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How Restaurants Can Manage Food Costs During Disruptions

Modern Restaurant Management

But it goes beyond figuring out how to source the freshest ingredients at the best price. Meanwhile, extreme weather events are likely to disrupt transportation routes, damage crops, and lead to shortages of key ingredients, resulting in price spikes that impact menus. Think of it as an adaptable tool.

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New Tariffs and the Potential Impact on Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

How rising import taxes may reshape menus, pricing, and sourcing in the restaurant industry. The restaurant experience isnt just about great service and ambianceits deeply tied to ingredient sourcing and food costs. Supplier and Menu Shifts Some restaurants may respond by sourcing more ingredients domestically.

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It’s All in the Glass: Selecting the Right Glassware to Complement Your Restaurant’s Vibe

Modern Restaurant Management

High-end wine glasses that enhance the drinking experience are filling a market gap left post-COVID. Seasonal and specialty cocktail glasses that make signature drinks stand out. Partnering with the Right Distributor Distributor partnerships are invaluable in sourcing affordable, on-trend glassware solutions.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Now, make sure that the vegetables on the sandwich are at their peak and reflective of the season: dont serve raw tomatoes outside of July and August. Out of season do something interesting with tomatoes (oven roasted, marinated, sun-dried tomato paste, etc.) Make the tomato an experience. There is pizza and there is pizza.

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Struggling with Restaurant Visibility? Here’s How Video Marketing Can Help

Modern Restaurant Management

Video marketing can be your secret weapon. Naturally engaging for the senses, videos attract attention in a sea of content, get diners interested in your menu, and encourage visitors. Stimulating Local Appeal Local interest is a driving force behind restaurant marketing. There are plenty of other opportunities with videos.

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How to Find the Target Market for Your Restaurant

ChowNow

Understanding your target market is the foundation of making smart decisions for your menu, pricing, and overall guest experience. Without a well-defined target market, restaurants risk wasting resources on strategies that dont connect and menu offerings that dont selltrying to appeal to everyone, but standing out to no one.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Personalized Promotions Must Line the Loyalty Path

Modern Restaurant Management

While there was a brief dip in consumer awareness of menu price increases in late 2024, the spring of 2025 has seen a moderate rise, affecting dining habits and consumer perceptions of value. “With rising prices tied to eggs and imported goods, restaurants will need to think creatively about their menus,” Fink said.

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