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Three Things Your POS Can’t Do if You Lose Internet

Modern Restaurant Management

Nearly every restaurant in the United States relies on a Point of Sale (POS) system for the majority of its front-of-house operations. That system needs access to the internet in order to keep functioning. Not only can that become frustrating for your guests, but it can also make in-house operations much more difficult.

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Restaurant365 and Compeat Prepare to Transform How Restaurants Operate

Restaurant365

Today, Restaurant365 announced the acquisition of Compeat , a well-known provider of restaurant back office, workforce, and business intelligence software. A decade earlier, in 2000, Compeat and Ctuit both launched products with similar goals, and later combined into one company. Two leaders uniting. Now is a critical time.

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

7 Shifts

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. Published: 2009 ??

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Chefs Dish on ‘The Bear’

Modern Restaurant Management

Back in the early 2000’s I worked at a restaurant where the head chef smoked through service. This perfectly demonstrates how the industry operated back then. Chef Niven Patel – Three-Time James Beard Nominee, Alpareno Group (Ghee, Orno, Mamey). The inspector had become a regular so a lot of rules got bent.

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Five Things Every Restaurant Can Do to Boost Profits While Reopening

Modern Restaurant Management

Lastly, food cost should always be a consideration when making menu changes. Food cost is one of the key variables restaurants can manage on their P&L/ During these times, it’s important to evaluate which suppliers are offering deals and cut down on ingredients that are more expensive or low margin. Optimize Inventory.

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12 Best Chinese Food Restaurant Chains

Restaurant Clicks

Chinese food is the ultimate take-out food, its sweet, sour, tangy, and spicy sauces make marinating vegetables, meats, and seafood more perfect the longer it sits. While American Chinese food may not be authentically Chinese, it is certainly one of the most popular cuisines for dining out or ordering in.

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The restaurant labor shortage: how we got here and a 2023 update

Open for Business

Labor supply and demand were roughly matched from 2000 through early 2020, according to U.S. million workers came back to the accommodation and food service sectors. The restaurant labor shortage is still one of the industry’s biggest challenges even 3 years after the start of the pandemic. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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