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Traditional Turkish Cuisine

Michael Doyle — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:25:20 +0000

Turkey sits at the crossroads of east and west and Turkish food is a mixture of cuisines that has resulted in some of the finest dishes in the world. Traditional Turkish food is among the richest cuisines in the world. The variety of Turkish cuisine comes from a rich culinary history and culture due to […]

A Survival Guide for Restaurant & Foodservice Industry: Post-Pandemic Edition

Michael Doyle — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:14:50 +0000

If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it would be just how essential the restaurant industry is. During the pandemic’s height, only a handful of businesses were deemed “essential”. Among them are government entities and contractors, utilities, food production, childcare and transportation. Their essential status allowed them to remain in operation as the Covid-19 […]

6 restaurant trends that will shape 2021

Michael Doyle — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 07:26:23 +0000

Managing virtual brands and stabilizing labor forces could be challenging in the new year, but curbside, drive-thru and ghost kitchens hold strong growth potential, analysts say. Though 2020 has been a year of incredible disruption and instability, the trends that dominated the restaurant space were already in motion long before the pandemic struck. With no […]

Step by Step Guide on How to Take Your Restaurant Online

Michael Doyle — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:44:34 +0000

Today’s diners expect to be able to eat restaurant-quality meals from the comfort of their home. To keep up with consumer demands, restaurants need to offer a delivery service. But this isn’t always a simple process—hence the growing need for a guide to opening restaurants online. Customers crave ease, efficiency, and an enjoyable dining experience—all […]

Top4 Ways Local Listings will Evolve in 2021

Michael Doyle — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 04:12:33 +0000

Here’s how you can improve the visibility of your local listings on Google in 2021. You don’t need us to tell you that the year 2020 will go down as one of the most disruptive on record. Yet, despite the disruption and disorder, there was significant progress made in a huge number of fields, disciplines, […]

NSW voucher scheme expected to boost hospitality and entertainment industries by over $1 billion

Michael Doyle — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 03:12:04 +0000

The NSW government will roll out its food and entertainment vouchers next month, in a program developed in response to the national hospitality industry association’s ‘eat out to help out’ pitch. The ‘Dine and Discover’ program will kick off across NSW in late-January 2021, after it’s trialled in December by 500 people, who will be […]

Menu Misery for GMB Restaurants & Singleplatform Feed – and How Top4 Can Help

Michael Doyle — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 03:09:53 +0000

Once again, Google is forcing unverified and incorrect menu information from Singleplatform directly into restaurants on Google My Business. There is a long history going back years with Singleplatform being used by Google My Business, originally added as a menu link, ordering and now injecting their Menu direct into a restaurants Menu Tab. In every complaint […]

Houston Restaurants Weigh Benefits and Pitfalls of Third-Party Delivery Services

Michael Doyle — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:44:54 +0000

A mere decade ago in Houston, restaurant delivery was limited to pizza joints and a handful of other restaurants. Third-party delivery services such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and Postmates have changed all that. What started with one online platform in 1995 — World Wide Waiter — is now a $18 billion industry in the United States, according to Restaurant Dive. In many ways, […]

Delivery and the future of dining: ‘Convenience is eroding that little extra effort’

Michael Doyle — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 02:16:18 +0000

As Australian state borders shut against Covid-19, restaurants are better prepared than in the first lockdown. But will delivery outlive coronavirus? Less than two weeks after Scott Morrison gave states and territories the green light to loosen the one person per four-square-metre rule to two square metres, metropolitan Melbourne re-entered stage three lockdown. The city’s […]

Restaurants were relying on Victoria’s easing restrictions to bring them back from the brink — but now they’ll have to wait

Michael Doyle — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:58:23 +0000

Tomorrow was supposed to be the next step in the recovery for Victorian restaurants — when capacity lifted from 20 people to 50. Key points: Plans to increase patron limits in Victorian restaurants to 50 people have been deferred due to growing coronavirus case numbers in the state The industry association says 10 per cent […]