7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Scheduling software like 7shifts can also pull data from your POS to track labor against sales and get a more accurate picture of your labor cost—saving your restaurant money and time. SkiptheDishes.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

They pair their deep understanding of the restaurant industry with powerful cloud based software and restaurant-grade hardware to deliver an intuitive, all-in-one platform, across point of sale, guest marketing, payroll and HR, and more. Meet our current Partners and see what they have to offer.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They pair their deep understanding of the restaurant industry with powerful cloud based software and restaurant-grade hardware to deliver an intuitive, all-in-one platform, across point of sale, guest marketing, payroll and HR, and more. Meet our current Partners and see what they have to offer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2022

Over the past decade, the restaurant business has been changing with the innovations in cooking equipment and advent of ghost and cloud kitchen. State of Current Commercial Kitchens. So how would the futuristic commercial kitchens look like? However, in the future, dishwashers will save labor and time.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2024

Getting this “load balancing” right isn’t easy, but it’s worth the effort because it makes operations more efficient, saves costs, and helps show employees that schedules are trustworthy. Ignoring it leads to no-call no-shows and frustrated employees. Use prior sales data as a baseline for the typical ebbs and flows.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2022

The Trend: Ghost kitchens and changing restaurant design cater to off prem. The Trend: Ghost kitchens and changing restaurant design cater to off prem. Ghost kitchens seem to be all the buzz right now, but it’s for good reason. To meet this evolution, restaurant operators are investing in new and reimagined spaces.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 4, 2022

The unprecedented rise of food delivery has ushered in an appetizing trend for profit-hungry restaurateurs: the ghost kitchen. Consequently, Euromonitor predicts that the ghost kitchen concept could become a $1 trillion food industry segment by 2030. The Sizzling-Hot Benefits of the Burgeoning Ghost Kitchen Concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

The fact is that customers who are uncomfortable and/or allergic to cleaning supplies, paints, insecticides, and other materials used in restaurants will not stay as long or spend as much money. This can save a restaurant thousands of dollars by ensuring produce is not wasted. What Makes Customers Happy? Measures and Use Cases.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. Local Law 1932-A will at least buy restaurateurs some additional time and leeway to adapt their business and bring in the money to pay back the sums owed.

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Deliverect

JUNE 10, 2020

Ghost kitchens, also known as cloud kitchens, virtual kitchens, and sometimes dark kitchens (we’ll use the terms interchangeably here), come in many forms, but essentially they represent what the restaurant industry looks like in the digital age. Cloud kitchens and COVID-19. That’s the big picture.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Cloud kitchens (virtual kitchens or ghost kitchens) are extremely popular today as they are a foolproof method for restaurants to reduce costs and increase their profits. These kitchens don’t have a dining area and can operate with lower overhead costs as compared to a traditional restaurant business model.

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Try a cloud kitchen. You may have heard about cloud kitchens (sometimes known as ghost kitchens or virtual kitchens). They are commercial kitchen spaces so food related businesses can use the facilities and services to prepare their dishes for delivery. Myth #1: It’s Easy to Operate a Cloud Kitchen.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cloud kitchens were popular even before the pandemic, but they have grown more profitable and can function in a quarter of the usual restaurant size. Also called ghost kitchens enable restaurants to deliver directly to customers’ homes while operating at a fraction of the space required by typical restaurants. Let’s find out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Once restaurants connect their equipment—ovens, refrigerators, freezers, dish machines, fryers, HVAC, lights, and even their sound systems—they can control, monitor, and automate what’s happening at every location based on the data their connected equipment shares through the cloud. percent more than in 2022.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2022

7shifts provides a cloud-based team management and scheduling solution, allowing owners and managers to schedule restaurant employees , approve shift trades, and communicate with staff from one easy-to-use mobile app. In 2022, there aren't many areas in restaurant management that can't be made better with technology. Team Communication.

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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

There is an ever-growing market of specialized software for all of the outside-the-kitchen things restaurateurs have to think about. All in all, this software is a great way for restaurant managers to make sure every shift is properly staffed and save money at the same time.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

These days, we store our photos, stream our movies, and even run our businesses in the cloud. Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. In this guide, we’ll cover: What is a ghost kitchen (aka cloud kitchen)? billion by 2027.

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Social Hospitality

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Effective software to handle scheduling and wage calculation saves time. Inventory can be a challenging aspect of running a restaurant business, and wastage costs a lot of money. You also want to avoid excessive stock which can cost money. In terms of takeaway services, cloud telephone services like 8×8 are big.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2023

By reading and acting on the data this equipment shared securely to the cloud, restaurants were able to maximize savings, improve margins, maintain their customer relationships in new ways, and stay strong. They found the solution by connecting equipment (dish machines, ovens, refrigerators, fryers, etc.)

