Cheetah

JUNE 1, 2021

Last year all events were held online but 2021 will have some cornerstone outdoor in-person events too. First and foremost, as successful restaurateurs but also as an integral part of the front- and back-of-house staff. This year’s theme is “All in This Together” as #SFpride51 focuses on the local community.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 20, 2021

Despite facing the pressure to stay open and operational over the last year, restaurants have gone above and beyond the “new normal” to rethink their operations, including seating arrangements and menu offerings, and in many cases reducing their staff to just the barebones. How do we entice them back into the workforce?"

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Touch Bistro

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, restaurant reservations and the technology that supports it is so valuable that public officials and organizations such as the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) recommend adopting a reservations-only model or call-ahead seating. These challenges are precisely why restaurant reservations software has become so popular.

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2021

The best way to attract long-term workers (back to) the restaurant industry, according to many who advocate for low-wage workers, is to pay people more. Through supply and demand, the thinking goes, higher wages will increase demand, and the restaurant industry can get back up and running again. That money has to come from somewhere.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As President of the Food & Delivery segment of Novolex, I’ve had a front seat to these dramatic changes, and to the challenges facing the industry as it struggles to survive and adapt. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 Alcohol To-Go Will Expand.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 30, 2022

After two years of only being able to order takeout and having to wear a mask when not at the table, restaurants are poised to bounce back in 2022. The National Restaurant Association projects restaurant sales will hit $898 billion this year -more than $200 billion more than in 2021. Does your restaurant have a sign out front?

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

When your business is located in an affected region, the federal minimum wage takes a back seat to the state or city rate. Minimum Wage Rates for 2021 by State. state minimum wage rates for 2021 and the planned increases: Alabama: $7.25/hour This information is current as of August 2021. hour on October 1, 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While you are waiting to be seated, the hostess fans out a deck of cards containing four jokers. If you pull a joker, the meal is on the house. Promoting your restaurant should start with promoting the food itself. However, too many restaurants fall into the trap of promoting items with a low food cost and high margin.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

And now, with vaccinations on the rise and looser restrictions in place, Father’s Day 2021 presents a perfect opportunity for your restaurant to go big. Plan ahead to keep diners happy and coming back for seconds. On the third Sunday in June, families around across North America will be celebrating Father’s Day.

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Cheetah

MARCH 26, 2021

In what is quickly becoming one of the leading foodservice trends of 2021, more ghost kitchens are popping up in major cities around the US every day. Looking into one of these, you’ll find all your typical back of house buildout of ovens, ranges, and refrigerators, as well as a chef, line cooks, and dishwashers.

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7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2023

Jason Hammel opened Lula Cafe in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood back in 1999. More than 20 years later, the award-winning farm-to-table institution is one of the city's most celebrated restaurants. For an industry with a high rate of first-year closures, Lula Cafe's longevity is a testament to what Hammel calls a youthful mindset.

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EATER

JULY 11, 2022

This competition is perhaps first and foremost proof that consumers are going back to restaurants. According to data from Yelp , searches for reservations in the first quarter of 2022 were up 107 percent compared to the same period in 2021, and interest in indoor seating is significantly outpacing outdoor dining.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

They offer outdoor seating on a first-come-first-serve basis, and it makes for an even better dining experience. I’ll be back, and I suggest you give them a try as well! Kid Shelleen’s Charcoal House & Saloon. It can be tricky when you’re trying to find different food choices. Order Online.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. For part one, click here. The modern Kitchen Display System (KDS) will be more interactive to increase operational efficiencies and improve quality of food for the chefs and their teams.

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EATER

MARCH 2, 2022

To Patricia Howard and Ed Szymanski ( 2021 Eater New Guard ), closing their Manhattan restaurant for the weekend makes total sense. With only 22 seats and a strong reputation (built over a series of pop-ups and collaborations, with profits funneled to charities), Dame is popular enough to be booked solid every night. Fryer oil: $1.50

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There are many ways that the back-of-house may be organized, but the restaurant is set up without a traditional front-of-house (without waitstaff or on-site seating options). Without the need to build out an expensive front-of-house presence, kitchens can get up and running faster and at a lower cost.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. business openings and reopenings, as well as consumer interest trends via search data, page views, reviews and photos.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The labour shortfall and supply chain constraints that plagued 2021 have persisted into 2022. However, we are living in exciting times with new opportunities emerging out of utter chaos. The outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 ushered in new market dynamics that threw the traditional restaurant business model into disarray.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships.

