Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2024

There are a number of proven strategies for being proactive about possible supply chain shortages including menu optimization, building partnerships and LTO maximization. Creating a limited time offer that utilizes ingredients that are already in the kitchen to maximize sales without adding other ingredients to your supply.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While the rule targets all links in the supply chain such as manufacturers and distributors, its ripple effects can empower restaurants to respond more effectively to food safety concerns and strengthen customer confidence. provide a framework for capturing and sharing KDEs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In 2025 and beyond, restaurant executives should be on the lookout for increasing point-of-sale (POS) systems attacks, AI-powered social engineering tactics, and greater supply chain cyber vulnerabilities. But this isn’t the only way hackers can take advantage of the supply chain to target restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2025

This commitment across the supply chain not only enhances the flavor and safety of products but also resonates deeply with Gen Z’s values of transparency and trust. Build a Positive Social Media Presence Although authenticity may seem contrary to the curated nature of social media, we have discovered that the two can seamlessly coexist.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand. For instance, AI can help drive the following benefits: Improving transparency throughout the supply chain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 14, 2025

Experts have deemed recovery from the pandemic “complete ,” but a new set of challenges has emerged for restaurants: labor shortages, disrupted supply chains, and extreme weather. This not only reduces reliance on vulnerable, long-distance supply chains but also allows you to craft dishes that embrace seasonal flavors.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Problem with Restaurants’ Supply Chain Food Waste You’ve probably felt forced to raise menu prices to offset losses incurred by wholesale prices rising and fewer people eating out. Distribution has been busy lately , so supply chains have had more perishable freight than usual. What else can it do for you?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2025

It’s important for food companies across the supply chain – from the farms that grow the food to the restaurants that serve it – to have good communication strategies that will keep the public safe and manage brand reputation both during and after an incident. trading partners, consumers).

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2025

Optimize Supply Chains : Use AI inventory tools to reduce food waste and ensure your supply chain is as efficient as possible. Limit Menu Price Hikes : While operational costs are rising, avoiding substantial menu price increases can help retain loyal customers.

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Wasserstrom

JANUARY 15, 2025

Building a transparent supply chain is no longer a niche pursuit, but a fundamental imperative for value-conscious restaurant operators in 2025. The industrys growing demand for transparency drives the need for ethical sourcing building a supply chain that prioritizes responsible practices throughout, from farm and factory to fork.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Step 3: Check your food supply Another aspect to consider is your food supply. Additionally, look for potential backup suppliers to avoid disruptions in your supply chain. Checking your food supply can give you an idea of the types of ingredients you need as well. This way, you can get a better idea of their service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Manual checklists, bathroom signs reminding employees to wash their hands and visual inspections were designed for a different era of food service – one with simpler supply chains and lower volumes. Advanced detection systems can now identify contamination on hands and surfaces before it spreads into the food supply.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Additionally, supply chain disruptions can complicate sourcing efforts. You need structured and standardized data to effectively trace a product from start to finish in the food supply chain. First and foremost, there often aren’t enough sustainable options available, and the production costs can be significantly higher.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

At least four manufacturers that Sazen works with are experiencing supply shortages over their “entire matcha portfolio” and have suspended sales. Though Mangan currently feels confident about Kettl’s supply chain for matcha, he acknowledges that some of their offerings are sold out.

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Wasserstrom

JANUARY 24, 2025

Part One of our series provided details into how restaurants can begin their transparent supply chain efforts. For Part Two, we look at how […] The post How to Promote Your Restaurant’s Transparent Supply Chain appeared first on The Official Wasserstrom Blog.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 7, 2025

This will be done as one component of a recruitment/retention effort designed to address a dwindling labor pool. [] SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED: This next generation understands the importance of working within a sustainability model that looks at the ingredients they buy, the seasonality of those ingredients, reducing the carbon footprint of the supply (..)

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2025

Layering on the political environment with tariffs will only complicate the supply chain further. Starbucks), but also across the supply chain within distribution centers and with drivers (e.g., " Labor will continue to be a problem across the industry, particularly with volatility across the foodservice chain. "Beyond

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While this can be largely attributed to supply challenges associated with bird flu which has affected nearly 100 million egg-laying hens since 2022, it's not the only factor. We worked with one of our restaurant supply vendors to cut our supply cost by 40 percent, recently."

