Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

The greatest threat is not the labor shortage or supply chain issues, it’s not the pandemic or the price of real estate – yes, all those concerns are troubling and must be dealt with, but they are not what will bring the restaurant industry to its knees. Well then – what will? Try apathy on for size.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2023

Learn how the foodservice industry can stay competitive and fresh amid widespread food and labor shortages. As consumers watch food prices continue to rise, the demand for cost-effective meal solutions are prompting c-stores, full-service, and quick-service restaurants to increase their offerings. Consistency is key.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

Yet, threats to limited-service and full-service restaurants are still lurking behind the scenes. Full-service restaurants, for instance, are particularly subject to the effects of inflation—as consumers appear to shift some spending to limited-service establishments and QSRs to save food costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

Service industries have been forced to shift how and where they communicate with their customers, making digital customer experience (CX) an essential component of the restaurant business model moving forward. Businesses underestimate how often customers have poor experiences by an average of 38 percent. Given that 46.5

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Culinary Digital

MARCH 20, 2024

A streamlined menu is the cornerstone of efficiency in the onboarding process within a food service establishment. This specialized product knowledge equips servers with the ability to provide detailed descriptions, make informed recommendations, and confidently answer customer inquiries.

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Izettle

MARCH 28, 2019

The customer is king! The customer is always right! The customer is yeah, yeah, we get it! It’s no secret how important customers are to a growing business. But have you ever thought about how you could better connect with your customers? How could it improve customer satisfaction?

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Izettle

MARCH 28, 2019

The customer is king! The customer is always right! The customer is yeah, yeah, we get it! It’s no secret how important customers are to a growing business. But have you ever thought about how you could better connect with your customers? How could it improve customer satisfaction?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

Some of the biggest risks that you’re likely to face as a restaurant owner include: Foodborne illnesses: food poisoning, contaminated water, and cross-contamination of cooking ingredients. Shortages in customer demand or employee services. Establish a Robust Supply Chain. Cybersecurity threats.

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

People love your food, and they want it outside your restaurant, too. You have a restaurant, and people already love your food. Some of your customers have even asked about catering options. You might consider hiring specific team members for your catering service to ensure it runs smoothly every time. Extra Services.

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Culinary Digital

MAY 16, 2022

Trend #1: Health consciousness, nutrition, & wellness According to research enacted by Statista, 64% of consumers regard healthfulness as a significant factor of consideration when buying food and beverages. In other words, the foodservice industry needs to offer more healthy foods to appeal to growing segments of the consumer population.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 23, 2022

The catering industry includes companies that provide individual event-based food services. What type of food will you serve? Rent a commercial kitchen: This increases your operating costs and will require transportation facilities and equipment to deliver food to the location. What functions will your business cater to?

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EATER

JUNE 11, 2020

Into this yawning black hole of uncertainty, food distributor US Foods is here to help with a free reopening kit. US Foods is one of the biggest food distributors in the U.S., selling raw materials and pre-made food items (tempura shrimp and bacon jam are two of their latest). It’s likely already happening.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Exquisite interior, highly skilled staff and specialty drinks are always great, but the decoration, menu choices, bartenders’ uniform and all other elements still need to match. Share the brand story with your staff to encourage a service that matches it. After all, your customer did have quite a lot to drink. .

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Exquisite interior, highly skilled staff and specialty drinks are always great, but the decoration, menu choices, bartenders’ uniform and all other elements still need to match. Share the brand story with your staff to encourage a service that matches it. After all, your customer did have quite a lot to drink. .

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 22, 2021

When opening a bakery business you need to pay special attention to what name you want your customers to call your bakery with. The name of your bakery must be appealing enough so that it compels the customers to order from it. Source: Times Food – Times of India. Look For An Appropriate Location.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. Ono Food Co.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

This proves that any restaurant business owner who wants to survive in this economy should be open to trying unconventional sales strategies to attract customers and continue making a profit. Once in your customers' hands, this piece of paper can directly influence what your diners order and how much they spend in one sitting.

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Apicbase

JULY 1, 2022

It helps them expand operations while keeping food quality consistent across locations and channels, and, equally important, keeping the overhead costs in balance. It enables restaurant businesses to grow faster, meet customer demand and develop additional revenue streams (or replace streams that are slowing down).

