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Family Meal Kits
November 24, 2020
When it comes to finding new ways to generate revenue for your restaurant, one of the simplest is offering family meal kits. These don’t have to be elaborate, over the top, decadent and complicated meals, but rather quite the opposite. They should be simple, approachable, and easy to execute.
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Use the Statewide 15% Commission Cap on 3rd Party Delivery to Grow Your Direct Takeout Business
While scattered reports of certain 3rd Party Delivery (3PD) services NOT honoring WA’s 15% cap on commissions have... Read More
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Diversifying your menu
When it comes to diversifying your menu, there can be many complicated facets that can make the entire... Read More
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Best Practices to Get the Most (and Lose the Least) From 3rd Party Delivery
In the wake of Washington State’s first ever mandated statewide cap on 3rd Party Delivery (3PD), Andy Cook... Read More
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5 “Must Haves” for every restaurant website
A restaurant’s website doesn’t need to be complicated; it shouldn’t be. Before almost any other considerations, bending to... Read More
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Adapt & Thrive - Digital Storefront
In Part III of the current Adapt & Thrive video series, Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Operations Consultant, Andy Cook... Read More
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Webinar Video
Did you miss the live webinar: Operating Through the Pandemic? Watch the replay here as Harbor Foodservice hosts... Read More
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Randy Irvine Announcement
Randy Irvine, President of Harbor Foodservice responds to new Covid restrictions affecting the restaurant industry.... Read More
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Adapt & Thrive: Online Ordering
In Part II, Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook puts the focus on Online Ordering; Unpacking the costly... Read More
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Adapt & Thrive Through the Pandemic
Andy Cook, Harbor Foodservice's complimentary Restaurant Consultant addresses the key differences of the November 2020 dining room lockdown... Read More
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New restrictions on restaurants and businesses announced; relief packages in development.
Governor Jay Inslee today announced new restrictions on indoor dining, bowling centers, business meetings and others as we... Read More
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Restaurant Restart - Digital Storefront - Website
The best restaurant websites deliver what the visitor is looking for quickly, easily, and obviously. Today’s consumers are... Read More
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Restaurant Restart - Digital Storefront - Intro
More than ever before, people are screen first approach when exploring their options and informing their decisions, especially... Read More
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Restaurant Restart - Digital Storefront - Google My Business
Datassentials, a leading market research firm that focuses on the foodservice industry has been engaged in Covid-19 research... Read More
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Restaurant Restart - Digital Storefront - Social
For many, social media is another task that is the easiest to procrastinate. The attention it requires is... Read More
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The Washington Hospitality Association partners with Pierce County to help save restaurants together!
The Pierce County Council has allocated $7.5 million in federal CARES Act funding to create a promotional program... Read More
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Back of House Perspective
While front-of-house operations are key, a focus on back-of-house operations can help provide even more comfort to customers... Read More
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Produce Update - Salinas Heat & Virus Impact
Salinas valley has been hit particularly hard with overly high temperatures and the addition of wildfire smoke. See... Read More
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Online Ordering
Before the pandemic hit our industry, our Restaurant Solution Group engaged regularly with our customers to tap into... Read More
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Harbor companies are wholly focused on the Northwest.
CEO Justin Erickson describes the values that have guided generations of Harbor leaders since 1923.... Read More
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Infinite Restaurants Interview with Randy Irvine, President of Harbor Foodservice
Infinite Restaurant host, Andy Cook speaks at length with Randy Irvine, President of Harbor Foodservice about Leadership, being... Read More
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Gov. Inslee announces new COVID19 requirement for restaurants & bars
Gov. Jay Inslee announced new restrictions for the hospitality industry with the goal of curtailing the spread of... Read More
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Infinite Restaurants Interview with Justin Erickson, Owner and CEO of Harbor Foods Group
Andy Cook speaks with Justin Erickson about his family's 4 generations of growth and adaptation, dedication for the... Read More
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Restaurant Restart
Using data to exceed guest expectations. Show host Andrew Cook speaks with Mark Brandau, a group manager from... Read More
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Sanitation and Operational Adaptation
The successful reopening of dining rooms and bars as shelter-in-place regulations begin to ease will depend on the... Read More
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Restaurant Restart - Back of House
As we can only speculate as to what the restaurant and hospitality industry will look like after the... Read More
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Preparing for Reopening - Supply Chain Management Concerns
Learn about the challenges our supply chain purveyors are having and what operators can do to prepare and... Read More
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Restaurant Restart - Sanitation Protocols
As Washington State dining rooms begin to reopen, the industry is having to develop and execute heightened sanitation... Read More
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Immune Boosting Foods with Chef Derek Bugge
Harbor Foodservice Chef Derek Bugge has compiled a list of some immune boosting foods that you can either... Read More
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Union Gospel Mission ramps up its mission
Harbor donates over $100k to non-profit partners to feed thousands during the pandemic.... Read More