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Avoiding Mistakes in Loyalty Programs

Modern Restaurant Management

Loyalty expert Hope Neiman, CMO at Tillster, says these are the four things she sees that restaurants often get wrong when building loyalty programs + brand champions: Lack of clarity and consistency. How did the pandemic affect loyalty programs? What do guests want from loyalty efforts now?

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‘In the Future, Customers Will Drive Up to a Drive-Thru to Just Pick Up Their Food.’

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The federal government is trying to regulate AI, while they learn about it. The state governments are trying to define their data privacy laws. How important is and do you expect gamification to be for drive-thru purchasing and building loyalty? Offer the loyalty program and gain 10 points. Change is difficult.

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Four Key Predictions for Restaurant Tech

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Keeping a close eye on public standards at the local government level as well as surrounding towns will help restaurants ride out the ups and downs. Each segment of the restaurant experience is seeing new connections with one another and better opportunities — loyalty programs, white label courier services, feedback apps, and more.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

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The numbers come from the 2022 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report of the vegan brand Beyond Meat , from which PLNT Burger gets its patties. PLNT Burger further incentivizes plant-based purchases by turning that data into a loyalty program, rewarding customers with free food for amounts of water or land “saved.”

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How QR Code Technology Can Help Restaurants Beyond Menus and Ordering

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However, based on the spread of the delta variant, shifting mask guidance from the CDC, differing local government regulations (such as Los Angeles County’s current indoor mask requirement regardless of vaccination status) and low vaccination rates in various states , restaurant operations are still far from normal.

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Five Tips to Minimize Super-Sized Labor Costs

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The short-term costs of a comprehensive training program may be high but the investment will pay handsome dividends in the long run. Temporary staffing helps save on training costs as the staffing agencies are responsible for designing, delivering, and reviewing training programs.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

What used to be a basic employee benefit plan for only full-time workers has since changed to personalized benefits such as daycare assistance and mental health programs for both full-and part-time employees. Restaurants that tell a compelling story, offer meaningful engagement, and create purpose-driven experiences earn lasting loyalty.