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The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

7 Shifts

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. A ghost kitchen (also known as a delivery-only restaurant, cloud kitchen, or dark kitchen) is a restaurant that is solely focused on cooking to-go meals.

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2024 Emergency Planning for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Taking proactive measures and having plans in place will allow your business to react quickly to help minimize the impact of an emergency. Ahead of 2024, we will share the all-too-common disasters that can strike restaurants from fires to civil unrest to water damage with pragmatic and proactive tips that can help curb the repercussions.

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How To Encourage Diners To Order Directly From Your Restaurant’s Own Delivery Channel

The Restaurant Times

Even prior to last year’s COVID-19 flux of delivery orders, individuals were increasingly replacing carryout orders with deliveries, 21% are making this switch to home drop-offs according to a survey done by Restaurant Business. Not having to allocate funds to delivery can be extremely helpful when a business is first starting out.

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How to Transition Your Food Business to Delivery or Ecommerce

The Food Corridor

But when things suddenly change, as they have with the current Covid-19 situation, you have to put those feelings aside and take positive action to transition to a model that suits the times. Two common themes are food businesses transitioning to online ordering for delivery or curbside pickup, and others turning to an ecommerce model.

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The 5 Things Food Vendors Don't Want You to Know

Embrace the Suck

If you can reduce ticket times in your kitchen, reduce the time it takes to turn a table, and increase delivery without adding more staff. It the same concept that we use in restaurant work: full hands in, full hand out! Your salesperson will try to talk you out of getting a Prime Vendor Agreement (PVA).

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How Much Should You Tip at a Restaurant? A Definitive Guide to Tipping Etiquette.

SpotOn

Yet, the practice of giving tips has become a much-maligned and misunderstood aspect of the restaurant experience. While tips are intended to incentivize exceptional service, some workers see tipping policies as a barrier to a living wage for all. Most restaurant guests know to tip in full-service restaurants.

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Top 24 Restaurant Management Software Solutions for 2023

Sling

Although the challenges of the restaurant business haven’t changed, the tools available for taking them on have. With Sling, you can create schedules quickly and easily, taking into account availability, time off, and shift trade requests. However, it has many satisfied users, especially in the restaurant industry.

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