The Rail

APRIL 10, 2025

By Indiana Lee, Contributor Guests want to know where their food comes from, how it was raised, and whether it aligns with their values. According to a study from Delierect , 43% of restaurant diners say they are willing to pay more for sustainable dishes, and 68% believe restaurants should take active steps to reduce food waste.

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic forced consumers to leverage contactless payment, such as tap-to-pay, out of pure health and safety concerns, it’s quickly become the normal course of business for restaurants aiming to streamline operations and maximize convenience. It wasn’t just about survival; it was about reinvention.

Front of House

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

They also bring creative ideas to the table, such as improving the drink menu and coming up with new events and promotions to drive sales. How would you improve or refine our current drink menu? Was there a time when you had to adapt to last-minute changes, such as staff illness or unexpected supply shortages? what did you do?

Bar

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Do you lose money due to food waste? Real-Time Data & Analytics : Track sales trends, top-selling menu items, and peak business hours to make informed decisions. Plus, their reliance on high fees forces restaurants to either raise menu prices or accept smaller profits. Identify your biggest pain points.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Foot traffic or heat mapping, menu item engagement, or consumer demographics by time of day. Offering Bento Packs for individually portioned meals and a la carte buffet-style trays for customizable group settings, L&L’s catering options bring Hawaiian-style comfort food to events large and small throughout our locations nationwide.

2025

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How would you recommend menu items to guests to enhance their dining experience? Have you ever handled a situation where a customer asked for a dish not on the menu? What techniques do you use to upsell menu items or drinks? How do you handle special dietary requests or food allergies? What did you do?

Hiring

Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Give them a week of shadowing seasoned staff, clear checklists like Greet tables in 2 minutes or Check orders before they leave the pass, and a full menu rundownspecials included. Free meals after long shifts or a staff pick on the menu build camaraderie. Food Safety News says 60% of diners now prefer this option for speed and safety.

Management

Lavu

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Real-time inventory systems help restaurants cut food waste , save money, and improve operations. Integrate with POS Systems : Sync with sales data to refine menu choices and track high-waste items. Tracking Stock Levels in Real Time With real-time inventory tracking, restaurants can keep a close eye on their ingredients and supplies.

Waste

Lavu

APRIL 17, 2025

Managing food costs is a growing challenge for restaurants as ingredient prices fluctuate and margins shrink. With real-time data guiding inventory decisions, restaurants can take tighter control of their food costs and boost long-term profitability. Improves Compliance : Ensures proper storage and food safety standards.

Inventory

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

That could simply be food sales , alcohol , and non-alcoholic beverages. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Your Cost of Goods Sold is the cost of your food and beverages. That way you'll have accurate food and beverage cost percentages for each COGS line item. Costs are what you pay for resources, like equipment, food, and labor.

License

Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2025

exports face a steep 12% drop due to tighter domestic supplies and rising competition from Australian producers in key Asian markets. Meanwhile, the EU faces challenges from African Swine Fever (ASF) restrictions and dwindling supplies. Trade Stability While production wanes, beef exports are forecast to hold steady at 12.9

2025

Indoor Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

Because pizza isn’t just food—it’s an experience. You could have an extensive or creative menu. Do they need a menu with cocktails and Neapolitan pies with truffle oil and fig compote? From the design of your menu to the look of your pizza boxes, every element should reflect your brand’s personality and values.

Website Management

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

No matter how much technology evolves, or trends shift, people will always come back for quality food, great value, and friendly service. A key part of this shift is efficient data sharing across the supply chain. The pandemic exposed the need for greater supply chain visibility and traceability in the restaurant industry.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Many restaurant owners had believed they would be covered in the event of something like the pandemic, and found themselves without a safety net. Overall, the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities, margin issues, and lack of safety net to restaurants in a way the industry is still recovering from. – Pooja S.

Mobile Ordering

Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

She will now oversee human resources, culture, legal, risk safety and security, internal audit, and facilities. It is in California The Bottom Line: Data from Technomic’s Price Pulse shows that the average price for a medium Big Mac meal in California is about the same as the price for a Big Smasher on Chili’s 3-for-Me menu.

Fast Casual

EATER

MAY 16, 2025

The lack of power obliterated thousands of dollars in perishable food and supplies at the restaurant, and the Iocovozzis assess the loss of revenue from the closure as approximately $80,000. We all need a place of gathering to enjoy and to relax and to be served and eat good food and feel comforted, Silver says.

Tourism

EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship to food and dining has undergone some permanent changes I got COVID for the first time this past February. Most restaurant and food service workers did not have access to sick leave or any other safety net , and yet were deemed essential. Sound familiar?

