The Rail

MAY 15, 2024

Peer into counter service restaurants, from fast food chains to trendy eateries, which play an active role in the restaurant industry. They provide a hands-on experience that lets customers place their orders and enjoy quality eats at lower costs. Counter service is efficient and hassle-free, focusing on a self-service model.

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Fast Casual Customer Service Customer Experience Fine Dining 130

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 21, 2020

Coffee shop owners who don’t adapt to their changing needs risk losing sales and customers. According to UK-based consumer intelligence firm Brandwatch, one of the biggest challenges for the food and beverage industry is staying up to date with consumers’ wants and needs. But quality isn’t enough to win you customers.

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Café Consumer Goods Customer Experience Beverage 137

The Rail

JANUARY 15, 2024

Embracing the Restaurant Cleanliness Basics Regardless of where your restaurant stands, embracing the basics surrounding food and personal hygiene is always a fantastic idea. This involves taking into consideration the details that a customer typically interacts with during their restaurant experience — like the bathroom.

Kitchen Safety 130

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Allergens Food Supply 130

360Training

JUNE 11, 2020

Foodborne illness can happen at home, but approximately 60% of outbreaks trace back to restaurant service. What can restaurants, food trucks, and other professional kitchens do to prevent foodborne illness? Cross-contamination is a common way for pathogens and other contaminants to end up on a customer’s plate.

Allergens 78

Allergens Front of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 78

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Between self-service, order management, home delivery options, and futuristic robotic servers, there’s no shortage of great ideas for boosting front-of-house productivity. Every establishment’s goal is to deliver an outstanding customer experience. To create long-term, loyal customers they must deliver on customer expectation.

Technology 78

Technology Dietary Restrictions Back of House Front of House 78

Sante

APRIL 13, 2020

Adding plant based protein to your menu can serve the needs of customers, the planet and your bottom line. Buyer's Edge compared case purchases of meat substitute products by its 20,000+ restaurant customers from 2018 to 2019. Stacey Sears. Variety is the Spice of Life. Executive Chef Bradford Kent, Blaze Pizza.

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Sustainability Innovation 2019 2018 130

Culinary Digital

DECEMBER 19, 2024

One of the most confusing things when it comes to AI is how broad the term can be, covering everything from a chatbot that helps confused customers to bespoke physical devices that look straight out of a sci-fi movie. AI-powered supply chain platforms provide an enticing solution.

Management 52

Management Management Food Supply Food 52

Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

Questions could range from ingredients of dishes to potential allergens. Role-Playing Scenarios : Design chat-based scenarios where ChatGPT acts as a customer with specific needs or complaints. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

Training 68

Training Kitchen Safety Dietary Restrictions Food Safety 68

Aaron Allen & Associates

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Plant-based foods and alternative proteins have seen incredible growth over the last few years. the plant-based food market has been growing at a 16% CAGR (2018–2021) — more than twice the growth of foodservice (6% CAGR) and more than four times the growth of coffee (3% CAGR). for plant-based food was reaching the $7 billion mark.

Marketing 105

Marketing 2022 Point of Sale Allergens 105

Apicbase

MAY 21, 2024

That means balancing brilliant ideas with practicality and taking the time to consider all variables that can impact food costs , menu scalability, and customer first impressions. Menu Planning Tailoring your menu to perfection for a dining experience that keeps customers coming back for more.

Menu 52

Menu Dietary Restrictions Allergens Seasonal Menu 52

Apicbase

JUNE 11, 2024

Inefficiencies in a restaurant’s supply chain can increase costs, disrupt operations, and drive customers to competitors. Effective restaurant supply chain management is crucial to overcoming these challenges and ensuring a seamless operation. Better synchronisation between supply and demand.

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Supplies Management Management Food Supply 52

Apicbase

JULY 26, 2024

This fragmentation prevents restaurants from gaining a comprehensive understanding of their sales, inventory, recipe, and food cost data. Without integrated systems, multi-unit restaurants struggle to monitor location performance, food costs, and other key metrics. This makes it difficult for you to make informed decisions.

Back of House 52

Back of House Allergens Front of House Food Supply 52

Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

When thinking about restaurant automation, imagining a future where AI-powered androids shake cocktails and drones drop food deliveries through your skylight is fun. But automation in food service is much more than that. Production planning software transforms food production from a paper-based chore to a digital process.

Back of House 52

Back of House Front of House BOH Point of Sale 52

Apicbase

APRIL 11, 2024

Having the best POS system and a constant flow of customers might seem like a sure path to success, but without proper back-of-house management, your restaurants have little chance of making real money. The restaurant back office, or back of house (BOH), is the non-customer-facing side of the restaurant business.

