ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

ChowNow has recently launched our Preferred Partner Program—a handpicked group of industry leaders to help take your restaurant to the next level. Learn More Toast Toast empowers restaurants of all sizes to build great teams, increase revenue, improve operations, and delight guests.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

If you walked down Valencia Street in San Francisco and polled ten restaurants on how they managed tips , there's a good chance they would each say something different. There are 101 ways to dole out restaurant tips - from percentages to points to whether kitchen staff gets a share. Keep your staff happy. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Second-generation restaurant spaces are an increasingly popular and appealing option for landlords and tenants alike. The restaurant business is not for the faint of heart. In a business where the margins are often tight even in the best of times, that steep initial hill to climb can put restaurant owners and operators in a tough spot.

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Dine-in Retail Consumer Goods Innovation 211

7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

If you're having trouble finding great people to work in your restaurant, you're not alone. There's a labor shortage impacting the restaurant industry, made tougher by the pandemic. According to 7shifts' restaurant industry data , shifts scheduled are recovering at a slower rate than sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2023

Cocktail experience is one of the many reasons your customers return repeatedly. There is a lot to consider when selecting the perfect ice type like nugget, sphere, squared, crescent, and many more. Waiting for your ice cube trays could cost you more money in the long run than leasing an ice machine.

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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? Okay, that might be a stretch.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. While easy, this way ends up costing more in the short term, does not contribute to long-term growth, and can end up hurting your business. What are the benefits of self-operated delivery for restaurants? Join the Marketplace ??

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Online Ordering Ordering Customer Service Food Order 341

The Rail

APRIL 14, 2023

By Indiana Lee, Contributor Restaurant owners must adjust to the times and find new ways to create the best place in town. You can also put out surveys on your website or ask patrons for feedback when they come into the restaurant. Other reasons for a restaurant remodel may include: Enhancing the perceived food quality.

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Social Media Kitchen Safety Outdoor Food Safety 111

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2021

It’s an understatement to say the pandemic hit the Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) hard. For some, restaurants parking lots became outdoor dining experiences, and for others, curbside pickup became the financial lifeblood. Know Your Appliances. These drastic measures are now table stakes (pun intended) for QSRs to survive.

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Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 23, 2024

Buying an existing restaurant can offer several advantages associated with investing in a proven concept. Yet, purchasing a restaurant can bring a new set of challenges that are worth considering before you take the plunge. Launch vs. buy: Should you buy a restaurant? There are several advantages to buying a restaurant.

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7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2022

Restaurant customers do everything from their phones. It’s not shocking that many restaurants are keeping with the COVID-bred tradition of QR code menus long after the CDC’s more conservative guidelines have softened. A QR code menu can be the first step toward protecting your customers and staff from E.coli and S.

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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. Manage your team and costs.

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Cheetah

APRIL 26, 2021

Food trucks in 2021 can be a lifeline for existing restaurants hit by Covid-19 or a low-cost alternative for first-time food entrepreneurs looking to start a new business. Food trucks in 2021 can be a lifeline for existing restaurants hit by Covid-19 or a low-cost alternative for first-time food entrepreneurs looking to start a new business.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. For restaurant owners, digital tip pooling saves valuable time. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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Cash Management Restaurant Law POS Employee Relations 78

Cheetah

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. For restaurant owners, digital tip pooling saves valuable time. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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Cash Management Restaurant Law POS Employee Relations 78

EATER

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It’s this pixelated square sitting on the table. Tech began to pop up in restaurants before the pandemic. At some fast-casual places you could order from a tablet at your table, never speaking to a server, and apps let you order your Starbucks on the go and have it waiting when you arrive. Shutterstock. I keep forgetting.

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Society Insurance

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As a bar or restaurant owner, you know that your night isn’t over when the last customer leaves. To expedite the process of wrapping up for the night, restaurant and bar owners can turn to a closing checklist that outlines tasks to be completed by front-of-house staff, back-of-house staff, and management. Updating food labels.

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Open for Business

JUNE 27, 2023

In fact, loyalty programs date back to at least the Great Depression, when Betty Crocker asked customers to save their cake-mix box tops and send them back to the company in exchange for money-saving coupons for their products. Loyalty looks different for all types of restaurant guests.

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BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Bar Revenue per Square Foot . Sales per square foot are one option. To calculate sales per square foot, divide annual sales by total interior square footage including kitchen, dining, and storage space to get a net rentable foot in the leased location. . What are the best indicators of a bar’s success?

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BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 25, 2020

The cost for these hardware and software systems varies depending on the provider you use, the number of systems offered, and your business’s specific needs. The final cost depends on your specific needs, but this will give you a good understanding of what to expect. Harbortouch Bar and Restaurant. Lightspeed Restaurant.

