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OUR DAILY BREATH: CHEFS – REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF “WOW”

Culinary Cues

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?

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OUR DAILY BREATH: IDEATION AND SCENARIO PLANNING

Culinary Cues

Possible strategy: More space between tables and controlled limits on customers allowed at one time. How do we balance lower volume with financial needs of the operation? [] CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD THEY ORDER. Let your customers know that safety and sanitation is your most important job.

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Secure Safer Off-Premise Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

Customer comfort levels with on-premise dining varies and proper hygiene continues to be at the forefront of diners’ minds. As restaurants continue to enter this period of recovery, they will have to tackle a new slate of challenges. Secure the delivery, by ensuring delivery personnel have a good hygiene routine on the go.

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After a Year of COVID-19, Restaurants Are Ready for a Reboot

Modern Restaurant Management

However, the post-pandemic industry will face new challenges even as recovery begins. To tackle the concerns of customers and employees while focusing on business growth, restaurant owners will need to look to innovation and reimagine how they once operated. .” Promoting Safety. For customers, it became a new experience.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

7 Shifts

According to 7shifts’ Restaurant Data Hub , New York restaurant sales recovery has been slower than the overall United States (and Canadian) average. A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. This change is now going to happen instantaneously.”

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

7 Shifts

Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. Now as we enter a recovery stage, the biggest challenge that's emerged has become finding enough staff to fit the demand. Safety and sanitation efforts also deserve a callout right now.

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