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How Restaurants Can Plan For The Next Hospitality Crisis

Modern Restaurant Management

The hospitality industry, in general, and restaurants in particular, face many different types of risk. What Risks Does The Hospitality Sector Face? For example, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the hospitality industry by surprise. Spread of infectious diseases due to the social nature of restaurants. Cybersecurity threats.

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IN CHALLENGING TIMES DON’T MAKE CLASSIC BUSINESS MISTAKES REMEMBER THE TOP ELEVEN

Culinary Cues

Engage in social media even more than before – post positive info daily. Social distancing is un-nerving in restaurant settings – how can you make it fun? HOSPITALITY FIRST. How do you make it come alive with hospitality? Ask your guests for advice and ideas that might help the business that they are a part of.

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How to teach empathy to restaurant teams for better hospitality

Open for Business

This important skill can create a positive workplace culture and improve the hospitality experience for guests. After all, hospitality is a two-way street. Offering health insurance to your team can be a challenge, but overlooking this benefit could end up costing you more if top talent moves on. Credit: Getty Images.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

From the seasoned craft beverage consumer to the newest consumers in the hospitality environment, the favorability toward “fresh,” “local,” and “locally sourced ingredients” is still a profit-driver you don’t want to give up. Why such a “hard” insurance market?

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Getting Through COVID-19: Financial, Physical, and Mental Health Tips for Restaurant Employees

7 Shifts

The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, and subsequent social distancing and self-isolation protocols have wreaked havoc on restaurant workers everywhere. Block access to fear-mongering news sites, blacklist certain term s on your social media (like #COVID-19 or #Coronavirus), and try to reduce your news consumption overall.

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8 Reasons Why Restaurant Workers Quit (And How to Retain Them)

7 Shifts

As of 2019, hospitality had a national average turnover rate of 75% , and that's only grown since the pandemic. This can be as large as supporting a social mission or as small as a commitment to creating a great place to work. Shout staff out on company social media pages like LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.

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Protecting Your Business Against Copyright Laws

Hospitality Insurance Group

As President and CEO of Hospitality Insurance, Dick Welch, says, “as the owner of a bar or a restaurant, anything you put on your website, social media, or any of your promotional materials should be legally owned”. Do not let anything be posted to your website or social media without approval.