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Dining Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Culinary methods and sources of inspiration for menus and venues were also part of this group’s discussion. Among the findings: Casual experiential dining appeals on many fronts to consumers of varying ages in different parts of the country looking for affordable culinary experiences. This is where the discussion begins.

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How to Manage Multiple Restaurants and Locations

7 Shifts

Switching from a fast-casual concept to fine dining can allow for a nice change of pace. You won't be able to refer to your previous restaurant opening playbook and follow it to the letter. You can reference and compare the key metrics from all of these locations like total revenue, profit margin, inventory variance, etc.

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How to Write the Perfect Restaurant Mission Statement: Guide + Examples

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Ensure all the elements of running and growing your restaurant — marketing , customer service, sourcing suppliers—align under one, coherent message. Tim Berry refers to this as your market-defining story and explains: “A really good market-defining story explains the need, or the want, or—if you like jargon—the so-called “why to buy.”

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How To Open a Restaurant

The Restaurant Group

Concept Are you going for formal or casual? Operational Programming Restaurant operations management refers to the system that will help managers and owners oversee day-to-day operations. Restaurant Design Once you establish your brand concept, it is easier to work on the design of your restaurant.

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The Complete Guide to Increase Your Restaurant Profit Margins

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This process, often referred to as determining the “profit margin by subtracting,” includes factoring in the cost of ingredients, labor costs, overhead expenses, and other operational expenses. Casual Dining Restaurants Casual dining restaurants offer relaxed atmospheres with moderately-priced menus.

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Exploring Food Culture

Modern Restaurant Management

Since the pandemic, many chefs created fast-casual concepts and we see more and more tasting and prix-fix menus. Cooks will find new sources of inspiration and tips on how to evolve in the industry. It is a great source of inspiration. Food enthusiasts will learn about how America eats today and understand how chefs think.

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What to Include in Your Restaurant Employee Handbook

7 Shifts

Having all your best practices documented in one place will reduce errors, speed up training, and give everyone a source of truth—allowing you to put your trust in your employees’ hands and let them do the job they were hired to do. Your restaurant employee handbook should be the place where all systems are laid out.