Lavu

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Proper cost tracking helps you set profitable menu prices, cut expenses, and manage inventory efficiently. Steps to calculate costs : Determine unit costs, account for waste, and break down menu item costs. Improve profits : Analyze cost data to refine menu design, negotiate better supplier deals, and reduce waste. Sauce : $0.32

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The Rail

JUNE 11, 2025

Include key milestones like finalizing the lease, completing renovations, hiring staff, ordering equipment, and doing test runs of your menu. Consider having a seasoned team member from your original location help with onboarding at the new one. A well-thought-out timeline will help prevent delays and overspending.

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Lavu

APRIL 17, 2025

Key benefits: Track customer behavior (order frequency, visit times). Analyze menu performance (best/worst sellers, seasonal trends). Modern POS systems capture a wealth of customer details – like purchase history, peak visit times, and menu preferences – that can reshape your marketing efforts when used effectively.

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ChowNow

JUNE 20, 2025

Why Your Google Business Profile Matters for Restaurants To ensure we’re all on the same page, Google Business Profile (GBP) refers to your restaurant’s listing on Google Search and Google Maps. A blurry menu photo from 2018 isn’t a good look. This is ChowNow customer, Maple Block Barbecue’s Google Business Profile.

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Online Ordering Website Management Customer Experience Seasonal Menu 195

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Then costs go in order from most controllable to least controllable. Gross sales are used to identify trends, seasonal shifts, and the impact of marketing campaigns. Gross profit margin Gross profit margin measures how much money you have left over after COGS and is used to measure the profitability of your menu.

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Lavu

APRIL 17, 2025

It also streamlines the ordering process, ensuring that every ingredient is purchased and used with purpose. Controls Costs : Optimizes ordering and stock levels, avoiding unnecessary expenses. Enhances Supplier Management : Boosts ordering accuracy and supplier relationships.

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Inventory Food Waste Mobile Ordering 78

Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

From self-order kiosks to real-time kitchen display systems, digital solutions are reshaping the way these restaurants operate. Here’s how technology is making it possible in 2025: Self-Service Kiosks : Reduce order wait times by 40%, shrink queues by 25–40%, and increase average check sizes by 30%. The impact?

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Lavu

MAY 5, 2025

Lavu offers a cloud-based POS designed specifically for restaurants, helping streamline everything from front-of-house orders to back-of-house reporting. Here’s how: Manage orders seamlessly : Handle dine-in, takeout, and delivery orders without chaos. Running a restaurant is hard – but Lavu POS makes it easier.

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Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Whether you’re a seasoned operator or just getting started, understanding the numbers behind your business can mean the difference between breaking even and breaking records. Occupancy Expenses: This refers to fixed costs like rent, property taxes, utilities, and property insurance. This amount does not include restaurant labor costs.

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Lavu

MAY 2, 2025

Modern POS systems simplify this process by automating allergen tagging, updating menus in real time, and integrating with kitchen tools to reduce errors. Key Features to Look For : Allergen tagging, menu customization, real-time updates, and integration with kitchen systems.

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Allergens POS Management Management 78

Restaurant Business

JULY 14, 2025

Stuff your website with keywords and other content that relates to what prospective customers are likely to be looking for, and watch the orders roll in. That means basic information like menu and hours of location have to be up to date (which is just good practice anyway). I’m being sarcastic, of course.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It also zooms in on current challenges faced by owners/operators, menu prices and inflation, and tech/AI implementation. While guests may still be feeling the pain of rising menu prices at restaurants, fewer restaurants said that they raised prices this year compared to last year. percent.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sailor , Brooklyn | Vinai , Minneapolis Josh Brasted Acamaya 3070 Dauphine Street | New Orleans, Louisiana There’s a glossary attached to the menu at Acamaya , the first solo New Orleans restaurant from Mexico City-born chef Ana Castro and her sister, Lydia. The menu warns of a $150 fine for any “stolen mugs.” Ana flew back to the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Restaurants will also explore delivery options beyond costly third-party partnerships, and hike delivery menu prices to make the channel more lucrative as off-premise demand holds steady. Simplified Menus. Menu variety plays a substantial role in every dining experience. Health-Conscious Food Will Dominate Menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Again, in most cases, revenue for restaurants is derived by establishing a retail price for commodities listed on a menu of options. Standard industry practices for pricing a menu generally fall into the following three categories: 1. Method 1 was my “Dunvilla” approach toward pricing my first menu.

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Management Management Point of Sale Seasonal Menu 448

7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

Staff scheduling, inventory management, menu analysis , guest satisfaction, profitability, and so much more rest on the shoulders of accurate restaurant forecasting. On a micro level, forecasting helps a restaurant plan for inventory orders and how many employees need to work each shift to make and sell food. Get granular.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Many restaurants have had to alter how they serve customers, and some have had to close their indoor dining and become creative with extending patio season. Offering both physical and digital gift cards (also known as eGift cards) is a great tactic to help increase revenue during the holiday season. Make Your Menu Seasonal.

