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7 Tips to Reduce Food Waste & Increase Profit Margins

Cheetah

To bolster profits, restaurant operators need to charge more without turning off patrons. Taking advantage of the growing trend of reducing food waste is a great way to achieve both. By taking a few simple actions to reduce food waste, operators can position themselves as a conscious business that appeals to the heart of their patrons.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Enhancing Operational Visibility in Ghost Kitchens

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to restaurant operators opening or transitioning to the ghost kitchen strategy, grocers are also exploring this new concept. In an increasingly competitive market, operators can implement useful technologies to ensure success. Meanwhile, 61 percent of operators are encouraged to move their production to off-site provisions.

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12 Restaurant Operational Challenges and Opportunities for 2021

Restaurant365

Certainly, 2020 brought challenges for the restaurant industry that most owners and operators didn’t see coming. COVID-19 has prompted massive changes in how restaurants operate. Other restaurants had to shift operations to a limited-capacity model, adjusting labor and food costs to match new sales levels.

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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?

EATER

Dynamic pricing is not new; for decades, the airline, fashion, and hospitality industries have all found that dynamic pricing — the incremental adjustments to prices to reflect inventory, demand, and supply — has helped companies cut waste and save money. All of this food waste — 35 percent of the U.S. A recent study from U.C.

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The New Normal: How Technology Can Help Streamline Restaurant Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

However, in the process of resuming and continuing restaurant operations, operators need to take steps to lower the risk of infection among employees and customers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kitchen operations. Employees can better understand their tasks and responsibilities with structured restaurant operations.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. Operators will need to be creative in finding ways to counter the increased restaurant costs and the waste being produced. Here are their responses. To read part two, click here.

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The New Order: Five Important Focus Areas for Greener Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

Throughout the paused activity of 2020 and 2021, people everywhere were reminded of the delicate ecosystem that exists between individuals and their communities, as well as between people and their planet. Luckily, a commitment to more sustainable operations can coexist with healthy profits, and even growing margins.