Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

percent increase in average US hourly wages in 2021, specifically noting a rapid rise in wages for leisure and hospitality workers. This can include asking for recommendations or referrals for new hires, as well as checking in on the morale and mental health of the team. A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. About 88 percent say they will consider moving from paper to digital menus this year, according to Square’s Future of Restaurant 2021 Report.

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2021

From forgoing their own salary to giving raises, small business owners are finding ways to hire and retain their staff Every few weeks, it seems, a new photo goes viral on social media showing a sign in a restaurant window declaring: “This restaurant is closed because no one wants to work.” Shutterstock. That money has to come from somewhere.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring. Managers lack the tools to properly schedule employees and plan for shifting consumer demands, and as a result, businesses are paying for redundant overworked labor, or having to manage with inadequate labor due to hiring challenges. This issue will carry into 2022 and beyond.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Restaurants are facing an overdue paradigm shift when it comes to staff hiring, engagement, and retention - with countless restaurants struggling to stay fully-staffed. The term “ restaurant technology " is thrown around a lot, and it's understandable why restaurant owners and employees are skeptical when they hear it. No headaches.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

Our hiring rate and wage increases are outpacing the overall private sector, and this year our industry will contribute nearly $1 trillion to the economy," said Michelle Korsmo, president & CEO of the National Restaurant Association. "The million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. For part one, click here. The modern Kitchen Display System (KDS) will be more interactive to increase operational efficiencies and improve quality of food for the chefs and their teams.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To account for a large increase in permanent, pandemic-related closures, we only analyzed restaurants that have remained open from 2019 through 2021. Here's what we found: What Shifts Increased from 2019 to 2021? What Shifts Decreased/ Minimal Increases From 2019 to 2021? The Impact of the Labor Shortage.

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 13, 2021

Coming out in late February 2021. Yet, here you are still slugging it out every single day doing battle on the front line. Author’s Note: This is an excerpt from my new book title Your Restaurant Culture Sucks! ” Hold that thought for a second. Two Restaurants: Two Mindsets. In hindsight, I was an a **e.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

For many organizations, the first step in dealing with pandemic shutdowns was just to help their participants and alumni get through the initial weeks On the evening of Saturday, March 14, 2020, the staff at Café Momentum served only seven diners. Café Momentum is more than just a restaurant, though. The year had started off strong. Several U.S.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

With a new year comes new challenges, and after the year for the industry that was 2020, we want to help set your restaurant up for success in 2021. As restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan, too. Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in. So, where do you start?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

There are only 4 months of 2020 left where you can push your restaurant’s marketing hard and set yourself up for success going into 2021. There are only 4 months of 2020 left where you can push your restaurant’s marketing hard and set yourself up for success going into 2021. Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Accordingly, “I bought this house because the kitchen was so normal,” Doiron tells me as she films herself preparing the crust for a zucchini tart. This is how Justine Doiron — 2.3 million followers on TikTok , a million on Instagram — gets her shots of sugar and salt sparkling in the sunlight. Doiron explains. “It It felt like fake cooking.”

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Back-of-House and Front-of-House. For restaurant employees added in the past year (August 2021-August 2022), the average employee tenure is just 110 days —a little over three months. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

PJ's Hopes to Open 187 Locations Throughout Florida in Next 10 Years. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans plans for rapid expansion throughout Florida with hopes to bring 187 new locations within the next 10 years. “For many Floridians, their weekend getaways to New Orleans are the only time they get to enjoy PJ’s Coffee. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

The brand is also on track to raise a quarter of a million dollars in funds for front line heroes by the end of September after ringing-in nearly $50,000 in contributions from their charitable Big Yellow Cup in just two weeks. All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2022

As a young, lighter-skinned Black woman of mixed heritage, Melton says she was often assigned by her managers to the busiest, most front-facing sections of the restaurant along with her white and young coworkers. . — during her six years at Seasons 52 Wine Bar and Grill in Memphis, Tennessee. But she says they weren’t receptive.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

Minimum Wage Rates for 2021 by State. state minimum wage rates for 2021 and the planned increases: Alabama: $7.25/hour This information is current as of August 2021. Canadian Minimum Wage Rates for 2021 by Province. hour on October 1, 2021. Here are the current U.S. hour (no state minimum wage law). Alaska: $10.34/hour.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

