Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

The right restaurant management software significantly enhances efficiency and control of operating costs. However, with numerous similar systems available, tailored to various types of food service operations and specific use cases, you might ask, ‘Which software is the best fit for my business?

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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. A kitchen display system makes it easy for staff members in the FOH to communicate with staff in the BOH, and vice versa. Let’s get started!

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Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

In our last article we explored adding auto-gratuity to the bill and sharing tips with BOH staff. This saves time and helps restaurant operators make informed business decisions. When there is an up-tick in food costs, search for alternatives – both in ingredients that make up each dish and the suppliers you use.

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Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

In our last article we explored adding auto-gratuity to the bill and sharing tips with BOH staff. This saves time and helps restaurant operators make informed business decisions. When there is an up-tick in food costs, search for alternatives – both in ingredients that make up each dish and the suppliers you use.

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Lavu

MARCH 13, 2020

Your staff is hard-working and diligent—but tensions are high, and sales are lower than expected. If your staff relies on outdated methods of placing orders, it’s likely that restaurant communications are strained, which means your restaurant is operating below its potential. Streamline BOH and FOH Communications.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 6, 2023

As opposed to profit, which is demonstrated as a dollar amount, your restaurant’s profit margins are its profits represented as a percentage of annual sales. As opposed to profit, which is demonstrated as a dollar amount, your restaurant’s profit margins are its profits represented as a percentage of annual sales. Read along!

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Restaurant365

JUNE 22, 2021

As a restaurant owner or operator, keeping your food costs low is a continual challenge. Training your store-level managers and your kitchen staff about food waste reduction is critical to improving overall Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS). The biggest factor in reducing food waste is how invested your store-level managers are.

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Rocket Fuel

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The average speed of service across brands for Delaget clients was 3 minutes and 43 seconds in 2021 (Op Index), and the top 10% of operators clocked in at a lightning-fast 2 minutes and 47 seconds. In many cases, you might even see cars abandoning your drive-thru when speeds are slow. What is the industry average speed of service?

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Rocket Fuel

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The average speed of service across brands for Delaget clients was 3 minutes and 43 seconds in 2021 (Op Index), and the top 10% of operators clocked in at a lightning-fast 2 minutes and 47 seconds. Generate accurate sales forecasts. Train, train, and train again on POS (Point of Sales). Your Brand Marketing Calendar.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

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. That's why restaurateurs rely on restaurant operations. Areas of Operation. What Does Restaurant Operations Mean? What Does Restaurant Operations Mean?

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The role of a restaurant manager is always in motion. There’s always something else to get done, a new fire to put out, and broken things to fix. All of that on top of the everyday tasks from scheduling to payroll to reporting can catch up to you. From cleaning flat tops to refilling sanitizers, it’s easy for tasks to get lost in the shuffle.

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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

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. In a 2023 survey, 29% of operators said they are very likely to open new locations in 2024. Most operators raised their menu prices in 2023, but fewer expect to do so in 2024. Let’s dig in.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The role of a restaurant manager is always in motion. There’s always something else to get done, a new fire to put out, and broken things to fix. All of that on top of the everyday tasks from scheduling to payroll to reporting can catch up to you. From cleaning flat tops to refilling sanitizers, it’s easy for tasks to get lost in the shuffle.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Read on to learn about almost everything you need to know about restaurant management to help you run a more profitable operation. Restaurant managers are the on-the-ground team members responsible for keeping the operation efficient and providing excellent service to diners. What is Restaurant Management?

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

It highlights those shifts so that you can prepare your operation for success without being blindsided by pitfalls and emerging trends. They could help guide your decisions in what is shaping up to be a very uncertain time for restaurant operators. Having an easily scannable menu online will be table stakes for most operations in 2023.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 18, 2023

Many software companies are now focusing on the restaurant business that offers solutions to enhance operations — from the customer experience to how the business runs. A restaurant’s success depends on integrated operations through all processes and systems. Usually, the central system is a point-of-sale (POS) system.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today, restaurant operators and F&B managers like you have access to many reports, primarily thanks to advanced POS systems. In this post, you’ll learn how to leverage analytics to get laser-focused insights about your entire operation and individual outlets. Some POS-side examples include sales, payment, and footfall reports.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

This is especially true for large-scale foodservice operations and scaling restaurant businesses. From customer satisfaction to profitability, there are countless metrics that restaurant owners and managers should track to gain a better understanding of their operations. That’s the theory. In theory, it sounds easy.

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

Automate your restaurant’s operation for efficiency and scalability. Restaurant automation is the use of technology to simplify and improve restaurant operations. Back of house (BOH) operations are complex and have many moving parts. But automation in food service is much more than that.

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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. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on. Here are the key considerations to look out for when making your decision.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Although the land, labor, and creativity of farm-to-table sourcing is so exciting and delicious, considerable operational disruption, scheduling, and menu management is still required to make it all a profitable business model. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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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. military base, or any U.S.

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Deliverect

JUNE 30, 2020

So how can you make sure you streamline your operations so you can give the customer what they want, while managing your business in the most efficient way? Online food ordering is here to stay, and jumping on the delivery bandwagon can help your restaurant expand its reach and visibility, and increase sales. We search Google.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 30, 2021

And yet, many restaurant owners and operators don’t prioritize recipe costing because it can seem so complicated. Automating accurate pricing through a full integration with your vendor invoicing ensures your team doesn’t waste time updating prices whenever there is a price change. This is where recipe costing comes in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Predictive analytics, AI and ML streamline and expand the omnichannel dining experience – Restaurants have pivoted their businesses this year to greatly expand the digital dining experience, to a point where customers can interact however they want, whenever they want. Here are their responses. To read part two, click here. generation.

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Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

Instead, we embrace the dark side and look at the pain points and pitfalls. That’s where an extensive operations manual comes in, including your processes, recipes, portion sizes, suppliers, safety and hygiene guidelines, equipment, pricing, appropriate furnishings, etc. Brace yourself. Here we go. Think of them as a reality check.

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Apicbase

MARCH 25, 2022

For restaurant operators and F&B operations managers, the devil really is in the details. It’s a theoretical number — how much do your menu and recipes cost in an ideal world where everything is done right, and there are no variations in costs or waste. The most important of those details is your cost baseline.

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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. Even cost of sales may go down as the ghost kitchen typically has a smaller, more manageable menu. Food Halls – the numbers for current and future growth are substantial.

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