Going Green, Saving Green: Energy Efficiency Tips for Restaurants
In the highly competitive restaurant industry, where profit margins are often razor-thin, every penny saved and every green initiative adopted can have a profound impact on the bottom line.
In recent years, the food service industry has witnessed a growing emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency, making it imperative for restaurant owners and managers to seek out energy consumption curtailment strategies while ensuring a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere for their patrons and staff.
This article will shed light on a range of restaurant-specific energy efficiency tactics and explore several recommendations—from low-to-no-cost actions that require minimal investment to more substantial and strategic approaches that promise a significant return on efficiency-related expenditure.
Going Green, Saving Green: Energy Efficiency Tips for Restaurants
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This is usually peak trading time for restaurants. So why are so many closing
Rising interest rates and the price of produce are forcing several high-profile restaurant groups to reassess their future.
When a lockout notice was posted this month on the front window at Bondi Hardware, it caught the attention of both locals and hospitality pundits. The stalwart local eatery had successfully ridden the bumps before, but it is just one of an unseasonable number of closures during the traditional boom period for Sydney hospitality.
November and December are historically high watermark months for restaurant trade as the city celebrates the lead-up to the summer holidays
7 Must-Have Features for Your Restaurant Mobile App
It’s no secret that the restaurant market is oversaturated. Opening a restaurant means you’ll be competing with dozens of other restaurants in the area. To avoid shutting down and ensure your continuous success, you need to find ways to differentiate yourself from the competition.
One such way is to provide customers with the convenience of browsing your menu, reserving a table, placing orders and paying for them online directly on their smartphone using a branded mobile app. Let’s take a look at the main features your restaurant mobile app should contain.
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Embracing AI without killing the restaurant budget
There is no buzzier buzzword than AI when it comes to restaurant technology. Every restaurant industry segment — from fast casuals to QSRs to pizzerias — is embracing artificial intelligence in some way, somewhere within the enterprise.
The big quandary each share is how to embrace without paying a high price.
At a panel talk at this year's Fast Casual Executive Summit revealed, AI is being deployed and woven into everything, from back-end operations to social media outreach, and more than a few brands are making it happen without creating a huge budget deficit.