Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. In this article, we explore the key differences between the front and back of the house in a restaurant and discuss the best ways to integrate FOH and BOH operations.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 15, 2021

Your restaurant is constantly generating data, whether from your sales revenue, food costs, or labor hours. Leveraging your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH) data allows you to gain more insight into your operations. Get the data you need to grow your profitability by reviewing critical FOH and BOH restaurant KPIs.

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Apicbase

MARCH 3, 2023

Although the point-of-sale system (POS) remains the technological heart of restaurants, numerous technologies run behind the scenes these days. Some technologies integrate with the restaurant’s POS, allowing data to be easily shared between front-of-house (FoH) and back-of-house (BoH) systems. POS integration is essential.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

That means you are collaborating with multiple stakeholders who each have their own data points to focus on. The F&B director works with the order forms, the COO analyses the profit and loss statements, the inventory manager checks the stock counts, the executive chef works in the recipes database and so on.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 9, 2021

After all, it’s hard to improve a metric if you don’t know your starting point. You can use data to improve restaurant operations, both in your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH). Optimizing your BOH and FOH metrics boosts the efficiency of your labor and food spending. Focus on the customer experience.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

At limited-service restaurants, customers order their food at a counter or drive-thru and pay before eating it. At full-service establishments, customers typically order their food at a table or counter, are served by waitstaff and pay after consuming their meal. These are fast-changing times for all types of restaurants.

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Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

Purchasing and order management: The software digitises purchasing and ordering. You can set alerts and order to PAR. The right restaurant management software significantly enhances efficiency and control of operating costs. It runs in the cloud, so these functions are available wherever you are on any device.

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