Hiring restaurant employees and retaining them is no longer just an issue for the HR team. As the staffing shortage continues to negatively impact profitability, you as a CFO must play a critical role in your restaurant group’s hiring and retention strategy. Addressing the hiring crunch. The high cost of employee turnover.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, read about efforts to help the restaurant industry and heroes as well as "new normal" restaurant technology and products. Dining Bond Goes Global. The Dining Bond Initiative, a campaign that helps get funds to restaurants impacted by the coronavirus COVID-19, has gone global.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

September 7, 2021 by John Moody, . For many, the current labor shortage centers around both restaurant hiring and employee retention difficulties. The shortage is especially acute for back-of-house employees, such as prep cooks, line cooks, and dishwashers. Always Be Hiring with an Eye on Retention.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

by the end of fiscal 2021. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash. reducing to approximately 3.0x

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

But we kept the back-of-house revenue share program for our kitchen teams, where regardless of what position you work in the kitchen, you get a certain percentage of revenue earned. You have to hire happy people that want to be there,” said Kelly Phillips. Table of Contents. Tip management constantly evolves. 5 Tips on Tipping.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 29, 2023

He started out at Darden Restaurants and has worked in executive leadership roles at Del Frisco's, Michael Mina and Birdcall before joining bartaco in 2021. But first, Anthony tells us how the industry has changed during his career: “I think there's two components you kind of look at. What does your brand mean?

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Touch Bistro

APRIL 27, 2021

To help you create a restaurant website that encourages guests to visit, order, and more, we’ve created a guide to the best restaurant websites of 2021, which includes: The essential elements of great restaurant website design 51 unique restaurant website design ideas 5 online tools to help you build your own restaurant website.

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Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

Hiring for restaurants is the number 1 problem for so many restaurants around the world right now. We cover some of what we see working for our customers and some of the ways that you can do more with less to make do with the staff that you have. Restaurants where their mission is a fundamental part of what they do.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Curry Up Now attracted a new investment from seed-stage venture capital firm Liquid 2 Ventures (L2V). " Benihana Plans Franchise Expansion. Select U.S.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 18, 2021

The challenge is, the restaurant industry has been struggling with a shortage of chefs and other back of house staff for several years now. This report also revealed that the labor shortage was specific to back of house staff, with more than half (52%) of full service restaurants experiencing kitchen staffing shortages. Download Now.

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Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

Hiring for restaurants is the number 1 problem for so many restaurants around the world right now. We cover some of what we see working for our customers and some of the ways that you can do more with less to make do with the staff that you have. Restaurants where their mission is a fundamental part of what they do.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

Hire a professional to take high-quality images that will take your restaurant promotions to the next level. The challenge is, restaurant marketing and promotions can take many forms, and not every strategy will resonate with every diner. Your marketing plan doesn’t have to be complicated. Define Your Brand Identity. Wix, Squarespace, etc.),

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Sling

AUGUST 9, 2023

March 2023 13 Expert Tips for Effective Employee Communication March 2023 11 Types of Job Shifts Managers Should Know March 2023 What Is Incentive Pay and How Does it Work? March 2023 What Is a Human Resource Management System (HRMS)?

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

According to payroll experts , half of the states in the US will see minimum wage increases in 2021. Twenty five states will raise the minimum wage during the year, while 21 of these states implemented the increase on January 1, 2021. Washington state has the highest minimum wage for all employers at $13.69.

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The Restaurant Times

APRIL 19, 2021

Our survey revealed that one out of every three restaurant professionals expect more than 60 percent of their revenue to come from online deliveries in the year 2021. Lately, cloud kitchens and online deliveries have become two of the most favourable trends in the UAE restaurant industry. The Shift From Dining Out To Dine In .

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

From preparing beverages to serving burgers, these robots eliminate the need to hire human staff. While restaurants worldwide are increasingly embracing tech to streamline operations, the industry still has room for growth. Dubai, being a popular tourist destination, is quite ahead in incorporating technology into restaurant operations.

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