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Growing a Restaurant Strategically – The Keys Are Alignment, Timing and Control

Modern Restaurant Management

Small pilots expose weaknesses, risks and required iterations so leadership can determine if initial plans need adjustment, delay or abandonment. Private equity investors particularly pressure leadership for rapid revamps and location expansions that often degrade original hospitality vision and culture over time.

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THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM

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Each of those “departments” will require some level of unique kitchen management (sous chef) and specialists to support the uniqueness of function. As long as the checkbook has a credit balance they are in good shape (until predictable sales slump and cash flow turns the corner).

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How to Write a Restaurant Business Plan [with Sample]

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The management team. Management team. Here are examples of each: Strengths : Combined 30+ years of restaurant experience from the leadership team. Talk about what marketing channels you plan to use to get butts in seats. You may want to list out: Team Management. Inventory management systems. Positioning.

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Five Ways to Engage Franchisees and Drive Profitability During the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

While franchisees often have recurring check-ins with their franchise business consultant or other similar advisor from corporate, a call from a member of the brand’s leadership team to see how they’re doing and how the brand can better support them will go a long away in these difficult times.

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What Does Social Distancing Mean for Social Businesses Like Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

As the Coronavirus crisis continues, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked industry insiders what best practices restaurants should have in place for social distancing, as per CDC guidelines. That includes working with the town to amend certain by-laws and have an open dialog with local leadership. Pellegrini, Jr.

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Coronavirus: Restaurants Respond

Modern Restaurant Management

Cash is dirty; and 4) we will soon launch bundled food delivery, acting as a marketplace for cloud kitchen delivery. We are taking other precautions and provide a sanitary training session for our tenants and clear communication with our tenants via our digital property management system (PMS). Cash is dirty.

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How a Restaurant Closing Checklist Benefits Your Business

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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 inventory and reporting low-stock items to the chef or manager. Properly securing all cash in a drop safe.