Tue.Aug 22, 2023

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AI Isn’t the Magic Marketing Bullet Restaurants Think It Is

Modern Restaurant Management

While AI has potential benefits to numerous, critical industries, there’s a huge learning curve for the development of a true AI solution, and there are significant limitations to its effectiveness during this learning period. While it’s promising, it’s not the magic bullet to increase your revenue in 2023. Conversely, proven solutions exist that can increase your guest personalization and drive new revenue, today.

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Top 10 Features Your Food Inventory Software Must Have

Sculpture Hospitality

Food inventory software helps you streamline operations, minimize waste and maximize profits. Here are the top 10 features to look for in a solution.

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Fighting Fraud and Scams (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

Unfortunately, scams are everywhere. The National Restaurant Association puts restaurant losses due to fraud as much as four percent of sales annually. What exactly are these scams, and how can restaurant owners protect themselves? In this episode of The Main Course , hosted by MRM's Barbara Castiglia , speaks with David McClellan , the president, and CEO of Social Catfish , a company dedicated to preventing online scams through reverse search technology.

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Inspirational Restaurant Floor Plan and Layout Examples

The Eat Restaurant

Good food is the most important thing about any restaurant. Yet, more and more customers tend to care if the place looks, smells, and sounds good.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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10 Tips to Reduce Food Costs and Close the Food Cost Variance Gap

Crunchtime

Proven tips and best practices to address restaurant food cost management that can help your team achieve more consistent and profitable operations.

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9 Best Employee Time Tracking Software And Apps In 2023

Sling

An employee time tracking app can be a valuable tool regardless of the type or size of business you operate. Incorporating such an app into your workflow can help you maintain employee productivity, streamline the payroll process, bill clients more accurately, and stay within the bounds of labor compliance. There are a number of great software options on the market, but some stand out above the rest.

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OpenTable Chit Printer Compatibility and Alternatives

The Eat Restaurant

The chit printer is a specialized device designed to streamline the process of printing guest info on chits or receipts. By directly communicating with the OpenTable platform, chit printers ensure accurate and efficient transmission of guest information like preferences or dietary information to the kitchen, enhancing the overall dining experience for both customers and staff - and maintaining safety.

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What can Bloomin' Brands expect from disgruntled shareholder Starboard Value?

Restaurant Business

Restaurant Rewind: There could be a preview in the pressure Starboard put on Bloomin' arch-rival Darden Restaurants nine years ago.

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12 September Promotion Ideas for Teachers, Football Fans, and Beer Snobs

Buzztime Business

September is the ultimate summer-fall mashup. Halloween costume discussions, football season, and school all begin so you start thinking it’s autumn, but everyone’s still sporting flip flops and tank tops. Make the most of the last days of summer…and the first days of fall with these 12 September promotion ideas. BONUS : We created these September promotion graphics all for you.

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5 Big Benefits of a Unified Commerce Platform

Qu

W e’ve recently discussed the new, evolving role of POS from the center of the tech stack to a side dish; and explained the definition of a Unified Commerce Platform. Now it’s time to hail the benefits of a unified platform approach. If you think we’re all full of fluff and marketing jargon – well you’re only partially correct.

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The Funding Recipe for Your Restaurant – A Guide To Growing Your Business

Fuel your restaurant’s success with our comprehensive 2025 funding guide! Running a restaurant comes with unique financial challenges, from managing seasonal fluctuations to covering unexpected expenses like equipment repairs or ingredient shortages. This guide dives into fast, flexible financing options for restaurant owners. Discover how to bridge cash flow gaps, fund expansions, or navigate slow seasons without compromising service quality.

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Delaget Teams Up with ADP, a Leading Global Provider of HCM Solutions, to Drive Restaurant Efficiency

Delaget

Delaget Teams Up with ADP, a Leading Global Provider of HCM Solutions, to Drive Restaurant Efficiency Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Delaget , an award-winning restaurant reporting and analytics solutions, has announced a new collaboration with ADP, a leading global provider of human capital management solutions. This collaboration will add value for restaurant payroll professionals by streamlining and automating their processes.

