Restaurant Engine
JANUARY 25, 2023
A website developer can help you take your website to the next level. Wondering if you need to redesign your website? Starting a restaurant and need to create a website? Either way, you need a website developer to help you with one of the most important marketing tools for your website. In this article, we look at nine signs you need a website developer.
Open for Business
JANUARY 24, 2023
A busy owner’s guide to restaurant social media strategy Restaurant social media strategy refers to having a plan to connect with your guests where they spend their time: online. A strong social media presence has never been a more important marketing strategy, whether your restaurant is new or 110 years old. Now is the perfect time to reconnect with longtime fans and introduce yourself to potential new diners interested in visiting your restaurant.
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Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 24, 2023
In the digital age, online reputation management is critical for business success. Many depend on social media reviews and posts about a particular restaurant before deciding whether they will dine there or not. Nearly half of your market depends on social media comments for their restaurant reviews. A survey conducted by MGH Advertising found that 45 percent of American diners said they tried a restaurant for the first time precisely because of a positive post on social media, while another 21
Culinary Cues
JANUARY 23, 2023
Let’s face it – everyone likes to win, and nobody likes to lose. I’m not sure if it is genetic or environmental, but our mental, physical, and emotional state is connected to the result of winning. Some of us know that winning takes loads of hard work, conditioning, and focus, while others hope they can win without the effort. But, regardless of the level of commitment to the end, we all try to avoid losing.
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There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 25, 2023
Independent restaurants with fewer than three locations make up more than half of the restaurants in the U.S. Many restaurateurs dream of growing into multiple locations, but it takes a lot of capital investment to get there. At my restaurant development and investment firm Full Course, we work with emerging brands to develop leadership, optimize business practices and ultimately provide financial investment for expansion.
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Ken Burgin
JANUARY 24, 2023
With ever-increasing staff shortages, it’s time to use your own website as part of the recruitment drive. A good employment page will attract quality applicants and ‘sell’ them on the benefits you offer. Even a small business can make a big impact, especially as many of the large operators are doing very little in this area. On the internet, every website starts as equal!
Sculpture Hospitality
JANUARY 25, 2023
Bar inventory control systems assist bars in efficiently tracking their inventory levels. A bar inventory control system provides your business with detailed, accurate and up-to-date information on the quantity, location and value of your inventoried bar goods.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 27, 2023
Having a passion for food isn’t enough to run a restaurant. It takes a lot to become an entrepreneur including learning actively from mistakes, understanding operations, and managing finances. A business plan is necessary to clarify everything in the beginning. Many entrepreneurs who are new to the business might not consider issues like cash availability, inventory costs, and overhead costs.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 25, 2023
When you think of coffee and YouTube, a number of popular content creators – including James Hoffmann and Morgan Eckroth – may come to mind. In some cases, these channels can receive hundreds of thousands of subscribers – showing that there is rising consumer interest in learning more about coffee. However, correspondingly, we are also seeing more and more YouTube content creators market and sell their own-branded coffee products, which range from signature blends to capsules to single-serve bag
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There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.
Open for Business
JANUARY 26, 2023
Not all promotion strategies are right for every restaurant. Even the most creative restaurant promotion ideas won’t increase sales if they’re poorly planned and executed. And if restaurant owners don’t put restaurant marketing efforts behind a promotion, the best concepts can stall. Before launching any new menu promotion idea, it’s a good idea to go back to basics and get clear a few basic points first.
EATER
JANUARY 23, 2023
Joules Garcia /Eater Pastry chefs may be leaving restaurants, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for the profession For the last several years, I’ve noticed a terrifying trend: Major magazines and food publications say that pastry chefs are going extinct. As a pastry chef myself, this is bad news, to say the least. These articles tell us that as margins shrink due to inflation, pastry chefs are out of a job or left searching for more secure jobs in other industries.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 26, 2023
There is a widespread new appreciation for restaurants, an encouraging sign for the future, according to The Bank of America 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report. In other encouraging news, franchise operators believe that, although most restaurants are not fully staffed, the labor situation has stabilized. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Cristin O’Hara, Managing Director and Head of Restaurant Group at Bank of America, to elaborate on some of findings.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 27, 2023
Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 23 Jan Australian beverage retailer BWS launches Double Shot drive-thru coffee shop in Devonport, Tasmania. The drive-thru concept store was opened in partnership with owner of Oasis Coffee, Oasis Griffiths Group, DHUWA, Coffee Lab, and Griffiths Bros.
