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Every Employee Has a Role in Innovation

Modern Restaurant Management

Innovation, the late Peter Drucker pointed out in his landmark book, The Discipline of Innovation, is the “effort to create purposeful, focused change in an enterprise’s economic or social potential.” But where are your innovators? Innovation Self-Assessment.

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5 Examples of Customer Service Innovation in Hospitality

Social Hospitality

Customer service is at the core of innovation and good business practices. To do that, you have to be innovative and adopt new as well as tried-and-tested solutions into your operation. It’s important to implement innovative solutions if you want to preserve and grow your brand.

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Restaurant Innovation That Goes Beyond Menu Items

Modern Restaurant Management

We hear frequently how innovation is a mainstay for business survival and growth. Innovation helps restaurants stay competitive and those involved in operations and sourcing need to always be looking for the next thing that grabs attention, differentiates, and brings value to their patrons. So where is the first place we look for innovation? This is a great strategy but shouldn’t be the only way we bring innovation to the table. Innovation Through Service.

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Why Innovative Dining Experiences Are Driven by Facility Management Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

Here are some more types of FM technology that will help drive an innovative dining experience. When we realize that facilities management is the true backbone of a successful business, leaning on it to make innovative experiences becomes that much easier.

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Using AI to Test Innovative Restaurant Employee Communication and Scheduling Models

AI technology is helping restaurateurs rise to complex labor challenges and laws with machine learning solutions that improve working conditions for staff, leading to happier employees who stay onboard and bring their best to work.

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10 extraordinary restaurant innovations to inspire owners in 2023

Open for Business

And the innovations have come at a breakneck pace the past few years. Here, we round up the 10 most inspiring innovations from all across the country for restaurant owners to explore. The restaurant industry is constantly changing.

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5 Technology Innovations Your Restaurant Should Be Using

Restaurant Engine

In this article, we look at five technology innovations your restaurant should be using. #1: You’ll find that this technology innovation also improves the overall customer experience by making dealing with your restaurant simple and immediate.

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Innovative Technology Allowed Emerging Canadian Franchise to Expand Into US

Modern Restaurant Management

Armed with intuitive data, streamlined services and increased flexibility, an innovative technology partner will ensure restaurant brands can properly prepare with the tools needed to enter into the competitive U.S. While U.S.

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Why Your Restaurant Needs Innovative Inventory Optimization Tools

FreshCheq

The need to stay on top of everything in your restaurant and bar business can feel overwhelming. But, it doesn't have to be. Did you know that today's technology can enhance your restaurant and bar's operation and customer satisfaction through proper inventory planning? Restaurant Management

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Four Ways QSRs MUST Innovate to Outlast the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

Extraordinary times always seem to lead to extraordinary innovations, and the restaurant industry is currently in the midst of perhaps the greatest time of upheaval, ever. Let’s take a look at four ways your QSR should innovate, that have already shown success elsewhere.

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3 Reasons You Should Add a Delivery-Only Brand To Your Restaurant!

Virtual Delivery-Only brands are the easiest & fastest way to generate over 20+ transactions a day for your restaurant with NO upfront costs. Learn how your location can start benefitting from this incremental revenue in less than 30 days!

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Podcast 16: Digital Innovation & Leadership in Hospitality Management

Ken Burgin

Ken Burgin interviewed Michael to find out what he’s learned during the pandemic about Innovation & Leadership in Hospitality Management. The post Podcast 16: Digital Innovation & Leadership in Hospitality Management first appeared on Ken Burgin. Michael Tinsager has a unique position in hospitality – as an industry adviser and podcaster with the Hospitality Mavericks Podcast , he has access to the experience and wisdom of hundreds of operators and experts.

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Innovation, Cup by Cup: The Starbucks Sustainability Approach

Modern Restaurant Management

My vision as a climate advocate and inventor-turned-entrepreneur is to create innovations that reduce environmental impact. That’s why holistic, sustainable innovation is so important. Holistic sustainability needs to be the main driver of innovation.

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Riding on the Vegan Flow, Restaurants Must Innovate and Compete

Modern Restaurant Management

Vegan or plant-based culinary trends and innovative methods of eating have captured the attention of the entire world. When it comes to culinary preferences, veganism has exploded in popularity over the last decade, and even more so in past few years.

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7 Innovative Packaging Trends to Make You Happy

A Wine Story

The post 7 Innovative Packaging Trends to Make You Happy appeared first on A Wine Story: Free Wine, Education Resources. Are You Curious About Wine Packaging Trends? 2020 Wine Packaging Trends. 2020 may shine as the most exciting year of wine packaging trends.

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R365 Brings Restaurant Technology Innovation & Celebration to 2022 Show

Restaurant365

Restaurant365 will be at the center of the nearly 600,000-square-foot show with almost four dozen team members ready to connect, talk shop, and discuss R365’s latest restaurant technology innovations.

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Four Innovative Pandemic Restaurant Marketing Strategies That Need to Continue

Modern Restaurant Management

The initial inclination is to shift resources away from communications efforts, but restaurants should not abandon the innovative marketing strategies they have developed and executed during the shutdown to survive.

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Are Nordic specialty coffee roasters still as innovative as they once were?

Perfect Daily Grind

Moreover, Scandinavia’s rich history of coffee consumption – along with Nordic consumers’ overwhelming preference for higher-quality and sustainably-sourced coffee – has only continued to drive innovation in the international coffee industry. But is it still as influential and innovative?

