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FOOD COST IS NOT THE CHEF’S RESPONSIBILITY

Culinary Cues

The cost of raw materials seems to always go up, most ingredients that restaurants use are highly perishable, customer volume is less predictable than we would like, seasonal differences in quality are quite significant, the supply chain is out of step with demand, and waste seems to be a real problem in many operations.

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What Does 86 Mean? Definition, History and More

7 Shifts

If you're standing in line waiting to order the special of the night, the seasonal Panzanella Salad, you don't want to hear “86 the special”. At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. How to stop 86ing menu items.

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Sales Mixes: Analyzing Food Costs and Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

If this means deleting menu items, don't be afraid to do it. Maybe the menu item needs a better menu description. If there is a menu item listed as "Roasted Turnips," it may not be a top seller. Good words sell food. It's incredible how quickly a menu item sells simply by changing the location.

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Tech to Trash Can – How Technology Is Redefining Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Transforming Customer Experiences: Four Ways to Embrace Innovation in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

In order to achieve long-term success and build essential brand credibility, restaurants must cultivate meaningful experiences and relationships to help drive growth and expansion. National food holidays, once everyday occurrences on the culinary calendar, have evolved into marketing goldmines for restaurants.

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More French Food? Oui, Chef.

EATER

To me the word ‘brasserie’ means a nice French eatery that features many classic menu items like steak frites, steak tartare, coq au vin, and more,” and the ambiance should be refined but still casual enough to visit on a weeknight. French food, by virtue of its history, is familiar. Some take a more playful approach — at D.W.

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What to Order on Wawa’s Secret Menu

Restaurant Clicks

There is also a Wawa secret menu with specials that come around a few times a year. For those loyal to Wawa, it might not come as a surprise that the extensive menu is even more significant with the addition of tasty secret menu items. Wawa Secret Menu Items. Rainbow Bagels. Colorful Lemonades.

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