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From Recipe to Retail: Steps to Create a Sellable Product

Modern Restaurant Management

Are your customers always asking to take home some extras of your salsa, BBQ sauce, or house salad dressing? Not a good idea unless you want to take the chance of selling a product that is not food safe and being sued! It’s possible the product is out there, but you haven’t seen it.

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Three Ways to Make Your Employees Feel Valued 

Modern Restaurant Management

The upshot to this is the new opportunity for restaurant owners to stand out from the crowd by offering a great employee experience that lets your entire team feel valued. Maybe you had a member of your waitstaff who picked up a double shift when a coworker was out sick. A little thank you goes a long way. Build a network.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

Culinary Cues

When we sign our work, we take full responsibility for it. “I Think about it for a moment – would you be willing to put yourself out there and take ownership for work that is less than stellar, less than the best you can do? Make excellence the rule and send mediocrity out the back door. I did this, this is my work”!

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From Consumption to Connection: Restaurant Promotion Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

We will discuss how to build customer communication and what aspects to prioritize to make your establishment stand out and thrive. ” This will help you not just stand out among other establishments but take a special place in a customer’s mind. I want to highlight trends in restaurant promotion for 2024.

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FULL HOUSE, ALL HANDS ON-DECK

Culinary Cues

Emmett and Sally were in the zone, Scott was on expo serving as liaison between front and back of the house, calling out orders, wiping the rims of plates, and setting garnishes in place. Since the group would fit lunch between breakout seminars, we only had a little over 90 minutes to serve 300.

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Coffee News Recap, 3 Feb: “Huge differences” in caffeine content across major UK coffee chains, combining milk and coffee may have anti-inflammatory effects & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The two-day event will include lectures, seminars, sensory experiences, and networking opportunities. The second regional qualifying round will take place in Denver, Colorado from 3 to 5 March. Vice President of illycaffè, Marina Salamon, will host the seminar. Here are this week’s stories.

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Onboarding New Baristas: What Café Owners Need To Know

Perfect Daily Grind

Seeing as 20% of all staff turnover events takes place in the first 45 days of employment, onboarding could prevent this from happening. Other equally valuable skills to look out for can include their ability to cope with pressurised situations (such as when there are long queues of customers) and working in a team.

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