Touch Bistro

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Running a restaurant is an expensive business venture, and not every restaurateur can afford to purchase new equipment or kitchen technologies outright. As a result, many turn to restaurant equipment financing to ensure they have the commercial kitchen equipment needed to run a successful business.

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Equipment Point of Sale Small Business Take-out 98

Sling

JANUARY 24, 2020

Starting a small business is an exciting prospect. 7 Steps For Starting A Small Business. 7 Steps For Starting A Small Business. One of the best ways to gain valuable knowledge and inspiration when starting a small business is to work in a similar niche for a while. Business development.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

I pass housekeeping where the heat from commercial laundry equipment and manglers pressing sheets and towels is palpable. We all have our particular missions that do not include small talk. Pushing through the swinging kitchen doors I am engulfed by the smells, sounds, and oh such intense heat from a busy operation.

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Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 318

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Write a Coffee Shop Business Plan. Sourcing Equipment. This step and research component is the foundation behind your business, and should be taken seriously! Visit them to learn more about what drives their business. Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Competition and neighboring businesses.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There are a number of reasons why restaurants fail – some are predictable and avoidable, while others can catch a business off guard. They just can’t survive the pain of lost business for months on end. A reduction in restaurant business leads to crop waste, unplanted land, and serious cash flow problems for farmers.

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Uniforms Cash Management Brewery Consumer Goods 470

Harbor Touch

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

List of the Top 10 Must-Have Kitchen Equipment for Restaurants. With so many different things to keep track of, it can be easy to forget kitchen equipment and appliances that are essential to operating your business. Refrigeration Equipment. Opening a brand new restaurant can be confusing and stressful. Ice Machines.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

My town leaders, bless their hearts, try to figure out ways to strum up cash flow for small businesses. If you are not in the restaurant business, then maybe this sounds reasonable. This is who we are, we are in the service business. A tip of the chef’s toque for the good old college try. We would love that.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 20, 2021

Whether you’re new to the restaurant scene or a seasoned veteran in the industry, having the right restaurant equipment list is crucial to your business’s success. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive commercial restaurant equipment list. 24 Essential Pieces of Restaurant Equipment. Let’s get started. Slicers.

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Equipment Kitchen Safety Point of Sale Food Safety 52

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Every year, this weekend is the official time to celebrate small businesses. In preparation for the holiday gift giving season it was somehow decided that it was appropriate to recognize those private businesses within your community by stopping in to say hello, thank them for all that they do, and spend a little money.

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Small Business Customer Experience Customer Service Seasonal Menu 410

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

” Society Insurance has been working alongside business owners for more than a century, seeing first-hand the devastating effects a fire can have on the establishments that make communities great. When it comes to your expensive equipment, don’t take shortcuts. “FIRE!”

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Bar Kitchen Safety Equipment Insurance 175

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

A chef/owner was busy by the stove with an assistant who also washed dishes and bussed tables and out front a single server and maybe, in the busiest of operations, a host/bartender who was likely the spouse of the chef. The kitchen was not filled with the most sophisticated equipment and certainly not computerized.

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Seating Front of House Back of House Cash Management 442

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Think of commercial ice equipment like your vehicle. Let’s take a closer look at the total cost of ice equipment ownership. Most business owners believe that the purchase price represents 80% of ice machine ownership costs. Owning ice equipment will also cost you time. Commercial ice machines are the exact same way.

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Equipment Customer Service Small Business Point of Sale 184

Foodable

APRIL 4, 2022

Listen to "How to Lower Operating Costs With High Efficiency Equipment | California Instant Rebates Program" on Spreaker. He says, “The instant rebates program is great because it allows you to get those rebates as a discount, and have a lower upfront cost when purchasing high efficiency equipment.”

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Equipment Operations Customer Service Small Business 70

Culinary Cues

JULY 22, 2021

Restaurants are open, and customers who have been prisoners of the pandemic are anxiously coming out of their shells and flooding to restaurants that are ill equipped to deal with the surge. Companies like King Arthur Flour couldn’t keep up with the demand for flour and even their baking equipment. In the meantime – here we are.

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Guest Recovery Uniforms Point of Sale Customer Experience 448

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2023

One challenging aspect of owning a small business is purchasing and maintaining expensive equipment. From greeting customers with a clean glass of ice water to printing the bill, every step of service in the restaurant industry relies on functioning equipment. This is especially true in the food service industry.

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Cash Management Equipment Front of House Small Business 98

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In the hospitality industry, the last thing you want is a phone call from the alarm company at an early morning hour about a fire, break-in or other disaster at your business. Taking proactive measures and having plans in place will allow your business to react quickly to help minimize the impact of an emergency.

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2024 Kitchen Safety Cash Management Insurance 179

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It also requires money to open a restaurant and build it out, buy equipment and finance the operation until it reaches break-even. In this article, you'll learn how to get a business loan for your restaurant so you can make your dream of starting or growing your restaurant a reality. Create a Restaurant Business Plan.

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Document Cash Management Small Business Take-out 393

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Look around you – identify the companies, businesses, or individuals whom you admire – you know, the ones that seem to win a lot and fit into that category of “successful”. Even more important – these are the companies, businesses, or individuals that seem to enjoy what they are all about. It is your job to SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.