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Loyalty Program Seasonal Menu Social Media Email Marketing 539

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

More than anything else, when I was in restaurant kitchens I looked forward to planning and testing the next set of menu changes. A stale menu is not cost effective, ignorant of quality issues with ingredients, uninspiring for employees, and just plain boring. Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

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Seasonal Menu Front of House Presentation Menu 346

7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

Why it matters Restaurant Food Cost Percentages Calculate Food Cost Percentage Food costs vs Prime costs Menu Changes and Seasonality Strategies to Reduce Your Food Costs Food Cost Management Tools FAQ What is food cost? This is commonly referred to as a percentage. The cost of food and beverages is a bit of a moving target.

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Food Seasonal Menu Inventory Pricing 370

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2019

You can also refer to this guide to learn more about managing cash flow. You can also minimize the heightened cash flow pressures of the peak season. There are various reasons for fluctuating payroll: Seasonality, high staff turnover, and varying hourly rates (depending on experience).

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Cash Management Seasonal Menu Social Media Small Business 312

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Full-service restaurants would later refer to this as a Table d’hote selection. Menu items were simple and very much in line with homestyle cooking: roast beef, meatloaf, fried chicken, roast turkey, macaroni and cheese, pasta, and meatballs, etc. Looks like you need to order some more”, I said as a way to state the obvious. “No,

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White Paper Hospitality Fine Dining Reference 412

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

By tracking metrics like customer retention and employee turnover rate, contribution margin, and menu item profitability, restaurant managers can identify each area’s strengths and what areas need improvement. Table turnover rate The table turnover rate refers to the number of times you have served new customers at the same table.

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Point of Sale Inventory Seasonal Menu Cash Management 397

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Between holiday get-togethers, end-of-year corporate gatherings and dinners with loved ones from out of town, it’s essential for restaurant brands to pay attention to their online visibility to maximize the season ahead. The position of a result on the SERP is referred to as its ranking.

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SEO Social Media Website Management Online Ordering 474

Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Brands like Starbucks are increasing their drive-thru prevalence to accommodate the demand for contactless orders (1). Domino’s launched their “Carside Delivery” Service nationwide this June which would allow customers to receive their online order without ever leaving their car (2). of total sales (4).

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2021 Food Safety Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 339

Culinary Cues

MAY 16, 2022

If you are a seasoned veteran of the kitchen, you have likely experienced this a few times and know exactly what I am referring to, but for others – here is an attempt to re-create the “feel” of being in the kitchen zone: Tom arrived a bit later than normal for his shift at Café Monique. Here we go! Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Café Front of House Point of Sale Back of House 441

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Easy online ordering – Easy online ordering was nearly tied for second.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Increasing self-order kiosks and touchless self-checkout terminals. Expanding mobile ordering and contactless pick-up or desk delivery. ” Menu Anywhere. Zuppler launched Menu Anywhere On-Premise Contactless Ordering on the Zuppler “Menu Anywhere” Platform.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 441

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. Upon entering flip’d, visitors can order from a digital kiosk or directly at the counter.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. The term ‘restaurant operations' refers to the process by which a restaurant is run. Purchasing & Ordering. Improvement Tips. Operations Management.

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Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

In order to help new staff learn the ropes, you need to create a comprehensive restaurant staff training manual. It will be everyone’s (new and existing employees) guide for instructions, processes and all the answers to common questions, while being a great reference point to ensure staff feel engaged and supported.

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Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 370

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

It literally refers to the idea of adding videos to your email campaigns. Highlight Your Menu. Most customers want to look at the menu before heading to a specific restaurant to eat. With this in mind, you can highlight your menu items through a video. Seasonal recipe tutorials. Introduce Your Staff.

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Email Marketing Marketing Customer Experience Seasonal Menu 572

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The cost of goods sold (COGS) is a restaurant metric that shows you the cost of all ingredients used to prepare a menu item, including the food, beverage costs, and other direct expenses. It represents everything it takes to get a meal on the table, from the raw ingredients like meat and vegetables to the packaging for takeout orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In addition to allowing a safer, hands-free payment method, the system has been shown to make the ordering process quicker and more efficient. Creating and optimizing the menu based on US Foods’ exclusive food-costing tools, industry analysis and recipes designed by in-house chefs that focus on both profitability and diner trends.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

In order to deliver on both these accounts, it's critical to cultivate an environment where people — customers and staff alike — want to be. If a staff member is going through a messy break-up or is in the thick of exam season, encourage as harmonious a work-life balance as possible. Acknowledge Your Employees. It's a win-win-win.

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Front of House Back of House Communication Customer Service 370

Goliath Consulting

MAY 8, 2020

Aside from boosting revenue, catering can boost business during slow performing times, reduce excess food waste, allow for menu changes, and helps to increase employee retention as they gain new skills and varied tasks that challenges and keeps them busy (1). First, find a catering software that can help you organize more catering orders.

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Catering Point of Sale Delivery Customer Service 248

Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Through stay-at-home orders and extended shutdowns, restauranteurs had to be nimble and creative, relentlessly searching for new business avenues and strategies to keep their businesses afloat. With the rising popularity of mobile ordering, carry-out, and curbside pick-up, operators will have to engage the customers in the digital space.

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2021 Mobile Ordering Food Guest Recovery 286

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

” While Ono’s food truck is powered by complex technology, ordering an Ono Blend is simple. Customers simply approach Ono’s ordering kiosk, place their custom order, and watch as robotic systems create their blends from scratch. Within 60 seconds, blends are ready at Ono’s pick-up area.

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Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Front of House 317