Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

With increased talk of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and the rise of the Delta variant , restaurant owners are still adapting their dine-in operations to keep up with the times. As a part of this process, many operators have once again turned to outdoor dining as a lifeline to help recover lost revenue and make customers feel at ease. According to the National Restaurant Association's 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry report , 70 percent of consumers reported they would likely take a table o

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With profit margins ranging on average from three to nine percent , restaurants are continually looking to keep costs down. How do restaurant operators find efficiencies to minimize costs without degrading quality or service? The industry has since entered recovery mode , but returning to pre-pandemic levels won’t be easy. Consumers have shown interest in returning to restaurants, but it’s a slow march, not a cavalcade.

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Sculpture Hospitality

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In our blog, we’ve discussed in detail how using inventory management software to gain better visibility and control over your restaurant and bar inventory can significantly improve business profitability.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The holiday season is upon us. Big parties, holiday specials, and private events are, too. But this holiday season, like last year's, will be a unique one for the restaurant industry. We're still feeling the effects of the pandemic. The vaccine spring turned to a late-summer surge from the Delta variant, setting restaurant recovery back. We can't be sure what the next few months will look like, but we can look to last year's data to understand what lies ahead.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Most of us tend to gravitate to what we can control. We have an innate desire to do what we’re good at and avoid what we are not. It is the fact of control that differentiates comfort from a lack thereof. We invest the time and the energy in a process of skill development, and of knowledge building for some very specific reasons: we want to be good at what we do, we want to be respected, we need others to depend on us, and we have a real desire to be comfortable in our own shoes.

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Bevology

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The wine2wine Business Forum in Verona will host a six-hour Clubhouse marathon on Monday 18 October. The Forum also gives wine professionals the opportunity to learn about the benefits of the Clubhouse app for creating new wine communities and accessing new markets. From left to right: Marc Millon IWA, Steven Raye, Chris Scott, Lawrence Francis, Renée Sferrazza, Dr.

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Bottleneck Management

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Kristi Davis and Nereida Gourley are the 2021 Core Value Award Winners for Bottleneck Management. The Core Value Award is given to the employee that demonstrates understanding, support, empowerment, and enjoyment in their daily operations. Overall, Kristi and Nereida are genuine people offering genuine hospitality – exemplifying Bottleneck’s values.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Your labor cost is one of the highest expenses for your restaurant, typically taking up to 25-35% of revenue. Many factors can increase restaurant labor costs: inefficient schedules, overtime hours, or even rising wages. Because sales and labor needs can change by the hour, day, week, and month, it can be difficult to control your labor budget over time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2021

There’s a surge in demand for hourly workers, and restaurants nationwide are grappling with unprecedented staffing shortages. It’s even led some restaurants to temporarily shutter their doors. Recent research found this shows no sign of slowing down, as more than a third of workers don’t intend to return to the industry. Many restaurants are responding by offering higher (and higher) wages, signing bonuses, paid vacation and more.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

I love to visit Ann Arbor, Michigan. It’s a quaint and quirky college town with a colorful personality and a progressive, nature-friendly population. Along with the prestigious University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is also home to a wealth of music and film festivals, a giant urban forest, and a giant art installation known as Graffiti Alley, where walls are covered in colorful graffiti and layers of used chewing gum.

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EATER

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Maksym Fesenko /Shutterstock. From espresso martinis to pesto and sun-dried tomatoes, food from the Clinton era has us totally buggin’ As a child of the ’90s, it is now my turn to watch teenagers and younger adults run wild with the fashions of my youth. The school two blocks from my house is full of skaters in baggy cargo pants, kids with tiny backpacks and crop tops, and, god help me, low-cut jeans.

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Restaurant Engine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

When was the last time you really looked at your restaurant? It’s time. You have a restaurant website. It has photos on it, and it includes an online menu. Your restaurant website works for what you need. Or does it? If your website is more than three-five years old, it’s time to take a long hard look at the customer experience. While it is important that your website works for what you need, it’s even more important for it to work for what your customers need.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You set yourself up for success by finding the right niche for your restaurant. Whether you’re serving gourmet food in a fine dining establishment or flipping burgers next to the local university, there’s going to be an audience that works best for your business. By focusing on niche marketing , your restaurant will flourish. What is Niche Marketing?

