Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 12, 2021
This is an excerpt from Chicago restaurant industry veteran Ken McGarrie’s new book, The Surprise Restaurant Manager, which aims to help solve a common, but rarely addressed problem in the industry. All too often hospitality professionals are thrown into management positions with little to no training, the expectation from ownership being that their past experiences would prepare them for this new role.
Sculpture Hospitality
APRIL 13, 2021
Counting, managing and successfully maintaining your bar inventory seems simple at first glance, yet many bars are using time-consuming, ineffective and inaccurate processes that lead to hidden costs and lost profits.
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FreshCheq
APRIL 13, 2021
Technology has shaped the way that restaurants do business, especially following the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite many limitations in how and when customers were able to be served, technology made this easier by establishing accommodations that might not have already been in place, such as online ordering, curbside pickup and delivery. However, technology was already beginning to cause a cultural shift within the restaurant industry prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Culinary Cues
APRIL 13, 2021
This appears to be one of those times of reflection – a time when those hard working people in kitchens around the country are asking a simple question: “Why am I doing this?” The pandemic is not the cause of this period of questioning – it simply brought it to the forefront. Everyone that I know in this business has asked that question a few times in their life, and rightfully so.
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Embrace the Suck
APRIL 16, 2021
Go sit in your restaurant for an hour with your eyes closed and just listen. What do you hear? Does it sound like the smooth cadence of a well-oiled machine or more like a clunky old car engine that backfires every minute? When I am coaching a client, I love to sit in the dining room and just listen. Sometimes I heard the team complaining about the kitchen, the manager, or even the guests.
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EATER
APRIL 12, 2021
Gerald Stratford, big veg king. | Photos: Gerald Stratford. 72-year-old Gerald Stratford started a Twitter account to share his vegetables. Hundreds of thousands of followers later, he has a book deal and appears in a Gucci campaign If you’ve spent enough of your waking hours in the gaping abyss of Twitter, there’s a chance you’ve come across at least one photo from Gerald Stratford , a 72-year-old British retiree who spends his days growing “big veg” (that’s “big vegetables,” for the uninformed
Sculpture Hospitality
APRIL 15, 2021
Sculpture Hospitality is delighted to announce that our innovative inventory management solution for restaurant and bars has hit the news, featuring on a recent episode of NewsWatch - a trusted source for breaking consumer, technology, travel, health and entertainment news on the AMC Network and ION Network.
Cheetah
APRIL 12, 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutes. In the previous chapter of the Ghost Kitchen 101 Series , we looked at different types of cloud kitchens and how they operate. In this article, we dive into the food delivery boom and how it could change how the industry does business for years to come. More than a year after the outbreak, it’s plain to see that the COVID-19 pandemic caused far-reaching changes in consumer habits.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 13, 2021
Click here to listen to listen to Scott Greenberg discuss "The Wealthy Franchisee" and more on The Main Course. From the brightly lit stage at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, I looked out at 500 franchisees seated in rounds. The energy was high in Governor’s Ballroom. It was the opening session of their annual convention and the crowd had traveled from all over North America, hungry for new ideas that might grow or save their business.
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Ken Burgin
APRIL 10, 2021
With smart ‘future-watching’, you can adjust staff and purchasing to reflect expected business much more accurately. Caterers work with 100% certainty for much of the time – they get low food and wage costs because they work with exact numbers, not guesswork. So how can a café, restaurant or bar also forecast more accurately? Keep daily logbooks & diaries: record customer numbers, weather, special events, the pattern of customer visit etc.
Typsy
APRIL 12, 2021
Although predicting the future seems impossible, anyone can pay attention to current trends to figure out what will become popular or fade from the public eye. As parts of the world lean back into normalcy, everyone’s looking forward to spending more time at their local cafes. In this blog post, guest contributor Cora Gold looks at five cafe trends set to dominate the market in 2021 based on what consumers expect from their dining experiences.
Bingage
APRIL 14, 2021
Everything is now digitalised! Agree? Then being a restaurant owner, why wouldn’t you prefer the latest restaurant technology for the business’s smooth operation & long-term growth. We all are aware that, Restaurant business owners are now adopting effective solutions that can automate operational work, minimise physical burden and improve business sales.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 15, 2021
A comparison of year-over-year foot traffic rates across different dining subcategories reveals they are all experiencing a slow but steady recovery, according to the latest data from foot traffic analytics platform Placer.ai. “Unsurprisingly, the hardest-hit dining segment was sit-down dining, which saw a dramatic drop of around 40 percent in year-over-year visits during the winter months,” said Placer.ai’s Maytal Cohen. “In contrast, QSR chains, which tend to fare well
Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course
Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.
