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Q&A: HFTP’s Frank Wolfe on technological innovation in the hospitality industry

Smart Brief Hospitality

The industry has nicely rebounded since, but these tech-powered services remain and have been a boon for catering to the current generation of tech-savvy travelers. Another big game changer, over the last decade, is the automation of operational and accounting processes. In 2015, HFTP started Entrepreneur 20X (E20X).

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Organically Grow an Online Presence for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

If you want to ensure that you are catering to the needs (or demands) of the modern market, you need a website that is geared towards mobile users. According to Statista , statistics show that between the years of 2015 and 2019, 95 percent of households in the UK owned and used a mobile phone for internet access.

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‘The Silver Palate Cookbook’ Changed Home Cooking (and Pesto Consumption) As We Know It

EATER

The book’s origins can be traced to 1976, when Sheila Lukins launched a catering business from her kitchen in the Dakota, an exclusive apartment building on Central Park West. By their own account, Lukins and Rosso barely saw daylight for the next four years. Rosso recalled in 2015. I said, Oh yes — we’re working on one!”

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For Restaurant Workers Who Have Experienced Abuse, Support Groups Can Help

EATER

“For folks across the entire gender spectrum, there’s sexual abuse and harassment from coworkers, from guests, and from superiors,” says Sara Nahshon, who has worked in restaurants and catering for nearly two decades. And I could say for myself that, having experienced all those, there’s such a sense of powerlessness.”.

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Redefining ‘Dine and Dash’ and Review Hub

Modern Restaurant Management

Toast secured a $400M Series F funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, TPG, Greenoaks Capital, and Tiger Global Management with participation from Durable Capital Partners LP, TCV, funds and accounts advised by T. ” Dinova accomplished the following in 2019: Launched Catering Portal and Dine Assist Products.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

.” Prior to joining Boston Market, Wyatt served as Operations Partner/Vice President of Operations for Panera Bread, where he was responsible for all aspects of operations, including retail, marketing, recruiting, catering, facilities and bakery at more than 40 cafes in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

with the plant-based burger accounting for up to 10 percent of all Whoppers sold. restaurants are stepping into plant-based or stepping up their existing game to cater to customers looking for more center-of-plate protein variety. Both Burger King and Carl’s Jr. have doubled down on the plant-based opportunity in the past year.

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