Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurant technology has changed everything about the way people do business today. Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant. Quick links.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t. Technologies like digital menus, QR codes , contactless ordering, and payment at the table suddenly became the norm. What does the future look like for restaurant ordering and delivery tech? What’s in store for 2021? Takeout is king.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) technology. What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff. What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Restaurants either embraced technology and survived, or didn’t. Technologies like digital menus, QR codes , contactless ordering, and payment at the table suddenly became the norm. What does the future look like for restaurant ordering and delivery tech? What’s in store for 2021? Takeout is king.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Restaurant managers also either oversee or directly respond to online reviews. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2022

With new problems come opportunities for new innovations, and technology has been a vital resource for restaurants during the pandemic. Restaurants that incorporated digital solutions such as contactless ordering and delivery have been able to continue safely serving customers despite closures and shortages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As managers, our foundation was built in the front-of-house as servers, bartenders, or hosts (even if we started out in kitchen.) Here's what you're empowered to do when you're next to your staff and in front of your guests. Let Technology Do the Back-Office Work. The Many Benefits of Being on the Floor.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

There are new technologies, new ways of doing business, and new consumer habits, too. Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. There are many ways to digital technology into your business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The restaurant industry is transforming significantly, driven by changing consumer preferences, technological advancements, and a competitive market landscape. These technologies promise to streamline processes, improve customer service, and provide a competitive edge in an increasingly digital world.

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Foodable

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Chris Webb, the chief executive officer and co-founder of ChowNow , to explore how restaurants today are enhancing and elevating their online ordering system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 20, 2021

Restaurants that once employed full front of house operations, quickly turned into crews of kitchen and expeditor staff only, employing sometimes 25-50 percent of their original staff. As dining turned to off premise, remaining staff were focused on packaging and expediting to-go and delivery orders. Roles shifted too.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

Today, consumers want convenient and easy ways to order food from your restaurant. Luckily, that’s what an online ordering system can do for you. Statista notes that in 2020, 760 million users were using online ordering for their restaurant takeout and delivery orders, a 20% increase year-over-year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

Just as the pandemic fueled digital transformation via no-contact delivery apps, QR code menus, and digital ordering, restaurants challenged by lack of staffing will likely turn to technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) to alleviate pain points. Taking Orders with Artificial Intelligence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2023

Employees and restaurant owners are benefiting from automation technology: over half of leaders say that revenue has increased since implementing restaurant’s automation tools. Automation tools also provide value through mobile ordering apps, AI solutions, digital reviews apps, and online reservation software.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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”. Or, if you've worked in a restaurant as a chef, line cook, or as part of the FOH (front-of-house), you may have used this hospitality term yourself. Table of Contents. What does 86 mean?

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Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2022

Restaurant technology has grown in the last few years. Apps are more intuitive than ever, websites are smarter and technology can help hiring and retention, delivery and operations. Technology, it seems, is making the restaurant industry bigger and better. Hiring and onboarding technology. Photo by Networld Media Group.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Evolving Your Restaurant Technology Stack 1. What is Restaurant Inventory Management Software?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Once upon a time, a frontline employee at a fast food restaurant did not necessarily need technological skills to apply for the job. Taking orders at the counter and preparing quick meals were not necessarily perceived as stepping stones to better-paid careers with expanded responsibilities. Fast forward to 2022.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Restaurant managers also either oversee or directly respond to online reviews. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Luckily, QSRs have no shortage of technologies at their disposal to help them achieve the sort of customer personalization that drives profits. Here are some examples of how connectivity technologies are helping QSR brands, like Dunkin’, connect with customers and redefine the dining experience. Enabling Flexible Ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Food delivery ideas: How to manage staff to boost off-site dining revenue It’s important to have a protocol in place for managing delivery and takeout orders. The order fulfillment process gets slowed down if your staff don’t know who is responsible for what. Decide who will be in charge of managing takeout and delivery orders.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 1, 2021

Now, more than ever, restaurants are leaning into online ordering as a way to streamline takeout and delivery, and help their businesses recover from the impact of the pandemic. Get TouchBistro Online Ordering. Third-Party Online Ordering Apps vs. Direct Online Ordering. And for good reason.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Technology will never be able to replace the personal touch of a seasoned server or the empathy of a veteran bartender, but it can be a huge help in increasing guest satisfaction and delivering a great guest experience. Restaurant technology can increase that level of customer satisfaction by making it easier to provide top-notch hospitality.

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Foodable

MARCH 17, 2022

BurgerFi Expands New Technology and Strategy" on Spreaker. In this episode, Pepe chats with Karl Goodhew, Chief Technology Officer at BurgerFi about the latest restaurant technology, labor shortage solutions , and Patty the Robot. He adds, “I really enjoy working for a company that I love the product.” That's not acceptable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

As brands scrambled to change their business models – whether through the adoption of touchless payments, delivery and curbside pickup, or the use of QR codes to access online menus – consumers were also forced to adapt their dining behaviors. And according to Technomic, Inc.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Walk down any street, uptown or downtown, and there are still numerous ‘closed’ signs on the front of restaurants and other service businesses. In many ways, restaurants offering online ordering and delivery services face the same challenges as other online businesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

Restaurants have made great strides in the digital realm—from contactless payments to online ordering—but 32 percent of them feel like they could add to their technology stack to optimize operations. For starters, today’s restaurant worker prefers an employer who takes a progressive approach to technology.

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Future Food

JANUARY 30, 2020

Great Service in an Era of Labour Costs & Technology. At the other end of the scale is McDonald’s which has revamped its ordering process to be much more reliant on technology and contact-less interactions. Customer Service at Mcdonalds (Image via Bustle). That’s just something which, happily, comes with the territory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In terms of trends, it is clear that in 2023 technology will continue to shape and enhance the restaurant industry and we will see operators adopting new technologies to create an even more seamless and frictionless experience for guests, while still maintaining unique and engaging dining experiences. . For part one, click here.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Statistic Detail 46% 46% of adults think technology has a positive impact on their restaurant experience. 47% 47% of operators predict an increased reliance on technology and automation to address labor shortages in their type of restaurants by 2024, including 44% of full-service and 49% of quick-service. trillion in 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

In the past, kitchens worked by a paper ticket system, which was handwritten by the waitstaff and passed to the back-of-house (BOH) staff. Order Views – This is how your BOH staff actually sees the information. Meal Coursing – A feature that ensures that all the orders on a guest ticket come out simultaneously.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It requires a manager to differentiate concepts, ensure a consistent guest experience, and manage employees and technology across multiple storefronts. Using Technology to Run Multiple Locations. Table of Contents. New Concept or Replicate? Create Consistency with Your Operations. Create Consistency with Your Operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Every restaurant has a back of house and a front of house. Cloud Kitchens are restaurants with no front of house. This indicated a clear trend that a “restaurant” does not need to necessarily comprise of both front of house and back of house components.

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