Embrace the Suck

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Having worked as a consultant for a large foodservice distributor for 4 years, I learned a lot about their business. It’s my duty to give you an edge that can help you run a more profitable business. You have a major food distributor in your market that you are probably buying from. They make their money as you do.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Brendan Smith/Chef Hui Weeks after the Maui fires, Hawaiʻi chefs continue to cook for displaced people while trying to keep their own restaurants afloat On the morning of August 8, chef Isaac Bancaco rode his bike to Pacific’o on the Beach, the upscale Pacific Rim restaurant he helmed on Front Street, on Lahaina’s historic waterfront.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Understanding what influences your restaurant profit margin helps you assess the success of the business and make positive changes. It can be calculated for each menu item or as an average for the whole business. They also include variable costs such as food costs, hourly staff wages, and equipment maintenance.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Along with environmental conditions triggered by global warming, COVID has snarled supply chains across the world, and food supplies are no exception. Our food supply] is not all one supply chain,” he says.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 8, 2021

The possibilities for a successful restaurant business model have evolved. If you’re considering the idea of a virtual kitchen for your restaurant group, you need to understand the details of the business model. Some spaces are built specifically for ghost kitchens, with appliances or tools that are ready for a business to rent.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2022

The best restaurant management apps allow you to run your business from anywhere, provide you with valuable insights, empower your team , and let you focus on creating the very best experience for your guests. In 2022, there aren't many areas in restaurant management that can't be made better with technology. Top Restaurant Management Apps.

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EATER

JUNE 26, 2020

Worries about the pandemic, slow business, and fewer jobs for servers are all creating obstacles to rehiring When the COVID-19 pandemic forced one Miami restaurant to shut its doors in mid-March, its management laid off 47 of their 55 employees. Hopefully, we get them back.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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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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EATER

APRIL 17, 2024

From the base of the tree, MJ Teoh, head chef at Native , told me belimbing is a member of the starfruit family that produces small, powerfully sour fruit. We gathered what we needed and hustled back to the restaurant — before we attracted any unwanted attention. With my T-shirt full of belimbing fruit, I had joined them.

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Sling

AUGUST 9, 2023

March 2023 13 Expert Tips for Effective Employee Communication March 2023 11 Types of Job Shifts Managers Should Know March 2023 What Is Incentive Pay and How Does it Work?

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 15, 2021

If there ever was a city that supported local, independent businesses, it’s Portland. Whether you’re looking for food markets, coffee houses, bookstores, theater, or music, you’ll find the very best of home-grown creativity in Portland. I spent a lot of time in Portland, eating my way through its fantastic restaurant scene.

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Sling

JULY 4, 2021

1) Produce A Food-Prep Video. 2) Shoot Some Finished-Product Food Photos. There’s nothing like high-quality photos of food to whet your customers’ appetites and get them in the door. There’s nothing like high-quality photos of food to whet your customers’ appetites and get them in the door. Trust us, it’s not.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature restaurant community support endeavors, new tech and a little holiday fun. Supporting Independents. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. launched the Ocean Spray Farmers for Chefs Alliance with the goal of helping as many qualifying independent restaurants as possible cover rent, utilities, and payroll costs.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

So the staff and the 15 young people working that night spent most of the evening doing extra training and cleaning to keep busy. Others were tasked with figuring out how the interns could take the skills they had learned in the restaurant and use them to make meals for food-insecure students, since schools had shut down. Several U.S.

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MadMobile

AUGUST 11, 2022

From cafes to fine dining, your restaurant concept is the roadmap to the details of your new business. Fast Casual Fast Food Casual Dining Fine Dining Contemporary Casual Full Service Cafe or Bistro Bars & Pubs Food Trucks What are the different types of restaurants? Well, it all comes down to your restaurant concept.

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Apicbase

MARCH 31, 2023

The country is a playground for hospitality entrepreneurs, and we have the proof: a round-up of the 57 expanding restaurant businesses with solid concepts and strong operations. Immergrün 70 Outlets Vegetarian Fast Casual Germany Immergrün is evergreen food for fresh people. Nordsee is one of them.

