7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. Table of Contents: The main duties and responsibilities of a restaurant manager What is a restaurant manager’s daily routine?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Are you a restaurant owner looking for question to ask potential candidates? Check out this blog and video on the top 9 interview questions to ask as an owner. There are a lot of jobs available in the restaurant industry. Restaurant Interview Questions and Answers [PDF]. Table of Contents. Interview Best Practices.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In the restaurant industry, every bit counts. In this blog post, we will discuss suggestive selling and how it can improve your restaurant's bottom line. In this blog post, we will discuss suggestive selling and how it can improve your restaurant's bottom line. Higher tips and checks.

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Loyalty Program Customer Experience Customer Service Point of Sale 195

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

You may serve the best food on the block, but if your restaurant doesn't match its dishes with plausible customer service, your customers may never come back. That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave. Table of Contents.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

360Training

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The restaurant industry is vibrant, active—and full of job opportunities. If you’re interested in a career in the restaurant industry, but don’t know where to start, this blog post is for you. Below, we’re reviewing some of the most common jobs in the restaurant industry and what they entail.

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Kitchen Safety Certification Food Safety Front of House 128

7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2020

The restaurant is located in a 200-year-old building–the first building in town, which in its past has been a Masonic lodge, a school, and a movie theater. Now, the building is the home of The 1894 Lodge, a bar and restaurant with a unique, chef-driven menu loaded with comfort food. My staff was great,” he said. They stayed together.”

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Bottleneck Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

With over 13 years of experience owning and operating brick and mortar restaurants, Bottleneck is launching Secret Sauce Barbecue, our first “virtual brand” and “ghost kitchen.” For now, we are delivery-only but will be offering catering and takeout soon. Bottleneck Expands with Secret Sauce Barbecue.

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Online Ordering Back of House Catering Food Supply 131

Hot Schedules

MARCH 26, 2020

Managing Inventory in the Days of COVID-19. Whether you are closing temporarily or switching to a takeout/delivery model, here are some tips to help. We don’t have all the answers. But we do know that creativity abounds in this industry. Some restaurants are offering fun incentives to diners. Communicate.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

If you’re ready to turn your dream of opening a pizza restaurant into a reality, here is an example of a pizza business plan to help you get started. For additional help, check out Lavu’s free ebook How to Build a Restaurant Business Plan. Company Overview In the next section, dive deeper into the details of your restaurant.

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Loyalty Program Download Document Point of Sale 78

Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

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. Ghost kitchens cut the cost of real estate and labor by reducing the restaurant model to accommodate off-premise food sales. What is a ghost kitchen?

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Front of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety Customer Service 147

Sling

JUNE 14, 2023

As a restaurant owner, you know that keeping your business afloat is all about the bottom line. And though you’ve worked hard to get where you are, you know it’s time to focus on increasing your restaurant’s profit margin. Table of contents What is a restaurant profit margin? So, what is the average profit margin?

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Customer Service Email Marketing Website Management Customer Experience 78

Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2022

Restaurant technology has grown in the last few years. Costs for these emerging technologies make them more accessible to independent restaurants and small chains, who fight with the big guys for more than just customers. Technology, it seems, is making the restaurant industry bigger and better.

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Bingage

DECEMBER 5, 2019

When it comes to building a marketing strategy to increase restaurant business sales , social media and online marketing is an unavoidable element. Now the question is…then what will work for a restaurant? Related Read: 10 Ideas (Innovative) to Increase Your Restaurant Sales. 10 Tips to Be outstanding on Social Media.

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Our primary driver of business had been removed, and our world as we knew it had been turned completely upside down.”. – Jeff Bay, Managing Director of HayMax Hotels. A critical financial metric in the hotel industry, RevPAR, measures the revenue generated per available room. Top Five Supply Chain Management Tips.

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Hot Schedules

MARCH 31, 2020

As we all ride out this storm and plan for the eventual return to business, there is so much uncertainty when it comes to human resource and payroll concerns. We hope to shed a little light on what the latest legislative actions mean to us as employers. We have summarized what we believe to be the most relevant new information below.

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Website Management Employee Relations Insurance Small Business 120

Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

Recent surveys confirm the importance of cleaning and sanitizing in food industry establishments for building customer confidence and in influencing diner choice. When people see dirt or grease at a restaurant, 82% say they lose their appetite. When people see dirt or grease at a restaurant, 82% say they lose their appetite.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Food Supply 52

Ordyx

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

To all the veterans and active duty members of the US Armed Forces, we would like to say THANK YOU! ​But the truth is, we could go on and on expressing our gratitude towards veterans. This is a great way to support our Veterans We are forever grateful. Updated By Sloane Viner ​11/6/29019 Subscribe to our blog.

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360Training

DECEMBER 23, 2019

If you work in the restaurant industry, personal hygiene isn’t just a choice, it’s a must. The best way to prevent them from affecting your customers is to ensure that anyone who cooks, touches, or serves food maintains high-levels of personal hygiene. Hand washing is essential for serving contaminant-free food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Fat Sal’s Deli, El Pollo Loco, Green Rabbit, Smart Foodservice, Slice,A&G Real Estate Partners, Mastercard, Temporis, The Flavor Experience and Chicken Guy! “We are proud to make this pledge and we invite other restaurant and QSR companies to do the same.”

