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Why Limited Time Offerings are More Than a Passing Phase

Modern Restaurant Management

For consumers, LTOs often bring to mind seasonal offerings that have become synonymous with specific times of the year. Any quick-service restaurant endeavoring to increase consumer engagement and create a dynamic brand needs to consider making LTOs a significant part of their menu development. All the tasting doesn’t hurt either.

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CREATE A CULTURE OF LEARNING

Culinary Cues

Building a culture of learning may just be as important as a restaurant concept, the design of the kitchen space, ambience of the dining room, and intensity of a marketing plan. In a true learning organization, teaching and training is environmental and is not limited to ownership or leadership to provide.

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Turning the Tide: The Inspiring Leadership of Geoff Alexander

The Restaurant Times

In this episode, we welcome Geoff Alexander, President and CEO of Wow Bao and a seasoned professional in the restaurant industry. One pivotal moment for Alexander was when he was given the freedom to make a bold design decision for the Minnesota kiosks. He eventually grew into an area director role overseeing all the GMs.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Create Training Material for Restaurant & Cafe Employees

Ken Burgin

Here are the training suggestions I was given by ChatGPT for FRONT OF HOUSE S TAFF Menu Knowledge Training : Utilise ChatGPT to create quizzes and interactive modules to test employees’ understanding of the menu. Questions could range from ingredients of dishes to potential allergens.

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Pairing Farmers Market Fare

Modern Restaurant Management

To further emphasize creativity in the kitchen, Ocean Prime encouraged its associates to compose a seasonal pairing menu through an immersive leadership development program. “Our goal was to showcase the whole process, and the menu was the main vehicle. .”

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature pizza predictions, Valentine's Day menu trends and lots about loyalty. Valentine's Menu Trends Restaurant guests heavily favor tasting menus this Valentine’s season, according to Lightspeed. Why the buzz? percent dip in overall gratuities.

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5 Ways to Develop Your Restaurant's Tip Strategy, According to Experts

7 Shifts

Everything was built into the menu price. I wanna point out, part of the challenge was that building everything into the menu price for an Asian restaurant was met with pushback that an ethnic restaurant needed to be a little cheaper. The restaurant initially opened with no tipping or service charge. Gavin Kaysen (he/him).

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