Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2021

To have a successful restaurant, the owner or manager must be skilled at managing both front-of-house and back-of-house functions. To help increase these profit margins, restaurant owners sometimes focus more on changes they can make to front-of-house, such as increasing their prices or boosting liquor sales.

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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.

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7 Shifts

MAY 2, 2023

And I started as a server, so I started off working in the front of the house and learning, and they were the only ones who would give a PhD dropout with no previous experience a job. It worked out well for me because I got introduced to Spanish food, Spanish cooking, and had an opportunity then.

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Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire employees for a fine dining establishment, a food truck, or a fast food business, you’ll need any number of restaurant positions to make up the foundation of your team. A fine dining establishment may need all 24 positions on this list, while a food truck may only need three or four.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Well, you have all heard the statistics about success and failure when food and beverage are involved, so I won’t repeat them. You are not alone if the thought of putting your name on a restaurant awning has crossed your mind. One of the most tempting forays into entrepreneurship is the restaurant business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2021

It’s easier for the front-of-the-house to present. Prior to COVID-19, many restaurant owners were challenged by food, beverage and labor costs. Now, you need to determine which way you want to go regarding front-of-the-house staff. Now, we turn our focus to you. Start with Your Menu. Focus on profits!

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7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

Chefs pride themselves on their sparkling kitchens, and during COVID-19, customers need more than ever to be reassured of the cleanliness and safety of ordering from your restaurant. each surface that comes into contact with food, and any supplies or equipment that’s used through the day. Understand cleaning vs sanitizing ??

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2020

At the beginning of the pandemic, Paul Dioguardi, owner of Colorado-based Hickory House Ribs, realized there was only so much he could do with the amount of available restaurant tables so he decided to focus on growing the catering side of the business. ’ Just having this van parked out front drove that sale.”

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

In those restaurants where profit is measured in terms of smaller numbers with significant volume then concerns such as food cost percentage are of paramount importance. In those restaurants where profit is measured in terms of smaller numbers with significant volume then concerns such as food cost percentage are of paramount importance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion from the same period in 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Chicago is the city that plans orders ahead the most, followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Philadelphia! Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2021

No matter the type of restaurant you own, the type of food you serve, or the usual customers who walk through your door, you need to focus on making your off-premise sales a keystone aspect of your restaurant business. And in 2020, Upserve reported a 783% increase in online orders. It happens automatically on every order.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

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. Cleanliness Is Front and Center. Redefining that experience will be important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience. Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

The prominence of food delivery and service robots has increased in the overall restaurant industry. In order to deal with these uncertainties, the top players had to work on bringing in technological advancements to survive and recover from the losses caused by the pandemic. Rise of Service Robots- A New Era of Human-Like Services.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

“Our conversations with restaurant owners across the country confirm they cannot adequately staff their restaurants. “We are seeing sign-on bonuses at fast food and fast casual locations, something never seen before in the industry. Customers can order and pay without speaking to a human and a runner delivers the food.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2022

The Solo Fleet by ElectraMeccanica has three wheels and storage for food containers. Libby Wang, who handles global marketing for Segway Robotics said the main job of this robot is to serve food from the kitchen to the table and bus dirty dishes. Sunday is just one of the companies using QR codes for order and pay capabilities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 7, 2024

Here are a few sample back-of-house job descriptions you can use to jumpstart your own job descriptions to help attract top notch BOH staff. Lead and manage back-of-house kitchen staff, including sous chefs, line cooks, prep cooks, and dishwashers. Continuously expand culinary knowledge of techniques and best practices.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

And social media is no slouch, either: actively follow and engage with restaurants on social media, 74% say they are more likely to visit or order food from those establishments. Engaged employees are also less likely to turnover. With an average cost of $3,500 when an employee leaves, it’s something restaurateurs can’t afford.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

We will also continue to leverage our revamped ‘Restaurant of the Future’ model along with our advanced technology strategy and are eager for this next phase of growth for the company. We look forward to another year of serving up fresh dishes and brighter mornings to every customer with care, openness and intention.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2023

In other words, beating inflation in the restaurant industry takes three steps: trimming food expenses, trimming labor costs and growing revenue. Step 1: Trimming Food Expenses Since food costs generally account for about 35 percent of a restaurant’s total costs , this would be the best place to start to decrease spending.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Aside from its abundance of art museums and ferry trips around Casco Bay, many come to Portland to experience its annual food and beverage festivals or public urban and wooden parks, earning the city its nickname, “Forest City.” ViA VECCHiA Blue Spoon Little Tap House East Ender Katahdin Restaurant The Front Room.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

Rakuten Ready surveyed more than 100 customers to measure how behaviors around dining have, or are anticipated to change around the perceptions and impact of COVID-19 on restaurants, food delivery and order for pickup. "The desire for convenience has always been present, coupled with an equally strong desire for delicious food.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It is the season of butternut, acorn, delicata, and spaghetti squash roasting with plenty of butter and brown sugar, of roasted walnuts, pecans, and marcona almonds added to your salads, and in-house pickling finding its way onto your appetizer boards. Are you up to it? Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. and Rosa DeLauro introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act in both houses of Congress. Legislation.

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QSR Automations

MAY 2, 2024

Seamless Integration with ConnectSmart® Kitchen In any bustling bar, coordination between the front and back of house is crucial. Food items ordered from the bar are prepped promptly, ingredients are precisely portioned, and service is executed with impeccable timing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2021

When thinking about the future of the dining experience post COVID, it is easy to get caught focusing on things like digital only self-service, sci-fi-like drone food delivery and taking pills or shakes instead of food. But not in the way you might think. So what exactly does this future look like? The Shift to Co-Pilot Mode.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2021

No matter the type of restaurant you own, the type of food you serve, or the usual customers who walk through your door, you need to focus on making your off-premise sales a keystone aspect of your restaurant business. And in 2020, Upserve reported a 783% increase in online orders. Online ordering systems have built-in upsells.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In addition, the open and visible cook line kitchens are a new age design so that the patrons can see the preparation of food and the cooking process. Patrons have always cared about the caliber of the food, but now it is as much about the dining experience as it is about the fare. Getting Creative with Outdoor Space.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Chef, server, and bartender barely scratch the surface of all the work that happens in front and back of house. Restaurant jobs include many more than the obvious few that spring to mind. The restaurant industry is rich in career opportunities for all kinds of folks with different interests.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Restaurant startup developments in recent years have included a variety of food delivery alternatives, company expansion, service innovation, extended online ordering, assemble-your-meal popup businesses, and many others. . However, we are living in exciting times with new opportunities emerging out of utter chaos.

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Society Insurance

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

To expedite the process of wrapping up for the night, restaurant and bar owners can turn to a closing checklist that outlines tasks to be completed by front-of-house staff, back-of-house staff, and management. Tasks for Back-of-House Staff: Cleaning and sanitizing food prep areas and work surfaces.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? Table turnover rate measures of how often a table is occupied by a new group of guests during a specific period of time. It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. The ideal turnover rate changes based on type of restaurant.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

The restaurant profit margin takes into account all your revenue streams, from in-house dining and takeaway orders to branded merchandise and meal kits. They also include variable costs such as food costs, hourly staff wages, and equipment maintenance. A slight improvement in your net profit makes a huge difference.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As guests gravitate towards digital for control and convenience and operators sought to improve operational efficiencies, brands realized the importance of implementing technology both back- and front-of-house in an effort to do more with less and make every guest feel like a regular. Here are some of their insights.

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