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2022

The independent owner provides the initial investment and signs the restaurant lease agreement and various service contracts. Restaurant franchising has been around since the 1920s, used mainly by fast-food chains like McDonald’s, KFC, and Taco Bell. They’ll have a supply of loyal diners ready to try out your latest restaurant.

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The Food Corridor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For foodservice vendors, food truck operators, manufacturers, market traders, chefs, and caterers who use shared-kitchen facilities, there’s a constant nagging worry that something will go wrong. They pool the customer premiums to cover any claims. All of those different audiences are also customers of ours.” .

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. By the end of the book, readers will know how to protect themselves (and their customers). Shaw What are the most common mistakes you seen restaurant owners make and not understand about food safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features the Independent Restaurant Coalition, Tripadvisor, Inspire Brands Foundation, WorkJam, EZ-Chow, US Foods, Potbelly Pantry, Just Salad, Zalat Pizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken, California Pizza Kitchen, Nando’s and Street Factory Media. These are the people that feed America.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will manifest itself in several ways, such as informing robotics in the kitchen for food preparation, in addition to kitchen display systems (KDS) as restaurants kitchens seek to improve efficiency and better optimize for enhance prep station capacity management. Self-service and automation will be a major focus area for QSRs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19. Frequent hand washing following CDC guidance and food code.

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

When thinking about restaurant automation, imagining a future where AI-powered androids shake cocktails and drones drop food deliveries through your skylight is fun. But automation in food service is much more than that. Production planning software transforms food production from a paper-based chore to a digital process.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

™” with an initial donation, aiming to raise $125,000+ for Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), a nonprofit that assists the families of service industry members navigating life-altering circumstances. mrus– a line of India-inspired cream liqueurs, launched “Small Brand. We are grateful for our partners, like S?mrus

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

He started his career with Hardee’s Food Systems in 1983 ending in the position of District Manager. Paul Soulliere began his career with Hardee's Food Systems in 1978 and worked his way up as Crew Supervisor, Assistant Manager, and Restaurant Manager. Bill is a 1982 graduate of Michigan State University.

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ChefMod

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Partnering with a GPO can help you get competitive pricing on supplies for your restaurant such that its profitability increases and its purchasing process becomes more streamlined. Comparing and negotiating the cost of supplies can also take up a lot of your time, but it doesn’t have to. The restaurant business is cutthroat.

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ChefMod

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As any restaurant owner is all too aware, the food service industry is known for having tight margins and high overhead costs, and it doesn’t help that the cost of food shipments is on the rise. In fact, this can end up pulling focus from a manager’s most important job: making sure that customers are happy. What is a GPO?

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EATER

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Me, I was cleaning out a trash can full of dog food to make room for 50 pounds of flour. The problem with the Western diet, Mock said, is that all the wholesome foods we need are right in front of us, but we default to lazy shortcuts — like vitamins and smoothies and processed “health” foods — that don’t actually nourish us. “It

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2023

The food industry is always keeping an eye on deadlines, with perishables that need to be harvested rapidly and processed for canning or freezing, or for rapid delivery to restaurants, supermarkets and other institutions. Read on to learn more about the impact and future of automation in the food industry. billion by 2027.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In mid-to-late March , Yelp reported a swift and uniform drop in consumer activity across the nation. Professional services such as lawyers and accountants are seeing fewer closures. Online services like web design and graphic design are also doing well during the pandemic as many businesses have shifted to remote work.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

. “VISIT PHILADELPHIA and the James Beard Foundation are thrilled for our unique partnership that brings the culinary and tourism industries together to make it easy for travelers to support delicious, diverse, and sustainable food,” said Jeff Guaracino, president and CEO, VISIT PHILADELPHIA. As the first sushi chain in the U.S.

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EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The magical communal breakfast I experienced back in 2005 was likely the beginning of the end of traditional rail dining service as we know it. They eliminated traditional dining service on two lines in 2018 and on several more the next year. It seemed passengers didn’t even want traditional train car dining anyway.

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EATER

MAY 20, 2020

When the Center eventually released a guide, quietly posting it online without a formal announcement, the document devoted just four pages to food service, placing details in an appendix among other industries. But the industry-spanning collaborative effort may also set the tone for the new normal in food service.

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EATER

MAY 14, 2020

The most comprehensive guide yet comes from the James Beard Foundation and the Food and Society Program at the Aspen Institute, a response to the persistent desire for a single, streamlined playbook. But the industry-spanning collaborative effort may also set the tone for the new normal in food service.

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