7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

They have a passion for food, an adventurous spirit, a strong work ethic, and the ability to teach and lead. There are many reasons why a restaurant fails — no industry experience on the part of the owner, poor location, not enough operating capital — but the main reason is a lack of planning.

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics July 2023 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary , the number of job openings in the food services and drinking places industry was 1.9 This means that there were 600,000 more job openings than hires in the food services and drinking places industry in July 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 5, 2020

As restaurants adjust their protocol to safely reopen, contactless experiences will be important in preventing the spread of this infectious disease. But after the coronavirus swept through the nation, touch-free transactions have spiked, likely because we are collectively realizing how easily germs can spread via cash.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. Execution will play a pivotal role in building customer trust and ensuring today's diners remain loyal."

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 30, 2020

But even after the pandemic, sanitation and safety concerns are expected to remain, and the restaurant business model may have to evolve in a way that utilizes more tech-driven service systems. According to Technomic, even the automat has returned with renewed interest for restaurants now turning to tech-driven service systems (1).

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Front of House Back of House 139

Future Food

OCTOBER 5, 2021

EMBRACING CHANGE TO SURVIVE AND MAXIMISE FOOD SERVICE SALES. The prolonged closures on food and beverage venues have ranged from hard to devastating, not just from a sales perspective, but on the lives of hospitality workers and their families. let’s be clear from the beginning, the new normal, is not normal as we know it.

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Food Café Customer Service Communication 144

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their views on trends. With more options to work outside of the hospitality industry, operators must offer employees more scheduling flexibility, facilitate transparent communication between management and team members, and avoid overworking staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2020

The dining experience of yesterday, however, with packed houses and quickly rotating tables is looking like less and less of a possibility moving forward. Luckily, biometric technology like facial recognition, offer benefits that go way beyond helping us enhance dine-in safety. Customer Loyalty and Personalized Dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? From the very beginning we worked to attract loyal guests seeking an authentic, family dining experience. Here are their responses.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

2020 has been quite a learning experience. Domino’s launched their “Carside Delivery” Service nationwide this June which would allow customers to receive their online order without ever leaving their car (2). DELIVERY: Food deliveries have soared in the past couple of months. DESIGN: It’s a new era of drive-thrus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. " Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As QR codes, app-based service, and robotic servers become more and more common, that makes the job tougher for the humans working alongside them This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Things could sour quickly, and the customers often left frustrated and hungry. Shutterstock.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Many quick-serve and fast-food restaurants thrived using delivery and drive-thru channels. Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t. Craving for contactless or a desire for more human interaction?

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Online Ordering 2021 Delivery Ordering 148

Focus POS

JUNE 2, 2020

First and foremost is the strategic recalibration of quick service restaurant (QSR) and fine dining business models. According to the National Restaurant Association, the food service industry has encountered a shortfall of $80 billion and counting. SMS text messaging alerts to customers when orders are ready. .

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Technology Fine Dining Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 187

Next Restaurants

MAY 26, 2020

The news may raise concerns for both customers and operators alike because it’s no secret just how contagious COVID-19 can be in public places. However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant will remain safe from the contagion.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Many quick-serve and fast-food restaurants thrived using delivery and drive-thru channels. Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t. Craving for contactless or a desire for more human interaction?

Online Ordering 146

Online Ordering 2021 Delivery Ordering 146

Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Opening a restaurant is a dream for many aspiring entrepreneurs and food lovers alike, but it’s also a complex venture that requires careful planning and execution. Knowing your audience will inform your menu, but more importantly, your restaurant’s overall vibe and service style. Are people craving a new Italian place?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. This new site is a one-stop hub of critical information for restaurants, employees, customers and industry partners. MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates.

Online Ordering 212

Online Ordering Back of House Customer Service Small Business 212

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out. Food and Alcoholic Delivery. On the Road to Recovery.

2020 184

2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 184

Lavu

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Others tout the benefits of increased safety and cleanliness (more on that below). Not accepting cash eliminates the risk of thefts and reduces crime rates in general. The fifth time the Park Café & Coffee Bar in Baltimore, Maryland, was held up at gunpoint, the owner decided to remove the cause: cash.

Cash Management 85

Cash Management Point of Sale Fast Casual Café 85

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. " Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp.

