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5 simple ways to improve your customer experience

Customer experience (CX) is becoming big business for business.

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Simple Menu Design for Your Restaurant

The phrase less is more can certainly be applied to the foodservice industry, as trying to do too much at once can make it impossible to do any one thing well. Streamlining your restaurant menu offers many benefits that you can’t afford to ignore if you want to run a lean, profitable kitchen

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Your step-by-step guide for creating the perfect home office setup

Many companies have taken measures and turned their business into a temporary remote office model to navigate through these challenging times. Chances are that if you’re reading this, you’re also one of the people that packed their stuff to work from home.

Food & Drink

The emergence of rituals around food and drink

Serving food and drinks to your customers does more than simply satisfy their hunger and thirst - it provides sensory experiences that create emotional connections like joy and comfort. With emotional wellbeing becoming an increasing priority for consumers, there’s an opportunity for foodservice operators to develop rituals around food and drink that create feelings of peace, calm, clarity, and more.

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The Coffee Belt: Where Does Your Coffee Come From?

The flavour of your coffee beans is influenced by chemistry of soil, the weather, the amount of rainfall, sunshine and altitude. The coffee belt nations generally have the best climatic conditions for the cultivation of beans.  

The history of coffee goes as far back as the 14th century where young plants were exported to Arabian Peninsula from Ethiopia and then to Indonesia by the end of the 17th century. Coffee bean cultivation then spread to New World nations such as Costa Rica, Brazil, Jamaica, Honduras and others. By the 19th century the World’s coffee belt was established. 

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Cold Brew vs Cold Drip vs Iced Coffee

People's obsession with coffee is always evolving, and cold brewing is one of the latest trends being rapidly adopted by cafés and restaurants. Learn about the different types of cold brewed coffee, how they're made, and why you should add them to your menu to offer customers more choice and increase profits.

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Using TikTok Trends to Leverage Your Business

TikTok is the latest and greatest social media platform, and you’ve no doubt heard about it from friends, family, and colleagues. If you’re anything like most business owners, then you’ve probably thought about leveraging TikTok in your marketing efforts, here’s how.

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Single-origin coffee vs blends

Which is better - single-origin coffee or coffee blends? While many coffee drinkers swear by blends, others are convinced that single-origin coffees offer the true essence of coffee. So, what is the difference between these two types, and what should you serve your customers? Let’s look at single-origin coffee vs blends.

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7 benefits of using QR code menus in your restaurant

As a foodservice operator, enhancing convenience for your customers is always a top priority. How easy it is to browse and select from your menu, is almost as important as the quality of the food for ensuring your customers have a positive experience. As we wrote about earlier in the year, several emerging restaurant technology trends are helping operators improve their service and enhance customer convenience. One technology trend we mentioned was the adoption of digital, contactless ordering systems, such as those offered by providers like me&u. In this article, we’ll take a deeper look at seven key benefits of using QR code menus in your restaurant.

pasta

Your go-to-guide to popular pasta types

What type of pasta do you serve in your venue? Are you thinking of branching out from the norm?

Check out this infographic and become a pasta guru. These 33 pasta types cover what pairs well with different shapes and styles - we've simplified it for you.

Prego!

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8 café & restaurant technology trends you need to know about

Leveraging new technology is essential for maintaining your competitive edge in any industry, and this is no different when it comes to cafés and restaurants. Whether it’s a new POS system, updated table booking software, or a food ordering app for restaurants with no delivery service, there’s plenty of emerging technologies that offer significant benefits for your business.

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MAGGI GRAVY IS YOUR KITCHEN’S MVP

Looking for a perfect partner, a star performer who thrives under pressure inside a busy kitchen and always brings their A-game? Recruit the MAGGI Gravy range. Each blend offers versatility, ensuring a gravy for every occasion. Simple, consistent and rich in delicious meaty flavour, it’s sure to keep customers coming back, again and again. Check out the MAGGI Gravy range to discover why, using MAGGI, it’s sorted.