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APRIL 3, 2023

It leads to discrimination, sexism, and sexual harassment , and creates a disparity between the back and front of house. It has left far too many of its workers to rely on food stamps —an irony that shouldn't go unnoticed. The restaurant industry has a wage problem.

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Front of House Tip Distribution Back of House Restaurant Law 370

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Maybe it’s a local diner as a dishwasher or assistant to a short order cook; maybe it’s a fast food operation as a “sandwich artist” or grill person for that hamburger chain; or maybe it’s a summer snack bar where you learn to walk through all of the steps. For a few, at some point that changes. – Jacques Pepin.

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Fine Dining Food Order Back of House Uniforms 403

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Chef Marc Meneau was such a chef – a powerful personality who elevated the dining experience – a chef who lived excellence every day in his restaurant L’Esperance in Vezelay, France. a house of worship where it is claimed rest some of the bones of Mary Magdalene. On rare occasions, there are chefs who do all of the above and more.

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Fine Dining Back of House Dine-in Presentation 363

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Snug is a bar-forward restaurant in San Francisco serving modern California comfort food, cocktails & craft beer offered in chic, comfortable quarters. Outdoor dining One way they evolved their operations was by taking advantage of San Francisco’s new shared spaces program to extend their dining outdoors in order to keep revenue up.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

There will *always *be something your staff can do to enhance a patron’s dining experience. There will *always *be something your staff can do to enhance a patron’s dining experience. Customers on average will order more menu items, resulting in a larger bill for the restaurant and a larger tip for the employee.

Mobile Ordering 221

Mobile Ordering Back of House Customer Service Online Ordering 221

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual. Published: 2009 ??

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Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

Word of mouth is fantastic, but when it comes to scaling a restaurant or reopening after months of closure, you need to rely on more than just the possibility of a customer loving your food and telling their friends about it. Before you get any ideas of a cheesy radio spot, take a step back and look at the bigger picture.

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Marketing 2020 SEO Loyalty Program 418

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

While Noma’s run as a Michelin restaurant is now at an end, there are many reasons why it doesn’t spell the end of fine dining cuisine as we know it. Noma’s announcement generated a healthy debate on how we can improve the restaurant industry as a whole and how we should defend our food systems and culture.

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Fine Dining Technology Front of House Sustainability 197

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2024

A chief reason is due to caution or uncertainty exhibited by conscious consumers, with 48 percent saying they are taking the ‘wait and see’ approach and holding back on spending in 2024. Moving to Multichannel Dining Experiences Dining out is… back? Orders come from a multitude of places.

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2024 Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual 203

7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Ensure your business plan is real and not theoretical, in order to understand every operation cost you will come to a head with, and ensure positive cash flow. Live-work-dine neighborhoods do not generate enough outside traffic to sustain a business if it is not designed correctly” — Daniel Reed Hospitality 2. Congrats! ??

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2020 Hiring Cash Management Education 335

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. And restaurants also pose possible risks, concentrations of people inside [for] indoor dining.

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2020 Restaurant Law Fine Dining Outdoor 285

7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling variation. I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely.

Fine Dining 195

Fine Dining Back of House Front of House Dine-in 195

7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2023

She now co-owns Poppy + Rose, Poppy & Seed , and Root of all Food , an LA-based catering company. She joined us on The Pre-Shift Podcast to discuss her philosophy on managing a team, including how she coaches managers. But first, Reed recounts how she followed her husband into restaurants. "I It served a purpose. I seen the books.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Take-out Book 370

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. percent) and fine dining restaurants (19.9 percent year-over-year at fine dining and 3.53

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Fast Casual Fine Dining Employee Relations Customer Service 197

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Here are some examples of how connectivity technologies are helping QSR brands, like Dunkin’, connect with customers and redefine the dining experience. Enabling Flexible Ordering. Flexible ordering has become an expectation for restaurant customers – from fine dining to quick service.

Mobile Ordering 197

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Front of House Customer Experience 197

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Proper staff training keeps your team knowledgeable, confident, and able to provide the kind of customer service that keeps guests coming back. Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills. Focused training also speeds up the onboarding process.

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Training Kitchen Safety Food Safety Customer Service 195

Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

If so, what it the plan for vendors and restaurants to work together in this regard? [] AT A CERTAIN POINT (before there is a vaccine) CUSTOMERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO RESTAURANT DINING ROOMS: Terrific! When that occurs we will be able to go back to business as usual – right?

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Leadership Front of House 270

7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

When we look back at the impact that 2020 had on the restaurant industry, we’ll see it as an accelerator of change. The stories of adaptation and pivot in the restaurant industry are nothing short of remarkable, as owners and operators have shifted business models on their head in order to stay afloat—and thrive.

