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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

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Encouraging Participation : Host brief, informal sessions to explain options, empowering your team to make confident decisions for themselves and their families. Bonus Tip : Sign up for industry alerts to stay informed about proposed and future legislative changes.

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Why Data Is the Secret Ingredient for Successful Loyalty Programs

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Data to consider includes: Demographics: Information such as gender, race, income, and age can reveal trends and patterns within specific groups. Personal Information: Contact details such as phone numbers or email addresses can help you reach your audience through additional channels.

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Five Ways for Restaurants to Thrive When Offices Reopen

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Merchandise new take-out procedures that will make customers feel more secure — such as curbside pickup and mask and glove requirements. Find out this information beforehand and make the overall experience smoother for your driver and customer. Offer online ordering on your website, and display the link prominently.

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Enticing Restaurant Customers with Loyalty Programs and SMS

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Consider exclusive updates such as new merchandise and secret or upcoming menu items or VIP rewards such as targeted promotions or coupons. Texting can also be a great way to inform a restaurant’s most loyal customers about hours, adjusted safety protocols, carry-out and delivery updates, and more.

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How to Avoid the Top Seven Restaurant Inventory Management Mistakes

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Mistake #1: Inconsistent Counts To ensure inventory information is useful and accurate, schedule routine counts. Employees designated as receivers should be able to both recognize various quality levels of merchandise and be trained how to handle the necessary paperwork and any digital recordkeeping.

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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

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Renting shelf or cooler space for your product places the merchandising, collection of cash and credit, and facilities maintenance in the hands of the store. Placing your product in a location where customers visit anyway opens the door for spontaneous sales providing your packaging and point of sale merchandising is top shelf.

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Boost Your Restaurant Business with Five Local Marketing Tips

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You can also expect fresher and higher quality merchandise because the food won’t have to stay in transit for long. These online directories not only let users leave positive comments about your restaurant, but the information you provide these platforms also help delivery drivers and customers determine your physical location.

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