7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

We’ll show you how to deliver food and offer takeout while maximizing profits. Are there any tips for food delivery and takeout inventory management? How do you market food delivery and takeout? Use the 7shifts scheduling and labor budgeting tools to ensure that you carry out and delivery team is working efficiently.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2022

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. First in, first out.

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Squirrel Systems

MAY 22, 2020

Through this article we will look at a few interesting examples of how restaurants have transformed their take-out offerings to stay efficient during this period of reduced sales and satisfy customers through innovative technologies. How can I optimize take-out at my restaurant?

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

" Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door: 50 American Chefs Chart Today’s Food Culture " by Emmanuel Laroche offers insights from leading chefs and readers will walk away with advice and inspiration from noted chefs, restaurant owners, bartenders, and industry leaders, all of whom have shared their stories in their own words.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

If you are a seasoned food service manager, a chef, or serious cook looking for that next step in your career – I have great opportunities for you. There have been many lessons learned over the past 14-months, but in talking with friends and culinary peers nothing stands out more than these two factors. So, listen up!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you want to have a successful restaurant, great food is not an option — it is a necessity. Still, great food is not enough. Any restaurant can have great food. Great food with a great concept is a winning combination that will bring diners back again and again. After all, people go to restaurants to eat.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2021

million tons of food. According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Fortunately, there are many ways to manage food waste once it has been generated as an alternative to sending it to a landfill. Food Donation.

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EATER

MARCH 19, 2024

Chefs sometimes call these “modern” takes on brasseries and bistros, largely because they diverge from the traditional French definitions. Some take a more playful approach — at D.W. French food, by virtue of its history, is familiar. You were not a chef if you couldn’t make a mother sauce (why do you think we call them chefs ).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2023

In the food services industry, safety is paramount to protect customers, brand reputation, and, ultimately, profits. Food that is not stored or handled properly can result in serious, even deadly, illnesses. In fact, the World Health Organization reports that on average, 1,600,000 people get sick each day due to unsafe food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

As an investor in some of America’s most iconic brands, I’ve identified some key elements that every food brand can focus on in 2023 to grow and scale their business. When looking to invest in a food concept, we look for these seven elements: 1. ” In the food world, we ask similar questions.

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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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EATER

APRIL 2, 2024

Food delivery apps have recently added new fees in response to minimum pay rules in New York City and Seattle. Not restaurants, who feel gut-punched by the commission apps take from them. Not restaurants, who feel gut-punched by the commission apps take from them. No one is happy about the delivery apps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. And when it comes to a traditional sit-down restaurant versus a mobile food business, such as a food truck, catering business, or food cart, the insurance needs of both are vastly different and unique.

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Open for Business

JANUARY 28, 2024

What’s the cost of a food truck? The short answer: starting up a food truck costs about $50,000 on the low end, at least in California. The long answer: it can cost much, much more to actually get a food truck business off the ground–depending on who you are, where you are, and what your goals may be.

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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, 2020

Many of you (even before CV-19) broadened your business model to include take-out and delivery. We are focusing here one essential piece: food costing. Notice we’re not saying food cost percentage. That means essentially ignoring the food cost percentage of delivery items. Food cost is $2.69.

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 13, 2021

Chinese food is the ultimate take-out food, its sweet, sour, tangy, and spicy sauces make marinating vegetables, meats, and seafood more perfect the longer it sits. While American Chinese food may not be authentically Chinese, it is certainly one of the most popular cuisines for dining out or ordering in.

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Bottleneck Management

AUGUST 31, 2023

Food Photography Tips for Beginners Imagine a burger oozing with cheese and stacked with fresh veggies and crispy bacon. That’s the magic of food photography. If you’re having a hard time avoiding harsh overhead lighting, consider investing in a diffuser or reflector to ensure your food is the star of the show.

