Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

As an investor in some of America’s most iconic brands, I’ve identified some key elements that every food brand can focus on in 2023 to grow and scale their business. When looking to invest in a food concept, we look for these seven elements: 1. ” In the food world, we ask similar questions.

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Consider food costs, labor costs, and cost of marketing your reopening. Also consider sending an Announcement to your team about the grand reopening, the menu, and what they can do to prepare.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Get it wrong—with a menu that doesn't fit the ambiance or pricey dishes not suited for the clientele—and would-be regulars will at best feel confused and at worst never return. Restaurant concepts define the overall theme or idea behind a restaurant, including cuisine, service style, music, and menu design. Menu design.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

  From crafting a summer menu that celebrates seasonal ingredients to offering cool beverages can enhance customer loyalty, adapting to the busy season with innovative menu ideas and online ordering can set your restaurant apart. Creating a killer summer menu is key to attracting more customers.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It remains difficult to fully staff a restaurant ; making food trucks can be the most logical concept to open in the current economy. Large cities like Portland, Los Angeles, and Austin are best known for their food trucks, but cities of all sizes are seeing more of these concepts pop up. 33 Food Truck Ideas. La cevicheria.

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JULY 16, 2021

Create a Menu. Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? This includes but is not limited to your equipment, permits, menu, and marketing. Seating capacity. Expected menu prices. Coffee shop with seating: $80,000 to $300,000.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

"Restaurant revenue management is defined as selling the right seat to the right customer at the right price and for the right dura­tion."— From there, you can make vital decisions about price, service capacity, table turnover, and your menu to boost revenue and profits. Engineer your menu for sales and profits. The result?

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Deep inside, people want to experience that quarterback throw a 40-yard pass, the batter power hit a grand slam homerun, and a chef create an incredibly different, beautiful, delicious dish that changes the way people think about a plate of food. Are guests pausing their conversation to look at the plate of food in front of them and say, WOW?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2023

Each table has its own wench, which allows them to be raised and lowered to any desired height –– seated, cocktail, or all the way up to the ceiling –– using a network of cables and an electric power source. Brian, the executive chef, changes Ronin’s menu daily to reflect the best of the week’s harvest.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

OpenTable seats around 1.6 OpenTable offers unique back-end benefits to restaurants, too, providing a customer management system, seating optimization tools, and monetizable experiences restaurants can use to grow their reach, turn guests into regulars, and reduce chaotic peaks and valleys. Menu items might not be available.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This puts the customer in the driver’s seat and removes the reliance and uncertainties on timeliness of delivery offered by third parties. Is this bringing in customers that tend to order from the dinner or lunch menu? How far are customers driving for this new menu item? Adding Location Insights to the Menu.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

OpenTable seats around 1.6 OpenTable offers unique back-end benefits to restaurants, too, providing a customer management system, seating optimization tools, and monetizable experiences restaurants can use to grow their reach, turn guests into regulars, and reduce chaotic peaks and valleys. Menu items might not be available.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 29, 2024

"While third-party delivery companies were expected to commoditize food like airline tickets, the opposite happened: people became more attached to their favorite brands. Food is visceral in a way that airline seats aren't. but food is a bit visceral, and we’ve been trained to buy it in a certain manner.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Food and Beverage Trends Eating plant-based foods while enjoying live music sparked joy in 2022. You can expect restaurant trends for 2023 to lean towards globally-inspired cuisines and comfort food and drinks at their finest, with a particular focus on zero waste and sustainability. In 2023, you will see more streamlined menus.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. Is it safety, parking, navigating a store or restaurant menu, pricing, speed of service, or lines?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Your Response Menu. According to a local NBC affiliate, a group of tourists were filmed attacking a Carmine’s hostess after she allegedly informed the group COVID-19 vaccine cards were required for any indoor seating. Food for Thought. With COVID-19 continuing to be a consideration for consumers across the U.S.,

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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. Tacos El Bronco keeps the menu appealingly simple.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2024

Sidewalk cafes, rooftop terraces, and courtyards are all excellent options for expanding seating. Surrounded by flourishing herbs, edible flowers, and citrus trees, guests can savor the farm-to-table tasting menu while immersed in nature. The use of outdoor space often means more seating opportunities for businesses.

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Tableo

JULY 27, 2023

In this guide we will delve into food & beverage (F&B) control methods to help you generate profitability and uphold good standards. Quality control: You can guarantee constant quality in your foods and beverages by keeping an eye on the ingredients and manufacturing procedures. Narrow the selections on the menu.

