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Buffet Business Post-COVID: Is The Restaurant Model Still Sustainable?

The Restaurant Times

How efficiently the safety norms are followed like hand washing, no talk, cough, or sneezing near utensils. Due to COVID-19, the Indian economy has faced numerous disruptions in the food supply chain, partly due to the lack of adequate cold storage and transportation facilities. . Cloud kitchens are another product of the pandemic.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Food delivery in the COVID-19 climate

Deliverect

Best safety practices for delivery. - The best thing you can do here is to close your packaging using a tamper-proof seal , strip or band, so your customer can rest assured that no one has been in contact with their meal after it left the kitchen. Best safety practices for pickup. - Make the most of your social media channels.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Diners’ main concerns about visiting restaurants again include cleanliness and safety. With a strong swing towards sustainable restaurants coming, it could well be time to think about how you can make your establishment as sustainable as possible. Health and safety when dining out – What matters most?

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Ghost Kitchen Franchise and Pandemic Resources

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Ghost Kitchen Franchise Model. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. business closures, as well as consumer interest via page views, reviews and photos. “As U.S.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Bill directs all operational and strategic planning and execution for the Applebee’s, Del Taco, MOD Pizza, Wendy’s and Olga’s Kitchen brands. Greg Fuchs serves as the Senior Facilities Manager for Applebee’s, MOD Pizza, Del Taco, Olga’s Kitchen and Wendy’s restaurants in the TSFR portfolio.

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