The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

The back-of-house (BOH) at a restaurant is the behind-the-scenes area of the restaurant — it works like an engine and keeps the restaurant going. While it is not visible to the customers, the restaurant’s services get hampered without back-of-house. Why is Back of House Important?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

With colder weather right around the corner for many parts of the country, now is the time for restaurant owners to utilize their POS technology to maximize outdoor dining profits and capitalize on the end of summer season. Actionable Insights Gathered by POS Data.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. Third-party delivery.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Or, if you've worked in a restaurant as a chef, line cook, or as part of the FOH (front-of-house), you may have used this hospitality term yourself. Food runners fluctuate between the front and back of the house, and are likely to be the messenger that communicates what is 86'd from BOH to FOH. Table of Contents.

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Focus POS

JANUARY 15, 2020

When a technology solution affects as many areas of business as your restaurant POS system does, it can be difficult to track the true return on investment (ROI) that it offers. The first step to understanding the true ROI from a restaurant POS system is to determine quantifiable factors that are influenced by the POS.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. But that was the 90s.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5 million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating. Through it all, we emerge from the year as an industry in evolution—and our restaurants need to evolve with it.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Will you hire in-house drivers, use third party drivers, or cross train your front-of-house (FOH) staff to double as drivers ? Here are tips for managing food and packaging inventory: Food inventory Use your POS or an inventory management tool to keep track of what you have and what you use over any given week.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2023

It’s the fire in the belly waiting to take charge, the anxiety being held in check, cold sweat running down your back even though it’s 120 degrees where you stand, and the nervous chatter of tongs clicking to the beat of a cook’s rhythm. To many cooks, it is the rush of adrenaline that calls them back every day.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 20, 2021

With an integrated POS, you can pull in actual sales numbers for an up-to-date look at how your business is performing. Canyon pulls their sales data from CAKE POS to build reports, which they've used to cut labor costs up to 15%. Running a restaurant day-in and day-out takes a ton of mental energy. Who is your most reliable employee?

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If you’re a relative newbie to the restaurant industry or a die hard traditionalist, you may be wondering what a POS system is for a restaurant. POS stands for point of sale, and it refers to the transactional moments when a guest orders and pays for their meal. What is a POS system for a restaurant? Quick service restaurants.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Use this in combination with your POS sales data to identify your best employees based on stats as well as intuition. Trying to eliminate the front of house and back of house and make it one big house, everyone working together.” People are the heart of the restaurant. Post about them on social media.

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MadMobile

JUNE 8, 2023

With so many points of sale (POS) systems available in the market, finding the best POS for small businesses is essential to running your operations efficiently. In this blog, we will dive into the best features to look for when considering which POS system to invest in for your small business. How will you manage your menu?

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Qu

JULY 25, 2023

And POS has become an old habit in the restaurant industry. For 40+ years, POS was the only piece of technology in the restaurant — and it changed very little. Restaurant operators got habituated to using dated POS systems that presented many obstacles and frustrations. Not to mention rapidly evolving guest demands.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2022

We'll look at what artificial intelligence is and how it's being used in three different areas of the restaurant industry: back of the house, front of the house, and marketing. Let's start with the back of the house.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A mobile POS can help any restaurant looking to improve server productivity, increase revenue, and overall streamline their front of house operations. What is a Mobile POS? A mobile POS (or MPOS) is a handheld version of a standard cloud-based POS terminal. A Mobile POS Helps Your Servers Upsell More Often.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2024

She stares me down and proclaims: “You’ve entered the neutral zone chef – step back before I throw a flag.” She stares me down and proclaims: “You’ve entered the neutral zone chef – step back before I throw a flag.” It’s January in the Northeast – a time when the demands of the kitchen and the excitement of football converge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Front-of-House. Let’s come back to Henry. Perhaps you’re a large restaurant chain that has locations all over the country? If you fit into any of these categories and you’re wondering why restaurant technology is a worthwhile investment, then keep reading. Henry is ready to order some dinner.

