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2021: A Year of Strategic Questions for Restaurants 

Modern Restaurant Management

But restaurants, now that they are also bringing people back inside, are going to have do the harder work of making it a permanent solution—whether that's a pickup window adjacent to their door or reworking their kitchen in such a way that its food is flowing to the front of house in a more efficient manner.

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How To Start A Small Restaurant In The Spring

MBB Hospitality

Your budget should cover the costs tied to research, inventory supplies, licensing fees, staff wages, and the usual overhead costs. This includes your day-to- day operations, setting policies for customer service, ordering procedures for food and beverages, and staff requirements needed for various shifts.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

“We know the coming weeks will be challenging ones for many small business owners, and we want to help restaurants focus on food, not finances.” will present a free webinar in conjunction with The Food and Beverage Shows titled, "Restaurant Preparation to Minimize COVID-19 Disease Risk and What You Need to Do Now."

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How to Fine-Tune Your Kitchen Contract to Avoid Dispute Charges

The Food Corridor

Clear policies and procedures will support your kitchen contract in enforcing the rules you have set. Below, we’ll cover everything you need to know to make sure that your kitchen contract sets clear expectations for your clients. This information comes straight from the Shared Kitchen Toolkit.

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Smart New Lease Models Send Restaurants Back to the Negotiating Table

Cheetah

Lockdowns and virus variants, as well as supply deficits and labor shortages have made forecasting based on seasonal peaks extremely hard, if not irrelevant. This type of lease is based on a dollar price per square foot plus the ‘Triple Net’, or ‘NNN’, expenses: common area maintenance (CAM), taxes and property insurance.

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8 Things To Pay Attention To Before Starting Up A Food Truck

The Restaurant Times

Food truck businesses have never been more popular than they are now. In 2020, we saw a significant rise in the number of food trucks. Moreover, since the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers prefer to eat from food trucks rather than restaurants as they are relatively safer. 8 Things To Consider Before Starting Up A Food Truck.

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MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

This program started on Tuesday, March 17 out of the catering kitchen of Lee's restaurant, 610 Magnolia, and was able to serve over 400 individuals in the restaurant industry who had recently become unemployed. There are flyers and social posts to promote takeout offerings, and signage to instruct customers on food pick-up policies.