How You Can Fill Your Restaurant Using A Website

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Screen Shot 2014-05-01 at 2.20.44 PM We have been coming to the Philippines since 2008. Travelling all over the region and dining at many different types of establishments.

One thing that I found odd was that many of the restaurants did not have their own web presence. It was common, that I would search Google for “Italian Restaurant Eastwood” or “Sushi in Fort Bonifacio” only to find MunchPunch listings or similar services.

While MunchPunch is a fantastic website and drives lots of traffic to your restaurant, you still need your own website that you control.

In other instances, I have been sent the name of a restaurant for where a lunch of dinner is being held. I would then Google that restaurants name to find their address details so that I can add it to my schedule. More often that not, I’m getting this information from 3rd party websites that are NOT controlled by the restaurant itself. This is not a good way to ensure people looking for your business find it.

These days, websites are cost effective to setup and manage. There is no excuse for a restaurant to not have their own.

How do you get started?

1. Buy a domain name (RestaurantName.ph) GoDaddy is one of the cheapest places to do that.

2. Get a basic website setup. You don’t need to get fancy with the design at first, there are lots of template designs that make it very simple. Check out WordPress, Ghost and platforms like Ubertor.

3. Make sure your website has all of the information it needs. We made a handy infographic specifically on this topic, see below:

10 Things You Need To Add To Your Website (Philippines) INFOGRAPHIC from PayrollHero

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9 Ways To Promote Your Restaurant In The Philippines

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Restaurants in the Philippines looking for more ways to promote their businesses can use this handy infographic. Nine ideas on how you can promote your food and beverage business that include MetroDeal.com, MunchPunch.com, Looloo.com, Meetup.com plus many others.

9 Ways To Promote Your Restaurant In The Philippines (PayrollHero.ph) from PayrollHero

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Wingstop Expansion Hits The Philippines, Chooses PayrollHero

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Wingstop-payrollhero Wingstop, the 5th fastest growing brand in the United States is coming to the Philippines thanks to an exclusive development agreement announced a few weeks ago. Wingstop Philippines, Inc. plans to open 50 restaurants across the country with the first stop opening shortly.

Wingstop Philippines is part of the CBTL Holdings group which is a big supporter of PayrollHero. The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Philippines was our second client and we have been able to grow along with them as they add more stores each month. So it is exciting news that they have chosen PayrollHero for Wingstop as their platform of choice for time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS and Philippine payroll needs.

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8 Restaurant Recommendations in Whistler, British Columbia

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

In a city filled with so many restaurants and bars, we often get asked for our favorite local spots in Whistler for different meals. Compiled is our list of stellar locations worth trying!

Elements Urban Tapas
End of Main street next to the Aspen Glow Condos (details)

Type: Upscale dining and tapas made with fresh ingredients and unique variations on dishes, well known for their breakfast specialties.

Tip: The caramelized banana and chocolate stuffed french toast and eggs benedict will knock even the hungriest person off their seat.

21 Steps
Center of the Village slightly across from Earls (details)

Type: Canadian kitchen and bar with meals made from scratch and great unique meat dishes.

Tip: The fried goat cheese and bacon wrapped fillets are superb.

Creekbread
Located across highway 99 from the Creekside Market (details)

Type: Organic ingredients, all dishes made in a hand built wood fire oven and cauldron.

Tip: Mopsy’s Kalua Pork pizza including pork, peppers and asiago cheese is an incredible way to finish a day working for PayrollHero at our Creekside office. Never ceases to amaze us!

Sushi Village
Behind Zog’s on the second floor close to the Blackcomb gondola (details)

Type: Japanese Cuisine with dishes for everyone

Tip: Go with a few people and split several different plates. The strawberry saki margarita is a must.

El Furniture Wearhouse
Middle of the Village, across from the Gap store and Delta Hotel Whistler Village Suites (details)

Type: Unique variations of classic food at a sports bar consisting of an extreme sports atmosphere. Every dish on the menu is $4.95!

Tip: Can be quite busy during the day as it is a popular spot. Awesome place to start a night with drinks.

Dusty’s Bar & BBQ
Close to the bottom of the Creekside Gondola (details)

Type: Legendary BBQ restaurant with deep history in Whistler.

Tip: You cannot lose with any of the BBQ plates, all fantastic. The patio is a great place to hangout in the Summer.

Barefoot Bistro
Near the Listel Hotel Whistler down from Buffalo Bills (details)

Type: High end dining with true passion for upscale service.

Tip: Best to make a reservation on weekends as it can get busy. The Vodka Bar is a definite must being in a true ice room to sample a variety of vodka samples.

Tandoori Grill
At the end of Main street on the second floor above the 7-11 (details)

Type: Authentic Indian with a great location and incredible service.

Tip: Their lunch specials are enough to keep everyone happy and full with great home recipes. The naan bread direct from their clay-based Tandoor oven is astounding, recommend ordering extra as it will be eaten quickly!

