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How to Diversify Your Brand by Adapting Plant-Based Food Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Effectively educating those (bartenders, wait staff, back of the house, etc.) unaware of the dietary, sustainability and environmental benefits of plant-based alternatives is a key component to selling this addition to customers. Don’t overlook what your chef is already capable of creating.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Restaurants Going Digital Require Technology That Always Works

Modern Restaurant Management

The challenge is all this new technology needs support to keep everything working seamlessly across the front and back of the house, the internet, and for behind-the-scenes management. Today’s Special: Augmented Reality. If they go down, it’s critical to get them back online ASAP.

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How Technology Tools Help Restaurateurs Do More With Less

Modern Restaurant Management

When properly deployed, they can transform the employee experience by improving daily operations, syncing front-of-house and back-of-house communication and execution, and delivering a memorable dining experience that won’t send staff to the walk-in cooler for a good cry. Hospitality is greater than the sum of its parts.

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How Virtual Brands Can Help Restaurants Expand Their Reach and Drive Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

These spaces are only used to prepare food for off-premises consumption; there is no dining room, curbside pickup or drive thru, which means operators can get by on skeleton back-of-house (BOH) crews. Breaking Into New Dayparts. One way to do this is by breaking into new dayparts. Connect with New Audiences and Test New Products.

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Improved Quality Assurance On Streamlined Menus

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A streamlined menu can significantly improve quality assurance in a food service establishment in several ways: Consistency A streamlined menu reduces the number of dishes and options offered, making it easier for kitchen staff to consistently prepare each item to the highest quality standards.

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

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Menu Engineering: The Science of Optimizing Your Menu to Maximize Profit

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Sometimes you need these staples to accommodate more niche groups, like those with special dietary restrictions or picky eaters who won’t come to your restaurant unless that one item is on the menu. Menu engineering can be simplified as the steps taken to increase the profitability of a restaurant menu. Menu Pricing and 2.

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