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After a Year of COVID-19, Restaurants Are Ready for a Reboot

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To tackle the concerns of customers and employees while focusing on business growth, restaurant owners will need to look to innovation and reimagine how they once operated. Promoting Safety. Dining shifted outdoors, inside tents or into bubbles. For customers, it became a new experience.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

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A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. Despite our sales being a fraction of what they used to be, we still had to invest in sanitizers, sanitation stations, new gear, new outdoor seating, etc. The rise of outdoor dining ??

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part Two

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Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Also, innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Chipotle recently announced its first digital-only restaurant called the Chipotle Digital Kitchen.

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Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part Two

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Restaurants had to quickly adapt by adding outdoor seating while creating an inviting atmosphere, as well as offering the same experience your customers are used to receiving at your establishment via delivery and takeout. Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery. Even in the worst of times comes innovation.

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

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Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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17 Restaurant Manager Log Tasks Enabled or Improved with Automation

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And, with innovations in technology, the latest automated restaurant manager logs have now increased their usefulness beyond just handing off the day’s activities to the next manager and keeping above store operators apprised of what’s happening at their locations. Ensure health and safety protocols are met. Conclusion.

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Restaurant cleanliness: Importance of cleaning & sanitation in food industry

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A recent survey by P&G Professional found more than 92% of Americans say it’s very important to see a visibly clean restaurant when they’re dining indoors, outdoors, and when ordering takeout. City and state health departments monitor local restaurants to ensure they’re following food safety management program guidelines.