Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

And in a system as large as the US Food System, small changes produce a proportionally larger domino effect, where “one occurrence triggers a chain of subsequent events” with the potential to bring the overall structure down (1). Many farming businesses, including crop producers, require specific types of labor to perform their tasks (2).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features diner expecations over the next few months, robots for QSRs, and the best cities for coffee lovers, vegans and vegetarians. How Comfortable are Diners? The survey results reveal that 35 percent of respondents feel the same level of comfort dining out now as they did at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 26, 2020

Profits are sliding away a small percent at a time until you wake up one day in panic mode. Profits are sliding away a small percent at a time until you wake up one day in panic mode. All this could’ve been avoided if you had your finger constantly on the financial pulse of your business. What the Hell is a KPI?

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Culinary Cues

MAY 16, 2022

If you are a seasoned veteran of the kitchen, you have likely experienced this a few times and know exactly what I am referring to, but for others – here is an attempt to re-create the “feel” of being in the kitchen zone: Tom arrived a bit later than normal for his shift at Café Monique. Your dictionary.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Now, by great I am not referring to the number of accolades, feature stories, or titles that appear after their name (although many have rightfully earned all of that) – I am referring to how they are perceived by others. There is so much to learn about food, service, operating a business, people and traditions, and leadership.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

The term ‘restaurant operations' refers to the process by which a restaurant is run. The term can refer to the logistics of any and all tasks in a restaurant, including its finances, its kitchen, its staff, and its service model. That's why restaurateurs rely on restaurant operations. Table of Contents. What does it mean?

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 13, 2021

While working ON your business sounds great, it appears to you to be more like a mythical creature that you will never catch. When I dug down into what created this toxic behavior it was easy to see now (not so much back then). While the food was getting rave reviews and the restaurant was slowly picking up more business.

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Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

Whether you manage a busy caf or a full-service restaurant, these actionable tips can make a significant difference in your daily operations. Table turnover rate may vary depending on the type of restaurant, but it is an important metric to track for any restaurant business. However, turning tables must be done tactfully.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2020

Mahesh Rajasekharan, CEO of Cleo, a software company that provides wide ranging big data integration solutions between businesses and applications, suggests that companies become more agile in their efforts to connect with multiple suppliers for the same product (3). “If Perhaps more unsettling is the uncertainty of it all.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

He envisioned a place where nearby business owners, residents, and artists could pop in and out for fresh oysters and spicy margarita shots; huddle around a raw milk cheese board after work; or settle in and tuck into one of chef de Ponfilly’s seafood dishes. Everyone is down to earth and there’s this real sense of community.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

So the staff and the 15 young people working that night spent most of the evening doing extra training and cleaning to keep busy. The downtown Dallas restaurant was consistently listed as one of the best in the city, but suddenly, fears about an emerging pandemic were keeping folks home. Café Momentum is more than just a restaurant, though.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

They provide insights into business strategy, guide business decisions, and are a reminder of why you started. Your mission statement is the “why” of your business strategy and captures why your restaurant exists. Poorly written mission statements, littered with cliches, buzzwords, and business jargon. The result?

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EATER

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Shared lodging like bed and breakfasts, boarding houses, and room rentals are falling out of favor, replaced by contactless, host-less vacation rentals. I, however, came back with boiled eggs. But at what cost? They weren’t packed away in the cargo hold; they were plastered in my memory.

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EATER

APRIL 12, 2021

In the weeks and months that followed, the likes, retweets, and followers racked up (as did the number of people who kept referring to Stratford as “king”), and they haven’t really stopped since. Getting very busy. Did you have a busy winter? I’ve made myself busy. . | Photos: Gerald Stratford. Gerald Stratford: I’m fine.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 1, 2020

The coronavirus health crisis is affecting countless businesses and restaurants all over the world. Many restaurants in the United States and Canada have already had to shut down or reduce their operations to off-site dining only in order to support social distancing measures.

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2022

If your restaurant is open 24/7 or needs workers outside its normal hours of service, your business might benefit from a swing shift schedule , which ensures you have the right amount of coverage at the right times. Swing shift schedules keep a restaurant properly-staffed for its normal business hours, plus or minus setup time for the day.

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EATER

APRIL 25, 2023

Juan adds, “The combination became famous, and we started calling it caldosa,” a reference to the caldo that went into the first bag. Pacheco says the business sells over 2,000 bags of Picaritas a week at the Palmares venue alone, and the snack has helped Fory Fay expand with cevicherias in Zaragoza and San Ramón nearby.

