7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

Run through our guide to reopening your restaurant to plan your labor, inventory, marketing, and more so you can reopen with a bang. Book a demo to learn more. Hold a training session before re-opening with staff to walk them through the latest food handling safety procedures. Social distancing and protective equipment ??

BOH

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

General Mills Foodservice' s Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest will award $100,000 to restaurants and food trucks nationwide. The Neighborhood to Nation Recipe Contest is open to foodservice operators, chefs and line cooks who develop recipes for menu items served at independent, commercial restaurants or food trucks.

Food Safety

Restaurant365

OCTOBER 29, 2021

You can use back-office restaurant technology to support a positive guest experience in areas such as payment, inventory and food costs, and staff scheduling. During the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants implemented new safety measures designed to encourage social distancing and limit points of contact.

Customer Experience

Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A commissary kitchen is a dedicated kitchen space where a foodservice operator can process, prepare, and store food. While these types of kitchens have always been a feature of the restaurant industry, new trends in food service have led more owners and operators to consider adding them to their business model.

Kitchen Safety

Restaurant365

JANUARY 11, 2022

Even though your restaurant POS system should track discounts and voids automatically, it’s advisable to keep track of trends through your digital manager log to prevent theft, provide more training to inexperienced staff and learn what food is getting discounted and comped. Ensure health and safety protocols are met.

Management

The Rail

AUGUST 5, 2024

While pen and paper methods are the time-honored tradition, restaurant management software can streamline everyday tasks from staff scheduling to inventory to managing front of house, saving you time and headaches. Toast offers POS capabilities, table management, order processing (including online orders), and inventory management.

Management

Restaurant365

JANUARY 11, 2022

Even though your restaurant POS system should track discounts and voids automatically, it’s advisable to keep track of trends through your digital manager log to prevent theft, provide more training to inexperienced staff and learn what food is getting discounted and comped. Ensure health and safety protocols are met.

Management

Restaurant365

JANUARY 7, 2022

During the colder months, people tend to crave comfort food that will warm them from the inside out. Plus, soups are a great way to use leftover meats and vegetables that are close to expiration, reducing food waste (and the profit margins on these items can be huge). Put safety first. Create a winter menu.

Outdoor

Restaurant365

JANUARY 27, 2022

Restaurant operators have chosen to go digital to ensure customers’ health and safety as these touchless menus can help mitigate virus spread. Your menu then displays on the phone, allowing diners to browse food and drink options from the device without touching a paper menu. Improve Customer and Staff Safety.

Mobile Ordering

Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

As we end 2021 and consider the vast increase in takeout, comfort food, and overconsumption of alcohol that took place during the throws of the pandemic, many of us are resolved to doing better in 2022. Do some research to decide what is best for you based on the kind of food and beverages that you serve.

2022

Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Increased demand for food delivery had already boosted the growth of ghost kitchens, and the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated both the popularity and profitability of the model. Ghost kitchens cut the cost of real estate and labor by reducing the restaurant model to accommodate off-premise food sales. market for online food delivery.

Front of House

Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In addition to cost savings and increased security, cloud-based systems also provide deeper insight by integrating several different functionalities (like accounting, scheduling, inventory, and reporting) across multiple locations, all in one centralized platform. Streamlined inventory management. Automated tracking of sales and taxes.

2020

PathSpot

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the fast-paced world of restaurants and food manufacturing, staying competitive is critical for success. Understanding the Back-Of-House Operations BOH operations are crucial, and technology plays a pivotal role in streamlining these operations, offering advanced solutions for food safety, temperature controls, and inventory documentation.

Back of House

Apicbase

JULY 20, 2023

Tight inventory management is crucial to the profitability of any restaurant business, but it’s especially important for multi-outlet businesses, where mistakes and small discrepancies are multiplied many times over. But when you have reliable inventory information and PAR levels figured out, you can send purchase orders with confidence.

Inventory

Restaurant365

JUNE 22, 2021

As a restaurant owner or operator, keeping your food costs low is a continual challenge. Food cost is one of the largest expenses for your restaurant, and because it is a controllable cost, you can influence how it impacts your bottom line. The biggest factor in reducing food waste is how invested your store-level managers are.

Compost

Apicbase

JULY 16, 2024

That’s because, next to inventory management, F&B purchasing mistakes are the number #1 reason why operators struggle to get their food costs under control. And ready to tear down those mounting food costs to shreds. The goal is maintaining optimal inventory levels without overspending or wasting. Ready to dive in?

