Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Past maintenance and the boiler room of massive furnaces providing heat and hot water for twenty some odd floors of guest rooms and eighteen banquet rooms ranging in size from twenty seat board rooms to two-thousand seat ballrooms, and the three restaurants that grace the main lobby. Organized chaos would be the right phrase to use.

Back of House 318

Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 318

Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3. Finding the table turnover sweet spot is important for restaurant owners and operators because it can help improve profitability.

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Seating Mobile Ordering Customer Service Cash Management 173

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2023

Employees and restaurant owners are benefiting from automation technology: over half of leaders say that revenue has increased since implementing restaurant’s automation tools. Automation tools also provide value through mobile ordering apps, AI solutions, digital reviews apps, and online reservation software.

Mobile Ordering 207

Mobile Ordering Cash Management Online Ordering Front of House 207

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. It's a necessity for building a modern and future-proof restaurant. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing.

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Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 14, 2021

But this holiday season, like last year's, will be a unique one for the restaurant industry. The vaccine spring turned to a late-summer surge from the Delta variant, setting restaurant recovery back. To best equip your restaurant for the coming season, 7shifts has the tools to help. Here's how: 1. Communicate better.

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Tip Distribution Hiring Communication Events 370

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a necessity for building a modern and future-proof restaurant. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Partender 3.

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Social Media Front of House Back of House Point of Sale 370

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The restaurant industry is transforming significantly, driven by changing consumer preferences, technological advancements, and a competitive market landscape. Restaurants are no longer just about the food – they are about the complete dining experience, which includes ambiance, service speed, and personalized interaction.

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Operations Front of House Customer Service Kitchen Safety 189

MadMobile

AUGUST 30, 2022

With guests returning to restaurants, it's important to be organized at the front of the house to gain the initial momentum of the evening, which leads to a great night of service.

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Reservations Front of House Management Management 40

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurant technology has changed everything about the way people do business today. Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Pre-shift reporting.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 147

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

When it comes to equipment that helps your restaurant run more efficiently, you’ve probably encountered phrases like “add this to your technology stack” or “these solutions will help simplify your restaurant.” Perhaps you’re a large restaurant chain that has locations all over the country?

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Technology Front of House Back of House Point of Sale 203

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As the calendar turns towards 2024, the restaurant industry stands at a crossroads, with innovation and adaptation at the heart of its ongoing evolution. Yet, restaurants need to balance this tech-centric approach with the irreplaceable human touch that defines hospitality.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Did you know that three in four customers will visit a restaurant's website before dining at that restaurant? In an era when enabling online ordering is essential to running a restaurant, having an online presence for your restaurant is critical. Restaurant website builders make your website easy to update and maintain.

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Website Management Online Ordering SEO Hiring 370

Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In today’s fast-paced digital world, restaurants have many technological tools to enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and grow their brand through positive word of mouth. Two such powerful tools are loyalty programs and reservation systems.

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Reservations Loyalty Program Customer Experience Mobile Ordering 52

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 20, 2024

There’s a reactionary movement that I keep seeing in restaurants; a movement that assumes the answer to the restaurant bottom line is to take more and give less or give too much to justify raising prices. If we fail to look at the entire restaurant package, then we fail to realize how to earn profit. Come on, we know this!

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Fine Dining Food Truck Back of House Pricing 389

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Running a restaurant isn't just about serving great meals. This highlights the importance of efficient systems to monitor and uphold these standards. Insights derived from customer behavior, feedback, and preferences can shape the future strategies of a restaurant. Remember, engagement is a two-way street.

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Loyalty Program Franchise Franchising Social Media 194

The Eat Restaurant

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Simplicity is key for restaurant customers when booking and dining. Digital reservation management systems like Tableo and Eat App alternatives help restaurants run efficiently, take online reservations, and manage tables. Not having one could result in losing customers and overstaffing.

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Reservations Book Dine-in Pricing 78

The Eat Restaurant

APRIL 10, 2024

A restaurant table management system, often asked as “What is a restaurant table management system?”, is an essential tool designed to coordinate the allocation of dining tables, optimize seating, manage reservations, and track the status of each table in real-time.

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Management Management Seating Reservations 78

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When you think about issues that arise in your restaurant that could cost you significant amounts of money, what first comes to mind? But, what if we told you, all of those issues pale in comparison to the potential damage that data breaches could cost your restaurant? The cost of restaurant cybersecurity. Table of Contents.

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Audits POS Loyalty Program Information 370

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2022

Customer engagement is guaranteed to increase as customers interact with your restaurant through a dedicated mobile app or QR code system. Mobile apps and QR codes provide targeted messages and unique promotions to customers, which helps create brand awareness and makes your restaurant a household name in the community.

