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Oh, Canada: The Potential Impact of AI and Tariffs

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"It would become more important for restaurants and hotels to work with partners they can trust – ones who have similar values to them. Our hospitality solutions can automate routine tasks, allowing hotel staff to focus on high-value guest interactions. AI is also boosting staff productivity.

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Is Contactless Forever?

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A good mobile experience. Creating a contactless ordering experience for guests at your restaurant is important in order for your business to stay competitive and profitable. Restaurants have endless third-party ordering app options, but those do come with a price, approximately five-twenty percent of each sale.

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Maximizing F&B Revenue: Why Hotels Should Embrace RevPAG 

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For decades, the hotel industry has relied on Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) as its primary performance indicator. While RevPAR remains a valuable metric for room performance, it proves inadequate in capturing the comprehensive financial health of a hotel, particularly with respect to evaluating F&B operations.

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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

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One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 Expect to see more self-ordering kiosks already present at Taco Bell, Panera and McDonalds. Mobile food trucks are adopting new technologies, reducing costs, and responding to change. Food Trucks Factor in the New Normal.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October 2020 Edition

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Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery. Still, people try to support local businesses as 43 percent order from individual restaurants rather than using a massive app platform. Food Service Orders Begin to Rebound.

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Contactless Before Contactless Was Cool (Podcast)

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In this episode of The Main Course host Barbara Castiglia talked with Tim McLaughlin, the CEO of GoTab, a Restaurant Commerce Platform (RCP) used by large- and mid-sized restaurants, breweries, bars, and hotels. So, they set out to solve another pain point: ordering. GoTab uniquely allows patrons to have freedom of choice.

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How Dining Automation Is Helping Restaurants Combat the Negative Impacts of the Pandemic

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The food and beverage industry is no stranger to new technologies, especially in the past couple of years with the boom of online ordering apps and QR code technology. For example, the rise of ordering and delivery apps was due to consumers staying indoors to abide by social distancing rules. Staff Shortages Due to the Pandemic.