Culinary Cues
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
More difficult than you may have thought, more chaotic than you might expect, more poetic than you realize, and more fulfilling than you would understand: this, to me, describes the environment of the professional kitchen that few customers are able to view or experience.
7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Think about the best job you've ever had (hopefully it’s the one you have now!). Perhaps you loved that job because you were good at it, because you clicked with your coworkers, or maybe because your supervisors made you feel appreciated. Because you were invested in your work, you probably enjoyed showing up and were willing to go above and beyond the call of duty.
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Goliath Consulting
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
Supply chain issues and Covid-19 are not making it easy to run a bar right now. The Oktoberfest kegs are empty and public spaces are starting to light up with the holiday spirit. Most bar managers are pulling out their gingerbread martini and hot spiced rum recipes to fill their seasonal drink menus. But in 2020 and the midst of a pandemic, will the same old holiday cocktails appeal to guests?
Embrace the Suck
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
I like a good deal and I’m sure you do as well. I have a friend who is like a bloodhound when it came to finding deals! I mean she is obsessed with getting a better deal. I actually don’t think she has paid full retail once. LOL. Deals are everywhere and we think they drive sales and they do for a short amount of time. It’s a lot like the carrot and stick management style.
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Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
With some outdoor dining pilot programs coming to an end as we head into the winter months, tens of thousands of restaurants across the country will be forced to operate at a fraction of typical capacity without added outdoor seating to supplement the loss. Restaurant owners are being forced to find a way to make it through winter with vastly reduced revenue, and many operators are scrambling to reallocate budgets and manage staffing to survive COVID-19.
Perfect Daily Grind
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Most of the world’s best-known café chains started off as a single neighbourhood coffee shop. While some café owners set out to simply serve good coffee to local people, others choose take their coffee further afield and scale their business to create a chain. . No matter what the motivation is, however, scaling up a coffee shop is not an easy journey.
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7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
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. We spoke with Jessie Williams, Director of IT, to learn more about the amazing growth of Main Squeeze in the past three years. 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.
The Restaurant Group
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Restaurant-to-Consumer Social Media Engagement. If “a picture is worth a thousand words,” social media is to be thanked for taking Norwegian playwright Henrick Ibsen’s adage and using technology to digitally canvas the ether with multiple complex ideas, then framing them in a single image. Restaurants use social media to draw in diners. Patrons and tourists take photos of their meals, run them through filters, and make the food look as enticing as possible.
Xtra Chef
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
The holiday season is usually full of family, friends, and fun—and a lot of profitability for the restaurant industry. In fact, a survey of small business owners found that 47% of restaurants enjoy the most profitability during Q4. But as we know, 2020 is a year unlike any other, so the holidays are bound to be a bit different than what we’re all used to.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
In this Q&A, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine gets advice on from Guy Bloch, CEO at Bringg on how restaurants can prepare for the colder months ahead. As we approach winter and dropping temperatures, what are some of the biggest challenges the restaurant industry will face in the coming months? The biggest challenge will be on-premise dining and the shift from outdoors to indoors as temperatures decrease in many regions.
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Future Food
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
The Commons at the Ormond Collected brought to us by The Big Group Image via The Big Group. Hospitality Mindset – It’s All About The Customer. The Business of Food starts with thinking about hospitality – I call it a Consumer-First Approach. One that consistently excites as well as offers choice, efficiency, value, quality and consistency. Food and hospitality spend across the globe is on the rise, with all sectors vying for the food-dollar.
Culinary Cues
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
We are a blend of our experiences and the people whom we let in to our lives. Everyone and everything influences the personal and professional product that we become. It is important to note that to whatever degree we allow it to happen – influencers are all around us – shaping and molding the cook, chef, and person that others will see. If you were to write your story that answers the question: “ how did I become the cook or chef that I am today” – how would you answer?
Restaurant365
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Background. Eli’s Restaurant Group is a family of restaurants that’s called Connecticut home for more than two decades. With six restaurant locations and a catering arm, Eli’s Restaurant Group shares the vision that upscale American cuisine can be combined with a friendly, inviting atmosphere. Eli’s provides a “perfect place for families, friends, and sports fans to eat, drink, and enjoy.” Restaurants include Eli’s Brick Oven Pizza, popular for its pizza and w
Hot Schedules
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Blog. Top 3 Fundamentals of Running Vital Restaurant Operations. S ome may look back on 2020 as the year that fundamentally changed the hospitality industry – and they wouldn’t be wrong. Between documenting team member wellness to modifying your roster to accommodate changing consumer demand, operating during a pandemic has certainly challenged the way we view success.
