7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

In this guide, we'll go through everything you need to open a new coffee shop, from market research to buying coffee to hiring the best team. Staffing: Find, Hire, and Schedule. Mobile Coffee Shops (Carts and Trucks). Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Food Handler's Permit. Table of Contents.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

With the increasing relevance of social media as the primary method of getting a restaurants message out – chefs who are social media savvy (astute at using Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, and Twitter) will be at the top of the “hire” list for prominent restaurants. [] TEACHING/TRAINING. If this is your M.O.

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2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 462

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Restaurants have faced labor shortages, supply and equipment shortages, and climbing food prices, with no past playbook on how to navigate the crisis. Supplies are stuck in the harbor, on trucks or are just non-existent as both national and international supply chain shortages remain. Food Shortage. Equipment Shortage.

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2021 Food Supply Food Truck Supplies 186

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

MARCH 1, 2023

Everything from decreasing food waste to exploring how automation can increase revenue for small business restaurants is related to BOH procedures. They include restaurant management tips for cutting costs, decreasing food waste, and much more. Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

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Front of House BOH Back of House 2023 167

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Supply chain disruptions and shortages like these are hitting every part of the food service industry hard. Learn how this affects your business, from restaurant suppliers struggling to keep up, to rising food prices led by labor shortages and increased consumer demand for quick, cheap food. Labor Crisis Continues.

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Food Supply Supplies Pricing Food 148

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Serve Special (Spooky) Food and Drinks. Do the same for your food menu and consider offering special party discounts to entice customers even more. Advertise about drink and food specials with a sneak peek photo of a particularly tempting treat. Order on-theme plates, napkins, and cutlery.

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Advertising Social Media Food Truck Seasonal Menu 192

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Dark kitchens or virtual kitchens––real places staffed with non-ectoplasmic people—bring efficiencies to running a restaurant by providing off-site commissary services for delivery orders. Without these pricey anchors dragging down your profitability, you just might be able to focus on making food, and not making rent.

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Front of House Kitchen Safety Food Back of House 199

Foodable

MAY 18, 2021

Begun in a food trailer—with some advertising conducted on a Vespa—Torchy’s Tacos specializes in high quality, cooked-to-order tacos. With over 75 locations, the chain is committed to responsible sourcing, constant menu innovation, and hiring employees that reflect and reinvest in their communities.

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Food Truck Merchandise Recruiting Innovation 98

24/7 Waiter

MAY 5, 2017

Food trucks are becoming very popular, and with good reason. People are getting tired of the same old types of fast food offerings out there, and they are craving something different, something tasty and unique. Food trucks have the capability to offer those things, and more. What Makes Your Food Truck Different?

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Apicbase

MAY 29, 2024

According to Statista , in 2023, the revenue of online food delivery was estimated at over $1 trillion, and it is expected to hold a 50% share of the drive-thru and takeaway food service markets by 2030. It’s a delivery-only restaurant that prepares food in a dark kitchen with no takeaway or dine-in. Hub and spoke cloud kitchen.

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Kitchen Safety Front of House Online Ordering Food Order 52

EATER

JANUARY 19, 2022

began paying attention to food supply chains in a new way. Once again, experts and food companies say that there is plenty of food in the country, but a bundle of factors along the supply chain appear to be preventing it from getting to shoppers. We don’t have a problem with farms producing enough food.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

There is no other food that will make you reminiscent of Summer all year long other than Barbeque food. While we would go just for their Macaroni and Cheese side, be sure to order their Pulled Pork Shoulder – you won’t regret it! . Order Online. Texas Jacks offers both catering services and hosts private events.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Hiring Crisis Facts. Alignable’s September Hiring Poll shows that the labor shortage many industries have experienced this summer is only getting worse, due to Delta variant surges and inflation. Among beauty shop owners, 59 percent struggled to hire help in July. In July, 47 percent couldn't hire enough employees.

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2021 Loyalty Program Retail Online Ordering 176

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Between obsessing over food and finances, one key consideration shouldn’t fall through the cracks—restaurant insurance. Restaurant insurance helps: Protect your restaurant against expensive legal costs when an accident such as a slip or fall or an incident like food poisoning happens at your restaurant.

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Insurance Food Truck Fine Dining Small Business 141

Bingage

JANUARY 15, 2020

No matter what type of restaurant you are running whether it’s fine dining or a food truck, all need the same efforts to make it call a successful food business. Running a restaurant is not only about taking orders and serving food. Begin with business planning and decide the concept.

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Food Truck Employee Relations Email Marketing Point of Sale 96

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

People love your food, and they want it outside your restaurant, too. You have a restaurant, and people already love your food. You might consider hiring specific team members for your catering service to ensure it runs smoothly every time. Do you have the resources to handle the extra supplies, food, and staff?

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Catering Website Management Seasonal Menu Food Supply 113

Cheetah

APRIL 13, 2021

Just five years after Cheetah was founded, we’ve managed to process over 350,000 orders, supply over 1,000,000 products, and service over 3,000 restaurants. Legacy broadline distributors like Sysco and US Foods lacked price transparency and a convenient way for small business owners to search for inventory and manage their daily purchasing.

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Operations Food Truck Food Supply Small Business 78

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But the root cause of the current food chain crisis and rising food prices runs deeper than that. Supply chain disruptions and shortages like these are hitting every part of the food service industry hard. Labor Issues Exacerbate Food Chain Crisis. Summer Heat Wave Inflames Food Shortage.

