Restaurant365

JUNE 22, 2021

As a restaurant owner or operator, keeping your food costs low is a continual challenge. Food cost is one of the largest expenses for your restaurant, and because it is a controllable cost, you can influence how it impacts your bottom line. Train your store-level managers.

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Sling

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Want to understand your employees better? Want to tailor your motivation tactics to keep everyone working at 100 percent? The answer is simple: learn which types of employees are on your team. No, we’re not talking nationality, age, gender, experience, and the like (that’s more about diversity ). The management experts at Sling are here to help.

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Sling

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Are you searching for a way to recognize your employees for their years of service, reward them for a job well done, and retain them longer? Whatever metric you tie them to and whatever rewards you offer, employee incentive programs are a great way to inspire your team to focus on improving some aspect of their performance.

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Margin Edge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Corporate Executive Chef Stephen Lyons, Clyde’s Restaurant Group. Running a restaurant has never been for the faint of heart, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made staying afloat even harder. 6 Ways to Reduce Food Costs. Track key item costs. Get a restaurant management system. Track waste.

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Margin Edge

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The cost of goods sold, or COGS, are hands down something anyone who’s run a restaurant knows about. This blog looks at COGS basics (in case you want a refresher), their financial impact, the COGS you should be aiming for depending on your type of restaurant, and how and when to monitor them. Take sushi vs beer.

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Restaurant365

MAY 17, 2022

Food inventory management goes way beyond counting the items on the shelves. Tight integration between your r estaurant inventory management software , point of sale (POS) system and restaurant accounting software is essential for executing key restaurant tasks that help control your food costs.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 4, 2022

Restaurant365’s mission is to help restaurants thrive. With so much change brought on first by the pandemic and more recently by supply chain and labor crunches, this first stop on Restaurant365’s Restaurant Transformation Tour hit the stage at just the right time. The Restaurant Industry Is Embracing Restaurant Technology.

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Sling

JULY 4, 2021

Restaurant marketing has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. We’ve compiled some of the most effective restaurant marketing tips to help you win your market. 1) Produce A Food-Prep Video. We’ve compiled some of the most effective restaurant marketing tips to help you win your market. 1) Produce A Food-Prep Video.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." Total restaurant visits were down -6 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019 but were up +23 percent from a year ago, recovering from a -23 percent decline in May 2020.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 25, 2020

As many restaurant operators transition from dine-in service to delivery and takeout service only, there are many operational decisions to make. However, if you determine that pivoting to a takeout/delivery only model is the best business move for your restaurant business, these 12 tips could help ease your transition.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 1, 2022

This blog post will give you a clear idea of precisely what you need to do to turn your sweet dream into a freshly served reality. In this stage, you should be ready to break the bank as the cost of even one piece of equipment can exceed USD 8,000. Food Service License. But no need to worry. So, let’s begin. Purchase Equipment.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 20, 2021

According to a survey conducted by NSDUH in 2018, around 140 million Americans (~51% of the population) aged 12 or more were current consumers of alcohol. There are ways to achieve the target while enjoying a cocktail with friends at the bar. The number and cost of permits and licenses needed for a bar will vary across states.

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Sling

JANUARY 19, 2020

Games of any kind are a great way to forge bonds and build camaraderie. Below are 30 employee engagement ideas you can use to make your employees more motivated and productive. Employee Engagement Defined. Put simply, employee engagement is vital for your business and its success. For that reason alone, it should matter to you.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 9, 2020

Marketing for restaurants has never been more critical. Your online presence is a key component of a successful marketing effort for your restaurant business. With your audience in mind, here are eight creative restaurant marketing ideas and tips that can help you thrive through this challenging time and beyond.

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Marketing Social Media SEO Email Marketing 88

Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Success in today’s restaurant industry requires a new way of thinking about things, a willingness to push the envelope. For two days, representatives from 70 different restaurant brands met to disrupt the status quo and explore ways to thrive in an increasingly competitive and chaotic operating environment.

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Sling

JANUARY 19, 2020

Games of any kind are a great way to forge bonds and build camaraderie. Below are 30 employee engagement ideas you can use to make your employees more motivated and productive. Employee Engagement Defined. Put simply, employee engagement is vital for your business and its success. For that reason alone, it should matter to you.

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Employee Relations Leadership Hiring Training 78

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. According to a recent Forbes article , sit-down restaurants make a profit of about 6%. Why run a restaurant at all? Profits equal revenue minus costs.

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Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. According to a recent Forbes article , sit-down restaurants make a profit of about 6%. Why run a restaurant at all? Profits equal revenue minus costs.

