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Should Your Restaurant Consider All-Day Breakfast?

Americans love breakfast food. Whether it’s a quick bagel or a full breakfast, we’ll opt for it around the clock. According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast, 72 percent of us say that we’d order breakfast items throughout the day if offered. But there are pros and cons to consider before adding… Read more »

Take Advantage of the Latest “Bleisure” Trend

For decades, business travel has been considered a bit of a grind. Days filled with conferences, shows or meetings and evenings devoted to entertaining clients. Fall into bed, exhausted and wake up to catch an early flight, only to head straight back to the office. As with many traditions, millennials are shaking up business travel.… Read more »

As effective as the employee-referral process can be, some key improvements are still needed.

Scott Samuels, CEO of Horizon Hospitality, was quoted in this recent article published at Human Resource Executive Online. Samuels, whose firm provides executive-placement services to companies in the hospitality industry, says referral programs are often undermined by two things: corporate culture and inadequate rewards. “Sometimes, these programs don’t work because employees simply don’t want to… Read more »

5 Reasons Social Media Will Help Your Hospitality Venue

When you’re busy running a hotel, restaurant or resort, it’s common to make marketing and reputation management one of your lowest priorities. But marketing is essential to managing the perception of your brand and driving new and repeat business. Social media is one of the simplest aspects of marketing that can be used to reach… Read more »

Embrace These Six Menu Trends

No doubt your restaurant has dishes that are crowd favorites, but diners are a fickle group. The best way to retain your current customers and attract new ones is to keep up with the latest trends in cuisine. You may not want to adopt all of them, but consider which of these hot trends may… Read more »

How Are Restaurants Embracing the Craft Beer Boom?

The craft beer trend shows no signs of slowing down. For restaurants, this can represent a boom or a bust – depending on whether you find a way to incorporate it into your business model, or ignore it, thinking it’s a passing fad. Why should you embrace the craft beer boom? Simply put – larger… Read more »