Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Everything from decreasing food waste to exploring how automation can increase revenue for small business restaurants is related to BOH procedures. Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Inefficient restaurant inventory management practices, improper storage, gaps in inventory logs, theft, and waste can cause even the most successful kitchens to struggle or fail. Below are the top seven inventory management mistakes restaurants are making, and how to correct them. Reduce the number of deliveries as often as possible.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

Food prices are soaring amidst supply chain disruptions, increasing labor costs, and processing plant shutdowns. The food service industry is scrambling to keep up with these new costs, pushing the price of a restaurant meal to a 40-year high. Restaurants must keep innovating to elevate the diner experience. First-Rate Service.

Online Ordering

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

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

15 percent have ordered alcoholic beverages with food for delivery or takeout, on par with the 18 percent of Canadians that say they’re likely to do this. “The developments and improvements made to delivery and takeout containers, food quality and speed have made a lasting, positive impression,” says Barclay.

2021

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? Food delivery was an already booming industry, but when COVID hit it increased even more. Here are their responses.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Modern Restaurat Management (MRM) magazine is collaborating with the team at MarketScale on The Main Course , a podcast that aims to explore the intense and competitive modern restaurant industry. "We Barbara Castiglia , MODERATOR – Modern Restaurant Management. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp.

Kitchen Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

SALIDO leverages design, data, and workflow management to optimize both front- and back-end operations. With the integration of both platforms, first-party orders made through Lunchbox will effortlessly feed into Ordermark’s platform to ensure that restaurants can manage both first-party and third-party orders from one location.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Real Food at BK. Burger King permanently banned 120 artificial ingredients and counting from its food menu nationwide. “By banning these 120 ingredients from our food, we’re offering guests an easy choice – delicious food made with quality ingredients. .

Franchising

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The cost of goods sold (COGS) is a restaurant metric that shows you the cost of all ingredients used to prepare a menu item, including the food, beverage costs, and other direct expenses. The prices of ingredients can fluctuate due to several factors, including seasonality, supply chain disruptions, and changes in demand.

2024

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. COVID-19 Foot Traffic at QSRs. However, they believe it signals the absolute need to refine our thinking.

Mobile Ordering

Deliverect

MARCH 24, 2021

But every food business is different. The ghost kitchen model is appealing to those who are strapped for cash and want to open a low-risk business with minimal overheads. With more people than ever ordering food to go, many restaurants have found off-premise orders outstripping dine-in customers. here’s some reading for you.

Food Truck

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Food truck businesses have never been more popular than they are now. In 2020, we saw a significant rise in the number of food trucks. Moreover, since the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers prefer to eat from food trucks rather than restaurants as they are relatively safer. Think About What You Like .

Food Truck

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

People love your food, and they want it outside your restaurant, too. You have a restaurant, and people already love your food. The most important thing to consider is whether or not you have the resources to manage the added work. Things to think about include: Who will manage the catering operations? Extra Services.

Catering

Sling

JUNE 8, 2020

When you think about it, creating a business budget is probably one of the least exciting responsibilities of being a manager or an owner. In this article, the management experts at Sling discuss budgeting 101 and give you tips on how to build a business budget for your company, regardless of size. 3) Divide Expenses Into Categories.

Small Business

Cheetah

APRIL 13, 2021

When we first set out to provide e-commerce solutions for Small-Medium business supplies, we were hoping to make just a bit of a dent. Just five years after Cheetah was founded, we’ve managed to process over 350,000 orders, supply over 1,000,000 products, and service over 3,000 restaurants. We’ve come a long way since 2015.

Operations

The Food Corridor

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

People are eating more and craving comfort foods during the winter months. With ordering takeout and food for delivery at an all-time high already, the cold winter months only exacerbate the trend – as most people are going out less in the cold weather. The nights are drawing in and temperatures are dropping across the United States.

