Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Behind the scenes, managers spend countless hours dealing with tip distributions, creating weekly schedules in spreadsheets, and doing the dreaded payroll twice a month. Others are plastic and can sustain a drop. Here's what you're empowered to do when you're next to your staff and in front of your guests.

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Technology Front of House Tip Distribution Back of House 197

7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2024

Getting it right is critical for sustained success in the restaurant industry. A patchwork of federal, state, and local laws regarding labor, overtime, payment of tipped workers, and more are what govern restaurants. But it isn’t simple. Table of Contents: What makes a great employee schedule?

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Restaurant Law Employee Relations Tip Distribution Communication 195

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 27, 2020

On March 3, Columbus canceled the Arnold Sports Festival, one of the largest events of the year for the city. That was just the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, but at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, it was a clear sign of change and we immediately knew we’d have to adjust our business model. Increased Transparency.

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Tip Distribution Front of House Leadership Restaurant Law 214

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

2024 215

2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 215

Touch Bistro

MAY 10, 2021

In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know to kick restaurant food waste to the curb, including: Different types of restaurant food waste 16 restaurant waste management tips The benefits of reducing food waste in your restaurant. How to Reduce Food Waste in Restaurants: 16 Tips. Different Types of Restaurant Food Waste.

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Waste Food Compost Tip Distribution 59

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Minimal Waste – Ono’s food truck is designed to be environmentally sustainable. From cups to straws, all of Ono’s consumables are compostable, making Ono more sustainable compared to traditional smoothie establishments. World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. Ono Food Co.

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Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Dietary Restrictions 126

EATER

JANUARY 14, 2021

Beard framing his face mask, Nick DeLauri stood outside Vermont Butcher Shop , his sustainable meatery in Londonderry, and explained how to break down the whole rabbit he had brought me curbside. I had bought that bunny on a whim to serve to my COVID-19 pod at our rental house. With the forelegs, cut underneath the shoulder blade.”.

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Food Supply Compost Supplies Take-out 121

The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

The model allows one or more virtual restaurants to operate from a delivery-optimized kitchen without the overheads of a dining room or front-of-house staff. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. But moving to a delivery- only model has been made possible recently by advances in technology and changes in consumer habits.

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Kitchen Safety Delivery Online Ordering Food Order 59

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

Food 173

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

EATER

JUNE 16, 2022

They’re getting rid of the subminimum wage, the (legal) economic framework that supports tipping and cements foundational problems within hospitality like wage disparity between front and back of house and systemic bias against servers by customers. “But Bing bread at Parachute. Pre-pandemic menu price: $15. Profit: $0.63 (4.2

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Menu Tip Distribution Back of House Front of House 110

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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2023 2022 Consumer Goods Point of Sale 203

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

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Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 143

EATER

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

One woman’s journey into the heart of grain and how our flour is made Where were you during the great bread baking boom of 2020? Me, I was cleaning out a trash can full of dog food to make room for 50 pounds of flour. In went the white stuff, a flurry of particles clouding around me like a halo. But I also couldn’t explain what made it different.

Consumer Goods 103

Consumer Goods Back of House Small Business Front of House 103

Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

The restaurant industry has been evolving consistently over the years. From the introduction of point of sale (POS) systems to accounting systems, technology is changing the ways restaurants operate today. Some of the practices that used to be acceptable a few years ago are no longer the norm. . You may also be unsure where to start.

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Management Management Cash Management Mobile Ordering 78

EATER

MAY 29, 2020

I brought in, we have about 22 front of house and back of house managers across the group in Chicago. We don’t distribute all of our money. Meanwhile Tock, a reservations platform that should be in deep trouble as bookings for dine-in experiences go to zero, just raised $10 million. Clair Supper Club. We have to do it.

Back of House 79

Back of House Kitchen Safety Email Marketing Food Safety 79

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a lot of technology and robotic news, virtual food halls and healthy kid menus. Flippy ROAR for Sale. Miso Robotics launched global commercial availability of the Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR) – a zero-footprint, cost-efficient intelligent robotic kitchen assistant for the evolving commercial kitchen.

Kitchen Safety 154

Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Food Safety Point of Sale 154

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. PPP Forgiveness Links and EZ App. Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR.

Food Safety 145

Food Safety Customer Experience Website Management Employee Relations 145

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Front of house staff is more likely to churn – Everyone knows that more tables sat equals more money earned, but how do you turn tables faster without making guests feel rushed? Your servers will benefit from shorter turn times as well: their tip averages level out around the same 50-60 minute mark. National Menu Trends.

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2019 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Customer Experience 138

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Year-over-year check growth was 5.7% during the week, the highest growth recorded since mid-April. Check has grown at 5.0% or more during each of the last 7 weeks. . Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 percentage points or more during the week). .

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Fast Casual Guest Recovery Fine Dining Point of Sale 84

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Both of us have a firm belief that only businesses with high-quality and profitable growth will sustain in our sector. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature updated links for the PPP, the acquisition of Grubhub and contactless products and services. PPP Revisions. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S.

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Food Safety Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 169