Lavu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Starting a food delivery business can really make a difference for restaurants or any food business, helping them reach more people and make more money. You need to invest in reliable and easy-to-use delivery platforms that work well with your restaurant’s ordering system. Is online food delivery a profitable business?

Delivery 166

Delivery Food Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 166

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. The term ‘restaurant operations' refers to the process by which a restaurant is run. Purchasing & Ordering. Table of Contents. Improvement Tips.

Operations 363

Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

To combat these obstacles among countless others, leaning on point-of-sale (POS) solutions can empower restaurants to quickly leverage new features to maximize profits in a fluctuating service economy. As the impact of the pandemic continues, restaurants face constant and evolving operational challenges.

POS 215

POS Food Supply Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 215

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2022

The past two years have brought unprecedented changes across the restaurant industry, from new concerns related to social distancing and cleanliness to the acceleration of pre-pandemic trends such as the rise of mobile ordering and third-party delivery services. Set the Bar. Stay Connected.

Mobile Ordering 189

Mobile Ordering Front of House Back of House Consumer Goods 189

SpotOn

MARCH 18, 2024

There's also the quick-service restaurant model, where guests order and pay for simple dishes created right away, similar to the modern bistro. To match that refinement by Escoffier, most fine-dining establishments offering a prix fixe menu have higher prices, with relatively few adjustments to the food itself.

Menu 98

Menu Dietary Restrictions Fine Dining Seasonal Menu 98

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Reference secondary research studies or create your surveys and questionnaires to send out to a select group of people! Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? We're all here for it! Coffee shops can be so much more than a place to grab a cup of joe and a croissant. Table of Contents. Coffee Shop Concepts. Obtain Funding.

License 459

License Hiring Equipment Point of Sale 459

Social Hospitality

AUGUST 25, 2019

C ustomer interaction points can range from mobile apps, third-party food aggregator apps, social media, and chat apps. Besides answering customer inquiries, Chatbots help funnel sales in an efficient manner. Moreover, these customer conversations can help businesses personalize food offerings and services per customer demands.

Social Media 253

Social Media Mobile Ordering Email Marketing Website Management 253

Focus POS

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Other issues, like ingredient management, can cause much bigger headaches and cost money — throwing away expired ingredients eats into profit margins, especially with the rising cost of food. However, the right point of sale system can help alleviate some of these restaurant challenges so business owners can stay ahead of their competition.

Mobile Ordering 148

Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Cash Management Food Supply 148

Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 9, 2024

Reliable, quality food suppliers for restaurants are one of the few key components that a dining establishment must have to remain operational. They act as a one-stop shop, offering bulk ordering and eliminating the need for restaurants to manage multiple vendors for each item. They may also offer pre-made dough or baked goods.

Food Supply 98

Food Supply Online Ordering Food Truck Food Order 98

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

These include food production and inventory management. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. This includes the food prep and kitchen areas, food storage rooms, walk-in fridges, pot wash stations, staff break rooms, and offices. Food safety. Sales optimisation.

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Back of House FOH BOH Front of House 52

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Just as there is no single food and drink formula for restaurant industry success, there is no simple formula for a healthy profit margin. Your restaurant profit margin can be influenced by food and inventory trends, your geographic location, the state of the broader economy, and a wide range of other factors. Net Profit Margin.

Loyalty Program 183

Loyalty Program Fast Casual Point of Sale Online Ordering 183

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You can disagree, take a stand, make your point, continue to have a unique opinion, but in the end – it is their business. On occasion you may need to make adjustments so that an employee can work through their challenges (schedule adjustment, change assignments, send them home, offer advice, refer them to someone who might help, etc.).

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2021 Point of Sale Reference Take-out 396

Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Profit margin is a key metric, especially pivotal in restaurant sales, that calculates the percentage of revenue left as profit after covering expenses. This, in turn, can significantly increase your sales and enhance profit margins, pointing towards areas of strength and potential areas for improvement.

Fast Casual 123

Fast Casual Fine Dining Food Truck Loyalty Program 123

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Say you spend five bucks in MoonDollars coffee shop, and you get rewarded with five redeemable points that you can spend towards another coffee sometime. By offering points in exchange for dollars spent, you’re incentivizing people to spend more dollars in your store. These are examples of gamification. Encourages Spending.

Point of Sale 188

Point of Sale Social Media Online Ordering Food Order 188

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

We've all ordered our favorite food online at least once from a local restaurant, and it was cold when it arrived at our doorstep. Events like this not only ruined our entire eating experience, but also prevented us from ordering food from this restaurant for a while. Delivery of cold food leads to loss of customer.

Compost 208

Compost Sustainability Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 208

7 Shifts

AUGUST 29, 2019

Follow these two steps: The first thing you’ll want to do is gather sales and profit data for every item on your menu—preferably over a set time period (last quarter, last month, etc.). Plowhorses: Low Profit, High Popularity Plowhorses are a big point of frustration for menu engineers. Menu Pricing and 2. What to do?

Menu 279

Menu Point of Sale Website Management Online Ordering 279

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The new report captures a steady rise in mobile ordering, reinforcing the critical importance of mobile initiatives for restaurant brands. According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. The data also points to a broken customer arrival experience.

2021 170

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Social Media 170

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2023

Restaurant customers love self-ordering kiosks because they mirror the fast and simple convenience of ordering food online, but with the ambiance of a physical store. This approach can deliver increased order accuracy, lower staff costs and provide the restaurant with a frictionless Point-of-Sale (PoS) option.

