The start-up Dine Market initially faced an uphill fight convincing restaurateurs its app could save them thousands of dollars on food and supplies.
Going out to eat was an experience that people adored. Not so much anymore because it seems foodies enjoy their favorite fares in the comfort of their homes. Many restaurants…Read MoreHow delivery is disrupting the restaurant industry
Restaurants are adapting to the changing nature of the industry—but continue to struggle.
Think of it as fine-dining CPR: You retain the high quality of food and the detail-driven level of hospitality, but ditch formality for counter service.
Let’s take a walk-through of the guest’s experience in a restaurant before the advent of restaurant technology: guest is seated based on whichever table is open, guest orders as waitress writes items on a notepad, guest eats, guest pays and gets change from a cash register, guest leaves cash tip. The only part of the …
The restaurant industry has a high failure rate because of its competitiveness and difficulty retaining customers.
It’s never easy to leave a job, whether it’s an environment you really hate or a dream job with a great team. When the time comes to move on, a tough conversation can be necessary.
Technology surrounds us, impacting every part of our daily lives. From communicating with friends and family to paying for groceries, technology is being used to simplify processes and make them more convenient. It’s been used with great success in the restaurant trade too. Things like POS systems, tabletop tablets for self-ordering and inventory tracking systems …
From increasing minimum wage to improving food quality
The benefits — and challenges — social media platforms and crowd-sourced websites present to restaurateurs.
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"We have to adapt every single thing we do," one eatery owner says.
Many restaurant operators and staffers forget that they are in the hospitality business.
Think of all the places you want to survive and start ordering
How would you change the world through food? Local experts weigh in.
On this edition of Your Call, we talk about the struggle to make the restaurant industry more equitable. The Bay Area’s food scene is sumptuous, but it’s
'We are seeing a lot of indicators pointing towards a recovery.'
The restaurant industry is criticizing one sector of it, a coalition of independent restaurant owners, for requesting a specific stabilization fund to provide relief for its workers.
Consumer dining, just any other retail trend, is directly tied to the ups and downs of the economy. But unlike many other retail purchases, food is a necessity, even though consumers have the option to cut down on how and where they choose to allocate their dining budgets. Case in point. A recent survey from the AlixPartners, […]