Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 7-Eleven is among the growing list of retailers and restaurants offering deals to lure cash-strapped consumers this summer. marketing retail News Heather Lalley is the managing editor of Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news. By Heather Lalley on Jun. Sign up here.

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Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

A modern POS system for bars goes beyond just processing paymentsit helps with inventory management, staff scheduling, and real-time sales tracking. Lavu x O’Maddy’s Installation Bars require a POS system that supports quick transaction processing, preauthorization, and dual cash drawers for smooth operations.

POS

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

This guide breaks down 28 proven strategies that help cut unnecessary expenses, streamline operations, and boost profitability—whether you manage a small café or a multi-location chain. Discovering new ways to reduce costs in restaurant management can boost profits. Let’s dive into what really works in today’s competitive landscape.

Loyalty Program

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 1, 2025

At the same time, the entire supply chain feels the impact of rising green coffee costs, reshaping the buying behaviour of many businesses. Business operators have to quickly adapt to find new ways of managing cash flow and tight profit margins while maintaining, or ideally improving, the quality and diversity of their offerings.

Point of Sale

Lavu

JUNE 30, 2025

A well-designed POS system improves restaurant operations by streamlining order management, speeding up transactions, and delivering real-time insights that help optimize every aspect of the business. A modern POS system is more than just a cash register – it’s the operational hub of your restaurant. Want to know more?

POS

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 25, 2025

We’ll explore the specialized functions, the day-to-day realities of managing finances, and critically, how modern solutions like outsourced bookkeeping and cloud-based tools empower these businesses to not just survive, but thrive and stay profitable in a highly competitive market. Discover best practices and common pitfalls to avoid.

Hospitality

The Food Corridor

APRIL 11, 2025

Shared Kitchens Are Recession-Resilient—We’ve Seen It Firsthand In 2020, The Food Corridor published a national analysis of how shared kitchens responded to the COVID-19 crisis—a time of extreme uncertainty, disrupted supply chains, and massive layoffs across the food industry. Renegotiate recurring contracts (waste, linens, cleaning, etc.).

Cash Management

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

The right POS setup can make it easier to take orders, manage staff, track sales, and keep customers happy. Instead, the system offers customers a cash discount, helping you protect your profit margins and reduce operating costswithout compromising on service. Key Features to Look For : Cloud-based systems for remote management.

POS

Lavu

AUGUST 8, 2025

Whether you run a quick-service café or a full-service restaurant, switching to an iPad POS system in 2025 can streamline everything from order-taking to inventory management. Simplified management : Automates inventory tracking and staff scheduling. The restaurant industry is evolving, and outdated systems are slowing businesses down.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

They require specialized support that understands the intricacies of fluctuating revenues, high labor costs, and complex inventory management. This volatility makes accurate forecasting and consistent cash flow management incredibly challenging.

Hospitality

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

Sample Bookkeeping for Restaurants and Bars: In the hospitality industry without precise record-keeping, even the most successful establishments can find themselves adrift, struggling with cash flow, compliance, and ultimately, profitability. Bookkeeping is the often-unsung hero, forming the bedrock of smart financial management.

Bar

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

This fundamental discipline, when expertly managed, ensures the financial health of restaurants and hotels, enabling them to thrive even in challenging market conditions. This specialized area of accounting involves managing the financial transactions and obligations of hospitality businesses, such as NYC restaurants and hotels.

Hotels

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 6, 2025

BRITA will provide filtered water dispensers and refillable bottles at key LTA events, including Nottingham, Birmingham, Queen’s Club, and Eastbourne, building on its 2024 effort that saw over 200,000 single-use bottles cut, delivering premium hydration and reducing plastic waste. May saw I-CIP average 334.41¢/lb, down 0.4%

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features trends in off-premise, coffee wars, the AI lifeline, the return of lunch, and how teens spend their dollars. They then sell the reservations on unauthorized online resale sites and social media. Top categories by share: Whisky: 27 percent share (+3.6

Reservations

Hot Schedules

MARCH 11, 2025

But with supply chain headaches, rising labor costs, and unpredictable demand, that’s easier said than done. Many hotels rely on outdated or disconnected purchasing systems, leading to over-ordering, waste, and supplier inconsistencies. You’re not alone.

