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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

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One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 Home Delivery, Contactless Society, Increased Remote Work and the Gen-Z Digital Generation. Look for an expansion of physical and digital accommodations to support delivery service (like more parking spaces and pickup lockers).

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Outdated Health and Safety Checks Are Holding QSRs Back

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As customers continue to feel more comfortable dining out, restaurants should have health and safety measures down pat. More than 90 percent of Americans say that it’s vital for a restaurant to be visibly clean while dining indoors, outdoors or when ordering takeout.

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2024 Emergency Planning for Restaurants

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How to Better Ensure You Won’t Need Your Fire Extinguisher The best response is to prevent a fire before it starts by updating and cleaning your kitchen equipment, ensuring rags and smoking materials are disposed of properly, investing in Class K extinguishers and finally 86ing flaming shots.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

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A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. Takeout & delivery are changing the way restaurants operate ?? Our entire business model has changed also from fine dining courses to take away bento boxes and limited delivery options.”

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The Must-Have Equipment for an Efficient Commercial Kitchen (Infographic)

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Start-up food service businesses should carefully consider the type of kitchen they will require. Commercial kitchens differ from home kitchens. Our checklist has the essential equipment for an efficient kitchen, in addition to a list of tips for running your kitchen safely and profitably. Shipment and delivery.

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

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Promoting Safety. Restaurants lucky enough to have access to outdoor dining space had to balance the needs of the business with the safety of customers and employees. Dining shifted outdoors, inside tents or into bubbles. For customers, it became a new experience. QR code menus have now become the norm.

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Rising Above the Smoke: Four Tips for Restaurants Navigating Wildfire Smoke (and Other Unpredictable Weather)

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With the most up-to-date weather forecasts at your fingertips, you’ll get a better sense for when you should prioritize indoor dining or pivot to other dining options such as takeout and delivery. To prioritize everyone’s safety, create a plan that outlines the basic protocols for different weather situations and scenarios.