Webinar 185

Webinar Loyalty Program Online Ordering Social Media 185

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

The ability for restaurants, particularly full service restaurants, to operate at total capacity, consumer comfort with dining in, and more business and recreational travel will aid recovery at the dinner daypart. Another growth area could be packaged cocktails, said Andrew Hummel, CGA’s client solutions manager.

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2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

To keep up with changing consumer preferences, operators noted that their top areas of investment in 2022 include mobile ordering (54 percent); delivery services (47 percent); technology such as new POS digital signage or other in-store tech (45 percent); and alternative payment methods (37 percent). "Consumers

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 2, 2020

Along with offering quality in food and service, safety and hygiene will be of paramount importance. Reopening In The Covid World: Restaurant Safety Practices To Follow. Some of the safety measures that restaurateurs can adopt are; . You must ensure a minimum distance of 1.5M to 2M between the tables.

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Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Food Safety Online Ordering 98

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. Safety concerns. With fewer workers on the market, service businesses of all kinds are competing for a smaller talent pool. The cost of restaurant and service industry labor in 2021 is accelerating rapidly.

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Recruiting 2021 Management Management 98

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Particularly when it comes to restaurant management which requires knowledge of both front of house and back of house needs. Cash registers are not as developed as a POS framework and lack a significant number of the capacities and highlights of a cutting edge system. . Outsourced Delivery Services.

Kitchen Safety 78

Kitchen Safety Social Media Point of Sale Front of House 78

EATER

MAY 22, 2020

Whole Foods photo, Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images; illustrations, zuperia /Shutterstock. But in case you do have a choice as to where you can shop, consider the following: Whole Foods. Whole Foods photo, Alastair Wallace /Shutterstock; illustrations, zuperia /Shutterstock.

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Employee Relations Food Safety Website Management Social Media 145

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features Grubhub's State of the Plate 2020 trend report, the fragility of "open," di g ital resilience and brand intimacy. Limited-service brands continue doing much better regarding sales growth year over year. Top Foods of 2020.

2020 195

2020 Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Fast Casual 195

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. Safety concerns. With fewer workers on the market, service businesses of all kinds are competing for a smaller talent pool. The cost of restaurant and service industry labor in 2021 is accelerating rapidly.

Recruiting 71

Recruiting 2021 Management Management 71

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features OpenTable, Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation, PAR Technology, Tropical Smoothie Café, Bindi, The Shape of Pasta, Crook & Marker, Performance Food Group and Aptar Food + Beverage. It’s a flexible solution for restaurants and a frictionless experience for customers.

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Food Safety Food Order Technology Social Media 100

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 8, 2022

A lot has changed in the food industry, leaving establishments struggling to stay afloat. Open communication and cash flow planning are essential for your company’s survival. Updated standard operating procedures should be included in the playbook to provide a safe store environment while also reassuring any nervous customers.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 31, 2022

Investing in skilled restaurant consulting during the start-up phase of your restaurant or food & beverage enterprise will help you reach the break-even point faster. A consultant should have a thorough understanding of the food sector as well as a genuine desire to see your company prosper. . Experience .

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Cash Management Kitchen Safety Point of Sale Hiring 52

EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

At the Food on Demand conference in Las Vegas, the food service industry laid out its vision for a future in which customers never have to wait. The bag, held by a grappling hook, lowers to eager customers gazing up like guppies at flakes. Just don’t think too hard about how that’d work. What a bold future.

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Food Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order 144

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Although everyone opens a restaurant out of a love for food, a passion for cooking, or a desire to serve a bigger audience, the ultimate goal of opening one is to make a profit. . You will undoubtedly face problems if you do not come from a food and beverage background or have no prior experience starting or running a restaurant.

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Food Safety Cash Management Design Customer Service 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Based on findings from a survey hosted on the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Restaurants Canada, the report shares that on the positive side, Canadians are looking forward to returning to restaurants, so long as safety measures are in place. Delivering Excellence. 8 percent say they plan to order more once the pandemic subsides.

2021 178

2021 Loyalty Program Retail Online Ordering 178

Lavu

JANUARY 15, 2020

Owning a restaurant is both an exciting and challenging experience. Regardless of the purpose, restaurant financing is vital to running a successful business and ensuring smooth cash flow. . Nonetheless, there are several financing options at the disposal of restaurant owners and management. Types of restaurant financing.

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Cash Management Equipment Small Business Front of House 78