The 2018 TRA Marketplace is going to be a great time for those lucky enough to attend. From offering the scoop on the latest and greatest food trends, to showcasing cutting edge technology in the food world, TRA will have so much to offer to attendees this year – especially the education sessions. …
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Table Service: Restaurant Data Analytics and Guest Experience
How do you measure the guest experience in a casual dining environment? What numbers or restaurant data analytics can you use? What metrics do you chart? You can't always articulate just what makes this environment perfect. When something's off though? You can tell right away. Often, you can sense …
Restaurant News Roundup: June 2018
Du décès de l'une des célébrités les plus appréciées de l'industrie alimentaire au changement de lettre d'IHOP qui a fait couler beaucoup d'encre, le mois de juin a été riche en nouvelles pour l'industrie de la restauration. Il a été difficile de se limiter à quelques unes d'entre elles, mais nous pensons que vous apprécierez nos choix. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un récapitulatif des ...
Découper le gâteau : Simplifier les données pour la restauration rapide
Troy remembers a world before "fast casual." Sure, the words existed back in the day, but they were not a restaurant segment. All he knew back then was that to keep his restaurant profitable he had to maintain his back of house processes and stay aware of his physical real estate. The fast-casual …
Données sur les restaurants à service rapide : Beaucoup avec peu
Ask anyone who was around "back then." They'll tell you how much the neighborhood had changed. They'll talk about the curiosity shops, the one-offs, the bevy of "characters" who made the place just what it was. Then they’ll get wistful, acknowledging that it’s all mostly given way for apartment …
Restaurant Data: Segment by Segment
When you imagine "the modern restaurant" what do you see? Sleek, frictionless surfaces gleaming beneath blue lights? Automaton chefs, synthetically intelligent, putting space-age technology to work? Space cruisers? Food replicators? OK. We might not be there (yet), but we're close. As restaurant …
Restaurant Financing: 6 Funding Options for Operators
The restaurant industry is constantly changing - some restaurants make it, others don't. One fixed variable in this equation is that new restaurants always seem to pop up. How do these establishments get funded? While some operators may pour their savings into running a restaurant, others rely on …
Restaurant News Roundup: May 2018
May is coming to a close and what a month it was for restaurant industry news. The National Restaurant Association Show just wrapped up in Chicago, the GDPR went into effect, long lives off-premise dining, delivery and digital ordering, and lastly – there was even some false new reported! Check it …