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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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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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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. Food runners fluctuate between the front and back of the house, and are likely to be the messenger that communicates what is 86'd from BOH to FOH. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 29, 2022

Restaurant management and operations personnel are always on the search for proactive ways to increase operational efficiency and reduce waste while complying with local regulations. Today, the sophistication of IoT technology available to the restaurant sector is at an all-time high. Leveraging Digital Visibility.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Between self-service, order management, home delivery options, and futuristic robotic servers, there’s no shortage of great ideas for boosting front-of-house productivity. Here are a few examples of how expanding back of the house technology can help deliver on patrons’ increasing expectations: Delivering dining insights.

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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. The industry is even starting to see a rise in the number of CTOs, or Chief Technology Officers, to support this digital growth.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Recent technology advancements, mobile devices, and the pandemic all shifted the way restaurants need to operate. 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. Let’s Start With the Why.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Will you hire in-house drivers, use third party drivers, or cross train your front-of-house (FOH) staff to double as drivers ? Ordering too much food leads to waste, while not having enough food or packaging inventory limits your earnings by blocking you from fulfilling all the orders you receive.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Technology impacts nearly every aspect of our lives. For restaurants in particular, the impact of how technology is changing the restaurant industry is only growing bigger. From the front counter to the kitchen, technology is everywhere in restaurants. How do restaurants currently leverage technology?

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

What ís new, however, is that affordable new technologies are increasingly tipping the scales towards greater profitability. Modern restaurant technology has made huge leaps in recent years, allowing workflows in both the front and back of house to be thoroughly improved. Margins in the restaurant sector are wafer-thin.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 7, 2024

Here are a few sample back-of-house job descriptions you can use to jumpstart your own job descriptions to help attract top notch BOH staff. Lead and manage back-of-house kitchen staff, including sous chefs, line cooks, prep cooks, and dishwashers. Continuously expand culinary knowledge of techniques and best practices.

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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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QSR Automations

MAY 2, 2024

In this realm of precision, technology is a game-changer, it can revolutionize the way bars operate and enhance the customer experience. The landscape of kitchen tech is lush, and it’s never been a better time to invest in kitchen technology! From the ambiance of the venue to the precision of the cocktails, every small detail matters.

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Squirrel Systems

APRIL 11, 2024

This piece looks at the role tableside ordering technology, like mobile POS systems, can play in adding efficiencies to the overall restaurant and specifically to restaurant patio operations. How can Mobile POS technology impact patio dining business at your restaurant?

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QSR Automations

JANUARY 15, 2024

As we begin to fully dive into 2024, the key to operational efficiency lies in leveraging cutting-edge technologies. Higher Food Quality, Less Waste One of the standout features of ConnectSmart® Kitchen is the ability to manage the flow of food around the kitchen, ensuring that all food arrives at the table at the same time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

Both now and for the future, technology can answer many of the question’s managers have surrounding maintaining the health of employees, ensuring the safety of their guests and protecting their bottom line. Protect Premises and Profits with Technology. Plan Wisely. Automate to Capture the Upside of Curbside Pickup and Delivery.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Restaurant brands that are looking to tap into the eco- and social-trends in food-waste reduction , sustainable packaging and fair wages should inquire with ghost kitchens as to how they address these issues. Make sure the location can provide proof of live utility hookups, waste removal, recycling, and proper permitting. Reef Global.

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Deliverect

JULY 24, 2020

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way restaurants operate. The lockdown accelerated the adoption of online ordering and delivery tech as dining rooms closed and people were stuck at home. Essential tech for the modern restaurant and the post COVID-19 world. POS (point of sale) systems. You probably already have a POS system in place.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 10, 2021

And one area that is often overlooked is the question of how to reduce food waste in restaurants. Food waste costs restaurants a staggering $162 billion per year , and in America alone, restaurants generate as much as 33 billion pounds of food waste per year. Different Types of Restaurant Food Waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2020

For your restaurant, communications are limited to the closed circuit of your business, from the front-of-house to the kitchen. Examples of using artificial intelligence to help staffing needs are anything from a recipe viewer, to smart kiosk technology that anticipates customer needs. Communications. But more on that later.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Four-page menus do not reflect business common sense – inventories become unmanageable, waste is much more difficult to manage, the level of expertise required of employees grows exponentially, consistency and quality are challenging, and profit is hard to predict and realize. What if……happens? How will we react?”

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Investing in labour-saving technologies and providing simple and fewer menu selections, for example, has allowed them to free up cash flow and recruit more people or raise compensation. It’s no longer about waste and environmental damage. The economy, on the other hand, is recovering and presenting new opportunities and problems.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It is estimated that the US food service sector wasted 13 million tons of food in 2022, up from 9.15 54% of restaurants plan to spend more on technology in 2024. It is estimated that the US food service sector wasted 13 million tons of food in 2022, up from 9.15 54% of restaurants plan to spend more on technology in 2024.

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

And over half of respondents said they plan to spend more on technology and automation tools in 2024. Restaurant automation is the use of technology to simplify and improve restaurant operations. What Back-of-House Processes Can Restaurants Automate? What Back-of-House Processes Can Restaurants Automate?

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Focus POS

JANUARY 15, 2020

When a technology solution affects as many areas of business as your restaurant POS system does, it can be difficult to track the true return on investment (ROI) that it offers. From front-of-house to back-of-house operations, restaurant technology can be leveraged to streamline it all. Inventory Tracking.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

The restaurant profit margin takes into account all your revenue streams, from in-house dining and takeaway orders to branded merchandise and meal kits. It tells you how efficient or wasteful your operations are, helping you reduce waste and lower your food costs. A slight improvement in your net profit makes a huge difference.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 8, 2024

This blog post will explore the current state of robotics in restaurants, examine its benefits and challenges, and speculate on how this technology might evolve. Front-of-House Robots In the dining area, robots are being employed as servers and hosts. Robotics in the restaurant industry is no longer the stuff of science fiction.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And thanks to restaurant technology , restaurateurs can now take reservation management to a whole new level. With the best reservation software, restaurants can control the pacing from behind the scenes to ensure the front of the house and kitchen teams never get slammed by too many guests being seated all at once.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This includes raising wages, boosting benefits such as offering early wage access, and leveraging technology to improve scheduling, automate processes and streamline operations, ensuring a seamless shift every time. We also foresee a lot of companies will redesign locations even further to maximize efficiency.

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Apicbase

MAY 29, 2024

Every few months, a media article declares the death of ghost kitchens as a viable business model. Market data, however, tells a different story. According to Statista , in 2023, the revenue of online food delivery was estimated at over $1 trillion, and it is expected to hold a 50% share of the drive-thru and takeaway food service markets by 2030.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

The concept now branded Freshii WFH (Work From Home), is an offshoot of their COVID response program, which focused on local hospitals and provided meals to front-line doctors and nurses in a safe and timely fashion. If restaurants aren’t ordering as much food to serve in house, suppliers end up with a backlog of perishable goods.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

This has resulted in under-ordering (and dissatisfied customers) or over-ordering (and increased waste). Problems such as over or under-ordering, food waste, supplier unpredictability, negative customer satisfaction and impact on the restaurant’s reputation can all stem from ineffective inventory management (5).

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Apicbase

AUGUST 19, 2022

Every article about technology for the hospitality industry seems to start with a similar statement. Whether investing in so many different technologies makes sense is hardly ever discussed. Whether investing in so many different technologies makes sense is hardly ever discussed. A New Technology Strategy For Hospitality.

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