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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

But with millions of service employees having been let go during lengthy spring shutdowns and a number of eateries not stable enough for a return to staffing normalcy, they can use kiosks to stand in as stable members of the staff that come at a fixed cost – a cost they’ve largely already paid.

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

In my experience, when labor issues arise, training and education of the crew are the first things to suffer. Employee turnover has been higher than ever since the COVID pandemic, with hourly turnover hovering around an unbelievable 194% in the food service industry. There are many reasons for this.

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Pivoting From an Economic Downturn

Modern Restaurant Management

As states reopen, restaurants must deal with rehiring staff, redesigning floor plans to comply with social distancing, and battling customer hesitation dine-in again. Since Georgia's push to reopen in late April, customers did not flood back to eateries at the expected rate. When It Comes to Your Customers.

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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

EATER

ABC Velp began attracting customers from near and far, including an Iraqi Christian named Nawzad Martani, who stumbled upon the restaurant in 2013 to celebrate his brother’s birthday. When some customers see these foreign faces, they’ll feel validated in their choice to dine with us,” Martani adds. along with the U.K.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Customers simply approach Ono’s ordering kiosk, place their custom order, and watch as robotic systems create their blends from scratch. Quality Control – Ono can ensure orders are to the customers' standards 100 percent of the time. Within 60 seconds, blends are ready at Ono’s pick-up area.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

Modern Restaurant Management

Specifically, AAG is being recognized for its overall commitment to brand success, operational excellence, guest service and community involvement. FFH’s third program, Investment in Heroes, gives non-service members the chance to partner with a hero to become a franchise owner or invest in a hero as an operational partner.

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47 Scaling Restaurants In Scandinavia To Keep An Eye On (Because They Are Awesome)

Apicbase

The level of quality, service and innovation is high. In this list we have included food service operations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland that caught our attention because of their attitude, approach, and business savvy-ness. With the traditional elements of pizza, they create a new experience. Full Service Restaurant.