Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2020

So, the public is listening and watching very closely for clues that you are doing all the things to keep employees, the food, and customers safe. ' So now the big question everyone is trying to answer is this- What exactly is ‘Safe Hospitality’ and how is that going to affect the whole dining experience?

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 24, 2022

For example, restaurant owners have to make decisions on how to improve the speed of the ordering and payment procedures, how to deal with changing customer preferences, and how to deliver exceptional at-home experiences to their customers, among other things. Enhance Customer Experience With Table Ordering App.

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Crunchtime

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Texas Roadhouse , a renowned brand in the restaurant industry, has been setting the standard for operational excellence through its commitment to comprehensive training and development. The Learning Live Mobile App: The Foundation for Training Central to Texas Roadhouse's training initiatives is the Learning Live mobile app.

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Tableo

JULY 25, 2023

In this post, we’ll look at five crucial tactics that might help in giving your restaurant customers a memorable dining experience. So, let’s dive in and discover how you can take your restaurant’s customer service to the next level! Train your personnel to make visitors feel welcome and appreciated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A great menu or location will bring customers into your restaurant, but stellar customer service is what will keep them coming back. Providing excellent service and a friendly atmosphere will earn you regulars – and those sought after five-star customer reviews. So how do we develop vital customer service?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

More specifically, automation best practices can ease training requirements and reduce manual tasks, helping restaurants thrive in a challenging environment. Streamline Employee Onboarding and Training. Here are three best practices that can help restaurant operators deliver the best results now and in the months and years ahead.

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Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2023

However, the new wave of employees is a younger crowd without restaurant experience. Because of the change in employee demographics and relative inexperience, more restaurants are now moving away from traditional training. They are currently searching for new training systems that include different learning and portability modes.

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Crunchtime

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As essential functions in multi-unit restaurants, training and operations are inherently intertwined and greatly influence the customer experience. Educating employees to perform job tasks correctly, efficiently, and confidently is key to maintaining quality operations and customer experiences.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One of the most difficult tasks that any restaurateur or chef faces is convincing a customer to walk through the door for the first or twentieth time. Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. Restaurants need to share this with their community of businesses.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The experience every customer enjoys needs to somehow be both effortless and memorable. The quest for providing customers with a continuously incredible dining experience is one that every restaurant must pursue. As the name suggests, such factors are often intangible to the customer themselves.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2024

Yet all of these parts must work together in harmony for the customer to leave the restaurant feeling satisfied, with their only hunger being to return for another visit. In reality, they can cause significant damage to the business and its ability to provide guests with an incredible experience.

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

I love using ChatGPT to develop training activities and materials for restaurant and cafe employees. I’ve used it here to brainstorm ideas for training modules for waiters, managers, cooks, head chefs, and baristas. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 24, 2022

Therefore, adapting digital training should significantly improve many employees’ training experiences and strengthen their digital skills. Why is digital training necessary? Digital training can improve productivity in restaurants and other workplace environments as well. Digital training in restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

There’s no question that the restaurant delivery and reservations experience has become increasingly digitized in recent years, and there’s no sign of this trend slowing down in the future. Despite the number of customer calls that come in, 62 percent of them go unanswered.

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Open for Business

MARCH 7, 2023

Restaurant training is one of the most important things an owner can put into place. Well-trained teams mean shifts run smoothly and guests are happy with service. With ongoing training, you improve your chances of talented employees growing professionally as the restaurant or restaurant group grows.

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Future Food

MARCH 5, 2019

Customers Demand Authentic Hospitality Experiences - Every time Let’s start off by saying that commercial hospitality is everywhere we look. We are looking for the same thing – an authentic and positive food and beverage experience. Today’s customer is demanding a positive experience in equal parts, food, service and price.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2024

One of the most important parts of being a successful restaurant manager is having the ability to hear their customers’ concerns. However, it can sometimes take time to get customers to respond to surveys they're given. Customers can be lost to boredom or quit halfway if a survey is too long.

