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Five Things Every Restaurant Can Do to Boost Profits While Reopening

Modern Restaurant Management

If running a restaurant wasn’t already expensive, running one under new distancing regulations means less capacity and investment in safety infrastructure that will take a toll on costs. Lastly, food cost should always be a consideration when making menu changes. Optimize Inventory.

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Checklist For Reopening Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a hub of contagion. Minimize the risk of contact between the customer and the cashier by installing a protective screen at cash registers.

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The Six Most Common Franchise Problems (And How to Solve Them)

7 Shifts

million Some franchisors even require aspiring franchisees to have hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash on hand, which runs the bill up even more. of weekly gross sales for franchise royalties and advertising. In addition to these one-time opening investments, franchisees regularly pay fees based on sales and operating costs.

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How Restaurants Can Support Employees During COVID-19

Next Restaurants

In an instant, we lost our normal ways of life in exchange for lockdowns and safety guidelines. Because you can never know how someone is feeling unless you speak to them, it is more important now than ever that restaurant managers are actively communicating with their staff as they plan for returns. By Adrian Johansen, Contributor.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Earlier this summer, TOP Data examined the re-rise of carhops and the staying power of fast food during a nationwide pandemic.

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A Concise Checklist for Reopening Your Restaurant

Next Restaurants

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant will remain safe from the contagion. High-end restaurants that tend to have a pricier menu should look to add more affordable “fast” food to their offerings.

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Restaurant Recruiting, Staffing, & Turnover Trends: What You Need to Know About Managing Restaurant Staff in 2021

Black Box Intelligence

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. Safety concerns. Restaurant labor costs are on the rise, adding additional stress to the bottom line, on top of supply chain issues and rising food costs. BLS reported that job openings reached a record high of 9.3