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The 11 Best Restaurant Event Ideas That Actually Bring In New Customers And Keep Regulars Excited

ChowNow

Maybe hosting an event could pump some new life into your restaurant. We searched high and low for every restaurant event idea out there, then boiled them down to what we believe are the most exciting and effective restaurant events to keep regulars ecstatic and new customers talking.

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86 Your Brand Issues: How to Build Cohesive, Memorable Brands that Resonate with Guests

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant needs cohesion, from signage to menu design to uniforms. First, You need toensure you’re maintaining brand consistency across multiple locations, and that involves streamlining logistics, sourcing, and staff training to keep quality high across your chain. Finally, we look at the launch strategy and marketing plan.

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CHEFS: BUILD A TEAM – KEEP A TEAM

Culinary Cues

It is easy to blame money, non-traditional work hours, unrealistic training in culinary schools, and the younger generation as a whole – but even if we (the industry as a whole) were able to snap our fingers and fix these issues, it is likely that team building and retention would still be challenging. TEACH AND TRAIN. Richard Branson.

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Restaurant Branding 101: Straightforward Strategies That Work

ChowNow

You can then use these elements to establish the look and feel of your: Menu design Packaging Interior design Uniforms Digital presence Photography These are the first touchpoints customers experience when seeing your brand, so they need to be recognizable across all ordering platforms. Consistency builds trust.

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Restaurant Cost Control Strategies Every Operator Should Be Using

ChowNow

In many cases, controlling labor costs is less about cutting people and more about scheduling smarter and cross-training your existing employees. This includes your social media ads, loyalty programs , printed flyers, local event sponsorships, discounts, and PR. Are you overstaffed on slow days? Understaffed when youre slammed?

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THE GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICAN RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

I am reminded of those scenes on the sidelines of a sporting event when one team seems deflated, when they succumb to their feelings of hopelessness and as a result fail to perform as they could and should. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Everything counts in a value formula. Now is the time to renounce apathy and commit to excellence.

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A COOK’S MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Culinary Cues

DISSHOVELED APPEARANCE: When a once professional looking (well groomed, uniform clean and pressed, shoes clean, station in impeccable order) cook begins to look like he or she simply doesn’t care any longer, then it’s time to pay attention. TRAINING: You can never train too much. Let me show you how to bring it up to standards.”