Published December 23, 2015
The holiday season is a time for giving, both for private individuals and for businesses. QSR Magazine has a piece that explores how several restaurant chains make charity happen during the holiday season.
Some brands focus on a single cause to channel their contributions into. For example, Tropical Smoothie foundation donates all of their charitable funds to Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses.
Another great strategy is to help franchisees run fundraising campaigns and then let them donate the money to their local charity of choice. This is the route that Jersey Mike’s Subs takes with their Month of Giving.
Although taking the time to organize and implement charitable programs can be demanding, it has a high payoff if done well. If you’re able to choose organizations that resonate with your consumer base, it can generate goodwill among consumers and bring more people into your stores. More importantly, giving back is just the right thing to do, and it will make you feel great about your business.
Read the full article here: The How of Philanthropy
Published December 23, 2015
Improvements in restaurant technology have focused for the most part on the front of the house, with reservation and payment systems benefitting from updated tech. Two MBA students from Georgetown noticed that supply ordering had not been updated in the same way, so they created a supply ordering platform called BlueCart that lets chefs and restaurant owners place all of their orders at the same time with one click. Now over 2,000 restaurants across the country use BlueCart for their orders.
Read the full article here: Ordering Made Simple
Published December 23, 2015
Normally, it can be kind of sad to read a bad review of a restaurant. Most restaurants are created and run by well-intentioned people who are just trying to serve people good food. Sometimes, though, a restaurant is so fantastically ill-conceived and willfully terrible that it just needs to be taken down a peg. The restaurants on this list are in the latter category, most of them charging usuriously expensive prices for terrible to mediocre food. It’s pretty fun to see a restaurant critic ripping in to a restaurant that deserves it.
Read the full article here: The Most Scathing Restaurant Reviews of 2015
Making Philanthropy Work at Your Restaurant
The holiday season is a time for giving, both for private individuals and for businesses. QSR Magazine has a piece that explores how several restaurant chains make charity happen during the holiday season.
Some brands focus on a single cause to channel their contributions into. For example, Tropical Smoothie foundation donates all of their charitable funds to Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses.
Another great strategy is to help franchisees run fundraising campaigns and then let them donate the money to their local charity of choice. This is the route that Jersey Mike’s Subs takes with their Month of Giving.
Although taking the time to organize and implement charitable programs can be demanding, it has a high payoff if done well. If you’re able to choose organizations that resonate with your consumer base, it can generate goodwill among consumers and bring more people into your stores. More importantly, giving back is just the right thing to do, and it will make you feel great about your business.
Read the full article here: The How of Philanthropy
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