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Marketing Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Customer Experience 212

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2022

More industries are becoming highly data-driven and the restaurant industry is no exception. For example, it's possible to track when restaurant employees clock in for their shift or which menu item performs the best. Are there other ways restaurants can use reports to succeed? Overview: Reporting in the Restaurant Industry.

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Point of Sale POS Download Loyalty Program 196

Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

This storytelling through cooking evolved over centuries into restaurants that offered interesting tales to strangers and friends alike. Today, restaurants serve a multitude of purposes that has brought this industry to a status of importance that is impossible to deny. It will undoubtedly be different, but it will return.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Last year, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants went through some unwanted but necessary changes. However, in the process of resuming and continuing restaurant operations, operators need to take steps to lower the risk of infection among employees and customers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kitchen operations.

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Technology Operations Food Safety Kitchen Safety 196

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Until now, restaurants have primarily focused on customer experience when considering payments technology, but the emergence of new and developing worker payment programs can impact and improve the restaurant worker experience. Restaurant workers have to interact with a POS system countless times in a day.

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Technology Cash Management Customer Experience POS 123

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2022

What Data Should Your Restaurant Be Collecting? There are three main types of information your restaurant should collect: Customer Information. Some great examples for restaurants are: How often the customer orders. Some information your restaurant might collect is: Your gross and average sales. POS System.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Email Marketing Online Ordering 208

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. Unfortunately, the traditional marketing tech stack that restaurants have long relied on is outdated, overpriced and ineffective in today’s digital ecosystem.

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Marketing Loyalty Program Email Marketing Coupons 197

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2024

Will 2024 be a comeback year for restaurants? Despite challenges including inventory costs, commission fees and staff turnover, many restaurant owners are expressing optimism about moving forward, according to TouchBistro’s 2024 State of Restaurants Report. What results did you find surprising and why?

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2024 Online Ordering Website Management 2023 203

Tableo

JULY 19, 2023

The restaurant sector has experienced a paradigm shift thanks to pay-at-table technology, which has completely changed how customers settle their bills. This article examines the development of pay-at-table technology and how it has revolutionised restaurant payments.

Technology 75

Technology Point of Sale Customer Experience Reservations 75

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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Loyalty Program Online Ordering Cash Management Point of Sale 194

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Reservations are nothing new. Fine-dining restaurants and their guests have long relied on the predictability that reservations bring. Restaurants at every level benefit from reservations systems. And thanks to restaurant technology , restaurateurs can now take reservation management to a whole new level.

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Reservations Management Management Front of House 78

Restaurant Technology Guys

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The old world method of recording phone reservations in a paper journal might still work for traditional fine dining establishments where the Maitre D’ knows all his regular customers by name. The post Maximize your Revenues with a Restaurant Reservation System appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys.

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Reservations Fine Dining Technology Dine-in 112

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. For a restaurant to function successfully, the two departments should work together harmoniously. What Is Back of House in a Restaurant? Cost control.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2022

All negative reviews hold valuable information about how your restaurant can improve. These reviews do little damage to your restaurant and are the simplest to respond to. Like many restaurants, staff shortages might mean experiencing longer-than-usual wait times. Why Respond to Bad Reviews? Thanks again and have a great day!

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Customer Experience Customer Service Small Business Reservations 225

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

For the restaurant industry, renowned for its ability to keep up with trends, adopting AI is inherent. AI in Restaurants Recent data highlights the big significance of AI in the restaurant sector. AI in Restaurants Recent data highlights the big significance of AI in the restaurant sector.

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2024 Dietary Restrictions Customer Experience Customer Service 123

Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 3, 2022

Running a restaurant is hard work. There are so many things to think about — from inventory management to restaurant payment and billing and more — it can be difficult to keep track of it all. That’s where restaurant management software comes in. The point of sale system is the nervous system for the restaurant tech stack.

Management 120

Management Management Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 120

Tableo

JULY 27, 2023

Understanding F&B control Inventory management, cost control, menu engineering and portion control are just a few of the components of restaurant management that go under the umbrella of F&B control. Examine reservation information to foresee peak times, staff appropriately and improve inventory and supply chain management.

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Beverage Food Inventory Waste 75

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Not much sours a customer’s perception of a restaurant as fast as unwieldy lines and long waits. The Importance of Perceived Wait Time Especially for perpetually busy or high-demand restaurants, customers who have to wait a long time can still be satisfied.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Technology Communication 202

Tableo

JULY 25, 2023

In this post, we’ll look at five crucial tactics that might help in giving your restaurant customers a memorable dining experience. So, let’s dive in and discover how you can take your restaurant’s customer service to the next level! Create a warm and welcoming environment Greet visitors with a warm and welcome smile.

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