The Rail

JANUARY 8, 2025

By Ellie Gabel, Contributor Safety is crucial in any workplace, but restaurants face a unique mix of concerns. However, they must also ensure the safety of their guests, as foodborne hazards can be dangerous and stem from many areas. Experienced restaurant owners likely already recognize the need for both sides of restaurant safety.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

In this guide, youre going to learn: The key components of effective restaurant operations management Common challenges restaurant owners face (and how to solve them) Best practices to run a more efficient and profitable restaurant Lets explore what it takes to manage restaurant operations like a pro.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Recently, one Zaxby’s franchisee decided to change how employees maintain cooking oil by switching to automated oil management. This helps the business manage its bottom line – especially given the higher cost of cooking oil in recent years – and the quality of the food coming out of its kitchens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Understanding Restaurant Safety Restaurants are fast-paced operations and any safety vulnerability can quickly derail business. Open flames in the kitchen can lead to fires or burns. Second, in the kitchen, training is a critical component of a safe workplace. And the list goes on.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

In this environment, smart and strategic risk management has never been more important. On the positive side, the pandemic forced any number of pivots among restaurateurs as they struggled during the pandemic shutdown to keep their doors open and kitchens cooking. Pandemic Pivots Still in Play. Do these brands have staying power?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2025

What starts as a passion for quality, craftsmanship, and unique flavors often turns into a logistical challenge when demand grows beyond the capacity of a single storefront or kitchen. Food safety and compliance also become increasingly important. Another critical area is production processes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2025

Consider the line cook who notices ticket times steadily creeping up and takes the initiative to communicate with the team and adjust the pace, all without management intervention. ” Instead of: “Report all issues to management immediately.” ” Instead of: "Follow proper food safety procedures."

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2020

On top of those known problems, restaurant managers have also faced unforeseen and sometimes puzzling challenges. While a breakdown in the back room is manageable, it’s much harder when it happens in front of the customers. Be understanding and calm while protecting your business. 2 – Demanding Customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2025

The challenges can be overwhelming, from managing multiple orders to coordinating staff and ensuring timely deliveries. You’re handling inventory, coordinating staff, and managing delivery routes, but everything seems to take twice as long as it should. Growing a restaurant or catering business is no small feat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

As more restaurants in the United States receive the go-ahead to open their doors for indoor dining, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to industry experts on ways to calm employee anxiety. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Do remain positive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2020

It’s likely no restaurant owner or manager has experienced a situation of this magnitude in their lifetime. No clear roadmap exists for how restaurant managers and HR professionals should address the issue and communicate with their teams. Allow Flexibility to Manage an Evolving Situation. Be Transparent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Innovation is needed in several areas, including: Staff management. Kitchen operations. Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Staff Management. Technology also helps bridge communication between restaurant management and staff. Kitchen Operations. Food Safety and Restaurant Cleanliness.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 7, 2025

Keep in mind the distinction between professional cook and those who fall into the kitchen work without real intent. So, here is my attempt at characterizing the professional cook and chef pool of 2030 and beyond. A diverse workforce has been the norm for decades.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Getting the right technology in place, saving money, having a better understanding of the business, and prioritizing health and safety are just some of the reasons technology makeovers are gaining steam. One of the things large restaurants brands have realized they no longer have time for is managing an unruly tech stack.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a new trend in the food service industry has risen in popularity—ghost kitchens. In addition to restaurant operators opening or transitioning to the ghost kitchen strategy, grocers are also exploring this new concept. Euromonitor estimates that ghost kitchens could top $1 trillion in revenue by 2030.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use. A well-informed team improves service, enhances the dining experience, and reduces errors in the kitchen. When creating a training plan, you must distinguish between these two areas.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2021

Restaurant kitchens have many places where fires can occur. Business owners need to be aware of potential fire hazards and take preventative steps when it comes to fire safety. Following a few simple safety tips can prevent fires and keep employees and patrons safe in your establishment. Conducting Regular Inspections.

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7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual. Published: 2017 ??

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As these restaurants (and others) have discovered, technology has become instrumental in improving their safety and quality programs, increasing compliance, keeping up with ever-changing regulations, improving the customer experience, and differentiating themselves from the competition. Elevate quality management programs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2023

As customers continue to feel more comfortable dining out, restaurants should have health and safety measures down pat. Exceeding health and safety standards not only ensures the well-being of customers, but it also cultivates a positive experience that fosters loyalty.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2020

Restaurant owners and operators are encouraged to review the online resources their state and local health departments have provided for the latest information about COVID-19 in their community, and take extra precautionary steps in the workplace to protect the safety and wellbeing of staff and guests. Communicate with staff and managers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2020

Everyone agrees that with COVID-19, the public has a heightened safety awareness. The public is watching operators very closely to see if they are doing all the things to make safety your #1 priority. Safety is Priority #1. During COVID and post COVID shutdown, there’s a whole new dynamic- safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2022

Start-up food service businesses should carefully consider the type of kitchen they will require. Commercial kitchens differ from home kitchens. Our checklist has the essential equipment for an efficient kitchen, in addition to a list of tips for running your kitchen safely and profitably. Business at its Heart.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2021

a multi-site restaurant operator with more than 200 locations that was shifting to takeout only decided to evaluate its already robust food safety system. Doing some forensics into their records, management realized that over a five-month period they had received over 14,000 alerts to potential problems. Extending Staff Capabilities.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Their stories inspire these 10 proven restaurant management tips and tricks for success. Its practical wisdom drawn from years of supporting restaurant managers, crafted to stand the test of time. Staff Management 1. Weve heard from managers who faced near walkouts during packed evenings because schedules got sloppy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Ofer Zinger, co-founder of Kitchen Robotics, thinks so. It also self-cleans, helping ensure food safety. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) learned more from Zinger. That’s where companies like Kitchen Robotics come in – the company stands out as one of the few companies to have successfully commercialized a product.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2021

Technology will be vital in the months – and years – ahead as the pandemic continues to change the conversation about food safety. Restaurants now must prioritize the overall safety of the restaurant environment, in addition to addressing food safety itself. Expiration management. Inventory cycle count.

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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. For risk mitigation and asset protection, it is impossible to manage what you cannot inspect.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In multiple industries, employee safety can be a chief concern that requires careful consideration by employers. This can especially be the case in food service industries where employees are often in loud, busy environments while moving in and out of kitchen areas with any number of hazards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

” The COVID-19 pandemic—more than any contentious customer or kitchen catastrophe—is putting that skill to test. Data shows that guests want to dine out but safety concerns are the biggest factor holding them back. A prerequisite for working in the restaurant industry is often to be “quick on your feet.”

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7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

With all restaurants under extreme pressure of heightened safety and potential staff shortage, you can delegate the reactivation and re-scoping of your recurring preventive maintenance plans to your trusted repair and maintenance solution provider. ResQ is not just another maintenance management solution. Who's ResQ?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

In addition to more wide-ranging compliance requirements like general health & safety guidelines and local labor laws, there are food and beverage-specific safety regulations , requirements for specialty licenses (such as those to serve alcohol), and unique stipulations on labor compliance, many related to the employment of minors.

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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. Capacity Management. The good news is that AI can help decrease food waste through bin management. Food Safety. Through automation, AI streamlines your business needs by rendering them routine.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Eat healthier.” Cash is dirty.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And most importantly, when machines run at the proper temperature with accurate chemical doses, it ensures food safety compliance and helps operations achieve the necessary level of cleanliness that today’s discerning diners expect. Certified for its performance – Credentials demonstrate a product’s safety and efficacy.

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