April, 2020

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Planning to start a Cloud kitchen? Here’s all you need to know before.

Bingage

The whole country is facing a global crisis caused by COVID-19 which led to a change in the way restaurants operates. Coronavirus pandemic created a massive agitation in the restaurant industry. Will be also sharing expected food industry trends 2020 stated by experts if the industry (Read the complete article for this ). With the crucial expected changes in the consumer eating habits after Coronavirus , Restaurants are whirling to online deliveries, dark kitchens or ghost restaurants or Cloud

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13 Restaurant Marketing Ideas and Tips for Driving More Customers

Restaurant365

Marketing for restaurants has never been more critical. Your online presence is a key component of a successful marketing effort for your restaurant business. Marketing your restaurant in a constantly changing digital world can be challenging, but digital marketing is essential both for converting former dine-in customers into takeout and delivery customers, and bringing in new and existing customers when restaurant restrictions are lifted.

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Your Restaurant Marketing Plan Needs These Social Media Tips

Cheetah

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you want to increase the number of new customers walking through your door, increase repeat customers, and get people talking about your restaurant – all without spending bundles on a huge advertising campaign? Social media is the tool to achieve it all, provided you do it right. Implement these social media tips into your restaurant marketing plan to take your restaurant to the next level.

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This Is How Your Small Business Ultimately Survives COVID-19

Goliath Consulting

Guest post by Elena Stewart. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people and businesses alike all over the world. As a result, those that have been classified as “non-essential” are forced to pause their operations. For many small businesses, this can spell devastation. However, there are ways you can keep your business afloat during this difficult time.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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How Much Do POS Systems Cost?

Harbor Touch

You don’t have spend thousands of dollars out of your pocket to buy a POS system. The latest trend in POS is POSSaaS (POS Software as a Service). With a SaaS solution, this brings the overall cost to own a point of sale system down considerably, and can save you thousands over the lifespan of a traditional system. An award-winning POS company like Harbortouch has been ahead of the game for years by offering a hybrid model of SaaS with free hardware.

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What You Need to Know About Using Commissary Kitchens

Xtra Chef

For food producers with limited resources, it can seem impossible to find a kitchen to rent that doesn’t completely destroy your limited margins. With the explosion of food delivery services and the popularity of food trucks, pop-up restaurants, and casual dining in general , more and more food industry entrepreneurs are turning to shared-use kitchens.

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Food delivery in the COVID-19 climate

Deliverect

With the closure of restaurant dine-in services to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, online food ordering has become a crucial business model overnight. Restaurants today have only two options: they can stay open by offering online delivery and/or takeout, or close up shop and wait for the proverbial storm to pass. Online food delivery has been skyrocketing in the past few years, so many restaurants already have a solid delivery model in place.

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The Magic of Mirabella Sparkling Wines

Sante

20200227_133201_resized.jpg. Author(s): Penny Weiss. Teaser: Join me on a virtual tour and tasting of Mirabella sparkling wines! Several months ago I journeyed to Franciacorta, located in the Lombardy region of northeastern Italy. My stay was brief, but the sparkling wines produced there left quite an impression on my palate. Overlooking Lake Iseo Photo credit: Penny Weiss.

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Wine Certification Courses

A Wine Story

Wine Education Courses. Wine Certification Courses. Whether you’re a wine trade professional, a sommelier in a restaurant, or a wine lover eager to learn more, you are probably interested in wine certification courses. Or maybe you’re just curious about the differences in the various wine education courses and classes in terms of what they teach. Popularity of Wine Education Courses.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: POST COVID KITCHENS – GET READY

Culinary Cues

Restaurants will get the green light at some point. When the data demonstrates that the virus is somewhat under control – whether that is the end of May or later, we all know in our hearts and minds that things will be different. Guests will not likely flock back to our operations, there will still be a considerable amount of trepidation, especially since pre-vaccine life will still include the threat of virus transmission.

