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Helping restaurants, cafes & bars to be more profitable - marketing, management, cost-control, staff. Prolific sharer of information 😎 Sydney, Australia… https://hosporeset.substack.com/
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Interesting interview on the 7-Eleven Loyalty program…

Cyclone financial assistance sources - Australia www.thegrantshub.com.au/blog/article...

🔥 This Week: Better Easter, Cocktail Costing, Messy Kids, Tracking Waste, Feedback Hacks, Toxic People, Coffee Excuses, Cruise Ships + lots more buff.ly/EtpPCWG

4 Ways Kiosks Will Transform Your Restaurant in 2025 - don’t just leave it to chains

www.smh.com.au/business/the... Ross Gittins making so much sense here (speaking as the son of a house builder who died from the stress of it)…

‎Good Coffee, Great Coffee - running the app game definitely easier than the real thing 😎 buff.ly/wVooddO

‘Good Coffee, Great Coffee’ Is the Perfect Mobile Game for Wannabe Baristas

‘Appointment retail is fading’ and what about ‘appointment eating’? Interesting to think this through…

What? You’re Leaving Me? Handling the departure of a high-profile person…

Cocktail Costing Formula: How to Set Cocktail Prices for Your Bar

How I Built a Powerful Network Through Interviews (Without Ever Accepting a Job)

They lied about my coffee, and I have the receipts…

If a Kid Makes a Mess at a Restaurant, Who Should Clean It Up? Advice for parents 😳

How do you ‘splash’ your VIPs? 😎🥂

NSW poker machine losses hit record high of $8.64 billion - tragic https://buff.ly/3X7g4na

🔥 This Week: Google Search 2025, 'Just Joking', Checklists, Catering Pages, Red Flags, WhatsApp, Phone Answering, Scam Watch, Medieval Meals + lots more https://buff.ly/4b8jwDv

What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant? For our US friends…

Burnie’s Beach Hotel Takes 200+ Bookings in Under 30 Days with Now Book It’s AI Assistant, Sadie  - sounds fantastic

How to teach people how to work with AI - yes this could work for chefs and restaurant managers, and apprentices who should have solid AI use in their toolkit.

Money-Saving Menu Changes Your Event Attendees Won’t Notice

Indecisiveness is a Red Flag - assessing job candidates https://buff.ly/3QmovHk

Most hospo operators just send the same email to everyone - these simple email segmentations will lead to better results and open rates… https://buff.ly/3Vtjdww

What It Was Like to Get a Meal at a Medieval Tavern https://buff.ly/4gCqKRC

A Loyalty Leader delivering comprehensive business intelligence and growth actions from loyalty program data - so interesting https://buff.ly/40PqJDR

Really like this idea of a Half Birthday promo - ask your loyalty scheme if they can produce those dates for you https://buff.ly/40NxJBk

A Company Learns That 'Just Joking' Is No Defense Against Sexual Harassment

Umberto Eco's List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism - frighteningly relevant, even though it was based on those other dictators https://buff.ly/48yd1cb

39 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Every Type of Food Lover - crazy and fun https://buff.ly/40RSzQ0

How to Create a Catering Web Page That Ranks & Converts https://buff.ly/3EuiDJk

Grilld doing clever things with TikTok https://buff.ly/42Fk7up

Google search trends every restaurant needs to know in 2025 https://buff.ly/3WGjxZu

2015 to 2025 Survey of Rural Challenges: 10 year trend report – SaveYour.Town https://buff.ly/3WOO3AF

How to chat with customers from your Google Business Profile - now available with texting and WhatsApp https://buff.ly/4gpSyIH

🔥 Sell Gift Cards, Recruiting Hack, AI Bookings, Yr Reputation, Cut Service Costs, Tax Debt, Delegation and Girl Bosses

Girl Boss – why so few women in positions of leadership in large hospo groups? https://buff.ly/3EvQdhY

The Restaurant Founder’s Trap: Breaking Free & Securing Your Legacy https://buff.ly/4aXEqFH

ATO Debt Update: What Founders Need to Know (and Do) Before 1 July https://buff.ly/42FzgM5

Embracing AI: dozens of ways to use AI for restaurant and cafe management https://buff.ly/4hhAnGi

Rev Up Your Recruiting: Attracting Tech-Savvy Talent to the Hospitality Industry. Detailed and important article with lots of examples… https://buff.ly/42TiWb1

Maybe a sales counter reset could help your newsagency in 2025 - this reminds me of how neglected cafe counters are as sales driver, purely used for delivery and payments https://buff.ly/4aCof06

The Australian Open revamped its heat policy seven years ago. How does it work? https://buff.ly/4hznbMZ

4 Google My Business Features That Restaurants Often Overlook https://buff.ly/4gbZE3A

Let's Talk About Those Terrible Cold Email Pitches from Restaurant Suppliers https://buff.ly/40ySC31

How AI tools in retail software are being used - can we have these in restaurant systems as well? https://buff.ly/40JxYyd

2025 Digital Marketing Trends for Retaurants - none particularly new but more emphasis on some already around eg short form video https://buff.ly/40eEtbc

A generation’s dining disconnect threatens the restaurant industry