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A Guide to Black Box Intelligence Data: How to See Current Trends Broken Down by Restaurant Category

Black Box Intelligence

Fine dining, upscale, casual family dining and casual dining restaurants fall under this category. Family dining restaurants. Family dining restaurants have average guest checks below $15. Casual dining restaurants. This segment is typically reported as the mid-range casual dining segment.

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5 Effective Ways to Increase Profit Margins at Your Restaurant

Cheetah

In our last article we explored adding auto-gratuity to the bill and sharing tips with BOH staff. Many customers relate to the plight of service staff and are fine paying for what is clearly intended to supplement higher wages. This sparked a lively debate around the efficacy of mandatory service fees. Retention means money.

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6 Effective Ways to Increase Profit Margins at Your Restaurant

Cheetah

In our last article we explored adding auto-gratuity to the bill and sharing tips with BOH staff. Many customers relate to the plight of service staff and are fine paying for what is clearly intended to supplement higher wages. This sparked a lively debate around the efficacy of mandatory service fees. Retention means money.

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Restaurant Labor Cost Control: 11 Reports to Optimize Labor

Restaurant365

How to manage labor cost is a challenge that all restaurant operators face daily as many restaurant businesses are forced to offer more competitive wages, benefits to hourly employees and other concessions to attract more employees from the shrinking applicant pool. Total Labor Cost. Labor Cost Percentage. This is your labor variance.

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Meeting Off-Premise Demand While Rebuilding In-Restaurant Sales to Boost Profitability

Restaurant365

The rise of off-premise dining. Off-premise dining certainly accelerated during the pandemic. Dining room closures or capacity restrictions drove restaurants to increase their sales through off-premise channels. Is off-premise dining here to stay? Many guests are eager to dine in restaurants again.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

Third, the onslaught of opioid, vaping, and alcohol combinations have forced the restaurant industry to begin hiring completely different generations of rock star employees, in both the front and back of the house. First and foremost, most restaurants are going to see a huge drop-off in the number of customers who dine in.

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Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Management Software

Lavu

If you need a more customizable system for your restaurant, you may consider choosing a more robust system that offers features such as inventory tracking, table and order management, employee timesheets, and CRM integration. Back-of-house (BOH) management. Employee scheduling. Employee tips.