Maya
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Will the Takeout Surge Cause a Supply Shortage?
Restaurants have enjoyed a massive uptick in takeout orders during this past year and a half. It’s one of the few options available to consumers that don’t potentially open them to COVID-19. Delivery, curbside pickup and takeout didn’t just grow during the pandemic, but new technologies abounded to make these channels more efficient. Since takeout wasn’t always a priority, the burst of interest has the potential to create a shortage of necessary supplies, like boxes, napkins
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Maya
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
Employee Retention Credits for Your Restaurant
Restaurant Recovery Stalls, Alongside Labor As restaurants try to move forward after the pandemic, they face a lot of roadblocks to full recovery. From the labor shortage to supply chain problems to rising menu prices, restaurants need all the help they can get. To that end, the government is offering Employee Retention Credits to spur recovery. This summer, restaurants made $200B less relative to a normal year. There were 8M furloughed or fired employees missing too. Thus, b
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Maya
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Why Are Menu Prices Getting Higher?
Menu Prices on the Rise During the COVID-19 pandemic, food service took a bigger hit, financially, than many other industries. Yet even now as they start to recover, their troubles haven’t gone away. If they can’t afford the rising costs, it gets passed down to the customer via higher menu prices. Where are these rising costs coming from? In part, issues abound higher up the supply chain. Production can’t necessarily meet the newfound demand as customers flood back out to res
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Maya
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Domino’s Thrives with Unexpected Tech Solutions
In the wake of COVID-19, restaurants big and small seek solutions to problems they never had before. Social distance, cleanliness and transparency are a must. Throughout the pandemic, digitization became increasingly relevant as mobile solutions advanced to meet customers’ new expectations. As new problems crop up during restaurant recovery, Domino’s Pizza is taking extra measures and relying on technology in innovative ways New Problems, New Tech From the Delta variant to th
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Maya
- Sep 18, 2021
- 2 min
Will Vaccination Proof Soon Be Countrywide?
New York Makes Big Moves Against the Delta Variant New York has long been considered an indicator of up-and-coming trends. That’s why so many eyes are on the city lately, as Mayor de Blasio recently announced that dining indoors at restaurants will now require proof of vaccination against COVID-19. This move is the city’s latest attempt to prevent a third wave, particularly as the Delta variant threatens our return to normal. But it’s not New York City’s first go at convincin
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Maya
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Which Service Model Is Right for Restaurants?
Before the pandemic, restaurants stuck to the core service models that most diners expect. From fast-fine to buffet style, you likely saw these in abundance before the pandemic. Now, however, new consumer expectations might mean to consider an alternative service model that better fits the new way of doing things. Especially with COVID-19 an ongoing concern, restaurants need safer ways to run their businesses. Which Service Model Is Right? Photo courtesy of eatOS 1. Delivery
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Maya
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Serving Robots: The Next Front of House?
Since the pandemic, restaurants have come up with creative solutions to save money. Whether cutting costs, upgrading technology, or finding some other way to adapt, the foodservice industry is exploring unexplored territory. Take, for example, one Florida seafood place that just invested $30K in robots. Image by TheDigitalArtist from Pixabay Who They Are Mr. Q Crab House in Hollywood, Florida installed three new workers on their service floor this month. The owner, Joy Wang,
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Maya
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
New OSHA Employee Vaccination Standards
Restaurants can finally reopen for good this summer, and they’re excited for the chance. However, certain issues still present obstacles. For example, not every restaurant employee has been vaccinated yet. As front-facing workers, they were eligible early on, and now most adults who want the vaccine have an appointment. OSHA recently released new guidelines about employees, their vaccination status and what that means for life at your restaurant. Photo by Marisol Benitez on U
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Maya
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Good News for Restaurants: Uber and Menufy Team Up
Better Delivery Services Delivery and takeout took off during COVID-19 because customers love the convenience and speed that online ordering affords. That’s why apps like Uber have enjoyed such popularity. It’s safe and contact-free, but just as delicious as going to the restaurant to eat. Lots of restaurants signed up with third party services to get their food to customers, especially since opening your own delivery channel is expensive upfront. Menufy is a small online ord
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Maya
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
Food Trucks Come Back With a Bang
When the pandemic first hit, a lot of food trucks quietly disappeared off the streets. It seems as though they had the perfect setup, in many respects: With nowhere to sit down and open-air perfect for takeout, it seems they should have thrived. That, however, wasn’t the case. From difficulty advertising to an inability to keep up with brick-and-mortar restaurants that could offer delivery, many shut down during COVID-19. Now, however, it’s summer 2021. Food trucks are coming
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Maya
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Will Food Tech Continue to Grow This Fast?