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Bingage
JANUARY 25, 2023
2023 is here with a new trend in the market. Everyone is so obsessed with this new tool called ChatGPT. Yes, ChatGPT is the new AI bot in town, even if you’re not into artificial intelligence, you’d better pay attention. The tool, from a power player in artificial intelligence called OpenAI, enables you to ask questions in natural language, to which the chatbot gives conversational, if somewhat tilted, answers.
The Restaurant Group
JANUARY 26, 2023
How Important Is A Commercial Kitchen Design? Where commercial kitchen design is concerned, more is expected and demanded. These kitchens are used more heavily than residential kitchens and their effective design contributes to a restaurant’s success. A thoughtfully planned commercial kitchen allows staff to perform well while working efficiently and safely.
Sling
JANUARY 25, 2023
Regardless of the type of business you run or the size of the team you supervise, a human resource management system can help you keep everything running smoothly and your organization on the road to success. In this article, we discuss what goes into putting together a human resource management system (or HRMS for short) that has the potential to bring benefits to every corner of your operation.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 24, 2023
It’s impossible to deny just how popular milk-based coffee drinks (such as the flat white , latte, and cappuccino) are in coffee shops around the world. According to 2020 data from Project Café USA, the latte was the most ordered drink in the UK, and the third-most popular beverage in US coffee shops. In line with this, we have recently seen more and more coffee businesses create roast profiles for milk-based beverages.
Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course
Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.
EATER
JANUARY 27, 2023
Illustrations by Marianna Fierro Marianna Fierro went from website and graphic designer to in-demand illustrator and merch creator In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. Today’s installment: Marianna Fierro. It makes sense that Marianna Fierro loves food.
The Eat Restaurant
JANUARY 26, 2023
It doesn’t matter the size of your hospitality group or hotel chain, managing the facility takes a lot of work. Especially since you need to maintain a strict record of every procedure, from bookings and bookkeeping to administration and processing of guest data. So, the question remains, how can you run your company efficiently in this kind of chaos faced daily?
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 25, 2023
The burger giant is testing lids that do not need straws in some select U.S. markets as it works to bolster sustainability.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 23, 2023
There are a number of competitions in specialty coffee designed to test the skills and knowledge of industry professionals. However, many consider the World Barista Championship (WBC) to be one of the most esteemed and highly regarded events, acting as a platform to showcase excellence in the barista profession. There are many reasons to celebrate the WBC, but that’s not to say that it hasn’t received a fair share of criticism in recent years – particularly regarding a lack of inclusivity, diver
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HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.
EATER
JANUARY 26, 2023
Shutterstock Many workers in the food industry experiencing parosmia — or a long-term distorted sense of smell — find their lives and livelihoods disrupted. And they have trouble accessing help. This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Anaïs Saint-André Loughran remembers every cheese she’s ever tasted. The owner of Chantal’s Cheese Shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recalls that when she decided she wanted to be a cheesemonger — at age 4 — “all the doors of my memories were tied to che
The Salt
JANUARY 21, 2023
Across social media, headlines this week said that single use coffee pods may be more climate friendly than other ways of making coffee. That may not be the case, based on the science. (Image credit: Gene J.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 24, 2023
The operator of drive-thru restaurants has reportedly hired advisers to help it restructure its debt, which comes due next year.
Perfect Daily Grind
JANUARY 22, 2023
Following a call for applications in October 2022 , Producer & Roaster Forum (PRF) has announced its first speakers and panellists for PRF El Salvador. The two-day forum will be held on 16 and 17 March 2023 at the Salamanca Exhibition Centre in San Salvador. The event is set to return to El Salvador after it was first held there in 2016, and will welcome thousands of local producers and international roasters, traders, baristas, and more.
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There’s no way around it: sometimes employees need your help. Use this free template to clarify expectations, share resources, and set a timeline. Best case scenario, this process helps them improve. Worst case, your great recordkeeping keeps you compliant even if they move on. Download the template today!
EATER
JANUARY 25, 2023
Double onion burger with cheese at Tucker’s. | Choate House One state, two days, four burger joints, and a whole lot of griddled onions As someone who grew up just a 15-minute drive across the border in Northeast Texas, I have done my fair share of s**t-talking about the state of Oklahoma: “The wind blows so hard in Texas because Oklahoma sucks,” and so on.
The Restaurant Times
JANUARY 26, 2023
A traditional point of sale (POS) used to be a restaurant billing software that processed orders and produced receipts. But as cloud technology developed, the basic POS system transformed into a full-fledged restaurant management system. POS solutions are essential for enhancing convenience for dine-in and online customers and delivering a customer-centric experience as the restaurant industry continues to grow.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 26, 2023
Operators have increasingly aggressive growth plans and are proposing more complicated restaurant formats than ever. But permitting and construction delays are slowing it all down.
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