Cheetah
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutes. Even now as restaurants are reopening, the Covid-19 pandemic has most diners staying outdoors. As our lives are shifting to the digital space, ordering food on restaurant websites and sharing home dining experiences has become the new normal. To keep up with competition, keep existing customers and attracting new ones, restaurants need to adjust their online presence.
Typsy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
2020 has thrown a myriad of challenges at the restaurant industry. Now more than ever, making guests feel at home is important. But this time we’re not talking about having the proper sanitizing practices in place or observing COVID-19 enforced social distancing. Instead, we’re addressing the reality of catering for a growing group of customers who have food sensitivities.
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Modern Restaurant Management
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Hospitality operators are rapidly turning to contactless ordering and payment solutions to help navigate the long road back to normal from COVID-19’s impacts. While it’s a smart innovation that some say is long overdue, the reality is operators are responding to customer demand. According to a recent study by Mastercard , “79 percent of respondents worldwide say they are now using contactless payments, citing safety and cleanliness as key drivers.” In fact, Mastercard est
Culinary Cues
AUGUST 31, 2020
Rest assured, at some point restaurants will rise up again, clubs and hotels will measure success based on occupancy and food service activity, and the position of “chef” will be center stage in driving sales and measuring profitability. The opportunities for chefs will be viewed again as instrumental and of significant value to owners, and those who are qualified and prepared will have ample career opportunities in front of them.
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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.
Focus POS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
As the competition grows ever fiercer and restaurant owners are tasked with boosting efficiency to keep up, technology plays an increasingly important role in operations. Solutions that were once used only by major national chains are now accessible to businesses of all sizes. Kitchen display systems fall into this category. These systems replace traditional methods like receipt printers and handwritten orders, and are used by restaurant owners all over to streamline kitchen operations.
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Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 31, 2020
COVID-19 has indelibly changed every aspect of our lives. Its influence has created challenges, restructured social settings, and redefined meanings of common words and phrases. The terms "organic" and "clean," for example, have a new, heightened relevance with consumers in a post-COVID-19 environment with their hyper-focus on strengthening immune systems and preparing bodies for any potential interaction with the virus.
Culinary Cues
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
. They say that hindsight is 2020 – that being so, there is plenty for us to reflect on and determine how we might have done things differently. The fact is, we can’t go back, but we can look forward. At this point we are all hoping that 2020 will just fade from our memories. In the moment, however, there are loads of things that we miss, things that make us shake our heads in disbelief, things that we long for – a return to a time when our greatest concern as a chef was our reservation list
Deliverect
AUGUST 31, 2020
In the current climate, data is one of the strongest tools a restaurateur has in their arsenal. Data is integral for getting a rounded view of your business and making the right strategic decisions. Having the right sort of data allows you to plan, shift priorities and make changes on the fly based on cold hard proof of your sales numbers.
EATER
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Building an equitable restaurant — where all workers are paid fairly, have benefits, and work without discrimination — will require undoing the way most restaurants are run. The only ethical restaurant I have ever heard of is on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I have never watched the show, but my partner has excitedly explained this particular vision of utopia to me at least three times.
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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.
Modern Restaurant Management
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Outdoor dining is still top of mind as owners want to keep employees and customers safe and have questions about maintaining outdoor spaces in inclement weather. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Rick Camac, dean of restaurant and hospitality management, at Institute of Culinary Education, for his expert advice. Tips for dealing with inclement weather: Try to tent your area and not rely solely on umbrellas, which are not useful and potentially dangerous in wind and heavy
Next Restaurants
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
By Alice Jones, Contributor. Marketing for all businesses has become particularly important due to worldwide shutdowns stemming from concerns over economic shutdowns. Restaurants can gain insights from examining their advertising options to improve their visibility on and offline. Several strategies are available to overcome the recession challenge s in conjunction with additional marketing efforts.
Sante
AUGUST 31, 2020
Adam Bogatin. Even if you haven’t tried açaí before, you’ve probably seen photos of it on social media. It’s the secret ingredient that goes into tropical smoothie bowls, but these berries have a long and rich history. This article will explain everything there is to know about this purple berry. Even if you haven’t tried açaí before, you’ve probably seen photos of it on social media.
EATER
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
23 chefs, activists, restaurant owners, documentarians, and workers look into their crystal balls to envision: What would a utopian restaurant industry look like in five years? The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic — which has devastated the restaurant industry and irreparably altered the lives of everyone who works in it — has forced a painful, impossibly forward-looking conversation to the front of people’s minds: How will the restaurant industry rebuild?
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Modern Restaurant Management
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Buyers Edge Platform on the topic of menu engineering. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. This is the question a lot of people are asking right now, especially as we collectively navigate the consistent changes to our business models, supply chains and personal lives.
