Browse through a few job postings, and you are bound to see the words “corporate culture” in at least one of them. It’s a term that can be difficult to define, and even harder to measure. So when a potential employer tells a job applicant about their workplace’s “strong company culture,” what does that really …
Have you ever heard the saying, “You can’t sell it outside if you can’t sell it inside”? It’s a sentiment that rings true in just about every industry. Having employees buy into what they are doing and becoming invested in their company’s success is critical if CEOs want to meet their goals. Although employees are …
“Hey man, up for a game of pool?” At one time, this is a phrase you would only overhear at a bar or house party. These days, it’s not uncommon to hear it spoken inside the fourth-floor office of a successful tech company. Employees are the heartbeat of their company. Their work is critical to …
It’s possible that you, immersed in the tastes, aromas, and delectability of your foodie environment, have been unaware of a growing, perhaps permanent, trend. Perhaps you’re taken aback by (seemingly) odd questions from your customers, questions like: Was this chicken locally sourced? Is this takeout box biodegradable? Is the sashimi wild caught or from a …
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6 Simple Ways to Be an Employee-Centric Workplace In the fervor to attract and retain top talent, companies from startups to conglomerates have stepped up the game by offering bigger, better, quirkier perks and benefits. It doesn’t seem too incredible to expect that someday soon one of the more prosperous companies will market itself to …
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This blog post continues on the topic from last week of preventing food waste. Food waste occurs across all areas of the supply chain, of course, but in this post we’ll focus on what restaurant owners can do to reduce it. Minimizing food waste benefits the environment (because we are wasting less of the resources used to …
This week we’re looking at how trends in ordering ahead will affect your business in 2019. Millennials Have to Eat We can’t write about trends without including Millennials (or, to those more traditional folks, “Generation Y”), and if you own a restaurant, you can’t afford to ignore this large customer base, especially when it comes …
Reducing food waste in a restaurant kitchen is a source of potential savings, especially for a restaurant that doesn’t already have a mature waste prevention program. Food cost represents about 28% – 35% of restaurant sales. If you can use more of the food you purchase or avoid over-purchasing food, you can lower costs, thus increasing profitability. …
