The Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Have you noticed how food delivery apps are becoming essential in attracting and retaining diners? In this article, we’ll show you exactly how to create a food delivery app tailored to your restaurant’s needs, while staying competitive in a booming industry. The global online food delivery market size was valued at USD 221.65

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

The pink and blue horse illustration at the top of this article is not clickbait. Bar servers will take orders and deliver drinks and food but will not linger across from guests. Petersburg, Florida and even invested in a full-time expert dedicated to overseeing safety practices for both customers and employees.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Is online ordering inefficient? Do you lose money due to food waste? Experiencing over-ordering or last-minute shortages? It is the central nervous system of your restaurants operations, and most of the tools we cover in this article will need to integrate with your POS (point-of-sale) system. Are labor costs too high?

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ChowNow

MARCH 28, 2025

With rapid advances happening across various industries, including the food industry, you might be wondering: What does AI have to do with running my restaurant? It allows AI to understand and respond to human language, which is how virtual assistants can answer customer questions or take online orders. The short answer?

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, safety measures such as social distancing, lockdowns and mask-wearing have completely changed our understanding of how consumers spend on food. Meanwhile, sales at cafes, fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and casual-dining establishments fell by 27 percent. Shortage of workers is one reason.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

Whether they be for office parties, conferences, birthdays or weddings, catering profits from the promise of efficiency, safety and most importantly—safe of mind. You may even get client requests you’re not used to, like having to add a food truck or using non-traditional type venues you would have never thought of using (1).

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This article includes some simple digital marketing strategies that restaurants can quickly implement ahead of the Valentine’s Day holiday. Make Your Menu the Main Course. This means fast-loading and easy to navigate on a phone while on the go.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2021

Ahead of the holiday, Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, has put together a list of best safety practices for restaurants with deep fryers: 1. Kitchens can be a stressful place to work, especially when the orders start piling up during a busy time. Clean your Commercial Fryer Regularly for Safety.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

Cafés and Bistros should be able to dip into a cache of “extra” money to pay for the entrance fee and since it is thought that restaurants make significant profits from the food they sell, then those deep discounts will be easy to swallow. If you are not in the restaurant business, then maybe this sounds reasonable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

They include PepsiCo, Uber Eats, Constellation Brands, Moët Hennessy USA, Robin Hood Foundation, Ecolab, Cargill, Boston Beer Company, Shift4 Payments, P&G Professional, Ventura Foods, United HealthCare, The Elliot Group, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and the Light Foundation. makes it easy for guests to support local restaurants. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Grubhub launched its latest report, "State of the Plate", looking at trends across the more than half a million orders placed a day. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Disclaimer: The top foods below have seen the fastest growth on the Grubhub platform during the first half of 2020.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 3, 2024

By Indiana Lee, Contributor The old idiom “a team is only as strong as its weakest link” is shown to its fullest extent in the food service industry. If every member of the team isn’t firing on all cylinders and seamlessly working together, orders are delayed, customer satisfaction drops, and the restaurant’s reputation can take a hit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Kyle Gorlie opened his Vet Chef food truck in 2016. But Gorlie’s plans don’t stop with the food truck. In fact, a restaurant was his initial plan after graduating from culinary school until he started planning and realized a food truck was a better choice. Why Is a Food Truck a Smart First Step?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

In this article, we discuss how restaurant design is changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight how we must rethink the consumer-facing footprint to make the restaurant experience more sustainable and bolster consumer confidence. Additionally, restaurants will experience a significant shift in technology and customer service.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 9, 2020

Whether you have been offering delivery and takeout for years, or have had to make a recent pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to know which food travels best for delivery—and how to change up your menu to stay profitable while dine-in isn't an option. You just ordered a burger, a side of fries, and a drink.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In this article: How do you handle inventory management to keep the bar always adequately stocked? Complaints are inevitable in the food industry, but did you know that most people would rather leave a negative comment online than talk in person? What techniques would you use to prevent over-pouring and inventory shrinkage?

