Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

I love using ChatGPT to develop training activities and materials for restaurant and cafe employees. This is using the Chat in ChatGPT PROMPT: Act as an experienced restaurant trainer who is using ChatGPT to develop content and training activities for restaurant employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Eat healthier.”

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Cash Management Food Supply 206

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

The fact is that customers who are uncomfortable and/or allergic to cleaning supplies, paints, insecticides, and other materials used in restaurants will not stay as long or spend as much money. " They have been selected by a growing number of diners who are conscious of cleanliness, safety, and health.

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Fine Dining Kitchen Safety Customer Service Employee Relations 198

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

Should the customer and employee experience not be altered to fit that lifestyle? The "timed" drive-thru waits of customers were always essential for the bottom-line of the business, but the flaw continued to be, ‘How do we not only have our employees engaged in the effort, but have their commitment to speed of service as well?’

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A lot of retailers rushed to market in response to COVID-19 to provide mobile experiences that prioritized safety and contactless interactions. Through better employee training in 2021, brands can make sure their five-star app isn’t ruined by a disjointed in-person experience. Jonathan Morse CEO & Co-founder of Tripleseat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Prioritising employee well-being, mental health, and job satisfaction is also essential in curbing turnover and cultivating a content and dedicated workforce. – The CataBoom team We must continue to develop our solution to provide more choices for employees. In 2024, we’ll continue to see growth in the payroll segment.

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MBB Hospitality

APRIL 14, 2023

Your budget should cover the costs tied to research, inventory supplies, licensing fees, staff wages, and the usual overhead costs. This includes regulations pertaining to health and safety codes. You want to make sure that the permits – building or health related – are obtained from your local government.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

” RWCF is compiling an extensive list of resources and links related to the COVID-19 Crisis on its website, and, soon, we will collect data (qualitative and quantitative) from affected workers and restaurant owners so that we can work with local and national leaders to address the systemic issues the COVID19 pandemic has exposed. .

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Small Business Employee Relations 234

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

For example, you can streamline kitchen processes, optimize inventory management , provide staff training, and implement scheduling systems by focusing on your BOH. Additionally, most kitchens have a rigid hierarchy in the back of the house, with each employee performing a particular duty. The aim is to avoid a collision.

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360Training

JUNE 11, 2020

What can restaurants, food trucks, and other professional kitchens do to prevent foodborne illness? The most common type of cross-contamination related to foodservice is the transfer of harmful microorganisms, but those aren’t the only contaminants your operation needs to worry about. Equipment-to-Food Cross-Contamination.

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The Restaurant Times

MAY 12, 2020

Cloud Kitchens, also known as dark kitchens, ghost kitchens, virtual restaurants, and delivery-only restaurants, run entirely on the strength of their back-of-house operations. As the kitchen infrastructure is the backbone of every cloud kitchen restaurant, it should be well managed and organized.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

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. Lesson #1: Multiple factors are leading to businesses increasingly communicating via messaging – with both customers and employees.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 197

The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Maintaining inventory of groceries and supplies, stocking ingredients, and equipment along with placing the order on your POS (point of sale) software. Enforcing best safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices in the kitchen. Coordinating with kitchen staff and assisting them . Test Culinary Skills.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 189

The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 22, 2021

From banana breads and pancake cereals to mini pizza cereal and mug recipes, baking was on top of people’s minds whenever they picked up kitchen crockeries, as per the social media trends. Furthermore, your bakery must be spacious enough to accommodate a dining space, a serving space, and a kitchen space. in the next five years. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In a survey of 4,079 small business owners conducted from 8/15 to 9/13/21, 66 percent reported having a "very difficult" time finding the right employees to fill open roles, many of which are necessary to help them drive revenue and rebound. In July, 47 percent couldn't hire enough employees. Dining Trends in Canada.