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360Training

APRIL 16, 2020

While most stay-at-home orders are currently set to expire in April, all signs point to business operations remaining in crisis for quite a while. Restaurants are in a unique position among small businesses: closed, but still essential. And most importantly, how do I keep my business afloat until things go back to normal?

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EATER

MAY 9, 2023

Their wedding food horror stories, if you will. And of course what ends up happening is it’s that same caterer, and he doesn’t have enough food. I immediately pointed it out to the next staff member I saw and watched them visibly sigh as they lifted their walkie to deal with the issue. Could you please help us?” (We

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EATER

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In light of the workarounds required of the past 18 months, Eater’s nationwide staff considered any place our readers could reliably get food as a restaurant in our quest to celebrate just how thrilling dining out is, whatever that looks like right now. Hillary Dixler Canavan, restaurant editor. Washington, D.C. s best vegetarian dishes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As Director of Training and Development, Laura is responsible for the development needs and business plans for Wendy’s and MOD Pizza brands.She studied at Saginaw Valley State University and began her career with TSFR in 1984, moving into management in 1986 as an Assistant Manager for the Burger King brand.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Movie images: Janus Films, MovieStillsDB, Walt Disney Studios/MovieStillsDB, New Line Cinema/MovieStillsDB, Getty Images What to add to your Netflix queue when you want to feel really hungry For just about as long as there have been movies, food has played a meaningful role in film. But what exactly constitutes a great food movie?

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Today, NYC rivals Los Angeles in terms of sheer Mexican food diversity. My recommendations for Mexican food in NYC cover a wide range of eateries, from local spots where you can grab a quick bite to sophisticated and contemporary restaurants perfect for a night out on the town. With a city so large, where do you even start?

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KaTom

JUNE 4, 2020

Some of these eateries were founded specifically for grab-and-go convenience, while others just got into the to-go business because of this new normal. We hope these contributions to the pantheon of restaurant advice help hungry folks in these cities and give local businesses a boost. American Food. Best Takeout in Knoxville.

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Eight months after the acquisition by Capriotti’s, Wing Zone is rolling out a brand refresh which features technology upgrades, a revamped menu, an energized restaurant design and experience, a new logo and other assets designed to further position the brand as one of the undisputed leaders in the chicken wing category.

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KaTom

JUNE 15, 2020

Some of these eateries were founded specifically for grab-and-go convenience, while others just got into the to-go business because of this new normal. We hope these contributions to the pantheon of restaurant advice help hungry folks in these cities and give local businesses a boost. Southern Food. American Food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Restaurant employees can apply online to receive a one-time, $500 check to use toward bills, including housing, transportation, utilities, childcare, groceries, medical bills and/or student loans. The Foundation will administer the grants, offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S. state or territory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. Business owners have had to adjust quickly under these new circumstances, and SpotOn's solutions are filling that need. SpotOn Transact, Inc.

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EATER

JANUARY 18, 2022

Where to find the best food around the world in 2022. They’re delicious, too, but there’s good food everywhere. These stories are told by a diverse cast of chefs, home cooks, street hawkers, and restaurateurs, all people who make us excited to travel, cooking the foods that make us excited to eat. Travel responsibly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

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Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

Whether you are looking for effective inventory management software or just a POS system for your business, restaurant management software is something you cannot afford to miss. It helps restaurant owners and their managers to run a restaurant business end to end. The restaurant industry has been evolving consistently over the years.

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EATER

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rest stops can be few and far between; gas station facilities are almost always occupied by fellow travelers; stopping at restaurants and fast-food chains usually means buying at least a beverage, which then gets consumed, which then necessitates a bathroom all over again. And at this point, what other alternatives are there?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

“Over the last century, women, despite their incredible contributions, have struggled to make it in professional kitchens — held back by inequalities unfairly put upon them,” said Rob Sundy, Head of Brand Marketing & Creative Studios at Whirlpool Corporation, the parent company of the KitchenAid brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

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iTab POS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Running a restaurant business is no easy feat. In such circumstances, your ability to run business operations without reducing the quality of food and service can be the difference between failure and success. Why Invest in a POS System for Your Business? You need to work round-the-world and time is limited for you.

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