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Spring Break Travel is in the Forecast: How to Attract Tourists to Your Restaurant

Restaurant365

According to Vacasa’s 2022 Spring Travel Trend’s survey, one thing is clear: everyone needs a break this spring. 37% are planning to travel during spring break, specifically, which is an increase from the 29% who were traveling for Spring Break 2021. American travelers are mostly staying planted on U.S. Fine dining – 41%.

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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. Convincing people to travel, no matter the distance, and spend hard earned money on a meal must involve the search for some level of memorable experience. Pool your resources to address safety.

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THE 2021 CHEF SKILL SET

Culinary Cues

Chefs who are able to develop systems of production that work with fewer people will find a gold star on their resume. [] STREAMLINED MENU PLANNING. Chefs who are able to generate, assess, and use analytical data in their decision-making (menu trends, cost trends, daily labor analysis, market prices, etc.)

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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

7 Shifts

Consider food costs, labor costs, and cost of marketing your reopening. Plan your budget to include food costs, labor costs, operating costs, marketing costs, and any extra costs such as for party favors and special decor. Additionally, by keeping the menu to a limited number of dishes, you can better plan and manage your food costs.

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How Proper Produce Management Impacts Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Access to fresh quality produce impacts many elements of restaurant planning, from determining what is in season for menu items to identifying the right price point to be profitable. Unfortunately, when crops are impacted one season, there can be a trickle effect to the next year as well. Take for example the recent U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. ” The gift of food. With travel and larger gatherings constrained due to the pandemic, gift cards are a popular choice. Diners Show Holiday Spirit.

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Three New Cookbooks Celebrate Foraging

EATER

It is also a natural offshoot of a long-growing interest in knowing where our food comes from and (for those of us who have the means to do so) a preference for sourcing ingredients that are locally and sustainably produced. Organized by season into four main sections, the book begins with the sunlit sensory overload of spring.