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Building a Winning CMO-CFO Relationship with Better Marketing Data

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s a business tale as old as time: the newly-hired CMO figures he/she can move a whole lot of product if they can just get their hands on enough budget upfront to build out savvy online ordering tools, an app with a strong loyalty program, and a delivery solution with order injection, alongside the budget to market the brand on tv, build a social strategy injecting maximum snark and fun into social media, drive push notification strategy against marketing goals, and hire influencers from

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Restaurant Vaccine Requirements & Policies: What You Need to Know

7 Shifts

We're not out of the weeds just yet. Even as the availability of vaccines has allowed many restaurants to reopen fully, we are still far away from a world where restaurants can operate in a “post-COVID” mentality without some degree of restrictions. Just over half of all Americans are fully vaccinated (51.4%), The more contagious Delta variant has spread rapidly over the summer and makes up more than 80% of all COVID-19 cases, according to the latest data from the Center for Disease Control.

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I Don’t Think This Is What People Meant by ‘Three Square Meals a Day’

EATER

Madame, would you like an asparagus square to go with your salmon square? | Facebook/SquarEat. The startup SquarEat makes eating more efficient by turning your favorite foods into unrecognizably pallid squares Anyone else looking to make life less enjoyable right now? Good, good, I’m glad I’m not the only one. Thankfully for those of us devoted to denying ourselves simple pleasures like, say, meals with texture, a new kind of “food” is hitting the market.

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What is a distribution strategy?

EHL Insights

Distribution strategy helps to improve the way customers interact with your business, leading to customer satisfaction and repeat business. It can also help you streamline your business to make it more efficient. Through a more efficient business and improved customer satisfaction, this strategy can lead to higher profits.

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Business Automation in Hospitality: A New World

Dive into the transformative potential of business automation within the hospitality sector. This comprehensive overview showcases how innovative technologies can streamline operations, reduce costs, and elevate guest satisfaction. Discover the advantages of integrating systems like automated check-ins, CRM, and energy management to not only save on expenses but also to provide a seamless and personalized guest experience.

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Bringing in Staff During the Worst Shortage in 30 Years

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants and hotels worldwide have come out the other side of the pandemic only to stumble headfirst into the newest obstacle: a staffing shortage. But this isn’t just your typical staffing shortage. According to a survey conducted by the James Beard Foundation, 16 percent of restaurateurs consider re-hiring their staff to be a more significant obstacle to re-opening than getting their customers to come back or paying their vendors.

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How Ice Cream Became the Ultimate American Comfort Food

EATER

H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images. From Prohibition comfort to wartime morale booster, ice cream has played a surprisingly significant role in the country’s history The premise of The Secret History of Food is straightforward: There’s an interesting story behind almost everything we eat. And in the book, out August 31, Matt Siegel fills chapters with the kinds of strange, real-life anecdotes you’ll find yourself reeling off at your next dinner party with the set up, “Fun fact.”.

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6 Tips To Rock Food Truck Branding

The Restaurant Times

Branding is one of the significant aspects of getting started with a food truck business. Good food truck branding draws customers by conveying the unique identity of the business. Only by communicating the food truck’s mission effectively, can you make a profit out of the Unique Selling Point of your business. In addition, your brand should be established enough to create good brand recall and compel customers to visit your food truck frequently. .

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Every Employee Has a Role in Innovation

Modern Restaurant Management

The following principles are adapted from the author’s new book, Leading the Customer Experience. Innovation, the late Peter Drucker pointed out in his landmark book, The Discipline of Innovation, is the “effort to create purposeful, focused change in an enterprise’s economic or social potential.” He noted that it’s different than other disciplines.

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Saving Money With Square for Your Restaurant

Restaurant Engine

You can save money using Square to take money at your restaurant. Every day across the United States, people are using Square to run and grow their businesses. The same holds true for restaurants as many are using Square as their POS (point of sale) system and payment processor. Why are so many people using Square? It’s simply because Square saves them time and money.

