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50 Years of Culinary Excellence: Celebrating ICE’s Anniversary

Modern Restaurant Management

In 1995, ICE Chairman and CEO Rick Smilow acquired the school and expanded its offerings, adding new courses of study, creating specially-designed facilities, expanding geographically and regularly updating the curriculum to reflect the ever-evolving culinary industry. That is still part of the student mix at ICE today too.

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7 Strategies To Increase Your Restaurant’s Average Order Volume (AOV)

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In this case, that will be: $2000 revenue 50 orders = $40 AOV For the day, your AOV is $40you can use this same math to identify your AOV on a monthly or yearly timeline. A well-designed menu naturally encourages customers to enhance their meals at key moments in the ordering process.

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Three Things Your POS Can’t Do if You Lose Internet

Modern Restaurant Management

By doing so, the company can prevent downtime, saving anywhere from $1000 to $2000 an hour. Cloud access, overlay tunnels, and routers that are connected through a custom-designed network can give restaurants the additional support they’re looking for.

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Cleanliness in the Restaurant: Reality and Perception

Modern Restaurant Management

This kind of design doesn’t have to be monumental or cost an arm and a leg, either. For instance, something more sustainable but reminiscent of the white, butcher paper on wood tables that was popular in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s.

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Food Hall Brand Finding Community in Emerging Markets

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The team at Hospitality HQ, lead by Chef Akhtar Nawab has been switching up the food hall model by launching projects designed to emphacize culinary exploration and community connection in markets including Silver Spring, Maryland, Charlotte, North Carolina and Orlando. They are currently up to 18 locations.

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The Evolution of Restaurant Technology: What’s Next?

Modern Restaurant Management

If you look back to the late 90s the internet really changed software, and then in the late 2000's the mobile device changed all software. But the person who designs the menu and how they use the produce- those jobs aren’t going anywhere. These tasks will likely be automated. We want to help automate nightly produce ordering.

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That KitchenAid Isn’t Just Blue

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They were previously walled-off rooms from which beautiful food emerged; during this decade, architects began designing them not just for ergonomic cooking ease, but to be seen. Designers and decorators have always had their eyes on color trends, and home design magazines have long spoken to subscribers who care to track these things.

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