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Where Is Surge Pricing Headed?

Modern Restaurant Management

"While third-party delivery companies were expected to commoditize food like airline tickets, the opposite happened: people became more attached to their favorite brands. Food is visceral in a way that airline seats aren't. but food is a bit visceral, and we’ve been trained to buy it in a certain manner.

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Restaurant Revenue Management: 3 Killer Strategies to Boost Sales

7 Shifts

It was used in the airline and hotel industry to significant effect, with some companies reporting sales increasing of between 2 to 5%. It's now becoming more common in the restaurant industry because restaurants embody many of the same business characteristics of airlines and hotels that made revenue management so successful.

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Are airlines starting to offer better coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

However, it’s undeniable that convenience has historically been a priority for airline coffee, with quality and taste generally taking a back seat. In recent years, a growing number of airlines have begun to invest in the coffee they serve to their customers, both in terms of sustainability and quality. Competitive advantage.

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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

In the good times, this looks like rigorous training, a dedication to time-honored processes, and a focus on building your culture. It was extremely expensive, but well worth the cost considering the value of our trained, knowledgeable teams. Get Better. ” Constant improvement was expected at all of his companies.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – WE ALL CRAVE DISCIPLINE

Culinary Cues

Whether it is the military, your favorite baseball or football team, FedEx, UPS, the airlines, or your favorite musical group – structure and a level of discipline are essential if the end result is going to be accomplishment of business objectives. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Contactless Gives Guests Control of Their Own Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

This is because people have already been ordering online: for retail, hotel, airlines, etc. Once we have this l in place, we then present this service model during training. Did you find there was a learning curve for guests and staff? It was not as much of huge learning curve as we thought it was going to be.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Jitjatjo launched the industry's first COVID-19 Awareness and Hygiene Training Accreditation program. Center for Disease Control (CDC), Jitjatjo has implemented free COVID-19 Awareness and Hygiene Training for their 10,000+ hospitality talent.