Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Of, course the food must be tasty and appealing at some level and above all else – consistent. How convenient you might ask: we barely need to slow down our cars and roll down the window when our food arrives – that’s convenience. This was (is) the design of classic coffee houses, speakeasys, and corner cafes for generations.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 12, 2020

They say we’re back. The kitchen lights are back on, deliveries arrive, the battery of ranges is fired up, and cooks (some of us) are welcomed back. Sure, there are temperature checks at the back door, masks donned upon arrival, and deep hand cleaning constantly throughout the day, but in reality no one knows if this is enough.

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SpotOn

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

There's room for fast food chains, fine dining restaurants, and casual dining restaurants, steakhouses, falafel spots, taco trucks. Amid the casual atmosphere, there's usually a preference for high-quality food, fresh ingredients, and craft alcoholic beverages. The restaurant industry is a big tent.

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The Restaurant Times

APRIL 19, 2021

Food truck business in the UAE has been around for almost ten years. Starting a food truck provides multiple advantages at once, especially pertaining to cost and mobility. Interestingly, the food truck concept has kept evolving throughout the years in the UAE and is easily the future of its food industry.

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Embrace the Suck

DECEMBER 25, 2019

You have a major food distributor in your market that you are probably buying from. You have a major food distributor in your market that you are probably buying from. It could be Sysco, US Foods, Performance Food Group, Ben E. Keith, Shamrock Foods, Gordon FoodService or another regional brand.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

January is fast-approaching, and hot lunch spots will soon be back on the mind of every highschool and college student in your area. Want to capture the hungry, back-to-school lunch crowd for January? Give BOGO a go Even though eating alone is a growing trend , food remains a fundamentally social experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Dark kitchens or virtual kitchens––real places staffed with non-ectoplasmic people—bring efficiencies to running a restaurant by providing off-site commissary services for delivery orders. Without these pricey anchors dragging down your profitability, you just might be able to focus on making food, and not making rent.

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Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire employees for a fine dining establishment, a food truck, or a fast food business, you’ll need any number of restaurant positions to make up the foundation of your team. A fine dining establishment may need all 24 positions on this list, while a food truck may only need three or four.

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Clover - Restaurants

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These tips are pretty simple to implement, yet they can yield powerful results: Greet guests within a minute , whether they are being seated, using a restaurant QR code menu, or reaching the counter to place their orders. Ensure the food gets to their table ASAP and circle back to check-in shortly after.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2020

At the beginning of the pandemic, Paul Dioguardi, owner of Colorado-based Hickory House Ribs, realized there was only so much he could do with the amount of available restaurant tables so he decided to focus on growing the catering side of the business. We advertised in local papers, supporting youth sports and wrapping our vehicles.

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Open for Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

Before launching any new menu promotion idea, it’s a good idea to go back to basics and get clear a few basic points first. Quick links What are restaurant promotions? Who is the target customer base? What is the goal? What does the data show? A restaurant promotion can be any special offer to guests at a restaurant. What does the data show?

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Cheetah

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Those rushing back to their local restaurants for the full dine-in experience have lots to choose from. To compete, restaurants are reinventing themselves by incorporating emerging food trends into their menus – most notably by showcasing local food products and unique ingredients. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

POS stands for point of sale, and it refers to the transactional moments when a guest orders and pays for their meal. Every time an order is placed by a server or a guest, at the restaurant point of sale, the POS is recording every aspect of the transaction and coordinating it with your inventory. Food trucks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

However, many of the food industry problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, have been aggressively simmering under the surface for years. Virtual kitchens, with their low barriers to entry and streamlined delivery focus, are a smart and inexpensive way to get your food into customers’ hands.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Supply chain disruptions and shortages like these are hitting every part of the food service industry hard. Learn how this affects your business, from restaurant suppliers struggling to keep up, to rising food prices led by labor shortages and increased consumer demand for quick, cheap food. Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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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. We’re also seeing many of our clients find new ways to be more sustainable in sourcing their food products. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

  From crafting a summer menu that celebrates seasonal ingredients to offering cool beverages can enhance customer loyalty, adapting to the busy season with innovative menu ideas and online ordering can set your restaurant apart. “Invest in marketing , train your staff, and be ready. We can help.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

H-Town loves its Mexican food, and this is attested to by the numerous Baja-inspired seafood restaurants and food trucks selling tacos at literally every street corner. On my recent visit to Houston, I got the opportunity to sample the city’s rich and diverse Mexican food scene. Best Mexican Restaurants in Houston.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. “Business owners have proven their resilience throughout the course of this pandemic.