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7 Shifts

MARCH 20, 2020

While your first concern should be for the health and safety of yourself, staff, customers, and loved ones right now, it would be a lie to say you’re not allowed to be worried about your restaurant during COVID-19. As of this article’s publication, more than 20 U.S. Don’t worry–we’re here to help.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

I picked up the clipboard holding an overview of restaurant reservations for the night as well as a stack of banquet orders that will tax the system until well after midnight. They could not take any chances when it came to the safety of the second person in line of succession to the presidency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. The chains’ carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery orders soared throughout the pandemic as consumers looked for relief from preparing most of their meals at home.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Through stay-at-home orders and extended shutdowns, restauranteurs had to be nimble and creative, relentlessly searching for new business avenues and strategies to keep their businesses afloat. Here are our top 5 food and restaurant trend predictions for 2021 and beyond. Fast-food chains are now also developing their own meal kits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2021

For the original article, click here. In the “great reopening”, many restaurants adjusted their business plans in order to survive the pandemic, adding outdoor seating, serving takeout and delivery, or consolidating staff. restaurant scene. On the upside, U.S. eating and drinking outfits saw sales stand at approximately $4.4

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ChowNow

JULY 17, 2024

In this article, we’ll walk through a comprehensive guide on how to write an operations plan for your restaurant, complete with examples. This could include providing exceptional customer service, maintaining high food quality, ensuring a clean and safe environment, and maximizing efficiency. What do you aim to achieve?

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

Shawn started in garde manger where he learned about cheese, fruits he had only heard of the presentation of food for the eye, and how to let ingredients speak for themselves. At the same time, his after-hours studies helped him to understand food safety and sanitation, the “why” behind cooking methods, and the history of the profession.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

You’re not set up for taking orders over the phone, or online. Am I able to keep up with orders if one or more of my staff are out sick? Taking Orders : How do you plan to accept orders? If you offer this many methods for your customers to place orders, the likelihood of losing orders increases.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 6, 2020

The public health crisis and swift economic downturn caused by COVID-19, of course, have compounded the complexity of operating a restaurant and complying with the myriad and evolving federal, state, and local guidelines and orders designed to mitigate the health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic. California employment law changes at warp speed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Participants in MyChange with SaverLife receive access to the national SaverLife platform and the opportunity to participate in national savings challenges, access financial education articles, engage in forums and accumulate redeemable points for a chance to win prizes. After his first stint in the NFL, Tebow joined ESPN and the SEC Network.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 7, 2023

You may also like our article on how coffee roasters can design an appealing and efficient roasting space. It’s essential to prevent green coffee from becoming contaminated in the same way as any food product,” Giorgio says. Moreover, roasters are also responsible for food safety while the green coffee is in storage, and beyond.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2023

A growing number of fast food chains are experimenting with seatless locations with only takeout or drive-thru options. Getty Images/iStockphoto As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all. People just aren’t hanging out at fast food joints the way they used to.

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Lavu

MAY 23, 2025

With the growing demand for fresh, made-to-order meals and local favorites, starting a deli can be a smart and rewarding business move. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur or expanding into the deli space, this article will help you start strong. Food trends come and go, but the classic sandwich stands the test of time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

Their technology allows a restaurant to enable curbside order, pay and delivery – with 24 hours. The company is offering Tap & Order and Tap & Pay technology free during the COVID-19 crisis. This means a restaurant can convert their parking lot into a touch free take out zone and also implement online ordering.

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7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

You have countless things to do and countless people to please, and while orders might be low now, it won’t be long before it feels like you’re just surviving through shifts. 90% of restaurants fail, and it’s not because of poor food. Topics: Leadership; time management; reducing overheads and staff turnaround. ?? Goodreads: 4.23

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. When they do use them, more than a third (35 percent) say they will splurge and order more expensive items than usual.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 8, 2020

Aside from boosting revenue, catering can boost business during slow performing times, reduce excess food waste, allow for menu changes, and helps to increase employee retention as they gain new skills and varied tasks that challenges and keeps them busy (1). First, find a catering software that can help you organize more catering orders.

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EATER

APRIL 1, 2021

Major food companies like General Mills have gotten in on the act, launching nondairy versions of Yoplait’s “Oui” French-style line and cow milk-free Häagen-Dazs , even as they continue to make traditional products. The first and most obvious is that cheese is widely considered one of the most delicious and versatile foods on the planet.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JULY 25, 2022

With the food tech market slated to be valued at nearly $342 billion USD by 2027 , the demand for increased technology implementation in the industry will continue to rise. And this seems to be just the beginning of a new era in the way food business owners operate. The Importance of Technology in Food Businesses.

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EATER

JUNE 26, 2020

The restaurant’s general manager, who asked that both her name and that of the restaurant remain anonymous because of the sensitivity surrounding hiring practices, says she’s able to offer these still-unemployed workers little more than daily check-ins and free food. I found a lot of loyalty in the team we were able to build here,” she says.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

People who don't work in the restaurant industry think that all there is to being a server is taking orders, bringing out food, and sorting out the bill. Safety server duties These server side duties are critical for preventing break-ins and robberies. Server side work duties are just as crucial as primary duties.

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