Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

I know I wrote a post a little while back saying that there would be a restaurant apocalypse in 2020. Much longer than that and eating canned food and instant ramen will become very boring. After that, people will start to venture back out to restaurants in the areas they’re permitted to do so. Action Steps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a hub of contagion. Take additional precautions by removing reusable items such as ketchup bottles and salt and pepper shakers.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2020

As some states begin to entertain loosening restrictions and easing out of “stay at home” directives – restaurants will consider their options. This is not a time to experiment with changing food perceptions and pushing the envelope with cuisine. Cash Flow: Restaurants should not view profit as a goal during Phase One.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Restaurant management software can streamline restaurant operations, helping you become more efficient and profitable. However, not all restaurant management systems are created equal — and the tools you have access to can play a large role in your success. Cloud-based management. User-friendly order management.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

million Some franchisors even require aspiring franchisees to have hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash on hand, which runs the bill up even more. Corporate typically does all of the marketing and menu engineering , comes up with training processes, and works out deals with suppliers for better food prices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

Restaurant owners have had to completely flip their operations to accommodate proper health and safety protocols for over a year now, but the country is finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with an influx of vaccine distribution. percent (ccc) probability of default (PD) right off the bat in April of 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. " Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. " Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Just as everyone was making their predictions for 2020 this time last year, a certain black swan event came along and caused a bit of a stir. Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Just as everyone was making their predictions for 2020 this time last year, a certain black swan event came along and caused a bit of a stir. Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t.

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Restaurant365

MAY 7, 2020

Enhancing your health and safety protocols. General managers and restaurant owner/operators should create checklists for crew and managers to use during their shifts. Ensure proper training for food employees with new or altered duties and require that they apply the training according to established procedures.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

2020 has been quite a learning experience. Meanwhile, Chipotle is testing out new restaurant designs, and now have more than a 100 “Chipotlanes,” drive-thru stores where customers can pick up their digital orders (4). DELIVERY: Food deliveries have soared in the past couple of months. DESIGN: It’s a new era of drive-thrus.

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Next Restaurants

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In an instant, we lost our normal ways of life in exchange for lockdowns and safety guidelines. However, we are not yet out of the woods. But if your crew has been out of work for a while, you may need to consider their emotions during these trying times. By Adrian Johansen, Contributor. Keep Your Restaurant Afloat.

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Kounta

JANUARY 9, 2020

The hospitality industry is fuelled by people’s obsession with food. But what’s in store for the industry in 2020? Trend 1: Cash me if you can — cashless society will reach greater heights. Turning point: calling time on cash — Commonwealth Bank of Australia. What will change in 2020, however, is its reach.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 26, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant will remain safe from the contagion. The webinar is on May 28th, 2020 at 4pm ET. Don’t miss out, sign up now. Install Plexiglas At the Host Stand or Check-Out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. In Love with Tech, but Impatient.

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EATER

MAY 3, 2021

Last summer, she quit her job at a New American restaurant in Chicago where she had worked as a manager and sommelier since 2017. He said I abandoned him and that he couldn’t trust me [or] see me as a manager anymore.”. We do a ton of business out of a 400-square-foot kitchen,” Glassman said.

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Focus POS

JUNE 2, 2020

to “How am I bringing my business out of this stronger than it was pre-COVID -19 ?” According to the National Restaurant Association, the food service industry has encountered a shortfall of $80 billion and counting. A significant part of that new norm will be the ability to accept digital orders and take contactless payments. .

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EATER

AUGUST 7, 2020

Nakeyla Hills told regional managers about black mold in the ice machines and the unsafe behavior of her colleagues. But rather than taking steps to make the conditions safer for customers and employees, the legal complaint says, the employee was retaliated against and severely harassed. Sorbis /Shutterstock.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

While phasing out paper money entirely would be a huge undertaking, some restaurants have stopped accepting bills or coins. Others tout the benefits of increased safety and cleanliness (more on that below). Not accepting cash eliminates the risk of thefts and reduces crime rates in general.

