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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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2021

Restaurant owners are looking for creative ways to revamp the indoor dining experience with improved health and safety standards. Restaurant owners can use these helpful tips to promote key health and safety standards in order to regain trust and improve the overall customer experience: Improve Air, Hand and Surface Hygiene.

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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. You will take guest temperatures, if, and when, allowed. Kitchens must be sanitized, per recommended guidelines.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. This includes the food prep and kitchen areas, food storage rooms, walk-in fridges, pot wash stations, staff break rooms, and offices. Food safety. Let’s take a more detailed look at precisely what BOH operations entail. Cost control.

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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. But what can you do?

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. Organizations supporting & advocating for restaurants Thankfully, many organizations have come out in full force to support the struggling restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

However, it’s equally important to also take a long-term strategic approach to the Coronavirus. 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. Plan Wisely.

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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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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. I think that guests will be choosy with where they go out in the future, and concepts that provide an authentic and safe experience will definitely have the edge. Here are their responses.

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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.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

. "It's a challenging time for restaurants — large and small — and we believe that there are some practical steps restaurants can take to address the social distancing concerns you and many are voicing today," said Susie Fogelson, Founder/ CEO, F&Co. "First Utmost care and attention is required today."

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

From guest management software to kitchen display systems and even finding the right point of sale (POS), these are the digital tools that simplify life for staff and guests alike. Kitchen Automation. Modern restaurant tech centers around a kitchen display system (KDS). Recipe viewers show staff the proper way to prep orders.

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The Restaurant Group

JULY 29, 2022

Your layout determines how many customers you can accommodate, how much space you’ll need for kitchen equipment and storage, and how employees will move within your space. A restaurant floor plan layout maps out how you’ve chosen to use your space. A crowded seating or work area is unpleasant and may even be unsafe.

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Society Insurance

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Items you find on a closing checklist might include, but are by no means limited to: Tasks for Front-of-House Staff: Making sure servers have closed their tables properly and have cashed out for the night. Taking out the trash and securing the garbage or dumpster area to keep pests and critters away. Energy Savings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2021

Whether it’s offering dining in, takeout or delivery, businesses are committed to keeping their employees safe and helping a cautious public feel more confident about eating out again. At Buffalo Wings & Rings, the health and safety of our guests and staff is our number one priority. We’ll Take Those Menus for You.

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The Rail

APRIL 14, 2023

However, before you close your doors and start breaking down your interior, it's essential to truly decide if this is the time to renovate, iron out the details regarding the timeline and budget, and decide on the best updates for your particular needs. Start taking notice. Adding more seating.

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Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Typically, they are tasked with making sure that the kitchen (and kitchen staff) runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Typically, they are tasked with making sure that the kitchen (and kitchen staff) runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As general counsel to over a dozen restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and Orange County, I have seen a lot of changes since the first shutdown orders came out in March. How will the restaurant survive if seating capacity is reduced to 50 or 25 percent long term? How long can the restaurant keep staffing levels?

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The Rail

JANUARY 15, 2024

Furthermore, four out of five (82%) said they lose their appetite when they see grease or dirt at a restaurant, underlining the importance of upholding proper hygiene across the board. This involves taking into consideration the details that a customer typically interacts with during their restaurant experience — like the bathroom.

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

There are many working parts between the kitchen and server, and everything needs to be working seamlessly to ensure customer satisfaction. Your bartender forgetting to make a drink for one of your tables or your server bringing a plate to the wrong table is all it takes to throw off the rhythm of your staff. Pre-Shift Meetings.

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EATER

JULY 24, 2020

Public health officials urge everyone to consider not only their own safety, but also the risks they impose on others by going about their daily lives. But all restaurant workers are in some danger when diners carelessly eat out. Outdoor seating also eliminates ventilation systems as a means of transmission.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 27, 2020

Accepting this as a new reality, restaurant operators are planning how to navigate post-lockdown operations while complying with safety regulations and reopening their restaurant. Due to the virus scare, physical distancing is here to stay, and restaurant operators must take adequate measures to ensure the safety of customers and staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

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. Steve Martorano, owner of Cafe Martorano in Fort Lauderdale. Thanks to the support of our guests, we were able to fund 2.6

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Sante

JUNE 5, 2020

Studies show that your guests will be concerned about their safety. Front of the house staff should not venture into the kitchen, and they should wear masks. Face shields will probably be less uncomfortable than masks for kitchen staff. Currently, restaurant seating maximizes the number of covers.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 2, 2020

Along with offering quality in food and service, safety and hygiene will be of paramount importance. Right from the kitchen to the front-of-house operations, restaurant operators must strictly follow the guidelines set by the government and institute safety practices to ensure a safe and hygienic dining environment for their customers. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a hub of contagion. Take additional precautions by removing reusable items such as ketchup bottles and salt and pepper shakers.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2023

That’s not just due to safety and health concerns ( ball pits are known to be bacterial cesspits ). People just aren’t hanging out at fast food joints the way they used to. For McDonald’s, Sweetgreen, and others, reducing seating means chains can open smaller stores, saving on expensive real estate, especially in urban areas.

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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

JULY 22, 2020

Let’s take a look. 1 – Distraught and Stressed-Out Employees. With so many restaurant workers out of a job for long stretches of time, the workers that are returning may be coming back with new stresses and burdens. Customers are returning to restaurants, but with all sorts of new perspectives on dining out.

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Restaurant Engine

MAY 24, 2023

For example, when you have laid out your restaurant efficiently, guests are guided through the doors to a roomy and airy waiting area. Map out any possible routes they may take. What is the view from every table and every seat in your restaurant? Don’t overlook the area from the kitchen to the dining room.

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Focus POS

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This way, staff no longer had to spend time taking orders over the phone and could help with sanitization efforts or assist limited staff in the kitchen. As consumers continue to be aware of their health and safety this year, contactless payment options will remain crucial. Ghost Kitchens. Indoor Seating Arrangements.

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EATER

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the time, Justice was building out HAGS, the new restaurant she runs with her partner Camille Lindsley. Justice asked her Instagram followers what they wanted to see at HAGS, and responses piled in: soft lighting, calming music, seat warmers. She began to wonder: When it comes to the bathroom, what else am I not thinking about?

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Where once indoor floor space was a good indication of earning potential, delivery and take-out have become today’s major revenue streams. Designated outdoor seating space, on the other hand, has gained value. Current Lease Models Take 8-10% of Restaurant Revenue. Are Restaurants Getting a Bad Deal?

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7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2023

On Lula Cafe's website, they list their mission and values , which include creating joyful moments for the community, and promoting care, respect, integrity, safety, and transparency. I do have people who can take vacations now, paid vacations." It took us time to really figure things out. We didn't do well in the beginning.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Meanwhile, Chipotle is testing out new restaurant designs, and now have more than a 100 “Chipotlanes,” drive-thru stores where customers can pick up their digital orders (4). In the long run, restaurants will have to be adaptable, with seating plans that expand and contract easily and quickly” (5).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2021

From guest management software to kitchen display systems and even finding the right point of sale (POS), these are the digital tools that simplify life for staff and guests alike. Kitchen Automation. Modern restaurant tech centers around a kitchen display system (KDS). Recipe viewers show staff the proper way to prep orders.

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Cheetah

AUGUST 12, 2020

Make Sure You Know the Rules Take time to evaluate all the new rules and protocols for handling food according to the local health department, the FDA, and CDC. Make sure all employees adhere to the new guidelines and let customers know that you’ve updated your food safety and sanitation codes.

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