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Transforming Restaurant Operations: Uniting Teams and Closing Communication Gaps

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A “ communication silo ” is the name for what happens when groups, teams, or departments of employees within an organization isolate themselves and tend to only communicate within their group. When this happens in restaurants, it can harm the feeling of collaboration necessary to achieve peak operational efficiency.

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IoT Is Revolutionizing The Way Restaurants Operate and Manage Food Safety

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By taking a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation, restaurants can help prevent downtime, improve operational efficiency, and make data-driven decisions to optimize resource allocation and enhance overall productivity. Restaurants should leverage IoT to optimize their operations and elevate safety, quality, and efficiency.

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How Restaurant Operators Can Harness the Power of POS Data Analytics

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By investing in a data-driven POS platform, restaurant operators can address labor challenges, fine-tune their stock management, design promotions based on current trends, reduce human error and more. Here's how restaurateurs can maximize the benefits of their POS data. And better customer service also translates to tangible savings.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

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Metrics and sheets you'll need to track include cost of goods sold, labor costs, new operating income, profit, and (see below) inventory costs. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible.

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On the Road to Relief: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities to Watch

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Restaurant operators have faced stiff headwinds since 2020, with a near-constant swirl of inflation, supply chain and labor challenges. But if last year was any indicator, restaurant operators are on the road to relief in 2024. Here’s how restaurant operators can evolve with them. Coffee in 2023.

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The Problems with Managing Inventory in Spreadsheets

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The Problems with Managing Inventory in Spreadsheets. U sing spreadsheets for hospitality inventory management is inaccurate, inefficient, and unwise. Learn how poor inventory management could be making operators crazy and hurting your business. b3lineicon|b3icon-knowledge|? b3lineicon|b3icon-knowledge|?|kKnowledge.

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Restaurant Bookkeeping: Comprehensive Guide to Master Bookkeeping

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After all, a small, honest mistake can accumulate over time and turn into bigger operational problems— 17% of restaurants even fail in their first year due to mismanagement of finances. This includes accounting not only for the regular hours your employees put in but also overtime and holiday hours.