The Restaurant Times

JULY 28, 2021

Food wastage is one of the core problems of UAE restaurants. As per the Food Sustainability Index, a person wastes 494 pounds of food per year in the UAE, which is way higher than in the USA and Europe. High food waste is not just bad for restaurants, it also impacts the environment and food security significantly.

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Waste Management Management Operations 52

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Step 1: Audit Your Current Location(s) Before you start planning for your future, take a look at your past and your present. Still, you should conduct a thorough audit of your current restaurant(s) before expanding your business further. Looking for a new source of capital this time around? Next, you need a location.

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Franchise Franchising Audits Point of Sale 368

Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This low profit margin can be attributed to the high overhead costs associated with running a restaurant, including rent, labor, food and beverage costs, and utilities, often account for a major chunk of your expenses, making it challenging to increase your restaurant profit margin. To enhance profits, effective food cost management is key.

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Fast Casual Fine Dining Food Truck Loyalty Program 123

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Today’s restaurants are expected to deliver an Amazon-like experience: know customers’ preferences and dining habits and deliver food, whether tableside or to their front doors, without delay. Going digital – increasingly a top choice among restaurant management. Say you’re overseeing 500 locations nationwide.

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Customer Experience Operations Loyalty Program Front of House 199

Touch Bistro

MAY 10, 2021

And one area that is often overlooked is the question of how to reduce food waste in restaurants. Food waste costs restaurants a staggering $162 billion per year , and in America alone, restaurants generate as much as 33 billion pounds of food waste per year. Different Types of Restaurant Food Waste.

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Waste Food Compost Tip Distribution 59

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

One of the largest problems on the hands of restaurant and catering professionals through the unpredictable supply and demand of COVID-19 was food waste. Often, the resulting waste was not only the food but also the associated costs and energy spent on more waste management. Fourth Priority: Proper Packaging.

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Operations Ordering Sustainability Food Supply 182

Cheetah

MAY 25, 2021

We’re talking about the high-quality products that can be ordered from our vendor partners and delivered directly from the Cheetah app. . Benefits of Working with Fresh Cut and Prepared Foods Suppliers. Using 100% of the product you purchase means you can plan the number of portions used per bag while keeping waste to a minimum.

Kitchen Safety 148

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Supply Inventory 148

Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Make Sure Your Food Suppliers are Grade-A. You pride yourself on sourcing the best ingredients with the partners who deliver reliably and at an effective cost. Like any new relationship, the beginning can be harmonious and productive, but it takes constant effort to ensure your food and beverage suppliers remain Grade-A.

Food Supply 137

Food Supply Food Mobile Ordering Inventory 137

Restaurant365

APRIL 14, 2020

Successful restaurant operations, in any kind of economy, depend on well-managed restaurant food inventory. Much of the typical food and beverage inventory in restaurants tends to have a relatively short shelf life, making accurate inventory numbers essential to run a functioning kitchen, make economical orders, and adapt to long-term trends.

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Inventory Delivery Management Management 109

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 212

Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

MarketMan offers tools for automating invoicing, recipe costing, and food cost calculations, making it a popular choice among restaurateurs. However, with numerous similar systems available, tailored to various types of food service operations and specific use cases, you might ask, ‘Which software is the best fit for my business?

Inventory 52

Inventory Food Supply Kitchen Safety Back of House 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

2022 177

2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 177

Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

When thinking about restaurant automation, imagining a future where AI-powered androids shake cocktails and drones drop food deliveries through your skylight is fun. But automation in food service is much more than that. Production planning software transforms food production from a paper-based chore to a digital process.

Back of House 52

Back of House Front of House BOH Point of Sale 52

Notch

MARCH 17, 2022

The National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” 2022 Culinary Forecast - an annual survey of 350 culinary leaders - found that sustainable packaging, plant-based foods, and zero waste were predicted to be leading culinary concepts this year. Source: Business Chief. And, paper also makes up 26% of landfill waste.

