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Restaurant Innovation That Goes Beyond Menu Items

Modern Restaurant Management

We’ve seen examples of this with how staff greet customers, stunning brand art that everyone loves, merchandise a customer takes home, or the way service is carried out. Bringing customers value through hospitality, entertainment, connection. Is there an activity or type of entertainment you can offer your guests beyond food?

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What Restaurateurs Need to Know Right Now About the COVID-19 Pandemic

ChowNow

Market these bundles to parents, since they’re great for keeping kids entertained while they’re home from school. If your restaurant has any branded merchandise, such as t-shirts, mugs, or hats, don’t forget to include it on your menu. Put grocery and pantry goods on the menu, too.

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How Martha Moments Creator Andrew Ritchie Built a Martha Stewart Community

EATER

In October, indoor entertaining is approaching its holiday fever pitch, so the issue takes us through collections of dinnerware, and shows us restoration efforts that breathe new life into an old platter or pitcher, for example. I’ve been with Anthropologie for over a decade, sitting in numerous creative roles including visual merchandiser.

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The Corner Store, Curated

EATER

Given the emphasis on design, it’s unsurprising that some of these things can be found at home goods stores like Superior Merchandise (a sister brand of distillery Yesfolk ) in Troy, New York, and Yowie in Philadelphia. It has also become a source of entertainment, excitement, and relatively guiltless spending.

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The World of Hybrid Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

1 Some hybrid restaurants offer merchandise, cookbooks, and kitchen equipment as well. Hybrid restaurants also give restaurants the chance to create a space for entertainment such as dancing or musical areas. Some would offer counter service at breakfast or lunch before switching to full service for dinner.

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Tamper-Proof Delivery and TacoTuesday.com

Modern Restaurant Management

lines of business (Business Dining, Education, Healthcare Hospitality, Leisure, and Sports & Entertainment) beat the kitchen heat in sector championships to earn their spot in the national competition. Sports & Entertainment. Fifteen chefs from participating U.S. Over 100 chefs from Aramark’s U.S. Bolger Center.

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4th of July Specials for Restaurants: Promotions and Ideas for 2021

Touch Bistro

Consider Live Entertainment. So if it’s safe to do so, consider hiring local entertainment such as a band, DJ, or comedian for a special Independence Day performance. You could even partner with a business to offer a meal kit that includes merchandise like a handmade BBQ apron, or a local brewery to offer beer and food pairings.

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