Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. To accomplish this: Improve training efforts. Unfortunately, many restaurants are using archaic training programs, so update your training to be current, relevant, and tech driven.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Employee Relations 186

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The way you train your employees to clean, disinfect and sanitize in the restaurant is a crucial step in avoiding the spread of bacteria and viruses. Training and Monitoring Are Key Taking the time to train employees on proper cleaning practices and on-label instructions takes the stress out of wondering if your establishment is clean or not.

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 14, 2023

The recruitment and effective training of suitable staff is critical. Restaurant Excellence Guideline #10: Implement a managerial training program that grooms your team for a managerial role within three to six months. Restaurant Excellence Guideline #16: Hire for a positive attitude and impart the necessary skills through training.

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Leadership Customer Service Loyalty Program Customer Experience 221

7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Your stiff competition requires innovative thinking and aggressive growth strategies to stay on top. This includes: Net Sales: The total revenue derived from your sale of food and beverages. However, as a rule, the primary costs you can expect in running your restaurant are usually related to food, labor, and rent.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

With tip payouts, servers share portions of their tips with other staff members, such as bartenders, hosts, and food runners. Many fast food chains already have successful kiosk setups, with McDonald’s being the most prominent. Food cost tracking The cost of food changes regularly based on supply and demand.

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Management Management Email Marketing Point of Sale 195

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Here is the problem, though: Owners and F&B professionals severely underestimated the impact of – according to the National Restaurant Association – losing more than two million jobs and $240 billion in food-service sales. The linchpin, however, is connecting food experiences to the promise of restaurant marketing.

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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.

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Leadership Small Business Cash Management Customer Experience 199

7 Shifts

JUNE 29, 2022

The FTC Rule largely pertains to franchisors supplying prospective franchisees with a franchise disclosure document – a document from franchisors providing 23 key information points to franchisees regarding need-to-know information about the business. These points include: Initial fees. Trademark rules. Financing information.

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Franchise Franchising Restaurant Law Document 370

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

Restaurants must keep innovating to elevate the diner experience. Food prices are soaring amidst supply chain disruptions, increasing labor costs, and processing plant shutdowns. The food service industry is scrambling to keep up with these new costs, pushing the price of a restaurant meal to a 40-year high.

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Customer Experience Online Ordering Customer Service Mobile Ordering 184

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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Food Food Supply Waste Food Safety 167

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

According to Business Insider , 60 percent of restaurants who implemented AI technology say it's critical in improving their supply chain process. Moreover, predictive analytics and machine learning algorithms are being utilized for demand forecasting, effectively minimizing food waste and optimizing inventory management.

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2024 Dietary Restrictions Customer Experience Customer Service 120

Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 28, 2023

During this period, we have seen the uptake of automated systems and technologies grow across every level of the coffee supply chain – from production to roasting to brewing. Of all the actors across the supply chain, roasters and coffee shops tend to use automation and technology the most. Read on to find out what they had to say.

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Food Supply Supplies Technology Article 173

Apicbase

MAY 21, 2024

That means balancing brilliant ideas with practicality and taking the time to consider all variables that can impact food costs , menu scalability, and customer first impressions. Make sure your team understands cross-contamination risks, training them to avoid allergen exposure by following safe food handling practices.

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Menu Dietary Restrictions Allergens Seasonal Menu 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We have historically and continue to offer competitive pay, thorough training programs, flexible hours and a fun work environment so that we can continue to staff our locations as we grow. Restaurants will continue to grapple with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions throughout 2022. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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2022 Food Supply Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 186

7 Shifts

JUNE 1, 2022

BITAC Food and Beverage. Website: BITAC Food and Beverage. Spanning three days in one of the world's most renowned food destinations, this conference has something for everyone, with courses for independent owners and multi-unit operators. Food Marketing Conference. Website: Food Marketing Conference. When: March.

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2022 Fast Casual Website Management Workshop 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2023

Other supply chain related events, which spanned from restaurant equipment (creating issues for restaurant development and timing) to the Avian flu/eggflation issues, also negatively impacted the industry. Growth won’t be as fast as one would have hoped, and supply chain continues to be a challenge.

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2023 Franchise Franchising Employee Relations 186

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

To tackle this pressing issue effectively, businesses must invest in staff training and development, vital for retaining and upskilling their existing workforce. In 2024, the restaurant industry will witness a technological transformation driven by innovations like AI and contactless solutions, while also grappling with data privacy concerns.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 212

The Rail

MAY 15, 2024

Peer into counter service restaurants, from fast food chains to trendy eateries, which play an active role in the restaurant industry. You place your order at the counter or kiosk, grab a number or buzzer, and typically receive your food at the counter. Generally lower food prices than full-service restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Due to many factors including inflation and supply chain challenges, restaurant owners and operators have been faced with tough choice about raising menu prices. As food prices rise, restaurants should try to stay within their target ratio for food cost to gross food revenue in order to maintain target profits.

