Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Inefficient restaurant inventory management practices, improper storage, gaps in inventory logs, theft, and waste can cause even the most successful kitchens to struggle or fail. Using par levels based on real usage and not just a “guess” creates more accurate orders. Use the counts to create accurate par levels.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Streamline ordering processes: Implement efficient ordering systems, such as tablet-based or mobile ordering, which allow customers to place their orders directly with the kitchen or bar staff without relying on a server. Customers can use their smartphones to browse the menu, place orders, and pay for their meals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

Restaurants have made great strides in the digital realm—from contactless payments to online ordering—but 32 percent of them feel like they could add to their technology stack to optimize operations. From ordering food to reserving a table, they want to do things digitally. Digitally Enabled Restaurants Have Less Waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

Using technology to facilitate contactless payments, online ordering, and quick table rotation can increase consumers’ satisfaction and loyalty. Also, consider providing curbside, takeout, or delivery services in addition to flexible and quick ordering and delivery alternatives, including online, phone, or in-app ordering.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In today’s world, that means their mobile devices. To gain more diners and drive more orders, restaurants need to optimize their mobile marketing and make it easier to order. What’s mobile marketing? Why mobile marketing for restaurants? Here are some tips and tools to help you get started.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2022

However, restaurant owners are looking for more: They want to streamline the checkout process further and for customers to complete the whole process – from ordering to payment – on their mobile devices. Voice Ordering to Ease Restaurant Interactions. In-app pre-ordering solutions to help with food waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From the way we place orders to how they’re prepared, every facet of the food service sector is being touched by technology. Online Ordering Systems and Delivery Apps It’s believed that the global online food delivery market is estimated to be $130.2 billion and is expected to grow to $223.7 billion by 2027.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This past year saw the following trends: The Digital Revolution – In 2023, restaurants gravitated towards digitalization, embracing things like online ordering, mobile applications, and digital payment solutions. Food waste is a huge, expensive issue, with fresh foods often rotting on trucks during transport.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In such a growth-driven market, integrating the latest smart kitchen configurations and streamlined service zones can substantially cut down order time. Advancements in restaurant technology have revolutionized the way diners experience their meals, from ordering to service. QSRs are also addressing sustainability and health concerns.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A good mobile experience. Creating a contactless ordering experience for guests at your restaurant is important in order for your business to stay competitive and profitable. Restaurants have endless third-party ordering app options, but those do come with a price, approximately five-twenty percent of each sale.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Customers are demanding online and mobile ordering, and modern restaurant tech makes it more accessible for every restaurateur. Third-party delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As consumer options and demand shifted, businesses were forced to adapt and prioritize new technologies and alternate ordering experiences that would allow them to deliver on customer expectations. Adopting a digital-first environment quickly became a priority and mobile technology is playing an integral role.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But that does not mean that they are married to the idea of cooking at home for every meal, so offer as many dining options as possible including dine-in, carryout, online ordering, curbside pick-up, and delivery. Make Yourself Mobile-Friendly. Offer a Unique Dining Experience. Continue To-Go Cocktails Where Still Allowed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

Monitoring Supply Can Curb Waste and Loss. Imagine that your restaurant uses 500 onions a week: with this new technology, once you get down to a certain pre-set amount, an automated order request can be sent out to your supplier to ensure that you receive your next shipment before you run out. Retaining and Attracting Employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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The Rail

MARCH 14, 2023

QR codes offer a convenient and contactless way for customers to access menus, order food, and pay using mobile devices. Contactless menus , a popular ordering style that enhances safety, utilize QR codes that customers can easily scan with their smartphone cameras. What is a QR Code for a Restaurant?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2021

Many restaurants shifted to online ordering, curbside pickup and delivery during the pandemic to stay afloat, and they adopted new safety protocols for guests onsite. Getting a 'Mobile First' Advantage. Getting a 'Mobile First' Advantage. Those processes are now fully integrated into operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, limited budgets and resources necessitate thoughtful hiring decisions in order to reduce wasted time and costs on advertising positions or training new hires. Below, we review five common mistakes recruiters make when hiring seasonal workers and how to prevent them in order to reach your yearly goals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2021

