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Culinary Finance 101: Food Costs for Restaurant Owners

Planning Pod

Many restaurant owners today are struggling to avoid rising food costs eating into profits and hindering their overall growth. At Planning Pod, we’ve noticed an uptick in business owners asking for tips on lowering food costs while maximizing profits. Not sure how to calculate your food cost percentage for a specific dish?

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Food Rules to Effectively Navigate Your Meeting Menus

Smart Meetings

Sustainable Foods. And they must be social media shareable. Fortunately, with good planning and collaboration with venue staff, you can assemble the right food for the right attendee at the right time without budget overruns. food allergy) or nice to have. Attendees want to know where unused food goes.

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Healthcare Events: Ideas for Every Size and Type

Attendease

In this blog, we’ll explore best practices and innovative ideas to make your next healthcare event a resounding success, no matter the size or format. Next, build a realistic event budget—factor in venue, food and beverage, A/V, staffing, speakers, promotion, etc. What are your measurable goals? Clear objectives are crucial.

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Do Not Be Seduced By Meeting Fads Or Conference Trends

Velvet Chainsaw

We are on the hunt for the next meeting, seating, session format, technology, and food and beverage fad. We have FOMO (fear of missing out) as social media screams that everyone’s doing it. Hat tips to Teacher Toolkit blog posts on trends and myths. Conference trend and fad bandwagons.

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6 Budget-Saving Tips for 2019: Maximize Your Event Budget, Not Your Spend

Eventmobi

Whether it’s social media or email marketing and list building , your database of potential attendees will grow substantially, which means your leads and brand awareness will grow, too. Ask businesses to sponsor the entire event – providing the venue, food, and A/V equipment, or just one element. No one will know, I promise!)

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Ideas and Tips on How to Organise Summer Events

Eventscase Blog

Summer Carnival This theme offers a festive atmosphere with classic fairground games, food stalls and live entertainment. Use large blankets, picnic baskets and offer a variety of easy-to-eat foods such as sandwiches, pasta salads and fresh fruit. Decorate with blue tones and sands, and offer light food such as seafood and ice cream.

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Consumers Demand Hybrid Experiences

GEVME

The most basic means to stream a hybrid event can be done over social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook live. Social Media Marketing World: . In the case of a hybrid event, the money usually spent on arranging for travel and accommodation, food, and beverage for attendees can be reduced.