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Best Practices for Capitalizing on Workplace Holiday Party Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

It's beginning to look like a festive holiday season at workplaces as office party attendance and budgets are rising, according to ezCater's first-ever Workplace Holiday Party Trends Report , which reveals emerging trends and insights from 1,600+ employees and decision-makers nationwide.

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Five Ways to Use POS Data to Forecast Holiday Demand for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

The holiday season is a huge calendar event in the restaurant industry, with bookings booming as guests look to let their hair down and enjoy a festive feast. Over the Christmas season, 63 percent of adults plan to eat out so your restaurant needs to be prepared for the increase in demand.

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How Restaurants Can Manage Food Costs During Disruptions

Modern Restaurant Management

Meanwhile, extreme weather events are likely to disrupt transportation routes, damage crops, and lead to shortages of key ingredients, resulting in price spikes that impact menus. Seasonal Shifts : They may be predictable, but they still add another layer of complexity to restaurant management. Think of it as an adaptable tool.

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How Restaurants Can Use Digital Hosts

Modern Restaurant Management

menu, hours, etc.), These agents are naturally sounding conversational assistants made to be intelligent with a restaurant operators’ intended processes, logic, and information – Not to be mistaken with IVR technology when waiting to hear a robotic menu of options represented by pressing a number 1 through 8.

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Turning Tables with Video Testimonials: A New Recipe for Restaurant Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

Include some details, such as specific menu options or a signature craft cocktail, in the narrative. Place clips of your menu or the restaurant scenery throughout the video to entice viewers while they listen to the customer’s story. Maybe your restaurant offers cuisine they’ve never tried before.

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New Tariffs and the Potential Impact on Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Higher Menu Prices To offset rising costs, restaurants may raise menu pricesespecially for dishes that rely heavily on imported goods. Supplier and Menu Shifts Some restaurants may respond by sourcing more ingredients domestically. Supplier and Menu Shifts Some restaurants may respond by sourcing more ingredients domestically.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Now, make sure that the vegetables on the sandwich are at their peak and reflective of the season: dont serve raw tomatoes outside of July and August. Out of season do something interesting with tomatoes (oven roasted, marinated, sun-dried tomato paste, etc.) Make the tomato an experience. There is pizza and there is pizza.