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Launching Your First Food Truck: 3 Crucial Considerations for Success

The Rail

By Briana Hilton, Contributor Yelp listings indicated that about 53,800 restaurants began operations in 2023 — a figure that represents a 10% increase from 2022. The Hidden Value in the Right Location(s) A food truck is the perfect solution for new restaurateurs who don’t want to be bound to a brick-and-mortar location.

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Smart Supply Chain Management Can Reduce Food Waste and Improve Margins in Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Around 33 to 40 percent of food goes to waste each year. A large chunk of that comes down to complex problems in global food supply chain management that most restaurants have little control over. What restaurants can do, however, is re-think how their direct food supply is managed – from transport to inventory control.

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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

Everything from decreasing food waste to exploring how automation can increase revenue for small business restaurants is related to BOH procedures. So, which back of office trends should restaurant ownership and management be concerned with heading into 2023? Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. – Chris Adams, VP of Strategy, Oracle Food and Beverage. "As That said, staffing will continue to be an obstacle for the restaurant industry in 2023.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

EATER

. | Courtesy of Marielba Alvarez / Smithsonian Institution Where to find manoomin rice cakes, “kick-ass buffalo chili,” fry bread tacos, and stunning Indigenous artwork As a We Wai Kai First Nation member , I know that food connects Indigenous people to our history, traditions, and stories. My garden is where it all starts,” Oden explains.

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These Are the 2023 Eater Award Winners

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater Raise a glass to the year’s best bars, restaurants, pop-ups, and roving trucks across 21 Eater cities The Eater Awards is the culmination of a year of intensive dining and drinking research led by intrepid editors in 21 U.S. Join Eater in celebrating the 2023 Eater Awards winners.

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MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

A 2023 study by Toast found that 30 percent of staff in the restaurant industry are at risk of leaving in the next two years, highlighting an equally concerning high turnover rate within this sector. From 2023, consumer spending has been steadily increasing and is set to continue into 2025. percent year-over-year, compared to 0.4