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[Case Study] How Shawn & Ed Brewing Simplified Scheduling and Event Management

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Craft beer makes 30% of the beer industry, with lagers making up 80%, allowing Shawn & Ed to compete with big brands due to their lager specialization. With managers and coworkers only a click away, employees were always engaged and informed about the goings-on in the brewery. “We Shawn & Ed Brewing Co.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

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List all employees and partners. If you're serving food at your coffee shop, your employees should complete a food handler's course. And, when customers feel overwhelmed they'll likely revert to the familiar which can harm your profits if that familiar offering is a lower margin one (like regular coffee instead of a special drink).

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L&L Puts Aloha Spirit into Practice

Modern Restaurant Management

Sarah Yee, who owns an L&L franchise in San Antonio, Texas, kept all 16 of her employees working their regular hours while growing her existing customer base. It created take-out menus, posters, instructions and specials, and increased its marketing budget to communicate the new options. Elisia Flores.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

People are looking to make their holidays special, and plan to do that with takeout and meal kits from a favorite local restaurant,” said Simon de Montfort Walker, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Food and Beverage. 22 percent of customers are looking to buy restaurant merchandise.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

But as much of the story written during the month, it is really the last two weeks that require special attention. Transparency into work environment precautions – Many restaurants and stores are publishing the precautions they are taking to ensure the safety of customers and employees. Average guest checks grew by about 2.4

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Restaurant Profit Margins: A No-Brainer Guide to Maximizing Your Profits

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Here’s an example: One restaurant manager we’ve connected with occasionally removes the trash cans from his kitchen and replaces them with food scrap boxes, labeled with each employee's name. As an alternative, find ways to get fewer employees to do essential tasks that might otherwise get hired out.

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Restaurant Profit Margins: A No-Brainer Guide to Maximizing Your Profits

Notch

Here’s an example: One restaurant manager we’ve connected with occasionally removes the trash cans from his kitchen and replaces them with food scrap boxes, labeled with each employee's name. As an alternative, find ways to get fewer employees to do essential tasks that might otherwise get hired out.