Next Restaurants
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
By Jennifer Hahn Masterson, Contributor. You invested a lot into your restaurant’s website. You keep your site updated and the content regularly refreshed, but the number of people enjoying your delicious meals only slightly increased. But what’s the cause? Most likely there’s something wrong with your website’s design Let’s go through some key restaurant web design steps that you should take to improve conversions.
Indoor Media
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Have you ever thought about posting your auto repair coupons online? If you’ve done even a little bit of research, you’ve probably noticed that few coupon sites accommodate small businesses. Coupons.com , RetailMeNot.com , and the like primarily distribute coupons for consumer packaged goods and big-box retailers. This leaves independent auto repair shops with limited options.
The Restaurant Times
AUGUST 29, 2020
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants around the globe have been forced to shut down entirely to prevent the spread of the virus. As restrictions are now easing in many regions, operators are slowly beginning to reopen their dine-in restaurants. However, customers are still wary of venturing out, and restaurants can no longer rely on word of mouth or offline mediums to keep their businesses top of mind.
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Modern Restaurant Management
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
To further emphasize creativity in the kitchen, Ocean Prime encouraged its associates to compose a seasonal pairing menu through an immersive leadership development program. The collection of 16 restaurants, part of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, selected dining room managers and sous chefs from each Ocean Prime location to participate the experience that involved a research trip to the California wine country, menu development and education, a trip to the company’s Columbus headquarters to
Lady Boss Blogger
AUGUST 29, 2020
We know there are many frequently asked questions about Instagram that everyone has, and we’re here to answer them all. Instagram has become the foremost authority when it comes to large and small business marketing. Many companies have embraced this new form of social media marketing, but hesitant to jump right in is still there. […]. The post 60 Frequently Asked Questions About Instagram Answered appeared first on LadyBossBlogger.
EATER
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
PhaiApirom /Shutterstock. The shame of going out to eat during the pandemic is enough to scare people off posting their meals on Instagram, but not enough to keep them out of restaurants Last weekend I accidentally ate out for the first time since March. My partner and I decided to grab a drink and a bite at a local wine bar, assuming we could order at the sidewalk window and then take the food to one of the high-tops set up in the street.
Margin Edge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Open Road, Metropolitan Hospitality Group, Merrifield, VA. “Just the first year I used MarginEdge, I saved about 2% of gross. That’s big money, which makes me a big fan of MarginEdge.” – Greg Casten, Owner of Ivy City Smokehouse and Tony & Joes & Investor in MarginEdge. You may have known how your menu performed on COGS% before the pandemic, but the changes to our industry over the last few months has made hitting those same numbers an extreme sport.
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Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 31, 2020
Pooja S. Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Litigation. California Court Limits Foie Gras Ban: On July 14, a California district court limited the state’s ban on foie gras and interpreted the law to allow out-of-state sellers to sell foie gras to California customers.
Restaurant365
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Staffing for your restaurant business is an ongoing challenge, but it has become especially difficult in 2020. Writing restaurant job descriptions might seem like a simple task. However, writing restaurant job descriptions to attract the right employees for your restaurant business requires a little more effort. While writing the perfect job description might take more time, you’ll save time and hassle in the long run by attracting employees whose skills, needs and personalities align with your
EATER
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Fall activities like apple picking and leaf peeping are generally considered safe, but with record crowds and a COVID surge expected to collide this fall, locals are worried In the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the outpouring of New York City residents to surrounding rural areas offered a boon to Twin Star Orchards. The U-pick apple farm and maker of Brooklyn Cider House cider sits just outside the small village of New Paltz, New York, about 80 miles north of New York City and halfway
Lady Boss Blogger
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Sick of copying and pasting your hashtags to every Instagram post and never truly updating them? Or maybe you aren’t using hashtags your marketing strategy yet. The truth is if you aren’t using hashtags on your Instagram posts, or if you are using the wrong hashtags all together, you are missing out on the audiences […]. The post How To Use Tailwind’s Hashtag Finder appeared first on LadyBossBlogger.
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Modern Restaurant Management
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) has expired and many restaurant owners and operators are still in need of resources to remain in business. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Kathryn Petralia, co-founder of Kabbage, for her insights on the next financial resources for restaurants. What’s kind of financial help will be available next for restaurants?
Sling
AUGUST 31, 2020
While human resources functions may differ from one business to another, the HR department plays a critical role in the successful day-to-day operation of companies large and small. In this article, the management experts at Sling discuss the essential human resources functions your business needs to stay at the head of the pack. Essential Human Resources Functions. 1) Workforce Planning.
EATER
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Photo: Tada Images /Shutterstock. Plus, once again everyone’s laughing at the president’s soup gaffe, and more news to start your day Oatly is facing backlash for its ties to the Blackstone Group. Oatly, the Swedish oat milk brand whose popularity ushered in a new wave of vegan dairy alternatives, is facing a boycott by climate-minded fans and activists in light of a belated public realization that Oatly sold a 10-percent, $200 million stake to an investment group led by controversial private-eq
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