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EATER

JANUARY 8, 2021

How two Mexican-American birrieros made the beloved dish a sensation in America In 2005, two Mexican-American teenagers from LA met at the fair in Coatzingo, Puebla, during Semana Santa, or Holy Week, a time when countless Mexican-American families head back to their family’s hometowns all over Mexico to visit relatives.

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Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 2, 2021

With full-service shops and quick food trucks, there’s also a place for every occasion. If you’re all about natural foods, check out John’s Water Ice. Order Online. Order Online. Make sure to come back to try their other selections! Order Online. John’s Water Ice.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 8, 2021

First, stay-at-home orders and dining restrictions prompted restaurants to focus on takeout and delivery. The process for the customer is essentially the same as it would be for ordering from any restaurant: customers contact the business through a third-party delivery app, the restaurant’s website or app, or the phone.

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Foodable

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Alexander talks about how he started back in 1993 with the privately held restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants that Rich Melman launched in 1971. Alexander goes on to talk about introducing self ordering kiosks, mobile desktop ordering, food trucks, and then getting involved with consumer packaged goods.

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MadMobile

AUGUST 11, 2022

Fast Casual Fast Food Casual Dining Fine Dining Contemporary Casual Full Service Cafe or Bistro Bars & Pubs Food Trucks What are the different types of restaurants? Fast Casual A fast-casual restaurant concept is the perfect blend of fast food and casual dining. Well, it all comes down to your restaurant concept.

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Apicbase

MAY 29, 2024

According to Statista , in 2023, the revenue of online food delivery was estimated at over $1 trillion, and it is expected to hold a 50% share of the drive-thru and takeaway food service markets by 2030. Indeed, they have been around for over a decade: a NYT article from 2019 dates them back at least to 2013.

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Clover - Restaurants

JUNE 20, 2024

In fact, the location you choose and understanding your local market can be crucial to the brand, theme, and food you choose for your restaurant. Your menu should, in turn, reflect your restaurant’s theme and offer guests plenty of variety without overtaxing your back-of-house staff. Is it a prime traffic location?

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 16, 2021

From sit-down restaurants with liquor to food trucks you can grab a quick bite from, there’s a spot for every occasion on this list. Though located in an old Victorian house, Smoked on High BBQ is actually a casual spot for some grub in Columbus. Order Online. B & K Smoke House. Order Online.

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EATER

JANUARY 19, 2022

began paying attention to food supply chains in a new way. began paying attention to food supply chains in a new way. Once again, experts and food companies say that there is plenty of food in the country, but a bundle of factors along the supply chain appear to be preventing it from getting to shoppers.

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Cheetah

APRIL 13, 2021

Just five years after Cheetah was founded, we’ve managed to process over 350,000 orders, supply over 1,000,000 products, and service over 3,000 restaurants. Back then, it wasn’t uncommon to see chefs in the middle of a shift or late at night making calls to different vendors, sending texts or faxes. We’ve come a long way since 2015.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 6, 2023

This includes expenses for things like food and beverages. This is because your net profit margin accounts for all restaurant-related costs, not just those related to food preparation and service. Making enough money to keep your restaurant running is one of the major challenges a restaurant faces. Read along!

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7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, social distancing, and business closures make it next to impossible to generate pre-coronavirus revenue numbers. These government-backed loans carry loan amounts up to $5 million with low-interest rates and generous repayment terms. And no money means mo' problems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. Ono Food Co.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Today, NYC rivals Los Angeles in terms of sheer Mexican food diversity. My recommendations for Mexican food in NYC cover a wide range of eateries, from local spots where you can grab a quick bite to sophisticated and contemporary restaurants perfect for a night out on the town. With a city so large, where do you even start?

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 21, 2021

This gorgeous South Florida city makes sure that there are delicious food options for anyone. Green Bar & Kitchen Fresh First Vegan Bruder SoBe Vegan The Hummus House PS Green Vegan Express Burgerhive Vegan On The Go Myapapaya juicery + kitchen Yello! Green Bar and Kitchen have a large variety of foods to choose from.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The new CSRD regulations require large food service companies to report on Scope 3 emissions, which can be difficult to manage. Carbon reports give large food service companies a clear picture of their environmental impact. Tracking them is tough, but it’s essential for compliance. This is where Apicbase can help.

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The holiday season can be a boon for many restaurants, but it can also exacerbate an issue that plagues the restaurant industry all year long: food waste. The Issue of Food Waste in the Restaurant Industry. Food waste in the restaurant industry is real. million tons of food waste annually.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Mexican food is a beloved cuisine nationwide, and you can find plenty of great places to get Mexican food in Pittsburgh. If you’re in the mood for Mexican food and looking where to get Mexican food in Pittsburgh, my list of the best Mexican restaurants in Pittsburgh has the most delicious options to satisfy your craving.

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