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Sculpture Hospitality
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Touchscreen point-of-sale (POS) systems are a crucial part of any restaurant or bar’s operational processes, but they can be incredibly expensive. POS systems often cost at least $20,000, and that price often comes with the myth that a POS can fulfill all of a restaurant’s operational needs.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
There’s no denying that the restaurant industry has been one of the hardest hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantines and stay-at-home orders meant that restaurants were unable to serve guests onsite for months. As restaurants have been gradually permitted to reopen, they have new regulations to follow, including restricted onsite capacity, strict cleaning and disinfecting protocols, social distancing rules, and mandatory use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Typsy
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
This year has been all about figuring out how to adapt, and learning to expect the unexpected. This has really brought to light the ways we need to start thinking seriously about making our venues future-proof - not just attracting customers in a way that works now, but in ways that will continue to work no matter what comes next. Enter remodeling. To be clear, we’re not talking about blowing your budget.
Culinary Cues
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
For most people this will be a different Thanksgiving, a day without the traditional celebrations of large family gatherings, a day with far too much leftover turkey as we attempt to keep some semblance of normality through the bounty of the table. Even though those we care about the most may remain spread out across the country and social distancing is measured in hundreds of miles instead of six feet – there is still plenty to be grateful for.
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ChowNow
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
For restaurant owners, using third-party delivery apps like DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub, and Postmates can seem like a necessary evil. These middleman platforms with millions of users lure restaurateurs with promises of big sales and countless new customers. Even those with their own restaurant ordering system may list their restaurant on one or more delivery apps to tap into large user bases and strong brand recognition.
Indoor Media
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
2020 was one of the most difficult years for small businesses. Countless companies failed to stay afloat, let alone expand, so it might be difficult to think about advertising right now. However, if you are one of the few that made it this far, you’re already ahead of the curve. From here, you have to accept that if you’re not advertising, someone else is.
EATER
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Pim Techamuanvivit | Nahm. San Francisco chef and restaurateur Pim Techamuanvivit breaks down COVID-19’s effects, and the difficult decisions she’s had to make “This is a time that you look around at the people, the makers, the restaurants you care about and you support them because you want them to be here. It’s a matter of extinction,” the chef and restaurateur Pim Techamuanvivit said when we first spoke in August.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Beyond the proven existential economic threat of COVID-19, restaurant owners and operators are facing uphill-battle challenges to their defining characteristic, accessibility. Think about it. Anyone can come into a restaurant, enjoy a great meal and service that’s personalized to them, and enjoy a convivial experience alone, with friends and/or surrounded by strangers also seeking human contact.
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Typsy
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Now more than ever, branching out to find creative ways to promote your business and brand is absolutely essential. The events of this year have proven that “traditional” (in other words, non-digital) marketing can’t give you the same edge and reach that social media can. Partnering with influencers is a great way to leverage yourself into more exposure and boost your revenue.
Cheetah
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutes. As the 1000th anniversary with one of our favorite customers is approaching, we decided it’s time for a proper introduction! Meet Zareen’s, a Palo Alto restaurant that gives a new kick to the classic Pakistani & Indian cuisine. Zareen’s has been a Cheetah customer for the past 5 years. Over time, we learned that we share the same values of using fresh quality foods and giving to the community – that’s where our relationship started and that’s what it continues
The Restaurant Times
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Since the outbreak of novel Coronavirus disease, order taking in the restaurant business has undergone a complete transformation. Online food delivery now accounts for a substantial revenue share of the entire restaurant business. According to a report on the Restaurant Industry & Market Evolution, 40 percent of restaurant operators said that they are willing to invest between 10-20 percent of their revenue in technology.
Indoor Media
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
When we think about this question, we think about how effective repetition is. Repetition is one of the cornerstones of any advertising campaign and especially important in today’s world of one-second pop-ups and social media hungry short-term memories. That being said, we have to think about exposure as well, which is essentially the presentation of your advertisement.
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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
EATER
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Rows of shipping containers were used to create the small kitchens inside the Grand Food Depot in LA. | Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Delivery-only restaurants, which have proliferated during the pandemic, could change the way the industry does business for years to come Sunset Squares Pizza has fewer than 1,000 followers on Instagram.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
As the restaurant industry continues to grapple with understanding what the new normal looks like, there may be some hope. Recently, the House of Representatives passed the RESTAURANTS Act, which aims to help restaurants work their way through the pandemic, including getting their employees working again. If the bill is passed, it will create a $120 billion revitalization fund for independent restaurants to handle the long-term effects of the pandemic on their industry.
Typsy
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
First responders have rushed to help their communities over the last few months to help ensure everyone’s safety in this challenging period. Those of us in hospitality might be left questioning what we can do to help - but there are ways we can all pitch in to support first responders, and our communities. In today’s blog post, guest blogger Beau Peters returns with some best-practice tips and strategies for hotels to help support first responders and uphold a safe and secure environment for eve
A Wine Story
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
One of the most delicious and complex wines in the world is Sauternes. This is a golden wine produced in a region of Bordeaux, France, also called Sauternes. The reason is that in France, wines take their name from the region where the grapes grow, not the grapes themselves. This is a golden wine produced in a region of Bordeaux, France, also called Sauternes.
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