Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While most restaurant operators will seek outside funding to get the second location running, it still takes time for a unit to become profitable once the doors open. Some might break-even within the first three months while others claim it could take a year or even more. Use creativity to market a restaurant on a limited budget.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 26, 2020

Now, before you start throwing out the “I’m too busy” excuse for not monitoring your KPIs, allow me to say this: “If you don’t know your numbers, you don’t have a business. To get you started down the KPI Mastery path, let’s start with the basic metrics: Cash Flow. What you have is a hobby.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Restaurant management systems have evolved rapidly over the past couple of decades. They can take orders on iPads and process transactions via handheld POS devices. Table of Contents What is a restaurant management system? How does a restaurant management system work? How does a restaurant management system work?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Restaurant management systems have evolved rapidly over the past couple of decades. They can take orders on iPads and process transactions via handheld POS devices. Table of Contents What is a restaurant management system? How does a restaurant management system work? How does a restaurant management system work?

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory. All of this (and more!)

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2020

They include: Labor management software Order management software Inventory management software Guest engagement software Contactless, mobile payment processors 5 Tools to Use to Increase Operational Efficiency in Restaurants Did you know that 48% of restaurants use three or more tech vendors?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strategic Alignment Restaurant management businesses must deal with rapidly evolving markets, higher costs, supply chain shifts and delays, defensive business structures, higher interest rates and growing costs of borrowing. Businesses in the restaurant industry heavily rely on customer loyalty to maintain steady cash flow.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

None, however, are as devastatingly out of the operators control as this pandemic. There are short-term band aid solutions such as takeout, delivery, or even conversion into retail markets where wine inventories and local necessities take over space once occupied by diners, but they are not a replacement for a steady turn of tables.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Those who are serious about holding the chef title some day; the ones who are “in it, to win it”, are always wondering what’s the best path to take. Remember that being “the chef” will take you away from much of the day-to-day cooking, the adrenaline rush, and the team excitement that drew you to the kitchen in the first place.

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Xtra Chef

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Restaurant inventory management is not the most enjoyable restaurant task. It’s time-consuming, taking you and your staff away from the things that drew you to the restaurant industry in the first place: making incredible meals and creating memorable experiences. Part 2: Why Inventory Management Matters.

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Apicbase

JULY 20, 2023

Tight inventory management is crucial to the profitability of any restaurant business, but it’s especially important for multi-outlet businesses, where mistakes and small discrepancies are multiplied many times over. Read on to discover: What are inventory PAR levels? What Are Inventory PAR Levels?

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7 Shifts

MARCH 11, 2020

You won’t have cash coming in until you open your doors, so you’ll have to depend on your life savings, investments, and loans to get you through your first few weeks or months of business. If your space is worth $1 million, for example, you’ll need $100,000 in cash to lock in the space. Check out these U.S.

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Xtra Chef

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Restaurant inventory management with Excel takes too time and can lose you money. Inventory management with Excel in restaurants is a common food cost control method that helps you order the right amount of food at the right time to minimize waste, reduce food costs, and maximize profits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Small business owners in nearly every industry struggle with cash flow and how to best utilize their working capital. Nearly 60 percent of failed businesses cite cash-flow issues as a primary reason for their failure, which shows how cash flow management can make or break your business. Get Paid Faster.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

If we see the challenge as something that has an answer if we take the time to really push our problem-solving skills, then a solution will eventually present itself. The unpredictable nature of customer buying habits pushes restaurants to maintain inventories that exceed what is reasonable – why? Challenges solved. Challenges solved.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

The fact that 60% of restaurants fail in their first year and 80% close within five years of their grand opening is an indication that few have what it takes for long-term success. If you want to open a restaurant , or if you're going to take a fresh look at where you are in your journey as a restaurateur, you must develop a business plan.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2022

With food costs running at approximately 30% or higher, learning importance of inventory management and how to prevent common mistakes is critical in successfully driving down costs and maximizing profits. First, let’s break down the two types of inventory costing, Actual and Theoretical. Theoretical Variance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2022

One study found that internal employee theft is responsible for 75 percent of inventory shortages and about 4 percent of restaurant sales. There are all kinds of different types of restaurant theft, ranging from food and inventory, theft at the register and checkout counter, external grease theft, time theft and employee product theft.

