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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

The owner of Delicious Raw, a healthy fast casual concept launched in 2013, is looking to grow the brand and create a one-stop-shop for healthy consumables for a broad audience. The quality and availability are really high – but it is seasonal. Is that a growth path you see?

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. To tackle this pressing issue effectively, businesses must invest in staff training and development, vital for retaining and upskilling their existing workforce.

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By restaurateurs for restaurateurs: Advice for opening in 2020

7 Shifts

As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Plan out your labor costs (costs associated with staffing) by researching average wages in your area, suggested training costs, and any benefits you’ll provide.

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Food Safety Never Takes a Holiday 

Modern Restaurant Management

With the season of food and Thanksgiving when holiday food is at the forefront, what are defined standards and procedures that restaurants should keep top-of-mind to set the expectations regarding food handling and preparation during the holiday rush? After all, these things never take a holiday. Help Employees Understand the Why.

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Food Cost Management: Learn How to Trim the Fat

The Restaurant Group

Food cost goals change depending what style of food service you provide; fast food, fast casual, casual dining, or fine dining. The best place to start is by creating recipes with costings for each item on your menu. This allows you to find the food cost per diner. Use correct measures, units, weights and volumes.

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Setting the stage: a guide to opening a restaurant

Open for Business

From budgeting and licensing to crafting the perfect menu, here’s everything you need to know about how to open a restaurant. Market research Before you even think about the menu or location, you need to understand the guests who will walk through your doors. Is there a shortage of healthy fast-food options?

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5 Tips to Take Your Restaurant to the Next Level

Restaurant Engine

Provide ongoing training, especially in customer service. This is where your customer service training really shines. You don’t want either of these to slip during busy times or busy seasons. Make sure your customers know this by posting it on your menu or even signs around the restaurant. Be quick with praise.

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