Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

And in talking about bringing stability into our food businesses, culture can be that secret ingredient that makes all the difference in attracting the right people, retaining good people, and creating a powerhouse team. However, for those of us in the produce and food industries, what are critical parts that make up a food culture?

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Culinary Cues

JULY 4, 2021

By now, everyone is aware that there are enormous challenges with the supply chain – brought on by the pandemic and post pandemic rush to return to normal. So, here we are facing overnight demand (it’s like everyone turned on the open switch at the same time) that exceeds supply and our ability to deliver.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

Typical restaurant KPIs involve monitoring costs around food, labor and supplies, pricing adjustments, table turnover rates during peak periods, customer wait times, promotion effectiveness, brand sentiment on review sites, and training completion rates. Where have you supported small brands balancing personality with scalability?

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 21, 2023

Beginning with a few flamboyant artisans like Jeremiah Tower, Paul Prudhomme, Wolfgang Puck, and Alice Waters – the chef came out from behind the curtain as the star of the show, the person responsible for over-the-top food that wowed and inspired people of all socio-economic backgrounds. Yeah, sounds like a great battle cry, doesn’t it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2024

While commodity shortages, transportation logjams and other disruptions have eased, restaurants and other food service providers continue to apply lessons learned from recent periods of instability to make logistics and resupply processes more nimble and resilient. Regionalized supply chains. Production and warehousing investments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

The visionary panel that explored dining away from home included members with specific expertise and interest in restaurant dining and the hospitality industry. The discussion included food, beverage, nutrition, lifestyle and unique aspects of boutique and high volume foodservice.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). Healthier Hospitals.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Combine this with the cost of a culinary or hospitality education and the 30-year payback to become debt free and many young students are turning their backs on a restaurant career. [] LABOR WILL BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. Well, the supply chain is bigger than all of us, very complex, and apparently – very fragile.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 14, 2022

Let’s begin with some facts about the business of serving food: There are more than 1 million restaurant locations in the United States. Supply chain challenges are not going away as production and logistics catch-up. Why would I choose to support a locally owned restaurant? 64% of those independent restaurants were “full-service”.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 27, 2022

Determined to make a bigger impact, she left consulting to pursue a career in the food industry. Since then, she's worked at DIG (formerly Dig Inn) where she was Director of Strategic Operations and led supply chain strategy, menu development and their food delivery and ghost kitchen business. It's hospitality.

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Perfect Daily Grind

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

UKHospitality survey finds more than a third of UK hospitality businesses at risk of closure due to rising costs. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. will create more job seekers in the restaurant/hospitality industry. The CDC estimates that, each year, 48 million ( one in six ) Americans get sick from contaminated food or beverages, a problem that costs more than $15.6

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Future Food

MAY 5, 2020

Hospitality in Australia Emerging from under the Pandemic Restrictions Staying positive, finding the silver lining & planning for the ‘next normal’. Image via Frameweb. Charlie Carrington pivoted to delivery home meal box but tied in video master class.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Today, Brian is a successful hospitality entrepreneur. He is the founder of a few hospitality startup companies including Taprobane Hospitality, BWJ Hotels & Resorts, and Island of Ceylon Travel & Tourism Company among others. In Conversation With Brian Joseph, Founder and Managing Director, Taprobane Hospitality.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

As we continue to fight this pandemic that we still know so little about, and try to gradually open up the economy with a keen eye on public safety – it will be restaurants and other hospitality businesses that suffer the longest. Today’s jobs for cooks and bakers are in short supply, and they likely will be for a period of time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The restaurant industry once again proved its resilience in 2022 as it dealt with ongoing obstacles like inflation, supply chain, labor shortages and more. Hospitality will undoubtedly do well. Customers now rely on new technology, like contactless payments, mobile apps, and self-serve kiosks to get the food they want and fast.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2022

Soaring prices, continued supply chain disruptions, and ongoing staffing shortages are creating a perfect storm for restaurants. Food and labor costs are elevated and expected to remain high in 2022 , negatively impacting restaurants’ profit margins. To maximize your existing resources: Reduce food waste.

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Future Food

APRIL 14, 2024

Frequently food and beverage departments/revenue centres have highly streamlined beverage procurement, underpinned by pour targets, contract pricing and bonus structures. Yet in a world where food frequently accounts for more than 50% of the F&B revenue contribution, food purchasing is frequently left to chance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2022

Ensuring guests experience true hospitality is tantamount to running a successful restaurant. Thanks to restaurant technologies, it’s possible to not only deliver a superior customer experience — the crux of hospitality — but also take things to the next level. What Makes Hospitality So Vital to the Dining Experience?