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Hot Schedules

JULY 15, 2021

Mitigating Cost Price Inflation Via Supplier Management. Not only does this deliver greater control, but negotiated rates also help avoid the inevitably higher costs that come from buying with petty cash. Smart operators take purchasing management further by using electronic trading platforms. Related Posts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

The reasons for the accelerated growth of this idea, the contribution of POS to these kitchens, the display systems to make the operations easier, and the automated operations used in the inventory as well in the kitchen for easy food management- are some of the ideas that will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Maybe one of your servers just called in sick at the last minute, your shipment of inventory containing all the ingredients for tonight's dinner special never showed up or the plumbing is acting up again. Pre-Shift Meetings.

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

After that, people will start to venture back out to restaurants in the areas they’re permitted to do so. They didn’t have adequate cash reserves and lived for the weekend sales to keep them going. There’s a classic self-improvement book out there called The Richest Man in Babylon. Now, look at your restaurant.

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SpotOn

MARCH 4, 2024

While those classic cash registers did wonders back in the day, point-of-sale (POS) systems have now become the industry standard for small businesses and restaurants. Alongside transactions, modern POS systems run software applications to help businesses manage their employees, reach new customers, and encourage existing ones back in.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Taking the time and energy to create one proves to others (and yourself) that you're serious about the venture. The management team. Check out these successful restaurant ideas. Management team. Explain how your restaurant will stand out in a sea of competition. Your market position and competitive advantage.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

To do this, they need to carefully manage and rotate their stock of green coffee. To find out more, I spoke to Richard Sandlin, Director of Business Development at Royal Coffee. It’s mainly about ‘first in, first out’,” Richard says. Richard, meanwhile, tells me that managing stock is also about much more than storage space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2020

If running a restaurant wasn’t already expensive, running one under new distancing regulations means less capacity and investment in safety infrastructure that will take a toll on costs. Third, menus should take into account changing customer bases. Optimize Inventory.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

If the stakeholders in this important industry do not take the opportunity to learn from the lessons encountered, then a return to those exciting decades of growth and media glory will be difficult to envision. When menus are well researched and managed then a restaurant stands a chance of success.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

People who don't work in the restaurant industry think that all there is to being a server is taking orders, bringing out food, and sorting out the bill. Restocking server side work Running out of supplies can turn a calm shift into one reminiscent of a chaotic round of Diner Dash.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 8, 2021

During a “normal” year, restaurant owners and operators face issues such as cash flow and capital, inventory management, hiring and training and providing excellent customer service. As far as restaurant challenges go, inventory mistakes can be some of the costliest. Contact us to learn more.

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Focus POS

JUNE 17, 2021

Like age verification, there are other inherent hurdles to running a bar that, when poorly managed, can lead to severe issues. It’s crucial that you can produce what’s on your menu with liquor inventory integration. Cash drawer shortages. Liquor inventory integration. Multiple cash drawers on a station.

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Society Insurance

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

To expedite the process of wrapping up for the night, restaurant and bar owners can turn to a closing checklist that outlines tasks to be completed by front-of-house staff, back-of-house staff, and management. Taking out the trash and securing the garbage or dumpster area to keep pests and critters away. Updating food labels.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Whether you’re a bookkeeper, accountant, restaurant owner, or store-level manager, understanding the basics of accounting can pay dividends for your business. Healthy accounting procedures for restaurants can help you manage food and labor costs, understand your profits and losses, and make strategic decisions about expenses and investments.

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Cash Management Point of Sale POS Inventory 147

MBB Hospitality

MARCH 24, 2020

Maintaining an effective inventory revenue margin requires both the right infrastructure in terms of personnel and technology and the right practices. Only a multi-modal approach to your restaurant’s inventory can maximize your profits and promote strategic revenue management. Update your security.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2019

According to a study, 82 percent of small businesses fail due to cash flow problems. A cash flow shortage occurs when more money is flowing out of the business than is flowing into it. During a cash flow shortage, you might not have enough capital to cover your payroll or other operating expenses.

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Restaurant Engine

JUNE 22, 2022

A POS is really worth it because it lets your customers take ownership of their payment options. A POS system helps you manage orders and take payment with ease. Many systems also help you manage inventory, track sales, pull reports, do payroll, and allow team members to clock in. You Improve Staff Mobility.

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