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How Main Squeeze Reduced Their Labor by 25% Across 10+ Locations in 9 Months

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Main Squeeze started in 2017 as a single-location juice bar in Louisiana, but serving up healthy and quick smoothies and bowls to their hometown of Lake Charles. Main Squeeze was founded in 2017 out of Lake Charles, Louisiana.I don't think anybody really knew the level of success they were going to have when starting it originally.

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Predictive Scheduling: What It Is and How To Implement With Success In Your Restaurant

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Fair Workweek” Package (2017). Fair Work Week Act (2017). In 2017, the average restaurant published their staff schedule only 2.44 . - 14 days' notice for schedules - Minimum 10 hours between shifts - If an employee is on call and not required, he/she is paid half the hours scheduled - At least 3 years of shift records.

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6 Ways to Strengthen Your Weak Restaurant Culture While Boosting Sales

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In 2017, Mental Health America, a nonprofit committed to mental health support and advocacy, released a two-year study of 17,000 workers in 19 different industries. In 2017, a number of prominent chefs and restaurant owners were publicly accused of sexual misconduct, and for the first time.

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What is a Virtual Restaurant? And How to Start One

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By 2017, Mikhail averaged about $1,000 per week selling fried chicken, chicken tenders and chicken pizza, surpassing the weekly sales of his original pizza concept. Those virtual restaurants are serving a user base of more than 8 million active users (in the US alone). Check out the full interview with Droege on the Eater Upsell podcast here.

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9 Important Hospitality Sales and Marketing Tips

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From 2009 to 2017, gross bookings in U.S. In a world driven by social media and online search, sales tactics are essential to generate revenue. According to the data from the 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook by Deloitte , industry growth is consistent throughout the past decade. hotels grew to $185 billion from $116 billion.

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Maximize Takeout Profitability With These Six Steps

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According to Morgan Stanley estimates, online delivery is set to grow from $260 billion in 2017 to $325 billion in 2020 – and possibly $470 billion by 2025. Off-premise dining was already on-trend in the restaurant industry well before COVID-19. But now there’s something coming on stronger than even delivery: takeout.

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To Mitigate ‘The Great Resignation’ Refocus on the Employee Experience

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89% of operators cited employee retention as a top concern in 2021, up from 69 percent in 2017. A recent survey of restaurant operators by the University of South Florida School of Hospitality found that hiring and turnover was their number one challenge. And according to Technomic, Inc.,