Hot Schedules

MARCH 11, 2025

Many hotels rely on outdated or disconnected purchasing systems, leading to over-ordering, waste, and supplier inconsistencies. 🔑 The Fix: Smart inventory management keeps track of every item, auto-replenishes stock at optimal levels, and reduces waste. You’re not alone. The result?

Hotels

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Front-of-house staff can be hard to recruit, are less tenured, and have high turnover. Restaurants, like Los Angeles’ Blu Jam Cafe , have embraced QR codes to navigate a limited front-of-house staff, allowing diners to view the menu, order and pay, and enabling front-of-house staff to focus on food running and seating.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In the inaugural American Express Entrepreneurial Spirit Trendex , the study, which polled 1,000 small and mid-sized businesses in the food service and other sectors, revealed notable insights about the entrepreneurial spirit in the United States. Cash Flow Is Top of Mind. Changing their hiring and recruiting processes (47 percent).

Small Business

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Managers lack the tools to properly schedule employees and plan for shifting consumer demands, and as a result, businesses are paying for redundant overworked labor, or having to manage with inadequate labor due to hiring challenges. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table.

Mobile Ordering

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Consider looking to: Banks Merchant Cash Advances Angel Investors Friends & Family Additionally, you should be ready (and willing) to front a good amount of your own money to expand your franchise. However, opening a business can easily become a full-time job, which limits the amount of time you’ll have to manage your existing locations.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These features include tableside mobile ordering, NFC contactless payments, and direct online ordering. SALIDO leverages design, data, and workflow management to optimize both front- and back-end operations. .” Market Cafe is completely contact-less: guests scan and pay for all their items and leave.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features some surveys surrounding Coronavirus and the restaurant industry, the best locations for chefs, online payment fraud and top trends for QSRs. In reality, Order for Pickup offers wait times up to 2.4X Faster than order in person at Taco Bell.

Mobile Ordering

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. To overcome these issues, recruiters are getting creative , offering perks ranging from interview bonuses to competitive benefits. The state of staffing and recruiting. So, what can you do to recruit successfully?

Recruiting

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. To overcome these issues, recruiters are getting creative , offering perks ranging from interview bonuses to competitive benefits. The state of staffing and recruiting. So, what can you do to recruit successfully?

Recruiting

EATER

JUNE 29, 2022

As she waits for her four pieces of fried chicken and a biscuit, a teenage boy hustles through the door, places his order, and sits on the edge of a bench seat, tapping his foot and singing under his breath. The next kid in line orders and pays for an ice cream. I have $6 on my card, and I’m hungry.” She laughs. “I The boy freezes.

Franchising

Embrace the Suck

APRIL 18, 2022

We believe that your food should be prepared in front of you so you can see our commitment to freshness and quality. We believe that your food shouldn’t contain chemicals of GMO’s. I should get on online ordering. I should recruit more talent. I must get on online ordering. I must recruit more talent.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Throughout their three-decade history, the Beard Awards have both sparked and reflected trends in America’s food culture. As the first sushi chain in the U.S.

Brewery

EATER

MAY 16, 2024

From Wednesday to Sunday, she’d be at the Brooklyn restaurant Beso, which serves a mix of Caribbean and American comfort food, until closing, sometimes as late as 3 a.m.; Which, as an employee is one thing, but once you get into management, the stakes get higher. her shifts could be as short as 10 hours or as long as 18 hours.

Employee Relations

Lavu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Starting a food delivery business can really make a difference for restaurants or any food business, helping them reach more people and make more money. You need to invest in reliable and easy-to-use delivery platforms that work well with your restaurant’s ordering system. Is online food delivery a profitable business?

Delivery

Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 3, 2022

There are so many things to think about — from inventory management to restaurant payment and billing and more — it can be difficult to keep track of it all. That’s where restaurant management software comes in. In this roundup, we will take a look at some of the best restaurant management software out there.

Management

Cheetah

JUNE 25, 2021

If you haven’t already, it’s time to upgrade to a wholesale food supplier that has an easy to use app alternative and next-day delivery, freeing up your employees to do the things that really matter. This helps restaurant operators save time scheduling, effectively manage their labor costs and streamline workforce communication.

Front of House

The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Restaurant startup developments in recent years have included a variety of food delivery alternatives, company expansion, service innovation, extended online ordering, assemble-your-meal popup businesses, and many others. . The proliferation of restaurant technology is no longer limited to internet orders.

2022

Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

In fact, team members who have fun on the job are likely to recruit friends for open positions where they work. A general manager might also wear a restaurant’s sommelier hat. They handle all the cash and credit card transactions that happen at the bar and, with help from barbacks, they need to keep the bar organized and clean.

