Tue.Jun 14, 2022

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Best Practices to Prevent Theft in Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant theft is expensive. One study found that internal employee theft is responsible for 75 percent of inventory shortages and about 4 percent of restaurant sales. That totals between $3 and $6 billion annually. There are all kinds of different types of restaurant theft, ranging from food and inventory, theft at the register and checkout counter, external grease theft, time theft and employee product theft.

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Cheese Is an Underrated Grilling Move

EATER

Shutterstock. Cheese grilled on skewers is a common street food snack all over the world. Here’s how to do it at home. Brazil’s idyllic beaches, including the country’s most popular destination, Rio de Janeiro, are known for their lively street food vendors selling ice cream, coconut water, sandwiches, the iconic snack biscoito globo (a puffed snack made from manioc flour), and increasingly, queijo coalho, a local treasure hailing from the Northeast.

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Restaurants Aren’t Raising Employee Medical Premiums, But Costs Are Going Up

Modern Restaurant Management

Last month, our article summarized the “state of the market” for employee benefits in the restaurant sector. We warned that medical trend (the rate of increase in medical plans) would be increasing in 2022 and in 2023. Since that publication, there’s even more disturbing news: a recent Wall Street Journal article noted that due to the high cost of labor, hospitals are considering significant cost increases—even considering breaking current PPO contracts.

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This Restaurant Is Trash

EATER

A technicolor feast at Shuggie’s Trash Pie. | Erin Ng. Shuggie’s Trash Pie in San Francisco serves bruised fruit rosé slushies, salmon belly pizza, and Buffalo chicken gizzards in an explosively colorful space Twice a week, Kayla Abe and David Murphy go to the farmers market to pick up produce. But while other shoppers are selecting photo-worthy peaches, Abe and Murphy are picking up special orders — entire cauliflower plants from stem to full leaves, wilted greens, ugly mushrooms, bruised fruit

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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Many Restaurants Are Unaware of this Tax Credit

Modern Restaurant Management

The Employee Retention Credit is a refundable tax credit that was created during the pandemic for employers who experienced difficulties in 2020 and 2021 as a result of COVID shutdown orders and related economic disruptions. Dominion wanted to get the word out to restaurant owners and to ensure they are taking advantage of this little-known tax credit because they may be eligible for up to $26,000 per employee.

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Have you met Heidi Skarr?

NV Hotels

Heidi is the Senior Manager – Group Hospitality Services at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas. We had a chance to speak with Heidi and learn more about her. Heidi, how long have you been with the Venetian? I’ve been at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas for more than 15 years. I’ve been in my current role as Senior Manager of Group Hospitality Services for almost 6 months.

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7 Features To Look For In A Restaurant Menu Management System

The Restaurant Times

If you are a restaurant owner, you will know that a menu is a restaurant’s heart and soul. It is one of the touchpoints through which customers interact with your restaurant, and based on their perception, decide whether or not they want to dine there. Although the look and feel of a menu may attract customers, it is much more than that. A smartly designed restaurant menu can result in high profits as it can influence customers’ choices and tempt them to order more.

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Sabre on hospitality marketplace development, attribute selling

PhocusWire

Sabre Hospitality solutions senior vice president Frank Trampert discusses the evolution of hotel technology, marketplace development and the need for investment.

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Tupac Shakur’s Family Brings the Original Restaurant He Envisioned to Life in LA

EATER

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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Holisto latest to seek public listing via SPAC

PhocusWire

The business combination values Holisto at $405 million with the deal expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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After a Three-Year Hiatus, the James Beard Gala Was a High Energy Party

EATER

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More travel startups get into NFT game

PhocusWire

Two new startups are launching with solutions that use NFTs, one for brands and one to help travelers track trips.

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José Andrés Will Bring His Extravagant Bazaar to the Former Trump Hotel

EATER

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Win More in 2024: Your Guide to Restaurant Marketing Success

Your Guide to Restaurant Marketing Success Start maximizing ROI and doing more with less with Olo’s ultimate guide to restaurant marketing. In this guide: Strategies to level up in 4 key areas: data, audiences, content distribution, and loyalty Interactive checklists to help you track your progress throughout the year Tips for leveraging guest data across your entire business What you’ll learn: Level 1 | Beginner: Learn how to collect guest data, build a healthy subscriber list, launch personali

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YouTrip launches YouBiz, plots entry into travel insurance

PhocusWire

YouTrip's YouBiz will enable SMEs to build borderless businesses.

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Inside the Colorful, Campy, Unapologetically Horny World of Erotic Cookbooks

EATER

Clay Hickson/Eater. While it’s easy to dismiss them as gag gifts, there’s way more to erotic cookbooks than double entendres and naughty illustrations A couple of years ago, Lizzy Young, a vintage cookbook dealer based in Newport, Rhode Island, began to notice a growing market for erotic cookbooks — books that typically employ naughty visuals and heavily entendred recipes in the service of seduction through culinary prowess.

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Using psychology over fear to market safe travel

PhocusWire

Empowering people with accurate data can help them make smarter decisions while traveling.