Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2022

HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) food safety regulations. HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) food safety regulations. Procedures for Operating Restaurant Equipment (if applicable). Use equipment properly. Elements from the ServSafe Certification. How to prevent cross-contamination.

Food Safety 493

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law Equipment 493

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

In this article, we discuss how restaurant design is changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight how we must rethink the consumer-facing footprint to make the restaurant experience more sustainable and bolster consumer confidence. In a post COVID-19 world, restaurant design must evolve and adapt to the new normal.

Design 531

Design Guest Recovery Consumer Goods Fine Dining 531

The Rail

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

By Lindsay Lawrence, Contributor Relocating a restaurant is no small feat, as it involves managing the transportation of kitchen equipment, reestablishing the space’s atmosphere, and ensuring minimal disruption to your business. These tools make it easier to ensure that equipment will fit properly.

Innovation 130

Innovation Transportation Loyalty Program Social Media 130

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Technology has permeated the quick serve restaurant industry and job functions – from point of sale (POS) to complying with food safety standards. The hi-tech workforce has expanded into factories, warehouses, ecommerce delivery fleets, and this article’s focus: quick serve restaurants.

Food 474

Food Food Safety Front of House Fast Casual 474

7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Point of sale report(s), including IRS Form 1099-K. For applicants that are a brewpub, tasting room, taproom, brewery, winery, distillery, or bakery: Documents evidencing that onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33.00% of gross receipts for 2019, which may include Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Forms 5130.9 What do I need?

Restaurant Law 370

Restaurant Law Document Brewery Point of Sale 370

Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

If you want to build an understanding and even a level of competence with a variety of specific skill sets then clubs, resorts, and hotels may be the only place where that can happen. [] VOLUME: A very busy, well-branded restaurant might generate 5of 6 million in annual sales, where a club or hotel can easy boast four or five times that volume.

Hotels 492

Hotels Point of Sale Cash Management Training 492

Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

So, here’s point number one: there is no cache of extra money, and the average restaurant makes just a few pennies profit on the dollar if they do everything right – so those discounts will likely mean that menu items will be sold at a loss just to play along with the promotion and support town efforts. Restaurant week is just one example.

Café 509

Café Seasonal Menu Point of Sale Social Media 509

7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

In this article, we'll go into 15 key performance indicators for restaurants, why they're important, how to calculate them, and more. Break-even point. Sales per labor hour. You can now determine what percentage this is off your overall sales to get a picture of your restaurant's financial health. Food cost percentage.

Point of Sale 416

Point of Sale Inventory Employee Relations Customer Service 416

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

There were no sophisticated profit and loss statements or cash flow charts, no point-of-sale systems or computer analytics to pour over and make decisions by; these were not the type of operations that required that level of analysis. The kitchen was not filled with the most sophisticated equipment and certainly not computerized.

Seating 473

Seating Front of House Back of House Cash Management 473

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Restaurants have responded to capture more off-premises sales by improving digital menus, whether found in-app, through a Google search or on store screens. More restaurants are also considering hiring their own courier service to deliver food directly to customers or linking up with aggregating sales platforms as a way to preserve margin.

Technology 508

Technology Loyalty Program Front of House Online Ordering 508

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

Comparing 7shifts’ internal data of 10,000+ restaurants, restaurants are seeing an average weekly decrease in sales of 50% across the board in North America. Evaluate your restaurant scheduling practices to see if you are consistently over-budgeting on labor needs based on your sales.

BOH 368

BOH POS Influencer Point of Sale 368

Culinary Cues

APRIL 24, 2020

Yesterday, I read an emotional, well-written, soul-crushing article by Gabrielle Hamilton – chef/owner of Prune Restaurant in New York City. It was an emotional experience reading this article and knowing that thousands of other chefs and restaurateurs across the country could have written a similar one.

Article 375

Article Point of Sale Take-out Dine-in 375

BNG Point of Sale

MARCH 9, 2020

Chances are, if you’re starting a business in retail or restaurant, people in the industry will tell you to purchase a point of sale system. If you’re new to the business, a “point of sale” or POS system is a piece of technology in which hardware and software components are used to take payments from customers.

Point of Sale 95

Point of Sale POS Loyalty Program Inventory 95

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

According to the latest Financial Trends Insights from Black Box Financial Intelligence™ , based on data from the week ending June 28, restaurants sales continue improving. See the latest sales and traffic results here: Sales Improve but Restaurants Should Brace Themselves for Challenges Ahead. Financial Trends Insights.

2020 487

2020 Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Food Supply 487

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 5, 2023

This trend is primarily driven by advancements in point of sale (POS) systems and the availability of white label, plug-and-play online ordering systems. This article explores how QSRs can harness the power of technology to enhance operations, deliver more engaging experiences, reduce costs and increase profitability.

Hospitality 449

Hospitality Customer Experience Customer Service Loyalty Program 449

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

An alternative is to buy an existing bar that is up for sale. Opening and owning a bar is one of those unique life experiences; you have no idea what it will be like until you actually go for it. And while it can be enjoyable, rewarding, and, yes—even profitable, it also requires long hours and hard work. How Do I Run a Profitable Bar?

Bar 370

Bar License Email Marketing Customer Service 370

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at how payments technology has evolved over the last few years and became an important ally for restaurants that want to level up their customer experience and their revenue while handling the busiest days of the year. In 2023, it is estimated that 87 million Americans will dine out on Mother’s Day.

