Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

.” The 25th edition of Scoop features products designed to help bar-and-grill operators easily get creative and innovate with their menus, with elevated, upsell-worthy versions of their traditional bar-and-grill fare. ” Spring Scoop highlights include: Elevated, Upsell-Worthy Bar-and-Grill Favorites. Plant-Forward Offerings.

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

The main takeaway: It’s led to higher prices and lower foot traffic at many of the state’s dining establishments. “Our data indicates that QSR burger chains have generally been the hardest hit by the California increase in minimum wage and subsequent increase in menu prices,” writes Hottovy. percent). .

2024

7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Food cost percentage When deciding how much to price your menu items, TouchBistro advises keeping the food cost percentage anywhere between 20% and 40%. You can also use this to keep track of other costs, such as insurance, license fees, repairs and maintenance, and the actual costs you incurred for a better and closer comparison.

Point of Sale

7 Shifts

MAY 2, 2023

That discrepancy was most noticeable during the holiday season, when the restaurant is busier than ever. It's also been there for so long, and we were the first ones in a casual fine dining restaurant, full-service restaurant in Asheville to go to a tip sharing model. Holiday weeks are crushing. What does that look like?"

Front of House

Deliverect

MARCH 24, 2021

Ghost kitchens avoid the costs of front-of-house staff and dining space and can operate with a lower marketing spend and lower setup costs than traditional restaurants. With more people than ever ordering food to go, many restaurants have found off-premise orders outstripping dine-in customers. The food truck operator looking to scale.

Food Truck

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Same menu, same location, just a new building – and you see how people really flock back to the brand. " Macaluso hired Cypress to insure a consistent and disciplined approach to the process. ” In addition to menu innovation, Coolgreens has implemented many changes. With growth comes evolution.

Franchise

Open for Business

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

It’s an all-important metric that influences everything from menu pricing to operational decisions and beyond. Is there a seasonal pattern? Measure the impact of changes: Did that new menu item boost your profits? Overhead costs are fixed costs including rent, utilities, equipment leases, and insurance.

Point of Sale

Restaurant365

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Labor costs include the total wages your employees have earned during that specific period of time, payroll taxes, benefits, and insurance. Labor: Employee Wages + Taxes + Benefits + Insurance = Total Labor Cost ($6,000). Tracking prime cost monthly helps you make informed adjustments about menu prices, inventory, and scheduling.

Point of Sale

Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2020

Whether you are slowly scaling up operations again or moving from takeout and delivery only to limited dine-in, it is more important than ever to stay on top of your labor and payroll cost. Employee insurance. 25-30%: casual dining (depending on the menu and methods of service). Understanding labor and payroll cost.

Tip Distribution

SpotOn

JULY 31, 2024

Added service fees, health ordinance fees, and gratuity-included menus are now common as restaurants are looking for ways to appease their guests and keep menu prices low. Breaking down the $18 Burger At Hog & Rocks, the burger was our most popular menu item. Profit margins must factor into menu prices.

Food

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Any seasoned restaurant owner knows a great team is crucial to smooth operations and outstanding guest experiences. But just as she arrived for her first shift, your supplier delivered the wrong shipment, and you still need to update the menu with today’s specials. Enter the restaurant employee handbook.

Employee Relations

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest facts and figures of restaurant operations, the state of business dining, and the mid-year gift card report. With most of their business reliant on dine-in visits, full service restaurants (FSR) bore the brunt of the COVID dine-in restrictions. foodservice industry.

2021

EATER

JULY 6, 2022

Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ alluring story — that a fine dining restaurant could be a model for changing the world — seduced diners, would-be employees, and thought leaders alike. His dream had been to work in fine dining, and he was determined to stay at Blue Hill long enough for it to count.

Compost

EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. The plating of these was vaguely scale-like, too.)

Fine Dining

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Have A Well-Designed Menu. The menu plays a major role in determining the success of your food truck business. To design an attractive menu , you need to first come up with a cuisine that is niche enough to draw your customer’s attention. The next step is to figure out the variety of dishes that will go into your menu.

Food Truck

EATER

JUNE 22, 2023

Now it’s back for Season 2, which finds Carmine “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) and the gang preparing to take on the only thing more challenging than turning around your family’s failing restaurant: transforming that failing restaurant into a bona fide fine dining destination.

Fine Dining

EATER

APRIL 30, 2024

Though Isan cuisine has proven popular around the world, chefs in the northeastern Thai region are still fighting for recognition domestically, using foraged ingredients and fine dining techniques to rewrite their culinary reputation Rule 1: Gather eggs between March and May. Rule 3: Ants are creatures of habit. Chef Num at work.

Seasonal Menu