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond The changing face of Food & Hospitality. Whilst some food and hospitality businesses chose to pivot their businesses early, out of necessity, others have elected to respond to changes in consumer preferences and are quickly reshaping the food and hospitality landscape in front of our eyes.

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Future Food

JULY 30, 2023

Future Food has long been recognised as a leader in Food & Hospitality Master Planning. Future Food assisted Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in securing The Darling Group (Higher Ground, Top Paddock, The Kettle Black, Stringers et al.) for The Terrace. for the New Student Precinct in Parkville.

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Ken Burgin

APRIL 6, 2021

Hospitality is a very popular subject in secondary schools, and there are many students looking for opportunities. Here’s how to make the right connections: Get to know the careers counsellor and the hospitality teachers. Offer to be a guest speaker for hospitality students. Short of young staff?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2022

Even after the pandemic-fueled tumult of 2020, few would have predicted the extent to which the industry has been shaped in 2021 by such factors as a major labor shortage, supply-chain issues, and soaring inflation. Droughts might reduce the supply of potatoes, for example. Riding a Razor-Thin Margin.

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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. Some mediocre operations may experience a false sense of euphoria simply because of supply and demand. A restaurant cannot survive on attitude, service, and food alone – it must operate as a savvy business.

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Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 392

7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. One ghost kitchen may contain multiple units where different brands can prepare food for delivery, and in some cases, pickup. Table of Contents. What is a ghost kitchen?

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Ken Burgin

APRIL 6, 2021

Hospitality is a very popular subject in secondary schools, and there are many students looking for opportunities. Here’s how to make the right connections: Get to know the careers counsellor and the hospitality teachers. Offer to be a guest speaker for hospitality students. Short of young staff?

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Hospitality Kitchen Safety Workshop Equipment 78

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The practice has proven to increase instances of sexual harassment , reliance on food stamps , and continues to uphold the financial instability of so many employees in our industry. We apply an 18% service charge to all in-house food and beverage orders. One day, tipping will be a relic of our industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

Value Your Staff Employee turnover in the hospitality industry is always high as many young people use these positions as starter jobs to help build work experience before moving on to college or other professional positions. percent according to Toast , a leading publication reporting on the hospitality industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

The year 2024 promises a journey of adaptation and fierce competition for the restaurant industry as it manages stronger-than-expected economic data and slowing inflation while dealing with the headwinds of short labor supply, more demanding customers and an uncertain political environment. The key lesson both establishments teach?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2023

The hospitality industry has until very recently been known to drag its feet when it comes to new technology. These capabilities enable hospitality staff to function more efficiently, with greater capability to provide a frictionless service, as well as alleviating pressure during periods of labour shortages.

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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. and grocery boxes delivered directly to home offices.

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Hot Schedules

JULY 8, 2021

U sing spreadsheets for hospitality inventory management is inaccurate, inefficient, and unwise. Day-to-day inventory decisions impact the bottom line, and with food costs on the rise, the process is another major stressor on top of numerous existing operational headaches. Increased food waste. b3lineicon|b3icon-knowledge|?

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Apicbase

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The hospitality industry, like any industry, benefits from digitisation and automation. Apicbase partner Yollty , a loyalty software based in Luxembourg, takes a closer look at the critical areas of digital transformation in hospitality. Software that can help you manage your restaurant includes Apicbase and Yollty.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2020

So, with so many restaurants offering great food and service, what was the differentiator? In a word- hospitality. The concept of ‘Safe Hospitality’ or ‘Safe Service’ is the new differentiator. What Exactly Is ‘Safe Hospitality?' What does safe hospitality look and feel like?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The food your restaurant serves should taste good, look appealing, and be safe! Each year, food safety breaches sicken 48 million people in the United States and, of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. All employees must work diligently to protect your food, customers, and brand. Prioritize training.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2023

From the rise of Instagram food bloggers and selfie walls to paying outrageous prices for the #SaltBae experience , consumers are now expecting restaurants to deliver an experience beyond flavor. That’s why social media can be a game-changer for the hospitality industry. What Has Instagram Got to Do With It?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2023

Learn how the foodservice industry can stay competitive and fresh amid widespread food and labor shortages. As consumers watch food prices continue to rise, the demand for cost-effective meal solutions are prompting c-stores, full-service, and quick-service restaurants to increase their offerings.

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