9 Strategies to Retain Restaurant Talent
With the US seeing no end to the worker shortage in the near future, focusing on employee retention is the only clear solution to keeping restaurants staffed.
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9 Strategies to Retain Restaurant Talent
With the US seeing no end to the worker shortage in the near future, focusing on employee retention is the only clear solution to keeping restaurants staffed.
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What if hope is not a business plan?
It seems the new normal in hotels is smaller sales teams and the battle cry from these teams is “We are too busy to sell.” RFPs are rolling in again and all they can hope to do is to keep up with them—one at a time…
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Vegan philosophy: To be or not to be plant-based?
Amid the cacophony from the social networks and other media, the word VEGAN is becoming more and more talked about…
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Reasons to hire F&B management companies
The ever-evolving state of the restaurant industry has made restaurant management as relevant as it is challenging. Ralph Nader, CEO of Amber Consulting, unpacks this topical issue.
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Sustainability in Hospitality: Building Trust Through Transparency
Is sustainability in the hospitality industry just another trend? Is it one more thing to "check off the list" for General Managers and Marketing Directors to gain a competitive edge or catch up with the hotel next door that just got a green label…
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Finnair launches new long-haul premium economy and business class dining concepts
Finnair has launched new premium long-haul dining concepts, to coincide with the recent launch of the carrier’s new business and premium economy seats.
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From B&B to B&L for a hotel package
The bed and breakfast (B&B) bundle is the classic of classic packages that nearly any hotel can use to help build revenues…
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Focus on Hotels: Destination wedding bliss
When it came to pulling off a picture-perfect wedding, Kerri Brewster faced a bit more pressure than most brides.
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Celebrity chef Mario Batali is acquitted of groping woman at Boston restaurant
Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty Tuesday at a bench trial on charges of indecent assault and battery related to the alleged groping of a star-struck patron at a Boston restaurant in 2017…
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The Most Important Employee in Your Business
Is the CEO or owner the most important employee of a business? They are the people who make the big decisions and determine the vision and strategy of the company…
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OY Hospitality to launch five new F&B concepts in Dubai
OY Hospitality, the Dubai-based hospitality group, has announced plans to roll out a portfolio of five high-end restaurants. The concepts are confirmed to open across Dubai between 2022 and 2023.
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A cut above the rest: Top Chef winner Charbel Hayek
At 24 years old, Charbel Hayek is the youngest chef to have ever won Top Chef Arabia. Here, the Lebanese talent tells us about his experiences and his culinary journey.
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20 Chocolate secrets to delight and inspire
Easter is here and with it comes the breaking of Lent and the tradition of eating chocolate eggs, bunnies, … in fact chocolate anything. Chocolate often features in our lives as "treat", "a pick-me-up", a gift on special occasions…
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The Early Bird Gets the Hotel Guest!
Let's be real – the desire to travel is definitely there. This is true for people around the world. People living in the US want to go to US destinations they have never been to or to a country they have seen only in movies. People from other…
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Zero-proof cocktails crafted with the same care and techniques as alcoholic beverages are increasingly slaking nondrinkers’ thirst at hotels and theme parks and on cruise ships.
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In Vino Veritas LXXXIX: Half Bottles and Not Half the Profits
There are many instances where a couple or group of two or three diners each want just a bit more than a glass of wine yet not a full bottle…
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What's Next for the Restaurant Industry: Wi-Fi 6
The move to faster networks is happening at a time that the restaurant industry is already grappling with the challenges caused by a pandemic that closed many in-house restaurants and forced a rethinking of ways to continue operations…
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Shortages from vanities to stemware: Supply chain woes hit hotels
For many hotels and resorts, snags in the global supply chain have made it incredibly challenging to procure everything from headboards to cabinets -- even chicken.
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