Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

In our last article we explored adding auto-gratuity to the bill and sharing tips with BOH staff. Cross training your team to fulfil multiple positions in the kitchen or front-of-house will allow you increased flexibility to staff according to demand. Finally, look for suppliers who are upfront about prices.

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

They take purposeful planning and work to build and maintain. The result of all that effort can be a successful restaurant that runs well even when you’re not there. In this article, we discuss some of the best ways to improve your restaurant operations and introduce you to the tools that can help make that easier. Here’s how to achieve that.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Food costs increased in 2023: according to one survey, 60% of operators reported that all or most suppliers raised their prices , up from 50% in 2022. Most operators raised their menu prices in 2023, but fewer expect to do so in 2024. Although revenue went up (thanks to higher prices), profits went down due to high food costs and debt.

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Lavu

JUNE 4, 2019

A kitchen display screen shows the pending orders that are being prepared and streamlines communication between the front-of-the-house (FOH) and back-of-the-house (BOH) sections of a restaurant. hat are the differences between the back-of-the-house and front-of-the-house?

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Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

It helps you track waste and theft to better control running costs. MarketMan tracks ingredient prices to help optimise menu prices. You can track spending over time and receive alerts on price changes. The right restaurant management software significantly enhances efficiency and control of operating costs.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Recipes – Your Core Data Set The back of house or production side of a food business is notoriously hard to manage. Here are the key considerations to look out for when making your decision. Here are the top features to look out for to make that happen. Workflows are criss crossing each other all the time.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

With smart food ordering — meaning leveraging tech for inventory management and vendor selection — operators can cut down on food waste by 80%. To combat inflation in 2022, 39% of restaurants started tracking the price of key ingredients; 22% adjusted the number of vendors; 36% increased menu prices.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 6, 2023

Making enough money to keep your restaurant running is one of the major challenges a restaurant faces. For this reason, the profit margin of your restaurant is one of the defining factors of its success. It is well known that the hospitality sector has lower profit margins than other market segments. Read along!

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Problems like knowing the what but not the why behind it; non-existent or limited back-of-house visibility; and essential information buried under a mountain of trivia. Why combining FoH and BoH data makes analytics more powerful Final thoughts. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is restaurant reporting? What is restaurant analytics?

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 4, 2021

If, for example, you ask a colleague to broil something, when you actually want it braised, you could end up with costly food waste and unhappy customers. If you’re a chef trying to communicate with fellow back of house (BOH) team members but are using culinary terms you’ve made up, you’re creating a recipe for disaster.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking. To help you out, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide on restaurant metrics. The metrics and calculations in this list will help you bring order to the chaos and manage the performance of each unit in the chain.

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Apicbase

MARCH 3, 2023

These back-of-house software systems have become indispensable for modern restaurants because they enhance profitability and simplify work for restaurant managers and kitchen staff. 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.

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Apicbase

JULY 1, 2022

With these expansions, the importance of the back-of-house is growing exponentially. The thinking used to be 70% front of the house and 30% back of the house, but now some operators are saying it should be 30% max front of the house and 70% back of the house , hence the rise of centralised kitchens.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

For a restaurant to operate efficiently, it needs to be stocked up with the right amount of inventory – however, it can't be so stocked up that food waste becomes an issue. Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

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. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Restaurant employees can apply online to receive a one-time, $500 check to use toward bills, including housing, transportation, utilities, childcare, groceries, medical bills and/or student loans. The Foundation will administer the grants, offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S. state or territory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. Low priced / value perceived / big ticket items brought down to a fixed low price. Food Halls – the numbers for current and future growth are substantial.

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