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Planning Year-Round Training to Improve Restaurant Operations

The Rail

Regular staff training ensures your employees are equipped to handle a fast-paced restaurant environment and the challenges that come with it, deliver exceptional service, and adapt to evolving industry trends to stay competitive. Key Training Areas The first question that probably pops into your mind is, What should I train my employees on?

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

The lowest ratings are related to the digital experience, which also shows the most deterioration. While customer experience and inventory management represent the first wave of AI adoption, survey responses indicate that a second wave of AI deployment is focused on boosting customer loyalty and enhancing employee experience.

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5 Things to Consider Before Opening a Restaurant in 2025

The Rail

Modern successful restaurants create their branding to support community and purpose, usually related to local collaborations, sustainability, or cultural celebration. Starting with a too broad or complicated menu results in supply chain problems , training difficulties, and waste from common mistakes.

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Bigger Bites: How Restaurant Owners Can Scale Smartly and Keep Their Edge

The Rail

Sharpen Your Business Edge with Education Elevating your business acumen often starts with formal education, and a business-related degree can provide the structure and insights needed for growth. Track employee performance over time. Monitor waste and identify when food costs quietly spike. They're essential infrastructure.

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

Along with those extraordinary steps, they compost pre-consumer and post-consumer food waste, purchase organic food products, use reusable products, and much more. Along with the morning meal, snacking was a top-performing daypart, with transactions slightly growing YoY during the March period.

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How Reflective Listening Can Motivate Teams and Inspire Trust

Modern Restaurant Management

There was an employee who kept coming to work with a stained apron. When you listen first, you stop wasting time fixing symptoms or fixing things people don't want fixed. Listening gets you closer to understanding, but then you need to take it further and ask open-ended questions. Nothing changed.

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Why Your Restaurant Should Prioritize Order Accuracy

Modern Restaurant Management

Or employees haven’t been properly (and regularly) trained. Increased waste (and related costs ). Inaccuracy leads to more waste and related expenses since your team will need to toss the incorrect order and remake it correctly. All too often, restaurants are fumbling on that basic principle.

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