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 15, 2022

Supply Chain Benefits. Visibility in all aspects of the supply chain is important for restaurants, especially since food is a sensitive product to handle. For example, Starbucks piloted a bean-to-cup blockchain product to track its coffee beans and Sweetgreen has tested a blockchain to track its tomato supplies from farm to store.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While this can be largely attributed to supply challenges associated with bird flu which has affected nearly 100 million egg-laying hens since 2022, it's not the only factor. We worked with one of our restaurant supply vendors to cut our supply cost by 40 percent, recently."

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Increase quality and safety across the supply chain. Your restaurant may prioritize safety, quality, and compliance, but is everyone across the supply chain aligned in this effort? One weak link in the supply chain could cause a food safety breach that could put your guests and brand at risk. Manage labor shortages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Finding the right supplier to meet the needs of your business and customers isn’t easy; these are five factors that owners and operators should consider when stocking up on cleaning supplies. Having the products and supplies to get the job done right is at the heart of what every owner and operator is looking for.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2022

We’re still facing product shortages, exacerbated by ongoing supply chain interruptions and the Russian-Ukrainian war stalling food shipments – including 9.5 Restaurant operators should leverage digital tools to fight these serious – and simultaneous – threats to our food supply. Manage Suppliers All Along the Supply Chain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2025

There are going to be supply breakdowns and mistakes. I would have never opened a restaurant on my own without it being a franchise. What are some lessons you have learned along the way? The not-so-fun side: Things are going to go wrong!

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Food service suppliers have been scrambling to keep pace with fluctuating demand in a supply chain that has been anything but predictable since 2020. How Innovative Supply Chain Technology Can Empower Purchase Decisions. Nearly half of supply chain leaders increased spending on innovative technologies in the past year and a half.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

There should also be a stock of emergency supplies at each shelter location, such as fire extinguishers, flashlights/batteries, first aid kit, drinking water, NOAA Weather and Emergency Alert Radio, batteries and necessary tools.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2022

“Conducting inventory would take two to three hours per restaurant per week, assuming there weren’t any mistakes,” said Rick Buttner, senior director of supply chain operations at IPC. “Everything in our supply chain is based on GS1 Standards. “Everything in our supply chain is based on GS1 Standards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2025

For example, implementing procedures to monitor inventory closely can prevent overstocking or food spoilage, while clear cleaning and maintenance schedules ensure the proper use and consumption of supplies. Incorporating sustainability into operational procedures can also improve team accountability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2025

This is where a buying group brings that advantage, helping source at the best price, quality, and then creating sourcing redundancy when mother nature gets in the way of supply with fresh agricultural products. Relationship The operator/buying group relationship is very much B2B.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2022

Soaring prices, continued supply chain disruptions, and ongoing staffing shortages are creating a perfect storm for restaurants. Additionally, supply chain disruptions remain a huge problem, with 96 percent of restaurant operators saying they experienced supply delays or shortages last year. Make small changes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

A fragmented supply chain is also increasing ingredient costs, leading restaurants to balance staff churn with a changing menu to keep revenue consistent. Monitoring Supply Can Curb Waste and Loss. POS technology can help with labor shortages, supply chain concerns and customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A : Contract overlaps and pricing have a lot of impact on restaurant operators and their business, especially for those without supply chain personnel or who are simply too busy to check or double check pricing contract structures. Hidden costs can anything from freight costs and fuel surcharges.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2025

Economically, the fast-casual model is compelling because it grows supply alongside demand. This cycle of growing demand and expanding supply has also positioned the fast-casual sector for continued growth. This cycle of growing demand and expanding supply has also positioned the fast-casual sector for continued growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Economic shifts including inflation-driven cost increases in food, utilities and supplies; regulatory changes and climate-related disruptions will continue to challenge restaurant operators. Resiliency through Integrated Risk Management Uncertainty is the only certainty for 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

Across the supply chain, other stakeholders are also using 2D barcodes to automatically record and share vital information related to product information and movement across trading partner networks. The scan saves time, prevents oversights and errors, and makes it easy to ensure the food is safe to eat. What’s My Role?

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