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Restaurant Engine

MARCH 13, 2024

Incorporating food service trends brings in returning customers to see what’s new. In this article, we take a broad look at food service trends to know in 2024. In this article, we take a broad look at food service trends to know in 2024. Here are some ideas: Compost leftover food scraps and paper products.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

This has dramatically impacted the core of the food and restaurant industries, specifically healthy and organic food. Eating organic is by no means a new concept brought on by the pandemic, but the shift in mindsets has thrust this niche food sector into overdrive. The Organic Food Boom. And the numbers are impressive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Globally, one third of the food produced for human consumption is wasted. So, how can we both solve the food waste issue and ensure better food availability? Waste can occur anywhere along the food supply chain, which includes production, processing, distribution, and consumption. Improving Distribution.

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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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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Pinching pennies might have worked pre-Covid, but to survive today’s increased wages and higher food costs restaurants will have to find new ways to increase profits. Taking advantage of the growing trend of reducing food waste is a great way to achieve both. The Food Waste Pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2023

Mark Brezinski has been heralded as "the father of Dallas’ fast casual food scene" He has opened more than 50 restaurants in the DFW area including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Bengal Coast, Velvet Taco and his newest venture Bizzy Burger Merchants. What do you hope people take away from the book? I surmised it must be nighttime.

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Restaurant Engine

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Manage your food costs and watch your restaurant grow and thrive. Food prices are rising across the board, and this affects restaurants just like yours. As a food service entrepreneur, you want to control your costs as much as possible, so you don’t have to drastically increase menu prices and pass them on to your customers.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

An Rong Xu /Eater In her debut cookbook, ‘Made in Taiwan,’ the journalist uses recipes to tell the story of the island’s people, and take a stand on its sovereignty “I’m not a food influencer or a professional chef,” Clarissa Wei says. “A You can’t divorce politics and food in Taiwan. That’s not my strong suit at all.

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Transact

OCTOBER 25, 2022

food labeling system. does all of the heavy lifting for employees when it comes to food labeling: there are no handwritten logs that need to be kept, labels that need to be written, or any calculations done manually. s food labeling makes Taco Mac’s operations more consistent. That’s when Taco Mac adopted TransAct’s BOHA!

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Next Restaurants

JULY 16, 2021

When luring in customers with the aroma of cooking food is not an option, the next best thing is to tempt them with photos. All you need is a good enough smartphone camera, some quick tips , good food, and you’re ready to go! When shooting food, stay by a window or find the best light source. Image credit: D omonique Ansel.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

With the season of food and Thanksgiving when holiday food is at the forefront, what are defined standards and procedures that restaurants should keep top-of-mind to set the expectations regarding food handling and preparation during the holiday rush? After all, these things never take a holiday.

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Restaurant Engine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

TikTok is a great place for people who like to make food videos. In this article, we look at food trends to follow on TikTok. By following these trends, you can not only get ideas for unique food items to highlight in your restaurant, but you can get great tips for posts of your own. That was the case for this food trend.

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Future Food

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Trends that will shape the future of your food and hospitality projects for 2020. However, food and service will always be at the heart of hospitality. Home Meal Replacement food choices, primarily from supermarkets, will continue to be a major growth category. Supermarkets will continue to grow their ‘food court offer.’ (E.g.

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Follow these tips to get your food truck off the ground. Did you know the market size for the food truck industry was more than $2.2 So, if you’re dreaming of starting your own food truck, you’re in the right place. There’s plenty of room in the market for more trucks because people are eating out like never before.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We spoke to food stylist Tamara Reynolds about creating the restaurant — and meals — at the center of that world. The chef and food stylist, with her team, has worked on shows like Billions, Succession, Dead Ringers , and American Horror Story , creating food that furthers a show’s narrative. A dessert tray on the Feud set.

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The Food Corridor

APRIL 3, 2023

In addition to kitchen space and business marketing services, Chiknegg offers their members a Beginning Food Entrepreneur Program, ServSafe certifications, kitchen incubator services, and access to sales channels through farmers markets partnerships. Hope & Main Kitchen : A food business incubator and kitchen in Rhode Island.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Photoillustration by Lille Allen/Eater; photo by Ariana Genilla Louiie Victa went from line cook to multi-hyphenate food creator — and entrepreneur As a child, Louiie Victa wanted to be a veterinarian. As a commercial food and restaurant photographer, I love bringing chefs’ ideas to life and being creatively engaged with building the image.

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