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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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After all, it’s not just the quality of your food that can keep customers coming back — 73% of diners base their satisfaction on the quality of service they receive. How do you handle unexpected challenges, such as equipment failure or supply shortages? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff?

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How Virtual Brands Can Help Restaurants Expand Their Reach and Drive Sales

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In digital terms, ghost kitchens (also known as “dark kitchens”) are like hardware: they are the on-site locations from which either established brands or virtual brands physically prepare food orders. Virtual brands can be especially useful in testing new menu items and mitigating supply chain challenges.

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How to Drastically Cut Expenses in Your Restaurant (and Stay Profitable During COVID-19)

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Here’s a quick refresher: Labor Food Utilities Equipment and supplies POS systems Restaurant cost breakdown These five categories typically make up nearly 100% of your operating costs, and are the cost “levers” you can pull or manipulate as a business in order to drastically reduce expenses.

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14 Restaurant Management Tools to Make your Business More Efficient

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With tip payouts, servers share portions of their tips with other staff members, such as bartenders, hosts, and food runners. Many fast food chains already have successful kiosk setups, with McDonald’s being the most prominent. Food cost tracking The cost of food changes regularly based on supply and demand.

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

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Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food.

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The Best Disposable Restaurant Supplies for Surging Demand

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Disposable restaurant supplies are part of critical inventory used by every restaurant, food-truck and caterer on a daily basis. They include everything from back-of-house supplies like gloves and containers, to customer-facing single use-items like takeout packaging, utensils, napkins, and straws. Restaurant Supplies.

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The Best Disposable Restaurant Supplies for Surging Demand

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Disposable restaurant supplies are part of critical inventory used by every restaurant, food-truck and caterer on a daily basis. They include everything from back-of-house supplies like gloves and containers, to customer-facing single use-items like takeout packaging, utensils, napkins, and straws. Restaurant Supplies.

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