Cheetah

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Pinching pennies might have worked pre-Covid, but to survive today’s increased wages and higher food costs restaurants will have to find new ways to increase profits. To bolster profits, restaurant operators need to charge more without turning off patrons. And that – is worth money.

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Restaurant Engine

APRIL 26, 2023

That’s because it’s one of the most critical marketing tactics you can utilize to grow your restaurant. Bottomline – the experience you provide future and current diners impacts your restaurant. So, let’s look at four ways restaurants can create customer engagement. #1: Let diners know when their table is ready.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Turnover in restaurants is as high as ever. Labor shortages, health crises, and general economic trends have made it a struggle — and restaurants need help. But we're at an inflection point in the restaurant industry. It's not enough to just pay more than the restaurant next door. Restaurant Retention Data Study.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Improving your restaurant profit and profit margins are critical factors that directly impact the financial health and overall success of your restaurant. It’s a strategy to improve your restaurant profit margin and ensure its long-term viability. What is Restaurant Profit Margin and Why Should It Improve?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Cafes and coffee shops across the world are discovering the power of social media. While most coffee shops do not actively use social media channels to promote their business, it’s the best way! Yes, your social media coffee shop promotions can have a huge impact on bottom-line revenues.

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

If you’re like the majority of restaurants and bars in your market, you’ve been struggling to find staff. We’re the result of years of poor management, treating staff as a line item and not as an asset. Like 90 percent of the bar, restaurant, and nightclub problems, you are your own worst enemy.

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The Rail

JANUARY 13, 2023

Nevertheless, with wise strategies and tactics in place, you have ample opportunity to differentiate yourself from other restaurants and create an unforgettable experience for patrons of your establishment. This simple change can help your restaurant stand out in the crowded non-alcoholic beverage market and maximize profits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. How can we help your favorite local restaurant get its Pad Thai to your doorstep easier? Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report.

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Touch Bistro

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Proper food plating and food presentation are essential to running a successful restaurant. With the rise of social media and smartphones, food influencers are able to upload images of your plates to millions of users within seconds. You wouldn’t turn up to a job interview in your pajamas. And the science backs this up.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 9, 2020

Marketing for restaurants has never been more critical. Your online presence is a key component of a successful marketing effort for your restaurant business. With your audience in mind, here are eight creative restaurant marketing ideas and tips that can help you thrive through this challenging time and beyond.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted industries across the board, with one of the particularly affected being the restaurant industry. As a result, now, more than ever, restaurants are looking for ways to optimize their costs in a bid to increase their top-line and tackle inefficiency. Use Data To Your Advantage.

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MadMobile

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

It’s time for your restaurant to tap into the power of the fastest-growing social media app that has taken the world by storm—TikTok. A recent survey by MGH found that 53% of millennial users visited a restaurant after seeing it on the app. TikTok is a short-form video-focused social media app.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many bakers are exploring ways to eliminate this wastage through customer awareness and operational modifications. The reason is that wastage not only impacts the bottom line of a business but it also results in an adverse impact on the environment. Every day, a large volume of delicious pastries, cupcakes, etc.,

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BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Boosting Restaurant Industry Sales in 2021 . Maintaining strong sales in the restaurant industry is an ongoing challenge due to overhead costs like rent, food, and restaurant staff. Thankfully, COVID has highlighted strategies that restaurant owners can adopt now and over the long term that are worth the investment.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 27, 2021

COVID-19 has brought about several changes in the global restaurant industry. It has been a big challenge for restaurants to recover from the pandemic. We recently conducted a survey in the month of September consisting of 10 multiple choice questions, to be answerable by the restaurant operators of the Middle East.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 18, 2021

Few marketing channels are as effective as restaurant email marketing. Of course, if you’re new to email marketing for restaurants, there are a few basics to learn, including how to create a restaurant email marketing plan, what kinds of emails to send, and how to measure your success. The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Restaurant CEO priorities are shifting in 2020, and it makes sense given how quickly the consumer and competitive landscape are shifting as well as the introduction of new forces impacting the industry. stake, Fiesta shares rose by 4%. Here, we round up ten factors influencing how leaders are evolving their views and approach.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? Everyone has been affected by this crisis in one way or another and now more than ever it's important to us to be authentic.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 4, 2021

As a restaurant owner or operator, you always have restaurant profitability on your mind. But when you think of restaurant profitability, are you thinking about both the short-term and the long-term? Understanding your profitability and working to improve it, piece by piece, is the key to long-term restaurant success.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The role of a restaurant manager is always in motion. But there are several different tools to help you manage your restaurant—from single shifts and tasks to top-level overviews showing your business's health. It’s a great way to streamline your tasks, with separate checklists for each role and shift.

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Notch

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Anyone who’s worked in the service industry knows that running a restaurant isn’t easy. The fact that there’s an overwhelming number of restaurants to compete with only adds to the challenge. Restaurant revenue management comes down to three main factors: traffic, sales and service.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 18, 2021

The kitchen is the heart of any restaurant, which means you can’t run a successful venue without adequate kitchen staffing. The challenge is, the restaurant industry has been struggling with a shortage of chefs and other back of house staff for several years now. The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Staffing. Download Now.

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Notch

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Anyone who’s worked in the service industry knows that running a restaurant isn’t easy. The fact that there’s an overwhelming number of restaurants to compete with only adds to the challenge. Restaurant revenue management comes down to three main factors: traffic, sales and service.

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Embrace the Suck

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Most likely you’ll make quite a few more while running a restaurant. The thing you want to avoid is these 19 fatal mistakes that 80% of restaurants make each year which contributes to the low survival rate that restaurants experience. Of all the restaurants that open this year, only 50% will still be open in three years!

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The role of a restaurant manager is always in motion. But there are several different tools to help you manage your restaurant—from single shifts and tasks to top-level overviews showing your business's health. It’s a great way to streamline your tasks, with separate checklists for each role and shift.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

A restaurant earns its reputation primarily from two things: its food and its service. That's why it is important to learn how to motivate your restaurant employees. High staff turnover has the potential to negatively impact your business's productivity, employee morale and, of course, the quality of product and customer service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The contradiction between people’s claimed fear about in-restaurant dining and actions is a likely result of access to outside dining options during the summer months. Among the highlights: Almost two-thirds of people (63 percent) have dined in at a restaurant during COVID-19, indicating a demand for alternatives to eating at home.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Every great restaurant has many parts that contribute to its success: delicious food, excellent customer service, an inviting atmosphere, and competent staff. But restaurant management is the glue that holds it all together. With so many responsibilities, running a restaurant can be tricky. What is Restaurant Management?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

The restaurant industry is a competitive space, and you need unique restaurant marketing ideas if you want your venue to stand out. The challenge is, restaurant marketing and promotions can take many forms, and not every strategy will resonate with every diner. The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing. Download Now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. GroupRaise is inviting restaurants across the country to join their Takeout For Good initiative happening on June 2. Takeout For Good.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

73 percent said social distanced tables. Takeout and delivery: a fast-growing and critical component for restaurant success. The top choice by far was having a culinary experience similar to eating at the restaurant. Incentivize guests to choose your restaurant. Primary reasons for dining out less.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. We look forward to what the next 40 years will bring as we continue to lead the way in our communities.” Sandy Reinhardt joined Schostak Brothers & Co.,

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

This is especially true for large-scale foodservice operations and scaling restaurant businesses. In an industry where every detail matters, tracking metrics provides valuable insights into your restaurants’ performance and helps to identify improvement areas. It’s money that went straight to his bottom line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Hunter also has plans for a robust dining program in partnership with San Diego’s top restaurants and caterers.

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