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[Case Study] 1894 Lodge

7 Shifts

Now, the building is the home of The 1894 Lodge, a bar and restaurant with a unique, chef-driven menu loaded with comfort food. Our menu is very chef-driven, so trying to get a medium rare steak in a to-go box when you’re 30 or 45 minutes away is not gonna happen. Our sandwiches turned into some pretty badass sandwiches.”

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11 Restaurant Management Best Practices to Maximize Your Performance in 2021

Restaurant365

Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. Cost out your menu items and recipes. Understanding the true cost of the items on your menu, along with the recipes used for each item, can help you meet your specific sales goals for profitability.

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Restaurant Calculations: Financial Metrics Every Restaurateur Should Track to Outperform the Competition

Black Box Intelligence

Understanding key restaurant calculations will help you assess your performance and plan your menu, labor needs, operating hours and marketing campaigns. To drive your growth rate higher, implement marketing and social media tactics that will help you win over new guests or find ways to get current guests to come in more frequently.

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7 Tips for Exceeding Your Pre-COVID Restaurant Profit Margins

Restaurant365

If your restaurant business switched to a delivery or takeout only model during the pandemic, you may have slimmed down your menu offerings, as well as your inventory. If you return to a larger menu at all of your locations, your store-level managers need to prioritize optimizing their inventory control. Adjust Your Menu.

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Delivery For Restaurants: What Operators Need to Know Now

Black Box Intelligence

Getting the pricing, menu, and logistics right so your customers feel like they’re getting their money’s worth can be tricky. Restaurants that offer varied menu items – such as soups, flatbreads, and pasta bowls – will require varied packaging. Packaging can play a role in which menu items are offered for delivery.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

Modern Restaurant Management

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. The companies will launch a two-way integration.

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