8 Restaurant Recommendations In Fort Bonifacio, Philippines

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

1662046_766674396678965_1275087410_n We get asked all the time where visitors to the Philippines, specifically Fort Bonifacio (Global City) should go for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Here is the list that we usually pass them of our favourites. In no particular order:

Champetre Boutique & Restaurant
Ground Floor, NetOne Building (details)

Type: French
Tip: The owner/chef Marc always has great recommendations

Wildflour Café + Bakery
Ground Floor, NetLima Building (details)

Type: American / French
Tip: Wildflour breakfast is a great choice

The Goose Station
Ground Floor, W Tower, 39th Street (details)

Type: French
Tip: Make a reservation as the room only fits about 30 people

Black Sheep
Penthouse, W Fifth Avenue (details)

Type: International / Bar
Tip: Make a reservation

Stella / Rocket Room
Ground Floor Bonifacio High Street Central, East Superblock (details)

Type: Casual Dining
Tip: Pepperoni Pizza from Stella and Vodka drinks from Rocket Room

L’Opera Ristorante Italiano
The Fort Entertainment Complex (details)

Type: Italian
Tip: Duck ravioli with truffle sauce is the way to go

Las Flores
Ground Floor, One Mckinley Place (details)

Type: Spanish
Tip: Try many dishes as the tapas are small and great for sharing

Larry’s Café & Bar
Ground Floor, Serendra (d etails)

Type: Casual Dining
Tip: French Toast is the way to go

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Krispy Kreme Philippines Chooses PayrollHero.ph

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

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PayrollHero continues its push into the food and beverage industry in the Philippines with the addition of Krispy Kreme, the world famous donut company choosing PayrollHero for its time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS, analytics and payroll needs.

“Krispy Kreme is an international doughnut and coffee brand that is best known for its Original Glazed Doughnuts and Signature Coffee. The brand is present in more than 20 countries worldwide including the United States, Australia, Korea and the Philippines.”

Here is how Krispy Kreme’s team is logging in for work now:

Welcome to PayrollHero, Krispy Kreme Philippines!

Food And Beverage Payroll Platform For The Philippines

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Philippines (CBTL) speaks at the CBTL Global Owners Conference about his experience with PayrollHero.

CBTL Brunei and East Malaysia Launch PayrollHero

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

CBTL-payrollhero We are pleased to announce that The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf franchisees in Brunei and East Malaysia have chosen PayrollHero for their time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS and analytics needs for their multi-location coffee shop chains.

PayrollHero’s platform is perfect for multi-location food and beverage businesses that are in need of a time, attendance and scheduling platform that is cloud based and delivers real time analytics and reports.

“PayrollHero changed the way we manage our business. Before PayrollHero our payroll admin worked tirelessly to complete attendance calculations so that payroll could be run on time. Now, with PayrollHero it is a dream, our numbers are already calculated as they do it in real time as our team members clock in and out from their shifts, and pulling reports is quick and easy. We are big fans of PayrollHero and are now expanding it into our other brands.”

Khairul Nidzam Bin Abu Bakar, General Manager

The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Brunei

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The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Brunei and East Malaysia management team with Stephen Jagger of PayrollHero.com

Annual Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Operations Conference, Philippines

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

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The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf organization had their annual operations and training conference in Fort Bonifacio, Philippines this week. A few representatives from each country was in attendance for 2 days of learning, networking and fun.

This year I was invited to speak on employee engagement, how PayrollHero handles it in a tough recruiting environment for engineers, how CBTL Philippines does it. We then covered how PayrollHero can help with employee engagement and how the platform works within companies all over the world.

It was a fantastic event and great to meet the teams from Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Kuwait, India, Korea, USA, Singapore and many others.

Here is the deck used in the presentation;

CBTL Employee Engagement Presentation from PayrollHero

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(With The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Brunei and East Malaysia Team)
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BreadTalk Philippines Chooses PayrollHero

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

breadtalk-payrollherov2 We are pleased to announce that BreadTalk Philippines has chosen PayrollHero’s Time, Attendance, Scheduling, HRIS, Analytics and Payroll platform for their 40 stores in the Philippines.

“BreadTalk, a Singaporean lifestyle brand that has gained international appeal, is widely credited for taking the bread and bakery industry to new heights. BreadTalk Group Limited has rapidly expanded to become a distinctive household brand owner that has established its mark on the world stage with its bakery, restaurant and food atrium footprints. Its brand portfolio comprises BreadTalk, Toast Box, Food Republic, Din Tai Fung, The Icing Room, RamenPlay, Thye Moh Chan and Carl’s Jr. in China. With a global staff strength of 7,000 employees, the Group has a network of over 800 outlets in 15 territories such as Singapore, China, Hong Kong and the Middle East.”

BreadTalk plans to utilize PayrollHero to streamline their HR processes and revitalize how their attendance data is collected. Their employees are excited to start clocking in for work via #selfies and getting real time analytics around their time and attendance.

Welcome to PayrollHero, BreadTalk Philippines!

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