Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2025

Scaling an artisan food business is no easy feat. Many small food businesses reach a critical point where they must decide whether to remain small and exclusive or expand into wholesale, manufacturing, and broader distribution. Tying up all our cash into aging inventory was not going to work for us.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Inefficient restaurant inventory management practices, improper storage, gaps in inventory logs, theft, and waste can cause even the most successful kitchens to struggle or fail. Below are the top seven inventory management mistakes restaurants are making, and how to correct them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 5, 2025

Food waste is one of the restaurant industry’s most persistent and costly challenges. million tons of food every year. That food waste equates to billions of dollars literally thrown away. According to ReFED , restaurants in the United States alone waste 5.76 The good news: solutions are well within reach.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This article will cover how implementing automation tools like IoT monitoring can save your business money, protect your inventory, and save time. Preventing Food Waste Can Save Tons of Money. Food service businesses, on average, lose 28-35 percent of their income annually from pre-consumer food waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As well as ensuring your customers are provided with a great customer experience and delicious food, accommodating for the busy period will ensure your workforce remains happy. Predict Inventory Needs Your POS system can use past data to estimate how much stock is needed to meet upcoming demand in your restaurant.

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The Rail

JANUARY 21, 2025

By Bailey Ramsey, Contributor Food waste is a critical issue in the restaurant industry. To put this in perspective, restaurants waste anywhere between 4% to 10% of the food they purchase. Predicting Customer Demand Accurately One of the leading causes of food waste in restaurants is overproduction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2025

The hospitality industry has always been about delivering great service—but today, that means more than just good food and friendly staff. For example, Taco Bell is using AI-driven labor and inventory management tools to fine-tune staffing and reduce food waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2025

This trend of seeking out a more sustainable process of e-commerce related to food goods is not going away anytime soon. Here are some key strategies you and your target food delivery partners can be using to create a more sustainable future. More than 63 percent of municipal solid waste in the US was a result of food packaging.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2025

For example, implementing procedures to monitor inventory closely can prevent overstocking or food spoilage, while clear cleaning and maintenance schedules ensure the proper use and consumption of supplies. Adopt technology : Use tech solutions to simplify operations, such as automated scheduling or inventory tracking systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2025

Leveraging Limited Time Offerings (LTOs ): With increased competition and higher food costs, one way restaurants can stand out is with LTOs, which appeal to every generation of diners and are an easy way to draw in new customers. The key is to keep these promotions short to avoid menu bloat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We were ill-prepared for the COVID pandemic that devastated the food industry with supply chain disruptions, product and labor shortages, and soaring inflation. The biggest learning from COVID is that food businesses must be prepared for any crisis – and ensure their suppliers all along the supply chain are also prepared and resilient.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

The restaurant industry loses an astounding $162 billion each year in food waste. All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Between a third and a half of food is wasted worldwide annually.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2024

The landscape of food safety is ever evolving with advancements in digital technology and new tools opening the door to a new era of higher operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. A reactive response to catering compliance due to such will no longer do.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Managing Inventory The first area of focus for any waste elimination strategy is your restaurant’s approach to ingredients. This is one of the most significant areas of inefficiency for any food business. A recent study — Food Waste on Food Service — reported that, on a global scale, around $2.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At the same time, a rise in fast-food prices driven by inflation is reshaping consumer behavior, with many customers now treating fast food as a splurge rather than a convenience. For example, AI can help QSRs make smarter inventory decisions by analyzing purchasing trends and aligning ingredient orders with demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Food waste is recognized as an endemic challenge around the world. According to Feeding America , nearly 40 percent of all food in the U.S. For restaurants, an industry with challenging profit margins, minimizing food waste is nothing less than a survival strategy. restaurants lose $162 billion annually in food waste costs.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2025

Plus, it made sense for two restaurants to join forces they both make food, and its easy to serve dishes that showcase a combination of ingredients and techniques that can offer something greater than the sum of their parts. And who on Earth asked for a matcha latte made in collaboration with some inventory software company ?