The Rise of Food Tech The COVID-19 pandemic wrought massive change in the restaurant industry. From needing six feet between tables, to contactless orders, to higher expectations of cleanliness, food service doesn’t look the way it did before. Why should food tech be any different? When restaurants tried to adjust to customers’ new needs as quickly as possible, a flurry of activity hit the food tech sector. They adjusted for the rapid changes hitting restaurants as state and
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Maya
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Beverage Dispensers: Next in Restaurant Automation?
Restaurants found new solutions for all kinds of problems they never experienced before last year. During the pandemic, social distance became a necessity. Contactless dining options prevailed, and in fact, became so popular that customers still prefer automation now during the recovery period. While delivery and takeout quickly developed touch-free options, restaurant technology is still advancing. In the latest display of automation, even beverage dispensers can work via ro
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Maya
- Aug 7, 2021
- 2 min
What Will Happen to Ghost Kitchens?
How Ghost Kitchens Came to Be When the pandemic banned sit-down service in so many restaurants, virtual alternatives popped up to take its place. In particular, takeout and delivery became extremely popular. Some restaurants opened ghost kitchens, either in addition to their existing store or under an entirely separate name. Why do this instead of starting a new brick-and-mortar location? First and foremost, opening a ghost kitchen costs less than an entirely new, fully sized
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Maya
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
3 Clever Solutions to the Labor Shortage
Changes in Labor Management As the pandemic winds down for summer, all kinds of businesses have had trouble hiring back who they laid off in 2020. Restaurants in particular feel the strain. Job openings rose by tens of thousands just since this year began, so managers that want to entice back hesitant workers need to find new solutions. Answers to the labor shortage come in unexpected places. For starters, the most influential factor when choosing where to work will be whethe
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Maya
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
What States Legalized To-Go Cocktails For Good?
As the pandemic winds down, many temporary regulations and restrictions related to COVID-19 will expire soon. Businesses and customers alike all have their own opinions about what should stay or go, but one trend that’s gained a lot of traction this year is to-go cocktails. How To-Go Cocktails Got Popular Last year, restaurants all over the world shut down their indoor services. Instead they had to rely on other avenues, like takeout and delivery, to make profit. Unfortunatel
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Maya
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Are Delivery Fee Caps Here to Stay?
How Delivery Fee Caps Came to Be During the pandemic, online orders surged. After local restaurants closed dine-in seating, they had to find socially distant alternatives to avoid going into the red. Meanwhile customers grew used to ordering delivery straight to their door. It was one of the few safe, convenient and legal options besides cooking, which many were too busy to do with a newly-full house to manage. Thus the online ordering industry thrived—and so did third party
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Maya
- Jul 24, 2021
- 2 min
After COVID-19, Online Ordering Still Grows
Online Ordering After COVID-19 Restaurants around the country opened this summer after more than a year of pandemic-related complications. To adapt, many opened contactless dining options. Delivery was by far the most popular option, as it was a convenient way for guests and restaurants to safely continue doing business together. Yet despite service floors reopening to sit-down customers, online ordering continues to flourish. Why is that? The obvious benefits of food deliver
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Maya
- Jul 24, 2021
- 2 min
What to Expect as the Food Supply Chain Recovers
Though mask mandates are coming back in some places, the world is still largely open for the summer. That means restaurants can expect that increase in foot traffic to stay steady as long as it’s legal to open. Nonetheless, different types of businesses have their own obstacles affecting recovery. Restaurants need to look up the food supply chain to know what their own business can expect. Photo by Carl Campbell on Unsplash What the Food Supply Chain Faces Shortages will like
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Maya
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
Online Orders for Fresh Food Surge
The Rise of Fresh Food A lot has changed for the food service industry during COVID-19, including which trends gain traction with consumers. For example, online orders skyrocketed because of the ease, convenience and built-in social distance. When restaurants shut down, they refocused on takeout and delivery even if they never offered those services before. Other alternatives, like online stores, enabled more to safely make revenue. However, online food ordering wasn’t the on
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Maya
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
Why are Fast Food Restaurants on the Rise?
During the pandemic, casual dining lost a lot of its customer base. Many are still suffering as they try to reopen and start to recover. Even popular chains are adapting, signaling the dawn of a new era of customer service. Fast food is determined to make a comeback, and here’s how. Photo by Vanessa Serpas on Unsplash Smarter Pickup Services Applebee’s and IHOP are two big chains seeking a better approach to fast food. Recently, both made concerted efforts to improve their cu
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