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How Restaurants Can Manage Food Costs During Disruptions

Modern Restaurant Management

Meanwhile, extreme weather events are likely to disrupt transportation routes, damage crops, and lead to shortages of key ingredients, resulting in price spikes that impact menus. Seasonal Shifts : They may be predictable, but they still add another layer of complexity to restaurant management. Think of it as an adaptable tool.

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How Restaurants Can Use Digital Hosts

Modern Restaurant Management

menu, hours, etc.), These agents are naturally sounding conversational assistants made to be intelligent with a restaurant operators’ intended processes, logic, and information – Not to be mistaken with IVR technology when waiting to hear a robotic menu of options represented by pressing a number 1 through 8.

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Turning Tables with Video Testimonials: A New Recipe for Restaurant Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

Include some details, such as specific menu options or a signature craft cocktail, in the narrative. Place clips of your menu or the restaurant scenery throughout the video to entice viewers while they listen to the customer’s story. Maybe your restaurant offers cuisine they’ve never tried before.

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How to Train Your Staff to Communicate Effectively with Guests

Modern Restaurant Management

A great menu or location will bring customers into your restaurant, but stellar customer service is what will keep them coming back. Start with The Basics of Communication. Even seasoned restaurant professionals can use a refresher! Often when it comes to customer communication, it is not about what you say but how you say.

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How to Get Your Kitchen Ready for Summer Weather

Goliath Consulting

Smart ways to keep your restaurant or bar running cool, safe, and efficient all season long. Refresh Your Summer Menu with the Line in Mind Swap in seasonal items that require less time on the stove or fryer. Communicate and Check In Often The fastest way to spot a summer issue? Your staff.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

Instead, you’ll see signage about the health benefits of plant-based eating — the “primary drivers of consumer choice are personal benefit,” says Goldman — and the menu board, designed like any one in other fast-food chains. The bottom of the Yang’s Kitchen menu notes to diners, “We are working with Zero Foodprint to restore the planet.”

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Niche Menus: Less Is More When it Comes to Luxury

Modern Restaurant Management

But what if your menu was telling your guests something about luxury? In the January 23, 2024 New York Times article,“The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now,” the publication gathered 121 menus from restaurants all over the United States. Fewer choices communicates exclusivity, which drives up customer value.