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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s similar to the rise in non-alcoholic beverages—people still want the taste of a great beer but may prefer one with low or no alcohol. It’s similar to the rise in non-alcoholic beverages—people still want the taste of a great beer but may prefer one with low or no alcohol.

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How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template

SpotOn

Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Now, as a copywriter at SpotOn, he helps restaurant owners and managers learn how to run a more profitable operation. Restaurant P&L statements can be downright confusing. Prime costs. Contribution margins.

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What Does Social Distancing Mean for Social Businesses Like Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

"First and foremost, restaurants need to address the obvious points about density and restrictions being put in place by local public officials, about cleanliness and safety and engagement. In today's world, safety is the third leg of the stool. 34 percent of respondents saying they plan to prepare more meals at home. "It's

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

Modern Restaurant Management

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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IoT Can Help Bridge the Staffing Shortage Gap

Modern Restaurant Management

IoT is enabling restaurant employees to focus on what matters most, the customer experience, by automating manual back-of-house tasks to free up their time. Detecting leaks (pipes or equipment) in the kitchen to prevent costly damage or downtime. percent in late 2022. Fortunately, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions can do exactly that.

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Feed the Front Line, Small Brand, Big Heart and Seafood for Heroes

Modern Restaurant Management

Feed the Front Line. ezCater launched Feed the Front Line , a program that helps anyone contribute meals to healthcare workers fighting coronavirus. To support restaurants, ezCater has waived commissions on all Feed the Front Line meals. This edition of MRM News Bites features ezCater, S?mrus, ” Small Brand, Big Heart.

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How AI Is Enabling Restaurant Labor Compliance

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to more wide-ranging compliance requirements like general health & safety guidelines and local labor laws, there are food and beverage-specific safety regulations , requirements for specialty licenses (such as those to serve alcohol), and unique stipulations on labor compliance, many related to the employment of minors.