Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 17, 2022

However, as the appreciation of the craft of coffee has grown, technology has also come to play a more important role. Now more than ever, baristas, roasters, producers, and consumers all rely on technology to understand more about the coffee they brew, roast, grow, and drink. How has technology changed over the past decade?

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Technology Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 188

Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t. Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Many quick-serve and fast-food restaurants thrived using delivery and drive-thru channels. What’s in store for 2021? Takeout is king.

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Online Ordering 2021 Delivery Ordering 148

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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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2024 Food Supply Kitchen Safety Influencer 197

Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t. Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Many quick-serve and fast-food restaurants thrived using delivery and drive-thru channels. What’s in store for 2021? Takeout is king.

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Online Ordering 2021 Delivery Ordering 146

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

.” Fafa’s desire to expand their business, while ensuring the safety of employees and customers is as strong as ever. Orders from online channels and delivery partners had to be manually entered into its previous Point-of-Sale (POS) system, and manually delivered to the kitchen.

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Technology Operations Loyalty Program Point of Sale 127

The Rail

APRIL 25, 2023

By Madhu Kesavan, Contributor In recent years, restaurant delivery has become increasingly popular as consumers demand more convenient ways to enjoy their favorite meals. However, with increased demand comes the need for effective delivery management. However, with increased demand comes the need for effective delivery management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 23, 2023

For lengthy periods over the course of two years, businesses were forced to operate solely on a take-out and delivery basis, and it soon became evident that everybody would need to up their game. Consumers ordering deliveries still want to make sure it feels like they are treating themselves.

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Customer Service Dietary Restrictions Delivery Online Ordering 167

7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

There are new technologies, new ways of doing business, and new consumer habits, too. Far-and-away the biggest change for the hospitality industry has been the widespread adoption of technology, which has gone from a luxury to a necessity for restaurants to operate. There are many ways to digital technology into your business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

Restaurants that continue to incorporate new technology and solutions that increase efficiency from time-consuming and costly tasks are poised to find themselves on stronger footing for the future. Promoting Safety. As a result, restaurants have shifted advertising efforts and now highlight safety protocols for staff and guests.

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Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Employee Relations Technology 186

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Deliveries, payroll, paying vendor invoices, and so on all happen on their own cadence. Oversee incoming deliveries. Stock incoming inventory.

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Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 195

Deliverect

APRIL 20, 2020

Over the past few months, delivery and takeout have become a lifeline for restaurants across the globe. Food delivery was booming business before we were hit by the coronavirus. After this is all over, some of those new habits will remain and change the way we’ve been approaching delivery all together. Desserts and side dishes.

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Delivery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food 89

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

When drive thru, curbside, and delivery became the primary (or only) service models, and digital transactions soared, brands such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Domino’s didn’t need to build from the ground up, and instead focused on optimization. Delivery Reimagined. Data-Driven Personalization.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Customer Service 199

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 29, 2022

Today, the sophistication of IoT technology available to the restaurant sector is at an all-time high. If leveraged within the correct outcome-based framework, these interconnected technologies have the potential to improve operational visibility in a way that impacts critical real-world results. Automating Workflow Management.

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Operations Food Safety Kitchen Safety Front of House 186

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2022

Restaurant’s safety protocols were done “behind the scenes,” and guests most likely didn’t care about the sanitation of high-touch surfaces or whether they were sitting within six feet of other tables. Employees began participating in new tasks, learning more about safety protocols. The Demand for Transparency.

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Audits Kitchen Safety Back of House Point of Sale 186

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. One, the new normal will become the old normal, and a takeout- and delivery-first model will become the standard in the restaurant industry. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here.

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2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 229

Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Trending Technology in Restaurants. Technology in restaurants can be a game-changer for the customer experience, employee workflows and the bottom line. The need for convenience and seamlessness was already driving rapid adoption of restaurant technology, and the pandemic accelerated it. Who can you call when things go down?

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Technology Online Ordering Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 52

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

Both now and for the future, technology can answer many of the question’s managers have surrounding maintaining the health of employees, ensuring the safety of their guests and protecting their bottom line. Automate to Capture the Upside of Curbside Pickup and Delivery. Protect Premises and Profits with Technology.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Front of House Technology 159

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

The core teams that need to appreciate and cooperate are the front-of-house waiting teams, the bar staff, and the kitchen team. The last thing you want to do is promise customers delivery times that you have no chance of delivering. Make Better Use of Technology. Make Sure that Wait Times Are Accurate.

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Front of House Kitchen Safety Customer Service Point of Sale 214

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Think about the technology sector as a prime example. The labor-intensive environments that have been typical in kitchens are nearly impossible to maintain. Chefs who are experienced in multiple ways of connecting customers with their food (catering, food trucks, pop-up restaurants, delivery, take out pick-up, etc.)