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Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 52

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2023

An addiction leads to a different way of thinking, or sometimes, not thinking at all. Those who have an out-of-control dependence find it difficult to act rationally, to make clear decisions, to think about their own wellbeing or that of others, to become somewhat irresponsible, and push aside logic. But to all it is a reality.

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Embrace the Suck

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Most likely you’ll make quite a few more while running a restaurant. The thing you want to avoid is these 19 fatal mistakes that 80% of restaurants make each year which contributes to the low survival rate that restaurants experience. Of all the restaurants that open this year, only 50% will still be open in three years!

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Sling

JUNE 9, 2023

Running a successful restaurant isn’t just about serving great food. It’s also about controlling restaurant costs so you don’t spend more than you make. And, as the old saying goes, you can’t control what you don’t measure (or calculate). Table of contents What are restaurant costs?

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

While Instagram in particular has taken the food and restaurant communities by storm, it’s still important to have a website to serve as your restaurant’s official home on the internet. Why Your Restaurant Needs A Website Your restaurant needs a website. Not convinced?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest facts and figures of restaurant operations, the state of business dining, and the mid-year gift card report. The State of the Restaurant Industry. Quick service restaurants (QSRs), representing 81 percent of restaurant visits in the U.S., foodservice industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has launched the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to support U.S. Live in the U.S.,

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

The more I travel, experience communities, and try their restaurants – the more I scratch my head and ask the question: “What are they thinking?” The restaurant business is one that is relatively simple in concept, yet enormously complicated to execute. There are many reasons why there are a million freestanding restaurants in the U.S.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

This is especially true for large-scale foodservice operations and scaling restaurant businesses. In an industry where every detail matters, tracking metrics provides valuable insights into your restaurants’ performance and helps to identify improvement areas. That’s the theory. In theory, it sounds easy.

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Sling

MAY 3, 2023

Your restaurant is decorated to the nines. But even the best decor, liquor, and food in the world is nothing without the staff to serve it and show it off. Unfortunately, restaurant staffing is an oft-overlooked aspect of running a successful restaurant. Your bar is stocked with only the best.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2021

No other artifact in your restaurant is more capable of setting the tone or telling your story. Major advances in menu innovation, a field my org has some experience in, have shifted course in the past year as many restaurants have switched to almost entirely off-premise meals. Should your menu move to the cloud? Cuisine and Concept.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Your restaurant operations are constantly generating valuable data. You can leverage this information to improve the way your business operates on a day-to-day basis and over the long-term. A robust restaurant management solution will offer many kinds of reports about restaurant operations. Sales reports.

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EATER

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In official speak, Ansel was “inspired” by this paint — “inspired” being a “gentle forward” way of saying “sponsored.”) (In official speak, Ansel was “inspired” by this paint — “inspired” being a “gentle forward” way of saying “sponsored.”) They’re trying to do the food everyone loves, but better.

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Gourmet Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We’re a Restaurant Marketing Agency that’s worked with restaurants for over a decade. Follow our blog to soak up some of the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Restaurant Marketing Ideas. The restaurant business is an extremely competitive industry. In-restaurant ideas.

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EATER

MARCH 26, 2021

All the recipes, from simple dinners to baking projects, that we’ve loved so far this year To sort through the noise of TikTok tortilla wraps and feta pastas , Eater has compiled a handful of the recipes — from blogs, magazines, publications, and cookbooks — that put the pep back in our pans this week, and which we hope will do the same for you.

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EATER

JULY 6, 2022

Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ alluring story — that a fine dining restaurant could be a model for changing the world — seduced diners, would-be employees, and thought leaders alike. Located on a working farm that was once part of a sprawling Rockefeller estate, the restaurant is a beacon of the sustainable food movement.

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EATER

MAY 3, 2022

On the surface, getting paid to talk about food on Instagram seems like a sweet gig. The first thing food influencers want you to know is that it’s extremely uncouth to ask about their rates — that is, the amount that brands pay them to advertise. That’s what happened to Tran in December 2020 at one of said sushi restaurants.

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Sling

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This article will answer those questions and give you the 9 best ways to find employees. That way, those prospective employees will know right away if you’re the kind of business they want to work for. Facebook is still one of the best ways to find employees for your business. It’s a simple truth. Where should you go to look?

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse. This is a weekly update providing restaurant data and insights as the industry rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. Weekly Restaurant Insights. Restaurant Sales and Traffic Post Strongest Results in 4 Weeks. The 2 nd quarter was especially challenging for restaurants.

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