⭐ Case Study: How a CPG Used Bindy to Implement a Merchandising Conversion at 3,200 Restaurants

A merchandising reset is a multi-faceted challenge at the best of times. What do you do when it involves a 3,200 locations and it needs to be done and verified in days? Customer International packaged goods company, food service. Challenge: merchandising conversion at 3,200 locations One of the world's largest consumer packaged goods company (henceforth … Continue reading ⭐ Case Study: How a CPG Used Bindy to Implement a Merchandising Conversion at 3,200 Restaurants

Top Reasons People Leave Negative Restaurant Reviews (and How to Fix Them)

Online reviews make a huge difference in where people choose to eat these days. 90% of diners research restaurants online before choosing a place to eat. 33% won’t eat at any place that has fewer than four stars.  Ultimately, this means that negative reviews have a significant impact on a restaurant. In addition to reducing … Continue reading Top Reasons People Leave Negative Restaurant Reviews (and How to Fix Them)

✔️ Equipment Checklist for Commercial Kitchens

To assist multi-unit retailers starting or improving their retail audit program, Bindy regularly publishes how-to guides, best practices and checklists. Use this sample checklist to create or update your commercial kitchen equipment checklist across your locations to keep kitchens operating at a high level. Preventative maintenance on kitchen equipment minimizes breakage,  increases performance, reduces power consumption and extends … Continue reading ✔️ Equipment Checklist for Commercial Kitchens

✔️ Commercial Restroom Cleaning Checklist

Use this checklist to ensure the restrooms at your hotel, restaurant or commercial facility remain clean and healthy for customers and staff. To ensure your restrooms function properly and are pleasant for customers, also refer to the Washrooms Inspection Checklist. Pre-cleaning Protective equipment worn, including gloves and goggles where spraying is involved. Wet Floor signs … Continue reading ✔️ Commercial Restroom Cleaning Checklist

✔️ Food Safety Checklist

Incorporating a food safety checklist into your health and safety program not only keeps you compliant and protects the brand from claims, lawsuits, and other headaches but also encourages staff to act appropriately. “The audit process itself becomes a driver for people to not only comply, but to actually have the right behaviors and be … Continue reading ✔️ Food Safety Checklist

How to Use Site Inspections to Reduce Commercial Insurance Premiums

A site inspection keeps your business, employees and customers safe by identifying potential hazards and risks. Here are some tips on using site inspections to reduce commercial insurance premiums. While an insurance company will often send an inspector to survey the site when you insure a new property and business, taking a preemptive approach can … Continue reading How to Use Site Inspections to Reduce Commercial Insurance Premiums

7 Ways to Create an Inviting Restaurant Atmosphere

We all know that food service is a very competitive industry. For a restaurant to be successful, it’s incredibly important for restaurant operators to assess their strategies and adopt innovative tactics to enhance the dining experience, boost traffic, sales, and profitability. Besides food quality, the restaurant atmosphere plays a very important role when it comes … Continue reading 7 Ways to Create an Inviting Restaurant Atmosphere

How to Offer a Consistent Dining Experience Across Several Locations

In the food service and hospitality business, running a single-unit operation is hard enough, but managing several locations multiplies the challenges. Customers expect a dependable, consistent quality of food, service, and ambiance with each and every visit to each and every location.  You might be providing exceptional dining experiences at your flagship establishment, but that’s … Continue reading How to Offer a Consistent Dining Experience Across Several Locations

Why do Quick Service Restaurants Need Retail Audits?

A retail audit system helps multi-unit retailers achieve store-level compliance with brand standards such as operations, service and merchandising standards. How can retail audits help Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) and why do QSRs need retail audits? Here are 10 reasons why the QSR industry needs retail audits. Health and safety When preparing and serving food, … Continue reading Why do Quick Service Restaurants Need Retail Audits?

Great Sandwich. Lousy Washrooms.

We have a bone to pick with some of our favorite QSR brands. It’s not the menu. It’s not the service. It’s not the seating, the parking lot nor the drive-thru. Quick service restaurants have obviously spent money, deployed systems and rolled-out processes in these key areas and it shows. But when nature calls, or … Continue reading Great Sandwich. Lousy Washrooms.