SpotOn

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Any seasoned restaurant owner knows a great team is crucial to smooth operations and outstanding guest experiences. Retaining your employees doesn’t just save you time reviewing applications , interviewing, and training but also money. Enter the restaurant employee handbook. Here’s why.

Employee Relations 52

Employee Relations Restaurant Law Hiring Food Safety 52

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

With indoor dining still not an option in much of the country, hotel restaurants are using empty rooms as private dining suites There are few restaurants Hector Tamez frequents more than Uni , the izakaya located in Boston’s boutique Eliot Hotel. Why not briefly fill rooms by offering an exclusive evening of private pandemic dining?

Hotels 130

Hotels Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House 130

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. 43 percent plan to add an outdoor on-site dining space. "What While consumers mostly dig new digital dining options, they also lament the impact it is having on in-person dining.

2022 212

2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 212

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. “With holiday traditions disrupted and people dining in smaller groups, they are looking to for inspiration and want to try something new,” added de Montfort Walker.

2020 167

2020 Point of Sale Consumer Goods Seasonal Menu 167

Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2020

Whether you are slowly scaling up operations again or moving from takeout and delivery only to limited dine-in, it is more important than ever to stay on top of your labor and payroll cost. Your payroll is the process of calculating and distributing wages to your employees. Employee insurance. Employee benefits.

Tip Distribution 78

Tip Distribution Point of Sale Employee Relations Restaurant Law 78

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

2020 179

2020 Influencer Point of Sale Food Safety 179

Black Box Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

Restaurants are experiencing strong headwinds as the industry hits peak Summer season. For the first time in over a year, segment frontrunner Fine Dining experienced its biggest drop in sales growth for the month of June. Which menu item could we cut without guests reacting negatively? Traffic growth was -4.8%

Fast Casual 78

Fast Casual Point of Sale 2022 Fine Dining 78

EATER

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Christian Puglisi talks the end of Relæ and Manfreds, the problem with restaurant awards, and the future of Copenhagen dining Two weeks ago, Copenhagen’s food scene was hit by major news: Noma’s sibling restaurant, the Michelin-starred 108, announced it would cease operations at the end of September due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fine Dining 105

Fine Dining Sports Employee Relations Influencer 105

Restaurant365

OCTOBER 23, 2019

COGS totaled takes into account the ingredients that make up your food andbeverage sales, and related supplies (like napkins or coffee filters). It’s important to note that COGS doesn’t include one-time, non-inventory-related costs, like repairs for a broken oven, new barstools, restaurant decorations, or utility bills.

Point of Sale 74

Point of Sale Inventory Employee Relations Insurance 74

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. Family and Upscale Dining Outperformed During the Quarter.

2020 100

2020 Point of Sale Online Ordering Consumer Goods 100

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth. Family dining was another segment that was hit hard, which includes many buffet-based concepts. The top factor influencing the choice to buy alcoholic drinks with take out/delivery relates to ease and safety.

2020 184

2020 Fast Casual Point of Sale Online Ordering 184

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Finding and retaining employees remain among the biggest obstacles operators struggle with. First, at 2.1

2019 116

2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 116

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. Missing menu items are a deal breaker. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers.

2021 166

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Social Media 166

Black Box Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

Restaurants are experiencing strong headwinds as the industry hits peak Summer season. Segment Performance Reveals Consumer Preferences For the first time in over a year, segment frontrunner Fine Dining experienced its biggest drop in sales growth for the month of June. Traffic growth was -4.8% in June – down from -2.9%

Fast Casual 40

Fast Casual Point of Sale 2022 Fine Dining 40

Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Price inflation has gone up three times as fast in restaurants as it has in grocery stores, largely attributable to wage increases and the requisite labor levels in a restaurant environment Sales per employee in grocery stores are 3.6x Many chefs are opening pop-up restaurants to showcase a special menu or offer select, seasonal choices.

Food Truck 64

Food Truck 2015 Point of Sale Dietary Restrictions 64

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Brands, Mount Franklin Foods, US Foods, Melt Shop, FoodMaven, Nathan's Famous, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Checkers & Rally’s, Lineage Logistics and Minnow. In addition to the new brands, The Absolute Brands will introduce pop-up concepts for seasonal happenings and chef collaborations. and internationally.