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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

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What the Heck is a KPI and Why You Should Give a Sh*t

Embrace the Suck

As competition gets tougher and profits seem to slip slowly away, you need to analyze your data more than ever. In fact, the bars and restaurants that fail to capitalize on their data will find themselves in hot water. It’s been happening for a while—you just haven’t felt the heat yet. It’s like the story of the frog placed in a stockpot in room temperature water—it doesn’t notice the danger it’s in.

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Food That Travels Well for Delivery: Tips for COVID-19

7 Shifts

Whether you have been offering delivery and takeout for years, or have had to make a recent pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to know which food travels best for delivery—and how to change up your menu to stay profitable while dine-in isn't an option. Food delivery offers accessible food to people who are unable to leave their home and offices, while increasing your restaurant's profits by reaching a potentially new or wider audience.

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Seven Ways HR Leadership Can Reduce Risk for Restaurants During Turbulent Times

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant sector has been especially hard hit by fallout from the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. This is an unprecedented time for an industry that employs some 15.6 million Americans according to the National Restaurant Association. It’s likely no restaurant owner or manager has experienced a situation of this magnitude in their lifetime.

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3 Reasons why it’s Time to Upgrade to Restaurant Cloud POS Software

Focus POS

According to the National Restaurant Association, guests prefer to interact digitally with eateries, by ordering, paying, specifying pickup or delivery and saving order preferences under their customer profiles. This trend will likely continue for the next decade and by 2030, the Association expects the industry to fully integrate with technology that focuses on mobility, ease of use, and heightened security.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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How Café Owners Can Tap Into The Cold Brew Market

Perfect Daily Grind

If you operate a café, you’ll want to keep up with the specialty coffee trends that apply to your business and find a way to offer them to your customers. Cold brew is one of these trends, and as it’s such a profitable and popular drink, it’s well suited to any café menu. . With so many methods of cold brew preparation and delivery available, you’ll need to decide which one best suits your business – and will keep your customers happy.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: PROFESSIONAL COOKS – DON’T DISMAY – KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS

Culinary Cues

Too much idle time leads to reflection and analysis. “What am I doing” is a question that some will ask: “What am I capable of”, is of equal concern. If you have been cooking at a professional level, if you have always been driven towards doing things right and have shunned mediocrity, and if you have approached your job in the kitchen with passion and commitment, then answering these questions can be straight forward.

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Got milk? Breaking down the pros and cons of plant-based milks

Typsy

For obvious reasons, people across the world are spending more time at home – and taking the opportunity to examine their spending and dining preferences. If we’re being forced to adopt a new normal, shouldn’t it at least be an upgrade on the “normal” we used to have? Did you know that cattle farming is more harmful to the environment than CO2 emissions from cars ?

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How to Drastically Cut Expenses in Your Restaurant (and Stay Profitable During COVID-19)

7 Shifts

COVID-19’s impact on restaurants around the world has been ramping up thanks to necessary social distancing measures—particularly in North America, where 4-5 meals are eaten away from home every week —and restaurateurs are feeling the squeeze on their bottom line. By now, many states and provinces have either mandated reductions in seating or the closure of dining areas, with most restaurants turning to takeout and delivery.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Five Ways Technology is Transforming the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

As a restaurant owner or manager, do you find yourself getting caught up in the intricacies and not being able to focus on aspects that matter? The key lies in achieving operational efficiency. Whether it’s inter-team communication, improving table turnover, or reducing waste – an efficiently run restaurant results in an increase in sales and revenue.

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5 Pickup and Delivery Tips for Restaurant Owners

Focus POS

In just a few months, COVID-19 has changed the restaurant landscape. With the advent of social distancing, restaurants are struggling to find ways to maintain operations and stay afloat. . Though your regular in-house dining may be closed down, you can leverage pickup and delivery services to stay in business while ensuring the safety of employees and customers alike. .

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A Coffee Shop Favourite: Why Is Oat Milk so Popular?

Perfect Daily Grind

A few years ago, you would struggle to find any coffee shops offering oat milk as a non-dairy alternative. Yet today, oat milk is everywhere in the coffee scene. In 2017, a mere 10 coffee shops were stocking Oatly in the United States, one of the many oat milk brands that you can purchase. Fast forward to 2019 and that number has shot up to around 3,500 coffee shops in the country.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: HOW WILL WE RE-CREATE THE CULTURE OF DINING OUT?

