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The Main Course with Barbara Castiglia

Food is serious business. Now, on The Main Course, host Barbara Castiglia will invite insiders on the front lines of food to share their expertise, strategies, and forecasts for navigating the ever-changing restaurant industry.

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Data Shows Digital Orders are Here to Stay. How Can Restaurants Capitalize?

October 4, 2021
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Barbara Castiglia

Most of us contributed in some way to the $26.5 billion dollar revenue for food delivery businesses in 2020. With exploding success, new questions arise, like· what ways can hospitality brands can improve retention and bring in new workers to address hiring challenges and labor shortages? And what’s next for contactless ordering and payments now that they here to stay? On the newest episode of The Main Course, special guest Steve Simoni, CEO of Bbot, shares fresh insight on the shift in the industry.

Stay tuned for the full Episode of the Main Course for even more industry leader insight.

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