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What is a Unified Commerce Platform & Why Does it Matter?

Qu

The unified commerce platform emerged out of a clear need for change in restaurant technology approaches. At Qu, we’ve been advocating for a shift in perspective away from “POS as a point solution” for a while. We’ve dubbed this as the Big POS Reframe , and it’s a call to view POS as simply one part of the system, versus the entirety of the system.

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Americans remain torn on tipping etiquette

Restaurant Business

There are still different views on how much to give baristas, delivery people and even servers, according to a Bank of America survey.

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5 Big Benefits of a Unified Commerce Platform

Qu

W e’ve recently discussed the new, evolving role of POS from the center of the tech stack to a side dish; and explained the definition of a Unified Commerce Platform. Now it’s time to hail the benefits of a unified platform approach. If you think we’re all full of fluff and marketing jargon – well you’re only partially correct.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Sweet 'N Spicy Wings fly onto the menu at Popeyes

Restaurant Business

The chicken chain is somehow tying together football season and grandmothers to promote the new wing flavor.

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It’s Time to Bring Back These Underrated Cocktail Classics

EATER

Revamped by today’s best bartenders, these overlooked gems—from New Orleans’ obscure Martini variation to a disco-era tequila drink—are ready for their close-up.

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Wendy's gives guests 'a nacho platter in one burger bite' with new cheeseburger

Restaurant Business

The craveability of nachos inspired Chefs John Li and Jay Drumm to create the Loaded Nacho Cheeseburger and Queso Fries.

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Milkshakes from a Tacoma burger joint tied to listeria outbreak that killed 3 people

The Salt

Six people were hospitalized earlier this year for listeriosis, three of whom died. Two of those who survived the infection said they had milkshakes from Frugals in Tacoma, Wash., before getting sick.

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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The 10 biggest restaurant chain acquisitions

Restaurant Business

Subway appears to be on the verge of completing the third-largest chain acquisitions by value in history. Here are a look at the 10 biggest, at least until that one is complete.

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Europe Doesn’t Need Diet Coke

EATER

Who needs Diet Coke when you’ve got Mezzo Mix? | Photo by Jonas Walzberg/picture alliance via Getty Images Instead of smuggling Diet Coke into Europe, try these local sodas Travelers from the U.S. have been pouring into Europe all summer despite crowds and climate catastrophes. Inured to water discourse and heading toward the fall, an ostensibly cooler season, the quick-burning European travel topic du jour has shifted.

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Popeyes takes on China

Restaurant Business

The chicken chain drew long lines to its opening in Shanghai over the weekend as it works to take on behemoth KFC in the massive market.

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How to Help the Victims of the Maui Fires

EATER

Members of the Hikianalia canoe club offload a boat with supplies at the Maalaea Harbor before heading into the burn area on Monday, August 14, in Maalaea, Hawai‘i. The Maui fires’ death toll continues. | The Washington Post/Getty Images The food banks and chef-led efforts feeding the victims of the Hawai‘i wildfires This post originally appeared in the August 20, 2023 edition of Eater Today, a newsletter bringing you the freshest news from the food world every day, with a special addition on Su

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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What restaurants can learn from this 'Girl Power' summer

Restaurant Business

Nancy Kruse and Lisa Jennings talk girl dinners and why it's a good idea to leave your gender stereotypes at the door.

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‘Depression Cooking Zine’ Is a Reminder That Sometimes Eating Is an Accomplishment

EATER

Sonali Menezes, the artist behind the popular zine, wants to shift the conversation around mental health and self-care Listen to this article Sonali Menezes’s teeth flash in a brilliant smile as she says hello on Zoom after being briefly trapped in waiting room purgatory. Behind her I can see the edges of art of all kinds, creating a chaotic gallery: prints, paintings, and works in progress.