Ordering 88

Ordering Point of Sale Customer Experience Online Ordering 88

Sling

JUNE 9, 2023

Running a successful restaurant isn’t just about serving great food. The term “restaurant costs” is generally used to describe one-time expenditures on material resources — such as food, liquor, dishes, equipment, and software — that keep the business running. These are also referred to as direct costs.

Operations 78

Operations Inventory Food Supply Point of Sale 78

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2021

Much of the focus on change has revolved around the physical ordering and dining space. How to adapt the layout of the point of sale, how to demonstrate a commitment to hygienic practices and how the adoption of ordering technologies can promote social distancing and reduce staff/guest contact.

Online Ordering 158

Online Ordering Point of Sale Allergens Customer Experience 158

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There’s sales and customer data, labor performance data, and even data telling you how much food you waste. Analyzing your restaurant data to get a detailed look at your profitability, food costs, and labor costs can drive strategic decisions and improve your bottom line. Are you using restaurant analytics?

Point of Sale 147

Point of Sale POS Inventory Seasonal Menu 147

Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

You’re tracking deliveries, making the most of your food budget, and ensuring your staff is prepared to serve customers. The data from inventory management can help you place more accurate orders, calculate exact food costs, make informed menu changes, and address potential sources of food waste.

Inventory 138

Inventory Management Management Point of Sale 138

SpotOn

MARCH 4, 2024

While those classic cash registers did wonders back in the day, point-of-sale (POS) systems have now become the industry standard for small businesses and restaurants. To help make the best decision, we'll define the key elements of a robust POS system and the critical questions to ask when looking for a point-of-sale.

Small Business 52

Small Business POS Cash Management Point of Sale 52

Deliverect

AUGUST 31, 2020

Having the right sort of data allows you to plan, shift priorities and make changes on the fly based on cold hard proof of your sales numbers. Knowing what is most popular, on each channel and at what time can make everything from staffing to food prepping far simpler. Start off simple: streamline your menu.

Delivery 146

Delivery Front of House Point of Sale Back of House 146

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

I have talked to purchasing managers who tried to convince me that switching from two to one-percent mozzarella cheese would save me thousands of dollars per month, who could not understand how a drop in the quality of our food would cost me way more than the fifteen-cent per pound savings. Part Three – The Math. Oh yes, the math.

Management 179

Management Management Seasonal Menu Point of Sale 179

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Since this daypart has increased traffic during the pandemic, operators will need to innovate their food and beverage offerings to grow traffic. "Across Falling outlets, rising sales. But sales have bounced back well over the first six months of 2021, and are now running ahead of 2019 levels. " Remarkable Resiliency.

2021 189

2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The need for contactless delivery has spurred the use of digital check points – Consumers are more comfortable placing their orders through mobile apps, voice ordering, digital menu and kiosks; giving tech-savvy restaurants an edge in the race for information data. Measuring Factors for Growth in QSRs.

Mobile Ordering 116

Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Customer Service Loyalty Program 116

Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. Brands like Starbucks are increasing their drive-thru prevalence to accommodate the demand for contactless orders (1).

2021 135

2021 Point of Sale Food Safety Kitchen Safety 135

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

POS stands for point of sale, and it refers to the transactional moments when a guest orders and pays for their meal. Most track inventory, sales data, guest information, and payment, but that just scratches the surface of what these sophisticated systems can do for a restaurant. Food trucks.

POS 78

POS Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Food Truck 78

Restaurant365

JANUARY 4, 2022

Restaurant inventory management plays a key role in overcoming rising food prices. Logistics challenges and labor shortages have fueled rising food prices at the wholesale level. Rising food prices have had an impact on the food sector for some time, with ingredient values above levels for the same time last year.

Inventory 148

Inventory Pricing Management Management 148

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

2020 196

2020 Fast Casual Point of Sale Online Ordering 196

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This Super Bowl season, your plays should showcase accurate forecasting, efficient ordering, and menus engineered to earn cheers from both teams. They might also want to restock popular brews, with recent research from the International Wine and Spirits Record asserting that the alcohol e-commerce sales will hit $42 billion by 2025.

Menu 88

Menu Seasonal Menu Point of Sale 2025 88

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. The chains’ carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery orders soared throughout the pandemic as consumers looked for relief from preparing most of their meals at home.

2021 169

2021 Fast Casual Fine Dining Point of Sale 169

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2020

For franchises, that means making sure your evaluations and data collection house in order. Food service has changed forever and getting an integrated digital approach to managing all your guidelines and compliance issues, especially across multiple locations, is more crucial than ever. Define Data-Based, Measurable Standards.

Front of House 215

Front of House Management Management Franchise 215

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

While there are ample other ways to boost sales, loyalty program is a reliable solution. The aim is to make the customers happy and satisfied in order to retain them. However, to keep them coming back, you still need to ensure that customers are rewarded based on the number of visits or sale volumes. Point-based Programs.

Loyalty Program 52

Loyalty Program Point of Sale Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 52

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

While there are ample other ways to boost sales, loyalty program is a reliable solution. The aim is to make the customers happy and satisfied in order to retain them. However, to keep them coming back, you still need to ensure that customers are rewarded based on the number of visits or sale volumes. Point-based Programs.

Loyalty Program 52

Loyalty Program Point of Sale Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 52

Perfect Daily Grind

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The survey found that that 35% of respondents were expecting to be operating at a loss or face closure by the end of the year, with 96% of businesses also experiencing higher energy costs and 93% facing food price inflation. Fairtrade launches Living Income Reference Price for Ugandan arabica. Tue, 1 Nov.

2023 126

2023 Hospitality 2022 Food Supply 126