Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Every restaurant owner, operator, and manager are currently asking themselves: how do I hire restaurant employees in today’s labor market? It is increasingly difficult to recruit, attract, hire, and retain employees, but there are some insights that can help you navigate a tough labor landscape. The Restaurant Labor Shortage. The restaurant industry is back to busy, with full indoor capacity and a dining public eager to eat out.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes. The relationship between SMB restaurants and major food distributors has always been shaky. Now it seems that big distributors are squeezing their smaller clients at the worst possible time. This recent example really brings the point home. Some restaurants working with Sysco are reporting outright cancellations via cold text messages, leaving them scrambling for produce and supplies.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

7shifts' collects and analyzes large volumes of restaurant data to help inform our machine learning systems that power our Optimal Labor Tool and other efficiency and time-saving features, like the Automatic Scheduler and Labor Cost Savings Calculator. We also can use the same data to track economic trends in the restaurant industry at large. Recently our Data Team analyzed the changing economics of restaurants as the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on the restaurant industry wanes in the United Stat

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Twenty years ago, yes twenty years, our lives changed forever. When those terrorists without a soul, with evil and hate in their hearts chose to attack innocent people who were just going about their lives and sent a message to America and the world that life is not precious and never guaranteed. We all remember, at least those who were born before 1995, where we were, when we heard, and how much fear was infused into the air that we breathe.

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There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Buyers Edge Platform. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Q: How Can I Prevent Contract Overlaps and Overpricing? 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 c

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Learn how to write a killer restaurant mission statement to be among the select few that can. Restaurant mission statements matter whether you're opening a restaurant or refreshing your brand. They provide insights into business strategy, guide business decisions, and are a reminder of why you started. If mission statements are that important, you'd think more restaurateurs would spend time creating theirs.

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Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blog. Mobility Equals Flexible Ops: Hotel Purchasing & Inventory from Anywhere. Hotel operators are struggling with three major pain points: the labor shortage, competitive expansion, and lingering lockdown restrictions. Mobile tech solution can fill the gaps left behind by skeleton teams and keep operations competitive. A mid the tumult of a chaotic global hotel market, brands of all sizes are reckoning with myriad unexpected factors — worldwide supply chain disruptions resulting in tempor

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Below is an excerpt from The Business Side of Restaurants: How Intelligent Restaurant Business Entrepreneurs & Investors Can Lead, Win and Make More Money in Life by Clifford K. Bramble. Every item sold within a business contributes to the product mix of item sales. The goal is to make sure they are all working in unison to make the business profitable.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Pittsburgh is the perfect mix of college town, historical and cultural hot spot, and beautiful natural scenery in the form of parks, river walks, and hundreds of iconic bridges. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, this picturesque city is bound to enchant you. Pittsburgh’s cultural scene isn’t just about museums and theatres, but also includes a variety of excellent dining options.

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There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Tipping practices are in constant conversation in the restaurant industry. There have been a number of ways in which restaurant owners have tried to create a more equitable system for employees to earn consistent, fair wages to improve retention. Attempts have been made to eliminate tipping altogether, but many restaurants ended up reverting back to a traditional tipping system.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As a store-level manager, you always have a lot on your plate. You’re tracking deliveries, making the most of your food budget, and ensuring your staff is prepared to serve customers. However, in between all these tasks, it is critical to devote time and energy into accurate and consistent inventory management. Inventory management tracks what’s going in and out of your restaurant for a specific period, and what product is in your restaurant at any given time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Hygiene and cleanliness often go hand in hand, but adoption and follow-through with measures like disinfection , handwashing , and hand sanitizer use within commercial facilities were not as consistent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without the widespread threat of infection, cleaning was previously more focused on appearance than protecting public health and was not as strategic as it needs to be today.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

When you think of Albuquerque restaurants, one thing probably comes to mind: Hatch chilies. It’s true, the semi-spicy, often roasted, and utterly delicious green chilies are nearly synonymous with the city’s top food joints. Still, they’re not the only delicacy Albuquerque has to offer. Restaurants in Albuquerque are as diverse as the city’s population, featuring everything from blue corn enchiladas to bone-in ribeye steaks.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

If you own a bar or restaurant, you need to identify several methods of getting new customers to stream in and, at the same time, retain the current ones. For many business owners, email marketing is the ideal solution to fostering relationships outside the restaurant. Most people would think that only big companies should use email marketing while the small ones should go for other restaurant marketing strategies.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

