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Restaurant employee onboarding made easy

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Regular hiring is a reality for many restaurants. Each time a new employee joins the staff, you must train them and introduce them to your company’s practices. A streamlined, standardized and comprehensive onboarding process can simplify the process, boost retention and enable new employees to work independently in less time. Employee onboarding: increase retention with proper training Employee onboarding is the process of orienting, training and integrating new employees into your restaurant. Well done, onboarding helps each new hire feel comfortable and familiar with the company; it also gives them the skills they need to perform their jobs with confidence.…

CBRE Forecasts Enhanced RevPAR Growth in 2023 Despite Economic Headwinds

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Written by: Rachael Rothman and Matt Mowell Despite projections of persistent inflation and a moderate economic recession, CBRE’s November 2022 Hotel Horizons® forecast calls for a 5.8 percent increase in rooms revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 2023. This is up from CBRE’s previous forecast of a 5.6 percent increase in RevPAR for 2023. Propelling CBRE’s increased outlook for RevPAR is an expected 4.2 percent rise in average daily rate (ADR), driven in part by the continuation of above long-run average inflation. For 2023, CBRE is forecasting the Consumer Price Index in the US to increase by 3.5 percent YoY.…

March game day promotion ideas for your restaurant

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The college basketball tournament is coming. 67 games, 179,560 heart-wrenching, bracket-busting, Cinderella-storytelling minutes of action – and your restaurant can’t miss a single one. With over 10 million people tuning in for each basketball game in 2022 there are endless opportunities to score big this March. Use these tips on how to grow your business, along with Grubhub, to conveniently offer the delicious food, tasty snacks, refreshing drinks and other essentials your hungry diners need to enjoy every minute of the mania. How to capture more customers on game days While the college basketball teams battle it out all month…

10 Corporate Event Ideas to Excite All Your Guests

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Looking for corporate event ideas that people actually get excited about? Banish boring and overdone corporate events with help from this blog post. We’ll teach you how to spice up any business gathering with the right decor, entertainment, and more. Corporate events get a bad rap. If the event is for internal teams, many attendees are obligated to go even if they don’t feel like it. Because of this, it’s important to create something worth looking forward to. If your corporate event is for customers and partners, you’ll still need to come up with something exciting to grab their attention…

Tips and tricks to scale up your bottom lines this Valentine’s

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Love is in the air and it’s a beautiful time for restaurants to ramp up their footfall by attracting love birds and singles alike. The discretionary spending of consumers surge by a great margin during Valentine’s week and according to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, about 13 billion dollars is spent by consumers each year around this time. So tap into the vast potential and make sure you’re in the lead this Valentine’s Day by adopting these tips and tricks which will work wonders for your bottom lines! 1. Special Discounts and Offers Bring your customers to the…

The Lag in Food and Beverage Recovery

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Written by: Robert Mandelbaum and Andrew Hartley According to CBRE’s September 2022 Hotel Horizons® forecast for the overall US lodging industry, rooms revenue per-available-room (RevPAR) will exceed 2019 annual levels in 2022. This is driven by the accelerated recovery of average daily rate (ADR) which first occurred during the third quarter of 2021. For owners and operators of full-service, convention, and resort hotels, unfortunately, food and beverage (F&B) revenue is lagging in recovery and yet to return to pre-COVID levels. This can be attributed to a combination of the following factors: Health regulations The lag in group demands recovery Staffing…

Boycott slapped on three Richmond airport hotels

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The BC Federation of Labor has declared a public boycott of the Sheraton Vancouver Airport and its sister hotels next door A union federation with around half a million members has declared a boycott of three of Richmond’s airport hotels. The BC Federation of Labor (BCFED) has declared a public boycott of the Sheraton Vancouver Airport, in support of hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 40 members currently on strike at the hotel on Westminster Highway. The action extends to the Sheraton’s sister hotels next door – the Hilton Vancouver Airport and Marriott Vancouver Airport – which are operated by the…

Digital Transformation in Hospitality: A Leader’s Insight

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Digitalization plays a big role in all our lives. Whether we want it or not, it is the future. Are you resisting or embracing it? Regardless of where you stand, today, I want to bring to you some ideas for digital transformation in hospitality to consider when running your hotel operations. One of the most important areas that all industries are already working towards is the personalization of guest experiences. Personalized Guest Experiences: Creating Unforgettable Stays for Every Guest To provide outstanding tailored services and create unique experiences, it is crucial to partner with hotel technology that enables you to…