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Published April 22, 2015

Increasing back-of-the-house efficiency

If someone asked you to unplug your POS system for a week, how would your restaurant fair? We’ve come to rely on technology to do our jobs more efficiently, but most of the focus has been on front-of-the-house operations. What about the ordering and receiving of products, food costs, and tracking spending history? Read the […]

Published April 21, 2015

Some customers have no idea how to order a beer

You can have menus on the table and a detailed chalkboard list of brews and still get asked “what beers do you have?” by your customer. Do they honestly expect you to rattle off every single beer on the menu? If only you could hand them this list of beer ordering tips from Shiftgig. Frustrated […]

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Why Transparency Matters So Much

With the advent of the Internet, people everywhere are used to accessing information with a few clicks of a finger. Consumers want answers to their questions about restaurant business operating practices like sourcing, ingredients, and green initiatives. Becoming transparent in your business is more important than ever.

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What makes a great bar? Great booze!

Bar goers are looking for a certain experience. It’s part atmosphere, part service, and part alcohol. Keeping up on the latest trends is advantageous. This Buzztime article features three easy ways to appeal to customers. Don’t feel the need to market yourself as exclusively upscale (unless that’s what you are) – image doesn’t mean as […]

Published April 20, 2015

A different way to deal with food waste

Food waste goes in the trash (or is economically disposed of) at most restaurants, but Blue Hill Restaurant in New York did something completely different with theirs. They saved rejected produce and other food overstock and scraps that would otherwise never see a human mouth, and turned it into gourmet cuisine that they served to […]

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Canine Catering: These Restaurants Have Gone to the Dogs

According to a Gallup poll, 44 percent of Americans own at least one dog, and of all pet owners, 73% are dog owners. That’s a lot of dogs! I bet they’re hungry, just like their owners. Some restaurants think so too, so rather than restricting their owners to bringing home food scraps in their namesake bag, they’re offering special menu items just for dogs.

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Tips for a squeaky clean restaurant

Restaurants need to keep to a high standard of cleanliness in order to prevent foodborne illness, but there are still a few places that are easy to pass by that could be full of germs right now, just waiting to attack and make you or your customers and coworkers sick. This article from FoodService.com lists […]

Published April 17, 2015

Prepare for a summer of seafood!

While many places in the nation are celebrating the spring thaw after winter doldrums, summer will be here soon. Seafood is the star of many summertime dishes, and many restaurants are adding some fun new menu items this year. This article from Nation’s Restaurant News highlights a few of these different combinations, such as lobster […]

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How to Recover From a Bad Review

Review websites are a double edged sword for restaurants. On the one hand, if reviews are good it can generate more business. On the other, a bad review can not only potentially push customers away, but seriously impact employee confidence.

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Tabletop tablets to be implemented in all Olive Gardens

Tablet ordering has proven to be advantageous for Olive Garden, so they’ve teamed up with Ziosk to add tabletop tablets to all 800+ Olive Garden restaurants across the nation before the end of the year. The tablets have received a lot of positive feedback in the restaurant locations they were tested in, and resulted in […]

Monthly Archives: April 2015

Published April 22, 2015

Increasing back-of-the-house efficiency

Published April 21, 2015

Some customers have no idea how to order a beer

Published

Why Transparency Matters So Much

Published

What makes a great bar? Great booze!

Published April 20, 2015

A different way to deal with food waste

Published

Canine Catering: These Restaurants Have Gone to the Dogs

Published

Tips for a squeaky clean restaurant

Published April 17, 2015

Prepare for a summer of seafood!

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How to Recover From a Bad Review

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Tabletop tablets to be implemented in all Olive Gardens

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