Here are two RFPs for Food and Beverage Kiosk Subconcessions in Downtown Brooklyn. These RFPs are being issued by DOT Plaza Partners.
If you are interested, please follow the instructions to download the RFP from the City Record or from the DOT website. Please read the instructions carefully as the requirements differ somewhat from DOT-issued RFPs.
Please refer to the contact information contained in the attached Notice of Solicitation and RFPs if you have any questions.
Drive-thru window in fast-food industry has attracted people by allowing customers to enjoy their take-out foods without stepping out of their car. However, considering the cost of installation and window drive way space, restaurant owners might not always be willing to spend their money on installing the drive-thru window, especially in metropolitan area like New York City. Now, with the aid from mobile ordering technology integrated in POS, restaurant is no longer spending its money on construction cost to have take-out food order delivered to its customer, and customer could just line up digitally on the way they getting food.
You can read more about the opening here.
Have you ever thought about making wine with your own secret recipe? However, with high entry barriers for individuals in the wine making business, most people choose to purchase wines in liquor store rather than enjoy the wine-making process. Now, A company in New Jersey, California WineWorks, offers wine-making service to allow individuals to become real winemaker themselves. With the customized outsourcing production concept and help from experts, it is a great for people always want to customize their taste and lifestyle.
You can read more about the opening here.
Have you ever giving out “thumbs” for delicious food photography on social networking sites? Don’t you want to actually taste those delicious food? Now, a powerful data analysis social media, Facebook, has added food delivery option on its social networking site. Aiming to fill out the gap between social and utilitarian, utilizing the advanced target advertising strategy in food delivery market could be a huge step forward in the restaurant industry. Business can now market its brand image on social media and bring the food to the right foodie.
You can read more about this topic here.
Tabletop ordering technology is becoming more and more familiar to restaurant patrons nowadays. When considering the implementation of this technology, restaurant owners must consider the cost of equipment installation and its effect on future profits. According to a new study from the Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell University, the benefits of tabletop ordering technology significantly outweigh the cost. In the long run, tabletop ordering technology reduced servers’ labor time when meeting customers’ needs and ensured quality service. In other words, profits increased and labor costs fell.
You can read more about this topic here.
A new App launched in the UK called Too Good to Go gives restaurants a way to sell the unused food that would be otherwise trashed. Users order a head of time, then pick up their food during off-peak hours at a steep discount.
The app debuts in London this month and claims to have already signed up 95 restaurants, cafés, and bakeries so far.
According to co-founder Chris Wilson, restaurants not only eliminate some food-waste costs, they can also pocket some profit on the orders.
The App hope to be an innovative solution to 1.3 billion tons of food human’s waste per year!
Learn more here
The NYC parks department has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the development, operation and maintenance of a snack bar at Union Square, due August 17th. Details of the RFP are below:
Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development, operation and maintenance of a snack bar at Union Square, Manhattan
All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than August 17, 2016 at 3:00pm. There will be a recommended proposer meeting on August 3, 2016 at 11:00am. We will be meeting at the proposed concession site, which is located at 15th Street and Union Square East, in Union Square Park, Manhattan. If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to attend this recommended meeting.
Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on July 15, 2016 through August 17, 2016, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays, at the Revenue Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which is located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065.
The RFP is also available for download, commencing on July 15, 2016 through August 17, 2016, on Parks’ website. To download the RFP, visit our Business Opportunities page and click on the “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” link. Once you have logged in, click on the “download” link that appears adjacent to the RFP’s description.
For more information or to request to receive a copy of the RFP by mail, prospective proposers may contact the Revenue Division’s Senior Compliance Officer, Jeremy Holmes, at (212) 360-3455 or at jeremy.holmes@parks.nyc.gov.
TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THE DEAF (TDD) 212-504-4115
Food halls have been opening at a rate that’s made them difficult to ignore.
From a guest’s perspective, food halls provide the opportunity to pick and choose from different vendors to create just the elevated (shared or single) artisanal and chef-driven meal they want. They can drop impromptu without needing to coordinate party palates ahead of time. Food halls also offer a place to linger while enjoying the hustle and bustle of a busy food market.
From the operator’s side, the format is attractive as well. Tenants share overheard expenses while getting the exposure and traffic that comes from being part of a high-profile venue. For up-and-coming entrepreneurs, it’s a way to break into the business without a lot of capital. For established, even celebrity chefs, it’s a way to meet the people where they are and sell to their food—and their brand—to a broader audience.
New food halls are emerging most often in once-abandoned urban spaces as local governments and neighborhood groups bend over backwards in to pave the way for developers. There’s fierce competition for coveted vendor spaces. For operators looking to nab a spot, this means having a tight concept that’s on-trend and can turn orders quickly—all while offering food quality that’s several notches above standard food court fare.
As smartphone apps go, the augmented-reality “Pokemon Go” really is a monster. “Pokemon Go” has been downloaded to more than 15 million smartphones in less than a week, according to the analytics consultancy SensorTower, and restaurant operators are asking how they can capture them as customers as well as Pokemon hunters catch the little Pocket Monsters.
A restaurant operator can buy 30 minutes of heightened Pokemon action by buying Lure Modules and installing them at PokeStop locations. Here’s a seven-step tutorial on buying and using the “Lure Modules” that the developer Niantic is selling and experts recommend to draw customers’ attention:
The NYC Parks Department has issued a request for proposals for a restaurant and banquet hall at 201-10 Cross Island Parkway, Queens. For full details of the RFP, see below:
In accordance with Section 1-13 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) is issuing, as of the date of this notice, a significant Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the operation, renovation, and maintenance of a restaurant and banquet facility at 201-10 Cross Island Parkway, Queens. There will be a recommended site visit on July 27, 2016 at noon. We will be meeting at 201-10 Cross Island Parkway, Bayside NY 11360, off the Cross Island Parkway between 201stand 202nd Streets in Queens. If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to attend this recommended site visit. All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than August 31, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.
Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on July 1, 2016 through August 31, 2016, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays, at the Revenue Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which is located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065.
The RFP is also available for download, commencing on June 30, 2016 through August 31, 2016, on Parks’ website. To download the RFP, visit www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities, click on the link for “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” and, after logging in, click on the “download” link that appears adjacent to the RFP’s description.
For more information or to request to receive a copy of the RFP by mail, prospective proposers may contact Alexander Han, Director of Concessions, at (212) 360-3452 or at Alexander.Han@parks.nyc.gov.
TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THE DEAF (TDD) 212-504-4115
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