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Restaurant Reopening Resources

Modern Restaurant Management

As the focus is now pivoting to reopen the economy, a number of resources are being provided to help restaurants learn about best practices. The National Restaurant Association released new guidance for operation reopening which provides a basic summary of recommended practices that can be used to help mitigate exposure to the COVID-19 virus. The document is meant to be used in conjunction with instruction operators receive from authorities during their reopening phase-in.

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4 Ways to Pivot Your Restaurant’s Business Model During COVID-19

7 Shifts

It’s no surprise that restaurants have been hit hard during the COVID-19 health crisis. However, pivoting your business model to takeout and delivery is not always the best—or only—option your restaurant has to boost sales during this time. With dine-in officially off the menu, we’re sharing a few options for restaurants to consider to pivot their business model during COVID-19. 1.

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Why I Might Have To Retire From Restaurants

The Restaurant Manifesto

Even the greatest athletes inevitably face their own mortality, their impermanence in the history of sport. Some players make the difficult decision to retire at the peak of their game, like Michael Jordan did after his last championship in 1998. (As a native Chicagoan, I refuse to acknowledge his brief, unsuccessful cameo years later with … Continue reading "Why I Might Have To Retire From Restaurants".

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Tiffani Faison: don’t buy your own hype

OpenTable

The coronavirus pandemic has shown that for restaurants, community comes first – including staff, guests, and professional peers. Operators are quick to stand in solidarity and share struggles and successes. As part of OpenTable’s partnership with Top Chef’s Restaurant Wars , we tapped into that spirit of generosity, asking chefs to tell us about the ups and downs of their careers: lessons learned, mistakes made, and their personal evolution along the way.

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Planning Your Restaurants 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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Good Business: How The Salad House is Making a Difference During the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

Learn how one brand is doing what it can to fuel essential workers with fresh food during the COVID-19 outbreak. Joey Coiffi, top photo, CEO of The Salad House , a growing New Jersey-based fast casual franchise, discusses how their restaurants were able to quickly ramp up to help out, the impact of social media sharing as well as restaurant technology's role in giving back.

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How This Annual Gala Used Eclectic Decor to Keep Things Fresh

BizBash

Held before the museum's temporary closure due to COVID-19, the California Science's Center's annual Discovery Ball shook things up with two out-of-the-box themes and a new after-party layout.

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How can hotels engage with guests while offering real value during Covid-19?

Omland Hospitality

During the coronavirus shutdowns, it’s more important than ever for hotels to keep guests engaged, maintain marketing momentum and reward guest loyalty. In this article, we’ll cover some great ways hotels can still interact with their guests while keeping their brand momentum going ready for the recovery. Maximise email marketing to guests during hotel closures During shutdowns and continued hotel closures due to Covid-19, it’s really important that hotels still keep in touch w.

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Everything Restaurants Have Ever Wanted to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Modern Restaurant Management

Other than healthcare, the industry most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic is the hospitality and food services industry. Many restaurateurs and others in the industry are being advised to monitor new legislation and figure out if and how the programs apply to their businesses. When the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) in late March, there was a sense of some relief in knowing that up to $349 billion in forgivab

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Top 11 Features to Look for in a Hotel Booking Engine

Software Suggest

Hotel booking engines are an inevitable tool for every hotel that wants to increase the percentage of its direct reservations. We all know how these websites work. Looking for Hotel Management Software? Check out SoftwareSuggest’s list of the best Hotel Management Software solutions. Any user can just browse through the hotel booking engine page and […].

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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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#ThrowbackThursday: 10 Steal-Worthy Event Design Ideas from the Met Gala

BizBash

While fashion's biggest night of the year has been postponed due to COVID-19, we're still celebrating with a look back at 10 of the event's most steal-worthy event design moments over the years.

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5 Trends Food Delivery Startups Cannot Afford To Ignore In 2020

The Restaurant Times

The sudden increase in demand for restaurant home delivery services has created a massive opportunity for food delivery startups to increase market share. With food aggregators coming into the picture, more restaurants have entered the food delivery segment. According to Statista, the revenue potential for the Online Food Delivery segment amounts to approx US$1.2M for the year 2020.

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Three Changes for Restaurants as they Adjust their Business Model

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants are facing a major shift in the way they conduct business during this COVID-19 era. Typically an on-premise industry, restaurants must now adapt to ways of doing business that are off-premise, yet meet the high demands of being essential (or essential adjacent). This presents unique challenges to the industry as a whole, which has to up the ante on its overall safety and efficiency.