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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.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Wilmington, Delaware, is known for its performing arts venues, tax-free shopping, and world-class restaurants. Over time, taking various road trips and having stopped at many of the restaurants in the city, I’ve listed my favorite Wilmington restaurants below. It’s always hard to choose where to eat in Wilmington, simply because a lot of the eateries are close together in certain districts.

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Cheetah

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Fancy a Spritz al fresco? Outdoor dining in parklets, aka streateries, saved millions of restaurants and bars around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. In San Francisco, over 1,700 parklets have been approved since the onset of the pandemic. New legislation now assures these fixtures will be part of the streetscape for years to come.

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Sling

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Want the best results from your onboarding process? Create a new hire checklist. In this article, the workforce-management experts at Sling offer tips for onboarding employees the right way. New Hire Checklist. 1) Start The Process Before The First Day. A streamlined and successful onboarding process starts well before the employee’s first day. To start, give them access to your business newsfeed beforehand so they can get an idea of what goes on day-to-day in your business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Despite widespread COVID-19 vaccine availability, the restaurant industry is still in a vulnerable position in the U.S. This isn’t lost on the National Restaurant Association, which sent a letter to Congress this summer to highlight the results of a recent consumer confidence survey and to urge leadership to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

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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

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 15, 2021

With outdoor green space, and shopping, New York City has thousands of reasons for you to visit. For me, it’s the culture. Also known as The City That Never Sleeps, Gotham, and The Big Apple it can be hard to describe this diverse, multicultural melting pot. It gives you classic American diner food on one corner and a Lebanese restaurant on the next.

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The Restaurant Group

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Restaurant Design . Opening and running a restaurant is no easy feat. Restaurant owners must establish the food and drinks menu, pricing, and location, along with the overall design and feel of the restaurant. That’s right. Visiting and eating at a restaurant is an experience in itself, and many elements need to be curated just right so that your customers will want to visit again and again.

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Everyone has to eat somewhere, and knowing how and where your customers choose to eat (a metric known as share of stomach) is vital to reaching them with the right menu items, marketing messages, price points and atmosphere. Consumer eating patterns are impacted by the economy, food trends and other factors. In the highly competitive restaurant and grocery sector, it’s important to continually monitor the factors impacting share of stomach, especially as the pandemic and recovery continues to un

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As new variants are spreading across the country, some states are encouraging mask-wearing again. As a business owner trying to keep your restaurant open, you might consider requiring it for your patrons. Unfortunately, not everyone is on board with wearing a mask. That can create instant tension in your establishment and conflict between your staff and patrons.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Austin is known for bringing out the crowds thanks to its outstanding live music venues and awesome food. Austin is legendary for its famous Tex Mex cuisine, but they also have some great spots to have brunch littered around the city. When looking for a great place to have brunch, appetizing food is a must. But what often gets forgotten is the need for delicious drinks as well.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2021

RC Coffee. This isn’t what we meant when we said workers shouldn’t experience customer abuse Despite fully automated luxury communism sounding pretty sweet, Western workers have mostly felt haunted the specter of our jobs being taken by robots. Take RC Coffee , Canada’s first “robotic cafe,” aka an “unattended espresso machine,” which is basically a glorified version of whatever spat sludge and foam into a cup for five quarters in your college dorm’s lounge.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Will Emmons Named Chief Sales Officer and Katie Fairchild As Senior Vice President of Marketing. IRVINE, CA (October 12, 2021) – Restaurant365 , the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, continues the path of transforming how restaurants operate by naming William (Will) Emmons as Chief Sales Officer and Katherine (Katie) Fairchild as Senior Vice President of Marketing, both reporting to Co-Founder and CEO Tony Smith. “The restaurant industry is experiencing a resurgence,

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Diners are second-guessing their holiday plans, according to the third installment of BentoBox’s Restaurant Delivery Consumer Trend Report. The year-long study is tracking how U.S. consumers’ delivery and takeout habits evolve through COVID-19 recovery. Sixty-four percent of diners are very or somewhat likely to change their dining habits over the next few months given the Delta variant and surging cases nationally.

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