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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef. There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef.

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Food Service Trends to Know in 2024

Restaurant Engine

Here are some ideas: Compost leftover food scraps and paper products. Many cities have companies providing composting services to restaurants. Ditch the Styrofoam to-go packaging and look at compostable products. Incorporating food service trends brings in returning customers to see what’s new. Think multi-cultural fare.

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Restaurant Kitchen Staff is Key to Food Cost Savings

Restaurant365

Efficient food usage involves everything from strategic menu planning to coordinating back of house and front of house teams. Critically, knowing your AvT numbers through your restaurant operations reporting gives you a concrete starting point to identify the foods that are commonly wasted.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percent in November, which represents the third consecutive month of positive sales growth and the strongest since January. Thanksgiving typically represents lower sales volumes for most industry segments.

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We Should All Be Eating More Rabbit

EATER

I had bought that bunny on a whim to serve to my COVID-19 pod at our rental house. Rabbits have such a small footprint on our world, and the manure is great for compost for our garden,” says Lisa Webster, co-owner of Maine’s North Star Sheep Farm , where the Vermont Butcher Shop sources its rabbits. It’s really a tremendous protein.”