Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. Additional funding has been allocated for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP ). For more information, visit: sba.gov/paycheckprotection.

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Lavu

MAY 16, 2025

Managing payroll in a fast-paced restaurant environment isnt just about cutting checksits about accuracy, compliance, and keeping your team satisfied. Yet, restaurant payroll management often comes with challenges like time tracking errors, tax issues, and inconsistent scheduling. compared to in-house systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2023

Because restaurants and bars can accumulate a large amount of cash during daily operations, they are attractive targets for criminal activity. Here are five crime prevention tips and measures to deter criminal activity and reduce your business’ liabilities. Invest in a drop safe and keep cash in the registers to a minimum.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There's a lot of confusion surrounding the process, structure, and laws regarding restaurant tip outs. At the end of the day, the goal is to make sure their employees are happy, paid fairly, and following the laws when it comes to tips. What is a Tip Out? Tip Out Methods. Choosing the Right Tip Payout Method.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 20, 2022

But one can't deny that tips make up a majority of restaurant workers' take-home pay. One of those ways is tip pooling, where all tips are collected into one “pool” and re-distributed back to employees. But when you get it right, tip pooling ensures fair compensation for everyone involved. Tip Pooling Laws.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

But the challenges don’t stop there—once open you have to focus on improving processes, managing labor schedules, and controlling restaurant costs. Not only do you have to manage many costs including, labor, equipment, and food—but you have to do it while dealing with inevitable price increases. What costs do you focus on?

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

Restaurant payroll is a system for calculating and managing the salaries of employees in a restaurant. Employers need to track hours, calculate wages, manage shift schedules , and maintain employee records. For restaurants, payroll includes hour wages as well as tips, which must be taken into account.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 18, 2021

The challenge is, the restaurant industry has been struggling with a shortage of chefs and other back of house staff for several years now. Back in 2019, TouchBistro’s Annual Industry Report found that seven in 10 restaurants in the U.S. were experiencing a labor shortage. million jobs – or 12% – short of pre-pandemic levels.

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Sling

JANUARY 22, 2021

If you’re wondering whether tip pooling can benefit your team and your restaurant, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, the restaurant-management experts at Sling give you the pros and cons of tip pooling so you can decide if it’s good for your business. What Is Tip Pooling? 1000 / 65 = $15.38.

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The Food Corridor

MAY 7, 2020

So we’ve endeavored to collect all the best information and give you some helpful tips to change up your game. When you’ve spent years building up a business, with long days, sleepless nights, and your mind forever racing thinking of ways to grow and optimize, the idea of starting again from scratch can bring up strong feelings of resistance.

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Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

Understanding Restaurant Management Software. Among the technology offered today is restaurant management software. . If you’re in the beginning stages of looking for a restaurant management system , you might have multiple questions or concerns. Why do you need restaurant management software?

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Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

Below, you'll find a series of actionable tips, tricks, and strategies you can employ today to do exactly that! And when all costs and variables are considered, high-end restaurants need to be particularly well-managed to survive. As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. So, why do it?

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Since there is no real storefront or dining area with ghost kitchens, you just need a few back-of-house employees to fulfil online orders. It is no wonder that with one foot firmly in the food delivery business, food aggregators are aggressively moving towards cloud kitchens to cash in on the frenzy. billion by 2023. .

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Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

Below, you'll find a series of actionable tips, tricks, and strategies you can employ today to do exactly that! And when all costs and variables are considered, high-end restaurants need to be particularly well-managed to survive. As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. So, why do it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. PPP Forgiveness Links and EZ App. Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR.

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EATER

JULY 8, 2024

Frequently used to replace tips, these fees are typically in the range of 20 percent. At their best, restaurant service fees circumvent the problem of tipping in order to more equitably compensate employees. Restaurant service fees are now commonplace. Here’s what you should know. At many, the fees are earmarked for employee benefits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features interesting and insightful trends from Upserve, order for pickup guest experience study results, the Fraud Aftershock Index and the importance of foot traffic. National Menu Trends. The team at Upserve just released their latest trends report.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

City and state health departments monitor local restaurants to ensure they’re following food safety management program guidelines. Additionally, in order for restaurant leaders to operate as a certified safe food handler , such as managers and chefs, they must pass assessments related to food safety and risks like foodborne illnesses.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Year-over-year check growth was 5.7% during the week, the highest growth recorded since mid-April. Check has grown at 5.0% or more during each of the last 7 weeks. . Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 percentage points or more during the week). .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

The look-back period has been reduced from five years to one year to determine eligibility for applicants, or owners of applicants, who, for non-financial felonies, have (1) been convicted, (2) pleaded guilty, (3) pleaded no contendere, or (4) been placed on any form of parole or probation (including probation before judgment).

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