Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

More specifically, automation best practices can ease training requirements and reduce manual tasks, helping restaurants thrive in a challenging environment. Streamline Employee Onboarding and Training. Food waste is endemic at many restaurants and across the food supply chain, collectively totaling more than 1.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Although this means that we are now down to just 20 percent of our business, we are able to stay afloat financially by applying the same waste reduction efficiencies in our own work that we pass on to our consulting clients. Historically, we have trained cafeteria staff to cook food from scratch while also reducing food and labor waste.

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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Taking advantage of the growing trend of reducing food waste is a great way to achieve both. By taking a few simple actions to reduce food waste, operators can position themselves as a conscious business that appeals to the heart of their patrons. The Food Waste Pandemic. Covid-19 Boosts Food Waste Reduction Trend.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 18, 2022

While true zero-restaurant food waste is extremely rare, it can be a meaningful goal. Implementing a zero-waste initiative can help minimize your carbon footprint and may even attract new customers who embrace your environmental friendliness. Additionally, limiting your food waste can improve your restaurant’s bottom line.

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Food waste is a serious environmental and humanitarian issue. But restaurant food waste poses a huge problem for overall profitability in the business: The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that restaurants waste $162 billion in food each year. After all, when food is wasted at a restaurant, money and profits are, too.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2022

The cost of raw materials seems to always go up, most ingredients that restaurants use are highly perishable, customer volume is less predictable than we would like, seasonal differences in quality are quite significant, the supply chain is out of step with demand, and waste seems to be a real problem in many operations. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

I love using ChatGPT to develop training activities and materials for restaurant and cafe employees. I’ve used it here to brainstorm ideas for training modules for waiters, managers, cooks, head chefs, and baristas. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

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Tableo

JULY 14, 2023

How many times have we heard our mums’ rattle on about not wasting food? Nowadays when looking in the mirror, perhaps I shouldn’t have obeyed However the fact remains that waste is the scourge of the 21st century. In this post we will share helpful advice and practical solutions to help you minimise food waste in your restaurant.

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Ken Burgin

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In this episode, I talk with team culture and facilitation expert Leanne Hughes about how to use facilitation skills to overcome some of the hesitation attached to restaurant, cafe and foodservice training. The post Podcast 2: How to Use Facilitation Skills for Faster & Better Hospitality Staff Training first appeared on Ken Burgin.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Inefficient restaurant inventory management practices, improper storage, gaps in inventory logs, theft, and waste can cause even the most successful kitchens to struggle or fail. Whenever a restaurant acquires, counts, transfers, or wastes inventory, it must be entered as a journal entry into the accounting general ledger.

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Apicbase

APRIL 28, 2023

Every report on food waste is a jaw-dropper. Food waste is a monumental problem with massive consequences. An estimated 32% of all food produced worldwide is lost or wasted from farm to fork (some reports even say between 40-50%). Food loss and waste represent about $940 billion in annual economic losses. on food costs.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Log item transfers and wastes.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 28, 2021

As per the Food Sustainability Index, a person wastes 494 pounds of food per year in the UAE, which is way higher than in the USA and Europe. High food waste is not just bad for restaurants, it also impacts the environment and food security significantly. Thus, there arises a need for an efficient waste management system. .

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

The chef is responsible for hiring, training, coaching, evaluating, and scheduling employees keeping in mind their skill level, personal issues and responsibilities, demands of specific positions in the kitchen (not everyone fits in every role), and an ever-changing influx of customers with their own demands.

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The holiday season can be a boon for many restaurants, but it can also exacerbate an issue that plagues the restaurant industry all year long: food waste. The Issue of Food Waste in the Restaurant Industry. Food waste in the restaurant industry is real. million tons of food waste annually.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 9, 2024

You were introduced to ingredients that were foreign to you, discovered ways to become more efficient, waste less, and use parts of vegetables and proteins that you had previously considered “waste”. Co-workers and the chef helped you to build your palate and discriminate when flavors were right and if not – what a product needed.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

To avoid waste of both ingredients and profits, take a look at these practical tips to design a coffee shop food menu. The longer and more complicated your menu, the more potential there is for waste. Then train your staff members so that they know how to prepare each item well. A croissant and coffee in a coffee shop.