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EATER

MAY 22, 2020

Whole Foods photo, Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images; illustrations, zuperia /Shutterstock. With that in mind, we sifted through the policies of several major grocery chains, looking at the steps they’re taking to protect their workers, and what workers say about how those policies are playing out on the ground.

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Black Box Intelligence

JUNE 12, 2020

In March, fear of the unknown brought out the worst in some restaurant employees and consumers who felt threatened by each other. Guests are fragile right now and it is “one strike, you’re out” if a restaurant betrays that trust. . Ignorant workers and management. Twitter, 2/2/2020 . Receipt survey, 3/2/2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Restaurant workers are made to feel powerless by design — and that keeps abusive chefs and toxic kitchens unchecked This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. They didn’t like it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Brands, Mount Franklin Foods, US Foods, Melt Shop, FoodMaven, Nathan's Famous, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Checkers & Rally’s, Lineage Logistics and Minnow. The 2020 National Restaurant Association Show, which we had planned to hold in Chicago on May 16-19, has officially been canceled.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

So instead of going out to raise a lot of money for a big splashy project, I kept looking until I found a space that really wanted us to be there. When you closed that space, how much money were you bringing in a year, or how much approximately were you taking in monthly — for example, before the pandemic, maybe January?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Based on findings from a survey hosted on the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Restaurants Canada, the report shares that on the positive side, Canadians are looking forward to returning to restaurants, so long as safety measures are in place. Delivering Excellence. 8 percent say they plan to order more once the pandemic subsides.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features OpenTable, Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation, PAR Technology, Tropical Smoothie Café, Bindi, The Shape of Pasta, Crook & Marker, Performance Food Group and Aptar Food + Beverage. Social Distance Shopping.

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But, how have they managed to stay up and running so far? According to a report by the National Restaurants Association, more than 110,000 restaurants and bars closed their business for good or temporarily by the end of 2020. Even a small vegetable vendor can take orders via some kind of online ordering platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Total restaurant visits were down -6 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019 but were up +23 percent from a year ago, recovering from a -23 percent decline in May 2020. Snack periods, were down -5 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2020, and for a pre-pandemic view, down -11 percent compared to same month two years ago.

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The Food Corridor

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It’s surely got to be better than 2020. Let’s try to put that aside here and take a look at what we do know. To do this, let’s look back at 2020 and see what we think might be around the corner for shared kitchens in 2021. What to Expect From 2021. New opportunities to utilize shared commercial kitchen space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “We have a long way to full recovery, but brands can take heart that we are starting from a place of trust and confidence.”

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The Food Corridor

MAY 22, 2020

And might be wondering what it actually means for you and your business – how will your clients safely produce food? What Will the Post-Covid World Look Like for Food Businesses? First of all, it might not be a post-Covid world, but more of a managed Covid world. Dining Out. Food Trucks and Caterers.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 11, 2021

Managing a restaurant is a daunting task. Handling inventory, staff and customers, along with keeping track of analytics and reports all at the same time can become cumbersome for the restaurant manager. It enables you to manage each task efficiently. . That is why, automating restaurant operations is always fruitful.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 4, 2021

Now that we’ve gotten all the kitchen idioms out of our systems, let’s focus on breaking the 2021 labor shortage down into digestible bites. In March and April of 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the restaurant industry suffer far more job losses than any other sector. Restaurateurs across the U.S. In total, 2.5

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Food truck businesses have never been more popular than they are now. In 2020, we saw a significant rise in the number of food trucks. Moreover, since the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers prefer to eat from food trucks rather than restaurants as they are relatively safer. Think About What You Like .

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the state of flavor, COVID-19 restaurant operations, public acceptance of delivery charges, the best of the best and the most allergy-friendly restaurant chains. Breakfast burritos were the 7th most ordered item on DoorDash in 2020.

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