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Food Supply Supplies Pricing Food 78

EATER

AUGUST 21, 2020

We regret that an individual consultant hired by Otter Pops recently commented on a social media post that appeared to align the brand with a political movement. Food trucks are branching out into the suburbs in order to find business during the pandemic. [ Initially the account responded “We 100% do. And in other news.

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BNG Point of Sale

JUNE 21, 2021

In the restaurant industry, delicious food and restaurant ambiance are often seen as THE KEYS TO SUCCESS! Whether a restaurant is full-service, quick service, or a food truck, maintaining optimal profits is important. In this case, the “goods” are food and drinks only. Fast Food and Fast Casual Restaurants.

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Fast Casual Food Truck Customer Service Online Ordering 52

Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2022

With food costs running at approximately 30% or higher, learning importance of inventory management and how to prevent common mistakes is critical in successfully driving down costs and maximizing profits. Actual Food Cost (COGS). Theoretical Food Cost. Failing to Streamline the Ordering Process. Order on time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Kyle Gorlie opened his Vet Chef food truck in 2016. But Gorlie’s plans don’t stop with the food truck. In fact, a restaurant was his initial plan after graduating from culinary school until he started planning and realized a food truck was a better choice. Why Is a Food Truck a Smart First Step?

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EATER

JULY 8, 2022

While idle, many industry veterans left foodservice and hospitality altogether; others like ourselves entertained simpler interim concepts in order to ride out the irregularities of the pandemic. Banners still hang from restaurant patios shouting “Hiring All Positions!” Patience for online ordering and takeout grew tenuous.

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Online Ordering Seasonal Menu Customer Service Social Media 111

EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

But then shelter-in-place orders started. “We Others were tasked with figuring out how the interns could take the skills they had learned in the restaurant and use them to make meals for food-insecure students, since schools had shut down. Other groups sent food and toiletries to alumni. Several U.S.

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Food Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

She is the founder & principal of Scintillate, a publicity and marketing consultancy that specializes in food & lifestyle clients. Obviously I have a horse in this race, but it often makes sense to hire a professional to handle your publicity. Marisa Dobson is guest blogger this month. Give the campaign at least 3 months.

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Social Media Food Truck Brewery Online Ordering 100

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 8, 2023

She started out as a restaurant owner in the UK, worked as a restaurant General Manager in Dubai for Caprice Holdings, and with Taj and Marriott as a Food & Beverage Director. However, driven by her entrepreneurial spirit, she and her husband started their own venture, Dosa Inc, a South Indian food truck in 2012.

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Specials 2012 Food Truck Back of House 52

The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whether you are the owner of a fine dining restaurant, quick-service restaurant, food truck, or coffee shop, you will need restaurant management apps to streamline your business operations and unlock potential revenue in 2022. But not every restaurateur has the budget to hire a credible restaurant accountant.

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2022 Management Management Loyalty Program 69

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In the restaurant and food industry, staffing issues continue to be a pain. Technology can assist in the automation of the food ordering processes. When it comes to hiring your staff, it is quite simple but keeping good employees is the difficult part. Efficient Food Delivery . Streamlined FOH And BOH Operations .

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Fast Casual Customer Experience Customer Service Food Truck 52

Sling

JULY 4, 2021

1) Produce A Food-Prep Video. 2) Shoot Some Finished-Product Food Photos. There’s nothing like high-quality photos of food to whet your customers’ appetites and get them in the door. Hire a professional photographer to snap some mouth-watering images of your food. 5) Extend Your Reach With A Food Truck.

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Marketing Social Media Loyalty Program Food Truck 78

The Food Corridor

MAY 7, 2020

Two common themes are food businesses transitioning to online ordering for delivery or curbside pickup, and others turning to an ecommerce model. Transition to Food Delivery or Ecommerce. Build your menu around what your best customers repeatedly order and optimize it for maximum efficiency. Online Ordering.

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Delivery Food Online Ordering Email Marketing 98

Lavu

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Even if you hire outside accountancy assistance, it’s wise to have a strong understanding of the basic accounting practices for restaurants. As the owner or manager of a restaurant, when you’re aiming to grow profitability, accounting is an area where you need to be comfortable. 5 Concepts of Restaurant Accounting. Commissions.

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Management Management Food Truck Cash Management 85

Cheetah

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Their functionality suite is broad and they offer custom handheld devices for ordering and payment processing. Founded in 2014, 7Shifts grew to include digital help with the hiring process, notifications and shift trading, task management, health tracking, shift budgeting and more. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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Cash Management Restaurant Law POS Employee Relations 78

Cheetah

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Their functionality suite is broad and they offer custom handheld devices for ordering and payment processing. Founded in 2014, 7Shifts grew to include digital help with the hiring process, notifications and shift trading, task management, health tracking, shift budgeting and more. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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Cash Management Restaurant Law POS Employee Relations 78

The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. Ghost kitchen business models What are the benefits of cloud kitchens?

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Kitchen Safety Delivery Online Ordering Food Order 59

Restaurant Clicks

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Food & Beverages. Food & Beverages. One of the biggest recurring costs on this list is food and beverage. The success of your restaurant is determined largely by the food you sell, and more importantly, how profitable it is to sell that food. Equipment & Maintenance. Technology. Utilities & Bills.

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License 2020 Food Truck Equipment 79

The Food Corridor

JUNE 3, 2020

With movement restricted and social distancing measures becoming the new normal for restaurants, we have seen an acceleration in the move to digital technology for food businesses. For many, it has become essential, rather than simply forward-thinking, to get on board with online ordering, delivery, and ecommerce platforms.

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