Lavu

JUNE 4, 2019

A kitchen display screen shows the pending orders that are being prepared and streamlines communication between the front-of-the-house (FOH) and back-of-the-house (BOH) sections of a restaurant. hat are the differences between the back-of-the-house and front-of-the-house? Let’s get started!

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Restaurant365

JUNE 22, 2021

Training your store-level managers and your kitchen staff about food waste reduction is critical to improving overall Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS). Training your store-level managers and your kitchen staff about food waste reduction is critical to improving overall Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS). Train your store-level managers.

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

They take purposeful planning and work to build and maintain. The result of all that effort can be a successful restaurant that runs well even when you’re not there. In this article, we discuss some of the best ways to improve your restaurant operations and introduce you to the tools that can help make that easier. Here’s how to achieve that.

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Lavu

MARCH 13, 2020

This permits your restaurant—both front and back of the house—to work at the fast pace of consumer spending. Streamline BOH and FOH Communications. Communications between the front of the house and back of the house are notorious for misunderstandings, confusion, and in some restaurants—just being plain awful.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 25, 2020

Use your servers and other front-of-house employees to facilitate your takeout service. Before repurposing your FOH staff for delivery, check with your insurance carrier to ensure that you’re covered for off-premise activity. You can also bypass third-party delivery commissions and fees, keeping the delivery fees in house.

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Deliverect

AUGUST 20, 2020

That’s why we’ve put together this guide so you don’t have to waste time searching around for advice. It makes sense to locate this next to the kitchen in the FOH area to ensure food is packed up and out the door as quickly as possible after it leaves the kitchen. It’s become essential to optimize for delivery.

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Apicbase

MARCH 3, 2023

These back-of-house software systems have become indispensable for modern restaurants because they enhance profitability and simplify work for restaurant managers and kitchen staff. It unlocks previously unattainable insights on profitability and helps you to make better business decisions (with the data to back you up).

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 1, 2024

In a study by the Wharton School , researchers found that using tabletop technology can improve sales by 9.74% and productivity by 10.77%. Beyond that, it can also increase table turnover by nearly 17%! As a restaurateur, you know that these metrics are more than just numbers. It’s not just about one aspect of the customer journey either.

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Touch Bistro

MARCH 25, 2021

Considering three in four restaurant workers leave their employers within a year, and the average cost of turnover can set a restaurant back as much as $5,864 per employee (ouch!) After all, employees are the heart of your restaurant, and setting them up for success starts with the onboarding process. Let’s get started!

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 4, 2021

If, for example, you ask a colleague to broil something, when you actually want it braised, you could end up with costly food waste and unhappy customers. If you’re a chef trying to communicate with fellow back of house (BOH) team members but are using culinary terms you’ve made up, you’re creating a recipe for disaster.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

On the other hand, skimping on ingredients increases the likelihood that a guest won't come back – and may even tell others not to do the same. For a restaurant to operate efficiently, it needs to be stocked up with the right amount of inventory – however, it can't be so stocked up that food waste becomes an issue. Table of Contents.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Problems like knowing the what but not the why behind it; non-existent or limited back-of-house visibility; and essential information buried under a mountain of trivia. Why combining FoH and BoH data makes analytics more powerful Final thoughts. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is restaurant reporting? What is restaurant analytics?

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

So grab a coffee, sit back, and let’s dive in and explore the world of restaurant metrics. In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking. To help you out, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide on restaurant metrics. Why Are Metrics Important?

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Hot Schedules

MAY 21, 2020

Dan stated, “We have been in constant contact with all of our employees, checking in on them multiple times a week to see how their unemployment benefits are working out, if they have another job, and if they have the desire to come back. David added, “We made a to-go menu based on availability of products we could get in house.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Front of the House Terms Front of the house (FoH) is literally the front of the restaurant, including the waiting area, the bar, and the dining area. Here are the 8 most commonly used terms in FoH: . Here are the 8 most commonly used terms in FoH: . Put simply, it’s off the menu. Push it Sell it.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Recipes – Your Core Data Set The back of house or production side of a food business is notoriously hard to manage. Here are the key considerations to look out for when making your decision. Here are the top features to look out for to make that happen. Workflows are criss crossing each other all the time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’re also likely to see a spike in the demand for data analysts in the back office, those who can help make sense of all the new data coming in from various digital channels. Operators will need to be creative in finding ways to counter the increased restaurant costs and the waste being produced. Here are their responses.

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EATER

MAY 20, 2020

The groups behind Safety First plan to release more front of house guidance soon. In the meantime, the NRA and others already offer guidance on FOH logistics like food running, customer management, bathroom safety, and customer takeout. There are also plans for versions in Spanish and Mandarin. Update: May 20, 2020, 11:07 a.m.:

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EATER

MAY 14, 2020

The groups behind Safety First plan to release more front of house guidance soon. In the meantime, the NRA and others already offer guidance on FOH logistics like food running, customer management, bathroom safety, and customer takeout. There are also plans for versions in Spanish and Mandarin.

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