Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

The pandemic has ravaged many businesses in the country and few industries were hit as hard as the restaurant industry. So it makes good business sense to revamp your marketing strategies. The Pandemic and the Restaurant Business. Thousands upon thousands of restaurants were forced to close for safety reasons, some permanently.

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Marketing Food Safety Social Media Small Business 568

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JULY 16, 2021

In this guide, we'll go through everything you need to open a new coffee shop, from market research to buying coffee to hiring the best team. Write a Coffee Shop Business Plan. Staffing: Find, Hire, and Schedule. This step and research component is the foundation behind your business, and should be taken seriously!

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As restaurants hire new employees, they are finding it more difficult to come across experienced workers who can also train other team members. Here I will walk through actionable tips to help you train employees and understand the basics of liquor licensing as your restaurant bounces back: Renewing Your Liquor License.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

The same applies to any business, in this case – a restaurant. Paying employees, a respectable wage, seems like a commonsense approach, but it does not guarantee success. What you do with the level of quality invested in is far more important and relates directly to the culture and the system developed. “Is Is it worth it!

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has launched the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to support U.S. restaurant employees financially impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Clic here to d onate to the Foundation’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. This fund is designed to help those struggling employees.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

Those areas of your restaurant that aren’t typically seen by customers but directly impact your business. So, even if your customers are unaware of what’s going on behind the scenes, any operational inefficiencies will eventually surface – with potentially dire consequences for your business.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business. It is their business after all – right? Far too many times the menu takes a back seat to all other planning that will lead to serious miscalculations along the way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

After seeing a slowdown at the end of June and first week of July, comp sales for dine-in in full-service restaurants have been showing some small improvements in recent weeks. Other leisure-related categories affected the most included travel, cruises, lodging and airlines. ” Health of F&B employees and privacy rights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

” To me, that says employees aren’t feeling valued by the owners and managers of their restaurants. In the current hiring climate, restaurants can’t afford to lose good employees because they feel unappreciated. Many of the employees tell me that they appreciate that mental health is covered as well.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

MAY 18, 2020

If you’re in the middle of a low period, you compete for the small target audience of customers with all other businesses in the region. Making special offers is one of the classic hospitality training tips that works for any type of business. Organize a wine tasting event, or anything related to local products.

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Hospitality Marketing Social Media Hotels 309

Sling

MARCH 26, 2022

Employee retention should be high on every manager’s priority list. If it’s not, you run the risk of your best employees leaving for greener pastures. But an employee leaving doesn’t just impact you, the manager. It can also cause ripples throughout your business as a whole. Strategies To Improve Employee Retention.

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Sling

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It’s vital to get it just right in order to set the best tone for your business going forward. Our experts have created a list of proven grand opening ideas for small businesses that will help you get the word out and host the best event possible. Grand Opening Ideas For Small Businesses. 10) Hire A Caterer.

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2021

From forgoing their own salary to giving raises, small business owners are finding ways to hire and retain their staff Every few weeks, it seems, a new photo goes viral on social media showing a sign in a restaurant window declaring: “This restaurant is closed because no one wants to work.” Shutterstock.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In my fiscal and strategic view, restaurant groupings of multiple locations and offerings using one accounting, HR, and legal system will continue to disrupt the industry, AND those single-location restaurant business models struggling to eke out a living. One way owners are currently doing that is with their craft beer menus.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2021

Employee scheduling for your restaurant can be the most stressful part of your job. Cross-Train Your Employees. Cross-training restaurant employees can also be beneficial for their career advancement. Having a busser or food runner check-in with a table if the server is busy can give them experience with customer interaction.

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Front of House Restaurant Law Employee Relations Point of Sale 370

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Hiring Crisis Facts. Alignable’s September Hiring Poll shows that the labor shortage many industries have experienced this summer is only getting worse, due to Delta variant surges and inflation. Among beauty shop owners, 59 percent struggled to hire help in July. In July, 47 percent couldn't hire enough employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

Building on a Solid Foundation : For 70 percent of operators, business conditions have settled into or are on the path to their new version of normal. Most restaurant operators will be actively looking to boost staffing levels in 2023, while carefully balancing staffing needs with business conditions. million by the end of 2023.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

However, restaurant owners and leaders can take clear, actionable steps towards understanding and managing their labor cost percentage without taking a toll on employee productivity, customer satisfaction, or their bottom lines. Benefits (Health Care, Employee Discounts, etc.). What is Restaurant Labor Cost Percentage? Payroll Taxes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Below are a few examples of small and big F&B chains applying unique marketing techniques. What’s working right now: Hours should be updated everywhere: Facebook, google my business, yelp, your website, etc. Up to date info and employee processes will make the research and dining/ordering experience all the more impressive.