Just a few short years ago, customers paid for their meals in cash or credit cards, orders were totaled on analog cash registers, and customers called restaurants to place orders over the landline phone. The New Norm: Text to Order. These solutions work in tandem, making it easier than ever for customers to order and pay.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 13, 2022

From their humble, though ingenious, beginnings as copper tokens and stamps, through the era of credit card clubs, to today’s mobile apps, loyalty programs have become indispensable marketing tools. million members, all driven through their mobile app. But no one forgets their mobile phone. They have roughly 14.2

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

With the Super Bowl and March Madness coming up, restaurant owners should be preparing now in order to capitalize on the influx of online orders. Restaurant owners can create a compelling offer to engage those subscribers that haven’t ordered but fit the demographics for a game day customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Having a retail management tool with a mobile application, for instance, reduces the need for wait staff to move around when communicating with each other. Both of these technological advancements are instrumental in ensuring excellent customer service and reducing food waste. Erroneous data can lead to either shortage or excess.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Leveraging QR Codes & Mobile Pay. QR codes can be used to streamline how guests reserve a spot in line, as well as how a customer views a menu and places an order. In addition, QR codes are also used to drive mobile pay options, where guests can complete payments and add tips via their smartphones.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2022

You must give and invest in order to receive. The opportunities are limitless if you take responsibility for your own upward mobility. That’s correct, I asked: “What are you investing in your career as a cook?” Really, there isn’t any such thing as a free lunch when it comes to building a career. Your future is in your hands.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 8, 2020

We were greeted by the manager of the restaurant and shared with him the concept of contactless dining, an experience where dine-in guests can view menus, order, and pay directly from their mobile phones. contactless payment, mobile ordering, text on arrival for seating).”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. Digitize Your Ordering Function and Enhance Your Presence. Just prior to the pandemic, off-premises orders accounted for 60 percent of restaurant engagements, according to a National Restaurant Association report.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It’s important to monitor what’s selling so managers can order more in a timely manner, ensuring the most popular choices are always in stock. On the flip side, knowing what items are languishing on the shelves tells the manager to order less next time, so they aren’t stocking food they can’t sell. Adapt and Succeed.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Sustainability is about cutting costs, eliminating waste, and improving your bottom line. Cut the Waste. Food waste is a huge problem in the United States; it makes up about 30-40% of the food supply. To reduce food waste in your sustainable restaurant, you must control inventory costs. Creating a Sustainable Restaurant.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The data from inventory management can help you place more accurate orders, calculate exact food costs, make informed menu changes, and address potential sources of food waste. However, it doesn’t account for potential real-life areas of inventory waste, like portioning mistakes, kitchen waste, or server errors.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Four-page menus do not reflect business common sense – inventories become unmanageable, waste is much more difficult to manage, the level of expertise required of employees grows exponentially, consistency and quality are challenging, and profit is hard to predict and realize. Technology can provide ways to fill in the gaps.

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Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Technology-Driven Convenience The demand for convenience continues to shape the restaurant industry, with an increasing reliance on technology for ordering, delivery, and payment. They support online ordering, mobile payments, and loyalty programs and can integrate with third-party delivery services.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This increased demand for online ordering and delivery, paired with various social distancing regulations, caused a massive shift in the restaurant industry. Restaurateurs struggling to stay afloat without patrons in the dining room turned to online ordering to keep revenue trickling in. Is it ultra-easy and intuitive for customer use?

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ChowNow

MARCH 8, 2022

I don’t know about you, but the discount code “123get50percent0FF456” wouldn’t necessarily have me reaching for my phone to place an order. Does your restaurant have a mobile ordering app ? Promote your next special at least two weeks in advance, since future party plans could involve a huge order from your restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2020

For as trendy as buzzworthy social media in QSR has become, there is another under-the-radar resource that can be utilized to create the same degree of connection, drive the same kind of loyalty, and deliver bottom line impact – digital ordering platforms. How can restaurant brands get personal? Guests are listening.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Whatever the size of your operation, a tableside ordering system can help—it’s certainly not a tool for just large corporate restaurants. Implementing a tableside ordering system like CAKE from Mad Mobile can reshape how you run your business. Traffic flows improve too since your staff can enter orders anywhere.

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