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AI Is Revolutionizing the Food Industry

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However, the impact that AI is already having on the food industry is without parallel, helping to lower food prices, increase the availability of certain products or ingredients, and prevent supply chain shortages. With AI, food companies can calm ingredients that trigger allergens.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Restaurant Back Office Software For Multi-site Operations

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The success of a food service business depends on how well its restaurant managers manage purchasing and inventory and how good the chefs are at creating profitable recipes. Standard features include inventory management, labour scheduling, waste tracking, accounting, and analytics.

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Menu Development: 12 Steps for Success

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Operational realities like ingredient sourcing, kitchen workflow, pricing strategy, and branding play a role in menu development. Let’s look at how those two strategies differ: Menu Engineering Menu engineering requires a thorough analysis of price variables and a method to predict costs consistently.

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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. The most comprehensive solutions keep all your ingredients, suppliers, and pricing details in one place.

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Offsetting Rising Labor Costs with Menu, Purchasing, and Inventory Excellence

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As you work to increase your profitability, two areas to explore are recipe and menu engineering, and purchasing and inventory optimization. This should include vendor catalogs and pricing, so you can stay on top of exactly what each recipe will cost — and adjust accordingly. Optimized Purchasing and Inventory. Menu Engineering.

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5 Top MarketMan Competitors and Alternatives (Compared)

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Finally, we will explore the best alternatives to MarketMan, helping you decide which restaurant inventory management platform aligns best with your needs. Inventory management: MarketMan tracks inventory and reports on stock counts and total value. MarketMan tracks ingredient prices to help optimise menu prices.

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Top Five Supply Chain Management Tips

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Review your pricing and rebate deals. When negotiating with suppliers, the larger the basket that they receive, the more competitive their pricing should be. If a smaller local supplier is guaranteed business, they are likely to provide better pricing and prioritize your order. Fix Pricing and Building Supplier Relations.