Culinary Cues

There are few things in life that vividly define the culture associated with a group of people more than dining out. Food is connected to nearly every aspect of life, family, and the art of living. A culture is a collection of life essentials including art, drama, literature, religion, music, food preparation and traditions, history, language, politics, etc. and as such – collectively define all levels of civility.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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The new normal: maximizing your transition to takeout service

Typsy

There are no two ways about it: right now, takeaway is the Big Thing in hospitality. For many businesses, this has been an unavoidable consequence of Coronavirus restrictions. But whether takeaway is something you’re moving towards to adapt to social distancing, or it’s something you’ve always offered, there are measures you can take to make your takeaway offering more appealing to your customers and easier on your business.

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No Drive-Thru? Here’s How to Offer Contactless Curbside Pickup

7 Shifts

With the heavy impact of COVID-19 on restaurants, the industry is racing to find new ways to keep their locations open and keep revenue as high as possible for survival. Foot traffic has dropped for the majority of restaurants in North America, with revenue switching to online ordering and pickups instead. Restaurants with drive thrus have had a smaller decline in revenue compared to the ones that don’t have drive thrus.

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COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three and What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates. To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news.

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With the PPP Federal Stimulus Running Out of Money in Under 2 Weeks 1 Small Business Is Stepping Up to Help Others

Indoor Media

Like thousands of small businesses, IndoorMedia received a notification that the Payment Protection Program ran out of money. Money that was greatly needed to keep hundreds of employees at work at the Houston based advertising company. With 31 years’ experience recommending businesses to shoppers in the local grocery store, IndoorMedia’s register tape division, RTUI, has been through multiple downturns.

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Maximize Restaurant Profitability: 5 Key Strategies to Control Costs Effectively

Running a profitable restaurant requires more than great food and service. Our guide breaks down five actionable strategies to help you control costs and maximize profitability. Learn how to track and reduce food waste, optimize labor costs with smart scheduling, make data-driven decisions with regular P&L reviews, and manage fixed and variable costs efficiently.

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We have raised €16.25 million in funding!

Deliverect

We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Deliverect has raised €16.25 million in a fresh funding round, led by OMERS Ventures, with existing investors Newion, Smartfin, and the company’s founders also participating. It’s always been our mission to connect restaurants and other food companies with their customers through online ordering , and we’re so proud of the journey Deliverect has been on since we launched our company in 2018.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: WHAT RESTAURANTS MEAN TO SOCIETY

Culinary Cues

Cooking for others is one of the oldest professions known to humanity. Since fire was first discovered – we have enjoyed and developed the skills to cook, eventually season, and finally plate prepared food to please other people. Cooking is one of the most admired and appreciated skill that allows the cook to express his or her history, traditions, ethnicity, and skill while engaging guests in a story.

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Ghost Kitchen Masterminds Behind R2 Provisions, Part 1

Hot Schedules

Blog. Ghost Kitchen Masterminds Behind R2 Provisions, Part 1. Chef and new ghost kitchen owner, Rosana Rivera, shares how she’s adjusting restaurant operations amidst a global pandemic. C hef Rosana Rivera owns and operates two businesses alongside business partner Chef Ricardo Castro inside the Hall on Franklin food hall in downtown Tampa, Florida: Xilo Mexican, a dine-in restaurant honoring reimagined Mexican cuisine, and Kofe, a walk up cafe serving freshly roasted beans.

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How Restaurateurs Benefit From the U.S CARES Act

7 Shifts

The US Congress has recently passed the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) which is designed to alleviate some of the economic and medical impact put on American people and businesses during the COVID-19 health crisis. The main benefit of the CARES act is to provide: Financial relief for small businesses Corporate tax provisions, and Expanded unemployment and benefits coverage to employees In this article, we’ll dive into the specifics of the CARES Act and how it impacts

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?