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Apicbase

APRIL 11, 2024

Having the best POS system and a constant flow of customers might seem like a sure path to success, but without proper back-of-house management, your restaurants have little chance of making real money. That tool is back office software for restaurants. Below, we discuss restaurant back office software and its benefits.

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QSR Automations

APRIL 17, 2024

With its seamless integration with the restaurant’s POS system, ConnectSmart® Kitchen eliminates the hassle of paper tickets and minimizes the risk of errors. With its seamless integration with the restaurant’s POS system, ConnectSmart® Kitchen eliminates the hassle of paper tickets and minimizes the risk of errors.

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Restaurant Engine

JULY 13, 2022

You can improve productivity with the right POS system. You know that a point-of-sale system (POS) is great for your customers, enabling them to have a bit more control when ordering or paying for their meals. Did you know, though, that a POS system is great for managing your business and improving your efficiency? tweet this).

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Sante

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With the right technology, your kitchen staff can worry less about staying on track and focus more on producing quality food that leaves customers wanting to come back for more. Use a cutting-edge POS and payments system that frequently releases new features and updates old ones. Kaitlin Keefer, Editor/Square. A TOP-TIER TEAM.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to distributing tips among restaurant staff, but there are a few different methods that are commonly used. This guide will cover some of the most popular methods for restaurant tip payouts, and offer some pros and cons for each so that you can decide what will work best for your establishment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

The Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury , released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. Step-by-step instructions on how to perform the calculations required by the CARES Act to confirm eligibility for loan forgiveness.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 12, 2020

They say we’re back. The kitchen lights are back on, deliveries arrive, the battery of ranges is fired up, and cooks (some of us) are welcomed back. Sure, there are temperature checks at the back door, masks donned upon arrival, and deep hand cleaning constantly throughout the day, but in reality no one knows if this is enough.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. Plus, be sure to check back often as our Preferred Partner Program is growing quickly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Restaurant employees play an integral role in the dining experience, representing the building blocks of delightful guest experiences, ultimately creating loyal patrons who come back for more. However, in today's economic environment, restaurant staffing is being put to the test, posing a bigger challenge today than ever before.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. Plus, be sure to check back often as our Preferred Partner Program is growing quickly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

While restaurant owners can put six feet between tables, limit dining room capacity or close indoor dining completely, it’s much harder to create a safe environment in the back of the house. That means your back-of-house employees will need every advantage they can find. 86 Paper Chits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. Let’s Start With the Why.

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Open for Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

This blueprint functions as a map of the entire restaurant space, both back of house and front of house. Back of house. Front of house. POS stations. This includes guests and employees, front of house and back of house. Back of house. Efficiency.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Snug is a bar-forward restaurant in San Francisco serving modern California comfort food, cocktails & craft beer offered in chic, comfortable quarters. As one of 7shifts’ most tech-savvy restaurant clients, the founders of The Snug always have their fingers on the pulse of the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff. 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.

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Squirrel Systems

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mobile POS is providing servers and front-of-house staff with mobile devices capable of running your POS, freeing them from non-productive tasks to do the high-impact work that drives revenue for your business. Imagine if you had 30% more front-of-house staff without a commiserate increase in cost.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

“Take better care of your staff.” We’ve all heard it. Some of us know that we should - but in between dealing with maintenance issues and hiring new employees, it can be hard enough to take care of yourself, let alone your staff. With rising food and labor costs, how can you prioritize the working conditions for your team so they stick around?

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Ordyx

APRIL 27, 2023

VersiTech's acquisition of Ordyx POS last year created an exciting opportunity to deliver advanced POS technology to cus tomers and partners ( they're more than just dealers to us ) to enhance restaurant operations. Ordyx provided its customers with the market’s first cloud-based, mobile point-of-sale solution.

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