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As Mark Cuban says, “Sales cures all”. In today’s post hear from the experts and what clients have been doing to increase their restaurants sales. 1) Customer Service & Customer Retention: Need more customers? Do you have a lot customers come in the door of your restaurant, but few returning customers? […]
Calls mount to keep the tip credit for restaurants following plans by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to hold hearings to eliminate it. The argument to keep the credit: it helps restaurants reduce their direct labor costs and survive in a very competitive environment. Read more here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewrigie/2018/01/15/why-nyc-restaurants-need-the-tip-credit/#507504277b09 CEO […]
Employee turnover problems? You’re not alone. Don’t worry, it’s inevitable in the restaurant industry. The good news is with every problem, arises an opportunity to shine. Here are three bulletproof strategies to reduce turnover today. Beat your competition and in the long-run have a healthier more profitable business. Let’s get started! 1) […]
Subway reported to be in serious trouble as over 900 of its sandwich stores close in 2017 because of changing consumer tastes. Read more here: http://www.businessinsider.com/subways-closes-stores-spirals-downwards-2017-12 Papa John’s stock price continues to drop despite the outspoken founder’s decision to step down in the wake of the NFL controversy. Read […]
People enjoy gathering to eat, especially over the holidays or while out shopping for friends and family. You want to encourage as many guests as possible to stop in your restaurant as they are visiting with friends or out and about running errands for the holiday season. Text messaging can […]
Fast food eateries use LTO’s (Limited Time Offers) on gimmicky foods, like Mac n’ Cheetos, to boost profits. Read more here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/10/30/5-items-fast-food-restaurants-secretly-want-you-buy/806366001/ Eatsa, the Fully-automated restaurant, shuts down some of its key locations, including New York & Washington. Despite much fanfare, the eatery did not catch on with diners. Read […]
So You’re Thinking About Selling Your Restaurant? You’ve worked hard for years running your restaurant. Now it is time to cash in the chips and take some time off and go on some of those tropical vacations you always hear about from your customers! But exactly what do you do […]
For many operators of independent restaurants, retaining the services of a restaurant consultant becomes a necessity. Independent restaurant entrepreneur’s often focus on finding the capital to develop the venture, finding the ideal location, creating the perfect concept, putting together a great team, and marketing the business. However, after all that is done, most restaurant […]
Chili’s, Cheesecake Factory and other mid-priced restaurant chains are struggling to find their way back to growth. Read more here: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-agenda-casual-dining-20170918-story.html The food delivery business is expanding rapidly, especially with the advent of delivery apps like Seamless, UberEats and Caviar, forcing many restaurants that rely on delivery orders to […]
Finding an excellent external recruiter for your restaurant can be challenging. Having a good partner who can help you hire in this tough industry, can be a real deal breaker. The right type of employees, can be priceless to a business. The right staff will positively impact restaurants operations and growth potential. […]
When you engage your restaurant customers through text messaging, you will see your profits increase. 90% of customers will open your text messages within three minutes. When you want to run a successful SMS texting campaign, you have to provide your customers with value. By sharing great deals and useful […]
Applebee’s may close over 130 restaurants that have performed poorly in coming months, though the chain’s parent company also says it plans to open several dozen new eateries across the globe. Read more here. With the news of Applebee’s closing restaurants comes a change in strategy as the restaurant chain […]
Watch the video above to learn how to post restaurant jobs and advertise them online to get applicants and hires for your restaurant or hotel. In the video you will learn how to post your job to be seen by thousands of job-seekers and also get cross-promoted to 50+ different […]
Watch the video above to learn how search passive restaurant talent, so that you can target high quality candidates to potentially hire. In the video you will learn how to easily search one of the largest restaurant and hospitality candidate pools, so that you can find a large array of […]
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2017 RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SALARY REPORT Each year RestaurantZone publishes a free annual salary review; a quick reference guide of salaries being paid across the restaurant industry. We are delighted that we are able to provide our 2017 figures. These figures are based on internal data we […]
Blaze Pizza – the build-your-own pizza concept – now has 200 locations, making the Le Bron James backed chain the fastest growing in the history of food service, according to Forbes magazine. Read more here… Hotels and restaurants are running training programs for managers and staff to improve […]
Text messaging job seekers…a completely UNDERATED way to book more interviews and get in contact with qualified candidates. I’ve seen a massive number of our own clients have absolutely incredible success with texting. Plus, an Emarketer mobile research study showed that the average person in 2017 spends 4 hours and 5 minutes […]
Let's face it. Hiring can be really tough! Especially in the restaurant/hospitality industry. High turnover rates. Tough to fill roles. New ...
Updated as of October 3rd, 2016 Let's face it we all know recruiting can be challenging. You need all the help and resources you can get. That's why I...
This article outlines 12 recruiting tools for restaurants and hospitality professionals. This is based on research and what some of our clients/partners (who ...
I’ve wanted to write about the topic of job advertisements for some time now. It’s played such a HUGE role at RZ with achieving BIG TIME candidate results. I’...
Many times I hear questions from recruiters, how can I get job seekers to reply? I had several interesting conversations last week with various clients - a co...
California's minimum wage for fast food workers will rise to $20 an hour next April following a compromise deal reached betwee...
More delivery and takeout and smaller dining spaces are among the ways the Covid pandemic has changed the restaurant business....
More restaurants around the country are imposing extra service fees on customers, despite complaints. Restaurant owners say t...
With diners eating out less because of inflation, fast casual and QSRs (Quick Service Restaurants) are faring better with lowe...
Burger King's $400 million investment plan, dubbed "Reclaim the Flame", is aimed at boosting same-store sales while returning ...
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