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Top 4 Ghost Kitchens Compared

Cheetah

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Ghost kitchens, a delivery-only restaurant model with no physical space for dine-in, have become essential lifelines during the pandemic. But even in a post-pandemic world, they are a wonderful way for restaurants to take advantage of the delivery boom , and perfect for new virtual or ghost restaurant entrepreneurs who are interested in a delivery-only enterprise.

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How Restaurant Finance Teams Can Support Operations to Increase Profitability

Restaurant365

As a restaurant finance or accounting leader, you and your team can play a unique role in supporting your operations team. Your restaurant group’s profit margin depends on two areas: top-line revenue and controlling expenses. While both areas may be executed through the operations team, revenue and expenses can be optimized with help from thoughtful and thorough financial analysis.

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2022 Predictions: A Look at What Awaits Hospitality Tech Next Year (and Beyond)

Modern Restaurant Management

As we wrap up a year that brought more tremendous change to the hospitality industry, I like to look ahead and anticipate some of the opportunities and challenges we will see in 2022 (and beyond). As FSR’s Danny Klein recently said, “the industry has moved well past the ‘pivot’ stage and this worn-out idea of a new normal,” and is ripe for further transformation.

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Metaverse: What it means for restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Metaverse is the next evolution of social media, virtual reality, and the virtual world. Facebook has now been rebranded to the name, “Meta,” and is creating a virtual world through the metaverse. Meta’s (Facebook) founder, Mark Zuckerberg intends for metaverse to be a 3D, virtual space in which people can socialize, learn, and collab with one another. 1 Zuckerberg explains that Metaverse will be a unified space in which “mingles digital and physical reality.” 2 Zuckerberg claims that Metaverse

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

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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California Bill Legalizes CBD as Food and Drink Supplement

Cheetah

Reading Time: 5 minutes. On October 8th, 2021 California took a huge leap forward in formally legalizing CBD, or Cannabinidoil by its full name, to be labeled an official food and drink supplement. Sure, you may have seen CBD drinks hit specialized shelves around the country over the past few years, but their content, claims, and dissemination has long been operating in an FDA ‘grey area’.

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Restaurant Management: A Recipe for Success

Focus POS

A Recipe for Successful Restaurant Management. Beat the Odds. The restaurant industry has always been competitive, and it’s challenging to make profits and stay solvent. FSR magazine reports that 60 percent of restaurants don’t make it past their first year, and 80 percent go out of business within five years. These stats get even higher when you consider the global pandemic affecting the industry.

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Top 21 Restaurants in Savannah

Restaurant Clicks

If you could associate an image with the word “charming,” it would be Savannah, Georgia. A true southern belle of a town, Savannah is a famous tourist attraction for families, romantic getaways, and history buffs alike. Savannah’s picturesque coastal, historical, and urban surroundings are breathtaking to behold. Savannah’s historic districts preserve their antebellum charm, with horse-drawn carriages strolling down cobblestone streets, colorful plantation-style homes, and 18th-century buildings

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Inside the Starbucks Collectors Cup Market, Where a Single Tumbler Can Sell for Nearly $2K

EATER

NICKY1841 /Shutterstock. The pandemic and social media have fostered an intense level of commitment from collectors, as well as fraudsters creating fake cups Most people who love Starbucks are in it for the drinks. Whether you’re obsessed with dirty chai lattes or love the sugar rush of a white chocolate mocha Frappuccino, it’s what’s inside the cup that you care most about.

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Podcast 3: How a Regional Cafe Gets Big-City Sales with Modern Systems & Equipment

Ken Burgin

It was great to talk with Matt Lucas from The Coffee Pedaler cafes, in the towns of Gundagai and Tumut, about halfway between Sydney and Melbourne in Australia. With a focus on quality coffee and efficient systems, Matt has built a business that generates a high return and is easy to manage across multiple sites. It’s the place that discerning travellers head to when they’re on the freeway and need a break. – and they often find Coffee Pedaler through Matt’s clever use of

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Is Contactless Forever?

