Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

More difficult than you may have thought, more chaotic than you might expect, more poetic than you realize, and more fulfilling than you would understand: this, to me, describes the environment of the professional kitchen that few customers are able to view or experience. Each have specific duties and all have some shared responsibility.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

Various existing and new companies are adopting this trend to reduce operational expenses and risks. In this blog, we will discuss the various facets being utilized to enhance the entire operation of the ghost kitchen efficiently. Each virtual concept was based on a specific Dog Haus specialty, and each had its own menu.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

You’re tracking deliveries, making the most of your food budget, and ensuring your staff is prepared to serve customers. However, in between all these tasks, it is critical to devote time and energy into accurate and consistent inventory management. How can you best approach restaurant inventory management?

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

Wow visuals on the plate and in the dining room, wow views from every seat, wow service, and of course – wow flavors on the plate. Take care of your employees and vendors and they will take care of your paying customers. Somewhere in our internal job description is a desire, and even a need to build an environment of WOW!

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Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Hotel operators are struggling with three major pain points: the labor shortage, competitive expansion, and lingering lockdown restrictions. Mobile tech solution can fill the gaps left behind by skeleton teams and keep operations competitive. This can lead to inefficient operations, sacrificed offerings, and dangerous employee burnout.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Push it out, how many covers, lock, and load, finish strong, over the hump, wrap it up: this the language of the kitchen during service, these are the timestamps like the number of quarters in a football game or innings in baseball. Can they meet the crowds and even exceed budgeted customer counts on a given day? CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

This is defined in articles from local newspapers to the New York Times, from industry magazines and websites to social media, and from industry blogs to podcasts by the dozens – everyone states the problem, points a finger, and portrays the issue as someone else’s doing. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. So, what might the cause be?

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Your servers are constantly on the go – every second matters when it comes to turning tables and providing high-quality service to your guests. A mobile POS can help any restaurant looking to improve server productivity, increase revenue, and overall streamline their front of house operations. What is a Mobile POS?

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Apicbase

JANUARY 4, 2023

Running a profitable restaurant, dark kitchen, or corporate catering operation has become increasingly difficult. More and more, foodservice operators are turning to Group Purchasing Organisations (GPOs) for cost savings in purchasing. Procurement Service Providers (PSP) is a synonym for a Group Purchasing Organisation.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Certainly, 2020 brought challenges for the restaurant industry that most owners and operators didn’t see coming. COVID-19 has prompted massive changes in how restaurants operate. Other restaurants had to shift operations to a limited-capacity model, adjusting labor and food costs to match new sales levels.

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Restaurant365

MAY 17, 2022

Food inventory management goes way beyond counting the items on the shelves. The most important part of inventory management is understanding how the amount of product relates to your profit margin. Why a POS system is not suitable for inventory management. Best practices for effective food inventory management.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

None, however, are as devastatingly out of the operators control as this pandemic. Even the best operators are at a loss for solutions. Those processing plants need to cover their substantial operational costs now that restaurant business has all but disappeared.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

So, what are the lessons offered and what should we learn: FROM THE EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE: We are not prepared: Other businesses, as part of their operational strategy, build in scenario planning that helps to develop action plans for the expected and unsuspected. What if……happens? How will we react?”

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

That is what we are going to answer in this blog—providing you with steps you can take right now to reduce your costs and boost your revenue to keep your restaurant profitable during COVID-19. Download all the data from your restaurant POS or back-office management platform to get a sense of how your restaurant is operating today.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

All of the tools are available for inventory control, purchasing systems, cash handling, costing templates, and quality assessment. Develop your standards, teach your standards, execute your standards, measure your standards, and solicit feedback on how those standards sit with customers, vendors, and staff. Service is off.”

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 30, 2020

However, the day-to-day tasks can distract from the bigger-picture work that is essential for your long-term business health: restaurant operations management. The common saying is that owners and operators need to work “on,” not “in,” their restaurant. What is restaurant operations management?

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Becoming successful in the restaurant industry is difficult but staying ahead of operational challenges is even harder. To prepare for the new year, restaurant owners, operators, and managers need to start planning now. Here are the top 10 operational challenges restauranteurs should expect in 2020: 1.

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Izettle

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

But as any small business owner knows, adding new e-commerce channels also means adding new challenges to your day to day – and they usually revolve around inventory. Your inventory is a living thing. Your inventory isn’t just words on a spreadsheet or pictures on an app. The importance of inventory management.

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Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

B etween payroll, inventory, reporting, and more, it’s easy for a manager to get trapped in the back office, sinking under paperwork. Between payroll, ordering, reporting, and a mess of other paperwork, it’s easy for back-office operations to bog down crucial front-office efficiency. The Sinker: Inefficient Inventory Processes.