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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 Centers for Disease Control Hopes You Can Enjoy a Boiled Charcuterie Board

EATER

Pretty, right? Trick question, don’t eat that! | Netrun78/Shutterstock. The organization warns that Italian-style meats currently carry a risk of Salmonella infection, which can be avoided by microwaving or boiling away the flavor and texture I have some bad news for Charcuterie Board TikTok : The CDC is currently recommending all “Italian-Style” meats be heated “to an internal temperature of 165°F or until steaming hot before eating,” if you are at high risk of complications from Salmonella.

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What you need to know about how diners book tables now

OpenTable

With every month that passes, more information about how we’ll live with the COVID-19 virus comes to light. And this is especially… The post What you need to know about how diners book tables now appeared first on Open for Business.

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The New Order: Five Important Focus Areas for Greener Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

For restaurants, the official entrance into the ‘recovery stage’ is by no means a finish line. Still recovering from diminished margins, restaurateurs are facing heightened consumer standards in the new, post-pandemic market. And many of those standards involve responsibility in its many forms. Throughout the paused activity of 2020 and 2021, people everywhere were reminded of the delicate ecosystem that exists between individuals and their communities, as well as between people and

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7 técnicas efectivas de gestión de inventario de restaurantes que los operadores deben conocer

The Restaurant Times

El inventario de un restaurante consta de todos los artículos o materias primas necesarias para preparar platos, y un sistema de gestión de inventario de restaurante le ayuda a realizar un seguimiento de cada ingrediente utilizado en la receta. Los sistemas de gestión de inventario de restaurantes integrados con el punto de venta del restaurante le permiten controlar y organizar todos los aspectos del stock, mantienen un flujo fluido de suministro y también lo ayudan a aumentar sus ganancias gen

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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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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Licorice

EATER

A guide to the most divisive and misunderstood denizen of the candy aisle What does licorice taste like? For me it’s sweet, earthy, herbal, sharp, wild, and dark, with a whole world opening up inside that flavor. But when I bite into some of the salty licorice that Scandinavians love, there’s a whole other dimension: the saltiness (which isn’t actually salt at all, but ammonium chloride) brings all the other flavors into balance, like an orchestra rising to a perfect hum.

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What is a distribution strategy?

EHL Insights

Distribution strategy helps to improve the way customers interact with your business, leading to customer satisfaction and repeat business. It can also help you streamline your business to make it more efficient. Through a more efficient business and improved customer satisfaction, this strategy can lead to higher profits.

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‘You Have to Taste This’

Modern Restaurant Management

To celebrate the rich history behind Black-owned restaurants, Pepsi is partnering with Marcus Samuelsson for a new mini-episodic docuseries called “You Have to Taste This.” Highlighting the diverse diaspora of Black cuisine in America, from Caribbean to Southern and more, the series kicked off with four episodes starting in the South that will take viewers on a culinary journey by uncovering the stories behind the chefs and their unique travel-worthy dishes.

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Why An Online Ordering System Is The Key To Increasing Restaurant Sales

The Restaurant Times

From placing orders by phone to directly ordering via apps, ordering from restaurants has undergone a revolutionary shift, especially post COVID-19. In the pre-COVID times, online ordering was used to compliment the dine-in services of restaurants. However, since 2020, the scenario has been the opposite. Online ordering system has pivoted to new ways as restaurants adapt to the new normal.

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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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This Feels Like a Threat

EATER

Look upon this menace. | PepsiCo. Why is PepsiCo. choosing such violence? Hey, c’mere. You like hot stuff, don’t you? I bet you do, tough guy. I bet you were the first one of your friends to crow about sriracha. You ever eat a ghost pepper whole and raw? You like Hot Ones ? You think Sean Evans is a “badass”? Yeah, you freak, I bet you’d grind up the blue Takis and snort them if you could, just to feel again, because by this point the regular s**t ain’t cutting it anymore.