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Food Supply Franchise Franchising Customer Experience 86

Bingage

AUGUST 4, 2019

Are you preparing to open a restaurant business or running a restaurant already? Well if yes, then you must figure out some challenges you’ll have to face from starting a restaurant to execution. Becoming a successful restaurant owner is not easy, you have to deal with numerous difficulties while running a food venture.

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KaTom

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Vegetarian diets aren’t a new concept, and restaurant trend prediction lists have included menu items such as “plant-based protein” and “vegetable-centric dishes” for years. 5 Vegetarian Restaurants to Try in 2020. Get Inspired by These Vegetarian Concepts. View this post on Instagram.

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The Food Corridor

JUNE 3, 2020

With movement restricted and social distancing measures becoming the new normal for restaurants, we have seen an acceleration in the move to digital technology for food businesses. Here are our top 10 emerging platforms or tech empowered concepts that we believe will power the future of the food industry.

Food 87

Food Online Ordering Food Order Customer Service 87

The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

These days, we store our photos, stream our movies, and even run our businesses in the cloud. And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. It offers certain advantages over offering delivery from a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant. Food delivery is nothing new, of course.

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Kitchen Safety Delivery Online Ordering Food Order 59

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Working in a restaurant is something more than 11 million people in the United States do. It's one of the most hands-on jobs you can have - and equips employees with an abundance of restaurant skills as a result. Plus tips for writing a killer restaurant resume to get the position in the first place. Food allergies.

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Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 370

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

If you followed the tips and advice of Part 1 of The Beginner’s Guide to Opening a Food Truck Business , then you are on the path to success, and soon you will be serving hundreds of people every day. Tracking Inventory & Sales Mobile restaurant or not, you need to track inventory as though your life depends on it.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

A restaurant earns its reputation primarily from two things: its food and its service. That's why it is important to learn how to motivate your restaurant employees. We are most productive and responsive when we are happy, so it makes sense to create an environment that fosters this kind of positive emotion.

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Front of House Back of House Communication Customer Service 370

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? So, why do it?

Email Marketing 72

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 72

Notch

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Anyone who’s worked in the service industry knows that running a restaurant isn’t easy. The fact that there’s an overwhelming number of restaurants to compete with only adds to the challenge. As a business owner, you probably know that revenue management is one of the keys to success.

Management 71

Management Management Loyalty Program Email Marketing 71

Notch

MARCH 12, 2019

Anyone who works in the restaurant business knows how tough it can be to make a living in an industry where profit margins tend to hover at only around 6%. That includes the labor cost percentage for your restaurant. So, what does this number mean in context — and why does it matter to your restaurant operations?

Front of House 74

Front of House Fast Casual Back of House Fine Dining 74

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

If you followed the tips and advice of Part 1 of The Beginner’s Guide to Opening a Food Truck Business , then you are on the path to success, and soon you will be serving hundreds of people every day. Tracking Inventory & Sales Mobile restaurant or not, you need to track inventory as though your life depends on it.

Food Truck 60

Food Truck Mobile Ordering Food Food Order 60

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? So, why do it?

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 52

Notch

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Anyone who’s worked in the service industry knows that running a restaurant isn’t easy. The fact that there’s an overwhelming number of restaurants to compete with only adds to the challenge. As a business owner, you probably know that revenue management is one of the keys to success.

Management 52

Management Management Loyalty Program Email Marketing 52

Island Media Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Before people walk into your restaurant to enjoy the good ambiance, impeccable service, and great delicacy, they need to find you first. Here are some SEO tips for your website in the restaurant industry. Here are some SEO tips for your website in the restaurant industry. Get your NAP right.

SEO 40

SEO Tip Distribution Social Media Website Management 40

Notch

MARCH 12, 2019

Anyone who works in the restaurant business knows how tough it can be to make a living in an industry where profit margins tend to hover at only around 6%. That includes the labor cost percentage for your restaurant. So, what does this number mean in context — and why does it matter to your restaurant operations?

Front of House 52

Front of House Fast Casual Back of House Fine Dining 52

Notch

MAY 7, 2019

From choosing your location and getting the required licenses to hiring the right team and setting up key systems (like your POS), here’s a quick breakdown of the steps you should take to start a successful bar: Step 1: Learn the industry The very first step is getting a handle on the expected startup costs. Can you even afford to open a bar?

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Notch

MAY 7, 2019

From choosing your location and getting the required licenses to hiring the right team and setting up key systems (like your POS), here’s a quick breakdown of the steps you should take to start a successful bar: Step 1: Learn the industry The very first step is getting a handle on the expected startup costs. Can you even afford to open a bar?

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Bar License Back of House Hiring 52

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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Healthcare Employee Relations Online Ordering Customer Service 206