Restaurants have been a staple for many couples celebrating Valentine’s Day together. According to researchers, Valentine’s Day is the second busiest holiday for restaurants, with about 25% of Americans dining out.1 Valentine’s Day is the best time to create promotions to help increase your restaurant’s profit. However, many couples have been reported to want toContinue reading “Restaurant Valentine’s Day Trends to Boost Sales”
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Tips on Hiring and Retaining Young Employees
Labor markets are still recovering from recent events. Businesses, such as restaurants, are struggling to retain their younger employees. Some are even struggling to get the younger generation, such as Gen-Z, to apply. In recent studies, Gen-Z is an entirely different generation from most employers (Millennials). Gen-Z often requires different approaches. Gen-Z are those bornContinue reading “Tips on Hiring and Retaining Young Employees”
Goliath Consulting Group Welcomes Chef Christopher Gianino to Our New Nashville Office
Welcome to the team, Christopher Gianino! Goliath Consulting Group is a full-service restaurant consultancy based in Atlanta, GA, for those new to our business. We are committed to our range of client services, and welcome Christopher to the team as our Chef Consultant to help us towards our goal of allowing us to focus ourContinue reading “Goliath Consulting Group Welcomes Chef Christopher Gianino to Our New Nashville Office”
How Digital Hiring Platforms Help Short-Staffed Restaurants
Some employers are finding the traditional process of hiring employees ineffective. Digital hiring platforms have made it easy to find employees and fulfill the need for more staff. The conventional way of hiring used to happen through HR and hiring managers after reviewing the stacks of resumes. Managers would look through piles of resumes andContinue reading “How Digital Hiring Platforms Help Short-Staffed Restaurants”
Digital Training is Essential for Restaurant Employees
Technological advances have been rapidly transforming in the past few years. As more companies transition to being fully remote or transitioning into hybrid workplaces, advances in AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity continue to transform the workplace. However, the problem with the rapid technological advances is that people haven’t been able to catch up to theContinue reading “Digital Training is Essential for Restaurant Employees”
Inflation is Changing the Ways Restaurants Operate
As everything gets more expensive, consumers are panicking, and business owners are in a predicament. To cover supply chain costs, restaurant owners need to raise their prices. However, will raising these prices cause them to lose some loyal customers who cannot afford it anymore? With any shift in costs, business owners will see the effectContinue reading “Inflation is Changing the Ways Restaurants Operate”
The World of Hybrid Restaurants
Over the past few years, restaurants from all over the world have been incorporating different types of technology and new changes. Since COVID-19, restaurants have joined in the trend of contactless payments, contactless ordering systems, ghost kitchens, and now hybrid restaurants. What is a hybrid restaurant? A hybrid restaurant is a mixed-format restaurant and hasContinue reading “The World of Hybrid Restaurants”
Change of Payment Methods in Restaurants
Since the pandemic, restaurants and other businesses have adapted to many changes throughout the years, and this includes payment methods. The most common ways of paying are through cash, credit card, or debit. However, this has changed in recent years. The pandemic caused many restaurant and fast-food owners to think of new ways to incorporateContinue reading “Change of Payment Methods in Restaurants”
Cryptocurrency in the Restaurant Industry
Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use cryptography to secure transactions and prevent counterfeiting and fraud. How does it work? According to Alison Conner of Edible Tampa Bay, “Crypto comes with a built-in ledger system, a database called the blockchain, which stores a record of every currency transaction ever made. Records on the blockchain are accessibleContinue reading “Cryptocurrency in the Restaurant Industry”
The Benefits of Food Lockers for Your Restaurant
History of Automats Food lockers, also known as Automats, were created in the late 19th century in Berlin but didn’t grow in its popularity until the 20th century for restaurants and fast food.1 Even so, the popularity since then has died down, but it’s slowly making a comeback. In the early 20th century, Automats wereContinue reading “The Benefits of Food Lockers for Your Restaurant”
Trending Restaurant Technology of 2022
The restaurant industry has been slowly adopting new innovative technology and digital solutions as of recent. Since 2020, this has led to an increase of new technology systems for restaurants and helped them adapt to a new digital reality. Technology and digital systems have helped many restaurants over the years, especially during 2020 and 2021.Continue reading “Trending Restaurant Technology of 2022”
The Controversy of Third-Party Food Delivery Services
The demand for food delivery services increased when COVID-19 emerged. These third-party delivery services provide independent delivery personnel to deliver food to customers through their apps with a delivery fee and tip for the delivery driver. Most restaurants benefitted from these third-party food delivery services, but other restaurants did not have the same success rate.Continue reading “The Controversy of Third-Party Food Delivery Services”