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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. At the same time, U.S. chain sales grew just 3.1 percent in 2024 — falling short of the 4.1

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How Leading Restaurant Groups Are Rebuilding Their Tech Stack with Best-of-Breed Systems

Apicbase

A few years ago, most of our conversations were with executive chefs and ops managers. Chefs and managers are still deeply involved—no one knows the day-to-day better—but the digital strategy now sits with people who’ve spent their careers building systems for scale and resilience. This makes integrations far easier to manage.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

7 Shifts

In order for new hires to perform well and stay happy in their roles, hiring managers need to pay more attention to the restaurant onboarding process. Trainees can ask their buddies questions that they may not want to go to their managers for. Elevate concerns to management after getting consensus from two coworkers that you should.

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Meet the Villains Part Two: The Rogue Spender

Hot Schedules

Find out how you can defeat the Rogue Spender and hang on to your cash. They take the form of wasted time, effort and cash, and cause havoc and frustration for your employees and guests alike. Where there are savings to be had, the Rogue Spender rolls in to keep you from hanging on to your hard-earned cash. SAVE THE DAY!

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Meet the Villains Part One: The Busywork Beast

Hot Schedules

They take the form of wasted time, effort and cash, and cause havoc and frustration for your employees and guests alike. The Busywork Beast has the power to trap your managers in its Back-office Lair. Luckily, there are ways to transform your general managers into superheroes. You’re not the first to meet this foe.

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Top Five Supply Chain Management Tips

Hot Schedules

Top Five Supply Chain Management Tips. . As business levels continue to fluctuate since early Spring, it is important to keep stock levels to a minimum to preserve cash and minimize waste. To find out how to cut costs, not corners, to effectively manage your supply chain check out our procurement and inventory guide.

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Digital on the Surface, Dated at the Core: Why Your Restaurant’s Digital Transformation Is Missing the Mark  

Apicbase

Imagine you’re in a restaurant and have been using an analogue cash register for years. With a digital POS, you’re not just processing payments; you’re analysing sales trends, managing reservations, and getting insights into customer preferences. It does the job, but it’s limited.