Culinary Cues

JUNE 4, 2023

It really is a valuable resource, especially for those in the early stages of a career in food. Of particular interest to me was a paragraph from Chef Sean Brock of Audrey Restaurant in Nashville (pages 289-290) that everyone should read. Start immediately! Are you proud of your work? Take care of your knives.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you have been in the restaurant industry for a decade or are just starting out, running a successful restaurant can be a stressful task. Management takes on multiple jobs throughout the restaurant including hiring, marketing, maintaining the budget, operations and keeping customers and staff happy.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Are you a restaurant owner looking for question to ask potential candidates? There are a lot of jobs available in the restaurant industry. It shows your employer that you're a good fit for the role—and tells you if the restaurant is a good fit for you. Restaurant Interview Questions and Answers [PDF].

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Customer Experience Website Management Hiring Back of House 397

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Learn how to write a killer restaurant mission statement to be among the select few that can. Restaurant mission statements matter whether you're opening a restaurant or refreshing your brand. They provide insights into business strategy, guide business decisions, and are a reminder of why you started.

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Fast Casual Customer Service Customer Experience Back of House 370

7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. Through it all, we emerge from the year as an industry in evolution—and our restaurants need to evolve with it. There are new technologies, new ways of doing business, and new consumer habits, too. There are many ways to digital technology into your business.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the forefront of this achievement is the POS software, a pivotal technology that has transformed how bars operate. Bar & Liquor Inventory Management: The Heartbeat of Bar POS System How much food and/or liquors do you have on hand? What are your profit margins? Having this knowledge at your fingertips is critical.

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Sling

MARCH 15, 2024

Your business is anything but static, and managing employees when your company is changing and growing can be tricky. In this article, we’ll tell you what workforce forecasting is and how it benefits your company. Then we’ll walk you through how to implement your own workforce forecasting plan.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 19, 2022

The list of responsibilities keeps growing: menu planner, budget manager, concept developer, quality controller, purchaser and negotiator, trainer, and of course – accomplished cook – this is the job description for a restaurant chef. Yes, as chefs, we need to look beyond each cook as a person to fill a slot on the schedule.

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Training Presentation Employee Relations Article 368

7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

Having to spend a shift—or even worse, your after-hours—reading through an employee handbook will sap the fun out of any new restaurant job. And let’s be honest, when was the last time you read your own restaurant employee handbook? And let’s be honest, when was the last time you read your own restaurant employee handbook?

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Employee Relations Hiring Document Food Safety 370

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you.

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Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 221

7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2022

How Do You Form a Franchisee Advisory Board? Corporate needs to ensure their brand and messaging trickle down as intended to each store, while store operators have to feel good about those messages and how they are lived. Otherwise, disconnect grows and harms the franchisor-franchisee relationship. Who Should be on the FAC?

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Franchise Franchising Communication Front of House 370

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

January is fast-approaching, and hot lunch spots will soon be back on the mind of every highschool and college student in your area. Get ahead of it with our 12 favorite restaurant lunch special ideas for you to feature. Get ahead of it with our 12 favorite restaurant lunch special ideas for you to feature.

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Specials Food Truck Seasonal Menu Social Media 362

Lavu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Starting a food delivery business can really make a difference for restaurants or any food business, helping them reach more people and make more money. You need to invest in reliable and easy-to-use delivery platforms that work well with your restaurant’s ordering system.

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Delivery Food Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 166

7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2020

It’s no surprise that restaurants have been hit hard during the COVID-19 health crisis. However, pivoting your business model to takeout and delivery is not always the best—or only—option your restaurant has to boost sales during this time. Available from our sister restaurant @unasaskatoon for pickup or delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the pandemic, but many businesses are beginning to bounce back. Optimizing Your Business. This became even more evident throughout the pandemic as business models and many consumer preferences shifted. Enhancing marketing tactics to stand out and attract new consumers.

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Back of House Training Customer Experience Franchise 211

Embrace the Suck

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Most likely you’ll make quite a few more while running a restaurant. The thing you want to avoid is these 19 fatal mistakes that 80% of restaurants make each year which contributes to the low survival rate that restaurants experience. Of all the restaurants that open this year, only 50% will still be open in three years!

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Coaching Training Social Media Hiring 329

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s Possible to Be Profitable While Sticking With Your Values, and Here’s How I’m Doing It My business partner and I met when we were kids. In fourth grade, we became best friends and we shared a common vision to one day start a business together.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Restaurant CEOs find themselves under immense pressure to enhance sales and sustain margins. 1 – How Do We Grow in the Current Markets? 1 – How Do We Grow in the Current Markets? It’s time for restaurant CEOs to find where to go and how. How should we adapt our brand?

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Mobile Ordering Technology Sustainability Food Order 105

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a webinar as part of Toast’s Restaurant Recovery Series , co-sponsored by 7shifts and our trusted partners at XtraChef , we gathered restaurateurs from around the country to discuss new ways of managing staff, new service and compensation models, and how COVID-19 has impacted their business.

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Open for Business

JANUARY 24, 2023

A busy owner’s guide to restaurant social media strategy Restaurant social media strategy refers to having a plan to connect with your guests where they spend their time: online. A strong social media presence has never been a more important marketing strategy, whether your restaurant is new or 110 years old.

