Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2023

Although restaurants are increasingly interested in meeting the needs of gluten-free consumers, there’s plenty of room for improvement in the messaging used to communicate about gluten-free options. Messaging about gluten-free options and safety protocols begins with your menu. How do you prevent cross-contact in your salad bar?

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Training Front of House Kitchen Safety Allergens 449

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2025

Investing in regular staff training is also essential. Modern tools can assist in managing the delivery operations for your catering business and tracking performance, while also providing ongoing training and support to drivers to ensure your brand is properly represented. Break down each step from order placement to delivery.

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Catering Delivery Customer Service Customer Experience 352

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Can you provide an example of how you’ve improved employee performance through training? How do you communicate restaurant policies and changes to your employees effectively? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? How do you ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations?

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Leadership Management Management Operations 195

7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

The more staff you have to replace, the more money you have to spend on recruitment, and the more time you have to spend interviewing and training. In order to help new staff learn the ropes, you need to create a comprehensive restaurant staff training manual. Even your most seasoned staff can forget things.

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Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 370

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2025

Consider the line cook who notices ticket times steadily creeping up and takes the initiative to communicate with the team and adjust the pace, all without management intervention. ” Try: “We commit to open communication because it strengthens trust and allows everyone’s voices to be heard.”

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Coaching Kitchen Safety Food Safety Communication 419

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

Provide Customer Service Training. There is a direct correlation between customer service level and staff training. The better trained your staff is, the more likely they will be highly motivated and efficient at their jobs. That boils down to employing well-trained and motivated staff who know what, what and how to do it.

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Front of House Kitchen Safety Customer Service Point of Sale 545

ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

The best-run restaurants dont leave things to chancethey rely on clear processes, well-trained teams, and smart decision-making to avoid costly mistakes. Effective labor management means hiring the right people, providing thorough training , creating efficient schedules, and building a culture that keeps employees engaged.

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Operations Management Management Front of House 195

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2022

When a diner with a food allergy chooses your restaurant, you’ll want to ensure that they won’t have to think twice about their safety. Likewise, ensure that you and your kitchen staff hold the necessary food safety certifications so that your guests are in good hands. Communicate Clearly. Do Your Research.

Allergens 474

Allergens Kitchen Safety Front of House Food Safety 474

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2023

As customers continue to feel more comfortable dining out, restaurants should have health and safety measures down pat. Exceeding health and safety standards not only ensures the well-being of customers, but it also cultivates a positive experience that fosters loyalty.

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Audits Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 469

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Kitchen operations. Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Technology also helps bridge communication between restaurant management and staff. Having a retail management tool with a mobile application, for instance, reduces the need for wait staff to move around when communicating with each other. Kitchen Operations.

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Technology Operations Food Safety Kitchen Safety 492

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Eat healthier.”

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Cash Management Food Supply 516

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2021

Restaurant owners are looking for creative ways to revamp the indoor dining experience with improved health and safety standards. Restaurant owners can use these helpful tips to promote key health and safety standards in order to regain trust and improve the overall customer experience: Improve Air, Hand and Surface Hygiene.

Kitchen Safety 531

Kitchen Safety Customer Service Customer Experience Dine-in 531

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2020

Restaurants bring groups of people and that traffic often brings safety. Restaurants must build trust, communicate safety and clearly establish value. While the operational and financial impact of social distancing must be top of mind, nearly as important as what you do will be how you communicate these changes to your guests.

Guest Recovery 474

Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Food Safety Email Marketing 474

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Now, restaurant owners and managers can be confident in their readiness against pathogens and reassure guests and employees by committing to cleanliness and effectively communicating their approach to the public. Communicating Cleanliness. Building Trust Through Cleanliness. What Can You Do Now?

Kitchen Safety 489

Kitchen Safety Employee Relations Communication Point of Sale 489

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2021

The not-so-simple trick is doing so while remaining committed to providing clear communications and amplifying an exceptional consumer experience at every touchpoint. Additionally, offering limited menus speeds up wait times and streamlines kitchen operations which is one more benefit of having a modular and easy to update menu system.

Technology 493

Technology Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food Safety 493

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you ensure a team-oriented approach to working with the kitchen staff and other waiters? They should also be able to communicate with kitchen staff and the team clearly. The candidate should also check with the kitchen or their manager to explore options, like customizing a dish with available ingredients.

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Hiring Dietary Restrictions Customer Service Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Now, for restaurant employees and guests alike, nothing matters more than the safety of their experience inside the restaurant. Social distancing can only go so far—there are still many shared devices that guests and staff have to touch, including point-of-sale devices, payment PIN pads, kiosks and kitchen monitors.

Dine-in 490

Dine-in Kitchen Safety Operations Point of Sale 490

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Whether it’s inter-team communication, improving table turnover, or reducing waste – an efficiently run restaurant results in an increase in sales and revenue. These tools help connect commercial kitchens to cloud kitchens so that the tools can analyze how much food is wasted every day. How do you achieve that?

