Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurant design footprint will fundamentally change with more BOH kitchen size needed and less FOH seats as more people gravitate toward digital and delivery. Bergdorf Goodman launched a new cocktail bar this winter, and a tasting bar I designed in a recent menswear store, Union Hall Supply Co.,

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Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Operating Expenses: This is everything else that you need to run your restaurant on a day to day basis, like marketing expenses, dishware, and supplies (napkins, silverware, etc.). Your FOH and BOH staff members are also major players. This way, you can reduce waste and identify where you can cut costs.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These kiosks not only created a positive customer service environment but also helped the chain navigate FOH labor shortages in recent years. Additionally, inventory management tools can help you prevent unnecessary waste. Food cost tracking The cost of food changes regularly based on supply and demand.

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Hot Schedules

MAY 21, 2020

David, said, “One thing I’ve done with the PPP money, and forecasting it on my budget, is we are having the FOH and BOH come in an extra hour in the morning, and stay later whenever we break down at night to make sure the place is at a high standard of cleanliness. We can apply it to get the numbers up.”.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 25, 2020

Implement an enhanced hand washing schedule for both Front-of-House (FOH) and kitchen staff to promote hand hygiene. Promote the use of gloves for both the kitchen and FOH staff. As an alternative, restaurants can adopt enhanced handwashing or hand sanitization schedule for FOH employees. Avoid unnecessary contact with the food.

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Lavu

MARCH 13, 2020

Streamline BOH and FOH Communications. The fastest way to boost productivity is by improving communications between the FOH and the kitchen. If the FOH and BOH are working hand in hand, why should their communications be limited? Overall, their performance becomes optimized. Instead, open the floodgates!

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

4) Minimize food waste Minimizing waste is essential because food costs are one of the largest expenses that most restaurants have to contend with. Doing so can help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of both your back-of-house ( BOH ) and front-of-house (FOH) teams.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

The Back of House Lingo The hustle and bustle of the back-of-house, the chaos that sustains the front-of-house (FOH), and the sheer urgency, mingled with various types of noises, create a different word in and of itself. Doing this will also reduce food waste during processing and future purchase decisions.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

To calculate labour cost percentage: Labour Cost Percentage = Labour Cost / Sales Pro Tip: To identify what’s affecting your labour costs, divide the staff by FOH (front of house) and BOH (back of house). Monitoring this number prevents your teams from overstocking or understocking, which can lead to food waste and higher food costs.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Platform – Build a Reliable Tech Ecosystem Your restaurant kitchen software should be part of your overall ecosystem linking seamlessly with front-of-house (FOH) systems – reservations, ePOS, loyalty, and ordering tech – as well as accounting, payroll, and HR tech.

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Apicbase

MARCH 3, 2023

Some technologies integrate with the restaurant’s POS, allowing data to be easily shared between front-of-house (FoH) and back-of-house (BoH) systems. This helps to ensure that the restaurant has the necessary ingredients at all times while avoiding overstocking and reducing waste. Automating inventory management also saves time.

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Apicbase

MARCH 25, 2022

It’s a theoretical number — how much do your menu and recipes cost in an ideal world where everything is done right, and there are no variations in costs or waste. Streamlined, easy to access, and loaded with the info your BoH staff needs for prep and everything your FoH staff needs to make the sale and answer customer questions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

However, confidence does not always equate to effective supply chain management, with nearly half (43 percent) reporting that they struggle to maintain supply chain visibility. The survey supports that supply chain confidence is closely tied to key operational capabilities that strengthen supply chain management.

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EATER

MAY 20, 2020

In the meantime, the NRA and others already offer guidance on FOH logistics like food running, customer management, bathroom safety, and customer takeout. It then breaks down the facility into workspaces for personal use, food prep, meal packaging, order pickup, and receiving supplies, among others.

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EATER

MAY 14, 2020

In the meantime, the NRA and others already offer guidance on FOH logistics like food running, customer management, bathroom safety, and customer takeout. It then breaks down the facility into workspaces for personal use, food prep, meal packaging, order pickup, and receiving supplies, among others.

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