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Bingage

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One of the easiest techniques to do this is through Restaurant Upselling, or making your existing customers repeat customers. Upselling is much more than sales; it requires knowledge,experience ans smart work. Upselling is something that allows customers to purchase a more expensive dish or drink than they originally intended.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2024

However, as we surge forward, it's imperative to highlight what's missing from today's dining experience and identify the qualities that elevate a great manager to give the next level service assisted by AI, required to succeed in this new environment. What's Lacking in the Dining Experience?

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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. This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. This goes far beyond training during the first week.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

The goal of every restaurant and every chef is to create memorable experiences for the guest. Guests will return when the effort expended to create memorable complete dining experiences is front and center. So, what are we doing to create a memorable experience for this team? It is, and must be, a team effort.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Courtney Johnson and Sam Rollins are currently in training. So I think that it’s an opportunity for us to bring something to the table that is our unique experience.” Johnson, who has been a cheesemonger since 2015, is extremely used to bringing cheese to the customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2024

Understanding the Drought The labor shortage has hit hard, with many restaurants operating below capacity despite a rebound in customer demand. These impacts affect not only the bottom line for businesses but also the dining experience for customers. This can ultimately lead to lower customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The staff is frustrated, the customers are annoyed, and don’t get us started on the back of the house! Sometime after closing for the night, pouring over customer complaints on Yelp, you realize something crucial: you forgot to train your staff. Your customers appreciate a more streamlined dining experience as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2024

.” While some might view fast food fraud as a victimless crime, the reality is quite different as it negatively impacts both restaurants and genuine customers. Not only can fraudulent activities disrupt the customer experience, but they can lead to significant financial losses for both consumers and businesses.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 16, 2023

7shifts set out to solve this industry challenge by building a true all-in-one app that serves the entire restaurant employee lifecycle from hiring, training, and scheduling to paying and retaining. It directly influences the quality of service and the dining experience for customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2024

Attracting new customers is important to every business owner. While there are many marketing strategies to get customers in the door, it is just as important to create customer service strategies that keep them coming back. Why prioritize the customer experience?

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When you open a restaurant/bar, you are expected to provide top-notch customer service not only for the restaurant but also the bar. Putting in place a formal bar staff training, and education program is one of the most effective strategies to assure a high level of performance when hiring bar personnel. Hiring The Right People .

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Crunchtime

APRIL 10, 2023

Without a strong GM, restaurants can face issues like reduced employee morale and retention, less profitable operations, and ultimately, a more negative customer experience. Multi-unit restaurant operators know that general managers (GMs) are the heartbeat of each store.

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

We're curators of memorable experiences for others. Step 3: Scout for Personality, Not Just Skills During the hiring process, we sometimes over-emphasize experience while undervaluing the importance of personality. While you may already be promoting to your customers, it's equally significant to advertise to your prospective staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Restaurants are no longer just about the food – they are about the complete dining experience, which includes ambiance, service speed, and personalized interaction. These technologies promise to streamline processes, improve customer service, and provide a competitive edge in an increasingly digital world.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 20, 2019

The list of things you need to train your baristas on is long. A well-trained barista will help your coffee shop run smoother and put smiles on the faces of your customers. So, how long should it really take your new staff members to become fully trained baristas? Internal team training at the Supracafé office in Madrid.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2024

.” The campaign offers an immersive training effort for staff, he added. “To train our teams about this is really something that’s about talking about the proverbial forest AND the trees," said Sandoval. "A

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. For the second part, click here.

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Sling

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It’s a way for your employees to connect with your customers, forge customer loyalty, and make a good name for your business — all while bringing in more revenue for your bottom line. In addition, when an employee performs suggestive selling correctly, the customer feels like your business really cares. Example #1. Example #2.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

Typical restaurant KPIs involve monitoring costs around food, labor and supplies, pricing adjustments, table turnover rates during peak periods, customer wait times, promotion effectiveness, brand sentiment on review sites, and training completion rates. Define the one or two KPIs most critical for your top growth goals.

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