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Uniforms Fine Dining Small Business Customer Service 449

7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

The COVID-19 health crisis has created a new emphasis on sanitization, health, and social distancing in businesses of all types—and restaurants are no exception. Benefits of keeping equipment maintained Cost-effective and increases equipment longevity - the cost of high degree damage is more expensive than opting for regular maintenance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Cooking equipment is probably the most important thing inside a restaurant – and it’s also a leading cause of fires. An internal study with Society Insurance policyholders who experienced fires found that the majority of fires were due to cooking equipment, costing in excess of $5.4 The Best Offense Is a Defensive Kitchen.

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Kitchen Safety Equipment Insurance Restaurant Law 205

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

These may be traits that come naturally to the best restaurateurs, but they can also learn some valuable habits to help them efficiently and effectively run a business and meet their goals. A successful business plan covers everything from the food you’ll serve to how your restaurant will look and how you want your customers to feel.

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Management Management Small Business Email Marketing 370

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

There’s an art to scaling any small business intelligently. KPIs lose relevance if unrealistic for teams execute across the business. In addition to substantial customer research, use concept tests for new offerings with small control groups to gather feedback and assess operational readiness before full unveilings.

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Leadership Small Business Cash Management Customer Experience 194

Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2023

I have a few pieces of gym equipment in my basement. How many of us lament how great it would be to play like Tommy Emanuel, Eric Clapton, or Joe Bonamassa, but do so while staring at the equipment and exhaling a sigh of disappointment. The 100-hour rule suggests that greatness starts small. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

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Seminar Equipment Hiring Café 472

7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Business tax returns (IRS Form 1120 or IRS 1120-S). Note for businesses who opened in 2020: the Applicant's original business model should have contemplated at least 33.00% of gross receipts in onsite sales to the public.). Businesses that have filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A business or group with more than 20 locations.

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Document Restaurant Law Brewery Point of Sale 370

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

A small step, but one that signifies that if we put our heads together there is a way, or many ways, to move beyond, over, or around those challenges. Possible causes: – People have heard how demanding and unforgiving the business can be. – Pay scales are significantly lower than other industries. Why is this the case?

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Social Media Cash Management Blog Equipment 474

7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, social distancing, and business closures make it next to impossible to generate pre-coronavirus revenue numbers. From small business loans to microgrants to business credit cards, cash is available; it just takes a bit of application work and a little know-how. And no money means mo' problems.

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Cash Management Government Small Business Healthcare 300

Culinary Cues

MAY 4, 2022

Now you are ready to take the leap into reality, to test what you think you know in a fast-paced, physically, emotionally, and mentally demanding business. THAT SANITATION CLASS WAS VERY IMPORTANT. [] BE COST CONSCIOUS – THE KEY TO BEING NOTICED: Restaurants work on very small profit margins. Here you go!

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2022 Coaching Education Kitchen Safety 372

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 28, 2022

How small is a micro roaster? For the latter, some definitions say that a micro roaster is any coffee roasting business which roasts less than 100,000lbs (around 45,340kg) of coffee per calendar year. However, some micro roasters can develop from home roasting setups upon deciding to become a more established business.

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Definition Small Business Consumer Goods Equipment 173

Culinary Cues

JUNE 4, 2023

Treat the ingredients you work with and the equipment you use as if you bought them with your own money. It’s really a “small world” industry and what you say gets around. Treat the dishwasher with respect. Treat everyone with respect. Remember that no job is beneath you and everything in a kitchen is everyone’s job.

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Brewery Equipment Book Blog 353

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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Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Café 388

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

So here’s the question a lot of restaurateurs are asking: how do you start drastically cutting expenses to give your business the best chance of recovery? Equipment & supplies The equipment that makes up your restaurant typically runs into the hundreds of thousands to maintain and operate.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2021

Menus became encyclopedic, the skills to execute these menus were over the top, the equipment that allowed for this level of creativity was space age and expensive, the intensity and stress in the kitchen was as heavy as lead, and the number of staff members required to execute this complexity was painful. Magazine: [link].

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2022

Everyone from small concepts to large chains, like Wendy’s, Applebee’s, and Cracker Barrel, are turning to ghost kitchens amid the ongoing pandemic. The cost of running a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant is high, and many restaurants are losing significant in-house dining business amid the ongoing pandemic.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Audits Food 199

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Tayler and her partner started Beechwood Doughnuts six years ago—Tayler, equipped with her business savvy, and her partner, equipped with a love of baking doughnuts. “We Beechwood Doughnuts, like many small restaurants, started out by scheduling with pen and paper. We opened the store when I was 22 years old.

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Operations Book Communication Small Business 370

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The past year has been a challenge for small businesses and no industry has been impacted quite like small hospitality operations. Whether customers are eating inside or out, your roof protects equipment vital to keeping the doors open. The good news is severe weather is one challenge you can do something about.

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Equipment Small Business Outdoor Insurance 182

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

Small gestures like these will make your service go from good to great. Equip your team with the right knowledge. Make sure your restaurant and its staff are well equipped to combat any sudden challenge they face– no matter how big or small. Word-of-mouth is essential to growing your restaurant business.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

Let's explore the functions and installation of commercial walk-in coolers and the benefits they bring to businesses: Functions of Commercial Walk-In Coolers 1. Storage Capacity and Organization Walk-in coolers are available in various sizes to accommodate businesses of different scales.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Inventory Small Business 166