Hotels

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. Always date and label everything.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2022

It’s also more prevalent than some restaurant owners and managers might want to believe. A POS system is much more than a cash register or a checkout counter and its capabilities extend beyond that. Inventory Management System. Stealing supplies, ingredients and other inventory items is common and can be hard to monitor.

Point of Sale

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.

2024

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

There were no sophisticated profit and loss statements or cash flow charts, no point-of-sale systems or computer analytics to pour over and make decisions by; these were not the type of operations that required that level of analysis. This was a lean, fine-tuned machine that worked from the premise of being manageable and comfortable.

Seating

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Unprecedented labor and supply chain pressure will drive most of the restaurant trends that will define 2022, industry analysts say. This instability will push operators to trim costs by shortening menus and investing in labor-saving technology to free up cash for wage increases. Health-Conscious Food Will Dominate Menus.

2022

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Both situations could have been prevented with proper restaurant inventory management, which gives restaurant operators better oversight over what's in stock and how it is used. You'll also be less likely to order too much of any ingredient, which leads to food waste. The Best Restaurant Inventory Management Software.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2020

It’s relevant today because it helps restaurant leaders contend with enduring issues like crisis recovery, demand fluctuations, food waste, keeping the human touch, managing change, and retaining employees. Now, we were looking at all the interconnecting work of everyone in a store, the way it really happens.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Local health lockdowns and limitations caused havoc for food supply chains, staffing, customer demand, and remote ordering. AI can assist restaurants in optimizing how they manage and operate menus to increase margins. But they have tons of cash to burn on such gimmicks, right? How can a smaller restaurants compete with that?

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their views on trends. With more options to work outside of the hospitality industry, operators must offer employees more scheduling flexibility, facilitate transparent communication between management and team members, and avoid overworking staff.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Restaurants will continue to grapple with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions throughout 2022. 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.

2022

7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

each surface that comes into contact with food, and any supplies or equipment that’s used through the day. If you’re using a task management app like 7tasks , ensure that each task is assigned to a specific person to enforce accountability—and have your managers check the task list progress throughout the shift.

FOH

7 Shifts

JULY 20, 2024

Components of a restaurant’s financial report The food and beverage sales report, prime costs report, inventory report, profit and loss (P&L) statement, and cash flow statement are all critical components of a restaurant's financial management. Labor costs can quickly eat into your profits if not managed carefully.

2024

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

But the challenges don’t stop there—once open you have to focus on improving processes, managing labor schedules, and controlling restaurant costs. Not only do you have to manage many costs including, labor, equipment, and food—but you have to do it while dealing with inevitable price increases. This is only a guideline.

License

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

. “Online and mobile ordering was a lifeline to restaurants shut-down in the pandemic and continues to provide steady revenue,” said Simon de Montfort Walker, senior vice president and general manager at Oracle Food and Beverage. 46 percent would love to manage their dietary preferences with their favorite establishments.

2022

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? Rick Camac Dean, Restaurant & Hospitality Management at ICE (Institute of Culinary Education). Here are their responses.

2020

7 Shifts

JULY 5, 2024

Running a restaurant is not just about serving great food; it’s also about managing finances. Make better financial decisions If you notice that your food costs are higher than expected, you can take action to reduce waste or find a cheaper supplier.

Cash Management

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. The National Restaurant Association-managed site also provides a direct connection to the industry’s grassroots engagement platform.

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?” In addition to improving the guest experience, technology also makes it easier for restaurants to manage their operations.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Furthermore, ongoing global supply chain issues driven by the pandemic continue to persist for food retailers in 2021, with 42 percent saying supply chain disruptions continue to hurt their businesses. Among the report highlights: Starbucks cashes in. Glenfiddich uses ultra-low carbon gas to fuel delivery with whisky waste.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. " – John Oakes, Revenue Management Solutions CEO. Slow movers tie up inventory -and the cash needed to by that inventory. For part one, click here.

2023

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.

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