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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

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We’re not talking about just surviving the pandemic—but thriving through 2021 and beyond, and setting new standards. diners prefer to view menus, order, and pay for their meal using their phones rather than interacting with servers during the pandemic. Even after the pandemic, QR codes are here to stay.

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Why Manual Workforce Management Processes Should be a Thing of the Past for Restaurant Owners

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They often have to rely on historical data to forecast customer demand, and typically can’t take into account the impact of weather and other local events on demand. The same is possible if a restaurant’s servers are too busy to tend to their tables due to high traffic.

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Digitally Transforming the Restaurant Industry with No-Contact, Self-Ordering and Payment Technologies

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Tablet POS, when leveraged as self-ordering kiosks, helps reduce face-to-face contact between servers and customers. Not only does this digital ordering channel reduce labor costs for your restaurant—it also helps servers turn tables faster and minimize order errors. Brand Your Own Website for the Win.

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Simple Restaurant Marketing Plan for 2021 [PDF Template]

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With a new year comes new challenges, and after the year for the industry that was 2020, we want to help set your restaurant up for success in 2021. Or perhaps you take a bold approach like Dick’s Last Resort , where the servers are intentionally rude and obnoxious. Where are they going? Need a napkin?

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[Data] How Have The Shifts Changed For Those Working in The Restaurant Industry

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To account for a large increase in permanent, pandemic-related closures, we only analyzed restaurants that have remained open from 2019 through 2021. Here's what we found: What Shifts Increased from 2019 to 2021? What Shifts Decreased/ Minimal Increases From 2019 to 2021?

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Must Be Something in the Sunshine

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“We’re firing on cylinders to bring our all-natural, ‘better for you’ food to many more people in 2021 and beyond,” said Guzzetta. million jobs accounting for 12 percent of employment in the state. ” The team at BurgerFi are not the only people hot on the Sunshine State.

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The Etiquette of Dining Out Has Changed (Again). Here’s How It’s Done.

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Checking a restaurant’s Instagram account has always been a part of my MO, but more for recreational purposes: What does that vague-sounding dish on the menu look like? From booking a reservation to actually going out and sitting down to eat, this is the New Normal of dining out, as told by Eater’s editors and writers.