Cash Management

Restaurant365

JULY 29, 2021

Use of automation and self-service for both in-store ordering and drive-thrus. Ultimately, managing your vendor relationships is an area of risk management. Whether that was changing the scheduling of timing of your payments or changing order frequency to adapt to new inventory usage, it is time to revisit these terms.

Cash Management

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Evaluate cash flow for the first year and calculate the five-year-return to the franchise. Supply Chain Management. Vendor Management. Payouts and Commission Management. Managing the business of multiple Franchise Restaurants can be a daunting task. Cash Flow And Financial Projection. Initial setup cost.

Franchise

Next Restaurants

OCTOBER 4, 2019

For independent restaurants, that means the locals in your neighborhood and surrounding areas that like your style of food and atmosphere. Some diners are more concerned with healthy eating while others, such as cash-scrapped students, may be more focused on price. Not all of your audience is the same, so neither can your messages.

Online Ordering

The Restaurant Times

MAY 20, 2022

billion , and it is one of the major sectors of the food industry in the country. In fact, the bakery and patisserie sector in the UK is leading in attracting cash from the consumers clocking a ~ 57% increase since the lockdown was lifted entirely. Recruit Adequate Staff. Research Your Competition.

Social Media

The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 28, 2022

Choosing a competent restaurant consultant to assist you in the development of your restaurant or food & beverage enterprise is quite beneficial in terms of establishing a consistent brand image. The concept is then used to guide the development of all additional collaterals for the food industry. Recruitment and Retention .

Recruiting

The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 27, 2022

On one hand, the COVID-19 pandemic forced food and beverage establishments to move beyond their typical offerings. From online ordering, self-checkouts, and touchless payments to delivery and pick-up, the food and beverage sector can no longer afford to ignore the latest tech in order to remain relevant and competitive in the marketplace.

Fine Dining

The Restaurant Times

MAY 25, 2021

Management Team: This should include the list of stakeholders involved in the management of your cafe such as owner, manager, Head Chef, etc. For example, you can include any new food innovation that you are planning to include in your cafe. Training must also consist of crisis and disaster management techniques. .

Cash Management

Gecko Hospitality

JULY 12, 2018

A successful restaurant needs strong management, and the right restaurant management software can improve all areas of your business, ensuring it runs efficiently, reducing costs, decreasing customer wait times, and preventing billing and scheduling errors. Benefits to a Using Restaurant Management Software.

Management

Touch Bistro

JULY 18, 2021

You end up spending both time and money training new staff that may have a shorter shelf life than that case of tilapia you ordered last week. don’t put all your eggs in one recruitment technique). Culinary schools and vocational programs centered around hospitality are great places to recruit employees for back of house jobs.

Back of House

Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

Guests expect your food to taste the same, no matter which location they visit or order from. You will also need to estimate the expected growth rate for at least the first year of the franchise business, calculate the restaurant cash flow, and determine the payback period (the time it will take to cover the capital expenditure).

Franchise

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. 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. trillion), while food-at-home spending grew by 10%.

2024

Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking. 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. In theory, it sounds easy. Why Are Metrics Important?

Point of Sale

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

“Cities such as San Francisco and Honolulu, which have had some of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders, are now seeing the highest numbers of closures relative to the number of businesses in their respective cities.” ” Increased Consumer Activity in May Correlates with Increased COVID-19 Cases in June.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

in a management role at the Officers’ Club. He began his life-long career in the hospitality business at the food service division of Stouffer in Newark, N.J., and joined the Marriott Corporation in 1965 to help launch its fast-food division, beginning with Hot Shoppes Jr., He married Lorraine Pietryka on Aug. Sedgwick St.,

Allergens

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. Chris Adams, VP of Strategy, Oracle Food & Beverage. The battle for talent – Forced closures, layoffs and furloughs have driven a lot of workers out of the food and beverage industry.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

.” Prior to joining Boston Market, Wyatt served as Operations Partner/Vice President of Operations for Panera Bread, where he was responsible for all aspects of operations, including retail, marketing, recruiting, catering, facilities and bakery at more than 40 cafes in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.

Online Ordering

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2021

You can reference average party size, takeout vs. on-premise orders, the popular menu items, and other key metrics to to forecast restaurant sales. The bad news for restaurants is that food service businesses are facing ongoing difficulty hiring. For some, overtime is an unavoidable expense in order to keep the restaurant running.

Seasonal Menu

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.

Loyalty Program