Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Chris Boyles, VP of Food Safety for Steritech. Ghost kitchens allow you to order from multiple brand menus at a single location. From a food safety perspective, far UVC light is a growing area where the light destroys germs, but doesn't harm humans. We're already seeing lots of innovation.

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Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Quick links Market research and business plan Location and layout Budgeting and costs Licenses and legal requirements Creating the menu Staffing Technology and systems Marketing and branding Opening your restaurant Market research and business plan Market research and crafting a solid business plan are foundational steps in opening a restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

and Canada through free delivery and marketing efforts.” As reports of the disease spread, so do concerns about supply chain disruption, business operations, and employee safety and well-being. . “That’s why we’re working to drive increased demand to more than 100,000 independent restaurants across the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery. The bakery, which distributes to grocery stores nationwide, is now built to better accommodate both customer and consumer needs while continuing to put the safety of employees and customers first. Andy Rosenbloom, VP, Marketing, Buyers Edge Platform.

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Ken Burgin

MAY 9, 2021

Here’s a bunch of areas where you need to have emails, social posts and communication at the ready – almost like a putting the fire drill into action…. Alert your customers – through email, text message, social media posts and signs on the window. Here’s a great list of options. Move quickly and sound positive.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

Safety If you can run your business as a takeout and delivery spot, consider whether or not you can carry out operations safely to avoid spreading COVID-19. Sending an announcement in your email newsletter Updating your hours on your Google listing, Yelp page, TripAdvisor profile, etc. We’ll talk about this more later on.

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BNG Point of Sale

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

POS systems are devices used by waiters and managers to place orders at tables, online, and communicate them to the kitchen. This new online ordering system allows waiters, managers, and customers to send orders directly to the kitchen. Contactless delivery means customers can still enjoy their favorite meals in safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

“This new model will allow our franchisees to go-to-market quicker than ever before, while reducing the overall development and operational costs,” said Jim Stevens, president of Golden Chick. INAA will develop 10 restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, with the first location scheduled to open this year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark Creates Safety Plans. Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. Touchless cleaning for the safety of employees. Added sanitizing stations.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Kitchen management software comes in all shapes and sizes. But with so many kitchen management systems vying for your attention, you need to narrow down the options. The kitchen management software is the GPS-system ensuring swift and accurate calculations So, make sure the system you choose has a badass module to handle those recipes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

. “As a cooperative, Ocean Spray farmers know the importance of building and feeding communities, and share these values with local independent restaurants,” said Chris O’Connor, Vice President of Marketing at Ocean Spray. “We put the safety of our employees first. " On #GivingTuesday (Dec.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 26, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant will remain safe from the contagion. Be open and transparent with your employees – tell them about the changes in your operations as well as any threats to their safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

– Corin Camenisch, Product Marketing Lead at SumUp 1 + 0 = 3: The New Math of Marketing! Vanilla isn’t for everyone In 2023, marketing took a cue from the ice cream parlor, embracing segmentation with the same precision as a sundae artisan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, the Association has coordinated more than 400,000 emails to Congress from restaurants, employees, consumers and industry supporters—all speaking out about the need for swift and strong federal relief and recovery programs. "Cox Media has been very supportive to us during this difficult time. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

Newark Working Kitchens. In collaboration with José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen (WCK) and Marcus Samuelsson, they are launching a free, daily meal delivery service for Newark residents—Newark Working Kitchens (NWK). ” To donate, visit [link].

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The Food Corridor

MAY 22, 2020

When will large events open back up? Either way, social distancing, an increased focus on personal hygiene, face mask wearing, and contact tracing at all kinds of restaurants and in kitchens may be the new normal. With festivals and events of all kinds cancelled for the foreseeable future, food truck operators have had to adjust.

