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Amid Influx of New Employees, Restaurants Must Build and Reinforce Brand Excellence

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants must adopt tech solutions to boost safety, quality, accuracy, transparency, consistency, and compliance – all factors that contribute to brand excellence. When you invest in modern training programs, your employees better understand (and comply with) safety and QA protocols and deliver safer experiences for guests.

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20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job (Updated)

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Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course.

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How to Conduct a Successful Restaurant Audit

Modern Restaurant Management

Be sure to carefully review how your restaurant is doing in these areas: Are all food safety laws and protocols being followed in your kitchen? To illustrate that point, consider this scenario. At this point, you can pay a hefty rush fee, or lose potential sales by removing the special from the menu.

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Menu Development: 12 Steps for Success

Apicbase

Operational realities like ingredient sourcing, kitchen workflow, pricing strategy, and branding play a role in menu development. Finding the right balance is crucial for driving sales, managing costs, and providing a best-in-class experience. What is Menu Development? The fundamentals of menu development are engineering and planning.

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Restaurant Operations Overview: What You Need to Know

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For example, kitchen managers rely on software to let them know how much expected inventory they have in stock. Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. All tasks in a restaurant are interconnected.

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No-Crisis Planning for Restaurants & Cafes

Ken Burgin

Key staff resignations, equipment breakdowns, people issues, a kitchen fire or industry disputes – one way or another your turn will come. Thinking ahead, backup, clear policies and documentation are the key to good management and efficient operations. We often have it for breakfast!

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The Downfall of a Restaurant: A Leadership Deficit

Embrace the Suck

Leadership: The Missing Ingredient The best restaurants are those led by individuals who understand that their role extends beyond the kitchen or the management office. They are the epicenters of culture, conviviality, and creativity. And much like a bad dish, it's tough to swallow.