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The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

7 Shifts

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. One ghost kitchen may contain multiple units where different brands can prepare food for delivery, and in some cases, pickup. Table of Contents. What is a ghost kitchen?

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CHEFS – MENUS FOR 2021 AND BEYOND

Culinary Cues

Forget the beautiful menus printed by a local craftsperson or laminated to build in easy re-use; if you are not already printing menus in-house then it is time to invest in some software and a quality printer for your office. Prices of raw materials and labor, of course, have gone through the roof and there is no end in sight.

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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

Culinary Cues

Let’s start with what we are fairly comfortable saying: whatever “normal” is will likely not make an appearance until the end of 2021 – so…let’s begin our speculation with January of 2022 to be safe. There are numerous multi-billion dollar chains along with countless mom and pop operations that do a great job on this front.

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Celebrating Pride Month 2021 at Your Restaurant No COVID Limits

Cheetah

Last year all events were held online but 2021 will have some cornerstone outdoor in-person events too. For food trucks, check out options for providing food at the events. . It’s no wonder then that for years food and beverage brands have been ‘cause marketing’ under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. Let’s dig in!

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How a Virtual Kitchen Could Improve Your Restaurant Group’s Profitability

Restaurant365

However, on the restaurant end, there is no storefront, usually no possibility of walk-in business, and no front-of-house staff interacting in person with customers. All virtual kitchens operate out of commercial kitchen spaces, under the same licensing and food safety standards as restaurants. What is a virtual kitchen?

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The Dark Kitchen | Season 5, Vol. 4: Wow Bao

Foodable

Alexander goes on to talk about introducing self ordering kiosks, mobile desktop ordering, food trucks, and then getting involved with consumer packaged goods. Since April 2020 through today they have opened over four hundred and fifty dark kitchens across the country and are on track to break five hundred by the end of October 2021.

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Key Disruptions Rocking the Restaurant Franchise Space

Modern Restaurant Management

Like veritably all businesses in the post pandemic era, those operating in the restaurant, café, food truck or other type of F&B franchise space are experiencing a wave of major change—as is the franchising trade at large. GDP by 2021 year end. million people and contribute $477 Billion to the U.S.

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