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What Does 86 Mean? Definition, History and More

7 Shifts

If you're standing in line waiting to order the special of the night, the seasonal Panzanella Salad, you don't want to hear “86 the special”. Or, if you've worked in a restaurant as a chef, line cook, or as part of the FOH (front-of-house), you may have used this hospitality term yourself. Table of Contents. What does 86 mean?

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How to Set Up Online Ordering for Restaurants

7 Shifts

If you weren’t thinking that much about online ordering before, you definitely are now. But when it’s so dead simple to get listed on third-party delivery marketplaces and take orders, why do all the other work to create your own system when you are a time-strapped restaurateur? It will still cost you to run your own delivery.

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MISE EN PLACE – THE CHEF’S DISEASE

Culinary Cues

This is what allows cooks to stay one step ahead of chaos, if anything is out of order than the system starts to crumble. It becomes uncomfortable to find a plate, cup, side towel, pan, or pantry shelf out of order. It becomes uncomfortable to find a plate, cup, side towel, pan, or pantry shelf out of order.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

7 Shifts

Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Customers are demanding online and mobile ordering, and modern restaurant tech makes it more accessible for every restaurateur. 7shifts Restaurant Scheduling Software.

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One Restaurant Concept, Many Names: Delivery-Only Restaurant Defy Traditional Definitions

The Restaurant Times

This unique restaurant format lacks physical space, requires no hefty capital investments, operates on bare minimum restaurant rentals, and relies only on delivery orders. Are these definitions of the same model? As there are no front-of-house operations, cloud kitchens save substantially on the infrastructure costs.

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Strategy A La Carte: The Dish on Digital Marketing Trends for Restaurant Brands 

Modern Restaurant Management

Effective full-funnel marketing strategies are vital for the success of any business, but are definitely the garnish on top for those in the food and beverage industry. That’s because 41 percent of people prefer to order food online rather than in-store. They want engaging content that keeps them entertained.

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Surprising Ways that Tech Can Help Evolve Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

Inventory management software is one great resource to help cut down on food waste, food cost and ensure that everything in your back-of-house is streamlined for transparency and profitability. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. But that was the 90s.