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Published September 16, 2015

Making the Transition to EMV With Ease

Regardless about how you feel about the EMV shift, it’s important to have plenty of information at your disposal so you can understand how the shift will affect your liability in the event of fraud, as well as operational processes.

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Is Your Restaurant Cut Out for Catering Sales?

If you’re looking to expand your restaurant’s repertoire, developing a catering sales business may be the way to go. But in order for your new venture to be successful, you’ll have to work on developing a sales-minded culture within your restaurant and existing team. This post from Fast Casual explains how to do just that […]

Published September 15, 2015

Are Diners Ready for a Fully Automated Dining Experience?

As predicted, restaurants are beginning to experiment more and more with technology, meaning there’s less of a need for human workers in the FOH. This post from NPR highlights a new restaurant in San Francisco that has no visible workers in the FOH whatsoever. Instead, diners order their food at iPad kiosk stations and then […]

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From Savory to Seasonal: Upcoming Drinks Trends

Gone are the days of a simple vodka soda, and here to stay are inventive, unusual drinks that highlight local and seasonal ingredients as well as food menus do. This post from The Drinks Business explores some of the biggest drink trends predictions for the next five years, including savory cocktails and aging spirits in […]

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Should Your Quick-Serve Still Advertise On TV?

The majority of younger key target audiences seem to be shifting their attentions away from TV, so advertising dollars might as well make the shift, too, right? Not necessarily.

Published September 14, 2015

What’s Behind the Rise of Restaurant IPOs?

What makes fast casuals such a hot item for investors, and what keeps them successful once they do go public? This post has all the details.

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Don’t Ignore These Red Flags When Hiring New Servers

It takes a lot of hard work to be a good server, but it also takes some pretty specific personality traits to really excel as a waiter or waitress. This post from Shiftgig covers the opposite of that: the personality types that *don’t* make for a good server. So, if you’re hiring new servers to […]

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New York City Leading the Charge Against High Sodium

In an attempt to keep diners informed about the ingredients that go into their body when they eat out at restaurants, New York City will be the first city to mandate warning labels on menus and restaurant signage regarding above average sodium levels. But not everyone is on board with the new decision, with many […]

Published September 11, 2015

Restaurant Regulars: Small But Mighty Patrons

When it comes to restaurant diners, what makes a regular? This post from Restaurant Hospitality has some insightful findings about this lucrative group of customers, and what they look like when they come into your restaurant. While they may not be your biggest spenders overall, your regulars are your biggest advocates, and most of them […]

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Keep Your Customers Loyal With Mobile Payment Offerings

Restaurants that can provide a fast, unique and seamless dining experience for their customers will ultimately win the loyalty game, and the newest way to do that is by tying digital loyalty programs into the POS and mobile payment apps.

Monthly Archives: September 2015

Published September 16, 2015

Making the Transition to EMV With Ease

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Is Your Restaurant Cut Out for Catering Sales?

Published September 15, 2015

Are Diners Ready for a Fully Automated Dining Experience?

Published

From Savory to Seasonal: Upcoming Drinks Trends

Published

Should Your Quick-Serve Still Advertise On TV?

Published September 14, 2015

What’s Behind the Rise of Restaurant IPOs?

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Don’t Ignore These Red Flags When Hiring New Servers

Published

New York City Leading the Charge Against High Sodium

Published September 11, 2015

Restaurant Regulars: Small But Mighty Patrons

Published

Keep Your Customers Loyal With Mobile Payment Offerings

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