Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Such is the case in 2021. So here is the good news: there will be ample opportunities in 2021 and beyond for chefs, cooks, managers, and service staff who recognize the immediacy of the challenge and the new skill set that will be required of successful players and leaders in the field.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Hiring Crisis Facts. Alignable’s September Hiring Poll shows that the labor shortage many industries have experienced this summer is only getting worse, due to Delta variant surges and inflation. Among beauty shop owners, 59 percent struggled to hire help in July. In July, 47 percent couldn't hire enough employees.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As the restaurant industry begins to rebuild itself, restaurants are now confronted with supply chain shortages as well as a labor shortage. The industry has looked to hiring incentives, such as and other rewards, as they compete to fill open roles. Proactive communication and transparency is essential to managing the diner experience.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2022

percent in August 2021 according to St. Work Opportunity Tax Credits are a federal credit available to employers who hire individuals from eligible target groups that typically face significant barriers to employment. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or “food stamp”) recipients.

2006

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Across the country, prices for food are reaching all-time highs as inflation picks up and COVID-19 restrictions loosen, driving more consumers to resume dining, shopping and traveling. Food costs have climbed 0.8 percent in July 2021, its largest monthly increase since February 1981, according to data from the U.S.

POS

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s a trend well-known to restaurant operators, and yet each year brings the same scramble: young people who provided a ready supply of flexible labor over the summer simultaneously change their patterns – resigning to focus on school, moving back to college, or limiting their availability to accommodate other activities.

2000

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Restaurants will continue to grapple with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions throughout 2022. A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring. Supply chain : Supply chain issues will be a key challenge in 2022. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises. Steve Fredette, Co-Founder and President at Toast.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2022

COVID-19 isn’t the only challenge restaurant owners have been hit with in the last few years — supply chain issues and hiring droughts have taken the industry by storm, forcing owners and management teams to improvise in ways they haven’t before.

Communication

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

As Americans reach for a potential post-pandemic world, the restaurant industry continues to reel from two years of economic, staffing and supply chain chaos. percent increase in average US hourly wages in 2021, specifically noting a rapid rise in wages for leisure and hospitality workers. Get Creative. Getting creative helps, too.

Healthcare

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2023

Learn how the foodservice industry can stay competitive and fresh amid widespread food and labor shortages. As consumers watch food prices continue to rise, the demand for cost-effective meal solutions are prompting c-stores, full-service, and quick-service restaurants to increase their offerings.

Food

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Meanwhile, food service workers are in high demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the food service workforce decreased by 42,000 individuals in August 2021. by April 2021 — a 122 percent+ increase YoY. Restaurateurs can’t afford to lose employees amidst the current labor shortage.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online. What’s more, consumers tend to spend extra on their food when ordering by themselves, either through kiosks or branded apps. Smart operators are finding ways to connect supply chain technology with front-of-house demand.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2022

COVID-19 isn’t the only challenge restaurant owners have been hit with in the last few years — supply chain issues and hiring droughts have taken the industry by storm, forcing owners and management teams to improvise in ways they haven’t before.

Communication

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Hiring and training new management is difficult on top of reopening restaurants once a crisis passes. We also sent our marketing teams to contact large businesses, hospitals, manufacturing plants, and schools to find out if we could help with food and catering. Get Better. ”

Leadership

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

In this guide, we'll go through everything you need to open a new coffee shop, from market research to buying coffee to hiring the best team. Staffing: Find, Hire, and Schedule. Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Food Handler's Permit. Table of Contents. Coffee Shop Concepts. Research the Market.

License

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

The partnership aligns Clean Juice’s core values of healthy, clean living with a focus on raising the nutritional and educational value of organic food and beverage choices available to consumers across the nation. There aren’t a lot of products that are transparent about what is in your food.”

Franchising

7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

Factors to Incorporate in Your 2021 Restaurant Forecasting. On a micro level, forecasting helps a restaurant plan for inventory orders and how many employees need to work each shift to make and sell food. Adjust the forecast with any current factors that may increase or decrease your sales forecast, such as shifts in demand or supply.

Seasonal Menu

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Find out the true costs Understanding the businesses food and labor costs, monthly overhead, and a clear picture of the business cash flow. A complete picture of both fixed and variable costs include labor, food and beverage, utilities, linens, equipment, supplies, technology, and even things like music licensing.