Modern Restaurant Management

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought endless changes to the restaurant industry, but perhaps the most significant has been the rise of the contactless dining experience. The pandemic forced restaurants to adapt to not only a new, leaner business model but also to new consumer behavior. With customers opting for alternatives to dine-in, restaurants adapted to build solutions to offer takeout, delivery and curbside pickup options.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Top 21 Restaurants in Downtown Brooklyn

Restaurant Clicks

Anyone on a trip to New York City on business or to visit friends would be remiss to let the trip pass by without exploring the thriving neighborhood of Downtown Brooklyn. Located in the northwestern portion of the borough, Downtown Brooklyn is a great spot to do some shopping and enjoy a seriously good meal. One of the best parts of Downtown Brooklyn is the food.

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Woman Finds Window of Hotel Room Opens Directly Into Operating Restaurant

EATER

TikTok | @desireerosebaker. Tourist Desiree Baker shared her bizarre experience at Cassa Times Square on TikTok One of the best parts of eating in a restaurant is eavesdropping on dates. You may like to think you’re better than that, but you’re not, because the second you sense the tension in the voice of someone two tables away, it’s next to impossible to ignore.

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Dark Kitchens: Are They Really Profitable?

The Restaurant Times

With online food ordering proliferating and the willingness to spend long hours standing in lines plunging, dark kitchens are fast gaining popularity in the food and restaurant industry. The online delivery and takeout segment has witnessed a whopping 21.7% growth since 2017. While some restaurant owners have already made a shift towards delivery-only kitchens, some are still wondering if they really are as profitable as they are claimed to be. .

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2022 Restaurant Design Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

The new year is about to begin, and many restaurant owners will be thinking about a redesign for their restaurants. Dozens of new restaurants are opening worldwide every day, so it is important that your establishment attracts customer’s attention. In the race to become one of the more popular restaurants in your area it takes more than serving good food and pouring outstanding cocktails.

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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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Portland Restaurants You Should Be Dining At This Week

Restaurant Clicks

As Maine’s largest city, Portland offers tourists and residents plenty of things to see and do while taking a break from their busy schedules. Aside from its abundance of art museums and ferry trips around Casco Bay, many come to Portland to experience its annual food and beverage festivals or public urban and wooden parks, earning the city its nickname, “Forest City.” Portland is also the best place to enjoy Maine’s finest seafood, from Maine lobster rolls to seafood cho

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SIMPLIFY, STREAMLINE AND SUPPORT YOUR HACCP PLAN WITH DIGITAL FOOD SAFETY.

Transact

According to the FDA, HACCP is an “effective and rational means of assuring food safety from harvest to consumption. Preventing problems from occurring is the paramount goal underlying any HACCP system.”. To that end, there are several digital food safety solutions to help you achieve HACCP compliance and boost food safety in your establishment. Since adherence and compliance are essential to running a safe and successful foodservice business, adopting these digital food safety tools should be s

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Ushering In A New Year

The Wine Knitter

​Another challenging year is about to end. Yet, with all the ups and downs this year has brought, I am truly inspired by those who chose to rise above it all by staying positive, reinventing, and empowering themselves, and not allowing a pandemic to dictate their lives. I am in awe of all our first responders who have selflessly sacrificed their time, hearts, and sometimes family to help those individuals overcome this deadly virus.

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Four Focus Areas for QSRs to Mitigate Wage and Commodity Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

While the restaurant industry has experienced major supply chain and labor issues throughout the pandemic, it is now reaching a tipping point. While initially it was more difficult or impractical to assure adequate levels of staffing, and supply chain disruptions were causing product shortages or outages, these complications are now coming at a real cost to restaurants.

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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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Where to Go for the Freshest Seafood in Portland

Restaurant Clicks

Portland, holding about one third of Maine’s population, sits on the rocky coast of the Casco Bay. The city houses a population of diverse communities and holds plenty of places of interest for travelers. Portland remains well-known for its fresh lobster, scenic views, and ever-evolving tourism. If you find yourself in this city, make sure you get a taste of the theater, music, and art scenes.

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In West Bengal, Date Palm Jaggery Is a Winter Delicacy. It’s Also in Danger of Extinction.

EATER

Cha Pornea. Valued for its seasonality and hyperlocal terroir, the beloved natural sweetener is facing an array of threats, from urbanization to climate change It’s 3 a.m. in Nimpith, a tiny town in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Sixty-one-year-old Chuno Mistry heads towards a row of wild date palm trees. Mistry is a shuli, or date palm tree tapper, and he carries earthen pots slung from a bamboo pole, known as a byank, on his shoulder.