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2024

Calling out employees for their wins, big or small, is essential to maintaining team spirit because each one contributes to a restaurant's success," says Ryan Whyte-Buck, a Restaurant Operations Consultant with US Foods. One method of this for back-of-house employees is 'station certification.' More than half (64.3

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EATER

DECEMBER 21, 2020

David Chang’s new memoir grapples with the white-hot fury that defined most of his career. But as an employee on the receiving end of that rage, the book fails to account for trauma he caused me. David Chang changed the way America eats. Along with Momofuku’s rise has come Chang’s own.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 29, 2019

They’re wildly popular and highly profitable for your business. If you feel that removing the dog from your menu would be a bad thing for your business, leave it on there. Menu engineering can be simplified as the steps taken to increase the profitability of a restaurant menu. Menu Pricing and 2. What to do?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This edition of MRM News Bites features NCR, Bloom Intelligence, The American Food Association, The Dinex Group, Performance Food Group Company, Appetize and Restaurant365, Snackpass, PAR Technology, Net Element, Sensory, GRIF, Picnic and El Pollo Loco. NCR Acquires Zynstra. NCR Corporation acquired U.K.-based

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A photography note explains that the rustic, dimly lit scene was re-created to evoke what breakfast might have looked like in a late 1940s-era military house, built out of wood with low windows. A lot of people are really good at coming up with gorgeous new recipes that no one has ever seen before. That’s not my strong suit at all.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

However, those with experience on the front-of-house (FOH) side of restaurants know there's more to server duties than meets the eye. It's important to build small cleaning tasks into the duties of a server so that the restaurant stays neat throughout a busy day of service.

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ChowNow

JULY 17, 2024

An operations plan is a crucial component of your restaurant’s business plan. ” Outline Your Organizational Structure Outline the organizational structure of your restaurant, no matter how small your team may be. SOPs ensure consistency, efficiency, and compliance with regulations in front- and back-of-house.

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Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

A good option for small restaurants is Culinary Agents , where you can find line cooks, bakers, and even bartenders in your area. You have immediate references. Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the main challenges for restaurant owners figuring out how to start a restaurant is hiring the right people. Craigslist. Recruiters.

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EATER

MAY 9, 2023

Since a restaurant’s business model relies on food and drink primarily, it functions like a venue with in-house catering. Since a restaurant’s business model relies on food and drink primarily, it functions like a venue with in-house catering. Two businesses aren’t having to make a profit, just one is.”

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7 Shifts

JULY 1, 2024

Running a bar is a lucrative business, proven by the fact that this industry is estimated to be valued at a whopping $36 billion in 2024. While this could be a rewarding venture, opening a bar is not exactly the same as opening a food business. Even better, it is expected to grow at an annual growth rate of 5.09% in 2027.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Back-of-House and Front-of-House. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. 7shifts data shows no large discrepancy between turnover rates in the front- and back-of-house. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. Table of Contents. What about managers?

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

He and Walker grew up in Section Five of Co-Op City, a housing development in the Bronx that holds the title for the single largest residential development in the United States. Flip past the ode to the health food store to find an essay on redlining and the tensions between American Chinese restaurants and their Black patrons.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is general in nature and businesses should consider whether the information is appropriate to their needs. Seek the advice of legal counsel to learn about how these laws apply directly to your business, and to learn if any have been updated since this post’s publication.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 4, 2020

On May 15, the Small Business Association (SBA) released its Loan Forgiveness Application for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The 8-week (56-day) forgiveness period is referred to as the “Covered Period.” It appears that back rent and prepaid rent paid during the Covered Period are eligible.

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EATER

JUNE 23, 2022

Winemakers around the country are working to bring back Indigenous and hybrid grape varieties that are better adapted to extreme weather This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Table grapevines in Southern California. George Rose/Getty Images. In his almost 50 years in the wine industry, J. Fragile Vines.

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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. You need to keep your operations running smoothly – also so you stay in business.

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Perfect Daily Grind

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

While some café owners set out to simply serve good coffee to local people, others choose take their coffee further afield and scale their business to create a chain. . It’s like finding a flat or a house. The success of the first location, Jess explains, was partly due to its proximity to certain buildings and businesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

This has resulted in an increased demand for additional cafes across the state, creating a tremendous business opportunity for experienced operators looking to diversify or be part of the brand's early growth in Colorado," said Craig LeMieux, area developer for Tropical Smoothie Cafe. "My More Tropical in Colorado.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 10, 2020

Most specialty coffee shops offer a house blend that delivers a reliable flavour day after day. And while house blends do evolve, they generally stay the same for a period of months or years. These are referred to as guest coffees. Typically, this will be a balanced, versatile coffee that can be served black or white.

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