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How will restaurants shift their labor models to follow state safety regulations, ensure social distancing, minimize contact, and support the changing tide of guest preferences? After all, people are an organization’s greatest asset – and the key to speeding recovery and emerging stronger from these uncertain times.
How will restaurants shift their labor models to follow state safety regulations, ensure social distancing, minimize contact, and support the changing tide of guest preferences? After all, people are an organization’s greatest asset – and the key to speeding recovery and emerging stronger from these uncertain times.
This is empowering them to collect data more frequently; capture and act on problems faster, therefore lowering risk; keep their people watching for anomalies; and document and archive records online to demonstrate that problems are resolved.
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Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”
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We encourage Congress and the Administration to consider bipartisan options to support the industry’s recovery.” With Waitbusters, guests can complete almost all of their dining transactions without actual contact by a host/hostess or wait staff. Guests can advance straight to the drive-thru pickup window for their meal.
Document and Submit Compile documentation of your security measures and scan results, then submit your completed SAQ to your payment processor or bank. Separate networks for payment processing and guest WiFi to enhance security. Software Management Turn on automatic updates for all systems tied to payment processing.
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Look at your list of suppliers and local vendors for inspiration – you may find a new revenue source that can help in our eventual recovery. Adapt your dining room to give guests more space and your delivery/ to-go business room to grow.
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