Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Push it out, how many covers, lock, and load, finish strong, over the hump, wrap it up: this the language of the kitchen during service, these are the timestamps like the number of quarters in a football game or innings in baseball. Can they meet the crowds and even exceed budgeted customer counts on a given day? Mission accomplished.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Uniforms Point of Sale 349

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Restaurant concepts define the overall theme or idea behind a restaurant, including cuisine, service style, music, and menu design. Restaurant concept inspiration comes from a variety of places, like heritage, family background, a far-off place, or personal experience. Menu design. Coffee and dessert is the main focus.

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Fast Casual Food Truck Casual Customer Service 370

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2024

Customers now want to see what’s in their food and have the option to adjust meals to fit their dietary needs. This level of detail and flexibility requires a sophisticated approach to managing and presenting data. When customers pay and note their dietary needs, the kitchen gets an alert.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

So here is the good news: there will be ample opportunities in 2021 and beyond for chefs, cooks, managers, and service staff who recognize the immediacy of the challenge and the new skill set that will be required of successful players and leaders in the field. will find themselves in the winner’s circle. [] FLEXIBILITY. If this is your M.O.

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2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 464

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

How you approach the design of your restaurant in this regard will determine nearly everything else. This can be direct (the menu item itself contributes working funds) or indirect (because the item is present on the menu – other items are more likely to sell). These are the elements of a food experience that create “value”.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. Benefits can include: Increased efficiency: Ghost kitchens are designed for efficiency with less staff, and can help restaurant owners save time and money. Table of Contents.

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The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Restaurant design is critical to the success of any food service establishment, yet it tends to be regularly disregarded. Nobody wants to spend all their efforts on the perfect menu, service, and training, just to have visitors leave due to a lack of waiting area, uncomfortable interior space, or excessively high levels of noise.

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Design Social Media Fine Dining Food Supply 78

Culinary Cues

APRIL 25, 2021

I find it very interesting how diverse the food experience is. Just as all cars can move a person from one geographic point to another yet the experience that takes place in between can be totally different – so too is this true with food. QUICK SERVICE: This is the food noise experience for both the customer and the employee.

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Food Fine Dining Café Customer Experience 422

Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2020

Whichever side of the question you find yourself on – there is no denying that the constraints will be significant, customers will be very leery about entering a restaurant, and initial sales will never be enough to keep a restaurant solvent. This is absolutely essential if you want your customers to return.

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Point of Sale Customer Service Customer Experience Cash Management 309

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business. When a menu lacks continuity, then the experience suffers and the customer is left – confused. [] AN ATTEMPT TO PLEASE EVERYONE. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Café 393

Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Even through the most challenging and tragic experiences, when the lessons are quite vivid – we quickly push aside the need to change in favor of a return to what is considered “normal”. Our menus are too large: The days when the way to customer satisfaction was through extensive variety are probably gone. What if……happens?

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Customer Experience Cash Management Customer Service Front of House 392

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Yet, there remains one area ripe for innovative change: engaging communication for all stakeholders (and no, I’m not talking about customer-facing menu boards, point-of-purchase advertisements, drive-through displays, or slick commercials). However, most companies’ communication efforts stop there.

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Communication Franchise Franchising Leadership 189

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Completed by Architect of Record and General Contractor The Bradley Projects and Certified Construction Services, the project uses carefully curated materials including rustic-but-clean white ceiling boards that contrast with the simple plaster walls and intentionally overcrowded choreographed artwork.

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Design Presentation Customer Experience Dine-in 167

Deliverect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

A top-notch customer experience. Having food delivered to customers is a whole new way to order, experience and enjoy food. Next to food quality, delivering a top-notch brand experience should be at the core of your delivery operation. It all begins with the (right) menu. Why (branded) packaging is key.

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Customer Experience Delivery Social Media Online Ordering 63

The Restaurant Group

APRIL 21, 2024

Running a restaurant, whether it’s a fine dining, quick service, bar, bistro, or cafe venue, involves a gamut of essential activities. With over 30 years of real-world experience in the restaurant and hospitality consultancy business, we are sought after by operators and investors who want to maximize their ROI and growth.

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Food Supply Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Equipment 78

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Dining out and purchasing food is about an experience. From the menu choices, to furnishings, to the appearance of wait staff, to how the food is presented, how food is packaged and assembled on shelves, are all designed to lead to a pleasant sensory experience and the desire to come back.

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Customer Experience Food Food Supply Waste 117

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Where franchisors can miss an important opportunity is in the presentation of the financial information. Franchisors should carefully evaluate both the data being disclosed for the upcoming year and the format in which it is presented, asking questions like: How many years’ worth of data is relevant for the prospective franchisee?

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Document Franchise Franchising Point of Sale 188

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

We’ve also included a restaurant marketing plan PDF with all the questions you need to ask (and answer) to get into the minds of your customers and create a marketing recipe for success. But would a first-time customer know what your restaurant is made of by sitting at a table? Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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Marketing 2020 SEO Loyalty Program 418

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

We know them by name, we oftentimes buy their products and services, we read about their success, and we aspire to be like them in some small way. Now here is the kicker – excellence has very little to do with the price you charge or the type of product or service you provide. The big misconception is: “You get what you pay for”.