Food Supply 91

Food Supply Kitchen Safety Cash Management Food Safety 91

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead. million by the end of 2023.

2023 199

2023 2022 Consumer Goods Point of Sale 199

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest facts and figures of restaurant operations, the state of business dining, and the mid-year gift card report. With most of their business reliant on dine-in visits, full service restaurants (FSR) bore the brunt of the COVID dine-in restrictions. foodservice industry.

2021 178

2021 Guest Recovery 2019 Loyalty Program 178

iTab POS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

While it may be fine for sandwich carts, food trucks, and other small, independent restaurants to operate with a cash-only model, a restaurant with a dine in place, which includes a small corner café, will be doing itself a huge disservice by allowing people to pay with ‘cash only’. Even small errors can cost you money.

Cash Management 40

Cash Management Mobile Ordering POS Point of Sale 40

EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. The plating of these was vaguely scale-like, too.)

Fine Dining 101

Fine Dining 2012 Reference Social Media 101

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

JANUARY 26, 2017

Other natural fibers such as bamboo are fine for composting, as long as they aren’t treated or combined with other materials. A well-designed dining room display, for example, can show how your kitchen team works together to reduce waste, making your customers feel like their patronage is also contributing to that sense of community.

Recycling 40

Recycling Waste Compost Reference 40

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. Southern Glazer's Acknowledges Drivers and Warehouse Employees.

Food 170

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 170

EATER

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In light of the workarounds required of the past 18 months, Eater’s nationwide staff considered any place our readers could reliably get food as a restaurant in our quest to celebrate just how thrilling dining out is, whatever that looks like right now. Can’t afford to splurge on a tasting menu? Editorial lead: Hillary Dixler Canavan.

Fine Dining 136

Fine Dining Front of House Food Truck Back of House 136

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

We would like to thank Derek Jones and all of the employees at Smart Foodservice for their dedication in building a highly differentiated business in the cash and carry industry, and we know the company will be in great hands with its new owners.” ” Spring Scoop highlights include: Elevated, Upsell-Worthy Bar-and-Grill Favorites.

Bar 139

Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 139

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

Etana Diaz, who began her career as a pastry chef and a line cook in fine dining, but found her true love for butchery after discovering that pastry wasn’t her passion. an offshoot of the Hot Shoppes family-dining chain that eventually was rebranded as Roy Rogers Restaurants. Plamondon, Sr. Dies at 88.

Allergens 130

Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 130

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. Even cost of sales may go down as the ghost kitchen typically has a smaller, more manageable menu. Plant-based Menu Items. Jim Collins, CEO at Kitchen United.

2020 136

2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 136

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

With its delicious burgers and fresh proteins chargrilled over an open flame, The Habit Burger Grill offers consumers a diverse, California-style menu with premium ingredients at a Q.S.R.-like “We truly believe in forming our menu around as many high-quality, local ingredients as we can and look forward to doing so in Austin.”

Fast Casual 104

Fast Casual Customer Service Online Ordering Casual 104

EATER

DECEMBER 23, 2020

SingleThread has been hailed as the pinnacle of farm-to-table dining. Like Blackberry Farm in Tennessee and the Willows Inn on Washington’s Lummi Island, SingleThread epitomizes an over-the-top ideal of farm-to-table dining. Myriad cover crops — favas, peas, mustard greens — end up together as a course on the SingleThread menu. “It

Menu 126

Menu Agriculture Seasonal Menu Vineyard 126

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Not only is turnover rising for all employees, the percentage of new hires that leave the company within the first 90 days of employment is also increasing. Year-over-year check growth was 5.7%

Fast Casual 84

Fast Casual Guest Recovery Fine Dining Point of Sale 84

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms. For the restaurateurs who responded to our survey, only 15 percent said they were allowed to dine at full capacity, with nearly half saying they were allowed 50 percent capacity. Patio dining in colder weather. Menu price changes.

2020 219

2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

EATER

JANUARY 25, 2021

One morning in December 2018, Ebru Baybara Demir, the restaurant’s chef and owner, sat at a table in the dining room wearing a chef’s apron fixed with a Turkish star-and-crescent lapel. A beautiful stone labyrinth with high ceilings and soaring arches, it opened with a menu of traditional Mardin dishes, such as kuzu tand?r

Agriculture 103

Agriculture Back of House Food Workshop 103