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Embracing and Adopting Tech | Season 5, Vol. 11: Hatco Corporation

Foodable

Listen to "Embracing and Adopting Tech | Season 5, Vol. 11: Hatco Corporation" on Spreaker. In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with David Rolston, president and chief executive officer at Hatco Corporation about automation and efficiency in foodservice equipment.

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How Restaurants Can Prepare for a Safe New Year’s Eve

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s a fact that New Year’s Eve is one of the most dangerous holidays – 47 percent of men and 40 percent of women admitted to binge drinking to ring in the New Year, drunk driving accidents are significantly up and more pedestrians are killed on New Year’s Day than any other day of the year. While businesses in the hospitality industry provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere for clientele to briefly escape their everyday routines, it’s also their responsibility to keep

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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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11 Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Louisville

Restaurant Clicks

Often known as the Gateway to the South, Louisville, Kentucky is also sometimes referred to as the River City and Derby City due to its proximity to the famous Ohio River and its annual Kentucky Derby races. A bustling city with a strong baseball culture, this unassuming Southern town just so happens to also have a vibrant food culture. From delicious Bourbon bars to mouth-watering steak houses, private dining and restaurant dining, in general, have expanded in Louisville over the last ten years

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Hosts Are a Restaurant’s Front Line. It’s No Wonder They’re in Such High Demand Now.

EATER

Shutterstock. Some restaurants are packing their host stands to make the job more manageable On a Friday night last month, some friends and I walked into La Chinesca , a new bar and restaurant on Spring Garden Street in Philly, and were greeted by three smiling hosts at the host stand. We were heading to the indoor/outdoor bar, about 20 feet away, and all three hosts eagerly asked if they could help us find our way there.

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5 Gifts To Help You Improve Your Restaurant Business

The Eat Restaurant

It’s the festive season, and we’re in the spirit of giving. This month, discover the benefits of Eat App, and the continued gift it keeps on giving to you, your staff, and your guests. From streamlining your operations, reducing no-shows to guaranteeing the best possible guest experience, Eat App is the reservation and table management system that aims to give you so much more than expected.

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Six Trends Expected to Impact Foodservice in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Mondel?z International Foodservice identified top trends expected to elevate the foodservice industry in 2022 and beyond. When the pandemic emerged in early 2020, the entire foodservice industry faced fast and unexpected change. Across segments, operators were forced to rapidly adjust operations—initially to stay afloat and then ultimately succeed long term in this new industry environment.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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14 Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Milwaukee

Restaurant Clicks

Whether you take a trip to Brew City to explore the world-famous breweries and taprooms, hike around Lake Michigan, or sightsee some of the most impressive architectural feats worldwide, Milwaukee is a shamefully underrated locale. Famous for its beer and Midwestern charm, Milwaukee also has quite a few luxurious private dining options. Cream City is the perfect place for private events, whether you prefer steakhouses or Italian fare.

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Restaurants Nationwide Temporarily Close as Staff Test Positive, Case Counts Rise

EATER

Shutterstock. Restaurants are cancelling reservations and shutting down dining rooms as nation braces for winter surge Restaurants are suddenly in a situation not dissimilar to that of the early pandemic, as the delta and omicron variants of coronavirus sweep the the country: Case counts are shockingly high, staff and guests are testing positive, and restaurants — the responsible ones, at least — are choosing to close while staff are tested.

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8 Defining Characteristics Of Quality Leaders

Sling

Quality leaders aren’t born — they’re made. In fact, very few people make good leaders right off the bat. It takes self-awareness, practice, and perseverance to become the best leader you can be. In this article, we discuss the defining characteristics of quality leaders so you can improve every aspect of the way you work. Defining Characteristics Of Quality Leaders. 1) Decisiveness.

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Photo Capture For Time and Attendance Can Improve Business

Bizimply

Do you track Time & Attendance of your staff? Having a Time and Attendance system has many benefits you may be unaware of. The post Photo Capture For Time and Attendance Can Improve Business appeared first on Bizimply.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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.