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Sustainability Operations Seasonal Menu Compost 52

The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 5, 2020

How to Know If Your Restaurant Food Menu Needs an Upgrade. When Food Costs Change. As the price of raw materials fluctuates throughout the year, it’s important to analyze your food costs regularly. To find out how much each dish costs, calculate the actual food cost percentage. Conduct some research with the food vendors.

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Menu Seasonal Menu POS Food Order 96

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The process requires accurate and up-to-date sales figures, food costing, and inventory data to make the necessary calculations. Pricing It’s up to the operations management team to monitor consumer pricing perception, food costs, and dish profitability to determine the optimal pricing strategy for the menu.

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Definition Operations Management Management 52

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Restaurant operations management is about making sure everything in a restaurant works together smoothly to deliver great service, tasty food, and keep everyone happy, from the guests to the staff. The process requires accurate and up-to-date sales figures, food costing, and inventory data to make the necessary calculations.

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Definition Operations Management Management 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

He started his career with Hardee’s Food Systems in 1983 ending in the position of District Manager. Paul Soulliere began his career with Hardee's Food Systems in 1978 and worked his way up as Crew Supervisor, Assistant Manager, and Restaurant Manager. Bill is a 1982 graduate of Michigan State University.

Food 159

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 159

BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

A Guide to a Restaurant’s Ideal Profit Margin for Food . Ideal Profit Margin for Food . The food business is notoriously tough. A Guide to a Restaurant’s Ideal Profit Margin for Food . 30% food costs . Food Trucks . 30% labor . 30% overhead expenses . 10% profit .

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Food Truck Loyalty Program Food Point of Sale 52

The Restaurant Times

JUNE 3, 2020

Irrespective of the format, most restaurants fail not because of the food or services; they fail because of poor financial planning. The formula for calculating profit is: Sales – (Labor + Food costs + Overhead). Keep Food Costs Under Control. Bringing the food costs under control can have a major impact on your profit margins.

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Cash Management Point of Sale Front of House Equipment 88

Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

They’re not gonna feel like they’re getting second-best because the food you’re going to serve will be prepared by people who know what the food should taste like and what’s going to appeal to other vegetarians as well. It became the only way to get food to customers and it is now an essential service for restaurants to have.

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Food Supply 52

Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

They’re not gonna feel like they’re getting second-best because the food you’re going to serve will be prepared by people who know what the food should taste like and what’s going to appeal to other vegetarians as well. It became the only way to get food to customers and it is now an essential service for restaurants to have.

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2022 Hiring Front of House Back of House 52

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. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S.

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Healthcare Employee Relations Online Ordering Customer Service 179

Marketman

JUNE 18, 2019

Unsure of where to start, you kicked-off the process with an on-site sustainability audit. Much to your surprise, the amount of food that was wasted could virtually feed a small nation.Trash was being tossed into the recycle bins, contaminating the truly recyclable items. The results were shocking! with reusable containers.

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Recycling Sustainability Waste Compost 63

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI).

Hospitality 153

Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 153

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In addition to allowing a safer, hands-free payment method, the system has been shown to make the ordering process quicker and more efficient. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. US Foods Holding Corp.

Kitchen Safety 197

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 197

Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

Guests expect your food to taste the same, no matter which location they visit or order from. Audited financial statements can reassure potential business owners and investors. The tricky part is the logistics behind such a venture, but that obstacle is easily overcome with tech for internal ordering. The solution.

Franchise 52

Franchise Franchising Cash Management Kitchen Safety 52

EATER

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This seemed particularly untenable in the wake of this summer’s Black Lives Matter movement — which has sparked an ongoing reckoning, not only across the restaurant industry and food media , but among the foundation’s own staff. The foundation realized that in order to regain the trust of the public — and its donors — it needed to reform.

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Social Media Employee Relations Leadership Email Marketing 101

Xtra Chef

DECEMBER 11, 2019

This action could involve reducing your monthly expenses—maybe by finding a new food supplier—increasing sales through a special promotion, or finding external financing for a cash injection. To calculate cash flow on your statement, assess the source of your cash flows across your operations, financing, and investing activities.

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Cash Management Point of Sale Tip Distribution Inventory 90