Business
Forecasting is often considered a cost savings exercise. The name of the game is reducing labor right? Not always. Restaurants who want to win in today's competitive environment should focus on providing an optimal guest experience that drives repeat traffic, higher check averages, and positive social media sentiment. We sat down with Dean Haskell of National Retail Concept Partners and Dylan Wattecamps of HotSchedules to discuss the benefits of Activity-Based Forecasting - a form of forecasting that takes your company's business rules and marries it with sales forecasting to generate a blueprint schedule for your stores. We talk about their roles in helping corporate teams drive business results through today's proven solutions. Dylan also explains where forecasting is headed and how next-generation technology can make your managers better at forecasting.