Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2020

Free from the limitations of static signage, restaurants can effectively and visually educate their customers on menu items, pricing structures, and ordering protocols. Digital signage lets restaurants tailor their menus and messaging to specific hours of the day, key days of the week, seasonal offerings and beyond.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

To further emphasize creativity in the kitchen, Ocean Prime encouraged its associates to compose a seasonal pairing menu through an immersive leadership development program. Education is key and we look for opportunities to allow our associates to learn as much as they can.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2025

"The menu implications are here and are impacting consumer demand," he said. "The "This is especially true for part-time and seasonal employees. For a business’s most critical employees, consider offering additional perks such as flexible work hours, continuing education, or opportunities for career advancement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Running a successful restaurant isn’t measured solely by what’s on the menu anymore. Running a successful restaurant isn’t measured solely by what’s on the menu anymore. PIRG Education Fund. Innovate or die was the new mantra.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In this article, you will learn: How to educate customers on why direct ordering matters Simple incentives to encourage direct orders Ways to streamline and promote your direct ordering system Lets explore the best ways to shift customer behavior and grow your direct ordering sales. But how do you get diners to change their habits?

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 15, 2021

Just as the restaurant industry evolves, so too must the industry of education. If so, what are students learning about cost effectiveness, efficiency, speed, and effective menu execution? What are the raw costs of the materials, what is the production costs associated with seasoning, oils, flour for dredging, etc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Due to many factors including inflation and supply chain challenges, restaurant owners and operators have been faced with tough choice about raising menu prices. To do this, restaurants will either need to use lower cost food items or raise menu prices. Another way to introduce price increases is to introduce new elements to the menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2024

The result is a unique culinary experience that features unmatched freshness and innovative and educational menus, with a strong emphasis on sustainability. The global economy allows people to eat food out of season and irregardless of its origin, but that comes at a cost. They can sell it or can it for the off season.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2022

Well, it’s largely educated guesswork. Luckily, the banks understand that educated guesswork is the best tool at Chloe’s disposal when it comes to a baseline capacity calculation. And, as Chloe knows the industry well, her educated guesses are more educated than most. What’s she basing her estimates on?

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The Rail

JUNE 6, 2025

2 Fresh and Local Ingredients Elevate the Menu Using fresh, locally grown foods freshens the menu and demonstrates quality consciousness. Seasonal cuisine lets guests look forward to something all year long. Creative menu changes can draw foodies searching for the next outstanding taste sensation.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

During an election year there is always a focus on what both parties call: “kitchen table issues” – the cost of groceries, mortgage, insurance, child-care, energy, and education, and how much is left for disposable income to be spent on the things we would like to do vs. what we have to do. Reverse engineer your menu from this perspective.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

Highlight Your Menu. Most customers want to look at the menu before heading to a specific restaurant to eat. With this in mind, you can highlight your menu items through a video. You can use video in your email to promote specialty drinks, seasonal menu items, employees’ or chef’s favorite dishes.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

More than anything else, when I was in restaurant kitchens I looked forward to planning and testing the next set of menu changes. A stale menu is not cost effective, ignorant of quality issues with ingredients, uninspiring for employees, and just plain boring. Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

Staff scheduling, inventory management, menu analysis , guest satisfaction, profitability, and so much more rest on the shoulders of accurate restaurant forecasting. It's a disruptive experience for guests who need to take time to review the menu all over again and decide on a dish they might not enjoy as much. Get granular.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Regardless of how long employees intend to stay in a role — whether a seasonal job or a more permanent passion—restaurant operators have a common goal to keep staff happy, productive, and loyal. However, while seasoned restaurant employees may remember bad experiences with a manager, the good times will stick as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 5, 2024

Designed by Overland Partners and operated by Michaels On East, the eatery's seasonally inspired menu features produce from The Drs. Another lesson would be to look over both your menu and wine list to see where you can incorporate these practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

With rising consumer awareness around ecological impact, restaurants have an opportunity to improve green practices and highlight their sustainability efforts: Restaurants can partner with local farms, vendors and suppliers to feature seasonal, organic ingredients on menus. Familiar, nostalgic menu items draw them in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits unveiled the results of its 2022 Liquid Insights Tour , a coast-to-coast educational initiative designed to explore and identify the latest trends in cocktails and wine. Seasonal Beverages : Bars are increasingly leaning into specialty drinks that cater to each season.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage.

