout options are endlessly accessible for most.
EATER
OCTOBER 31, 2022
RusAKphoto/Shutterstock. Black nitrile gloves have emerged as a calling card of the food content creator class — and a polarizing one, at that On Instagram, black-gloved hands pull apart a stuffed chocolate cookie until it’s held together by only sticky tendrils of marshmallow. On TikTok, they heap cheese, meat, and eggs into a loaf of bread as the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa” plays in the background, resulting in a video that’s been watched nearly 9 million times.
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
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
It has been a rough two-plus years for the restaurant industry. Devastated by COVID, indoor dinning coming to an abrupt ending, employees being laid-off, others put on reduced schedules, and way too many restaurants closing. Even now, as pandemic numbers are reduced and diners are returning, inflation, the cost of food and worries of a recession are ominous warning signs.
The Rail
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
By Laura Kutch, Contributor People use their phones all the time when it comes to restaurants. They look up nearby places to eat, read reviews, scan QR codes to look at menus, order delivery — the list goes on. Why not use it to your advantage with SMS marketing? Best of all, customers like the idea too: 89% of people say they would rather text with a business than speak with them on the phone.
Perfect Daily Grind
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Although there are many reasons to celebrate and support the specialty coffee industry, it has received some criticism in recent years – most notably for being elitist and inaccessible. However, some may argue that in order for specialty coffee to truly remain “specialty”, it will always be somewhat exclusionary. This might specifically be the case for those who are unable to afford more expensive coffee or equipment, and lead eventually to their ostracisation.
EATER
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The Game 1 stolen base that should’ve earned me a free taco. | Bob Levey/Getty Images. The dizzyingly on-the-nose World Series promotion has sent me on a days-long quest to claim one measly free taco Sure, the Guardians are out of contention, but the World Series is here, and I’ve decided that I can totally justify becoming a bandwagon Phillies fan due to my husband’s mild allegiance to the team.
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.
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 31, 2022
As the winter months quickly approach, restaurants must prepare to continue serving their customers while navigating weather and health and safety challenges. Ongoing inflation, higher interest rates, escalating food prices, and a tight labor market across industries add to the uncertainty. Fortunately, the restaurant industry has proven for decades that innovation, resiliency, and, most of all, basic preparedness can save the day.
Bottleneck Management
OCTOBER 31, 2022
We hope to be able to teach you something new about your favorite pours and encourage you to try new ones with this series exploring different beer styles. Cheers! Style Spotlight . American Lager. Overall Taste: A very pale, highly carbonated, light-bodied lager with a neutral flavor profile and low bitterness. Intended to be very refreshing and thirst-quenching.
Perfect Daily Grind
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Around the world, milk-based coffee beverages are enjoyed by many – including the cappuccino, latte, flat white , and more. Many milk-based beverages also feature a layer of microfoam. As well as the unique texture that microfoam has, baristas also use it to pour latte art , which has now become commonplace in many specialty coffee shops around the world.
EATER
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
McCart will oversee Eater NY’s team of two reporters and two dining critics Eater has hired Melissa McCart to serve as editor of Eater NY, its largest city site. McCart is a seasoned journalist, having worked as an editor, restaurant critic, and columnist for several marquee publications, among them The Bittman Project, Broken Palate, Newsday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Broward Palm Beach New Times, NBC’s The Feast, and the Washington Post Express.
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.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The holiday rush is here, and as the world goes from pandemic to endemic, customers are dining out more. However, the harsh reality is that the current labor shortage is making it a challenge for many restaurants to handle the workload. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association found that 65 percent of operators do not have enough employees to support customer demand.
The Wine Knitter
OCTOBER 30, 2022
"It’s Halloween and time to celebrate! I’ve compiled some tasty "hallowines" from past articles and a few spine-tingling stories to share on this spooky but fun holiday! Photo credit: David Menidrey Flora Springs Flora Springs is a family-run winery in Napa Valley, CA, founded in 1978 by Jerry and Flora Komes. Today, their son John and daughter Julie are the the estate proprietors, and Julie’s husband, Pat Garvey, is the vineyard director and proprietor.
Perfect Daily Grind
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 31 Oct. UKHospitality survey finds more than a third of UK hospitality businesses at risk of closure due to rising costs. The survey found that that 35% of respondents were expecting to be operating at a loss or face closure by the end of the year, with 96% of businesses also experiencing higher energy costs and 93% facing food price inflation.
Sling
OCTOBER 31, 2022
If you’re interested in learning how to open a gym, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we discuss some of the key steps for opening a physical fitness center and introduce you to a tool that can make opening, organizing, and operating any business much easier. Table of contents. How to open a gym: Plan How to open a gym: Prepare How to open a gym: Operate.
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.
Bizimply
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Catch up on Bizimply's latest feature releases and see how you can implement them into your own Bizimply account. The post Recent Bizimply Feature Releases appeared first on Bizimply.
MadMobile
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
It's time for your restaurant to tap into the power of the fastest-growing social media app that has taken the world by storm—TikTok. A recent survey by MGH found that 53% of millennial users visited a restaurant after seeing it on the app. The fact is, your business has the opportunity to blow up if you are promoting it on TikTok’s platform.
Perfect Daily Grind
OCTOBER 31, 2022
As many coffee professionals will confirm, if you want to pull excellent espresso shots, investing in a high-quality grinder is essential. While the espresso machine itself is of course a major factor, grinders play a huge role in making sure your coffee tastes as good as it can. Once ground, coffee loses up to 70% of its retained carbon dioxide , as well as a significant amount of volatile aromatic compounds.
Sling
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
One of the keys to running a successful business is choosing the right retail price strategy. If you set your price too low, you may have a hard time turning a profit. If you set your price too high, you might lose market share. In this article, we discuss some of the steps that go into setting the best retail price strategy for your business and give you strategies to help you decide.
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.
EATER
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
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Apicbase
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
The hospitality industry, like any industry, benefits from digitisation and automation. Apicbase partner Yollty , a loyalty software based in Luxembourg, takes a closer look at the critical areas of digital transformation in hospitality. New technologies that optimise workflows are emerging and help restaurateurs maximize their restaurant’s efficiency and profit margins while minimizing costs. .
Delaget
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Delaget adds employee recruitment and retention platform HourWork to its Marketplace of API partners enabling QSR (Quick-Service Restaurant) operators to enhance their business through reporting and third-party services. Minneapolis, MN – Delaget, LLC. , a restaurant SaaS (Software as a Service) company focused on providing restaurant leaders with their data and tools for analytics through seamless automation, announced its latest partnership with HourWork, a leading hourly employee recruiting
The Restaurant Times
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Meet Naim Maadad, the founder of Gates Hospitality and a founding member of Dubai Restaurant Group, which now is UAE Restaurant Group. That’s what the world knows. What it may not know, however, is that Maadad is a man of many talents. . In his career, he picked up so many right things and so many good relationships, including some of the languages, as wild as Japanese, to ensure that he’s able to deliver the right quality in his work while in Japan.
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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