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2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 462

7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

According to data from 350,000+ restaurants that use 7shifts, while overall shifts being scheduled are still sitting 24% below pre-COVID levels, shifts for delivery-related roles have increased 38%. It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures.

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Recruiting Kitchen Safety Employee Relations Food Safety 293

Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In our last restaurant technology blog, we discussed COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the growth and development of AI voice technology and how it was quickly modernizing the drive-thru operations as we know it (1). The very same technology has been working on cameras, too. COVID-19 Safety. Better Delivery.

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2021 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 167

Culinary Digital

MAY 16, 2022

And while foodservice has changed forever, so has the technology that supports it. For the industry to thrive once again, it will need to lean into this technology as a viable solution for combatting trials on multiple fronts. POS systems must integrate with third-party apps and other systems used in the kitchen to relay orders.

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Technology Kitchen Safety Food Safety Online Ordering 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 177

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. This includes the food prep and kitchen areas, food storage rooms, walk-in fridges, pot wash stations, staff break rooms, and offices. Food safety. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. Cost control.

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Transact

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Every year brings changes to how customers interact with restaurants, and every year new technologies pop up to help restaurants keep up. . Mobile Technology. This technology might be invisible to the average diner, but kitchen technology will have the most impact on their experience, especially in the areas of quality and safety. .

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Technology 2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 83

7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

With all restaurants under extreme pressure of heightened safety and potential staff shortage, you can delegate the reactivation and re-scoping of your recurring preventive maintenance plans to your trusted repair and maintenance solution provider. A restaurant’s health code depends on it!

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Management Management Kitchen Safety Equipment 370

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2021

While combating empty roles and maneuvering vacation policies, technology offers support without added stress. Technology also allows for seamless delivery operations during colder months. We predict that 2022 will see a new set of rapidly evolving, game-changing technologies. Key 2022 Trends. Tech Advancements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

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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Food Truck Retail Mobile Ordering Food Safety 212

The Restaurant Times

JULY 16, 2021

As dine-in facilities kept shutting down, online delivery saw a surge on the back of public health advisories. Even though the industry has suffered heavy losses, the online restaurant food delivery market is playing a lead role in terms of recovery. Adoption Of New Technology. Rise Of Online Food Delivery Platforms.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 30, 2020

The restaurant industry had to adapt to changes in consumer behavior during the COVID19 pandemic, testing out operational innovations and relying on technological solutions that allowed for social distancing and ensuring sanitation (1, 2). Tech for Touchless, Contact-Free Dining. Tech for Touchless, Contact-Free Dining. Employee Health.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Front of House Back of House 139

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

On the positive side, the pandemic forced any number of pivots among restaurateurs as they struggled during the pandemic shutdown to keep their doors open and kitchens cooking. Virtual kitchens, for example, were already accelerating trends when the pandemic hit. Another risk centers on the hybrid delivery model. Apparently.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2020

With restaurants pivoting to delivery only or curbside operations around the globe right now, getting this information to your customers is critical to spreading the word. For your restaurant, communications are limited to the closed circuit of your business, from the front-of-house to the kitchen. Food Safety. Communications.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Front of House Website Management 184

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Operations for 7shifts, I have been based in the New York technology and hospitality space for years (including a leadership role at Yelp for nearly a decade). A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. As the Head of U.S.

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2020 Restaurant Law Fine Dining Outdoor 285

Bingage

JULY 18, 2020

For online food businesses like cloud kitchen or ghost kitchen or any other food delivering business, digital advertising may be a remarkable useful resource in promoting, in addition to operating the business. In this post, we are going to discuss how the cloud kitchen can leverage the power of Social media. More info is here.

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Delivery Social Media Marketing Online Ordering 98

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

We will also continue to leverage our revamped ‘Restaurant of the Future’ model along with our advanced technology strategy and are eager for this next phase of growth for the company. We launched our Portillo’s Pick Up shelves, for delivery drivers and guests who order online to quickly come in and grab their meals.

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2024 Loyalty Program Customer Experience Customer Service 129

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Upgrade inventory and ordering systems with the latest technology. a POS system, predictive ordering technology) to accurately predict what products you’ll need to order based on historical patterns. Inspect all food deliveries. Proper inventory management is essential to decreasing food waste and saving related expenses.

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Waste Compost Food Recycling 212

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Restaurants had to quickly adapt by adding outdoor seating while creating an inviting atmosphere, as well as offering the same experience your customers are used to receiving at your establishment via delivery and takeout. If you don’t learn to adapt and reinvent yourself, you’re not going to be successful, COVID or not.

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