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Takeaways from the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show

SpotOn

Not just AI inventory or menu tools, but real cost savings and revenue gains. Another found that one location was spending significantly more on paper products than the rest. One early adopter of SpotOn’s new cost analysis solution (coming soon, so stay tuned!) uncovered a linen vendor double-billing them for months.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Enhancing Operations and Customer Experience : The top benefits of AI in restaurants include effective staff scheduling (38 percent), increased sales and revenue (37 percent), personalized marketing and promotions (36 percent), and efficient inventory management (34 percent). between January and May 2024. are using to continue growing.

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How to Organize Your Fridge

EATER

You can use a diluted combination of (roughly) one part white vinegar to one part water to cut through those little bits of hot sauce and sesame oil on your shelves. Use a paper or cloth towel to wipe the fridge floor, the shelves, the roof, and any other nooks and crannies. Attach this inventory list to the outside of your fridge.

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How Quick-Service Restaurants Can Use Technology to Reduce Wait Times in 2025

Lavu

Kitchen Display Systems (KDS) Gone are the days of paper tickets cluttering the kitchen. Similarly, Via 313 ditched paper tickets, cutting costs and improving workflow by switching to a KDS. But automation doesn’t stop at order management – it also tackles inventory challenges. These systems go beyond simple tracking.

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How to Achieve Accurate Forecasting

Hot Schedules

Inventory Management and Prep Planning. Managed prep planning” is the science of purchasing the right inventory and managing kitchen production using analysis and calculation. It helps avoid the trap of buying in bulk to get a discount, only to end up with inventory that goes bad before it can be used. DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER.

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Offsetting Rising Labor Costs with Menu, Purchasing, and Inventory Excellence

Hot Schedules

As you work to increase your profitability, two areas to explore are recipe and menu engineering, and purchasing and inventory optimization. Download a copy of our complimentary white paper, Leveraging Technology to Offset Rising Labor Costs. Optimized Purchasing and Inventory. Menu Engineering. But where do you start?

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How to Stock a Lunch-Ready Pantry

EATER

The other five percent is thinking just a bit more strategically about what you’re doing with that inventory. From there, chopped kimchi becomes an excellent sandwich topping, or you can turn it into a vinaigrette like Hong does by adding some avocado or sesame oil, a rice wine or white wine vinegar, and a smashed clove of garlic.