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Finding the best suppliers for your restaurant: A simple guide

Clover - Restaurants

Wholesalers or distributors These suppliers purchase goods in bulk directly from manufacturers or producers and then distribute them to restaurants. Beverage distributors This group supplies beverages like wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, and specialty drinks. They may also offer pre-made dough or baked goods.

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What you need to know about automatic gratuity laws for restaurants

Clover - Restaurants

In this post, we’ll delve into the nuances of automated gratuities and tips, so you can navigate this terrain while staying compliant with legal regulations. Automating gratuities basically means adding a predetermined tip percentage to a customer’s pre-tax bill, automatically. What is automatic gratuity?

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What is a Restaurant’s Front Of House (FOH) – Everything You Need To Know

The Restaurant Times

Continue reading as we talk more about front-of-house employees in a restaurant, their importance, functions, the different FOH positions, and tips on managing and optimizing FOH operations. Escorting diners to their tables and distributing menus to them. Here are some tips on managing your FOH operations: 1.

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The Impact of Restaurant Tablets on Table Turnover and Revenue

Mad Mobile

These visuals not only enhance the dining experience but also present a golden opportunity for guests to discover and crave appetizers, desserts, or beverages they might have overlooked otherwise. Leveraging data for menu optimization Tablet-based restaurant POS systems like CAKE gather data across your business.

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How To Train Bar Staff And Delight Customers

The Restaurant Times

You work hard to train your bar staff, keep your customers happy, maintain positive distributor relationships, stay on top of your bar’s sales and inventory data, keep your establishment clean, bring in business, and reinforce the big picture of your bar, whether you’re a bar manager, beverage director, or general manager. .

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How to Calculate and Optimize Your Restaurant Payroll Percentage

Restaurant365

Your restaurant operations include many different expenses, from food and beverage to utilities. Your payroll is the process of calculating and distributing wages to your employees. This would require aggregating sales data from your POS on an hourly basis, or even better, every 15 minutes. Understanding labor and payroll cost.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour. Systems and tools are now adept at handling segmentation and distribution, powered by a richer pool of 1P and 0P data. It makes everything easier.

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