Remove 2020 Remove Front of House Remove Operations Remove Website Management
article thumbnail

How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

7 Shifts

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. Far-and-away the biggest change for the hospitality industry has been the widespread adoption of technology, which has gone from a luxury to a necessity for restaurants to operate. million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating.

2021 370
article thumbnail

How to Set Up Online Ordering for Restaurants

7 Shifts

What are the benefits of self-operated delivery for restaurants? These fees, when not managed, cut deep into razor-thin margins, and in some cases, can contribute to a restaurant closing for good. Without existing apps, this lives on your restaurant’s website. Does it integrate with my restaurant’s website?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Restaurants Implementing Technology Today Are Better Prepared for the Disruptions of Tomorrow

Modern Restaurant Management

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and its echoing effects have heavily impacted the restaurant industry, and as a result it continues to experience many restrictions. The restaurant industry lost $240 billion in profits in 2020 , and in 2021 is projected to fall about $167.5 Restaurants Must Prepare For Continued Disruptions.

article thumbnail

How NYC Restaurants Can Thrive Through the Winter

7 Shifts

2020 was a tough year, and you made a ton of sacrifices and difficult decisions already. The traditional division of labor between the front of the house and back of the house is no more, and restaurant employees have taken up responsibilities this year that they never imagined. "Winter is coming".said

article thumbnail

Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

7 Shifts

Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. The operator of Chengdu Taste and Mian, with 13 locations, told the New York Times that they may have to close multiple restaurants due to the lack of staff. Writing a good job description.

Hiring 370
article thumbnail

Beyond the Four Walls: Why Now Is the Time for Restaurants to Leverage Digital

Modern Restaurant Management

Those pivots are also reflected in the digital world, in which websites that previously offered little more than a business’s name, address and phone number now have much higher consumer requirements. Thus, e-commerce is quickly moving front and center. Of course, collecting that data is one thing, and interpreting it is another.

article thumbnail

How AI Can Work for You

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern AI exists without the limitations that you see in movies, operating on everything from the smartphones in your pocket to the website that uses machine learning to track COVID-19. An IVR is a digital operator that fields your calls. Communications. Let’s take a look at a few that can directly benefit you today.