Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

As more restaurants in the United States receive the go-ahead to open their doors for indoor dining, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to industry experts on ways to calm employee anxiety. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Most of the restaurant technology tools operators use every day were first introduced years ago, but it wasnt until the 2020 Tech Boom, brought on by COVID-19, that widespread adoption became essential. But first, lets look at how to choose the right technology for your restaurant. Identify your biggest pain points.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

You envisioned leading your staff as they created amazing experiences for everyone that steps foot into your restaurant. These days, you also have to read and respond to guest reviews on multiple platforms, look for ways to finance restaurant projects, and dig through reports so you can monitor labor performance and daily sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. It is atop the list for restaurants looking to modernize, differentiate, and elevate experiences. Data, Data, Data.

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APRIL 3, 2023

The restaurant industry has a wage problem. Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 This is the base of wage inequality in the restaurant business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 27, 2020

A group of senior staff members met on Thursday, March 12 to discuss how to set up home delivery of beer, and on March 16, one day after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered the closure of restaurants, we launched this new arm of our business. Stories like ours played out in restaurants across the country over the next few weeks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2021

Employee scheduling for your restaurant can be the most stressful part of your job. After tracking sales, calculating inventory, and just trying to keep your head above water, restaurant scheduling can take up a chunk out of your week. Let's take a look at these 11 best practices for restaurant scheduling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The holiday rush is here, and as the world goes from pandemic to endemic, customers are dining out more. However, the harsh reality is that the current labor shortage is making it a challenge for many restaurants to handle the workload. Too often, interviewers make snap judgments about candidates early on.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2024

It’s the key to creating a consistent experience every day, week, and month of the year — the essential structure for the restaurant’s operations. Getting it right is critical for sustained success in the restaurant industry. It takes effort, planning, and following scheduling best practices. But it isn’t simple.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three and What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Employee shift scheduling for your restaurant can be much more complex than it seems. From managing overtime hours, to employee time off and availability, to making the right calls when it comes to who and when, scheduling takes a lot of time and mental energy. Still on the fence? Try 7shifts for Free. What can 7shifts do for you?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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The Rail

JANUARY 3, 2025

By Indiana Lee, Contributor The restaurant industry is one of the most fast paced in America, with new trends, dishes, and technologies emerging year-round. For example, training employees to not waste food and other resources is a growing priority for restaurants seeking to minimize environmental impact while maximizing efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2020

2019 was the year of convenience in the restaurant business. Online ordering, curbside to-go, self-ordering kiosks, and third-party delivery services dominated the restaurant landscape; these trends were so predominant that you'd now be hard-pressed to find a restaurant that doesn't offer at least one of these services.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2022

The outlook is improving for many restaurants as COVID-19 restrictions loosen and guests make their way back to their favorite establishments. So what can restaurant operators do to add to their bottom line, create cost savings and generate brand awareness? The first step, of course, is figuring out what you want to sell.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurant servers understand work-induced dreams all too well. However, when stress so deeply affects employees that it leads to sleep-disturbing nightmares, it can take a toll on workplace satisfaction and engagement. The kitchen is backed up so your customers have to wait a long time for food and take it out on you.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to distributing tips among restaurant staff, but there are a few different methods that are commonly used. This guide will cover some of the most popular methods for restaurant tip payouts, and offer some pros and cons for each so that you can decide what will work best for your establishment.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In many restaurants, on-call scheduling is inescapable. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. Table of Contents.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Did you know that payroll/labor makes up almost one-third of a restaurant's operating costs ? Understanding the ins and outs of paying employees, observing labor laws, and complying with the tax code is critical to running a business. This restaurant payroll guide will teach you: What payroll is. And if you don’t.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

restaurant industry will continue to shake off the aftereffects of the pandemic in 2024, but that doesn’t mean the challenges that remain are easily dispelled. Another growing risk: nuclear verdicts over dram shop law violations, driving up the costs of liquor liability insurance. Here’s an overview.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Restaurant accounting isn’t easy. Learning basic accounting is like studying a different language, regardless of how many decades you have in the restaurant industry. Learning basic accounting is like studying a different language, regardless of how many decades you have in the restaurant industry. Sounds complicated?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2023

An audit can also be a powerful tool that can help you improve the financial health and profitabilit y of your restaurant. Conducting a successful one can help you figure out where your business could use a little improvement. Is your restaurant clean — both in the front and back of the house?

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2021

From forgoing their own salary to giving raises, small business owners are finding ways to hire and retain their staff Every few weeks, it seems, a new photo goes viral on social media showing a sign in a restaurant window declaring: “This restaurant is closed because no one wants to work.” That money has to come from somewhere.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. GroupRaise is inviting restaurants across the country to join their Takeout For Good initiative happening on June 2. Takeout For Good.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Key findings for the restaurant industry include: Restaurant Closures Data. Restaurants had a high rate of permanent closures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As a result, the final rule provides clear guidance in this significant area of the law. This edition of MRM News Bites features NLRB, Condado Tacos, JBF, General Mills Convenience & Foodservice, Yelp, WorkJam and Forge, HungryPanda, QikServe and FreedomPay, Tablelist, xtraCHEF, Perk Labs and blixr. NLRB Issues Joint-Employer Ruling.

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EATER

JUNE 9, 2021

Restaurants, which were among the first targets of local shutdowns and where countless workers have lost livelihoods and lives in this pandemic, have been the locus of our anxieties from the beginning. Some restaurant operators , workers, and diners are opting into the latter category by relying on a small vaccine pin.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Lille Allen Six chefs and restaurant owners from across the country explain why restaurants feel so expensive right now, and how they’re coping with high prices and customer complaints Dining out involves calculating the intangible: What is hospitality worth to you? Or maybe the answer just keeps shaking out in one direction.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As their children went off to the same preschool, Speaks and Aubrey looked for a place that they felt comfortable hanging out, watching the game, and having meetings for work—but there was nowhere in Silver Lake, Los Angeles that fit the bill. So they decided to open their own restaurant hangout spot. I decided to follow my dreams."

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EATER

APRIL 20, 2022

When Siu Chen got bored during the pandemic, the 77-year-old chef decided to start Medan Kitchen , a Los Angeles take-out restaurant serving up the Indonesian food she was cooking at home. “I At the front of the house, Chen gets help from her kids, her daughters-in-law, and grandkids, which allows her to focus on cooking meals.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Managing multiple restaurant locations is a good challenge to have. But to be clear, multi-location restaurant management is challenging. Whether you’re managing multiple restaurants right now or are thinking about expanding your current business , this guide has everything you need to run more than one restaurant at once with success.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

More than anything else, when I was in restaurant kitchens I looked forward to planning and testing the next set of menu changes. This is where “real cooking” comes into play; where a chef demonstrates his or her ability to pull flavors out of seasonal ingredients and marry flavors to match the weather outside. Are you up to it?

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EATER

JULY 1, 2021

With very little warning, New York and Pennsylvania have rolled back mandates that made it possible for restaurants and bars to survive the pandemic. But as city and state governments proclaim the pandemic over- ish, some of the loosened liquor laws that helped restaurants turn a profit and remain open are being reversed.

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