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Restaurant Operations Management: A Guide for Restaurant Owners

ChowNow

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Running a restaurant is a balancing act. Its tough, and cant be done passively. What is Restaurant Operations Management?

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Inventory stock changed significantly. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. When the pandemic hit, many restaurants focused on expenses.

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Franchise Portfolio Diversification: Trends Taking Shape in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

From full service to fast-casual to legacy fast-food brands, the one constant was disruption. This approach required fewer front-of-the-house staff to maintain a dining room, complied with government orders, and kept many brands from closing. Just as one issue seemed fixed, another presents itself.

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Navigating the Supply Chain in the Restaurant Industry

Goliath Consulting

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. We saw customers stockpiling on groceries and supplies in homes instead of going out to eat, raising retail sales by 29 percent over the previous year (1).

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The Best Restaurant Technology Of 2025

ChowNow

Do you lose money due to food waste? An inventory management system with automated restocking alerts keeps your stock levels in check. 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. Consider your budget.

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Growing Delivery & Takeout Channels at Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

As of this article’s publication, more than 20 U.S. However, in the wake of COVID-19, restaurants are leaning into alternative ways to move inventory, keep staff working, and delight their guests by focusing on delivery and takeout. Don’t worry–we’re here to help.

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7 Restaurant Employee Contest Ideas to Boost Sales and Engagement

7 Shifts

This article will arm you with ideas for restaurant employee contests. And social media is no slouch, either: actively follow and engage with restaurants on social media, 74% say they are more likely to visit or order food from those establishments. Engaged employees are also less likely to turnover. for some of their favorites.