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 13, 2022

Here is another interview from The CONQUER Online Restaurant Summit with my friend Brian Duncan. The topic for this talk was how Restaurant Culture is in Crisis. Donald Burns: Hey, welcome to the Conquer Online Restaurant Summit. It was an incredible restaurant. How have you been dealing with this pandemic?

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Retail Social Media Events Take-out 221

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 24, 2021

Restaurants and hotels worldwide have come out the other side of the pandemic only to stumble headfirst into the newest obstacle: a staffing shortage. But this isn’t just your typical staffing shortage. And now that it’s time for restaurants to re-open, those positions continue to stand empty.

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Hiring Mobile Ordering Hotels Certification 197

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The vaccine rollout has begun and, perhaps by the second quarter of next year, life can start to “return to normal.” ” But restaurants must first survive the winter – literally and figuratively. Census Bureau found that November restaurant sales were down, sequentially, more than $2 billion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2022

Maybe more than any other industry apart from health care, restaurants experienced firsthand the economic trials of the COVID-19 pandemic. They lost business, closed for indefinite periods or even shut their doors permanently. My heart hurts for those restaurant owners and employees who still may not have gotten back on their feet.

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Communication Leadership Food Supply Back of House 203

Open for Business

APRIL 9, 2024

Loyalty is more than a frequent guest punch card or a points-based rewards program in the restaurant world. So why does loyalty matter so much to restaurants? Besides the warm and fuzzy feeling of seeing familiar faces, loyal guests are the lifeblood of a thriving business. Quick Links What is loyalty for restaurants?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 4, 2021

2020 was difficult for everyone, and the restaurant industry wasn’t spared. With millions out of work and nearly 100,000 restaurants closing, the industry took a hard hit. Countless small businesses are struggling to rebuild. Countless small businesses are struggling to rebuild. Use Your Home Court Advantage.

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Advertising 2021 Small Business Customer Service 208

Open for Business

JANUARY 28, 2024

The short answer: starting up a food truck costs about $50,000 on the low end, at least in California. The long answer: it can cost much, much more to actually get a food truck business off the ground–depending on who you are, where you are, and what your goals may be.

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Food Truck Food Social Media Mobile Ordering 78

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

While our team is extremely excited about seeing each other in person, as a business owner, it‘s my responsibility to ensure we’re being safe, following appropriate CDC guidelines, and making the best decisions to protect our employees. Further, the Rockefeller Foundation found that 44 percent of 1,339 U.S.

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Clover - Restaurants

MARCH 20, 2024

“Even with today’s economic headwinds, franchised businesses continue to grow, providing more good-paying jobs for their employees, and serving their local communities,” said International Franchise Association (IFA) president and CEO Matt Haller. How do restaurant franchises work?

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Franchise Franchising Document License 52

Indoor Media

MARCH 1, 2021

This year, make it your goal to improve your small business’s online presence. For some, that will mean creating a website or claiming a business in google listings. For others, it may mean improving content and growing an already vast audience. Or how they tile four different photos into one perfect post?

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Social Media Small Business Advertising Coupons 145

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

If we have learned anything during the last few months, it is that sticking to the, “it’s how we have always done it,” mentality won’t position restaurants for recovery. Leaders across all business sectors are accomplishing changes in days or weeks that normally would have taken months or years.

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Website Management Loyalty Program Front of House Point of Sale 201

EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

She cooked at the Wynn Las Vegas and Bazaar Meat by José Andrés for nearly two decades before she contemplated leaving the restaurant industry for a more artistic pursuit, which she found in food photography. Eater: What does your job involve? What’s your favorite part about it? I believe that every recipe is a story.

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Food Small Business Back of House Front of House 114

Hot Schedules

AUGUST 10, 2021

Protecting Your Customers: How to Scale Your Food Safety Culture Across Multiple Locations. Restaurants are the most common place to contract these ailments, and multi-unit corporate restaurant groups are especially vulnerable to fines and lawsuits due to the scope of properties they are liable for. Certificate.

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Food Safety Certification Food Employee Relations 148

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2022

Maybe more than any other industry apart from health care, restaurants experienced firsthand the economic trials of the COVID-19 pandemic. They lost business, closed for indefinite periods or even shut their doors permanently. My heart hurts for those restaurant owners and employees who still may not have gotten back on their feet.

Communication 167

Communication Leadership Food Supply Back of House 167

Sling

JULY 1, 2023

If opening a restaurant is in your future, you are undoubtedly excited — and perhaps feeling a bit overwhelmed. We’ll discuss how to navigate the early planning stages, review some essentials to take care of before launch day arrives, and leave you with some tips to keep your restaurant running smoothly once it opens.

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Fine Dining Cash Management Restaurant Law Consumer Goods 78

Sling

JANUARY 11, 2024

A brief search online will reveal a long list of time clock software for small businesses. But which one is right for you and your team? In this article, we discuss some of the top options available so you’re better prepared to choose the best fit for your organization.

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Small Business Tip Distribution Document Sourcing 78

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

People love your food, and they want it outside your restaurant, too. You have a restaurant, and people already love your food. Some of your customers have even asked about catering options. But is a client base enough to start your catering business? tweet this).

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