August, 2019

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Restaurant Revenue Management: 3 Killer Strategies to Boost Sales

7 Shifts

Grow your restaurant's revenue with these three powerful restaurant revenue management strategies. Maybe you're here because your restaurant isn't making enough revenue and you need a solution to avoid having to close your doors. Or, perhaps your restaurant's thriving, and you're searching for a few strategies to help boost sales. Regardless of your reasons for being here, the solution to your problem remains the same: Better restaurant revenue management.

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How Automation Is Changing the Way Restaurants Do Business

Eat Restaurant Management

These days, automation is the talk of the town – and the food industry is no exception. Research and Markets predicts that the global food automation market is poised to reach $14 billion by 2025.

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Ask BizBash: Should I Stop Using Balloons as Event Decor?

BizBash

An increasing number of venues and planners are doing away with balloons for environmental reasons. Here’s how to use the event favorite responsibly.

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AHLEI Debuts Online Leadership Course for Hospitality Managers

AHLEI

Hospitality operations depend on their employees to deliver service that keeps guests coming back. Their success depends on having managers with strong leadership skills who can inspire and motivate employees to follow through on their property’s goals. That’s why the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI), a National Restaurant Association brand, has launched a new leadership program focused on hospitality education and professional development.

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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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The importance of the first impression

Omland Hospitality

Most of the times, the only information your guests have about your hotel is how it looks from the outside, and that can become the decision maker to whether or not to go in. The guests that do decide to go inside, will notice every little detail your establishment possess. Besides service, accommodation and food provided, the atmosphere created also has a great impact.

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Menu Engineering: The Science of Optimizing Your Menu to Maximize Profit

7 Shifts

Menu engineering: while the name might suggest you need to go to college at MIT to be good at it, is actually a common and essential task that all restaurateurs should regularly undertake. Menu engineering can be simplified as the steps taken to increase the profitability of a restaurant menu. Typically, the practice is broken down into two segments: 1.

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[Case Study] How The Burger’s Priest Made Life in Their Restaurant Easier with 7shifts

7 Shifts

The Burger Priest is a classic, California-style burger joint “redeeming one burger at a time.” Started by a pastor-turned-restaurateur, The Burger’s Priest slings burgers, milkshakes, and fries at 19 locations across Canada. Frustrated with disjointed scheduling and communication processes, The Burger’s Priest came to 7shifts to streamline scheduling and communication to keep their team in the know and consistently hit their labor targets.

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[Case Study] How Snakes & Lattes Cut Their Restaurant Labor Cost by 8% with 7shifts

7 Shifts

Snakes & Lattes is Toronto’s premiere board game cafe, with 5 locations across the city. After struggling with time and money lost to manual scheduling, they ditched spreadsheets to streamline their scheduling, communication, and performance tracking with 7shifts’ easy-to-use, intuitive labor management platform. With 7shifts, Snakes & Lattes drastically reduced overtime, trimmed their labor cost percentage by 8%, and grew their sales per labor hour by 5.2%.

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[Case Study] How Shawn & Ed Brewing Simplified Scheduling and Event Management

7 Shifts

Shawn & Ed Brewing Co. is a craft brewery in the heart of Dundas, Ontario, producing delicious beers sold through a variety of liquor stores as well as their own taproom. Craft beer makes 30% of the beer industry, with lagers making up 80%, allowing Shawn & Ed to compete with big brands due to their lager specialization. Beyond brewing, Shawn & Ed also host private events in their historic building—leaving them with more scheduling complexity than most other brewing companies.

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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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What’s The Difference Between a Manager and a Leader?

AHLEI

Leaders and managers are not the same. Your hotel may have great managers, but without great leaders, you’ll struggle to deliver the kind of service that keeps guests coming back. You’ll also struggle with keeping employees from leaving. Great managers are important, but leaders motivate employees and drive the success of your organization. What’s the difference in a leader and a manager?

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Prehistoric Party: How the Smithsonian Celebrated Its Renovated Fossil Hall

BizBash

Catering, projections, and decor brought guests at two major events into the age of the dinosaurs.

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Podcast: The New Rules for Creating "Buzzworthy" Events (Episode 158)

BizBash

Alison Slight, co-owner of event firm Candice & Alison, discusses her event work in Toronto and Dubai.

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See How Gucci, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton Do Pop-Ups

BizBash

The luxury fashion brands spoke to shoppers' decreased attention spans with limited-time retail experiences.

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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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Cactus Chic: 12 Event Design Ideas That Use Real and Faux Cacti

BizBash

Steal these event ideas that incorporate actual cacti and on-theme imagery inspired by the prickly plant.

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How One Hamptons Institution Reset Its Summer Benefit

BizBash

After a milestone year, the Watermill Center Summer Benefit challenged and connected guests through interactive art installations and unsettling use of sound.

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