With a show floor the size of Texas, spanning three different areas of McCormick Place and more than 66,000 attendees – The National Restaurant Association Show is quite an experience. The wide array of food service and restaurant products, technology and education, are astonishing. This show is one …
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Restaurant Employee Onboarding: Tips to Perfect Your Process
Your staff is the backbone of your business. The immensely successful entrepreneur, Richard Branson wrote, “No matter your industry, your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen – so long as their needs are being met.” Everyone wants to feel …
Restaurant Technology: Choosing Your Kitchen Essentials
It's sort of unfathomable to consider running a restaurant without technology. Sure, you could do it on paper and pencil, but why would you? In modern times, restaurants of every size and segment utilize various degrees of technology to automate their processes, track data and ultimately, run a more …
GDPR & QSR Automations
As a marketer, data is the first and most important component of a campaign I consider. Data drives all of our marketing efforts. It’s important to know who we’re marketing to, and why. What are we marketing to users and how will it help solve their challenges? Does it make sense for what they are …
NRA 2018: 6 Reasons to Visit QSR’s Booth
It’s been another year and the most anticipated foodservice event of 2018 is right around the corner, the National Restaurant Association Show. If you’re in the industry, chances are you’ll be at the show. While in Chicago on the show floor, there is so much to see and learn. This year, we’re …
A Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Data
There’s never a dull moment for a restaurant owner. Between juggling budgets, staff, schedules, and managing the customer experience, you always have a lot on your plate. You probably know that restaurant data is important, but you might not feel like you have the time to dig into it. Or, you may …
Restaurant News Roundup: April 2018
To no one’s surprise, off-premise and delivery topped the list of news articles in April. We see operators expanding their storefronts to include carryout stations, turning to kitchen display systems for data, and investing in online ordering and third-party delivery. Also, MURTEC occurred this …
Mother’s Day Promotional Ideas: 6 Ways to Make Mom’s Day
We’re a little over two weeks away from the most popular holiday to dine out – Mother’s Day. If you want to drive traffic to your restaurant, you’ll need a plan in place to make your restaurant diners’ choice on May 13th. The National Restaurant Association found that 92 million adults will dine out …