7 Shifts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When a plan is too wordy, it tends to turn off the reader and can actually prevent them from finishing,” Lauren Fernandez adds that the business plan should be more akin to a sales document, not an A-to-Z tactical roadmap. You can't start a restaurant without a plan. But it doesn't have to be overwhelming. Table of Contents. Download now.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. The restaurant tech industry is growing, with software and services designed to streamline almost every aspect of your business.

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Future Food

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Trends for 2022 Re-engaging with Food in a Design Led World. The fate of F&B in shopping centres – especially the Food Court – and internally-focused cafés and restaurants is going to rest in the hands of designers. The post-COVID world is a Design-led world. 2022, then, is shaping up as a really interesting year.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 13, 2023

While you should always focus on managing space in your store and introducing attractive design elements, the overall ambiance of your coffee shop can make or break your business. It also helps shop owners in showcasing their retail products by designing various visual cues. What is a Coffee Shop Floor Plan? City Coffee Shops.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Design the Floor Plan Layout. Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? We're all here for it! Coffee shops can be so much more than a place to grab a cup of joe and a croissant. They are places where friends and family gather, where ideas are formed and spread, and where important work gets done. Table of Contents.

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SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2023, SpotOn debuted both Seat & Send , a first-of-its-kind waitlist feature, and a suite of new, maximally flexible hardware to help keep its clients competitive in an industry facing rising food and labor costs with already razor-thin margins. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., The three new devices, a 15.6”

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 12, 2023

The layout of a nightclub’s seating, bar, and kitchen areas can significantly affect how customers experience the space and how quickly staff can move around it while providing a service, even though patrons don’t give it much thought. We’ll also give you examples of some of the best nightclub floor plan layouts and designs.

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The Restaurant Group

JANUARY 7, 2020

Restaurant Design. While great food and customer service are essential for return business, the ambiance and restaurant design are equally as important. Your restaurant’s design sets the stage for a customer’s dining experience. Your restaurant’s design sets the stage for a customer’s dining experience.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. Bar management software is a tech-forward way to handle many of the elements necessary to operate a bar successfully.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. Bar management software is a tech-forward way to handle many of the elements necessary to operate a bar successfully.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

So we took over five of the parking spaces along our restaurant, which basically provides somewhere between 80 and 100 seats, which is technically more than we had inside prior to COVID. So there was no way for one driver, even two of us at one point, my partner, to get hot food to that many people across the whole city.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2021

The biggest factors to consider when developing one are: location, size, and design. Customers can identify with a brand that designs for them and creates a better customer experience. When picking a sign, the three main factors to decide are the type, location, and design. Sign Location and Design. Sign Types.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

Customers drive up to the designated lane, scan their order code and are rewarded by getting their food quicker. Keeping brand integtrity, the interior featured a walk-up counter, digital menu boards and condensed seating/waiting areas with TVs. This also reinforces ordering through the app.

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SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

Listed as number 9 in the dining category by Fast Company , SpotOn was recognized for its continuous innovation with products like Seat & Send and Marketing Assist. Seat & Send is one of those practical innovations. Who’s this solution designed for and how can they best leverage it to improve their operations?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Over the past few weeks, we have met with clients, attended roundtables, observed trends and polls, and have kept our creativity flowing, to develop design solutions to help sustain our food and beverage industry partners through COVID-19 and beyond. Is there a design solution that is incorporated into the table or chair?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Design Your Floor Plan with Social Distancing in Mind. The floor plan of a seating area should not only make it easy for employees and patrons to observe social distancing guidelines, but the foot traffic flow should also make sense. Create designated areas (for curbside pickup and for those guests waiting to be seated).

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Outdoor Food Safety Social Media Food Truck 208

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2021

The choices restaurants make today on how to invest in marketing and leverage various food sales channels will have profound impacts for years to come. An emerging metric of success in the restaurant analyst community will be surrounding “percent direct digital” sales.