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 13, 2022

I had a couple of events, private events, corporate dining events, and there were two more left on the book. My last two dinner events went really well. The following week, my last event was on the 12th and we had originally had 50 people sign up for this event. It was a restaurant, a wine bar and a market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We quickly pivoted to offer Family Meals To Go and have continued to expand our third-party delivery partnerships in key markets, which has contributed to our continued growth, even during one of the most difficult years on record for so many restaurants. Jockey Hollow Bar + Kitchen's Chris Cannon. Dennis Becker, CEO, Mobivity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. We are excited to support their mission to help independent restaurants optimize online ordering and generate incremental revenue from under-utilized kitchens.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

She moved to information technology in 1994 where she was instrumental in putting in the first network and email system for SBCI. Bill directs all operational and strategic planning and execution for the Applebee’s, Del Taco, MOD Pizza, Wendy’s and Olga’s Kitchen brands.

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BNG Point of Sale

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

POS systems are devices used by waiters and managers to place orders at tables, online, and communicate them to the kitchen. This new online ordering system allows waiters, managers, and customers to send orders directly to the kitchen. Contactless delivery means customers can still enjoy their favorite meals in safety.

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The Food Corridor

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Clear policies and procedures will support your kitchen contract in enforcing the rules you have set. Below, we’ll cover everything you need to know to make sure that your kitchen contract sets clear expectations for your clients. This information comes straight from the Shared Kitchen Toolkit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Expansive, communal working spaces bookable to membership and outside food and beverage organizations for intimate meetings and large-scale events. WorkMerk partnered with Robert Irvine to launch VirusSAFE Pro, a mobile health and safety checklist and verification software solution that will help businesses reopen around the country.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most Important safety initiatives. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. This is why remarketing to existing customers should be a critical component of any restaurant's marketing strategy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

Engage Acquires Boston Market. Boston Market® was acquired by Engage Brands, LLC, one of the Rohan Group of Companies, owned by real estate investor and restaurant operator, Jignesh (Jay) Pandya of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. “The hospitality market has clearly taken a powerful hit during this time of crisis.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

These compact, square-shaped pixel blocks hold the power to transform your restaurant into a more efficient business where owners, customers, kitchen staff, and the front-of-house enjoy smoother shifts and higher earnings. This feature is particularly crucial in the post-pandemic era, where safety is as important as the food itself.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

." In addition to ongoing product donations to local food banks and charitable organizations, US Foods continues to collaborate with restaurants across the country to donate products and logistics support to meal packing events designed to provide much-needed relief to displaced food service workers, first-responders and health care workers.

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EATER

MAY 11, 2021

And getting it back open again, keeping in mind the different requirements and interest in food halls, fine dining, events, retail, and bars, is its own unique challenge. He launched 10 ghost kitchen operations to extend his delivery zone to new cities and regions, expanded his takeout menu, and has a large product line.

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EATER

JUNE 26, 2020

“We have already brought the bulk of those [furloughed] team members back, even at units that haven’t yet been cleared to reopen for dine-in business,” says Rosie Davenport, XRG’s vice president of marketing. That was enough for Good to rehire all the kitchen staff who wanted to return.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

Companies are focusing on ways to guarantee the safety of their employees and guests. To participate in the Sales and Traffic Tracker, please email marketing@blackboxintelligence.com (this is for restaurant operators only). There is also an increase of to-go restaurant sales in the first market affected. Key Insights.

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EATER

MAY 29, 2020

As a former trader, as someone who follows markets and who looks at statistics and enjoys that aspect of the hospitality business in order to provide better hospitality to optimize operations and all those things, I very quickly extrapolated it to my own restaurants, to the Alinea group. I said we need to put safety precautions in place.

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EATER

JULY 6, 2022

And it was also not a singular event, but the final episode of a multipronged cattle escape that began with a stampede in a public park where Westchester residents walk their dogs. Later that fall, with remains lingering in the farm’s freezer, a large cut from its hindquarters was served at a staff event. “It

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

Top Foods Across Major Markets. Thai Thani – 2021 NW Market St B, Seattle, WA 98107. They don’t have the luxury of time or space to check emails on a computer, join a town-hall meeting with the CEO, and other programs/activities that only office workers can have access to. Cinnamon apple pie: (+584 percent).

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This may be indicating guests are using masks as a gauge of overall safety. There are some differences when examined at the state level driven by local job market conditions and undoubtedly, minimum wage plays a part as well. The Latest on the Hourly Worker & the Job Market. Restaurant Sales & Traffic .

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