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Five Digitally Disrupted Industries to Study as Restaurants Make the Shift

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We’ve been comparing the restaurant and hotel industries for several years as we see a similar storyline playing out in real time with restaurants, where third-party sales channels are rapidly capturing share and command of digital bookings. The concept of direct bookings long precedes the digital era in other industries.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Increasing Role of AI in Restaurants

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AI Assistants : Conversational AI can assist customers in communicating with restaurant systems for booking a table, adding a guest to a waitlist, ordering meals, or even answering common questions like ‘do you have vegan food as well?’ Today, AI is accessible to everyone, and there are smaller ways to use it to your advantage.

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Don’t Get Burned By The IRS – Tax Tips for Restaurant Owners

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By the time you manage inventory, staffing, customer demand and narrow profit margins, the last thing you want to think about is the IRS. If you purchase ingredients and supplies with cash, be sure to keep copies of the actual receipts from the vendors. Operating a restaurant is not easy. This allows the auditor to verify the expenses.

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Become the Best Manager You Can for Your Staff and Restaurant

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Understanding your menu, and what customers are purchasing regularly will help save money because you aren’t purchasing items that are just going into the trash. You must take care of orders, inventory, managing the crew and dealing with any sort of issue that arises daily. Keep your menu small and concise.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Top Purchases For 2024’s Most Memorable Moments Serving Looks : After weeks of watching the pros at the US Open, consumers felt inspired to hit the courts themselves. A-Peeling Purchase : This year, we uncovered that a consumer placed a.53 Most & Least Expensive Orders (spoiler alert: not what you would expect!)

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Next year, I believe consumers will make food sustainability a top purchasing priority. ” From serving food from hard-to-book restaurants and menu items like the latest chicken sandwich or charcuterie board taking TikTok by storm, photo-opp-worthy foods will be used as a draw to increase in-person attendance.

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Make it This Winter and Step Up To The Table

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The impact has ignited a ripple effect on social media with industry leaders and individuals alike unifying with one simple message and a friendly challenge: to purchase gift cards or a meal to their favorite restaurant. by 2022 through Starbucks first supply chain Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with a solar farm in Virginia.