Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2020

Rest assured, at some point restaurants will rise up again, clubs and hotels will measure success based on occupancy and food service activity, and the position of “chef” will be center stage in driving sales and measuring profitability. I am the chef” has oftentimes been a statement that points to his or her authority over others.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As the demand for a higher minimum wage continues to grow on a state and a federal level, restaurant owners and managers are understandably paying more attention to their restaurant’s 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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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

By performing an honest assessment and diving deep into point-of-sale (POS) reporting, payroll data, online customer reviews, and various other analytics, even the most successful restaurant operators can identify areas that can be streamlined to cut costs, save time, and boost revenue in the new year. Automate, Automate, Automate.

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The Restaurant Group

APRIL 18, 2025

Effective accounting procedures are essential to ensure the steadiness and durability of a restaurants assets, from tracking cash flow to managing expenditures and profits. Daily Sales Report Daily sales reports track daily revenue, helping you monitor performance and make informed decisions. What is Restaurant Accounting?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In all cases they begin with the same goals: prepare and serve great products that are consistent and offered with a smile, build success on a steady flow of sales and controlled profitability, and do all of this with pride. I have the privilege of working with many different restaurants and food businesses. So why does it sometimes go wrong?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2020

Signing up your establishment in a third-party online ordering app can significantly ramp up your sales, as you give customers the privilege to dine with you wherever they may be. When people decide to dine in your establishment, they don’t just want to eat good food; they want to have a pleasant experience, as well. Self-Service Tech.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

If your restaurant isnt showing up in local searchesor if customers cant easily place an order once they find youyoure missing out on sales. You can also use loyalty incentives, like a rewards program that gives customers points when they order through your website but not when they order through third-party apps.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

There were no sophisticated profit and loss statements or cash flow charts, no point-of-sale systems or computer analytics to pour over and make decisions by; these were not the type of operations that required that level of analysis. I have very fond memories of walking the streets of St. That was it!

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Focus POS

JUNE 17, 2019

Restaurant Point of Sale Software. What is restaurant point of sale (POS) software? Restaurant point of sale software empowers businesses to control labor costs, manage inventory, and have deeper visibility into business operations. Benefits of Restaurant Point of Sale Software.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

Over the past year, many restaurants have reduced the stress of the system by having consumers order online, by phone or mobile app, while additionally offering curbside delivery at the nearest point of retail. Undoubtedly, one of the most affected industries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic was the restaurant industry. Rethink Rewards.

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ChowNow

AUGUST 19, 2024

Whether you’re a roadside fruit stand or a Michelin star restaurant, cash flow management is crucial. And there’s more to restaurant cash management than simply bringing in more money to cover expenses. However, poor restaurant cash flow management can result in failing to pay employees, vendors or debtors.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I get it, I’ve been there, I know the adrenaline behind this and the sense of accomplishment when the rail is free of dupes – it is a race against time, an impossible goal that somehow, we manage to reach. Get it done, no mistakes, and pick up the pace are all directives that help line cooks make it through another day or night. We made it!

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

In some instances – winning is not always based on a score: “He who accumulates the most points wins”, but we do know when a “win” has been achieved no matter how it is measured. Measuring how the “carrot rule”, is applied is the job of the coach, manager, or in our case chef. Winning feels good, losing does not.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. He also has the numbers to prove his point: Digital sales at Chipotle accounted for 19.6% of total sales (4).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2021

Your menu: Part love letter, part manifesto, instructions for use and a bill of goods, all rolled into one. No other artifact in your restaurant is more capable of setting the tone or telling your story. Your menu: Part love letter, part manifesto, instructions for use and a bill of goods, all rolled into one. Here’s just a bit of what we saw.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In four years of operation, he’s doubled his sales every year, and today pulls in more than $475,000 a year. The UpFlip team interviewed the Vet Chef crew to find out, and for those questions that weren’t answered in the interview, you can find them on the UpFlip blog. Kyle Gorlie opened his Vet Chef food truck in 2016.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 10, 2020

Even though the practice of restaurant management continues to move digital, the physical space of your restaurant back office still needs to be organized. In this blog, we’ll walk you through best practices for organizing your back office, reducing unnecessary clutter, and preserving your office as a place of efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has launched the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to support U.S. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

Treat everyone as you would want to be treated. [] LISTEN AND HEAR Hear the chef, manager, your peer cooks, the dishwasher, service staff, vendors, and customers. How eager are you to reach that position of chef? Are you hungry enough to do what you need to do, to build a plan and stick with it? Besides when you look good, you feel good.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

