Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Four-page menus do not reflect business common sense – inventories become unmanageable, waste is much more difficult to manage, the level of expertise required of employees grows exponentially, consistency and quality are challenging, and profit is hard to predict and realize. What if……happens? How will we react?”

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QSR Automations

JANUARY 15, 2024

Higher Food Quality, Less Waste One of the standout features of ConnectSmart® Kitchen is the ability to manage the flow of food around the kitchen, ensuring that all food arrives at the table at the same time. In the ever-changing landscape of the restaurant industry, staying ahead of the curve is paramount for success.

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Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Between payroll, ordering, reporting, and a mess of other paperwork, it’s easy for back-office operations to bog down crucial front-office efficiency. Between payroll, ordering, reporting, and a mess of other paperwork, it’s easy for back-office operations to bog down crucial front-office efficiency. b3lineicon|b3icon-list-add|?

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QSR Automations

JANUARY 22, 2024

In this blog, we delve into the top-tier prophecies for the year ahead and illuminate how our ConnectSmart® suite can propel your restaurant into a league of its own. A key part of automating your restaurant is connecting your front and back of house; that’s where ConnectSmart® Host comes in.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 8, 2024

This blog post will explore the current state of robotics in restaurants, examine its benefits and challenges, and speculate on how this technology might evolve. Front-of-House Robots In the dining area, robots are being employed as servers and hosts. Robotics in the restaurant industry is no longer the stuff of science fiction.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

The focus of this blog post is to help existing restaurants launch their own ghost kitchens. Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. What is a ghost kitchen? How a ghost kitchen works. Size of U.S.

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

For more suggestions on how to build strong relationships at work, check out these articles from the Sling blog: How to Have a Strong Employee/Employer Relationship 12 Leadership Theories And Styles For Managers 2) Improve restaurant security A strong RO program will also include some form of security. Here’s how to achieve that.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 22, 2021

Training your store-level managers and your kitchen staff about food waste reduction is critical to improving overall Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS). Training your store-level managers and your kitchen staff about food waste reduction is critical to improving overall Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS). Train your store-level managers.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 15, 2021

Leveraging your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH) data allows you to gain more insight into your operations. You may have a hunch that you are doing fewer table turns on the weekend, or that your inventory has gotten wasteful recently. Restaurant KPIs impacting a profitable back of house.

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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. In the dynamic world of hospitality, innovation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s what keeps the industry afloat.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This two-part blog series presents an overall guide to the essentials of payroll accounting for restaurant groups. From hiring and onboarding to running employee payments and paying taxes, payroll touches on many different parts of a restaurant business. However, tracking your labor cost is a bit more complicated.

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

They take the form of wasted time, effort and cash, and cause havoc and frustration for your employees and guests alike. Plus, manual back-ups and lost information, buried notices and wasted paper. . Meet the Villains Part One: The Busywork Beast in the Back-Office Lair. You’re not the first to meet this foe.

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Focus POS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Since there is no front-of-house, you needn’t worry about staffing any front-of-house employees, either. . A ghost kitchen can make it easier by cutting back on the different areas that need your attention, so you are able to achieve maximum efficiency with minimum waste. . Here are some of the benefits: .

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Focus POS

JANUARY 15, 2020

From front-of-house to back-of-house operations, restaurant technology can be leveraged to streamline it all. From front-of-house to back-of-house operations, restaurant technology can be leveraged to streamline it all. Here are a few ways you can do this: Streamlined Restaurant Operations. Labor Management.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Maybe it’s organizing the walk-in, folding the napkins for the front of the house, or reworking the menus. Daily issues with your inventory control can lead to food waste levels that skew your monthly margins. In a restaurant, there’s always something that needs to be done. What is restaurant operations management?

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The role may cover a wide range of areas, from front-of-house to back-of-house, or customer experience in the restaurant to off-premises. Does your restaurant group have a profitability strategist? If you’re considering the possibility, here’s an exploration of how the role could impact your restaurant group. Reducing CoGS.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

In this guide, learn about properly cleaning the restaurant and items such as silverware, as well as how to help prevent cross contamination and other risks in the back of house. An estimated 3,000 people in the U.S. die each year due to foodborne illness. When people see dirt or grease at a restaurant, 82% say they lose their appetite.

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Sling

APRIL 27, 2023

How to improve your restaurant operations management 1) Make clear plans Many things need to go right for your restaurant to open its doors each day — everything from accepting orders, prepping food, and readying the front of the house to running staff meetings and ordering supplies for the next day.