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Guest Recovery Seasonal Menu Presentation Customer Experience 419

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The primary response was menu price increases, with nearly 61 percent of respondents adjusting prices to cope with the new reality. However, the industry has renewed optimism, driven by the adoption of digital and mobile ordering, menu creativity and heightened expectations around AI. million birria orders this year alone.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Theres little room for branding, and menu presentation, pricing, and promotions are often influenced by the platforms rules rather than the restaurants preferences. Stronger brand connection : Your logo, colors, and menu are front and center. Lower menu prices : No need to inflate prices to cover third-party fees.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 7, 2021

In some cases, the employer will also educate employees on outside resources like life insurance, homeowners insurance, and even home warranty services. A short tour of the restaurant usually follows, leading to the introduction of key staff members, and then an overview of the menu along with an outline of the weekly scheduling process.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Creating and optimizing the menu based on US Foods’ exclusive food-costing tools, industry analysis and recipes designed by in-house chefs that focus on both profitability and diner trends. The two companies have joined forces to offer a version of Sally the Robot that will exclusively serve Saladworks’ rotating, seasonal menus.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

There could be injuries in the first few games that sideline a player for the season, there may not be chemistry with the rest of the team, maybe ego will get in the way, or it could simply be a case of scouting misjudgment. Who knows how successful that multi-million dollar running back, or defensive lineman may turn out to be.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Educate yourself If there’s one thing to know when opening a new business—especially a new restaurant—it’s that there’s no such thing as “too much research.”

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Educating and empowering them fosters a collective mission for sustainability. Employee Education on Waste Reduction Raise Awareness : Train staff on food wastes environmental and financial impacts. Menu Optimization for Waste Reduction A thoughtful menu design can minimize waste while offering dishes that excite customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

Sourcing local ingredients and producing more in-season vegetable focused dishes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to improving our carbon footprint. Working the season into the menus is another way to be mindful of the environment. Amy Brandwein, Chef Owner, Centrolina & Piccolina, Washington D.C.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

So while it’s early in the season, open up patio and sidewalk space if you have it. They should consider leaving menus at the table instead of having the server take them. If this is not feasible then make sure that one of the bussers grabs the menu and not the server. " To learn more and register, click here.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2023

So, no matter what their journey has been like; no matter their heritage, race, gender, education level, or portfolio of beliefs – this is a business of unity in purpose. In the end, the only things that matter are dependability, how hard they work and how supportive they are of teammates.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 9, 2021

It is a fine line to walk – one that requires the planning of the menu to be such that all courses are designed to marry with others. Chef Grant Achatz of Alinea Restaurant in Chicago refers to it as “Flavor Bouncing” where everything on a plate marries with every other ingredient and every dish on a menu does the same with other dishes.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 28, 2022

Some may be just starting out while others are seasoned veterans. MAKE IT EDUCATIONAL. The family meal is also a time to give thanks for staff members – celebrate something – length of service, highest check average, new dish created for the menu, completion of a degree, birth of a baby, etc. CELEBRATE YOUR STAFF.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If this is something you've done, name the course(s) taken, the certification achieved, and/or the name of your educator/institution for added credibility. A resume for a cook or chef job should include familiarity with and specific experience in the following areas, if applicable: Food prep of specific menu items. Taste Profiling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We also anticipate restaurants will be more cautionary when it comes to menu offerings. With current supply chain issues and these brands already operating under thin margins, we expect operators to be strategic when it comes to menu sizes, limited offerings and daypart offerings to limit waste, cut costs, and maximize profitability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. “The Juicey Awards are about honoring our passionate store owners. Biscuit Belly Signs First Multi-Unit Deals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

.” “Rally Cafe transforms the traditional high school cafeteria – noisy, overcrowded and outdated — into a modern day escape for students that is clean, comfortable, fun and social,” said Barbara Flanagan, President of Aramark’s K-12 Education division.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) say they plan to increase their number of locations in 2025, and 74 percent plan to expand their menu offerings, leaning into new experiences and experimentation to power their growth. The fully cooked product heats quickly, enabling c-store operators to easily add bacon to a host of their menu options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As travel season approaches, we anticipate seeing more people lean into making their vacation destinations feel more like home, with an increase in activities like cooking while traveling! An increase in consumer education around issues that impact both the independent restaurant industry and the food system at large.

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