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5 Tips For Restaurant Menu Marketing

Indoor Media

Today, customers are dining out in an entirely different way. A large portion of foodies aren’t even visiting restaurants anymore and have turned instead to ordering take out through different delivery platforms. One way to get these customers back in the door is to offer your own delivery service, but we understand that’s not always possible. Many restauranteurs are stretched thin as it is, relying on a barebones staff to do the same amount of work an entire team used to take on every Friday ni

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The New Risks of Dining Out

EATER

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images. While the pandemic is easing in many places, and millions stand to be vaccinated in the coming months, continued community spread and new, more contagious variants of COVID-19 make this moment riskier for workers and diners alike As the anniversary of the initial pandemic-induced nation-wide lockdowns looms, cities and states throughout the country — including ones that have maintained some level of restriction for months — are reversing course on a

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Festive Cocktails for Winter

Sante

Try new cocktail recipes to add sparkle to the dark winter days ahead.

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FOR THE LOVE OF RESTAURANTS and COOKING

Culinary Cues

I am optimistic and realistic at the same time. I am optimistic in the ability of the restaurant business to recover and shine, to bring people together once again, to return to a position of central to the life of neighborhoods, and optimistic that this business of food will provide wonderful careers for cooks, chefs, service staff, bartenders, managers and owners – THIS WILL HAPPEN.

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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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Surprising Ways that Tech Can Help Evolve Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a necessity for building a modern and future-proof restaurant. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast.

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Contactless Gives Guests Control of Their Own Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Late in 2020, Eureka! Restaurant Group, which owns and operates 24 restaurants throughout California, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, and Washington, said it would be the first in the nation to introduce a completely contactless dining experience, while maintaining a guest-forward approach to hospitality. Eureka! collaborated with OneDine to curate a contactless yet personalized restaurant visit—creating a customized, platform that provides guests full control over ordering, speed of service, and pa

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The Toxicity of Restaurant Kitchens Is Exactly Why I Never Reported Abuses

EATER

Restaurant workers are made to feel powerless by design — and that keeps abusive chefs and toxic kitchens unchecked This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. For decades now, the dining public has understood restaurant kitchens to be tough places to work.

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How Beechwood Doughnuts Streamlined Their Operations to Make 10,000+ Doughnuts A Week

7 Shifts

Beechwood Doughnuts is a popular doughnut bakery in St Catharines, Ontario, which has been serving delectable doughnuts—from nanaimo to pumpkin cheesecake —to thousands of customers for six years. From paper schedules and lineups around the block, to 7shifts and delivery-only doughnuts, it’s safe to say that Beechwood has evolved a lot in recent years—mostly thanks to COVID.

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Five Ways to Engage Franchisees and Drive Profitability During the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

In a study conducted by InGage Consulting and Franchise Business Review, franchisees that are engaged in their business are 3.7 times more profitable than those that aren’t. And during a pandemic that has lasted for nearly a year and devastated thousands of restaurants, engagement is crucial. However, driving engagement is historically challenging for most multi-location restaurant brands and COVID-19 has only exacerbated that challenge.

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6 Budget-Friendly Marketing Tips

Indoor Media

Today, more and more consumers are turning to small businesses for their everyday needs. A new focus on “shopping local” has helped keep customers returning to many salons, restaurants, and stores — but the pressure of competing with national brands remains daunting. For this reason, it’s important to find ways to hack in and reach your consumer base without breaking the bank.

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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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Restaurants Avoiding Big Delivery Apps Have to Get Creative

EATER

Rintaro’s Chirashizushi bento | Sylvan Mishima Brackett. Brands like DoorDash and Uber Eats promise volume and convenience. But some restaurateurs are sticking with in-house delivery or small local companies instead. One of the first things Sylvan Mishima Brackett did after the mayor of San Francisco issued a lockdown order in March was walk a few blocks to a local Best Buy to buy a phone.

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Introducing 7shifts' Referral Rewards!

7 Shifts

We here at 7shifts hope that 2021 has been the fresh start for your business that we all needed! In an effort to make your year even better, we’re launching an exciting new referral program for 7shifts—where you get $100 for every friend successfully referred! If you know any restaurant that would love 7shifts—refer them! Once they become a paying 7shifts client, we’ll send you a $100 Amazon gift card!

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Why Restaurants Need a Sexual Harassment Policy

Modern Restaurant Management

More sexual harassment claims are filed in the restaurant industry than any other, with as many as 90 percent of women and 70 percent of men having experienced sexual harassment in the industry. On top of that, the #MeToo movement has brought sexual harassment to the forefront of many conversations about workers’ rights. As a result, more and more states are passing laws requiring businesses to have sexual harassment policies.

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Offsetting Rising Labor Costs Through Effective Menu Engineering

Hot Schedules

Blog. Menu Engineering Helps Hospitality Teams to Manage Costs in 2021. Agility and cost controls should be top priorities as the industry gets ready for a return to travel. O n top of the decreased sales resulting from the pandemic, the hospitality industry is facing an ongoing rise in labor costs and uncertainty regarding supply chain reliability and product availability.

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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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The Best Recipes to Cook This Week, According to Eater Staffers Who Actually Cooked Them 

EATER

Beef and aubergine fatteh by Nigella | Tanay Warerkar. Beef and aubergine fatteh, flour tortillas, and the world’s best cabbage, period It’s week trazillion-and-four of pandemic cooking, and you’ve hit a rut. Nay, a trench. Winter’s produce is less than inspiring, you’ve done all the things one can do to a bean, and while the digital cook-o-sphere is loaded with ideas, there are just too many of them.

