Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

Cafés and Bistros should be able to dip into a cache of “extra” money to pay for the entrance fee and since it is thought that restaurants make significant profits from the food they sell, then those deep discounts will be easy to swallow. My town leaders, bless their hearts, try to figure out ways to strum up cash flow for small businesses.

Seasonal Menu 447

Seasonal Menu Café Point of Sale Social Media 447

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. This was a tradition of early holiday shopping, hoping to beat the maddening crowds that typically flood shopping districts and restaurants this time of year. Even then he was speaking of the interdependence of us all.

Customer Experience 362

Customer Experience Customer Service Food Safety Retail 362

7 Shifts

APRIL 9, 2020

Whether you have been offering delivery and takeout for years, or have had to make a recent pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to know which food travels best for delivery—and how to change up your menu to stay profitable while dine-in isn't an option. Let’s run through a little scenario.

Travel 370

Travel Delivery Food Food Order 370

Foodable

APRIL 30, 2020

Listen to "COVID-19 Food Safety Standards Vol. Douglass founded Chowly four years ago with the mission in mind of helping restaurants navigate third party marketplaces to seamlessly integrate point of sale in one common place. 4: Chowly" on Spreaker. The adaptation of delivery will continue to transform day-by-day. “I

Food Safety 59

Food Safety Point of Sale Food Online Ordering 59

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Keeping track of food and beverage inventory is imperative to preventing product waste and theft. Safety and Compliance The safety of employees and customers and full compliance with rules and regulations should always be non-negotiable priorities for restaurant owners.

Cash Management 202

Cash Management Restaurant Law Food Safety Point of Sale 202

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has become invaluable in the food industry. Validating and verifying food safety. Modern consumers are increasingly conscious of their food sources and want to know more about the ingredients used in their meals. It's also essential to verify modern restaurant supply chains.

Supplies 167

Supplies Sustainability Food Supply Food Safety 167

Lavu

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In the face of a staggering global issue, restaurants must proactively avoid food waste. billion tons of food are wasted annually across the globe. Restaurants, a big part of this challenge, can substantially impact by adopting sustainable practices and reducing their contribution to food waste.

Waste 78

Waste Food Compost Audits 78

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

Management 398

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 398

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. Restaurants must adopt tech solutions to boost safety, quality, accuracy, transparency, consistency, and compliance – all factors that contribute to brand excellence. Boost safety and quality protocols.

Food Safety 186

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Employee Relations 186

Social Hospitality

JULY 25, 2022

With the food tech market slated to be valued at nearly $342 billion USD by 2027 , the demand for increased technology implementation in the industry will continue to rise. And this seems to be just the beginning of a new era in the way food business owners operate. The Importance of Technology in Food Businesses.

2022 222

2022 Technology Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 222

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.

Kitchen Safety 52

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Food Supply 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Transact, Inc.

Serving 190

Serving White Paper Food Recycling 190

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Scheduling software like 7shifts can also pull data from your POS to track labor against sales and get a more accurate picture of your labor cost—saving your restaurant money and time. SkiptheDishes.

Technology 370

Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Food Service Skills For Your Resume. 5 Restaurant & Food Service Skills for Your Resume. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Food allergies. Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech. Cooking and Food Preparation.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 370

Social Hospitality

JULY 15, 2022

With the food tech market slated to be valued at nearly $342 billion USD by 2027 , the demand for increased technology implementation in the industry will continue to rise. And this seems to be just the beginning of a new era in the way food business owners operate. That’s not all.

2022 195

2022 Technology Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. There's an acknowledgment that not everything can be resolved through the use of robots, AI, and automation alone.

2024 193

2024 Fast Casual Insurance Food Safety 193

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Of, course the food must be tasty and appealing at some level and above all else – consistent. How convenient you might ask: we barely need to slow down our cars and roll down the window when our food arrives – that’s convenience. I know what you are thinking – WHAT!!!! At least the real bad news is out of the way.

2022 375

2022 Food Truck Merchandise Point of Sale 375

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2022

The idea of creating a well-thought, engaging employee handbook isn’t why restaurateurs go into the food industry. Keep the vital ServSafe items top of mind such as food handling, good personal hygiene and sanitizing. Other key elements from the food and alcohol safety training include: The importance of food safety.

Food Safety 192

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law Equipment 192

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2021

At the same time, restaurants are grappling with staffing issues, with recent research showing that one in three food service workers doesn’t want to stay in the industry. Additionally, the solutions deliver deep indoor coverage, requiring fewer access points, which makes deployment easier. Energy Management.

Food Safety 242

Food Safety Equipment Customer Service Point of Sale 242

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 15, 2022

With cryptocurrency, Landry’s diners will be able to earn one point for every dollar they spend. Once they earn 250 points, they are rewarded with $25 in bitcoin. Rather than restricting loyalty points to one restaurant, restaurant groups could allow for shared earning and reward opportunities across brands.