Operations

Apicbase

AUGUST 29, 2024

For multi-site food and beverage businesses, maintaining operational excellence across all locations can be daunting. In this article, we explore the benefits of centralising inventory, optimising menu design, standardising staff training, and more. What Is Food and Beverage Management?

Beverage

Hot Schedules

DECEMBER 19, 2019

It gathers data from our fully-integrated Workforce and Inventory solutions, while also pulling data from: POS. Health and safety. The Rise of Food Allergies – and How to Keep Your Guests Safe and Happy. REQUEST A DEMO. As a result, you could act quickly , decisively and effectively. Fourth Analytics does just that.

White Paper

Restaurant365

JUNE 24, 2020

You followed all the new health and safety regulations. Understanding how to decrease controllable costs – food and labor are the big two — helps you drive operational improvements that can increase your financial outcome. An advanced, restaurant-specific inventory management system can identify pricing errors.

Point of Sale

Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

As we end 2021 and consider the vast increase in takeout, comfort food, and overconsumption of alcohol that took place during the throes of the pandemic, many of us are resolved to doing better in 2022. Do some research to decide what is best for you based on the kind of food and beverages that you serve.

2022

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

These include food production and inventory management. 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. Cost control.

Back of House

Apicbase

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Food traceability is compulsory for many food companies in the US, Europe, and the UK. These businesses are accountable for any safety issues in their supply chain and must have information on traceability for the goods they grow, distribute, and sell. But that’s not the only reason why food traceability has gone mainstream.

Tip Distribution

Apicbase

JUNE 11, 2024

Implementing these will improve your system, resulting in: Increased value for your operation through higher purchasing power and lower food costs. Book a Demo 2. Insist on Transparency Choose vendors who are upfront about their inventory status and schedules. by installing an additional cooler) helps minimise food waste.

Supplies

Apicbase

JULY 26, 2024

With 96% of restaurants planning to expand , operators are looking for the best software to manage BOH operations like inventory, recipes, production, and scheduling. You might be tracking inventory in a spreadsheet, for example, or placing orders via email without sharing this data with other parts of the business.

Back of House

Restaurant365

APRIL 8, 2021

All virtual kitchens operate out of commercial kitchen spaces, under the same licensing and food safety standards as restaurants. COVID-19 may have spurred a food delivery industry boom, but the data indicates that delivery and takeout won’t disappear even once dining can return to pre-pandemic norms.

Front of House

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Most successful food businesses are now multi-unit and multi-channel. The F&B director works with the order forms, the COO analyses the profit and loss statements, the inventory manager checks the stock counts, the executive chef works in the recipes database and so on. In this post, we’ll help you narrow down the options.

Management

Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

MarketMan offers tools for automating invoicing, recipe costing, and food cost calculations, making it a popular choice among restaurateurs. However, with numerous similar systems available, tailored to various types of food service operations and specific use cases, you might ask, ‘Which software is the best fit for my business?

Inventory

Apicbase

MAY 21, 2024

That means balancing brilliant ideas with practicality and taking the time to consider all variables that can impact food costs , menu scalability, and customer first impressions. Make sure your team understands cross-contamination risks, training them to avoid allergen exposure by following safe food handling practices.

Menu

Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

Guests expect your food to taste the same, no matter which location they visit or order from. That’s where an extensive operations manual comes in, including your processes, recipes, portion sizes, suppliers, safety and hygiene guidelines, equipment, pricing, appropriate furnishings, etc. You shouldn’t just focus on the food.

Franchising

Apicbase

MAY 18, 2022

Product development software , for example, allows franchisors to create a scalable recipe database that can be rolled out to all locations, boosting product consistency and cutting food costs. Schedule your free demo today! These help you ensure consistency across locations while saving kitchen staff time. 9 Be Open To Feedback.

Franchising

ChefMod

MARCH 10, 2024

Running a restaurant comes with its unique set of challenges, and managing procurement and accounts payable can often feel like navigating a maze of paperwork, negotiations, and inventory management. We prioritize your recipe’s safety by employing the same stringent standards used to protect financial data.

Mobile Ordering

Restaurant365

APRIL 4, 2022

The State of Sales, Staffing, and Food Costs. Food cost is up 12% for most restaurants, so you expect menu prices to increase in lockstep, but so far from what we’ve seen in our customers, menu prices on average have gone up 7%.” At the end of 2019, nationwide food and beverage sales reached $864 billion. It’s Getting Better.

Point of Sale