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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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How Having A Long-Term Plan Can Help Restaurants Handle the Short-Term Crisis

Modern Restaurant Management

As the general manager of Yelp for Restaurants , my job is to help restaurants succeed. When I heard Erik talking with Josh Kopel on the Full Comp podcast about how his ten-year plan helped him navigate the 2009 financial crisis, I knew he had the right idea. Neither did mine.

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Five Common Seasonal Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Modern Restaurant Management

Managers and owners must develop strategic hiring plans through the end of 2022 and into 2023 to protect staff from long hours and burnout. 2008–July 2009) despite drastic decreases in spending across all other areas. This is especially true as restaurants prepare for another uncertain holiday season.

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How Caribbean Kitchen Cut Commission Fees And Set Up a Foundation for Growth with ChowNow

ChowNow

Caribbean Kitchen is a Bahamian catering company based in Hopkins, Minnesota, founded by Nicholas Hall in 2009. Without the right tools in place, scaling online orders in a sustainable way became more difficult to manage. As catering orders grew, so did the demand on his time.

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A Square Outage Hits the Service Industry Hard

EATER

The disruptions also affected phone support, online stores, and appointment management. Square, which was started in 2009 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, allows restaurants to not only process payments but also manage tables, inventory, marketing, and staffing.

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LSM in Action: A Restaurant Brand’s Secret Weapon

Modern Restaurant Management

Here’s an example of LSM in action: In 2009, I had the incredible honor of spearheading the launch of the McCafe brand in Raleigh as an identified test market. It’s an incredible way to build brand sparks and emotionally engage with the community to introduce your brand’s story, products and services.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

In this Q&A with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine, Madsen discusses how he switched careers to pursue a culinary dream, what brought him to Florida and what keeps him there, as well as his visions for building the brand. I’ve been in South Florida since 2009, but I really started coming here full time in 2016.