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurant owners can save time and money. Not only does this save money on labor by having fewer hosts on staff , but it allows employees to stay focused on providing exceptional hospitality for guests—not dealing with phone calls during busy shifts. It can seem like a lot to learn upfront, but the payoff is huge.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Courtney (left) honed her hospitality expertise in the kitchen and the classroom (which also happened to be a kitchen). “Thanks to my background, I knew exactly that every restaurant wanted to serve great food without spending unnecessary money.” Courtney’s timing was perfect, as it turned out.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Doing payroll," or “running payroll,” encompasses the following: Calculating how much money (including tips) your business owes employees and contractors during a specific pay period. Payroll software is an invaluable tool that helps automate payroll processing that saves tons of times and makes sure you never miss a payday.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

There have never been as many cloud kitchens as there are now. By 2030, it is estimated that the cloud kitchen market will bring in $112.7 Cloud kitchens, also known as dark kitchens or ghost kitchens, were developed specifically to meet the surging demand for off-premise dining.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

It helps simplify communication and efficiency in both your front of the house (FOH) and back of the house (BOH) in most restaurants by replacing paper tickets in the kitchen (BOH). Recurring customers’ information recorded and saved. Cloud-based Operations . A cloud-based solution effectively maintains your data.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Increased demand for food delivery had already boosted the growth of ghost kitchens, and the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated both the popularity and profitability of the model. Ghost kitchens cut the cost of real estate and labor by reducing the restaurant model to accommodate off-premise food sales. What is a ghost kitchen?

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 16, 2021

Operating over 40 virtual brands via a vertically integrated cloud kitchen business model, KLC has efficiently targeted ever-changing consumer tastes. The journey of KLC Restaurants dates back to 2009 when the company set up its first delivery kitchen. The Journey and Success Story of KLC Virtual Restaurants.

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

Doing payroll," or “running payroll,” encompasses the following: Calculating how much money (including tips) your business owes employees and contractors during a specific pay period. While most restaurateurs are experts in hospitality and customer service, payroll makes many savvy business owners scratch their heads.

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SpotOn

MARCH 4, 2024

There are three main types of point-of-sale systems: legacy, cloud-based, and mobile POS systems. Legacy POS system A legacy POS system refers to those older POS technologies that aren't as functional as a contemporary POS system with cloud-based software. Every business deserves an efficient point-of-sale (POS) system.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2024

Getting this “load balancing” right isn’t easy, but it’s worth the effort because it makes operations more efficient, saves costs, and helps show employees that schedules are trustworthy. Ignoring it leads to no-call no-shows and frustrated employees. Use prior sales data as a baseline for the typical ebbs and flows.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry. Here are some of their insights. This year has shown us that the demand for drive-thru is growing, and continues to meet consumer demands with quick, efficient, and convenient service. – Christine Barone, President, Dutch Bros.

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Restaurant Engine

JULY 13, 2022

This saves you time scrambling to pick something up last minute. #2: With automated tools, you’ll save time and increase your own productivity. You can improve productivity with the right POS system. Did you know, though, that a POS system is great for managing your business and improving your efficiency? It also helps with food costs.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A mobile POS (or MPOS) is a handheld version of a standard cloud-based POS terminal. Your servers can fire orders right to the kitchen, get a real-time list of 86’d items from the chef, and accept payments from guests right at the table – all of which give them more time to provide exceptional service to your guests.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Kitchen management software comes in all shapes and sizes. But with so many kitchen management systems vying for your attention, you need to narrow down the options. It makes choosing the system that is right for you all the more complicated. In this post, we’ll help you narrow down the options.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The recent evolution of ghost kitchens has had quite an impact on the hospitality industry. Also referred to as cloud kitchens, dark kitchens, or virtual kitchens, the concept of a ghost kitchen essentially refers to a physical space that can be used to prepare and cook food. What is a Ghost Kitchen?

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Restaurant Engine

JUNE 22, 2022

The point of sale system generally uses cloud-based software combined with hardware in your restaurant. A POS is really worth it because it lets your customers take ownership of their payment options. What is a POS System for Your Restaurant? A POS system is a must-have for today’s restaurant owner. tweet this).

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 30, 2022

Cloud Kitchens On The Rise Again . Cloud kitchens, as opposed to typical dine-in restaurants, are more adapted to the demands of socially isolated clients. It is still unclear how this version will affect restaurant regulations and consumer confidence, which is something the sector is still wrestling with. .

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ChowNow

JULY 25, 2019

They’re encroaching further and further into the restaurant business itself by opening up what are known as ‘ghost kitchens.’ ’ Ghost kitchens—also called virtual restaurants or virtual kitchens—are restaurant concepts that operate without any kind of storefront and only fulfill orders through online ordering apps.

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