7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

Management 398

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 398

Future Food

OCTOBER 5, 2021

EMBRACING CHANGE TO SURVIVE AND MAXIMISE FOOD SERVICE SALES. The prolonged closures on food and beverage venues have ranged from hard to devastating, not just from a sales perspective, but on the lives of hospitality workers and their families. let’s be clear from the beginning, the new normal, is not normal as we know it.

Food 144

Food Café Customer Service Communication 144

Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

Cafés and Bistros should be able to dip into a cache of “extra” money to pay for the entrance fee and since it is thought that restaurants make significant profits from the food they sell, then those deep discounts will be easy to swallow. This is who we are, we are in the service business. We would love that.

Seasonal Menu 447

Seasonal Menu Café Point of Sale Social Media 447

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

But precisely, how can you determine what customers want? Businesses must remain ahead of the curve by checking all the correct boxes as customer tastes evolve at an unparalleled pace. Convenience: Simplified Dining Experiences Convenience is really what modern customers look for in a restaurant experience.

Loyalty Program 152

Loyalty Program Dietary Restrictions Mobile Ordering Social Media 152

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Food Service Skills For Your Resume. 5 Restaurant & Food Service Skills for Your Resume. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Food allergies. Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 370

TastyIgniter

JANUARY 8, 2024

Explore how technology revolutionizes the restaurant industry in TastyIgniter's latest blog. Discover insights on online ordering systems, kitchen automation, and the critical role of developers in enhancing dining experiences. Learn about the impact of data analytics on customer service and strategic decision-making.

Online Ordering 52

Online Ordering Food Order Ordering Customer Experience 52

Culinary Cues

JULY 22, 2021

Restaurants are open, and customers who have been prisoners of the pandemic are anxiously coming out of their shells and flooding to restaurants that are ill equipped to deal with the surge. Cookbook sales on Amazon spiked and grocery stores were challenged to keep food on their shelves. In the meantime – here we are.

Guest Recovery 448

Guest Recovery Uniforms Point of Sale Customer Experience 448

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If you weren’t thinking that much about online ordering before, you definitely are now. The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. Native or first-party delivery doesn't rely on a separate service to take and send out orders. Third-party platforms keep this data from you.

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Online Ordering Ordering Customer Service Food Order 341

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It’s the same with nearly everything in life, especially businesses that provide a product or entertainment service. Chefs know how to play it safe; cooks understand what it means to stick to the basics, and many customers do like to embrace predictability. I’ve ordered the same thing every Friday for the past ten years!”

Coaching 350

Coaching Small Business Café Entertainment 350

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

The food was, of course excellent, but more importantly reflective of the region and its history and the experiences of the chef. The chef never bought ingredients by the case, but rather what he or she needed to service their space. Good friends, good food, good times.”. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. author unknown.

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Seating Front of House Back of House Cash Management 442

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

So here is the good news: there will be ample opportunities in 2021 and beyond for chefs, cooks, managers, and service staff who recognize the immediacy of the challenge and the new skill set that will be required of successful players and leaders in the field. will find themselves in the winner’s circle. [] FLEXIBILITY. If this is your M.O.

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2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 462

Culinary Cues

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are some thoughts. [] IT’S STILL ABOUT THE FOOD: People go out to eat for a variety of reasons – convenience, social interaction, a change of pace, business travel, vacations, celebration, or habit. Guests will come for the food and the service, but they become raging fans of a restaurant with a story. A terrific story.

Food Truck 319

Food Truck Back of House Education Training 319

Culinary Cues

JULY 14, 2023

If you are opening a full-service, high-end restaurant then make sure that it is unbelievably great, a restaurant that becomes a destination, the type of operation that is a benchmark for everyone else, a place that gets people excited and leaves them scratching their head wondering: “how can any restaurant be that great?”

Cash Management 299

Cash Management Uniforms Food Supply Café 299

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

We’ve also included a restaurant marketing plan PDF with all the questions you need to ask (and answer) to get into the minds of your customers and create a marketing recipe for success. But would a first-time customer know what your restaurant is made of by sitting at a table? Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

Marketing 420

Marketing 2020 SEO Loyalty Program 420

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

My professional life has been dedicated to the kitchen, the people of restaurants, the ingredients and their source, the process and the adrenaline, the service and an opportunity to make people happy, and of course those plates as they slide down the pass. They are all part of my passion for the preparation and service of food.

Food Truck 393

Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Food Supply 393

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Well, you have all heard the statistics about success and failure when food and beverage are involved, so I won’t repeat them. Develop your standards, teach your standards, execute your standards, measure your standards, and solicit feedback on how those standards sit with customers, vendors, and staff. Service is off.”

Cash Management 366

Cash Management Social Media Restaurant Law Communication 366

Future Food

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Trends that will shape the future of your food and hospitality projects for 2020. Trends are no longer limited to the cuisines on offer or the style of service. Customers have feelings, opinions and are savvy when it comes to choosing where to spend their money. Supermarkets will continue to grow their ‘food court offer.’ (E.g.

Hospitality 145

Hospitality 2020 Food Point of Sale 145

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There are masters to serve, people who depend on the work of the culinary professional, who trust that their food will be prepared properly, that it will be managed and handled well, and the plate viewed as an important canvas on which the technician and artist paints. TRAINING: You can never train too much.

Employee Relations 382

Employee Relations Training Fine Dining Take-out 382

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

To nourish and provide sustenance To offer convenience To provide a forum for conversation To create opportunities for gatherings To reward customers To provide an outlet for chef creativity To complete a neighborhood or destination To rock customers world. There may be more reasons, but these are the most common.

