Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

2023 brought new challenges to the table for the restaurant industry, from rising food prices due to inflation to continued disruptions in the supply chain. But, according to the same report, about 40 percent of consumers agree that with rising grocery store prices, it’s not necessarily cheaper to eat at home.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

During the COVID-19 situation, evaluate how many BOH staff you need to keep up with delivery and takeout demand. Pro tip: Look at implementing an inventory tracking system like Xtra Chef —it might be a new cost, but it will pay for itself in better food costing. Your prices – Last, but surely not least, are your prices.

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

Doing so can help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of both your back-of-house ( BOH ) and front-of-house (FOH) teams. 5) Abide by health and safety standards Abiding by local, state, and federal health and safety standards is essential if you want your restaurant operations to be successful.

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The Restaurant Group

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

If you’re happy with your menu, you can still reduce food cost by finding the vendors that will offer you the best quality product you need, at the lowest price per unit. Portion control is a responsibility of both FOH and BOH. Because they are not always immediately visible these tend to be seldom addressed.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

The F&B director works with the order forms, the COO analyses the profit and loss statements, the inventory manager checks the stock counts, the executive chef works in the recipes database and so on. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Why combining FoH and BoH data makes analytics more powerful Final thoughts. On the back-of-house side of things, we have inventory, purchasing, and menu profitability reports. This ensures low inventory variance and eliminates the cost of frequent outlet-to-outlet transfers. What is restaurant analytics?

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Lavu

JANUARY 21, 2020

Both your front of the house (FOH) and back of the house (BOH) transactions are recorded simultaneously. Helps in Setting Competitive Prices. To be competitive in the market, set a price that is small enough to attract customers but big enough for better profit margins.

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Apicbase

MARCH 3, 2023

Some technologies integrate with the restaurant’s POS, allowing data to be easily shared between front-of-house (FoH) and back-of-house (BoH) systems. This end-to-end solution uses data from your POS to provide insights into sales, food costs, menu engineering and inventory management.

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Xtra Chef

MAY 13, 2020

Blindly paying foodservice vendor bills without visibility into unit prices and storing paper in a Banker’s Box in the basement is inoperable and inefficient. We offer apps on both the App Store and Google Play so you don’t need to be tethered to the restaurant to reconcile invoices, review inventory, or manage recipes.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

See the six ways to control your COGS here , and if you find out that the menu prices aren’t right, learn how to price your menu in three steps. The costs should be built into your menu prices so that at the end of the year, you are not in the red for forgetting the insurance fees or the cost of replacing glassware.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

By regularly tracking his inventory and procurement metrics, Fabio was able to reduce his kitchens’ food costs by 18%. Get a 360-view of your sales & inventory data Adopt restaurant analytics software. COGS help you determine if you’re pricing your menu items correctly based on the purchase price of the ingredients.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Inventory-related and on-counter thefts take many forms and bleed the restaurant dry, therefore becoming one of the top reasons why restaurants fail. Use a robust POS system that comes with integrated inventory management and anti-theft features that keep a complete check on all business transactions and inventory transactions.

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Sling

AUGUST 9, 2023

June 2020 Front Of House (FOH) Vs. Back Of House (BOH): What’s The Difference? July 2020 How To Create An Effective Project Management Plan July 2020 Work-Life Balance in Our Crazy Busy World June 2020 Keeping Up the Communication June 2020 How Do Employee Benefits Work? |

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 4, 2021

If you’re a chef trying to communicate with fellow back of house (BOH) team members but are using culinary terms you’ve made up, you’re creating a recipe for disaster. A la carte: French for “of the menu” and refers to dishes that are priced separately on a menu, rather than served together for a set price. Culinary Terms.

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Apicbase

MARCH 25, 2022

It’s essential for everything you do, from menu pricing to closing the gap between theoretical and actual food costs i.e. detecting the causes of food cost variance. It’s based on painstaking calculations of your ingredient prices and production costs. This is your inventory from which all your recipes are created.

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Apicbase

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Adjust your pricing. To calculate your actual food cost, add the value of your starting inventory and your purchases, and then subtract the value of your ending inventory from the total. Offer promotions and special deals. Create an upselling program. Boost your table turnover rate by training staff to improve service.

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2022

In addition, Four Gals provides a complete support package that includes extensive training, marketing and public relations support, advice on pricing, and real-estate know-how. Selecting the right tech will ensure BOH and FOH efficiency for years to come, but it will also help your business scale faster and more efficiently.

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Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

That’s where an extensive operations manual comes in, including your processes, recipes, portion sizes, suppliers, safety and hygiene guidelines, equipment, pricing, appropriate furnishings, etc. Data sharing via API ensures that all tech within the restaurant ecosystem is using the same numbers for sales, labour and inventory.

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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. They come with tools used to track inventory, restaurant orders, payroll, and analytics. Front-of-house (FOH) management. Employee scheduling.

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Apicbase

MAY 18, 2022

Selecting the right tech will ensure BOH and FOH efficiency for years to come, but it will also help your business scale faster and more efficiently. And inventory management tools can help you keep track of inventory at each location to keep food and beverage stock accurate down to the raw ingredients.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

For example, to level-up the fan experience you can combine first-party transaction data with player stats, weather conditions, and inventory to better predict game-day sales. With leaner teams in place this year, restaurants have taken to automation and supplementary technology in all areas from FOH to BOH and everywhere in between.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Table stakes today requires a POS system that fully integrates and automates: Inventory management – recipe management and COGS insights. Restaurant design footprint will fundamentally change with more BOH kitchen size needed and less FOH seats as more people gravitate toward digital and delivery.

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