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DON’T NICKEL AND DIME YOUR GUEST or IMPRESS THEM WITH QUANTITY

Culinary Cues

It is important to always keep in mind that dining out is still a luxury, even though more and more families have built it into their lifestyle. Whether a quick service restaurant, family dining, food truck, or white tablecloth fine dining operation – there will always be some level of price sensitivity.

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META BOFINGER’S RESTAURANT SECRET

Culinary Cues

Long before the restaurant chains of today, decades prior to the birth of fine dining, experience dining, and molecular gastronomy, there were neighborhood cafes that were part of small communities across the country. Ah, but the food and conversation were consistently good, plentiful, and in-expensive.

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Deliveries Vs Eating Out: How Fine-Dine Restaurants Are Doubling Down On Food Delivery

The Restaurant Times

Whether at fast-food counters, neighbourhood taverns, or formal dining halls, they add up to a profound shift in hospitality as we know it. With the introduction of appealing, user-friendly apps and tech-enabled driver networks, as well as shifting customer expectations, ready-to-eat food delivery has emerged as a significant market.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

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In this article, we'll go into 15 key performance indicators for restaurants, why they're important, how to calculate them, and more. Food cost percentage. Ideal menu price. To put it simply, your cost of goods sold is how much it costs you to produce a menu item. For fine dining, around 30 percent.

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Could the Automat Revival Solve Restaurant Staffing Issues?

Modern Restaurant Management

The ancestors of the first semi-automatic machines to serve food and drink are still in use today, though instead of restaurants and bars, we see them in public spaces, perhaps small shops. This is what we discuss in this article. Order-Only Automats: Pros and Cons. What Are the Pitfalls of Order-Only Machines?

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What Is a Bistro and How Does It Differ From Other Restaurants?

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In this article, we give you the definitive answer to the question, “What is a bistro?” and discuss how it differs from a restaurant and other types of food-service establishments. The term stuck, and restaurants that served simple food quickly became known as bistros. Table of contents. What is a bistro ? What is a bistro?

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

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Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public.

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