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

One of the most impactful areas is inventory management. This level of precision in forecasting helps restaurants reduce food waste - a significant issue in the industry - by up to 20%. In the kitchen, AI-powered systems are monitoring food production in real-time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2025

You’re handling inventory, coordinating staff, and managing delivery routes, but everything seems to take twice as long as it should. For example, let’s say you run out of a key ingredient because inventory wasn’t tracked accurately. If you’re a catering business owner juggling multiple orders in a single day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The future of restaurant success depends on streamlining processes, reducing food waste, and enhancing customer experiences—all while making the most of existing resources. They saved around $250,000 in food and labor costs in their first year alone. And technology is the key to unlocking that potential. The result? The solution?

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

If youre one of the thousands of restaurants that added online food delivery in recent years, you might be wondering: is it actually helping my business grow? Make sure your process doesnt keep food waiting. Youll also know which dishes to cutsaving you money in wasted food and labor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Integrating IoT devices and connectivity drives efficiency, enhances food safety, mitigates risks, increases transparency, reduces waste, and provides many other benefits for restaurants. The numerous, significant benefits of using IoT in the restaurant industry include: Enhancing food safety. Optimizing shelf life and reducing waste.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

Of all the costs your restaurants generate, your food is one of the largest. The cost of the food you serve can be affected by so many different outside influences, some of them more obvious, like the rise and fall of fuel costs or the effects of good or bad weather. The cost of food and beverages is a bit of a moving target.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2025

Fom Entrepreneur to Franchise Family Our family has always built things — from auto parts to hotels to housing developments — but food franchising has become the heart of what we do. You have to know your numbers, watch your labor, manage inventory and build relationships in your community.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 29, 2025

egg industry is grappling with a crisis that has sent shockwaves through the food supply chain. The Wall Street Journal reported in early 2025 that inflation in food production reached its highest level in over a year, affecting all aspects of poultry farming. Bakeries and breakfast-focused establishments are particularly vulnerable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

Food manufacturers and retailers are embracing a whole new world of opportunities for consumer engagement that are enabled by this newer technology. In foodservice establishments, the same technology opens doors to greater food safety and ingredient transparency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

coli outbreak reinforces the need for restaurants – and all food businesses – to manage recalls as a supply chain, especially considering the huge scale of this event. Handle Recalls as a Supply Chain For any food brand, consumer protection is the most important part of recall management. While the E.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Thanks to these technologies, tasks such as ordering food and paying bills can take place on a self-service basis. In quick-serve restaurants, staff can focus on preparing food rather than taking orders. Back-office digital innovations are also helping restaurants manage costs and make the most of their workforce.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Few scenarios strike more fear into a restauranteur’s heart than the prospect of serving food to patrons that makes them sick. However, even with the greatest attention to food safety, there is no single way to eliminate all foodborne illness because its sources are numerous and diverse. Traceability Is Essential.

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Lavu

APRIL 17, 2025

Managing food costs is a growing challenge for restaurants as ingredient prices fluctuate and margins shrink. Real-Time Inventory Tracking offers a powerful solution by giving operators instant visibility into whats in stock, whats being used, and what needs to be reordered.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2022

” No truer words were spoken by Benjamin Franklin and is a mantra that resonates deeply for businesses in the food service industry—many of whom are in recovery mode in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s five to seven times more energy used by food service than in a commercial space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2025

Over the last two decades, I’ve worked alongside operators in just about every hospitality setting—independent cafés, high-end dining rooms, food halls, and regional chains. Or platforms that help reduce food waste by syncing inventory orders to accurate sales predictions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Delivery platforms increase risks of supply chain attacks The restaurant supply chain is dense, involving food suppliers, payment processors, and delivery services. But modern, AI-powered phishing emails will be able to more intelligently bypass the SPAM folder and convince staff that they’re the real deal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2025

If you miss the mark there, your labor, inventory, and prep levels are all off. That level of control has helped us reduce waste by nearly 75 percent during slower periods, in addition to serving our guests the freshest food possible. And when those are off, waste and inefficiencies climb.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2025

Customers crave simplified steps at the beginning and end of their food service experiences, and it’s not hard to understand why. Getting the transactional hurdles out of the way allows diners to relax and relish what matters most — the food and the company they've chosen to share their meal with.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Consumers visit a fast food or quick serve restaurant (QSR) with a goal in mind: secure a tasty meal incredibly quickly. Once upon a time, a frontline employee at a fast food restaurant did not necessarily need technological skills to apply for the job. Who makes the magic happen? Cashiers, cooks, and other QSR crew members.

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