Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As we close out 2022, food production is at risk. We’re still facing product shortages, exacerbated by ongoing supply chain interruptions and the Russian-Ukrainian war stalling food shipments – including 9.5 Inflation is causing food prices – and food insecurity – to soar. . Focus on Sustainable Food Production.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2023

An audit can also be a powerful tool that can help you improve the financial health and profitabilit y of your restaurant. How to Conduct a Successful Restaurant Audit First, take stock of the following areas of your restaurant business: Cleaning and Sanitation It’s difficult to overstate the importance of sanitation for restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2021

million tons of food. According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Fortunately, there are many ways to manage food waste once it has been generated as an alternative to sending it to a landfill. Food Donation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ensuring food safety is essential for restaurant brands and others within the food industry. A weak food safety culture can have severe consequences, including product recalls, foodborne illnesses, reputational damage, diminished customer loyalty, and financial losses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2024

The landscape of food safety is ever evolving with advancements in digital technology and new tools opening the door to a new era of higher operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. A reactive response to catering compliance due to such will no longer do.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

If youre one of the thousands of restaurants that added online food delivery in recent years, you might be wondering: is it actually helping my business grow? How to track and improve order accuracy Restaurants can track accuracy by monitoring refund trends, conducting random order audits, and collecting customer feedback.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We were ill-prepared for the COVID pandemic that devastated the food industry with supply chain disruptions, product and labor shortages, and soaring inflation. The biggest learning from COVID is that food businesses must be prepared for any crisis – and ensure their suppliers all along the supply chain are also prepared and resilient.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

This has dramatically impacted the core of the food and restaurant industries, specifically healthy and organic food. Eating organic is by no means a new concept brought on by the pandemic, but the shift in mindsets has thrust this niche food sector into overdrive. The Organic Food Boom. And the numbers are impressive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To better manage and keep a handle on contract management, operators can conduct routine invoice audits, automate their contract management, monitor price and market trends, and review their MDA’s. Here’s a deeper look at each: Constant Auditing of Invoices. Monitor Price and Market Trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 27, 2024

Restaurants, like other cash-intensive businesses, are a frequently targeted for audits by the IRS. By keeping accurate and complete records, you can reduce the length and pain of an audit. Once you are under audit, you may no longer remember some of the day-to-day details from a particular year, especially if it was six years ago.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This is one of the most significant areas of inefficiency for any food business. A recent study — Food Waste on Food Service — reported that, on a global scale, around $2.6 trillion dollars is lost due to wasted food. When designing your dishes, establish realistic portion control for each meal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At a time when stress is running high for folks cooped up at home, comfort food from their favorite restaurant is a respite in a crazy world. Even with the limitations, loyal customers are eager to return to dinning out so that they can get a taste of both the food they love and the place they know well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Sustainable Food Sourcing Is Worth the Effort. Just like farmers in the organic revolution, fisheries and farms must invest in new processes and have their supply chain re-audited regularly to show that they are consistently meeting stringent certification requirements. Source Responsibly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The food your restaurant serves should taste good, look appealing, and be safe! Each year, food safety breaches sicken 48 million people in the United States and, of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Food safety must be “baked in” to your brand’s culture so key audiences know that you prioritize it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Similarly, restaurant visitors expect their food to be of a consistent quality every time they visit. Both of these technological advancements are instrumental in ensuring excellent customer service and reducing food waste. Food Safety and Restaurant Cleanliness. Kitchen operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2025

Auditing monthly merchant statements can take weeks or even months to complete. Artificial Intelligence (AI) auditing technology can help restaurant owners read and understand their monthly processing statements within minutes instead of days. PCI compliance is a major pain point for QSR and fast food restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

While everything feels overwhelming in the world, focus on these five solvable challenges: Prioritize a Food Safety Culture. With or without a pandemic, food safety culture is what you do when no one is looking. Invest in Software Solutions. Invest in Software Solutions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Employees and customers are demanding safe environments, so demonstrate the additional steps you’re taking to keep them healthy during the pandemic – constant cleaning, mask wearing, social distancing, limiting capacity, offering hand sanitizing stations – in addition to your “normal” food safety protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It’s wise to invest in fully featured software options, which offer audit management and compliance tracking capabilities to maximize the safety of your food, guests, and business. One weak link in the supply chain could cause a food safety breach that could put your guests and brand at risk. Boost automation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 29, 2021