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Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 107 – Managing Privacy Policy with Hans From Termageddon

Restaurant Technology Guys

While a bit of an interesting name, the team at Termageddon does a great job of helping protect your business. Join Jeremy and Hans where they talk about privacy policies and how to keep your restaurant and your customers safe. Check them out at [link]. The post Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 107 – Managing Privacy Policy with Hans From Termageddon appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys.

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Top Marketing and Public Relations Trends for the Restaurant Industry in 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

2020 brought plenty of obstacles, and many business lessons along with them. As businesses begin to plan their strategy for 2021, they’ll need to leverage as many marketing and PR trends that they can to better raise paid and organic brand awareness. Overall communication strategies had to pivot and adapt throughout the chaotic year of 2020. Although it was difficult for many companies to keep up, they can now use their knowledge from the past year to excel in the months coming.

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How Bingage – An AI-driven Restaurant Marketing Software Works?

Bingage

Let us start with the introduction part, Bingage is an AI-enabled CRM for Restaurant helps to boost customer retention, customer engagement & ROI of a restaurant. It’s tough for restaurateurs to manage every aspect of the business such as employees, service, marketing, finance and much more. They aren’t so-called tech gurus or superheroes, Right?

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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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35 Employee Appreciation Ideas That Won’t Break The Bank

Sling

Employee appreciation has a reputation for being difficult. First you’ve got to think of some way to do it. What will my employees respond to? What will they enjoy? And then you’ve got money to consider. It can’t be too expensive or you won’t be able to do it often enough to make it worthwhile. Despite the undeserved reputation, there are plenty of ways to show that you value your staff without breaking the bank.

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Choosing the right online ordering platform for your multi-location restaurant

ChowNow

When looking for the right online ordering platform for your multi-location restaurant, it’s important to choose one that will help you remain profitable and give you the tools you need to run a successful business. . While there is no shortage of online ordering services to choose from, not all online ordering partners are alike. Some have powerful customer acquisition models, but come at too steep a cost.

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2021 Restaurant Insurance Outlook

Modern Restaurant Management

The U.S. restaurant industry has a loaded plate as 2021 picks up steam – especially from an insurance and financial protection point of view. Dealing with a global pandemic and resulting business interruptions and locks downs, working hard to ensure employees are compensated as much as possible, facing down business liability issues – all were big issues in 2020 and are expected to be so in 2021.

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8 Tips to Optimize Restaurant Labor Costs Despite Higher Minimum Wages

Restaurant365

Some are predicting a potential boom in the restaurant industry in the post-pandemic era. Consumers are ready to return to restaurants, and companies are innovating with new business models and new locations. However, if there’s one thing that will have a huge effect on all future business trends, it is new labor wage laws. The Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) sets the federal minimum wage, as well as the regulations around overtime pay, labor rules for minors, and payroll recordkeeping.

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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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Restaurant food costs continue to rise. What can you do about it?

Crunchtime

It's 2021 and your food costs are still rising faster than usual. What can you do about it? We all know that 2020 was an awful year for most restaurants. Now 2021 doesn't appear to offer any let-up in the near term. Until we get vaccines out in force and we achieve "herd immunity", restaurants have to continue to be mindful of every cent to try to remain profitable.

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5 Restaurant Industry Trends to Consider for 2021 and Beyond

Focus POS

In 2020, new trends appeared across all industries, most notably throughout the restaurant sector. Lockdowns, capacity limits, social distancing guidelines, alcohol restrictions, and more plagued restaurateurs around the country. This forced restaurant owners to get creative and adopt new business strategies, such as online ordering and contactless payments.

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Firing Fails: Six Common Reasons Necessary Employee Terminations Tank

Modern Restaurant Management

There is no question that firing or laying someone off is an onerous leadership task. Still, there are going to be times when it is absolutely necessary to terminate employment. The question is not if, but how and when, restaurant, bar and other hospitality employers will bring that relationship to a close. When you’re an owner or manager, firing right is just as important a job as hiring right.

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Small Businesses Turn to Demand Planning to Thrive

Cheetah

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Demand Planning is the critical driver of food supply chain operations from farmer to consumer. Complications from COVID-19 have amplified the need to forecast demand, and accuracy of those forecasts have a direct impact on revenue and profits. While it affects our bottom line, let’s not forget the effects of food waste on our environment and our communities in general.

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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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Maximizing Restaurant Accounting Efficiency to Increase Your Bottom Line

Restaurant365

Complete the form to view this on-demand webinar. Staying competitive in the modern restaurant industry requires that you increase efficiency so that you can focus more time on strategies for reducing controllable costs and increasing revenue growth. Modern restaurant accounting methods can help you maximize accounting efficiency and identify profit leaks or trends that require action to keep you on a course to profitability.

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7 Diversity Activities And Icebreakers For Coworkers

Sling

Hiring a diverse team is the first step in positioning your business for success. But you need to go further than just hiring individuals and hoping your team gels. Conducting diversity activities can help your team get to know one another better and form a sense of group cohesion. In this article, we’ll discuss diversity activities and icebreakers you can use to bring your team together and build unity in your business.

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AI Drives Personalization (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

In this episode of The Main Course host Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia discusses the potential of AI in restaurant enviornments with Jerry Abiog, Co-Founder and CMO of Standard Insights, an AI as a service growth marketing platform that recently launched iOrder digital menus. He explained how AI can help drive sales, improve the customer experience, and prevent customer indecision by telling them what to do next.

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How to Use Facebook For Your Small Business

Indoor Media

Whether you’re starting a small business or beginning to build your social media presence, one of the easiest platforms to use is Facebook. In some ways, this platform led the charge for small business advertising by allowing users to create a profile and compete with national brands. However, it can be taxing to learn how to use any new program, so some business owners see the opportunity as a hassle.

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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.