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Uniforms Fine Dining Small Business Customer Service 449

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 14, 2024

The days when the sommelier’s intuition, refined through years of experience and sensory development, solely guided wine selection are evolving. AI's role extends beyond wine selection, revolutionizing aspects from operational logistics to enhancing guest experiences.

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Events Innovation Customer Experience Technology 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2022

Most restaurants took advantage of al fresco dining or turned to alternative pick-up and delivery service methods to regenerate revenue. Other restaurants turned to hotels to attract new customers and strengthen their existing customer base. Lastly, flexibility is a key design element that all restaurateurs must consider.

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Hotels Customer Service Beverage Customer Experience 180

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Events like this not only ruined our entire eating experience, but also prevented us from ordering food from this restaurant for a while. Restaurant owners are using intelligent packaging to keep food warm, hygienic, presentable, and ready to eat from kitchen to customer plate. Delivery of cold food leads to loss of customer.

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Compost Sustainability Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 209

Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2022

We deal with highly perishable goods, unpredictable customer behavior, swinging door staffing, and constantly escalating cost of goods. It takes so much effort, time, and money to pull customers in for that first visit – we want to make them feel good about their investment and book another reservation soon. Prime Filet or 14 oz.

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Pricing Training Consumer Goods Customer Experience 357

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2021

When thinking about the future of the dining experience post COVID, it is easy to get caught focusing on things like digital only self-service, sci-fi-like drone food delivery and taking pills or shakes instead of food. But not in the way you might think. So what exactly does this future look like? The Shift to Co-Pilot Mode.

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Back of House Customer Experience Front of House Customer Service 198

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.

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Kitchen Safety Customer Service Customer Experience Dine-in 213

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2023

For businesses, and particularly franchise businesses, the metaverse presents some cutting-edge opportunities. While existing registrations in classes like restaurant services (class 43) are helpful in the real world, they likely won't do much to protect the sale of pizza or taco NFTs.

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Franchise Franchising Restaurant Law Customer Service 167

The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 13, 2023

While you should always focus on managing space in your store and introducing attractive design elements, the overall ambiance of your coffee shop can make or break your business. It also helps shop owners in showcasing their retail products by designing various visual cues. Coffee Shop Floor Plans Based on Customer Types.

Design 52

Design Employee Relations Seating Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In the competitive restaurant and bar industry, customer feedback is vital for success. Customer feedback offers insights into customers satisfaction, needs, and preferences. Customer feedback offers insights into customers satisfaction, needs, and preferences.

Bar 190

Bar Tip Distribution Customer Experience Customer Service 190

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

Is your website optimized, and does it provide a good user experience? Assume a customer discovers your website but cannot identify where you are located or how to contact you. Suppose a customer goes to a search engine like Google or Google News API and types in 'Find local restaurants near me.' Optimization of NAPs.

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Marketing Loyalty Program Email Marketing Social Media 397

Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

Dating back to Medieval times when cooking was reserved for nobility and later during the Renaissance when merchant travelers relied on local taverns for respite and a chance to break bread – restaurants and restaurant life has always been present. You take care of customers above all else. Customers are your lifeblood.”.

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Travel Back of House Customer Service Small Business 443

The Rail

MAY 6, 2024

Starting your own business may be an exciting and intimidating experience. To begin, do a thorough analysis of several neighborhoods or districts within your target market to pinpoint locations that have a large volume of foot traffic and a strong need for coffee and cafe services.

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Café Equipment Food Supply Customer Experience 52

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2023

From the rise of Instagram food bloggers and selfie walls to paying outrageous prices for the #SaltBae experience , consumers are now expecting restaurants to deliver an experience beyond flavor. In a world still recovering from a pandemic and economic crisis, consumers long to escape into experiences of delight and togetherness.

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Social Media Customer Experience Website Management Customer Service 180

The Restaurant Times

JULY 3, 2022

A design enthusiast by heart, Vanshika has jumped into the family business to take the legacy forward. . TRT – How was your transition journey from design to the restaurant? On a personal level, I was not feeling very satisfied just working an interior design job. I would often hear about what was happening.

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Design Customer Experience Presentation Outdoor 52

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2023

In the food services industry, safety is paramount to protect customers, brand reputation, and, ultimately, profits. In food services, digitizing processes like temperature monitoring and logging of on-site food storage via IoT-enabled automation delivers many benefits. trillion U.S.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Food Customer Service 167

7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Live-work-dine neighborhoods do not generate enough outside traffic to sustain a business if it is not designed correctly” — Daniel Reed Hospitality 2. Focus on your service concept! Create an experience. When building out your restaurant concept, try to answer these key questions: What will your level of service be?

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2020 Hiring Cash Management Education 335

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Just since the beginning of the pandemic and the restrictions on on-premise dining, 62 percent of operators have or plan to implement designated takeout areas due to the re-configuration efforts. Delight Your Customers. Deliver a Great Experience. Simplify Their Lives. Eating out, or taking out, is never just about the food.

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Coupons Social Media 2025 Online Ordering 238

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits unveiled the results of its 2022 Liquid Insights Tour , a coast-to-coast educational initiative designed to explore and identify the latest trends in cocktails and wine. Orange wines also appeared more frequently than ever before, often presented on menus in a combined rosé and orange section.

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