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Beyond the Plate: Evolution and Exploration in the 2024 Restaurant Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

The year 2024 promises a journey of adaptation and fierce competition for the restaurant industry as it manages stronger-than-expected economic data and slowing inflation while dealing with the headwinds of short labor supply, more demanding customers and an uncertain political environment. The key lesson both establishments teach?

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Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

Events like this not only ruined our entire eating experience, but also prevented us from ordering food from this restaurant for a while. Restaurant owners are using intelligent packaging to keep food warm, hygienic, presentable, and ready to eat from kitchen to customer plate. Delivery of cold food leads to loss of customer.

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Adopting Tech Solutions Is the Smartest Decision Restaurants Can Make

Modern Restaurant Management

Sweetgreen implemented tech solutions to improve their operations, boost sustainability , and personalize customersexperiences. Innovative tech tools, like AI, can improve forecasting, inventory management, scheduling, customer service, marketing, and many other essential business tasks. Maximize compliance.

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

The food was, of course excellent, but more importantly reflective of the region and its history and the experiences of the chef. Instead of thirty-gallon trash cans spread out through the kitchen, there were two much smaller cans, a recycling bin, and tubs for compost. Good friends, good food, good times.”. author unknown.

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6 Tips to Make the Switch to Sustainable To-Go Containers Painless

Cheetah

To successfully navigate towards a healthy planet, while maintaining a healthy business, restaurant operators must understand the alternatives and start experimenting with sustainable to-go packaging. California is in the final stages of legislation to make non-essential single use utensils available only ‘upon request’ by customers.

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

Perfect Daily Grind

We also use compostable and recyclable items, so our landfill bin is only a quarter-full every two weeks.”. This can include staff training, replacing certain equipment with more sustainable alternatives, and informing customers about new systems like reusable cup schemes. The response has been overwhelmingly positive,” she tells me.

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The Tech Revolution Reshaping the Restaurant Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

These technologies, often unseen but highly influential, are quietly revolutionizing culinary practices and guest experiences. Despite the challenges each sector may face, the end goal remains the same – to create a dining experience that resonates with patrons long after they’ve left the table.