Operations 52

Operations Back of House Front of House Allergens 52

Apicbase

JULY 22, 2024

The corporate catering sector faces a host of challenges, including labour shortages and the Herculean task of making the supply chain more sustainable. There is more remote work, sustainability has become essential for business, and competition from food delivery services, local restaurants, and retail is fierce.

Catering 52

Catering Sustainability Technology Employee Relations 52

Rocket Fuel

JANUARY 18, 2025

The quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry has always been fast-paced and ever-changing, but 2025 marks a pivotal year of transformation. As fast food chains strive to stay ahead of the competition, QSR industry trends like digital transformation, menu diversification and enhanced delivery options are reshaping how these businesses operate.

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2025 Mobile Ordering Food Customer Service 52

Apicbase

MAY 8, 2024

MarketMan offers tools for automating invoicing, recipe costing, and food cost calculations, making it a popular choice among restaurateurs. However, with numerous similar systems available, tailored to various types of food service operations and specific use cases, you might ask, ‘Which software is the best fit for my business?

Inventory 52

Inventory Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 52

Apicbase

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Food traceability is compulsory for many food companies in the US, Europe, and the UK. These businesses are accountable for any safety issues in their supply chain and must have information on traceability for the goods they grow, distribute, and sell. But that’s not the only reason why food traceability has gone mainstream.

Tip Distribution 52

Tip Distribution Kitchen Safety Food Supply Food Safety 52

Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Technology in restaurants can be a game-changer for the customer experience, employee workflows and the bottom line. Restaurants like Chili’s have implemented new technology and processes to increase service efficiency and improve the guest experience. A contactless menu experience benefits customers and restaurant operators.

Technology 52

Technology Online Ordering Employee Relations Point of Sale 52

The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 30, 2022

The food service industry across the world is saturated with a large number of players without much variation in terms of offerings. It allows you to manage sales, inventory, supply chain, production, orders, kitchen operations, staff, and customers with the help of a digital interface of the software.

POS 52

POS 2022 Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 52

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Most successful food businesses are now multi-unit and multi-channel. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on. Recipes – Your Core Data Set The back of house or production side of a food business is notoriously hard to manage.

Management 52

Management Management Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 52

Apicbase

MARCH 25, 2022

It’s essential for everything you do, from menu pricing to closing the gap between theoretical and actual food costs i.e. detecting the causes of food cost variance. Streamlined, easy to access, and loaded with the info your BoH staff needs for prep and everything your FoH staff needs to make the sale and answer customer questions.

Menu 52

Menu Point of Sale Pricing Take-out 52

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. By the end of the book, readers will know how to protect themselves (and their customers). Shaw What are the most common mistakes you seen restaurant owners make and not understand about food safety.

Kitchen Safety 474

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Allergens Employee Relations 474

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

With the season of food and Thanksgiving when holiday food is at the forefront, what are defined standards and procedures that restaurants should keep top-of-mind to set the expectations regarding food handling and preparation during the holiday rush? Cool foods rapidly to get out of the Temperature Danger Zone.

Food Safety 385

Food Safety Food Allergens Seasonal Menu 385

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a new documentary on women in the culinary world, the loss of an industry legend, a contest to create healthy recipes and products and services to help restaurant in the pandemic. 'A 'A Woman's Place' on Hulu. Army as First Lieutenant at Fort McPherson, Ga.,

Allergens 364

Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 364

Culinary Digital

MAY 16, 2022

Trend #1: Health consciousness, nutrition, & wellness According to research enacted by Statista, 64% of consumers regard healthfulness as a significant factor of consideration when buying food and beverages. In other words, the foodservice industry needs to offer more healthy foods to appeal to growing segments of the consumer population.

Technology 52

Technology Food Safety Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 52

360Training

JANUARY 14, 2019

A recall is by far one of the most devastating things that can happen to any brand in the food industry. Fortunately, they can take several proactive measures such as implementing food safety initiatives in order to maintain quality and safety in the production process. Establish a Plan. Examples include E.

Food 60

Food Kitchen Safety Food Safety Allergens 60

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As economic pressures and fluctuating food costs persist, these technologies will be critical for maintaining profitability and ensuring long-term sustainability. A well-trained, motivated workforce is the cornerstone of exceptional service and high-quality products – two factors that are critical to generating customer loyalty.

2025 419

2025 Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 419

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Your waiters and waitresses are the face of your establishment, shaping the customer experience and directly impacting revenue. What does excellent customer service mean to you? Tell us about a time you dealt with a difficult customer. How do you handle a situation where a customer complains about the wait time?

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Hiring Dietary Restrictions Customer Service Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops. 16 being World Food Day and restaurant prices rising 3.2 Challenging Q3. percent range.” Seattle, WA.

2019 211

2019 Point of Sale Small Business Consumer Goods 211