Food Supply 236

Food Supply Point of Sale Supplies Food Safety 236

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Add cybersecurity risks, mix in consumer desire for transparency, then layer in the collection of consumer data collection and you’ve got a perfect storm of data management challenges across the food supply chain. How Multi-domain Data Governance Works from Farm-to-Fork.

Management 115

Management Management Food Food Safety 115

7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

Chefs pride themselves on their sparkling kitchens, and during COVID-19, customers need more than ever to be reassured of the cleanliness and safety of ordering from your restaurant. each surface that comes into contact with food, and any supplies or equipment that’s used through the day. Understand cleaning vs sanitizing ??

FOH 338

FOH BOH Kitchen Safety Cash Management 338

EATER

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Shortly after appearing on TikTok, you can expect to find food media diving in with their own takes, while Harris Teeter has started stocking “As Seen on TikTok” displays. She did a little dance in her chair to emphasize this point; the video has been viewed by 6.9 Viral food trends are nothing new for social media.

Food 110

Food Food Supply Point of Sale Food Safety 110

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2023

Be sure to carefully review how your restaurant is doing in these areas: Are all food safety laws and protocols being followed in your kitchen? For instance, is food being handled and stored properly? To illustrate that point, consider this scenario. Are your bathrooms sufficiently stocked with soap, paper towels, etc?

Audits 101

Audits Point of Sale Document Food Safety 101

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

What needs to be addressed is: “ How do we build trust among customers, trust that the restaurant will keep them safe, and how do we generate enough sales and in turn – profit, to keep the operation moving forward? They know that at this point their primary job is to make the customer feel safe. The question is: “What’s the answer?”

Kitchen Safety 331

Kitchen Safety Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 331

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2022

One study found that internal employee theft is responsible for 75 percent of inventory shortages and about 4 percent of restaurant sales. There are all kinds of different types of restaurant theft, ranging from food and inventory, theft at the register and checkout counter, external grease theft, time theft and employee product theft.

Point of Sale 199

Point of Sale Kitchen Safety Back of House Inventory 199

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2023

As if hiring struggles weren’t enough of a problem, retaining employees remains a challenge, with the quit rate in food service at approximately 5.4 – 6.2 While there’s hope across the industry that this trend is easing, staffing challenges will likely remain for many throughout the year. percent in late 2022.

Back of House 177

Back of House Front of House Food Safety Kitchen Safety 177

Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2020

Whichever side of the question you find yourself on – there is no denying that the constraints will be significant, customers will be very leery about entering a restaurant, and initial sales will never be enough to keep a restaurant solvent. There are few certainties at this time except an understanding that this is not over.

Point of Sale 306

Point of Sale Customer Service Customer Experience Cash Management 306

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2021

With same-store sales growth of -4.9 This is good news for an industry that struggled the last two months of 2020, as sales and traffic growth worsened compared to the COVID-era peak achieved in October. Guest sentiment based on restaurant food became 3.8 percentage points more positive in January year over year.

2021 176

2021 Point of Sale Food Safety Kitchen Safety 176

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

It’s not enough just to recover, retail and specifically restaurants and the food industry are compelled to pivot, adapt and create a model that will endure. The restaurant industry took the brunt of the pandemic’s economic and societal impact and is now being asked to respond to the permanently changed consumer landscape.

Food Truck 212

Food Truck Retail Mobile Ordering Food Safety 212

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2022

As the impact of the pandemic wanes, restaurant owners should evaluate the contactless service options they implemented to keep customers and staff safe to see how they can help drive sales. When restaurants got the green light to reopen their dining rooms, they implemented a host of safety procedures to prevent the spread of germs.

Social Media 212

Social Media Email Marketing Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 212

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Kyle Gorlie opened his Vet Chef food truck in 2016. In four years of operation, he’s doubled his sales every year, and today pulls in more than $475,000 a year. But Gorlie’s plans don’t stop with the food truck. Why Is a Food Truck a Smart First Step? The Vet Chef’s Recipe for Food Truck Success.

Food Truck 231

Food Truck Food Food Safety Point of Sale 231

Transact

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Convenience store food has a reputation problem. Convenience store food used to be a punch line — a food that no one in their right mind would eat unless they were either desperate, out of options, or trying to be funny. . According to the NACS, food service now accounts for over 22.6% Don’t believe me?

Food 83

Food Food Safety Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 83

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

Food 159

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 159

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

Management 195

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 195

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). This data covers U.S.

Hospitality 153

Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 153

ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

US Foods US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. They are North America’s first “real”​ online video-based, food safety course.

Front of House 78

Front of House Back of House Online Ordering Certification 78