Squirrel Systems

MAY 22, 2020

Through this article we will look at a few interesting examples of how restaurants have transformed their take-out offerings to stay efficient during this period of reduced sales and satisfy customers through innovative technologies. How can I optimize take-out at my restaurant?

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2020

The COVID-19 situation has developed rapidly over the last week, with the number of cases in the US skyrocketing, and many states taking drastic measures to slow the spread of the virus. Supply servers, hosts, and kitchen staff with gloves. Post about any new procedures your restaurant is taking. Take time off if you feel ill.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

This takes your attention away from your core management responsibilities—plus a continuous stream of new, untrained staff can lead to mistakes and poor guest service. In order to help new staff learn the ropes, you need to create a comprehensive restaurant staff training manual. Even your most seasoned staff can forget things.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even in states that now allow indoor dining with safety measures, many customers still have concerns that keep them away, perhaps because a significant percentage of this summer’s outbreaks are linked to bars and restaurants. You can also ask staff to complete online questionnaires to assess COVID-19 risks.

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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. 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. Virtual restaurant brand.

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

And now, many states and provinces have already begun rolling out their plans to reopen the economy, and many restaurateurs are now planning out their grand re-opening. Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 9, 2020

More recently, we did a hard pivot into a bottle shop, and build out our e-commerce. In addition to the in-store and online bottle shop, “Full service is gone forever. After a brief shutdown in March, they kept to take out until local laws allowed patio dining. Only bread and doughs came out of their commissary space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. Contactless ordering at the table, virtual host stands, and online staff wellness checks have all become standard operating procedures for us now. Here are their responses.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2020

The staff at Ani Ramen cleared out the kitchens and created ramen family meal kits to be donated to their local communities. We take care of people. This pop-up take-out and delivery restaurant are helping to support first responders of COVID-19. In just one day, Ani Ramen donated 15,000 meals. We serve people.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Ghost kitchens, you’ve got spirit, but not much soul. Dark kitchens or virtual kitchens––real places staffed with non-ectoplasmic people—bring efficiencies to running a restaurant by providing off-site commissary services for delivery orders. Not up for opening your own off-site kitchen?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2023

Prioritize Safety for Everyone The safety of your guests and staff should be your top priority, especially when you can literally see the changes in the air quality right in front of you. To prioritize everyone’s safety, create a plan that outlines the basic protocols for different weather situations and scenarios.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Let’s take a look at four ways your QSR should innovate, that have already shown success elsewhere. Open Up More 'Ghost Kitchens' Restaurant locations are having a hard time keeping up with all the mandated restrictions to dining in. Simple online ordering. An easy to use app. Contactless delivery.

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Ken Burgin

JULY 5, 2022

Every week in the Hospo Reset Newsletter, we share a product or service that’s caught our eye – for kitchen & beverage management, staffing, facilities management, marketing and overall productivity. Food, Menus and Kitchen Management. Free Safety Posters – excellent collection. Print or share online.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 23, 2023

For lengthy periods over the course of two years, businesses were forced to operate solely on a take-out and delivery basis, and it soon became evident that everybody would need to up their game. Consumers ordering deliveries still want to make sure it feels like they are treating themselves.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

ChowNow has recently launched our Preferred Partner Program—a handpicked group of industry leaders to help take your restaurant to the next level. ChowNow integrates seamlessly into Toast to route orders through your kitchen, manage your online menu faster and easier, reduce errors and cancellations, and have better order accuracy.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We wanted to take a look back and highlight some of our favorite moments during our first season. Shawn is the host of not one but two podcasts— Digital Hospitality and Restaurant Influencers —and he stopped by ours to talk about creating a media brand out of your restaurant. That smartphone is your media center.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 9, 2022

Luckily, those tools already exist, enabling restaurant owners to save money, expedite contactless set-up and payments, and even fulfill customer orders directly (no outside delivery app necessary) on platforms that stay in-line with the restaurant’s brand image. Special deals : Restaurants learn so much from a customer’s order.