Mobile Ordering 419

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Customer Service Customer Experience 419

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Participants in MyChange with SaverLife receive access to the national SaverLife platform and the opportunity to participate in national savings challenges, access financial education articles, engage in forums and accumulate redeemable points for a chance to win prizes. “We are very excited about our partnership with SaverLife.

Franchising 508

Franchising Franchise Fast Casual Point of Sale 508

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 14, 2022

A milestone in shaping this admittedly problematic landscape came in 2015, when the EMV liability shift took place, as Pay Junction’s EMV article explains. This trend has been noted across the world and more often than not, these requests are satisfied, and it is the restaurant who’s footing the bill.

Online Ordering 546

Online Ordering Customer Service Website Management Food Order 546

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 22, 2023

In this article, I’ll share the areas where AI is best suited to improve your restaurant business, what the limitations are and how restaurants can leverage alternatives to drive revenue, today. This might include correlation of social media posts, to reviews, to point of sale metrics.

Marketing 419

Marketing Social Media Point of Sale Customer Service 419

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. An Unpopular Year. In April, the segment’s customer transactions declined by -70 percent compared to year ago, and improved its declines to -30 percent in December.

2021 423

2021 Fast Casual Fine Dining Point of Sale 423

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Another way to get local backlinks is from local news articles, food bloggers, or restaurant directories to boost your visibility in search results. Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

Book 195

Book Marketing Email Marketing Social Media 195

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It also requires money to open a restaurant and build it out, buy equipment and finance the operation until it reaches break-even. In this article, you'll learn how to get a business loan for your restaurant so you can make your dream of starting or growing your restaurant a reality. Table of Contents. What is an SBA Loan?

Document 393

Document Small Business Cash Management Take-out 393

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Choose one method—phone, online orders, or email—and then speak with your point of sale provider. Restaurant delivery systems are usually very comprehensive, and if you want to continue offering delivery long term, it might be worth investigating a delivery point of sale system. What happens during a lockdown?

Delivery 316

Delivery Point of Sale Online Ordering Insurance 316

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In this article, we’ll take a look at how Tayler Book, co-founder of Beechwood Doughnuts, evolved her restaurant digitally and physically to get where they are today—making thousands of doughnuts a week for the Niagara region. A match made in doughnut heaven ?? We opened the store when I was 22 years old. I was fresh out of university.

Operations 370

Operations Book Small Business Communication 370

Goliath Consulting

MAY 8, 2020

Important points to consider before starting a catering program. As for profit, the percentage is largely variable dependent upon the business model, size, and marketing strategies, but high-end caterers have boasted impressive sales—a pretax profit of over 25% (3). But on average these numbers are much more modest.

Catering 248

Catering Point of Sale Delivery Customer Service 248

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Whether you’re managing multiple restaurants right now or are thinking about expanding your current business , this guide has everything you need to run more than one restaurant at once with success. Table of Contents. New Concept or Replicate? Create Consistency with Your Operations. Delegating Responsibilities. Keep Your Team Connected.

Management 370

Management Management Document Hiring 370

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

The pink and blue horse illustration at the top of this article is not clickbait. It’s an example of what Prague’s Manifesto Market is doing as part of its reopening operation. “But the desire is in the air to get back to social life and reconvene the life that has been paused for over two months.

Food Safety 511

Food Safety Front of House Back of House Seating 511

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JULY 25, 2022

Technology solutions also enable businesses to do better with automated inventory mapping, food preparation, and enhanced point-of-sale analytics. Point-of-sale systems revolutionized the way restaurants work. Restaurants aren’t always at the forefront of implementing new technology. That’s not all.

2022 222

2022 Technology Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 222

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

Food Safety 527

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 527

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Restaurant employees can apply online to receive a one-time, $500 check to use toward bills, including housing, transportation, utilities, childcare, groceries, medical bills and/or student loans. The Foundation will administer the grants, offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S. military base, or any U.S.

Employee Relations 516

Employee Relations Healthcare Online Ordering Customer Service 516

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percent in November, which represents the third consecutive month of positive sales growth and the strongest since January. Thanksgiving typically represents lower sales volumes for most industry segments.

2019 322

2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 322

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JULY 15, 2022

Technology solutions also enable businesses to do better with automated inventory mapping, food preparation, and enhanced point-of-sale analytics. POS Systems & Integration Across Platforms Point-of-sale systems revolutionized the way restaurants work. That’s not all.

2022 195

2022 Technology Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 195

Touch Bistro

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Running a restaurant is an expensive business venture, and not every restaurateur can afford to purchase new equipment or kitchen technologies outright. As a result, many turn to restaurant equipment financing to ensure they have the commercial kitchen equipment needed to run a successful business.

Equipment 98

Equipment Point of Sale Small Business Take-out 98

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. Rom Krupp, founder of OneDine has been literally sleeping in his office and giving away his company’s technology for free to save as many restaurants as possible.

Online Ordering 289

Online Ordering Insurance Mobile Ordering Website Management 289

BNG Point of Sale

MARCH 9, 2020

Chances are, if you’re starting a business in retail or restaurant, people in the industry will tell you to purchase a point of sale system. If you’re new to the business, a “point of sale” or POS system is a piece of technology in which hardware and software components are used to take payments from customers.

Point of Sale 59

Point of Sale POS Loyalty Program Inventory 59

BNG Point of Sale

JULY 15, 2018

Getting a point-of-sale system is one of the first pieces of equipment a restaurant owner debate spending money on when they are investing in a new establishment. Point-of-sale systems have the reputation of being an expensive piece of technology that rings up items and lets you process payments.

Point of Sale 66

Point of Sale Waste POS Cash Management 66