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2021 Loyalty Program Retail Online Ordering 178

Lavu

JANUARY 15, 2020

You need funds to restock your inventory, pay your staff, obtain or renew permits, buy business assets, and replace your restaurant equipment. Although SBA does not provide the funds itself, it provides a safety-net for lenders that allows them to approve restaurant business leans applications. Equipment Financing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

It’s one more way we can show how much we care about our employees. “We’re thrilled to partner with the KFC Foundation to provide KFC restaurant employees with the tools they need to quickly build emergency savings funds and establish long-term saving habits,” said Leigh Phillips, President and CEO, SaverLife.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Shaw's “ Who Watches the Kitchen ?” Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. Read on for an excerpt from "Who Watches the Kitchen?" " Why write this book now?

Kitchen Safety 189

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Allergens Employee Relations 189

The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Some of the common permits required are: Employee Identification Number (EIN). It ensures that the business meets the food safety regulations set by its food safety authority. The liquor suppliers should be able to replenish the stocks cost-effectively while ensuring that supply never gets disrupted. Food Service License.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. Technology that helps kitchens manage and time orders from multiple channels will be key to keeping pace and ensuring diners stay happy and loyal.” Employees want schedule flexibility.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

While it is not the outcome we wanted, amid all the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and the immense strain it has put our industry, the safety of our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, vendor partners and our own staff is paramount. This is our community and we all must be kept safe. Bacardi and Tito's Give Back.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

She started her career in private wealth management, serving as the Director of Client Relations for an investment advisory firm where she honed her skills for management of client relationships and true servant leadership. Grimaldi's Goes Virtual with Kitchen United. Spreading the Spirit of BBQ. This year for Giving Tuesday (Dec.

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Notch

APRIL 11, 2019

That is your employee handbook. Developing a top-notch employee handbook is one great way to avoid costly employee turnover that dooms many restaurants. . We’ll walk you through a few steps you should take to make a great employee handbook for your team. Read More : The Restaurant Turnover Rate is Astronomical.

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Notch

APRIL 11, 2019

That is your employee handbook. Developing a top-notch employee handbook is one great way to avoid costly employee turnover that dooms many restaurants. . We’ll walk you through a few steps you should take to make a great employee handbook for your team. Read More : The Restaurant Turnover Rate is Astronomical.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The challenges our teams have faced over the last two years specifically has made us value our employees now more than ever. Restaurants will continue to grapple with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions throughout 2022. A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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2022 Food Supply Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 189

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Having a strategy for plant-based is now a business imperative–your customers want it and your competitors are doing it,” said The Good Food Institute Foodservice and Supply Chain Manager Zak Weston. PCRM also helps hospitals with implementation of new plant-based menu items. US Foods to Offer Plant-Based Burger.

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Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 183

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Finding and retaining employees remain among the biggest obstacles operators struggle with. Additionally, turnover rates for restaurant employees and managers continue to be at all-time highs. It seems the industry has reached its ceiling in terms of hourly employee turnover and is now moderating. Go with a Restaurant Gift Card.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

Good design practices should be the industry standard but better systems and equipment must be considered. Studies have shown that better IAQ relates to reduce risk of airborne viruses such as COVID-19. Good mechanical design starts with ventilation, filtration and proper airflow relation.

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Design Guest Recovery Consumer Goods Fine Dining 212

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. Redesigning workflows to ensure safe distancing between employees.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 176

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Together, the initiative supported the food and beverage community by providing more than 500,000 freshly cooked meals and much needed supplies across 19 relief kitchens nationwide. “We put the safety of our employees first. “We put the safety of our employees first.

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Coaching 147

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. In order to compete, restaurant brands need to be equipped with the leadership and capabilities necessary to adapt to the latest tech trends.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 215

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

.™” with an initial donation, aiming to raise $125,000+ for Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), a nonprofit that assists the families of service industry members navigating life-altering circumstances. All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE). Newark Working Kitchens.

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Healthcare Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Small Business 180

EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Even as some of these supply chain hiccups and irregularities resolved, others popped up. Our food supply] is not all one supply chain,” he says. Here’s how three owners are doing it. The Great Material Shortage.

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Front of House Food Supply Back of House Supplies 122

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. Leading a Fair Kitchen. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know.

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

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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The Restaurant Times

MAY 9, 2020

In the ghost kitchen business, having a well-equipped kitchen space is of the utmost importance. The cloud kitchen model has grown by leaps and bounds with constant improvisations and technological innovations, strengthening the functionalities of the business.

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