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Marketing Social Media Food Safety Email Marketing 585

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

TouchBistro Loyalty will give restaurateurs in-depth customer insights so they are able to deliver an exceptional guest experience, every time; drive more sales and encourage repeat visits by implementing powerful customer data-driven campaigns; and efficiently and effectively promote their business using sophisticated CRM and marketing tools.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Cost of goods sold is the raw material cost of your beverages and food, and labor cost includes actual labor, employee benefits, payroll taxes, healthcare, and bonuses. So, train new hires properly by showing them how to use your POS, clearly articulate your customer service standards, and let them shadow other employees.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Restaurant owners are placing more importance and effort than ever on making sure employees are engaged and fulfilled, and that toxic work cultures are stamped out before they can thrive. Read on to learn more about effective restaurant kitchen management tactics you can use to ensure your employees feel supported, safe, and engaged.

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Back of House Management Management BOH 276

Hot Schedules

MARCH 15, 2021

Health Insurance Requirements for Small & Medium Businesses. How offering affordable health benefits to your employees can work wonders for recruiting and retention. Unfortunately, many small and medium-sized businesses can’t afford to offer health benefits. In contrast, more than 97 percent of U.S.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2024

That’s why it is so important to the restaurateurs, businesses, and civil society groups trying to make child care more accessible to people in the restaurant industry. And it has to be businesses, government, and private partnership.” Which, as an employee is one thing, but once you get into management, the stakes get higher.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

Smart Foodservice operates 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Montana that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers with a broad assortment of products. (NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Still struggling to recoup shutdown losses, businesses now must survive the harsh blow of cold weather It happened around Labor Day weekend, the spiritual end of Midwestern summer. After a brutal six months for the restaurant business, things are only about to get worse: Winter is coming. That’s when the money dries up.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Bars and nightlife businesses were among the hardest hit, with consumer interest down 81 percent. Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). Restaurant Industry Consumer Perspectives. In the U.K.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2023

Just as owners have to play many roles in management, marketing, and menus, their insurance has to protect their finances, patrons, and employees. According to a recent survey by Wakefield Research, 90 percent of business respondents said they lack confidence that their business is adequately insured.

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Insurance Food Safety Employee Relations Small Business 221

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

MAY 18, 2020

If you’re in the middle of a low period, you compete for the small target audience of customers with all other businesses in the region. Making special offers is one of the classic hospitality training tips that works for any type of business. Organize a wine tasting event, or anything related to local products.

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Hospitality Marketing Social Media Hotels 195

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

. “Without assistance at all levels of government, many of these businesses will be forced to close their doors. This coalition seeks to provide a unified front willing and able to affect positive policy changes that support restaurants and bars both large and small.” Unfortunately, many already have.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Though Victa had earned a hospitality management degree in her native Philippines, she struggled to get hired without recognizable names on her resume, so she began her cooking career by flipping burgers and whipping up pasta dishes at the zoo. “It I took advantage of the opportunity they offered as an employee benefit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

2023 Trends at a Glance Persistent Planners : When life gets busy, DoorDash’s schedule ahead feature makes it even easier to check everything off your list and ensure it arrives right when you need it. Dash From the Past: A Decade Delivered In 2013, things started off small, with a simple idea.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

The NYU Stern School of Business and Uber Technologies released, “ COVID-19 and Digital Resilience: Evidence from Uber Eats ," a study that establishes that digital platforms enabled restaurant survival during the COVID-19 lockdown by providing critical continuity in access to customers. Digital Resilience.

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7 Shifts

JULY 1, 2024

Running a bar is a lucrative business, proven by the fact that this industry is estimated to be valued at a whopping $36 billion in 2024. While this could be a rewarding venture, opening a bar is not exactly the same as opening a food business. Remember that your brand name adds intangible value to your business.

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Bar License Food Supply Restaurant Law 221

EATER

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But its growing popularity with middle-class outsiders has been good for business: His family purchased the building decades ago, so the area’s rising rents haven’t affected the shop, and new residents are flocking to the taqueria for the unique Uruapan-style carnitas his dad learned to make as a child. “If In the video , S.K.Y.’s

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

The restaurant business is one of the most competitive industries, and this shows in the fact that only 20% of restaurants succeed in the market. Your restaurant expenses may vary depending on various factors, such as the equipment you use, your business location, the size of your operation, and whether you own or rent your commercial space.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 4, 2020

Unfortunately, replacing employees is both time consuming and expensive. Did you know that it costs companies almost $6,000 to replace and train just one employee? Asking for feedback, listening to it, and making small changes is a cost effective way to increase employee engagement and reduce turnover.

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