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SUPPORT SMALL RESTAURANTS EVERYDAY

Culinary Cues

Every year, this weekend is the official time to celebrate small businesses. In preparation for the holiday gift giving season it was somehow decided that it was appropriate to recognize those private businesses within your community by stopping in to say hello, thank them for all that they do, and spend a little money.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-July 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The ability for restaurants, particularly full service restaurants, to operate at total capacity, consumer comfort with dining in, and more business and recreational travel will aid recovery at the dinner daypart. " Remarkable Resiliency. The key to the industry's recovery will be the strength of each daypart. foodservice industry.

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Restaurant Labor Costs: How to Calculate & Optimize Your Staffing Expense

Notch

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%. A restaurant’s ability to turn a profit can hinge on something as small as scheduling an extra staff member on a slow night. Plus, it’s often one of the easiest costs to control.

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The Best Takeout in Durham

KaTom

Some of these eateries were founded specifically for grab-and-go convenience, while others just got into the to-go business because of this new normal. We hope these contributions to the pantheon of restaurant advice help hungry folks in these cities and give local businesses a boost. Elmo’s Diner , 776 9th Street, 919-416-3823.

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Restaurant Labor Costs: How to Calculate & Optimize Your Staffing Expense

Notch

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%. A restaurant’s ability to turn a profit can hinge on something as small as scheduling an extra staff member on a slow night. Plus, it’s often one of the easiest costs to control.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

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. With most of their business reliant on dine-in visits, full service restaurants (FSR) bore the brunt of the COVID dine-in restrictions. percent, compared with 3.1

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How to Manage Your Restaurant Labor Cost Percentage

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In this post, we’ll define restaurant labor cost percentage, explain how to calculate it, share our thoughts on an ideal labor cost percentage, and give you some tips for controlling restaurant labor cost percentage for your business. What is Restaurant Labor Cost Percentage? Benefits (Health Care, Employee Discounts, etc.). Payroll Taxes.