Restaurant365
APRIL 16, 2021
Part of being a successful restaurateur is by being forward thinking and quickly adapting to this fast-changing industry. Today, consumers want convenient and easy ways to order food from your restaurant. Luckily, that’s what an online ordering system can do for you. Statista notes that in 2020, 760 million users were using online ordering for their restaurant takeout and delivery orders, a 20% increase year-over-year.
Cheetah
APRIL 13, 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutes. When we first set out to provide e-commerce solutions for Small-Medium business supplies, we were hoping to make just a bit of a dent. We never imagined we’d end up disrupting a $1 trillion industry of US wholesale foodservice distribution. Just five years after Cheetah was founded, we’ve managed to process over 350,000 orders, supply over 1,000,000 products, and service over 3,000 restaurants.
Restaurant Clicks
APRIL 13, 2021
Many people know New Hope, PA for its quaint shops and popular tourist attractions. But what a lot of travelers don’t realize is that the town also has some amazing restaurants worth checking out! In this blog post, we’ll explore a few of our favorite eateries in the area. I’m so excited to share with you my favorite restaurants in New Hope.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 15, 2021
On this episode of The Main Course , host Barbara Castiglia learns how data can help restaurant operators build better relationships with their customers from Joel Montaniel CEO of SevenRooms. The idea for SevenRooms came when he noticed that if you didn’t attend a restaurant enough, they wouldn’t know anything about the customer. “They were numbers, not faces.” “No matter what we could do for the consumer, the operator needed to pay for a role,” Montaniel sai
Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing
In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program
Ken Burgin
APRIL 10, 2021
With smart ‘future-watching’, you can adjust staff and purchasing to reflect expected business much more accurately. Caterers work with 100% certainty for much of the time – they get low food and wage costs because they work with exact numbers, not guesswork. So how can a café, restaurant or bar also forecast more accurately? Keep daily logbooks & diaries: record customer numbers, weather, special events, the pattern of customer visit etc.
Food Business
APRIL 16, 2021
Chris Amendola of Foraged Eatery is the mind behind an incredible restaurant. Think ramps, mushrooms, and wineberries. Add a farm, the Eastern Shore and a small 28 seat restaurant you have Foraged, a hyper-seasonal restaurant. The interior is so inviting: gorgeous brick wall with a mini edible flower wall. Chef Chris has seriously unique experiences.
EATER
APRIL 13, 2021
Domino’s little robot pizza delivery car. | Photo: Domino’s Pizza. Customers in Houston could receive their pizza via an autonomous vehicle made by Silicon Valley robotics company Nuro Domino’s is piloting pizza delivery via self-driving car in Houston, the chain announced on Monday. Starting this week, select customers who place a prepaid online order from a Domino’s location in the Woodland Heights neighborhood can opt to have their orders delivered by an autonomous vehicle made by Silicon Val
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 13, 2021
Did you know that more sexual harassment claims are filed in the restaurant industry than in any other industry? As many as 90 percent of women and 70 percent of men in the industry reportedly experience some form of sexual harassment, according to the Harvard Business Review. Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April is an opportunity for restaurant and bar owners to review existing policies and develop new ones.
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Foodable
APRIL 12, 2021
In this episode of The Barron Report , host Paul Barron sits down with Donald Burns, an international restaurant coach , speaker, and former restaurant owner, to explore how restaurant operators can rethink and rework their digital menus to better meet the needs of their customers. Three Key Points: Operators need to improve the digital menu design experience for users.
ChowNow
APRIL 16, 2021
To reach new customers, it’s important to have a strong online presence. For restaurants, that means having a modern and easy to use website and pages on popular social media channels. It also means appearing prominently on the websites your customers use when deciding where to dine or order from. . In fact, 89% of dining research is done by mobile before visiting a restaurant.
EATER
APRIL 16, 2021
oneinchpunch /Shutterstock. After more than a year of cooking the same practical meals for two, I can now start planning the communal feasts I’ve missed so much A few recipes have gotten my partner and I through this pandemic. We’ve eaten a lot of fried rice made with whatever vegetables are flailing in the fridge , occasionally buffered by shrimp. We’ve made lots of curries, eggs on top of roasted vegetables or greens, and frozen dumplings.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 13, 2021
A visit to a restaurant almost always means a sale. That’s why driving people into your physical locations is so valuable. Luckily that’s easier today with mobile advertising and restaurant owners should consider embracing this modern technology to market their business effectively. One of the most personal forms of mobile marketing, targeting based on location, has two main strategies every restaurant owner should be aware of.
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