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Future Food

JULY 14, 2020

Food & Design: A Partnership For Success. Future Food, as specialist food advisors to architects and designers, have long promoted the idea that good food and good design are intertwined in a harmonious relationship that provides an essential platform for success in any food & hospitality business.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Food cost percentage. Ideal menu price. To put it simply, your cost of goods sold is how much it costs you to produce a menu item. As you add together all of your menu items, you can determine the total cost of everything (to you) that you sell to your guests. Food Cost Percentage. What is food cost percentage?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Due to many factors including inflation and supply chain challenges, restaurant owners and operators have been faced with tough choice about raising menu prices. As food prices rise, restaurants should try to stay within their target ratio for food cost to gross food revenue in order to maintain target profits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

Customers drive up to the designated lane, scan their order code and are rewarded by getting their food quicker. Improvements here increase order accuracy and cut down on added food costs for remaking a stolen or misplaced order as well. Own Your Changes In March 2023, restaurants’ food prices were 8.8 percent this year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2024

Establishments are grappling with a complex crisis characterized by empty seats in dining areas and behind the scenes, where a shortage of skilled workers is keenly felt. Reduced staff can result in longer wait times, decreased service quality, and, in some instances, limited operating hours or menu options.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 8, 2023

It’s important to understand the dynamics of both fast food and fast casual restaurants, whether you’re considering opening a franchise, starting your food business from scratch, or simply trying to decide what kind of restaurant to eat at while on the go. What Are Fast Food Restaurants? What Are Fast Casual Restaurants?

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Restaurant Clicks

APRIL 6, 2021

Philadelphia’s restaurant scene is a melting pot, and while the city is beginning to discover new cultural cuisines previously unknown to the East Coast, one type of traditional fare is not going anywhere: Italian food. Made with love, Italian food is the ultimate comfort food. But don’t sleep on the rest of the menu.

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Web Diner

JANUARY 30, 2019

But, when it comes to customers and seating arrangements, that couldn’t really be further from the truth. While more customers mean more service – which then, in turn, means more profit -, it’s absolutely vital to take into consideration that clients are interested not only in the food but also the experience it comes with.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2023

The partnership resulted in a 116-seat signature restaurant directly inspired by the chef’s menu. Why is design so crucial for creating the right look and atmosphere to complement a menu? We need to understand the food, the style, the vision, and the technical requirements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 5, 2022

I don’t have one client who has all the servers necessary to run their operations, which results in a lot of complaints about long waiting times once the guest is seated. For a few minutes, the guest feels better because they are in a seat, but the big problem is on the horizon. Improve Service Through the Menu.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

That’s the question The Menu , a new film from director Mark Mylod, seeks to unravel. At its core, The Menu is an extremely dark comedy that examines how class functions in the dining room, among both the people serving and those being served. He denies them food. He shames them for their wealth.

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Future Food

JUNE 16, 2020

How food and hospitality can flourish in the next normal Retail Relationships Rewarding Foodies. As we witness the gradual relaxing of restrictions placed on food operators state by state and an uncertain return to trading, one thing is certain – the Food & Hospitality will inevitably recover.

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Restaurant Clicks

MAY 27, 2021

Mexican food? Chinese food? Dim Sum House offers an extensive menu with plenty of gluten-free and vegetarian options. If Mexican food is more your style, check out TacoTacoMexican. TacoTacoMexican offers a modest menu of burritos, tacos, and nachos with plenty of vegetarian options. So what are you in the mood for?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. With real-time data into consumer behavior data, the solution offers immediate, location-specific food and beverage insights into an industry that is changing faster than ever before. ” Tastewise Data. social interactions, and 1.2M online recipes.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Even better, the region is home to some of the best fast food restaurant chains globally. We all have a favorite fast-food chain. These locations are where most individuals run to for comfort food when they are feeling the blues or on their diet cheat days. 11 Best Southern Fast Food Restaurants. Zaxby’s.

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Future Food

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Food & Hospitality Restaurant Openings & a Taste of What Was 2020. There are stand out restaurants and bars that have opened across Australia with new and enticing food and beverage as well those who have traded through the ups and downs continuing to deliver excellent food and service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Restaurants are no longer just about the food – they are about the complete dining experience, which includes ambiance, service speed, and personalized interaction. This efficiency level reduces waste, saves time, and ensures a high standard of food quality.

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EATER

MAY 8, 2023

You’d miss out on some truly compelling food experiences only a short drive or train ride away. Grand Scène “Eat, drink, and be merry” is the abiding conceit behind this sprawling locavore street-food hall in the center of Lille. For another lens on Flemish cooking, Ladeyn also runs Bierbuik in the historic city center.

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