HotSchedules has partnered with NCR. HotSchedules is the leading provider of workforce as well as back office solutions for the restaurant industries as well as the retail industries. They announced today that they will have a strategic integration that adds the power of HotSchedules amazing workforce management platforms to the NCR Aloha restaurant point of sale solution. This relationship is going to provide a more powerful solution for all of the restaurant owners by uniting two key things.

Key Takeaways:

• A breakthrough on digitizing great industries so they can come together and work with each other not against each other!
• Two big business industries making business better more efficient more productive everyone’s happy
• This is what you call making a good business call, sounds like a win-win situation for both HotSchedules and NCR working as partners. Good call!

“HotSchedules joins a growing number of industry leaders who are working to “future-proof” their own solutions and the value they bring to their customers. As part of this new relationship, HotSchedules can leverage NCR’s next generation cloud integration platform.”

Read more: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/hotschedules-partners-ncr

Foodie paradise meet lucrative business venture. New York City has been ranked the highest in a list of most profitable restaurants with thirty businesses in the top 100 independent restaurants in Restaurant Business magazine. Populated areas like cities tend to bring in profits from tourism. Some of the highest grossing include the well known Carmine’s but also newly opened ones like Mario Batali’s La Sirena. Independents face different market obstacles from chain facilities and in New York City, they met the challenge.

Key Takeaways:

• A ranking of the top 100 non-chain restaurants has been released that includes 30 New York restaurants.
• Revenue for the restaurants on the list were relatively unchanged from the previous year.
• Most of the restaurants on the list were located in cities, where more tourist dollars are available.

“Overall, revenues for this year’s Top 100 remained relatively flat from last year’s list, totaling about $1.8 billion in 2016.”

Read more: https://www.restaurantnewsresource.com/article97033.html

Healthy indulgence is more than just oatmeal cookies now. Today’s bakers are working to take some of the waist threatening calories out of breads and desserts, without affecting the flavor. It used to be, only sugar and fats could add luxurious taste to baked goods. There are new options bakers have begun successfully working into recipes. Nut and seed flours, vegetables that have been processed, and even a little bit of sugar here and there, keep some of the healthy into these fresh takes on old classics.

Key Takeaways:

• New ingredients that are healthier are replacing sugar and fat in many modern baked goods.
• Many new ingredients are natural and organic, but still deliver taste and satisfaction.
• Enjoying a luxurious dessert doesn’t mean calories will hit your middle at the same time with the right recipe.

“rather than simply taking stuff out to make their baked goods healthier, we’re seeing more artisan bakers and large-scale commercial bakeries alike putting more stuff in—namely healthful, functional ingredients.”

Read more: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/marc-halperin/how-take-baking-extremes

Waitbusters is bringing its exclusive front of house technology solutions to a family owned sports bar on the west coast. Rookie’s Sports Lodge is a restaurant in San Jose, California that will gt the brand new technology. Digital Diner is the name of this amazing technology and it does a lot of different things, that make running a restaurant a lot easier. There is wait line, reservation and table management offered by the technology and it also provided social media marketing as well.

Key Takeaways:

• New software offers restaurants the ability to manage waiting diners and manage tables and reservations.
• Digital Diner not only helps seat and sort customers, but provides data metrics to managers.
• Customers that can be seated more efficiently are happier, which helps with their satisfaction.

“Although it’s only been two weeks since Rookies first introduced Digital Diner to its Willow Glen location, the results have been outstanding.”

Read more: http://www.restaurantnews.com/waitbusters-brings-its-exclusive-front-of-house-technology-solutions-to-family-owned-sports-bar-on-the-west-coast/

Ready Text is an app that sends a text to a person when their table is ready at a restaurant. Reminders can be customized and can be used as a reservation app by allowing people to check average wait times at restaurants. This also helps the restaurant with proper staffing to handle customer demand. The app has a user friendly interface and is giving a free trial to people by going to their website www.ready-test.com or by emailing hello@ready-text.com.

Key Takeaways:

• Ready Text is a new app that lets restaurants signal electronically to guests when their seats are ready.
• When guests can be contacted remotely, they are not required to wait in a certain area for their tables.
• A useful feature of the app is how it allows managers to gather precise data on how the restaurant is turning over.

“With Ready Text, instead of having guests crowded around the host stand or waiting impatiently to be called to their table, they simply have to check in with their name and phone number, which the hosts adds to the Ready Text dashboard. Once the table is ready, the customers are sent a text and even customized reminders announcing that they can be seated.”

Read more: http://www.restaurantnews.com/ready-text-announces-a-free-trial-of-its-wait-list-text-app/