Apicbase

JULY 1, 2022

With these expansions, the importance of the back-of-house is growing exponentially. The thinking used to be 70% front of the house and 30% back of the house, but now some operators are saying it should be 30% max front of the house and 70% back of the house , hence the rise of centralised kitchens.

Operations 52

Operations Back of House Front of House Food Supply 52

EATER

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

One woman’s journey into the heart of grain and how our flour is made Where were you during the great bread baking boom of 2020? Me, I was cleaning out a trash can full of dog food to make room for 50 pounds of flour. In went the white stuff, a flurry of particles clouding around me like a halo. But I also couldn’t explain what made it different.

Consumer Goods 102

Consumer Goods Back of House Small Business Front of House 102

EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The magical communal breakfast I experienced back in 2005 was likely the beginning of the end of traditional rail dining service as we know it. They eliminated traditional dining service on two lines in 2018 and on several more the next year. I spent the night seated at a table in the lounge car waiting for 6:30 a.m.

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2005 Back of House Training Dine-in 126