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POS Cash Management Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 88

Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Looking to expand your market reach? This is different than a traditional brick-and-mortar location because it allows restaurants and food service businesses to create and provide their food without a lot of overhead. If you already own a restaurant, you know that food service isn’t usually an “easy” business.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

San Francisco chef and restaurateur Pim Techamuanvivit breaks down COVID-19’s effects, and the difficult decisions she’s had to make “This is a time that you look around at the people, the makers, the restaurants you care about and you support them because you want them to be here. Eater: I thought we would start with Kin Khao.

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Cash Management Insurance Point of Sale Back of House 145

Restaurant Clicks

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Being a restaurant owner is hard work, but it’s rewarding. Restaurant startup costs can be seriously expensive, which is an obstacle to many would-be restaurant owners. The most difficult parts of being a restaurant owner are the beginning phases of opening your restaurant. Restaurant Startup Costs.

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Deliverect

JULY 24, 2020

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way restaurants operate. It has also brought contactless ordering and payment to the fore, especially as restaurants prepare to reopen with new sanitation and distancing measures in place. Essential tech for the modern restaurant and the post COVID-19 world. POS (point of sale) systems.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 6, 2023

Making enough money to keep your restaurant running is one of the major challenges a restaurant faces. For this reason, the profit margin of your restaurant is one of the defining factors of its success. How To Calculate Restaurant Profit Margin? Your profit margins should be as high as possible.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

MRM Franchise Feed features news about the restaurant franchise (MUFSO) landscape. This program, piloted last year, is designed to help KFC team members build short-term savings and create lasting savings behaviors. KFC Foundation Launches MyChange. “We are very excited about our partnership with SaverLife.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Inflation isn’t the only reason that bakeries like LA’s Fat + Flour are charging $50 and up for pie We often presume to understand restaurant economics because we know what a chicken breast costs at the supermarket. “I Here, Eater looks at all the costs in a popular restaurant dish to see what goes into it, and how much profit comes out.

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Point of Sale Small Business Seasonal Menu Pricing 87

Deliverect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A subsidiary of Just Eat, SkipTheDishes is Canada's leading and biggest food delivery network, serving tens of thousands of restaurants across the country. Are you also thinking of teaming up with Skip for your deliveries? All your restaurant needs to do is cook. Fill out your restaurant’s name and address.

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Online Ordering POS Delivery Food Order 95

Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. Ghost kitchens cut the cost of real estate and labor by reducing the restaurant model to accommodate off-premise food sales. What is a ghost kitchen?

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Front of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety Customer Service 147

EATER

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Eater: What is your relationship to Taco Bell in general? How do these restaurants possibly still exist?” On the other side, what has been your relationship to lit mags? It’s 10 flexible classes you could take to squeeze in while you worked your two full-time jobs. Baja Blast! The tantalizing lowbrowness of it all!

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their views on trends. Given the current landscape, restaurant brands are investing in their employees now more than ever to not only help attract and retain talent, but also create a better work environment to optimize efficiencies on and off premise.

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BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 25, 2020

The cost for these hardware and software systems varies depending on the provider you use, the number of systems offered, and your business’s specific needs. The final cost depends on your specific needs, but this will give you a good understanding of what to expect. Harbortouch Bar and Restaurant. Lightspeed Restaurant.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Food Truck Golden Rule: Get Practical So You’ve figured out the cost of your truck, designed a delicious menu and set camp in the perfect location. As you probably already know, serving through rush-hour is no easy task, and mobile restaurants, especially, run the risk of running dry mid-service.

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EATER

JANUARY 14, 2021

To that end, do you want to tell our listeners a little bit about your background, just a quick bio for those who are not familiar with your work and what you do? On the Eater’s Digest podcast, Eric Adams talks healthy eating, urban farming, and food deserts Later this year, the voters of America’s largest city will elect a new mayor.

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Food Truck Education Back of House Food Supply 107

Restaurant Clicks

MAY 12, 2021

Best Brunch Restaurants in Philadelphia. They are two of Philadelphia’s most acclaimed and beloved brunch spots, so trying to decide which one is better is like picking your favorite child. But even if you’re stuck waiting an average of two hours, the couple pound stack of square-shaped red velvet pancakes is worth it.

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BNG Point of Sale

MARCH 18, 2021

It may seem like buying is best if you have the funds, but there are benefits to leasing worth knowing and you may find leasing to be a better business decision for you depending on your business type. If you have the money, however, buying is a strong option. Here are some of the benefits of buying a point-of-sale system.

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