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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

Today’s modern restaurant operators face challenges that no other generation has faced, thanks to COVID-19 closures, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, menu labeling, and food safety challenges. Food safety is a significant concern since any cross-contamination, cross-contact, mishandling, or foodborne illnesses may sicken guests and become a PR disaster.

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‘Jiro’ and the Impossible Dream of Authenticity

EATER

Lisa Kogawa/Eater. When “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” hit Netflix 10 years ago, Jiro Ono’s approach was fetishized as the pinnacle of “authenticity.” Looking back now, though, what did that really mean? At one point while filming Jiro Dreams of Sushi , the decade-old documentary about master sushi chef Jiro Ono and his three-Michelin-starred restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, the camera’s focus wasn’t quite sharp enough on a prepared piece of tuna.

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How to Inventory Liquor in a Bar

Sculpture Hospitality

Maintaining a bar inventory is critical to ensuring you have a fully stocked bar to meet customer demand while reducing wasted product. It also provides insights and data so that you know exactly how your bar is performing and where to make improvements.

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Put Tomatoes on Your Ice Cream

EATER

Shutterstock. It’s the perfect, unexpected treat for the last days of the summer This post originally appeared in the August 29, 2022 edition of The Move , a place for Eater’s editors to reveal their recommendations and pro dining tips — sometimes thoughtful, sometimes weird, but always someone’s go-to move. Subscribe now. During a heatwave, my diet relies heavily on tomatoes.

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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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New Study Reveals “Actual Costs of Smoking in Hotel Rooms”

NV Hotels

Our member, FreshAir Sensor, is our guest blogger today. Results from a new study show unauthorized tobacco and marijuana smoking costs US hoteliers more than $5.4 billion annually. Based on surveys with 7,000 US hotels and sensor data from in-room, molecular monitoring of 22 million room nights, the study revealed: Costs of a smoking incident in non-smoking rooms range from $500 (Economy) to $1,000 (Upper Upscale), with an average of $840; 99.5% of US hotels have no-smoking policies; 10.13% of

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Co-living the dream – Alumna risks it all to build a community

Les Roches

In 2021 alumna Maria Mayordomo Iglesias was flying high as an Associate Market Manager at Expedia. She was working with her dream employer, managing top hotel accounts, training colleagues and traveling extensively, all within just four years of graduation. Her leadership hospitality career was on-track. Then she decided to move to an island, quit her job and renovate an abandoned house.

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The ‘Jiro’ Filter

EATER

Lisa Kogawa/Eater. Slow-motion pans over dishes, languid wisps of steam rising into the air, Philip Glass: How David Gelb’s cinematic style defined a generation of food documentaries Fish guts are not inherently a beautiful thing. But in Jiro Dreams of Sushi , as the camera pans over an eel, speared with a knife where its neck might be, a sous chef tenderly cleans away the viscera, and it’s hard not to find yourself a little awed at the sight.

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7 Online Tools Recommended By Our Partner Service Team

STAAH

Technology is rapidly changing and everything being online these days can make your life hassle-free. With so many simple tools available we have gathered a few names which might make your life easy. Our Partner Service handles a large volume of calls, chats and emails every day. They have put together a range of tools that we are pleased to share which will assist hoteliers in making their life easy. 1) Google Hotel Insights.

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How Los Angeles’s Koreatown Cafes Are Keeping the K-Pop Fandom Alive

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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VIDEO: Rome2rio’s new CEO on solving for the consumer

PhocusWire

Speaking in the PhocusWire Studio at Phocuswright Europe, Yesh Munnangi explained the importance of approaching problems from the traveler perspective.

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How to Turn Your Hotel Millennial-Centric? [10 Effective Ways]

eZee Absolute

I am a millennial, I work a remote 9-5 job, and my travel preferences aren’t the same as other groups of people. And guess what? Through all my travel experience, lately, what I have drawn is that hotels aren’t really focusing on catering to millennials. Last year, when I was in Vientiane, Laos, my hotel didn’t have a stable internet connection. And working with the laggy internet was frustrating.

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Digital distribution key to fixing travel's "weak link"

PhocusWire

Travelers expect online capabilities, and booking a bus ticket or ferry ride in advance should be as easy as booking a flight or room.

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Top Restaurant POS Features To Look For In 2022

The Restaurant Times

The restaurant business is very profitable, or at least was a thriving business before the pandemic. The sector has suffered a lot since the outbreak of COVID-19 due to lockdowns and various social norms given the virality of the pandemic. However, the scenario is improving gradually as the economy is opening up, and most businesses that survived the downturn are trying to make their move in this post-pandemic world.

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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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STARTUP STAGE: Moliving’s solar-powered mobile suites enable off-the-grid travel

PhocusWire

Moliving's mobile suites are engineered to harvest enough solar energy to be fully independent from the power grid.

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‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ and the American Omakase Boom

EATER

Lisa Kogawa/Eater. A decade into the “Jiro” era, omakase has become both a rarified experience — and one that’s rife for future experimentation In 2013, even though I could not afford it (not like there was a time when I could afford it), I saved up my money and got a reservation at Sushi Nakazawa soon after it opened. It felt important, like witnessing the launch of a spaceship, or a president’s victory speech after a long war.

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Seera Group to launch tours and activities marketplace with Klook in Saudi Arabia

PhocusWire

For Seera, a rebound in all sectors puts the group in a strong position: “This is just the beginning.”.

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