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PathSpot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore the time wasted on filling out forms, labeling food, and other Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) tasks and discuss how streamlining these processes can improve efficiency without compromising safety – saving time and resources. It’s a win-win.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Or employees haven’t been properly (and regularly) trained. Increased waste (and related costs ). Inaccuracy leads to more waste and related expenses since your team will need to toss the incorrect order and remake it correctly. At a time where every dollar counts, this waste can negatively impact your bottom line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2022

To maximize your existing resources: Reduce food waste. Restaurants toss a jaw-dropping 22-33 billion pounds of food each year, and food waste costs the hospitality industry an astonishing $100 billion annually. With prices skyrocketing, restaurants should focus on eliminating food waste. Train continuously.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 10, 2021

And one area that is often overlooked is the question of how to reduce food waste in restaurants. Food waste costs restaurants a staggering $162 billion per year , and in America alone, restaurants generate as much as 33 billion pounds of food waste per year. Different Types of Restaurant Food Waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Controlling a restaurant kitchen’s inventory is a key to proper restaurant management and can help avoid wasting food and space. Food waste and inefficiency are two of the biggest obstacles that could be keeping you from succeeding, and how you manage your inventory plays a critical role in avoiding them. Focus on Training.

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

Relying on serendipity for star performers to discover us is a wasted opportunity. To assemble a high-performance team, you need to perpetually be recruiting, marketing, training, and learning. With access to our comprehensive online training library, you can start earning more while working less in your restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Streamlining Inventory and Menu Studies show that restaurants waste an average of four percent to 10 percent of all the inventory they purchase. Real-time data also cultivates valuable feedback that operators can leverage to outline areas of excellence and potential improvement in regards to training.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

85% of Food in Restaurants Is Wasted According to the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, in the restaurant industry, about 85% of food ends up in the trash. coalition found that for every $1 a restaurant invested in reducing food waste it made a return of $7. Reducing food waste can do more than help you save a few bucks.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2023

Why waste time working in an environment that is less than supportive? Don’t waste any more time pointing fingers and blaming others – work on making yourself invaluable, focus on becoming great, and then find a place where you can shine. If I felt caught in a kitchen that did not allow for this, I simply sought a new environment.

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Squirrel Systems

MAY 3, 2024

Additionally, simplifying the menu to focus on high-performing dishes can reduce kitchen complexity and waste. This involves meticulous inventory management to prevent overordering and minimize waste. Effective staff training ensures your team is equipped to enhance the dining experience while increasing average ticket sizes.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 9, 2024

Labor costs In restaurants, prep work and high-volume production not only takes time, but training. Additionally, since the cooking process is automated, there’s far less training needed—staff only need to know which buttons to press, not how long to cook, when to flip, etc. Combi ovens can do just that—here’s how.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

This also prevents the waste of costly oil and keeps food quality up to standard. Eliminating Waste Speaking of waste prevention: Imagine discarding $20,000 worth of inventory and closing for two days because of a malfunctioning walk-in cooler. © Modern Restaurant Management, 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In 2018, when China stopped accepting plastics and recycling from the US, waste management professionals wondered whether the recycling industry could survive the loss of a major market for America’s commodity scrap. Though landfill closures have also contributed to rising costs, recycling is still the cheaper option for waste disposal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2022

AvT provides the “why” behind your food cost variance, whether it be shrinkage, waste, breakage of contract prices, etc. Train Staff on the Importance of Restaurant Inventory Control. Training staff on inventory control provides value to your entire organization. Track Food Waste.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

It is easy to blame money, non-traditional work hours, unrealistic training in culinary schools, and the younger generation as a whole – but even if we (the industry as a whole) were able to snap our fingers and fix these issues, it is likely that team building and retention would still be challenging. TEACH AND TRAIN. Richard Branson.

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Culinary Digital

MAY 6, 2024

Waste Reduction Reducing ingredient waste and mitigating financial losses is the primary aim of streamlined menus beyond simplifying customer choices. Waste is minimized by optimizing ingredient utilization, enhancing inventory management, and embracing sustainable practices while delivering high-quality dining experiences.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Log item transfers and wastes.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The data from inventory management can help you place more accurate orders, calculate exact food costs, make informed menu changes, and address potential sources of food waste. However, it doesn’t account for potential real-life areas of inventory waste, like portioning mistakes, kitchen waste, or server errors.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This involves sourcing wholesale ingredients, reducing waste, and adjusting menu prices as needed. This approach helps increase sales of high-margin items, reduce waste and inventory costs, and ultimately improve profit margins. Efficient scheduling, staff training, and maximizing table turnover also have a significant impact.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Cooks will need to master alternative methods such as braising, poele, poaching, sous vide, and low and slow smoking that in the end provide opportunities to tenderize and enhance the flavor of lesser utilized cuts. [] Cross Utilization to Minimize Waste. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Are you working in this direction right now?

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