Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you have been in the restaurant industry for a decade or are just starting out, running a successful restaurant can be a stressful task. Management takes on multiple jobs throughout the restaurant including hiring, marketing, maintaining the budget, operations and keeping customers and staff happy.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The choice to be great or not so great is in the hands of the restaurateur and the folks who make a living with food. Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice. Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

The greatest threat is not the labor shortage or supply chain issues, it’s not the pandemic or the price of real estate – yes, all those concerns are troubling and must be dealt with, but they are not what will bring the restaurant industry to its knees. Well then – what will? Try apathy on for size. Is it ignorance or apathy?

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7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

There’s nothing better than a tidy workstation and clean range hood before service hour; and the post-shift scrub down of the kitchen can be a form of meditation for stressed out chefs. 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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Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

But even in a post-pandemic world, they are a wonderful way for restaurants to take advantage of the delivery boom , and perfect for new virtual or ghost restaurant entrepreneurs who are interested in a delivery-only enterprise. In most instances, restaurateurs provide staff and food supplies. Ghost Kitchen Business Model.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

From full service to fast-casual to legacy fast-food brands, the one constant was disruption. This approach required fewer front-of-the-house staff to maintain a dining room, complied with government orders, and kept many brands from closing. Just as one issue seemed fixed, another presents itself. Diversify vs. Simplify.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

And social media is no slouch, either: actively follow and engage with restaurants on social media, 74% say they are more likely to visit or order food from those establishments. Engaged employees are also less likely to turnover. With an average cost of $3,500 when an employee leaves, it’s something restaurateurs can’t afford.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

– Team Bots’ It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, right? . – Team Bots’ It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, right? AI-based robots cook your food and deliver meals on time without missing a beat. To get a receipt for your order, reply with Hi. What are AI and ML?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2022

Over the last few years, restaurants have been feeling the heat amid concerns about COVID-19, worker shortages and rising food prices. With this expected influx on the horizon, it’s important that your restaurant takes stock of proper cleaning and hygiene measures for key front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) areas.

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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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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2020

Restaurateurs named employee engagement their third-biggest challenge going into 2020, meaning that figuring out how to keep your staff productive and motivated has been (and continues to be) a top priority in the restaurant industry. Tasks done daily , like nightly deep-cleans and taking out the trash before closing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

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. Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online.

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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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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Chef Hui has prepared more than 100,000 meals out of Maui’s culinary school kitchen. The wind was up, and the power was out. It looked like a tornado came out of Kaua‘ula Valley and picked up the flames and threw them over the highway,” he says. “I That afternoon, his dad called: The fire was not contained.

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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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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

That moment in the early morning when a chef steps out of bed with the knot of mixed emotion in his or her stomach is – yes, something that is missed. They say that hindsight is 2020 – that being so, there is plenty for us to reflect on and determine how we might have done things differently. After time, this is a highly anticipated feeling.

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Cheetah

JUNE 1, 2021

Although the main parade in San-Francisco was cancelled, several online events as well as two major outdoor in-person events will take place, all promoting solidarity, visibility and joy in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. For food trucks, check out options for providing food at the events. . Let’s dig in!

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

As Americans reach for a potential post-pandemic world, the restaurant industry continues to reel from two years of economic, staffing and supply chain chaos. Of these, one of the biggest challenges facing independent, franchised and fast-casual restaurants is staffing. A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent

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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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EATER

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Erin Ng Neon walls, palm-shaped chairs, giant pepper grinders — there’s nothing subtle about maxed-out restaurant design in 2023 Walking into Shuggie’s Trash Pie is like entering an acid-tinged glam paradise. I think going to dinner has shifted from a part of one’s night out, to the entire night out,” explains Shuggie’s co-owner Kayla Abe.

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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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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

However, we are living in exciting times with new opportunities emerging out of utter chaos. Restaurant startup developments in recent years have included a variety of food delivery alternatives, company expansion, service innovation, extended online ordering, assemble-your-meal popup businesses, and many others. .

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Embrace the Suck

AUGUST 11, 2019

Follow this formula if you want to make your brand stand out in the market! Easy pickings of yesterday have been replaced with a steady stream of more restaurants and bars opening in your market and taking your staff and your guest. Now, out on the horizon, water is calm, clear, and blue. Take a look at Chick-fil-A.

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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. So let’s take a look at who might be thinking about starting a ghost kitchen. But are they the right model to start out with?

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Cheetah

JUNE 25, 2021

For example, it used to make sense for restaurant workers to spend precious billable hours scavenging for supplies at the endless isles of wholesale warehouses like Costco or RestaurantDepot. Better Way to Get Supplies. The problem is not just with hiring. If you’re one of them, you’d be right to double down on retention.

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Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

MarketMan offers tools for automating invoicing, recipe costing, and food cost calculations, making it a popular choice among restaurateurs. However, with numerous similar systems available, tailored to various types of food service operations and specific use cases, you might ask, ‘Which software is the best fit for my business?

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Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

The pandemic has exacerbated the restaurant labor crisis and there is only one way out – offering staff higher wages and improving benefits. Cross training your team to fulfil multiple positions in the kitchen or front-of-house will allow you increased flexibility to staff according to demand. Table of Contents.

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Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

The pandemic has exacerbated the restaurant labor crisis and there is only one way out – offering staff higher wages and improving benefits. Cross training your team to fulfil multiple positions in the kitchen or front-of-house will allow you increased flexibility to staff according to demand. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As brands place emphasis on creating a meaningful guest experience, robotics companies offering tools such as tech-enabled order taking or serving, should stop calling themselves ‘robotics’ as it will likely steer some operators, consumers and investors away. For part one, click here.

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Focus POS

JANUARY 15, 2020

From front-of-house to back-of-house operations, restaurant technology can be leveraged to streamline it all. From front-of-house to back-of-house operations, restaurant technology can be leveraged to streamline it all. Here are a few ways you can do this: Streamlined Restaurant Operations. Labor Management.

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

They take purposeful planning and work to build and maintain. ADD_THIS_TEXT Restaurant operations (or RO for short) is the collective term for all the activities that go into managing a food-service business — everything from the daily responsibilities that need to be done to the long-term planning that keeps the business on track.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. I think that guests will be choosy with where they go out in the future, and concepts that provide an authentic and safe experience will definitely have the edge. Here are their responses.

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Cheetah

AUGUST 12, 2020

Make Sure You Know the Rules Take time to evaluate all the new rules and protocols for handling food according to the local health department, the FDA, and CDC. Make Sure You Know the Rules Take time to evaluate all the new rules and protocols for handling food according to the local health department, the FDA, and CDC.

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360Training

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether they’re just plain exhausted, living in temporary housing to protect their families, or always get to the grocery store after the shelves are empty, the ability to pick up hot and ready meals is valuable. They Relieve Shortages in Consumer Supply Chains. Now the consumer supply chain is experiencing twice the demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Curbside is something that the industry always needed to figure out. It's extremely convenient if you just want to quickly run in and out and grab something. The Third Surge: When Patrons Take the Stage. Amid all this, you yourself might be asking: “Do I design for a COVID universe or do I design for the last normal?”

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