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TWENTY COMMON MISTAKES INDEPENDENT RESTAURATEURS MAKE

Culinary Cues

Every business requires controls in pricing, consistency, quality, and cash handling. All of the tools are available for inventory control, purchasing systems, cash handling, costing templates, and quality assessment. Social media is very inexpensive, but someone needs to effectively manage it every day and every way.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

7 Shifts

In order for new hires to perform well and stay happy in their roles, hiring managers need to pay more attention to the restaurant onboarding process. Here’s an example of an onboarding overview: Day One Orientation: Learning about the restaurant’s culture and history, meeting coworkers, and receiving a uniform.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

PPX Hospitality Brands will manage two restaurant groups headquartered in metro Boston, the aforementioned Smith & Wollensky, and The Strega Group, a collection of Italian chophouses recently acquired from the Varano Group. received a $1,500 cash prize and commemorative plaque. received a $750 cash prize and commemorative plaque.

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Restaurant Reopening Checklist: Tips for Thriving

Restaurant365

General managers and restaurant owner/operators should create checklists for crew and managers to use during their shifts. Managing Food Pick Up and Delivery. Design a process to ensure guest separation while they are waiting to be seated. Install sneeze guards at cash registers. Clean and organize your shelves.

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Takeout For Good and Menus Go Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests. Production of PPE through Aramark’s uniforms division and procurement of PPE. ” “As our business starts to open post Covid-19, we were comfortable to manage our ‘to-go’ orders but were getting concerned about dine-in orders.

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The Lost Soybeans of Okinawa

EATER

Henry Ford was an early evangelist of the legume, building the body of a car completely out of chemically processed soy, spraying it with paint made from the bean and stuffing the seats with soy-fiber. Under US occupation, more sugarcane was planted as a cash crop, replacing the diverse foods farmers had grown for islanders.

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MRM People & Places: Maki Madness and Pancakes for Life

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Both indoor and outdoor seating will accommodate up to 400 guests. Regis San Francisco family,” said Jacqueline Volkart, general manager of The St.

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