For example, I see industry trends moving toward: A more active and robust food safety culture. Food safety culture may have been an afterthought before, but it’s now one of the hottest topics since COVID-19 became our collective challenge. An increase in self-assessments at locations. Add Self-Assessments at Locations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Although food delivery has long been popular for certain types of food, pandemic restrictions and consumer preferences hastened the expansion of food delivery for almost all food and meals. Food delivery can be done either through the restaurant itself or through unrelated third-party online food delivery services.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2024

In fact, credit card processing fees rank as the third highest cost of doing business behind the cost of food and labor. For example, AI can audit monthly credit card statements in seconds – a job that can take restaurant owners between three and 21 days depending on the size of the business.

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EATER

APRIL 2, 2025

Media awards nominees, covering books and food journalism, will be revealed on May 7. mo by Jnt, Winter Park, FL Penny, New York, NY The Union, Helena, MT Outstanding Bakery A baker of breads, pastries, or desserts that demonstrates consistent excellence in food, atmosphere, hospitality, and operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Add cybersecurity risks, mix in consumer desire for transparency, then layer in the collection of consumer data collection and you’ve got a perfect storm of data management challenges across the food supply chain. How Multi-domain Data Governance Works from Farm-to-Fork.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Certification, a credential bestowed by the non-profit organization B Labs, is a way for businesses to address those concerns and more as they undertake an in-depth auditing process, and come out with a seal of authenticity around their sustainability and social responsibility claims and a branding kit to help promote it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 17, 2023

When restaurants, food businesses, and other organizations become ISO certified, they’re showing that they: Prioritize safety, quality, and compliance, following strict guidelines to ensure safe, high-quality foods. Food safety training must be a priority for all employees on an ongoing basis. Meet consumer demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

Maybe the absolute last thing any restaurant wants to focus on are food safety regulations such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Maybe the absolute last thing any restaurant wants to focus on are food safety regulations such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Have a Plan… and Write It Down!

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. The CDC estimates that, each year, 48 million ( one in six ) Americans get sick from contaminated food or beverages, a problem that costs more than $15.6 will create more job seekers in the restaurant/hospitality industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 29, 2021

Number Three : Audit your time keeping. Number Four : Audit sales every half-hour in your POS system. If you select bad people, if you find good people and you don't train them, any bad employees, they are costing you in workers’ comp, wasted food, pissed off guests, reduced sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Give them charging stations and a reason to stay (delicious food, great service, and a comfortable atmosphere) while their cars are charging. You already provide delicious food, exceptional customer service, and an inviting atmosphere, right? Elevate inspections and audits. Are you ordering proper quantities of food?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has become invaluable in the food industry. Validating and verifying food safety. Here, AI can help verify suppliers’ compliance with audit and certification standards. Additionally, AI can help audit suppliers’ end-to-end processes to ensure high-quality products.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Not a good idea unless you want to take the chance of selling a product that is not food safe and being sued! Attend industry trade shows such as the Fancy Foods Show which is in both New York and Las Vegas and coves all food categories both National and International to discover what’s hot on the market and what is over saturated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By choosing the best payment provider, negotiating the best rates and pricing structure, and auditing your monthly merchant statements, businesses can increase their profitability and improve their financial health for long-term success. Restaurateurs can also automate their routine statement audits with AI platforms.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 9, 2021

government created the Food Safety Modernization Act , which transformed the nation’s food safety system by shifting the attention from responding to foodborne illness to preventing it. This Act prompted even more eyes to focus on the food processing and food service industries to ensure sanitation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2020

As one of the industries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, food service establishments large and small have been looking for relief since March. What most recipients don’t realize, though, is that the SBA has a six-year window in which to audit a PPP loan recipient’s initial application for the loan. triple) damages.

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