West Melbourne Waterfront Precinct by Perri Projects. Independent Property Developments, Big or Small, are Creative, Best In Class Food Precincts. Future Food gets to work on large projects, and we love the city shaping scope of a big development. Yet some of the more interesting projects that we've been working on over the last 24-36 months have been those from private independent developers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

There’s rarely been a more difficult time for restaurants than the past year. Combining a shortage of customers and employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with the ongoing flux of health code restrictions, restaurants are struggling to drive traffic and relevance within respective customer bases. Put simply, now that America is finally able to dine-in, there’s a frenzy on the business end to net as many customers as possible — but it’s easier said than done.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Being one of the nation’s most affordable and industrialized cities to live in, you can count on finding some fantastic restaurants in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has several international dining options. You can find places specializing in Italian dishes, Spanish dishes, and East Asian dishes, among others. No matter what you’re looking for, you’re bound to find something on every block, and each one has its own unique atmosphere.

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Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

New titles from Pati Jinich, Dorie Greenspan, Zoe Adjonyoh, and more to shake up your fall cooking Even in more typical years, fall can represent a turning inward: a recommitment to schedules, and an end to languid summer weekends. This year, as Hot Vax Summer became something decidedly less celebratory, it feels like we’ve already spent weeks considering the change in routine the next few months will bring.

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The Eat Restaurant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

With over a billion active users on Facebook as of 2017, the social media giant is making itself one of the most attractive outlets for restaurant marketers. This is in part due to the fact that everyone needs to eat, and with the right Facebook marketing strategy your restaurant could be their destination of choice. But with so many of your competitors on the platform, how do you make sure yours gets a slice of the pie?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Hurricane Ida is just the most recent major storm to make landfall in the United States this hurricane season. Thousands of businesses and more than one million people were left without power and forced to deal with the lingering effects of standing flood waters. Restaurant owners can use these tips as they prepare for severe storm weather and deal with power outages, floods, pest problems and many other severe storm impacts.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Knoxville, Tennessee is a college town with a surprisingly rich community dedicated to music, outdoor recreation, art, and cuisine. Located only 3 and a half hours north of Nashville, Knoxville is a lush and up-and-coming city whose population is on the rise. Over the last decade, Knoxville has come to life with culture, culinary diversity, and unique dining options.

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Focus POS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

3 Tips to Solve Staffing Issues in Restaurants. Currently, restaurants are trying to juggle several different issues at once. On one end, they struggle to keep customers amid safety concerns, and on the other end, they face difficulties trying to attract enough workers to meet customer demands. As a result, between appeasing customers and staff, restaurants are beginning to feel desperate and overwhelmed.

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The Eat Restaurant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

For many restaurants, Instagram has essentially become their main presence on social media. This is because, despite the sheer number of other social media sites geared towards acquiring a following online, Instagram does the best job of generating interest for restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The White House and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced an overhaul to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, increasing the loan cap and expanding the ways small business restaurants can use the funds. The announced changes include: An increase in the loan cap amount to $2 million, from a current cap of $500,000.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome to Lake Havasu, an oasis of a city in a primarily otherwise desert blanketed state. While the main attraction in the area is the waterfront, you don’t want to miss the city’s hotspot restaurants. Luckily, you won’t have to search very hard to find them. Below, we’ve compiled a list of the best Lake Havasu restaurants.

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Margin Edge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are a lot of articles out there talking about what to look for in a restaurant management system (RMS), but nearly every article focuses on different software tools that fix individual restaurant problems instead of a comprehensive, all-in-one solution for holistic management. Specialization is a good thing, don’t get us wrong. But restaurants already have so many things on their plate, managing multiple systems that may or may not talk to each other seems like kind of a shitty solution.

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The Eat Restaurant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Social media has always been a great way to reach potential diners at your restaurant and Facebook's latest feature takes that process one step further. Facebook now allows restaurant owners to directly take bookings from their page with a 'Book Now' call to action. The restaurants partnered with a reservation provider can now embed their online booking widget into the new call to action (CTA), allowing customers to book a table within a few clicks.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s now the standard that business owners use social media to promote their businesses. Restaurant owners, especially, must be focused on marketing their products on social media. Social media is an important influence on a consumer’s buying decisions. In the U.S., it was reported that 45% of diners tried a restaurant for the first time because of a post they saw on social media. 1 On Instagram, there are over 400 million posts with the hashtags: #food and #drinks. 2.

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