7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

We’ll show you how to deliver food and offer takeout while maximizing profits. Are there any tips for food delivery and takeout inventory management? How do you market food delivery and takeout? The order fulfillment process gets slowed down if your staff don’t know who is responsible for what.

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Delivery Food Email Marketing Front of House 341

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

Since the pandemic, restaurants have endured a plethora of issues ranging from fluctuating dining restrictions to supply chain issues to rising food prices. To take some of the pressure off of an already small staff, restaurants have begun turning to technology solutions with touchpoints in the front and back of house operations.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 27, 2022

But that doesn't mean they're for every operator. Kristen knows ghost kitchens well—and after a stint at Zuul, she went to found her own ghost kitchen, Hungry House. When the ghost kitchen model is a good idea for an operator. Why Hungry House is called an “anti” ghost kitchen. We get into: Ghost kitchen myths.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. What are AI and ML?

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Front of House Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Back of House 211

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Consider two worst-case scenarios: A customer orders extra guacamole but your restaurant is all out of avocados or, on the other hand, you've just walked past a crate of rotten, unusable (and expensive!) You'll also be less likely to order too much of any ingredient, which leads to food waste. avocados in the stock room.

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Inventory Management Management Point of Sale 370

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Inflation, scarcity in the supply chain, and labor constraints have tacked on dollars. So operators need to think strategically on other areas of savings to recover shrinking margins. Food Safety. A potentially costly sneaky costs is food safety. Certainly one thing on everyone’s mind today is price.

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Food Supply Food Safety Front of House Back of House 189

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A – Account for Extra Foot Traffic If you haven’t already planned for the rush, you should start now to get your operation ready for the last weeks of the year. Don’t forget the uptick in pick-up and delivery orders as well. So, be sure that you’re not pushing off your orders and think strategically ahead.

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Food Supply Seasonal Menu Email Marketing Front of House 117

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

From full service to fast-casual to legacy fast-food brands, the one constant was disruption. Many brands were able to turn a profit from the lockdowns and social distancing orders by shifting operations toward drive-thru, delivery, pick-up, and curbside models. Just as one issue seemed fixed, another presents itself.

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Sling

APRIL 27, 2023

Restaurant operations management is essential for the long-term health of your business. It’s like working on the business rather than in the business and, done well, may help you move your operation to new levels of success. Table of contents What is restaurant operations management?

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

Efficient and effective restaurant operations don’t just happen. In this article, we discuss some of the best ways to improve your restaurant operations and introduce you to the tools that can help make that easier. Table of contents What is restaurant operations? They take purposeful planning and work to build and maintain.

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Operations Loyalty Program Food Safety Front of House 78

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2022

When properly deployed, they can transform the employee experience by improving daily operations, syncing front-of-house and back-of-house communication and execution, and delivering a memorable dining experience that won’t send staff to the walk-in cooler for a good cry.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Dietary Restrictions 223

7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

Chefs pride themselves on their sparkling kitchens, and during COVID-19, customers need more than ever to be reassured of the cleanliness and safety of ordering from your restaurant. each surface that comes into contact with food, and any supplies or equipment that’s used through the day. Understand cleaning vs sanitizing ??

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FOH BOH Kitchen Safety Cash Management 338

7 Shifts

JANUARY 11, 2021

This guide includes ideas and checklists for everything from keeping your staff healthy to optimizing your ordering platforms. Order Cleaning Supplies such as disinfectant, paper products, mop heads, and floor cleaner The staff at Ruby's Cafe in New York City, a 7shifts' customer Optimize Your Labor ?? "Winter is coming".said

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Guest Recovery Online Ordering Outdoor Front of House 358

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing.

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Technology Loyalty Program Front of House Online Ordering 203

Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While different operational strategies and business models are put to the test, one thing is clear – ghost kitchens are not a trend, they are the new reality as delivery and dine-at-home surge. The company is also dealing with shutdowns and fines due to lack of permits, food supply disruptions , and the enduring labor crisis.

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Front of House Food Supply Back of House Fine Dining 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

Management takes on multiple jobs throughout the restaurant including hiring, marketing, maintaining the budget, operations and keeping customers and staff happy. For front of house workers set goals on the number of turnovers of tables or good reviews. If food is not being prepared correctly, speak to the cooks.

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Management Management Back of House Customer Service 166

Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire employees for a fine dining establishment, a food truck, or a fast food business, you’ll need any number of restaurant positions to make up the foundation of your team. A fine dining establishment may need all 24 positions on this list, while a food truck may only need three or four.

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Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Truck 78

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

The concept now branded Freshii WFH (Work From Home), is an offshoot of their COVID response program, which focused on local hospitals and provided meals to front-line doctors and nurses in a safe and timely fashion. ” Reviving The Supply Chain. As restaurants cautiously begin to reopen in pockets of the U.S.