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Harbor Touch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Restaurants of all sizes embrace software technology to improve the customer experience and streamline operations, from ordering systems to kitchen automation. By using POS business systems , restaurants can process orders more quickly and accurately than ever. Innovating online ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

I have seen firsthand how this is playing out. The one with the long wait was clearly taking the health of its patrons seriously through abundant signage and a clear process that respected social distancing measures. Many used take-out to remain solvent while others had to simply close their doors and wait.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 17, 2022

“Most of our coffee shops have screens in the kitchen to help expedite the use of tickets,” they say. When a certain time limit is reached for the order, the screen flashes, which helps with overall speed. “We Considering the boom in online ordering, co-ordinating the preparation of coffee and food has never been so important.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

The fact that 60% of restaurants fail in their first year and 80% close within five years of their grand opening is an indication that few have what it takes for long-term success. If you want to open a restaurant , or if you're going to take a fresh look at where you are in your journey as a restaurateur, you must develop a business plan.

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Open for Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The experts that you’ve hired to help you — specifically your designer, architect, and contractor — will help you get through everything, but you’ll need to be an active part of the process and take on responsibility as well. You need to be in sync with whatever the regulations are in your specific location.”

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Despite the vaccination efforts and safety measures implemented by restaurants, some potential employees may still be hesitant to return to work in this industry. Some owners have had to take on multiple roles themselves or hire unqualified staff, affecting the quality of service and customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2020

Let’s take a look at a few that can directly benefit you today. Chatbots are everything from online simulations to Alexa, assistants who in this case are designed to help connect restaurants with customers around the clock. Sometimes that means that food comes out too hot when another order comes out too cold.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We have also learned that our guests are willing to try new things and have really embraced our touchless ordering system as well as our new takeout offerings. We realized how important transparency and communication were this year, both with our staff and our customers, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and feel safe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

Amid the chaos of mandatory lockdowns and wavering safety regulations, only the most adaptable were able to stay afloat. From meal kit delivery to ghost kitchens and more, restaurant owners put on their creative hats during this time period. Optimize the digital ordering experience.

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Bingage

MAY 28, 2020

While the government has given a clean chit to online food delivery partners to resume their operations, some misinformation regarding the safety of these services has made people consider it unsafe for health. Can corona spread through food ordered online. Follow Safety guidelines. Develop a safe payment process.

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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

Although the challenges of the restaurant business haven’t changed, the tools available for taking them on have. There is an ever-growing market of specialized software for all of the outside-the-kitchen things restaurateurs have to think about. 11) Yelp Guest Manager Yelp Guest Manager is an online reservation and waitlist system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Think behind-the-scenes kitchen tours or insights into who the people are that work at the restaurant, offering patrons a chance to immerse themselves in the brand. Machine learning is capable of organizing menu items in a way that incentivizes customers to order promoted items – an adaptable menu. – Joe Hand Jr.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. Training on best practices and templates for printed materials to promote employee and customer safety in accordance with City, County, State and Federal orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The dragon-fruit-spiked dressing went viral on TikTok first because of its vibrant magenta hue and later because of backlash after customers pointed out bottles were mislabeled , complained of leakage, and questioned whether the sauce, which listed milk as an ingredient, was actually shelf stable. Some claimed to have been sickened.

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Focus POS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

On one end, they struggle to keep customers amid safety concerns, and on the other end, they face difficulties trying to attract enough workers to meet customer demands. Implement Online Ordering—And Run With It. However, simply having an online ordering platform isn’t good enough for your restaurant.

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Deliverect

APRIL 1, 2020

With the closure of restaurant dine-in services to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, online food ordering has become a crucial business model overnight. Restaurants today have only two options: they can stay open by offering online delivery and/or takeout, or close up shop and wait for the proverbial storm to pass.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out. 35 percent decided not to go out due to the protests. Return to on-premise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2021

When the pandemic hit and indoor dining was prohibited, the demand for online ordering, curbside pickup and drive-thru usage skyrocketed. As QSRs continue to evolve their technology capabilities, it’s important to look beyond the obvious options, like mobile app ordering and online delivery. AI Voice Automation.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 1, 2021

This article presents innovative marketing techniques that restaurants can utilize to increase footfall post lockdown and encourage online orders. . Live Streaming The Kitchen. Live streaming kitchen operations is one such way that many restaurants have adopted to generate confidence among their customers.

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