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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Training Kitchen Safety Dietary Restrictions Food Safety 68

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The younger generations don’t just want great food, they expect memorable experiences. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. We also see this gaining traction with consumers similar to how calorie labeling became a major source of information for our personal health. Lavu CEO Saleem S.

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2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 230

Ken Burgin

JULY 25, 2023

Use these enjoyable and instructive games to engage your front-of-house and kitchen staff – they’re designed to prepare and run quickly. 15 Training Games for Front of House Restaurant and Cafe Staff Menu Mastery: Divide staff into teams and have them take turns describing a dish on the menu as enticingly as possible in 30 seconds.

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Training Kitchen Safety Front of House Dietary Restrictions 60

Transact

DECEMBER 4, 2019

For the purpose of conversation, big data is defined across industries as: “Massive sets of raw information which can be analyzed through computational means to uncover patterns, correlations, associations, trends relating particularly to human interactions, behavior, and buying patterns.”. How to promote and maintain food safety.

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Food Safety Front of House Back of House Small Business 100

EATER

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Indoor dining, however, is another story altogether, presenting considerably higher degrees of risk. Indoor dining, however, is another story altogether, presenting considerably higher degrees of risk. When restaurateurs and diners alike are mindful and cautious, eating outside has proven to be relatively low risk.

Kitchen Safety 145

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Employee Relations Fine Dining 145

The Restaurant Times

JULY 5, 2020

The prime focus of restaurant brands is around providing functional benefits and operational changes to ensure that both the diners and employees have a safe, contact-free experience. Diners will expect the reassurance that foodservice operators are actively following safety guidelines for both their guests and staff.

Kitchen Safety 90

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 90

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

Consider the presentation, he says, or how the staff feels like family. When the pandemic hit, Tamez continued to support local restaurants, Uni among them, by ordering takeout, but the food was never quite as good, he says. Then, of course, there’s the Chiang Mai duck carnitas.

Hotels 132

Hotels Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House 132

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. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

Touch Bistro

MARCH 25, 2021

A new hire checklist for restaurant employees can make the onboarding process easy and painless for all parties involved. After all, employees are the heart of your restaurant, and setting them up for success starts with the onboarding process. What Is Restaurant Employee Onboarding? Get Your Employee Handbook Template.

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Hiring Employee Relations FOH BOH 52

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. 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.

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2020 Point of Sale Seasonal Menu Consumer Goods 167

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

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. Full-service restaurants experienced an erosion in net sentiment for ‘food’, ‘ambiance’, ‘value’ and ‘intent on return’ during the quarter. Year-over-year check growth was 5.7%

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Fast Casual Guest Recovery Fine Dining Point of Sale 84

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

Food Safety 210

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 210

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Holiday Traffic Not Enough. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

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2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 128

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. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know.

Food 173

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 154

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR. Experienced reductions in business activity as a result of health directives related to COVID-19, and did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent.

Food Safety 145

Food Safety Customer Experience Website Management Employee Relations 145

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. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

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Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 143

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

KitchenAid brand presents "A Woman's Place," a documentary short, now streaming on Hulu, place clip at top. KitchenAid brand presents "A Woman's Place," a documentary short, now streaming on Hulu, place clip at top. 'A Woman's Place' on Hulu.

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Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 145

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding. SpotOn Executive Team. ” Tastewise Data. .”

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Serving White Paper Food Recycling 207

EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Movie images: Janus Films, MovieStillsDB, Walt Disney Studios/MovieStillsDB, New Line Cinema/MovieStillsDB, Getty Images What to add to your Netflix queue when you want to feel really hungry For just about as long as there have been movies, food has played a meaningful role in film. But what exactly constitutes a great food movie?

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Food Food Truck Consumer Goods Food Order 142

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 economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 138

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. Restaurant Adaptation. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 221

EATER

MAY 20, 2020

But when it comes to implementing safety protocols, many feel like they’re in the dark : For weeks, the Trump administration delayed a CDC report that would have provided guidelines on how to do just that — because it was “overly prescriptive” — while the FDA has published guidance that mostly defers to the CDC.

Kitchen Safety 106

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Supply Healthcare 106

EATER

MAY 14, 2020

But when it comes to implementing safety protocols, many feel like they’re in the dark : The Trump administration squashed a CDC report that would have provided guidelines on how to do just that — because it was “overly prescriptive” — while the FDA has published guidance that mostly defers to the CDC.

Kitchen Safety 98

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Supply Healthcare 98

EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And because many residents have pre-existing health conditions, in part from living alongside the waste produced by so many animals, many are choosing to mail their ballots in this year rather than venture to the polls, where COVID-19 presents an additional threat. 5 percent, while Black voters’ ballots are being rejected at a 1.8

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Waste Front of House Agriculture Education 89