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A Chefs Impact on Culinary Innovation

Foodable

Listen to "A Chefs Impact on Culinary Innovation | SPB Hospitality" on Spreaker. In this episode of Chef AF, I chat with Tim Griffin, director of culinary at SPB Hospitality about his path to becoming a chef, finding his inspiration, and driving menu innovation for several brands.

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Hot Dog Innovation and Brand Evangelism (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

Did you know one of the first restaurant brands is one of the most innovative today?

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Innovative Models Keep Restaurant Revenue and Supply Chain Flowing

Modern Restaurant Management

Expanding a traditional restaurant model to include new innovations requires focus and attention on daily business metrics. As restaurants cautiously begin to reopen in pockets of the U.S. and abroad, the restaurant industry remains far from full capacity.

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QSRs are Tapping New Out of Home Innovations for Full Funnel Growth

Modern Restaurant Management

New innovations in audience and location targeting and outcomes-based measurement have recently elevated OOH’s role as a valuable performance marketing channel for both QSR and restaurant marketers to better understand the efficacy of their ad spend and drive audience conversion.

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The Evolution of Hospitality: From Ancient Traditions to Modern Day Experiences and the Many Innovations Along the Way

Gecko Hospitality

The post The Evolution of Hospitality: From Ancient Traditions to Modern Day Experiences and the Many Innovations Along the Way appeared first on Gecko Hospitality. There is a deep and rich history in this industry of ours.

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Why Your Restaurant Needs an Innovative Financial Management Solution

Modern Restaurant Management

Following the implementation of an innovative financial management solution by Sage Intacct, Tender Greens achieved greater visibility into performance across its twelve locations and uncovered new insights into its operations.

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7 Innovative Packaging Trends to Make You Happy

A Wine Story

The post 7 Innovative Packaging Trends to Make You Happy appeared first on A Wine Story: Free Wine, Education Resources. Add Your Heading Text Here. Are You Curious About Wine Packaging Trends? 2020 may shine as the most exciting year of wine packaging trends.

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164. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 164 – Grégoire’s Innovative Culinary Hub Kitchen Model Streamlines Technology & Operations for Franchisees

Restaurant Technology Guys

164 – Grégoire’s Innovative Culinary Hub Kitchen Model Streamlines Technology & Operations for Franchisees appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys. French-trained chef Grégoire Jacquet had a vision of a local restaurant offering quality fine dining-style food with the convenience of a quick carry-out experience.

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Farmesa marks a new era of innovation for Chipotle

Restaurant Business

The "fresh eatery" launched this week in a food hall/ghost kitchen with no consumer-facing presence and little marketing, allowing the company to focus on the food. Will it take off? Operations

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Hiring Former Offenders

ExactHire - Restaurants

Workforce Management construction HR trends innovation leadership recruiting restaurantsHelp Wanted! Now Hiring! Sign On Bonus to Work! Those attention grabbing, highly colorful signs are everywhere on windows, billboards, and yard signage.

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Restaurant365 To Unveil Latest Innovations at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show 2022  

Restaurant365

May 19, 2022 – Restaurant365 , the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced it will unveil its latest innovations in Booth #5834 at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago on May 21-24, 2022. . These latest innovations and enhancements will be of great value to our customers as they continue to optimize their post-pandemic operations.” . The NRA Show TECH Talks aims to educate attendees on the latest in technology innovations.

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Restaurant Innovation: LTO & Seasonal Menus | CrunchTime

Crunchtime

Menu innovations can bump store sales and help maintain brand freshness, but your LTO success requires tremendous operational preparedness. LTO menu innovation is always a hot trend in our industry - even during a pandemic.

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What's Your Plan for LTO Menu Innovations?

Crunchtime

Menu innovations can bump store sales and help maintain brand freshness, but your LTO success requires tremendous operational preparedness. LTO menu innovation is always a hot trend in our industry - even during a pandemic.

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Ghost Kitchen Insights & Equipment Innovations

Foodable

In the latest episode of Taste Kitchen , Paul Barron provides an overview of the most recent virtual brand data and equipment innovations in the restaurant and hospitality industry.

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Free ATS Buying Guide

ExactHire - Restaurants

ExactHire News construction HR tech HR trends innovation leadership partnership recruiting restaurants startupRecently released on ExactHire’s website is a comprehensive overview of applicant tracking systems.

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Blending Innovation With Tradition

Sante

It is a source of ongoing research and innovative ideas. And due to the innovation of new winemakers, Grillo has a wide range of styles, from crisp and savory, to structured and mature.

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Restaurant365’s CEO Tony Smith Receives 2021 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award

Restaurant365

Recognized for Innovative Solutions Positioning Restaurants for Growth. IRVINE, CA and AUSTIN, TX (September 23, 2021) – Restaurant365 , the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced that Co-Founder and CEO Tony Smith was named a recipient of the seventh annual 2021 Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) Innovator of the Year Awards. ?This The OC Business Journal hosted its 7th annual Innovator of the Year Awards ceremony at the Irvine Marriott.

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Plant Based Protein Adds Innovation, Sustainability and Profits to Restaurant Menus

Sante

Rather today’s consumer demands menu innovation as well as eco-friendly and sustainable practices. Stacey Sears. Adding plant based protein to your menu can serve the needs of customers, the planet and your bottom line.

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The famed Noma to close its Copenhagen restaurant and transform into food innovation lab

Restaurant Business

The changes will not come until 2025, but are designed to create a more sustainable workplace, says chef René Redzepi. Operations

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