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

Turn Pricing into a Growth Strategy : A smarter approach to menu pricing can boost revenue and profitability without compromising guest experience. Yelp analyzes the millions of reviews on its platform, along with nominations from its community of users, to generate a diverse list of local eateries, from food trucks to fine dining.

Delivery

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 18, 2025

Robusta prices fell to their lowest levels since May 2024 after Brazil’s crop reached 69% completion, as improved supply prospects outweighed remaining quality and demand concerns, according to Safras & Mercado. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Tue, 15 Jul – Starbucks adds secret menu to mobile app. This figure represents a 49.5%

Café

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you ensure that your kitchen complies with health and safety standards? How do you handle complaints about food quality from customers? Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to a change in the menu or a food supply issue. A good kitchen manager should take safety and hygiene seriously.

Back of House

EATER

MARCH 25, 2025

I rush to set the dinner table, heat up all the food, and refill the date container before my famished family of six descends upon the kitchen to break their 13-hour fast. The menu the night we caught up was a special treat: cabbage rolls called malfouf, stuffed with rice supplemented from the neighborhood soup kitchen.

Kitchen Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We were ill-prepared for the COVID pandemic that devastated the food industry with supply chain disruptions, product and labor shortages, and soaring inflation. Labor shortages mean food is rotting in shipping containers, warehouses, and trucks because there aren’t enough workers to get them to their final destinations.

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has become invaluable in the food industry. AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand.

Supplies

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, safety measures such as social distancing, lockdowns and mask-wearing have completely changed our understanding of how consumers spend on food. We saw customers stockpiling on groceries and supplies in homes instead of going out to eat, raising retail sales by 29 percent over the previous year (1).

Supplies

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Next year will bring new competitors to restaurants such as fresh food vending and more fresh grocery meal options available for delivery. Disrupted supply chains will continue to plague the food business in 2021, and end-to-end supply chain visibility will be essential to meet challenges created by shortages.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

Food manufacturers and retailers are embracing a whole new world of opportunities for consumer engagement that are enabled by this newer technology. In foodservice establishments, the same technology opens doors to greater food safety and ingredient transparency.

Information

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to us all just how interconnected our food system is in the US if not, the world. The supply chain failure and the domino effect of its impact have been a wake-up call for even the veterans of the food industry. Menu Changes and Flexibility. Multiple Sourcing and Backup.

Supplies

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 15, 2022

And while some restaurants have yet to accept digital currencies, many are placing crypto on the menu. Supply Chain Benefits. Visibility in all aspects of the supply chain is important for restaurants, especially since food is a sensitive product to handle. This simple system is just the start of the future of crypto.

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2021

Still, QSRs are faced with daily challenges of disrupted supply chains, new consumer habits, and constantly changing regulatory mandates at the federal, state and local level. Digital Menu Boards. Many QSRs operate on a fairly static menu system, which means frequent edits are costly and time consuming. Automated Safety.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These factors contribute to a volatile supply chain, influencing everything from ingredient availability to menu pricing strategies. Contemporary menus increasingly feature more plant-based selections and alternative proteins, while also reflecting the demand for locally vetted foods and transparent supply chains.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Similarly, restaurant visitors expect their food to be of a consistent quality every time they visit. Recipe management software, on the other hand, standardizes menu items and monitors dish costs. Food Safety and Restaurant Cleanliness. Kitchen operations.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Market Cafe Powered by FOODWORKS is both a cost-effective, contact-free dining option, while simultaneously helping local restaurants and food artisans who were affected by COVID-19 get back on their feet and provide them with a way to restart their services. US Foods Holding Corp. On Point With Off-Premise.

Fast Casual

Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2020

With how the restaurant industry looks right now, from shifting consumer behavior and volatile demand, strategically pricing a menu has never been so complicated, nor so important. Adjust your food costs so that it reflects your target food-cost percentages. Eliminate the high cost/low selling items from the menu.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2020

AI’s benefits are being used in other areas: self-driving cars, supply chain, IT security etc. Rising food costs, nearing 10 percent. Worse, paper menus don’t give you the ability to change things on the fly when food items run out. This Isn’t Your Father’s Digital Menu. Winter – soup.

Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. Search filter : A new filter allows users to easily find which hotels and restaurants are taking these added safety precautions. ” Dine Brands Adds to Team.

Guest Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Over the last 18 months, restaurants have managed incredibly difficult challenges, primarily driven by having to operate with new, constantly evolving safety guidelines. As the restaurant industry begins to rebuild itself, restaurants are now confronted with supply chain shortages as well as a labor shortage.

Management