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Beyond the Plate: The Future of Restaurants in a Tech-Driven 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

However, persistent labor shortages are pushing restaurants to explore automation and artificial intelligence to streamline operations – from kitchen management to customer service – to alleviate staffing pressures while also enhancing efficiency.

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How to Create a Restaurant Staff Training Manual

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This takes your attention away from your core management responsibilities—plus a continuous stream of new, untrained staff can lead to mistakes and poor guest service. Keeping a training manual at service stations or behind bars gives everyone a source of truth and helps iron out those little mistakes.

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CHEFS – YOUR EMPLOYEES JUST MIGHT HAVE THE ANSWERS

Culinary Cues

What needs to be addressed is: “ How do we build trust among customers, trust that the restaurant will keep them safe, and how do we generate enough sales and in turn – profit, to keep the operation moving forward? They know that at this point their primary job is to make the customer feel safe. Ask your staff!

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A CHEF’S REFLECTIONS

Culinary Cues

We hope that our government will learn to respect the important role that restaurants play in our way of life and lend a helping hand, but even if this fails to happen – the American spirit of entrepreneurship will find a way – of this I am certain. [] LIMITATIONS ARE PLACED ON RESTAURANT OPERATIONS THAT EAT AWAY AT THE POTENTIAL FOR PROFITABILITY.

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The Future of Dining: Industry Expert Insights

Modern Restaurant Management

Chris Boyles, VP of Food Safety for Steritech. Coke Freestyle machines allow customers to make their selections using their own smartphone screen. Ghost kitchens allow you to order from multiple brand menus at a single location. We're already seeing lots of innovation. There are touchless faucets and soap dispensers.

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Your 7-Step Guide to Reopening Your Restaurant

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While your local government has likely provided businesses with a plan for reopen, you have to keep in mind that the reality of reopening will be a very different story. We don't want to reopen the restaurants unless we know that we can provide a safe and healthy work environment and eating environment for our customers.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

With strict government health lockdowns in place, dining out became a thing of the past. 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.