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How Beechwood Doughnuts Streamlined Their Operations to Make 10,000+ Doughnuts A Week

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They have even created a COVID-19 template to help them schedule staff to match how their labor operations changed since the pandemic. As a business owner, you're not funneled special information or anything. It saves me from having to manually enter info from one source to the other which in turn frees up a lot of time!”

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New 2D Barcodes Offer Easy Access to Dynamic Information for Food Traceability and More

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It can also provide full sourcing and ingredient listings that are needed for menu creation to serve customers with special requirements. Since restaurant and foodservice operators are at the end of the supply chain, they are only responsible for recording and maintaining the data associated with receiving the FTL foods.

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Buzzing About Bees and Sustainability

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"A menu special is great and fun and exciting but answering the ‘why’ behind it is what training centered around. operating locations are offering the “Bee's Harvest Margarita” with PATRÓN Silver Tequila and the 'Bourbon Bee's Knees' with Angel's Envy Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey.

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Restaurants Can Score Big for the Super Bowl

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Provide special menu options from the cities the contenders hail from – a Philly Cheesesteak if the Eagles make it or a Cuban for Miami. Each year, it is estimated that about 1 billion chicken wings are eaten on Super Bowl Sunday, so operators must keep a large supply of wings on hand for those hungry football fans.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

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Metrics and sheets you'll need to track include cost of goods sold, labor costs, new operating income, profit, and (see below) inventory costs. Some restaurant managers work directly with the chef to plan menu item selection or daily specials. Operations This is the catch-all of all restaurant manager responsibilities.

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A RESTAURANTS HIGHER CALLING

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My professional life has been dedicated to the kitchen, the people of restaurants, the ingredients and their source, the process and the adrenaline, the service and an opportunity to make people happy, and of course those plates as they slide down the pass. I have always loved the restaurant business. So, what is this higher calling?

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BEFORE THE DINING EXPERIENCE TRY THE KITCHEN EXPERIENCE

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The answer is obvious – if those involved directly or indirectly with your team feel the magic of your operation, feel it in the same way that the guest does, then they will perform better, look forward to their work, engage better with others on the team, and feel part of something special.