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Restaurant365

JULY 21, 2021

When it comes to restaurant inventory, there are a lot of moving pieces. How do you keep track of all these different shipments and ingredients to minimize food waste, ensure you are prepared for service, and optimize what you’re spending on your ingredients? Are you interested in improving how your restaurant runs inventory?

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 7, 2024

While your customers may never meet BOH team members, these restaurant jobs are essential to delivering a fantastic hospitality experience. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the restaurant’s culinary offerings and ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchen.

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The Restaurant Group

MAY 13, 2024

We provide analysis and menu creation services that don’t simply showcase your food offerings but also boost your bottom line. Obviously, it makes good sense to draw customers’ attention towards highly profitable items. A dynamic menu is also more exciting, giving your customers something new to look forward to on their next visit.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a paradigm shift for the dining industry, restaurants are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tailor their menus to the individual nutritional needs of customers through personalized online ordering systems. With AI-driven online ordering systems, like the company BigZpoon provides, this vision is becoming a reality.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 21, 2023

Equipment in the kitchen like combi-ovens, sous vide circulators, and cook/chill for large scale operations have made us more efficient and consistent. The conversation evolved into the likely solution of more technology and even Artificial Intelligence in restaurant operations.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Food cost is heavily influenced by your inventory management. With the restaurant industry’s notoriously razor-thin margins, controlling food costs — and managing your inventory — are essential for a healthy bottom line. There are many opportunities within the inventory lifecycle to apply efficient food cost controls.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Sometimes called a virtual restaurant, virtual kitchen or cloud kitchen, a ghost kitchen is a food-service business that serves customers exclusively through online orders. The focus of this blog post is to help existing restaurants launch their own ghost kitchens. How a ghost kitchen works. Size of U.S.

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Culinary Digital

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the ever-evolving food industry landscape, one concept stands out as a catalyst for operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and improved customer satisfaction: streamlined menu options. Part 1: When a Menu Selection is Reduced A reduced menu selection translates to simplified kitchen operations.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Restaurants are devoting time, energy, and marketing resources to improve the customer experience. However, the benefits of improving the customer experience go beyond just getting better reviews. Ultimately, many of the same things that help your guest experience also end up helping support restaurant operations as well.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

For the restaurant operator caught up in the current, somewhat bleak reality of the business environment we are living in – there is hope in knowing how resilient the business of food can be. Remember all of those exciting things that you did to draw customers in when business was great? www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Hot Schedules

JULY 26, 2021

Rather than limiting inventory or reducing the customer experience, here are five ways the right retail scheduling solution empowers managers to cut costs through efficient workforce management — without burning out the staff. It can also lead to poor customer service and shortcuts that lead to inefficient operations.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

states are forcing non-essential businesses to stop operations. However, many states that are forcing restaurants to stop their dine-in services are allowing them to operate as takeout and delivery-only establishments. Consider things like merchandise sales, inventory sales, or private cooking lessons.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Recent supply chain shortages across the world, stemming largely from decreased production in areas under tight lockdown and understaffed shipping operations, have put these relationships under even further scrutiny. Your restaurant looks for partnerships based on specific needs: inventory, timeliness, reliability. Is it a Win-Win?

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Getting that dish just right, controlling costs, managing inventory, meeting budgetary goals, topping yesterdays customer count, clearing the rail of tickets without any re-fires, a complement from customers, top ratings on Trip Advisor or Yelp, or a positive local restaurant review can all be viewed as a competitive opportunity.

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Cheetah

MAY 11, 2021

To help restaurant operators make the most of this exciting event, here are 3 things you can do to get your business ready for reopening. Outdoor service distancing guidelines are still in place. Stock Up on Inventory. Have a system to accurately determine your stock level and become an expert in the inventory par method.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 23, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a groundbreaking tool that is revolutionizing the way restaurants operate. With its ability to streamline operations, elevate customer experiences, and drive overall success, AI has become an indispensable asset for modern restaurants.

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Bingage

APRIL 14, 2021

Then being a restaurant owner, why wouldn’t you prefer the latest restaurant technology for the business’s smooth operation & long-term growth. We all are aware that, Restaurant business owners are now adopting effective solutions that can automate operational work, minimise physical burden and improve business sales.

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Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 9, 2024

Reliable, quality food suppliers for restaurants are one of the few key components that a dining establishment must have to remain operational. They keep the kitchen stocked, help ensure quality products, and provide valuable support that allows you to focus on what you do best: creating a great dining experience for your customers.

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