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5 Best Applications of Big Data in Hospitality

Software Suggest

Hotelogix : No. 1 In Hotel Managment Software Visit Website Free Demo The term ‘big data’ was first coined in the 1990s. Big data is used to describe the huge volume of structured and unstructured data that a business collects every day. Looking for Best Hotel Management Software? Check out SoftwareSuggest’s list of the Best […].

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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 week in restaurant news: new aid infusion, industry losses, what reopening might look like

OpenTable

Every week we’re rounding up some of our favorite articles with trends and tidbits from the world of restaurants. Tell us: what made your reading list this week? House Approves $484 Billion Bill to Aid Small Businesses, Hospitals – The Wall Street Journal. After many independent restaurants were passed over for federal SBA loans under the CARES Act, lawmakers voted to approve another round of aid for small businesses.

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The Future of Dining Is Digital

Modern Restaurant Management

Technology has substantially revolutionized the signage industry. Although we live in a digital world, many restaurants feel an understandable reluctance when it comes to adopting new technology. But as we enter 2020, it’s important to recognize how digital technology drives our society and its major impact on consumer reactions and ordering habits.

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PPP Part Two and More News Restaurants Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three , What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates and COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants. To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news.

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#TooSmallToFail

Modern Restaurant Management

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Cheetah partnered with customer Kostas Lazanas, owner of Opa! Greek Taverna in Dallas, to create the #Cheetah4You documentary series and give the service industry a voice. Each video profiles a different restaurant owner who is trying to survive and features personal perspectives, sacrifices, and recommendations for others fighting to keep their doors open.

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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.

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Is Your Ice Machine Producing Mold and Slime? Here’s What You Should Know

Modern Restaurant Management

If not properly cleaned, ice machines can serve as the perfect breeding ground for slime and mold to form due to its damp and dark environment. As water flows over the ice making surface of the system, contaminants can spread through the ice machine and start to grow. While many preventive steps can be taken to avoid large buildups of mold, slime, scale and sediment, restaurants often miss the warning signs due to a lack of proper ice machine education.

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PPP Part Two and More Restaurants Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three , What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates and COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants. To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news.

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Restaurant Resiliency: Deploying and Securing New Operational Models

Modern Restaurant Management

From the expansion of drive-through operations, delivery services and curbside pick-up, to on-lot pop-up restaurants and even satellite locations, restaurants are using technology to survive and, in some cases, thrive in these challenging times. Restaurants Doubling Down on Drive-Thru, Curbside and Delivery. According to The NPD Group, take-out and delivery accounted for nearly 50 percent of all restaurant spend in 2019.

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What are Online Ordering Considerations During COVID-19?

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from EZ-Chow Inc. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Right now, restaurant operators are doing anything and everything they can think of to earn revenue and they’re asking us a lot of questions in terms of technology challenges and opportunities.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Food Delivery Exposure Best Practices: Tips for Hired and Non-Owned Auto Exposure Controls

Modern Restaurant Management

As more states implement restrictions and seating bans on restaurants to curb the spread of COVID-19, many restaurants are offering delivery for the first time and are now more vulnerable to challenges arising from delivery services. Although delivery drivers are being asked to take additional precautions to protect themselves and others, restaurant operators may not be aware that they may be liable for bodily injury or property damage arising from motor vehicle accidents while delivery drivers

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Special Considerations for Restaurants and Franchised Businesses Under the CARES Act

Modern Restaurant Management

While few sectors are likely to be spared from the economic consequences of COVID-19, the leisure and hospitality segments have been among the hardest hit. For example, according to the March 2020 jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor, more than 60 percent of March job losses came from restaurants and bars. In addition to being the hardest hit, these segments are heavily franchised.

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MRM News: Key Restaurant Industry Challenges

Modern Restaurant Management

At Oracle's recent Food & Beverage conference — held prior to the COVID-19 outbreak– Nathan Pickerill, Senior Director of Product Strategy for HotSchedules, discussed key challenges restaurants face.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. Yelp Economic Average. Q1 Yelp Economic Average (YEA) , which takes a holistic look at the local economic changes since the start of 2020, focused on the economic impact of COVID-19.

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Diving into Diversity: Decoding the Foundations of Inclusion in Hospitality Talent Acquisition

Speaker: Lauren Fernandez - CEO & Founder, Full Course

Companies all over the world, including Marriot International and Hilton Worldwide, are aware of the value of including DEI in their talent acquisition strategy. However, despite these initiatives, there is still plenty that the hospitality sector can do to promote DEI. When comparing the hospitality industries in India, Iraq, the UK, and the US, you will see that there is a consistent underrepresentation of persons from different ethnic, gender, and disability origins across all levels of the i