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SHARED ARTICLE: Restaurants Aren’t Winning Over Customers, Despite Strong Service
In this quick article, they mention the decrease in food satisfaction as a potential anomaly, among the obvious point in the title. I can’t say I completely agree, knowing the importance of food quality related to guest satisfaction! Food, service, atmosphere and value are the four elements we base our analysis on with clients. Good
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SHARED ARTICLE: Prevent Burnout by Making Compassion a Habit
Not only have I designated this area for my own thoughts, experiences and opinions it is a forum for showcasing others as well. Here is a piece I found particularly pertinent because of the high stress environment that exists in the food and beverage world physically and mentally. PREVENT BURNOUT BY MAKING COMPASSION A HABIT
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Seasonality: Why it’s Important to Your Success
Seasonality, as defined by Wikipedia, “…is a characteristic of a time series in which the data experiences regular and predictable changes that recur every calendar year. Any predictable change or pattern in a time series that recurs or repeats over a one-year period can be said to be seasonal.” When related to food, that definition
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It’s all about the Beans
I had the great pleasure of meeting with Haden and Tony at Red Rooster Roasters in Floyd, VA this morning. We did a few pour over tastings of some of their favorite beans in search of finding the perfect blend for the restaurant. Note all typing errors and run-on sentences are subject to the massive