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Pricing Food Supply Seasonal Menu Menu 192

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).

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Supplies Food Supply Fast Casual Front of House 165

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2023

For instance, when they identify and remediate wastage in their restaurant, they’ll save food, time, money – and boost their bottom line. If audits are showing that a location is making mistakes, their staff should receive additional training. to improve quality, safety, and compliance.

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Audits Food Safety Food Truck Information 186

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

Full-service restaurants, for instance, are particularly subject to the effects of inflation—as consumers appear to shift some spending to limited-service establishments and QSRs to save food costs. This migration could be a goldmine for casual/fast food brands if only they had the people to support them.

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Technology Fast Casual Waste 2023 186

Foodable

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this episode, I chat with Amanda Powell, vice president at Coolgreens about their training program, fresh food vending machines, and expansion plans. She has been a regional training manager, general manager, and has developed training programs prior to arriving at Coolgreens. So it's just a big focus of hospitality.”

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Hospitality Fast Casual Casual Training 105

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry report, 68 percent of customers say they are more likely to purchase takeout or delivery of food than they were before the pandemic. Food and beverage sales in the restaurant and foodservice industry are projected to total $789 billion in 2021, up 19.7

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2022 Employee Relations Outdoor Fast Casual 199

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

We have seen many tech interventions in recent times that safeguard material handling in the food business. For example, W i nnow develops different digital tools that work by reducing food waste in half. These tools help connect commercial kitchens to cloud kitchens so that the tools can analyze how much food is wasted every day.

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Technology Food Supply Kitchen Safety Waste 210

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2023

But as much as we hate to yuck your yum, did you know the Food and Drug Administration has found that up to 60 percent of delis, fast food and full-service restaurants fail to comply with the cleaning objectives for food contact surfaces set forth by the Food Code ? So, how should owners/operators proceed?

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Food Supply Innovation Back of House Food Order 88

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Innovation is needed in several areas, including: Staff management. Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Similarly, restaurant visitors expect their food to be of a consistent quality every time they visit. As far as food waste is concerned, manual inventory monitoring is usually one of the main culprits.

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Technology Operations Food Safety Kitchen Safety 193

Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

Recent surveys confirm the importance of cleaning and sanitizing in food industry establishments for building customer confidence and in influencing diner choice. City and state health departments monitor local restaurants to ensure they’re following food safety management program guidelines. An estimated 3,000 people in the U.S.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Food Supply 52

The Restaurant Times

JUNE 27, 2023

The restaurant industry in India is a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape, driven by innovation, passion, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. However, without proper tracking and analysis of crucial data, such as food costs, the true financial picture remains hidden. Running a restaurant involves much more.

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Customer Experience Hospitality Technology Food Supply 98

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 28, 2022

In digital terms, ghost kitchens (also known as “dark kitchens”) are like hardware: they are the on-site locations from which either established brands or virtual brands physically prepare food orders. Virtual brands can be especially useful in testing new menu items and mitigating supply chain challenges.

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Dietary Restrictions Influencer Back of House BOH 192

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. "With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our

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Webinar Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Customer Service 186

PathSpot

MAY 7, 2024

Temperature monitoring is essential in food manufacturing, as it is crucial for preserving, storing, and processing food. Effective temperature management greatly influences food quality, safety, and operational efficiency throughout manufacturing.

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Food Safety Food Demo Food Supply 40

Culinary Cues

JUNE 11, 2020

Is it convenience, the need to just get out and live again, or an opportunity to re-ignite a love of food and service? How can we enhance our relationships with the source of ingredients and improve the integrity of our food supply? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Will the benefits outweigh the risk? Restaurant Consulting.

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Restaurant Law Customer Service Customer Experience Food Supply 322

Cheetah

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Operators are diversifying oil types and supply sources, while adjusting menus and learning how to prolong fry life. . This increases all supply chain costs, from food to transportation, vegetable oil included. Before the pandemic refineries got most of their vegetable oil from the food-service industry.

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Pricing Operations Food Supply Supplies 148

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).

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Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 163

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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Inventory Food Supply Kitchen Safety Back of House 52

Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The improved performance has been attributed to a global supply shortage and increased volumes. The panel discussion is set to be held at Axil Coffee Roasters on 28 September and will be accompanied by coffee, food, and a raffle. SIGEP The Dolce World Expo to showcase Italian coffee, pastry, and gelato innovation in Rimini.

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