It’s easy to believe that the only news you ever encounter is bad news, which is a phenomenon known as negativity bias. The concept of negativity bias is a predilection to not only register “bad news,” but to dwell on it. While that has a cumulatively detrimental effect on your mental health, the …
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How to Open a Bar
Opening a bar is a dream for many entrepreneurs, sports fans, and let’s be honest, just about anyone who loves a stiff beverage. Still, for every one successful bar, there are many other failed attempts. Just as opening a restaurant can be challenging, opening a bar successfully will come with …
Restaurant Podcast Guide: Our 9 Current Favorites
Update: Our very own Brian Wayne has made an appearance on the Shandeeland podcast. Read on to learn about their chat. Editor's note: This post was originally published on February 19, 2021, and has been slightly updated for accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness. Podcasting has grown from a …
7 Ideas For Father’s Day Restaurant Promotions
Father's Day is right around the corner. If Mother's Day 2020 was any indication, Father's Day will be busy. Do you have your Father's Day restaurant promotions and specials in place yet? If not, we suggest to promote early and promote often. Do you have an easy way to offer off-premise delivery or …
Restaurant Sanitation Data: Using Analytics for a Healthier Operation
While restaurant sanitation has always been a priority, the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for clean processes. Now, the world of big data and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions adds another element to restaurant cleanliness. With the ability to monitor, inform, and even automate …
May Restaurant Industry News Roundup
Five months into the new year and there has been so much restaurant industry news. We figured we’d lighten the load and create a charcuterie board of May’s news samples to give you a little taste of what the world has to offer. We’ll start with our protein, some positive news from across the pond, …
Memorial Day Restaurant Specials: 5 Winning Tactics
Update: With restaurants and businesses opening across the United States, and with a national holiday coming soon, we've added a little "preamble" to this article to link you to our COVID-19 Restaurant Resources Page. It provides numerous tips and tricks in navigating our new post-COVID world. …
70+ Must-Have Restaurant Statistics
We believe in the power of stats, from data analytics to using research for your menu engineering. Every day, we dig deeper and deeper into the world around us through the lens of restaurant operations. We do that by seeking data that is both rich and current so that we can remain as up-to-date as …