If you are part of a working couple, managing a budget, paying for a mortgage, supporting two cars, and probably still paying off your student loans, then does going out to dinner make sense? Strict economics would require most people to think hard about spending that kind of money. So, what does the independent restaurateur do?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. Keegan Brown, Marketing Manager Easy On Hold & Brand Music. Here are their insights. Tony Abate, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at AtmosAir Solutions. Impressions are everything.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I am optimistic in the ability of the restaurant business to recover and shine, to bring people together once again, to return to a position of central to the life of neighborhoods, and optimistic that this business of food will provide wonderful careers for cooks, chefs, service staff, bartenders, managers and owners – THIS WILL HAPPEN.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 16, 2022

As a cook or chef there are many days that go well and a few that challenge the best. There are times when a service kind of clicks and the night ends without any problems – these are nights that allow you to feel good about what you do and the level of skill that you have built. Your dictionary. Sabrina worked the sauté station.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In this blog post, we will discuss suggestive selling and how it can improve your restaurant's bottom line. Suggestive selling is a sales tactic that encourages guests to order something that is different from what they had planned to order or usually order in an effort to increase the check size and make their experience better.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Improving your restaurant’s SERP rankings can help generate more online visibility and subsequently more online sales. Six Tips to Improve Your Restaurant’s Local SERP Rankings. There are no cookie-cutter approaches to SEO. However, with that said, there are common SEO tasks that can be done to improve SEO.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

While money isn't everything, it's one of the biggest pain points for restaurant workers right now. We don't have to tell you that the restaurant industry has a turnover problem. As of 2019, hospitality had a national average turnover rate of 75% , and that's only grown since the pandemic. They aren't making enough money.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

What those technologies are completely depends on the role, but here are a few of the more popular examples: Servers and front-of-house roles tend to familiarize themselves with point-of-sale (POS) technology, scheduling software , online ordering integrations, and perhaps even reservation software. Table of Contents. Undercooking.

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Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 370

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

Comparing 7shifts’ internal data of 10,000+ restaurants, restaurants are seeing an average weekly decrease in sales of 50% across the board in North America. 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

APRIL 24, 2020

Followers have a need to feel needed and be successful with their work, but seek to have someone else point the way and support their efforts in the process. Yesterday, I read an emotional, well-written, soul-crushing article by Gabrielle Hamilton – chef/owner of Prune Restaurant in New York City.

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The Rail

JULY 5, 2024

This blog will explore essential restaurant management tips that will help you enhance profitability and drive success in the competitive food service industry. To boost sales, concentrate on emphasizing and selectively advertising high-margin goods. To further simplify and expedite processes, consider making your menu simpler.

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ChowNow

JULY 10, 2024

Concept overview : Describe your restaurant’s theme, cuisine, and unique selling points that make it stand out. Ownership and management : Provide clear details about the restaurant’s owners and any other key members of the management team. Concept and vision : Explain the overall concept of your restaurant.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Because sales and labor needs can change by the hour, day, week, and month, it can be difficult to control your labor budget over time. Because sales and labor needs can change by the hour, day, week, and month, it can be difficult to control your labor budget over time. Total labor cost. Hourly Employees. Salaried Employees.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As a store-level manager, you always have a lot on your plate. However, in between all these tasks, it is critical to devote time and energy into accurate and consistent inventory management. Inventory management is a powerful tool for your day-to-day operations, but only if you use it correctly.

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The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Gross Profit Margin Definition of Gross Profit Margin Gross profit margin shows the money left after subtracting the cost of goods sold (CoGS) from total sales. Steps to Calculate Gross Profit Margin Find your total sales revenue for a specific period. Subtract CoGS from total sales to get gross profit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This blog will steer you in the right direction. They range the gamut from loyalty points ( Fivestarts ) to local events ( Restaurant Week ). More content at a person’s fingertips can definitely drive sales and drive interest. If you are reading this article you are one of the brave. Offer Online Promotions. Focus on SEO.

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Focus POS

AUGUST 12, 2020

If sales are high, then your restaurant must be doing well, right? . It’s tempting to use sales figures as proof that you’re managing your restaurant well. Sales figures can fluctuate based on many things, and they don’t always represent an accurate picture of how you are doing overall. High Employee Turnover .

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 24, 2020

Take a breath, hold on and think it through, turn on a dime, change or be changed, now is the time, don’t jump to conclusions, don’t forget what got you to this point, the past is the past – move on, the conflicting words of advice are swirling around us and restaurateurs and chefs are caught in the middle like a ship without a rudder.

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