High Stakes

Why Australian beef has become so expensive

A combination of local climatic conditions and consequences of the global pandemic has caused the retail price of prime beef to skyrocket. According to data from industry body Meat and Livestock Australia, domestic cattle prices have been the highest in the world since June. "In the past six months, our beef prices have jumped $10 to $15 kilogram," says Fabian Caminiti, co-owner of Melbourne steak restaurant Charcoal Grill on the Hill. Strong says that the foodservice industry, including high-end restaurants, is responding by offering different cuts cooked using modern methods. Read more ... Original story and image on goodfood.com.au Original story and image on forbes.com

Restaurant And Food Business Tips For 2021

2020 caused many disruptions for small businesses, including restaurants, coffee shops and bars. Many of these businesses were forced to stop offering in-house dining and switch to a model of only pickup and delivery. Even when restrictions lifted, restaurants in many locations were only allowed to fill up at 50% capacity or less. The future of dining out is quite uncertain as 2021 approaches. What can such business owners do to help see them through this challenging period? The following are some tips for restaurants and other food-related businesses to keep in mind. So, what to do? Read more ...

Is Email the Secret Sauce of Marketing for Restaurants?

While becoming a favorite local hotspot and enjoying the perks of word of mouth marketing is likely every restaurant owner’s dream, most know that it takes a lot of business and marketing savvy to keep a restaurant fully booked. Which is why Barbara Castiglia wanted to learn more about the intersection of restaurant financing and restaurant marketing. Castiglia tapped Johann Moonesinghe, Founder and CEO, inKind, a unique restaurant financing engine that’s already helped more than 460 restaurants throughout the world, to shed some light on this topic. Read more ... Original story and image on marketscale.co Original story and image on modernrestaurantmanagement.com

Make 2021 the Year of Produce

It is official, the UN has declared 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. Restaurants have a great opportunity to work this campaign into their brand strategy from items on the menu to messaging that promotes more vegetable offerings. How exactly can restaurants do this? Read more ...

Tips to Survive a COVID world.

Hospitality businesses around the world are having to hit the reset button. They have been re-imagined, re-invented and re-aligned just to survive. At SCK we are scouring the web to discover innovative tactics that are being implemented around the globe to drive business during this pandemic. These are the articles we found this week which might help the Catering and Restaurant Industry survive a COVID world, we hope you found them useful.

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