2022 375

2022 Food Truck Merchandise Point of Sale 375

QSR Automations

APRIL 29, 2024

In the fast-paced world of corporate hospitality, concessions, and quick service, the ability to efficiently manage high volumes of orders is paramount. Corporate Hospitality and Dining Imagine effortlessly handling a surge of orders while maintaining top-tier product quality; ConnectSmart® Kitchen makes this a reality.

Social Media 52

Social Media Demo Food Customer Service 52

Culinary Cues

MAY 16, 2024

They will find their way to shelves, still warm, as customers relish the opportunity to carry a loaf home, or slice in restaurants for lunch or dinner service. A great order of eggs over easy transitions from utilitarian to exceptional with a slice of toast made from this bread. You are a baker.

Café 241

Café Food Order Retail Education 241

Culinary Cues

JUNE 14, 2022

Let’s begin with some facts about the business of serving food: There are more than 1 million restaurant locations in the United States. 64% of those independent restaurants were “full-service”. Everywhere you look, people are beginning to line up for a return to the good old days of restaurant service. Remember only 1.4%

Fine Dining 468

Fine Dining Food Supply Customer Service Presentation 468

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

In those restaurants where profit is measured in terms of smaller numbers with significant volume then concerns such as food cost percentage are of paramount importance. The baseline formula for determining selling price using an acceptable food cost percent of 30% would be: SELLING PRICE SP) = PLATE COST (PC)/FOOD COST %(FC%).

Point of Sale 450

Point of Sale Front of House Back of House Fine Dining 450

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?

Food 142

Food Food Truck Consumer Goods Food Order 142

Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2022

We deal with highly perishable goods, unpredictable customer behavior, swinging door staffing, and constantly escalating cost of goods. These are the restaurants where dining is much, much more than just consuming food. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Search through the more than 700 articles on the business of food.

Pricing 352

Pricing Training Consumer Goods Customer Experience 352

Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

Today, consumers want convenient and easy ways to order food from your restaurant. Luckily, that’s what an online ordering system can do for you. Statista notes that in 2020, 760 million users were using online ordering for their restaurant takeout and delivery orders, a 20% increase year-over-year.

Online Ordering 78

Online Ordering Blog Ordering Front of House 78

The Food Corridor

JANUARY 4, 2022

Chefs and caterers are always looking to reach more members of the public with their delicious food. With private events difficult to arrange and more consumers happy to order food for delivery, caterers and independent chefs have new opportunities; and therefore, need new ways to connect with customers.

Catering 105

Catering Food Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 105

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

We've all ordered our favorite food online at least once from a local restaurant, and it was cold when it arrived at our doorstep. Events like this not only ruined our entire eating experience, but also prevented us from ordering food from this restaurant for a while. Delivery of cold food leads to loss of customer.

Compost 204

Compost Sustainability Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 204

Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2022

As lockdown restrictions were lifted, restaurant owners expected some customers to return in person while still following safety measures. However, most restaurants were still getting more delivery orders than ever. Create an online ordering system or start a subscription with a third-party delivery service like before.

Delivery 78

Delivery Online Ordering Food Website Management 78

Future Food

MAY 20, 2020

Five Food & Hospitality Trends for a Post-Lockdown World. Prior to the pandemic, many people predicted food trends such as a rising interest in meat alternatives, low or no-alcohol beverages and sustainability-driven purchasing behaviours amongst many others.

Hospitality 113

Hospitality Food Customer Service Food Order 113

Clover - Restaurants

MAY 21, 2024

They’ll fill bar seats that other customers may find less desirable, quietly relax or have a friendly chat with the bartender, and happily consent to upsells, as they’re often paying with a company per diem. As food tourism also continues to grow, restaurants are well positioned to receive valuable business from work travelers.

Travel 52

Travel Tourism Social Media Website Management 52

Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 9, 2024

Reliable, quality food suppliers for restaurants are one of the few key components that a dining establishment must have to remain operational. They keep the kitchen stocked, help ensure quality products, and provide valuable support that allows you to focus on what you do best: creating a great dining experience for your customers.

Food Supply 98

Food Supply Online Ordering Food Truck Food Order 98

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. It is your roadmap to attracting and retaining customers. Identify Target Customers. Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. Table of Contents.

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Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 222

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a restaurant owner, you know how difficult it is to win a customer's attention and make them keep coming back to your restaurant. Consumer-facing industries like food & beverage see more short-term purchases based on emotional triggers—which means maintaining a healthy bottom line becomes a challenge without a dedicated customer base.

Email Marketing 195

Email Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media Point of Sale 195

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Diners are turning to online ordering in increasing numbers because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on on-premise dining. According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. Online ordering - Ditto.

Design 398

Design Social Media Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 398

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 20, 2021

We are witnessing the death of service to those who service the end consumer. If any part of this service formula is broken, then the chef’s hands are tied. It all seemed to make sense – a service was provided. Chefs may not know of short orders until the minute the delivery arrives. That time is long gone.

Point of Sale 411

Point of Sale Food Supply Supplies Small Business 411

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

As per a recently published report by Future Market insights, the Takeaway and Delivery Food market is going to witness accelerated demand in the coming years with online food platforms. In this blog, we will discuss the various facets being utilized to enhance the entire operation of the ghost kitchen efficiently.

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Online Ordering Point of Sale Website Management Inventory 190