Food

Apicbase

JULY 16, 2024

Hours-late delivery trucks that are making you bite through the side of your desk because all your steaks are in them… But there you are, as cool as a cucumber, solving problems on the fly. And ready to tear down those mounting food costs to shreds. Rebates from one supplier. Bulk order discounts from another. Ready to dive in?

Operations

The Food Corridor

MAY 7, 2020

Two common themes are food businesses transitioning to online ordering for delivery or curbside pickup, and others turning to an ecommerce model. Transition to Food Delivery or Ecommerce. Separate hot elements from cold, for example, and use appropriate packaging to keep the food at its best in transit.

Delivery

BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

A Guide to a Restaurant’s Ideal Profit Margin for Food . Ideal Profit Margin for Food . The food business is notoriously tough. A Guide to a Restaurant’s Ideal Profit Margin for Food . 30% food costs . Food Trucks . 30% labor . 30% overhead expenses . 10% profit .

Food Truck

BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 19, 2021

Cost of goods sold (CoGS): This is your cost for all food, drinks, and anything else you sell, such as T-shirts and hats. Food and drink inventory costs need to include the ingredients costs per meal or per drink. CoGS Percentage: Take your CoGS total and divide it by the food sales. Fast Food / Casual Restaurants: 6 to 9% .

Cash Management

Squirrel Systems

MAY 17, 2024

Cost Management : Monitor costs, including food, labor, and overhead. Look for opportunities to negotiate better terms with suppliers and optimize inventory management. This could include offering catering services, launching a food truck, or selling branded merchandise.

Operations

Touch Bistro

JUNE 17, 2021

A POS terminal is the electronic device that your POS software runs on and features a digital interface that staff can use to manage transactions. While barcode scanners are more frequently associated with retail businesses, they are often used by restaurants as well – especially those that sell prepackaged foods or merchandise.

POS

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

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features interesting and insightful trends from Upserve, order for pickup guest experience study results, the Fraud Aftershock Index and the importance of foot traffic. Among grocery experiences, H-E-B and Whole Foods made it into the top rankings.

2019

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

2020

The Food Corridor

MAY 22, 2020

And might be wondering what it actually means for you and your business – how will your clients safely produce food? What Will the Post-Covid World Look Like for Food Businesses? First of all, it might not be a post-Covid world, but more of a managed Covid world. Food Trucks and Caterers. Dining Out.

Food Truck

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

Cheetah, an e-commerce platform offering contactless pickup and delivery of food and supplies, closed $36M in Series B funding led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from ICONIQ Capital, Hanaco Ventures, and Floodgate Fund. who provided business advisory and restructuring services. Cheetah Secures Funding.

Guest Recovery

EATER

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In factory towns like Sioux City, Iowa, home to a massive Tyson Foods plant, restaurants form a delicious support network for immigrant meatpackers and their families For 23 years, my grandma’s routine was the same. Family friends would also come in, including my grandma’s coworkers, sometimes sharing cuts of meat or other food from work.

Food Truck

EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In an excerpt from “Eating to Extinction,” author Dan Saladino visits Okinawa where one farmer is hoping to bring back one of the world’s rarest soybeans Our food supply is suffering from a diversity crisis. As the supply of the bean increased, so did demand for soy products. Buy now at Amazon or Bookshop. Monica Burton.

Food Supply

EATER

JULY 13, 2022

Bettles is part of a vast array of rural Alaska communities, most of them Alaska Native, that remain disconnected from America’s road-based supply chain. Provisioning, or seasonal pantry stocking with shelf-stable dry goods, is a deeply embedded part of the state’s food culture. We’d communally grow vegetables with our neighbors.

Food Order

Embrace the Suck

JUNE 13, 2022

Instead of becoming “the owner” I gave myself six jobs instead: Chef, General Manager, bookkeeper, HR Director, Chief Marketing Officer, maintenance man, and Beverage Director. Peter was a well-known and highly respected local businessman who built his fortune (around $65M) from his fire truck company.

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