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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Those areas of your restaurant that aren’t typically seen by customers but directly impact your business. More Equitable Compensation In years past, front of house personnel – servers, bussers, hostesses, etc.

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Three Data-backed Strategies to Reduce Restaurant Operating Costs Without Sacrificing Service Quality

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Staff Appropriately When restaurants cut employees or reduce tables, they don’t end up with fewer expenses–they end up with burned-out, disgruntled team members who aren’t operating at their best. Replacing a front-of-house employee costs an average of $1,056, while back-of-house replacement jumps to $1,491.

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Leveling the Playing Field: Technology Gives Small Restaurants Big-Brand Advantages

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We’ve all heard the statistics surrounding restaurant closures, from the 50 percent failure rate in the first five years to watching restaurant store-fronts change over year to year. Scalable solutions like self-service kiosks and predictive analytics are transforming the way small businesses operate.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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Table for One – Elevating the Solo Dining Experience

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Across the globe, and largely amongst younger age groups, more and more people are choosing to go out to eat by themselves. With solo dining on the rise globally, consumers are fundamentally changing the way they dine out. With solo dining on the rise globally, consumers are fundamentally changing the way they dine out.

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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

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Rifrullo’s rustic-modern décor, mismatched dishware, and chalkboard sign welcoming guests to “be yourself, make friends, find harmony, and relax,” are as inviting as its prices, which top out at $16 for the salmon burger. Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA. produces the equivalent annual emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants.

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Wrapping Up a Restaurant Marketing Trend

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At the beginning of the pandemic, Paul Dioguardi, owner of Colorado-based Hickory House Ribs, realized there was only so much he could do with the amount of available restaurant tables so he decided to focus on growing the catering side of the business. ’ Just having this van parked out front drove that sale.”

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