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Sling

JULY 4, 2021

Then, like the video you shot, display them on all your social media channels, on your website, and in your blog posts. In the age of data sharing, social media, and custom apps, the fish-bowl business card giveaway may seem like a waste of your time. Restaurant marketing has changed dramatically over the past 20 years.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 25, 2020

Adjusting how you get your menu items in front of customers could help curb the drop in your sales numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Use your servers and other front-of-house employees to facilitate your takeout service. You can also bypass third-party delivery commissions and fees, keeping the delivery fees in house.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Particularly when it comes to restaurant management which requires knowledge of both front of house and back of house needs. Digital inventory tracking can help with reordering automatically and reduce waste in the workplace. POS stands for point of sale. What is an automated scheduler? Digital inventory tracking.

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The Restaurant Expert

JANUARY 17, 2019

The other is a waste sheet. The waste sheet simply tracks waste in the kitchen. When an ingredient or item is double ordered, over cooked, spoils or just can’t be used any longer for any reason, it MUST be recorded on the waste sheet. The waste sheet shows you where there are problems. One is a key item report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

” The experts at Parts Town authored a blog post for independent restaurants about how to transition toward delivery. .” ” The experts at Parts Town authored a blog post for independent restaurants about how to transition toward delivery. "Cox Media has been very supportive to us during this difficult time. . "In

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Focus POS

JUNE 17, 2019

Good restaurant point of sale software will have the flexibility to accommodate different types of ordering (in-house, online, self-service). Improved communication between front-of-house and back-of-house will speed up service and improve customer satisfaction. Restaurant Point of Sale Software. Friendly UI and UX.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 21, 2020

Coffee shop owners who don’t adapt to their changing needs risk losing sales and customers. The market isn’t the only thing that’s changed. The world has too, and this will impact the behaviour and preferences of 2020’s coffee shop consumer. The Average Coffee Shop Consumer. Let’s take a look at what today’s coffee shop consumer cares about. “The

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

The model allows one or more virtual restaurants to operate from a delivery-optimized kitchen without the overheads of a dining room or front-of-house staff. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. But moving to a delivery- only model has been made possible recently by advances in technology and changes in consumer habits.

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In a bid to counteract these negative effects in the restaurant industry, the government established various regulations to ensure the safe operation of the restaurant industry. Although these regulations are ever-changing, there are several ways that restaurant owners and stakeholders can continue to run a successful restaurant business.

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Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. 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%. So, why do it?

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef. There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef.

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Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. 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%. So, why do it?

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Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 52

Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

Stadium and other sport event venues have a front row seat to these plays – and to what happens when the right talent gets on the field and execute. We’ve got a few tips from the workforce management front office here at Fourth. Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams. Finding skilled talent isn’t easy.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

This blog provides an organised overview of the key metrics multi-site restaurant brands should track. In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking. To help you out, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide on restaurant metrics. Why Are Metrics Important?

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Xtra Chef

AUGUST 12, 2020

Waste Not, Want Not. Find more information in this blog post. Food costs are one of the most significant factors of a restaurant’s success. Knowing your restaurant food costs helps with menu pricing, affects prime costs, and plays an integral part in remaining profitable. What’s in The Restaurant Food Costs Guide?

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Before restaurants can record a profit, they need to take several expenses into account—inventory, kitchen equipment, building utilities, and of course, labor. What is Restaurant Labor Cost Percentage? Some businesses choose to calculate labor cost as a percentage of operating costs rather than a percentage of sales.

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EATER

JULY 6, 2022

But former employees say that narrative often obscured a more complicated reality. This story contains a detailed account of a sexual assault. In November 2013, a 22-year-old cook named John Schaible arrived in Pocantico Hills, New York, to work at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. All I could think about is how sad it is.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Between self-service, order management, home delivery options, and futuristic robotic servers, there’s no shortage of great ideas for boosting front-of-house productivity. Here are a few examples of how expanding back of the house technology can help deliver on patrons’ increasing expectations: Delivering dining insights.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2021

Controlling your restaurant’s prime cost, made up of your cost of goods sold (CoGS) and labor costs, is critical to your profitability. Prime cost represents the two largest controllable costs for your restaurant – food and labor. Rethinking manager accountability and empowerment. Provide Managers with a Roadmap for Success.

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