Too many questions at restaurants has generally been considered a risky enterprise However as more people now have specialized dietary requirements, combined with just greater public interest in general on what they eat, perhaps we now have a new nee need for greater transparency from restaurant management For those who would be interested in almost complete transparency, including who the suppliers to the restaurant are, an avenue to express those desires seems to be an idea whose time has come How this gets accomplished can wait for the moment. The point being that if consumer desires matter in the marketplace then some degree of group effort may be something to be considered. The internet could also play a role since now there is a great potential for a restaurant, which is interested in kind of maximum exposure which could make those details known, either on their own website, or in conjunction with a community based site, could offer them positive exposure to the wider community
Other feedback portals such as YELP have become popular sites for those wanting to give feedback to both the restaurant sand other potential patrons However there seem to be a lot of problems with YELP and the like. It seems possible that a more community driven system could be offer improvement. It is a delicate balance in some of these cases for privacy of those who comment, and the concern of fraudulent or highly biased posters or even competitors of the restaurant. A more community driven response would certainly need to be pretty advanced to take on these types of issues, but it would seem possible under certain conditions If improvement in these systems were to occur it would seemingly a significant in terms of a high transparency, high feedback system
Bullets
1- The question of transparency and feedback in restaurants is more intensive in regards to restaurants as opposed to grocers
2- The degree of transparency can be a sensitive subject, but one hopes some restaurants will want to to use the advantages of transparency
3 -Potential of on line reviews and communication portals is great but so are potential problems such as those some off them seen in YELP
4- Community based grassroots systems may offer improved aspproaches for some of these problems
Other feedback portals such as YELP have become popular sites for those wanting to give feedback to both the restaurant sand other potential patrons However there seem to be a lot of problems with YELP and the like. It seems possible that a more community driven system could be offer improvement. It is a delicate balance in some of these cases for privacy of those who comment, and the concern of fraudulent or highly biased posters or even competitors of the restaurant. A more community driven response would certainly need to be pretty advanced to take on these types of issues, but it would seem possible under certain conditions If improvement in these systems were to occur it would seemingly a significant in terms of a high transparency, high feedback system
Bullets
1- The question of transparency and feedback in restaurants is more intensive in regards to restaurants as opposed to grocers
2- The degree of transparency can be a sensitive subject, but one hopes some restaurants will want to to use the advantages of transparency
3 -Potential of on line reviews and communication portals is great but so are potential problems such as those some off them seen in YELP
4- Community based grassroots systems may offer improved aspproaches for some of these problems