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6 Best Restaurant Waitlist Management Systems

Eat Restaurant Management

A fully-booked restaurant with people queuing up in the waiting line is what every restaurateur dreams of. It means that business is booming and customers are attracted to your restaurant. People are waiting in line to dine at your restaurant. But with a poorly managed waitlist, what comes next can turn into a nightmare. Crowds will start building up, your host and servers will be struggling to give accurate wait times and serve customers efficiently, and customers will be angry.

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How Restaurants Can Capitalize on Summertime Moves to Find Loyal Customers

Modern Restaurant Management

Tap into the lucrative new mover market during the peak moving season this summer to build loyal customers and increase profits at your restaurant. Summertime is a busy season for the moving industry. Nearly 40 million people move each year, and more than half of them opt to move during the months of May through September, according to Allied Van Lines , a national moving company.

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Architaste Specializes The Art Of Creative Design And Concept Development For Restaurants

The Restaurant Times

Architaste is a Food and Beverage development company that works with hotels and independent establishments. Based in Dubai, with a presence in London, the company has a global outreach and works across continents. Architaste is built on the notion that hotels and independent establishments need to rethink their approach to food and beverage to expand in today’s market.

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No-Code Technology: The Key to Unlock the Future of Your Business

Global economies are reeling from recent upheavals—pandemic aftershocks, geopolitical conflicts, and a tech sector crunch. Mark Zuckerberg's 2023 "Year of Efficiency" ethos extends into 2024, with leaders seeking cost reductions without stunting growth. No-code technology emerges as a beacon of hope, fostering resilience and adaptability. Platforms like Make.com and Zapier empower even non-technical staff to automate and innovate, freeing IT for strategic tasks.

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A Gummy for Whatever Ails You

EATER

From adult vitamins to CBD and THC versions, gummies have come a long way from the candy aisle. But how did we get to this place? For every generation, for every affliction, there’s a gummy. Supplement brands like Grummies promise they can reduce inflammation (with 260-milligram doses of turmeric rhizome extract) or “detox and cleanse” (with 500 milligrams of apple cider vinegar) in a gummy product made without fillers, glucose, corn syrup, or gelatin.

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How Andolini’s Uses 7shifts To Help Schedule With Empathy: Case Study

7 Shifts

Andolini's is a unique restaurant group, comprised of 9 locations spanning multiple concepts, all in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mike Bausch and his brother Jim opened their first location, Andolini's Pizzeria , in 2005, and have since expanded the business to include multiple locations of Andolini's as well as other restaurant concepts including pizzerias, slice shops, food trucks, and fine dining restaurants.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Jeremiah’s Opens 50th During 25th Anniversary, Wahlburgers Wild and Robotic Pizza

Modern Restaurant Management

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. A Deal to Taco ‘Bout. Taco John’s International Inc. inked its biggest area development agreement to date with the largest Wendy’s franchisee, Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. Per the terms of the agreement, the group will build 50 new Taco John’s restaurants by March 31, 2026 with options to develop an additional 150 restaurants. “Taco John’s is the perfect fit for our com

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La guía completa de marketing en redes sociales para restaurantes

The Restaurant Times

Las redes sociales han cambiado la cara del marketing para el negocio de los restaurantes. Los restauradores ya no dependen del marketing tradicional de boca en boca, aunque es la forma de marketing más fácil y barata. El marketing de redes sociales para restaurantes se ha hecho cargo, ¿y por qué no? El noventa y cinco por ciento de los adultos de entre 18 y 34 años tienen más probabilidades de seguir una marca a través de las redes sociales.

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Unlock Restaurant Success: Mastering 7 Vital Employment Laws

As a restaurant leader, your plate is full with responsibilities, from staff management to serving up delicious dishes. But amidst the hustle, there's a crucial area you can't afford to overlook – employment laws. In this comprehensive eBook, we'll unveil the seven essential employment laws every restaurant leader must master. We'll break down the intricacies of each law, showing you how it directly impacts your business.