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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

Modern Restaurant Management

As 60 percent of American consumers order takeout or delivery at least once a week, and online ordering is growing 300 percent faster than in-house dining, many smart operators have pivoted, using ghost kitchens to adapt to these new trends. Check all equipment. Be sure coolers and other equipment are working properly.

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20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job (Updated)

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It's one of the most hands-on jobs you can have - and equips employees with an abundance of restaurant skills as a result. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course.

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How Insurance Needs Differ for Traditional Restaurants v. Mobile Food Businesses 

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Tools and equipment protection. Equipment Coverage (also known as Inland Marine). While taking a break, your security cameras catch a thief stealing equipment from your truck, not only leaving you with the cost of replacing the equipment but leaving you trying to recoup the cost of halting business operations.

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How to Maximise Your Restaurant Profit Margin: 5 Key Strategies

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The restaurant profit margin takes into account all your revenue streams, from in-house dining and takeaway orders to branded merchandise and meal kits. They also include variable costs such as food costs, hourly staff wages, and equipment maintenance. Your expenses include overheads like rent, staff salaries, and utility bills.

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Restaurant Automation: The Key to Back of House Efficiency 

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Restaurants use software and smart hardware to automate everyday tasks and management duties, such as purchasing ingredients, managing inventory, making production lists, dealing with allergens, and calculating costs. They can also convert bills of materials into purchase orders with one click, reflecting current inventory levels and needs.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. Digitize Your Ordering Function and Enhance Your Presence. Just prior to the pandemic, off-premises orders accounted for 60 percent of restaurant engagements, according to a National Restaurant Association report.

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Driving the Digital Guest Experience Forward

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Much of the focus on change has revolved around the physical ordering and dining space. How to adapt the layout of the point of sale, how to demonstrate a commitment to hygienic practices and how the adoption of ordering technologies can promote social distancing and reduce staff/guest contact. How clean and engaging is the interface?