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2021 Fast Casual Back of House Casual 195

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It means guests love the food you serve so much that one location simply won’t cut it — and you get to serve more customers, generate more revenue , and expand your business. Expanding your place in the food service industry happens in one of two ways — developing a new restaurant concept or replicating an existing one.

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Management Management Document Hiring 370

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

In pursuit of these objectives, restaurants must reimagine dining experiences through enhanced restaurant technology, deepen their commitment to sustainability, and fine-tune their core offerings. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.

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2024 Customer Experience Compost Loyalty Program 189

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Currently, 50 percent of restaurants, including sit-down and fast-food establishments, offer plant-based options, and this is only expected to grow. Controlling food waste is a hot topic in the industry as well. Contactless Ordering, Inside and Out Door Dash, Uber Eats and other third-party delivery services will continue to expand.

2025 189

2025 Loyalty Program Waste Compost 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2020

But the news cycle has demonstrated that one day’s positive outlook is countered with dire reports of additional cases the next – with consumers jolted back to compliance with safety recommendations. Touchless Orders and Payments Cut Down Contact.

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Technology Kitchen Safety Food Safety Online Ordering 206

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While there is no single answer as to how best to do so, if we look back at the pandemic’s impact thus far, it’s clear that the ability to effectively pivot offerings and communicate with your customers is critical to a restaurant’s survival. Be Transparent About Safety. Think Beyond Your Four Walls.

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2021 Marketing Food Safety Back of House 225

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Chick-fil-A even reported disabling curbside ordering in some locations to reduce strain on their workers.

2022 189

2022 Hospitality Loyalty Program Point of Sale 189

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2024

However, according to recent data , the “quit rate” in the US accommodation and food services is the highest among sectors and is outpacing the overall quit rate by more than 70 percent. What can restaurant operators do to attract and retain talent for the busy season ahead? How can technology help mitigate this issue?

Recruiting 189

Recruiting Front of House Back of House Point of Sale 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

2024 215

2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

Airflow within restaurants should flow from cleaner sources to dirtier sources – from dining areas to kitchens, restrooms to pick up / delivery spaces and more. In a post COVID-19 world, restaurant design must evolve and adapt to the new normal. Architectural Considerations in HVAC. All help with reducing the spread of viruses.

Design 212

Design Guest Recovery Consumer Goods Fine Dining 212

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation. Recent surveys are showing the vast majority of Americans have been cutting back on dining out. Adopt In-House Technology to Improve Service and Reduce Errors.

Technology 180

Technology Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Download 180

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 10, 2024

If these folks were going to a friend’s house they wouldn’t think of taking a plate, a mug or a picture off the wall. “I just spent a lot of money” A guest at one of our nightclubs, who spent $5,000 to get $5,000 worth of food and beverage to entertain his 10 guests, took the $500 glass centerpiece on his way out. .

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Back of House Fine Dining Take-out Social Media 196

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta.

Fast Casual 156

Fast Casual Front of House Fine Dining Mobile Ordering 156

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Using order data from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 and a national consumer survey, DoorDash’s mid-year report checks in on popular food trends, nationally and regionally, how users ate through social distancing, cravings across the country, and more. DoorDash Deep Dish.

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2020 Franchise Franchising Food Order 195

7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Once in your customers' hands, this piece of paper can directly influence what your diners order and how much they spend in one sitting. By analyzing the profitability and popularity of your menu items in depth, you can pinpoint exactly which food and beverages contribute to your restaurant's success and which ones you can eliminate.

Social Media 195

Social Media Loyalty Program Email Marketing SEO 195

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

The food industry has been historically slow to integrate technology and digital solutions. The Future of Payments Payment option variety is changing the dining experience in unthinkable ways. Enhanced accuracy through minimized human errors in order processing and inventory tracking. Gone are the days of cash-only transactions.

Loyalty Program 167

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Dietary Restrictions Customer Experience 167

Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Ghost kitchens, a delivery-only restaurant model with no physical space for dine-in, have become essential lifelines during the pandemic. While different operational strategies and business models are put to the test, one thing is clear – ghost kitchens are not a trend, they are the new reality as delivery and dine-at-home surge.

Front of House 148

Front of House Food Supply Back of House Delivery 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

restaurant industry has shown remarkable resiliency, having lost as much as 35 percent of visits at the beginning of the pandemic, but still has a ways to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels, reports The NPD Group. How is the US On Premise shaping up as it continues its journey back from COVID-19 disruption? foodservice industry.

2021 189

2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215