Technology 551

Technology Food Supply Kitchen Safety Waste 551

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Yes, curbside reduces the number of virus-spreading interactions and increases safety, but that’s about the only good news for the people running the restaurant. Curbside also means more packaging, more training, and more room for miscommunication. For its convenience and safety, curbside is here to stay.

Kitchen Safety 590

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Customer Experience Food Order 590

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic surging across the country, it’s more important now than ever before to focus on employee safety. The major focus of these guidelines is keeping customers safe, but it’s equally important to consider the safety of employees. Increase Communication for Everyone.

Technology 395

Technology Front of House Kitchen Safety Back of House 395

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

Let's face it – none of us are in the field as much as we were in 2019 – visiting with staff, training in-person, celebrating accomplishments, participating in local community efforts as a team, and everything else the human touch helps to bring to a business and its employees. Attention is the new currency.

Employee Relations 474

Employee Relations Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 474

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Lastly, Internet of Things (IoT) devices are becoming increasingly popular, with sensors and smart devices for everything from tracking inventory levels to monitoring kitchen equipment performance. The back end encompasses the kitchen operations, inventory management, and staffing.

Operations 472

Operations Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 472

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2025

For starters, their plans include using AI agents to run repetitive admin; applying voice-automated AI to drive-through and back-office operations; implementing computer vision to speed up meal delivery; and sensor-tagging hard-working kitchen kit to predict maintenance needs.

Food 221

Food Kitchen Safety Food Order Food Safety 221

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It shows you how the kitchen works and helps to qualify who the players are and what their roles might be. It is one of the most essential positions in the kitchen, operated by a person who is responsible for the single most expensive piece of equipment and one of the costliest inventories (China, flatware, glassware). Wax on, wax off.

Kitchen Safety 446

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Back of House Front of House 446

Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Guest Recovery 410

Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 410

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic forced consumers to leverage contactless payment, such as tap-to-pay, out of pure health and safety concerns, it’s quickly become the normal course of business for restaurants aiming to streamline operations and maximize convenience. The workforce also experienced a major reset.

Front of House 221

Front of House Loyalty Program Recruiting Customer Experience 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

When paired with other products like Square Marketing and Square Loyalty, sellers can strengthen customer relationships, create open lines of communication, and incentivize patrons to keep coming back. Visa is expanding its partnership with IFundWomen providing grants and digital training to U.S.-based In the U.S.,

Guest Recovery 539

Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Food Safety 539

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Any restaurant — Toast customer or not — can be listed on the site.Toast is committing up to $250,000 in matching contributions to World Central Kitchen and the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation. Toast’s public directory of participating restaurants across the U.S. ” The BOHA!

Employee Relations 516

Employee Relations Healthcare Online Ordering Customer Service 516

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If you're new to the industry and are wondering what experience you'll acquire in a restaurant job, or if you're an industry vet looking to clearly communicate your abilities and skills on a restaurant resume, read on for 20 distinct skills learned while working in a restaurant. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 370

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

US Foods Ghost Kitchens. launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens, a program designed to guide restaurant operators every step of the way when opening their own operation, helping them easily add a new revenue stream. They both went through a management training program. US Foods Holding Corp. Peter’s two sons, Pete, Jr.

Kitchen Safety 515

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Anyone who’s worked (or even stepped foot) in a restaurant knows how important effective kitchen management is. Yes, the back of house (BOH) is where food is prepped, cooked, and plated, but it’s also where chaos can quickly ensue if roles, responsibilities, and tasks aren’t communicated well.

Back of House 276

Back of House Management Management BOH 276

Lavu

MAY 2, 2025

Managing food allergies in a restaurant isn’t just about good service its a critical safety responsibility. With the right POS features for allergen management, restaurants can track ingredients, flag allergens, and communicate vital information quickly between staff and customers. Lets explore each feature in detail.

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Allergens POS Kitchen Safety Management 78

Open for Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That’s why having a solid restaurant management training program is so important for owners and operators looking to build a successful team. A well-structured management training program equips new leaders with essential skills while promoting ongoing development.

Training 60

Training Management Management Loyalty Program 60

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

New health codes and reopening mandates, plus the safety and perception of patrons, have made it imperative to invest in COVID-approved inventory including masks, gloves, sanitizers, signage (think: at the door, at point of sale, and throughout), as well as the cost of developing or purchasing new training materials and implementing them with staff.

Fine Dining 502

Fine Dining Restaurant Law Food Truck Outdoor 502

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

For example, kitchen managers rely on software to let them know how much expected inventory they have in stock. The term can refer to the logistics of any and all tasks in a restaurant, including its finances, its kitchen, its staff, and its service model. All tasks in a restaurant are interconnected. Customer Service.

Operations 363

Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

When I see cooks and chefs who now invest more time in complaining about how hard kitchen work is, how demanding and unforgiving it can be, how the heat, the hours, and the pressure are so unreasonable while they discount the opportunity to reach for their potential, I know we (the industry) have failed. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Uniforms 450

Uniforms Front of House Food Safety Healthcare 450

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

Management 397

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 397