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Restaurant Clicks

APRIL 8, 2021

Time to sit back with a drink and relax. But don’t worry, the summer of 2021 will be our big comeback! All of these locations are open for 2021 and currently follow safety guidelines to provide you with the best drinking experiences. . What comes to mind when you think of summer in Philadelphia? I think “hot, hot, hot!”

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Restaurant365

APRIL 8, 2021

However, on the restaurant end, there is no storefront, usually no possibility of walk-in business, and no front-of-house staff interacting in person with customers. Although many restrictions on restaurants are starting to lift, COVID-19 has permanently changed the landscape of the restaurant industry. What is a virtual kitchen?

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Short-staffed and overwhelmed, restaurants’ hours of operation have been cut back, with signs on windows practically pleading line cooks and waiters to apply for one of many open positions. Here’s how three owners are doing it. Where eating at restaurants became an option, the experience felt different.

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EATER

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These realities are trying: A 2021 poll of 10,000 people between the ages of 16 and 25 found that 76 percent of respondents thought of the future as “frightening,” while more than half agreed that “humanity is doomed.” My face is inches from the toilet bowl, which I’ve just soiled by violently puking into it the contents of my stomach.

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EATER

MAY 10, 2023

Under the classic model, management (the chef and front-of-house general manager) works 80 hours a week, doing the labor of what should be three people. Using a limited-service model, diners order at the front counter. I could make this dish at home for $5,” goes the refrain. It didn’t make sense to Bornemann.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Perched on a corner at Adelphi Street and Lafayette Avenue, Olea sits under a beautiful canopy of trees that make the outdoor seating a pleasant experience. Outdoor seating is weather-dependent, though, but some of the structures have infrared heaters to keep you warm. Best Restaurants in Fort Greene. Make a Reservation.

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EATER

MARCH 30, 2021

During dinner service at Big King, a 21-seat restaurant that serves seasonal, seafood-focused Japanese-inspired fare, Mark leaned over the bar to talk with a group of students from Brown University about the sake selection. Next up: North and Big King in Providence, Rhode Island. We have staff who live in multigenerational households.”

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

For many organizations, the first step in dealing with pandemic shutdowns was just to help their participants and alumni get through the initial weeks On the evening of Saturday, March 14, 2020, the staff at Café Momentum served only seven diners. Café Momentum is more than just a restaurant, though. The year had started off strong. Several U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thus far in 2021, the company has expanded across Las Vegas at the Convention Center, LINQ Hotel, and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Casino, as well as reopened with the unveiling of the new Virgin Hotel. In 2021 thus far, 13 new operators have signed on for 154 units, bringing the total to 35 operators and 420 units open or in development.

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EATER

MARCH 30, 2021

During dinner service at Big King, a 21-seat restaurant that serves seasonal, seafood-focused Japanese-inspired fare, Mark leaned over the bar to talk with a group of students from Brown University about the sake selection. Next up: North and Big King in Providence, Rhode Island. We have staff who live in multigenerational households.”

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

Whether you’re opening your very first business or you’ve got half a dozen venues to your name, creative restaurant marketing is vital to attract new diners and to ensure your regulars keep coming back again and again. Your marketing plan doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are 31 creative restaurant marketing ideas you can put to the test.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

“Now, more than ever, restaurateurs need an effective and affordable way to promote their restaurants to new and existing customers so they can bring them back again and again. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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MadMobile

AUGUST 30, 2022

With guests returning to restaurants, it’s important to be organized at the front of the house to gain the initial momentum of the evening, which leads to a great night of service. The need for waitlist and table management is also increasing since the popularity of going out to eat is getting back to normalcy.

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Apicbase

MARCH 31, 2023

While Germany has long been considered a country offering many traditional dishes, there are now an increasing number of restaurants popping up that are bringing new flavours to the table. You’ll find everything and anything: classic burger joints, steakhouses and pizzerias, but also cat temples and American diners. Nordsee is one of them.

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EATER

JULY 22, 2021

By March 2021, that number had climbed to nearly 80,000 restaurants, while, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as restaurants closed — then reopened and closed again — over the past year, the U.S. We’re never going back to normal,” Jackson predicted shortly after the pandemic reached New York City in March of last year.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

The average profit margin for US restaurants in 2022 was 10.6% , showing it’s slowly inching back to pre-pandemic levels (12% in 2019). The average profit margin for US restaurants in 2022 was 10.6% , showing it’s slowly inching back to pre-pandemic levels (12% in 2019). Let’s dig in. This trend is expected to continue in 2023.

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