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How The Snug Took Control of Labor and Evolved Their Restaurant

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Here’s how they evolved their operations to sustain their business during the pandemic. So we took over five of the parking spaces along our restaurant, which basically provides somewhere between 80 and 100 seats, which is technically more than we had inside prior to COVID. Everybody wants their food at the same time of day.

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2022: A Year of Transition for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

While the restaurant and foodservice industry added back 1.7M While the restaurant and foodservice industry added back 1.7M Additonally, ninety-six percent of operators experienced supply delays or shortages of key food or beverage items in 2021 – and these challenges will likely continue in 2022. million by the end of 2022.

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Honoring the Legacy of a Historic Structure

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The original design is a heavy timber replica of a six-beam Haida house—a traditional style of building by the Haida Tribe—which opened in 1939 as a Native American curio shop before serving as a restaurant space starting in 1945. The building’s new timber addition adds 1,300 square feet of much-needed space to the program.

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Understanding Clients’ Needs for a Workable Return to the Restaurant Experience

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Over the past few weeks, we have met with clients, attended roundtables, observed trends and polls, and have kept our creativity flowing, to develop design solutions to help sustain our food and beverage industry partners through COVID-19 and beyond. They are confident people want to go back to dining out and not be reminded of COVID-19.

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Leverage Technology that Streamlines Your Back-Office Work

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But you didn't sign up for all the time-consuming back-office work. But the back-office duties don't stop there. Others are plastic and can sustain a drop. As managers, our foundation was built in the front-of-house as servers, bartenders, or hosts (even if we started out in kitchen.)

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

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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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Cleanliness in the Restaurant: Reality and Perception

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” However, we expect the initial reduction in seating capacity to be closer to 25-30 percent, not 50 percent. .” ” However, we expect the initial reduction in seating capacity to be closer to 25-30 percent, not 50 percent. Original Seating Capacity. Seating Capacity 25% Reduction. from the surface.