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Supplies Innovation Food Supply Loyalty Program 189

Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

The right restaurant management software significantly enhances efficiency and control of operating costs. MarketMan offers tools for automating invoicing, recipe costing, and food cost calculations, making it a popular choice among restaurateurs. Purchasing and order management: The software digitises purchasing and ordering.

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Inventory Food Supply Kitchen Safety Back of House 52

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 24, 2022

Utilizing co-sourcing, restaurants, restaurant software providers, food distributors, or suppliers of any size can take advantage of the global talent pool at a scale that makes sense for them. With proper training and employee manuals in place, these roles do not need to be filled in-house. in recent months (a net 1.9 Accounting.

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Sourcing Social Media Front of House Customer Experience 180

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 180

7 Shifts

MARCH 11, 2020

Space If you’re leasing a commercial space, you’ll need to pay a security deposit up front, which will cost between $2,000 and $12,000. You’ll also need to pay for supplies. You’ve probably thought about the challenges and risks that come with this venture, but do you know all of the costs that you’ll incur? While you can D.I.Y.

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License Cash Management Inventory Food Supply 354

7 Shifts

JANUARY 14, 2021

From their real-world experiences and honest feedback, we can supply you with actionable insights and statistics for one of the industry’s biggest elephants: third-party delivery. The share of front of house shifts have dropped 7.6% Before March of 2020, front of house shifts made up 34% of all shifts. of revenue.

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2021 Delivery Front of House FOH 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2022

Indoor dining closures, staff shortages and the supply chain are ongoing issues, especially as the Delta and Omicron variants continue to spread. Restaurants that incorporated digital solutions such as contactless ordering and delivery have been able to continue safely serving customers despite closures and shortages.

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Technology Front of House Online Ordering Back of House 167

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In terms of trends, it is clear that in 2023 technology will continue to shape and enhance the restaurant industry and we will see operators adopting new technologies to create an even more seamless and frictionless experience for guests, while still maintaining unique and engaging dining experiences. For part one, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2021

When thinking about the future of the dining experience post COVID, it is easy to get caught focusing on things like digital only self-service, sci-fi-like drone food delivery and taking pills or shakes instead of food. Almost more than any other sector, we’ve seen this in the restaurant and hospitality industry.

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Back of House Customer Experience Front of House Customer Service 197

Cheetah

MAY 11, 2021

To help restaurant operators make the most of this exciting event, here are 3 things you can do to get your business ready for reopening. kitchen layout, takeout utensils and packaging, reservation and ordering systems, etc.) The pandemic has brought us face to face with the vulnerabilities of the global supply chain in all industries.

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Back of House Front of House Food Supply Coaching 148

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

To a kitchen team it is all about the basics – efficiency, great tasting and looking food, a clean operation, meeting the timing demands of orders, clearing the board of orders, no re-fires, no injuries, and happy guests sending back empty plates. The fact is, we can’t go back, but we can look forward.

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2020 Back of House Front of House Food Order 305

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion from the same period in 2019.

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Food Safety Recycling Restaurant Law Front of House 223

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

The back-of-house (BOH) at a restaurant is the behind-the-scenes area of the restaurant — it works like an engine and keeps the restaurant going. While it is not visible to the customers, the restaurant’s services get hampered without back-of-house. It can also help reduce labor costs and increase the speed of food preparation.

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Back of House BOH Front of House FOH 52

Apicbase

JULY 1, 2022

Multi-unit restaurant operators are increasingly shifting towards a business model with a central production kitchen. It helps them expand operations while keeping food quality consistent across locations and channels, and, equally important, keeping the overhead costs in balance. Best practices for operating a central kitchen.

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Operations Back of House Front of House Food Supply 52

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

From procuring raw materials to delivering food to customers, every little aspect of restaurant operations has taken a hit. In th e Middle East PRIME Report , we did a deep dive into the Middle East F&B industry to understand the major challenges that the restaurant operators have been facing, especially post-COVID-19. .

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Presentation Operations Front of House Fast Casual 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Contactless ordering at the table, virtual host stands, and online staff wellness checks have all become standard operating procedures for us now. The younger generations don’t just want great food, they expect memorable experiences. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability.

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2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 230

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. “Business owners have proven their resilience throughout the course of this pandemic.

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Food Supply Food Truck 2019 Back of House 198

Deliverect

MARCH 24, 2021

They allow businesses to avoid front-of-house overheads, reducing costs while increasing revenue by reaching new off-premise customers. But every food business is different. The answer will depend on the dark kitchen business model you decide to operate with. here’s some reading for you.

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Food Truck Front of House Fine Dining Food Order 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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