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SpotOn

MARCH 11, 2024

Walk into any great restaurant or bar and you’ll encounter a hospitality team that not only serves tasty food and libations but also provides top-notch service. Unfortunately, some of the big businesses that “serve” restaurants don’t always seem to feel the same. At SpotOn, we don’t work that way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 5, 2022

I don’t have one client who has all the servers necessary to run their operations, which results in a lot of complaints about long waiting times once the guest is seated. For a few minutes, the guest feels better because they are in a seat, but the big problem is on the horizon. It has been an incredible couple of years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

The restaurant industry took the brunt of the pandemic’s economic and societal impact and is now being asked to respond to the permanently changed consumer landscape. Here are five trends in the restaurant industry to consider post-COVID: Labor Supply, Wages and Automation. Restaurant and bar employment (as of July 2021) remains down by 1.5

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Web Diner

JANUARY 30, 2019

But, when it comes to customers and seating arrangements, that couldn’t really be further from the truth. The way clients are seated is a huge part of it. First of all, identify the different areas where it would be possible to seat customers – while obviously taking into account the areas that are needed for other purposes.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 30, 2022

The National Restaurant Association projects restaurant sales will hit $898 billion this year -more than $200 billion more than in 2021. After two years of only being able to order takeout and having to wear a mask when not at the table, restaurants are poised to bounce back in 2022. For your restaurant, that means competition. Wall Murals.

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SpotOn

MARCH 18, 2024

As a bonus, restaurants can easily fill seats by offering a fixed-price menu to larger parties who don't want to complicate the ordering process with an a la carte menu. Everybody knows about the traditional sit-down restaurant experience, where servers give guests paper or digital menus.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A quick service or casual restaurant will have open seating, a soda fountain, and maybe an area designated for online order pickups. A cafe will offer coffee, small sandwiches, tea, and pastries you'd typically find in a coffee shop, alongside comfortable seating and a convivial atmosphere. What is a bistro restaurant?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the acquisition of Johnny Rockets, FAT Brands will have more than 700 franchised and company owned restaurants around the globe with annual system-wide sales exceeding $700 million. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Brands Inc.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 172

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

DESIGN: It’s a new era of drive-thrus. Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. He also has the numbers to prove his point: Digital sales at Chipotle accounted for 19.6%

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2021 Point of Sale Food Safety Kitchen Safety 135

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Sales optimisation. Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. These include food production and inventory management. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration.

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Open for Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The experts that you’ve hired to help you — specifically your designer, architect, and contractor — will help you get through everything, but you’ll need to be an active part of the process and take on responsibility as well.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Designing the optimal restaurant floor plan is more complex than it may seem. Restaurant technology has changed everything about the way people do business today. Today, digital tools can streamline almost every aspect of running a restaurant business. It can seem like a lot to learn upfront, but the payoff is huge. Quick links.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 147

Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Start by outlining your restaurant’s concept, from the type of cuisine to the interior design. Once you’ve nailed the perfect location, focus on the layout and interior design. Choose wisely and design smartly. Are you targeting families, young professionals, or a little bit of everything?

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EATER

JANUARY 26, 2021

The winterized outdoor dining setup at Detroit Shipping Company. Seoung Lee for Detroit Shipping Company. Detroit Shipping Company opens its books to show the highs and lows of operating during the pandemic Annoyingly techie but excruciatingly precise, “pivoting” is now a loaded term in the restaurant world. First up: Detroit Shipping Company.

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Food Outdoor Point of Sale Food Safety 95

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 202

Restaurant365

MAY 7, 2020

Establish designated customer pick-up zones to help maintain social distancing. Design a process to ensure guest separation while they are waiting to be seated. Use a separate entrance and exit door, if possible with your restaurant’s design. Adhere to protocols addressing the protection of both customers and employees.

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Food Safety Cash Management Point of Sale Social Media 142

BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

How To Increase Food Sales in Your Restaurant . 14 Tips to Increase Food Sales . 14 Tips to Increase Food Sales . Your regular customers will also promote you through word of mouth and by bringing in friends and family, which will aid in the growth of your restaurant’s overall sales and profitability.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 20, 2020

While your first concern should be for the health and safety of yourself, staff, customers, and loved ones right now, it would be a lie to say you’re not allowed to be worried about your restaurant during COVID-19. As of this article’s publication, more than 20 U.S. Don’t worry–we’re here to help.

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Delivery Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 366

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. Uber To Acquire Postmates. billion in an all-stock transaction that brings together two top players in third-party delivery, Uber will acquire Postmates. This disclosure covers each of the 4.9

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