License

Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As 2021 begins, there are many restaurant management best practices that can be applied to strengthen your business, in the short and long term. Here are 11 tips to set yourself up for success in 2021. operators, mostly sales) minus your cash outflows (your operating costs, like food and drink, payroll, rent, etc.)

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In the last year we’ve been able to really focus on growing our off-premise business, and we found that guests enjoy our home-style comfort food in the comfort of their own homes. Food delivery was an already booming industry, but when COVID hit it increased even more. We have no cushion (room for delay or error).

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens, a program designed to guide restaurant operators every step of the way when opening their own operation, helping them easily add a new revenue stream. “Our associates are the ones that make us a successful hospitality company.”

Kitchen Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). In Asia, the third factor most often cited was provenance and food production methods. ” Safety, hygiene and the food supply chain. .”

2020

Cheetah

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As we reflect on 2021 and move fully into the New Year, one hopes for an easier, healthier, more profitable year ahead. Boost your profit, plan your inventory, reduce food waste, and overcome the labor shortage with help from Cheetah! In 2021 Cheetah added 500 new specialty, local products to our catalog!

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The modern Kitchen Display System (KDS) will be more interactive to increase operational efficiencies and improve quality of food for the chefs and their teams. However, this sales growth wasn’t a function of selling more food, it was a function of selling the same amount (or less) food at higher costs.

2023

EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Set to open in August 2023, the Detroit People’s Food Co-op will provide the neighborhood’s residents — who are predominantly low- and middle-income African Americans and have long lacked a high-quality, nearby grocery store — an easy source for healthy food. Even so, many of the grocery co-ops in the U.S.

Food

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. This emergency action will not disrupt the production or supply of BACARDÍ rum. National Restaurant Association Show Canceled. ” Yum!

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

As restaurants around the country look towards reopening, Edward Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek, director of The LEE Initiative are committed to helping reset the supply chains for farmers and restaurant operators who are committed to sustainable food. ” US Foods Donates More Than $10 Million. U S Foods Holding Corp.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

. "Blendid is on a mission to make delicious and customized food accessible to all using robotics and AI. "We're proud to team up with the leading smoothie brand on this new opportunity to provide a solution for contactless food preparation and delivery which has become imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic."

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

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. Virtual kitchens handle food delivery and have additional staff at the facility, so the barbecue brand will only need to employ a limited number of team members. .”

Franchising

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2022

People are calling this era ‘the end of low wage work,”’ said Jayaraman, who directs of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, in addition to One Fair Wage. Even major fast-food chains like Chipotle and McDonald’s now pay nearly double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 in some states. Catharine A.

Restaurant Law

7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2021

The costs themselves can take the form of food, liquor or kitchen equipment, and are generally a one-time purchase. Equipment and supplies. Here are three ways you can establish restaurant cost control without having to sacrifice staff, customers, food quality, your bottom line, or your sanity. Track inventory and food costs.

Inventory

EATER

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In March, La Cocina was poised to open the first food hall of its kind: In San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, it would showcase seven women-led La Cocina businesses. I literally had no idea what was going to happen,” says Tiffany Carter of Boug Cali, one of the businesses slated to open in the La Cocina food hall. “We

Back of House

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

SALIDO continues to execute on its hiring plans to recruit and invest in talent across their Product, Engineering, Customer Experience, and Sales Teams. US Foods Holding Corp. Our 3000+ Sales Partners are excited to begin SALIDO distribution on top of NAB’s EPX payments platform.” On Point With Off-Premise.

Fast Casual

Cheetah

JANUARY 20, 2022

But as supply chain issues, labor shortages and health concerns persist, the small menu trend is making increasingly more economic and operational sense as a long term strategy. One of the most pressing issues currently influencing all aspects of food-service is the labor shortage. Reading Time: 3 minutes.

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Nathan’s Famous, Inc, hired two industry veterans, Erik Mallon and Jim Hicks, to bolster its franchise sales and development teams. "Hiring these two industry veterans helps us close out 2019 strong, and prepare for our growth plans beginning in 2020. Nathan's Brings On Franchise Experts. " Black Bear Diner Adds CMO.

Franchising

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. A competitive hiring landscape. Restaurant labor costs are on the rise, adding additional stress to the bottom line, on top of supply chain issues and rising food costs. What’s driving the restaurant staffing shortage?

Recruiting

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. A competitive hiring landscape. Restaurant labor costs are on the rise, adding additional stress to the bottom line, on top of supply chain issues and rising food costs. What’s driving the restaurant staffing shortage?

Recruiting