7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A bar is a profitable business option if you’re looking to enter the food industry. However, understanding how to calculate and improve your bar's profit margin is key to long-term success. One key area to focus on is drink sales, with cocktail sales accounting for about 23% of a bar's revenue.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

More recently, as chefs have been working up seasonal menus to highlight local specialties and homegrown bars have been remixing native spirits, Sri Lanka drew millions of tourists in 2024 , announcing the islands comeback on the global stage after a few years of economic uncertainty. But its easy to find great meals if you know where to eat.

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Hotels Seasonal Menu Back of House Small Business 275

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2022

People have already started making lists of possible locations to ring it in, and your restaurant, bar, or party needs to be the place to be. Having some choice specials on hand is an excellent way to stand out from the crowd. Before serving, drop in that champagne as a finisher! . Winter White Cosmo. 1 ½ oz vodka. ¾

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Specials Seasonal Menu Menu Take-out 449

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This "Super" special edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup has a Super Bowl theme. But while wings still dominate as the top football snack, new data suggests that more fans are choosing to watch the game at home rather than head to their local sports bar. Vegas Jackpot, New Orleans Next?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Survey results indicate diners are seeking distinctive dining experiences, planning ahead with early reservations, and seeking out earlier evening bookings The holiday season is bringing a wave of excitement among diners, with 68 percent of respondents planning to celebrate at restaurants or bars.

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SpotOn

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While bars sell alcoholic drinks, a high-margin menu item, crafting a profitable bar menu is paramount. Through menu engineering and reporting from your bar POS system , you can determine what's selling and what's not. Here are some tried-and-true moneymakers for your bar menu. Pizza Pizza is a crowd-pleaser.

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Bar Seasonal Menu Online Ordering Food Order 98

EATER

MARCH 12, 2025

Little Bear would serve takeout only for the next 18 months. Kylie North, co-owner of Water Bear Bar in Boise, Idaho, says she and wife Laura Keeler operated with the motto live tiny, die never, inspired by the micro-animals their bar is named for. How many furloughed their staff while serving cocktails through a to-go window?

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2025 Back of House Front of House Kitchen Safety 220

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

Smart Foodservice operates 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Montana that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers with a broad assortment of products. US Foods Springs into Helping Bars and Grills. Innovative Experiences.

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Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 386

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Winter can be a tough season for restaurant and bar owners. The colder months bring a fresh set of challenges to the restaurant and bar scene. Here are a few ideas for restaurant and bar owners to consider in an effort to continue to serve up good eats and top-tier service during the winter season.

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Social Media Seasonal Menu Customer Service Consumer Goods 474

EATER

JUNE 24, 2020

As few as 16 lesbian bars remain in the United States, and their owners are fighting with all they have to make it through On the night of March 2, a tornado churned through Nashville, ripping through whole neighborhoods and damaging swaths of restaurants. Jolene’s in San Francisco. On March 11, they reopened. Lipstick shut down again.

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Bar Social Media Back of House Take-out 276

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the race to become one of the more popular restaurants in your area it takes more than serving good food and pouring outstanding cocktails. When using biophilic design it is important to use natural tones for tables, bar fronts and seating to replicate tones found in nature. Work with the interior designer when creating your menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

Creating a great ambiance in your sports bar or restaurant is a good way to attract new customers. People who regularly go to sports bars and restaurants want the best technology available to watch the big game. Bar owners want customers to understand the theme of the space when they first walk in.

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Technology Sports Entertainment Customer Experience 419

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2022

That’s not necessarily a bad thing—when you have enough staff to handle the crowd and an efficient plan to get those waiting customers seated and served in a reasonable amount of time, you can call it a successful day. Employees already have key information, so when a party is seated, its table and any special requests are ready.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2021

After displaying the restaurant name and logo, there’s more work to do to incorporate smaller restaurant signs around the business to promote specials, new menus, hours, etc. They are compact in size but serve as a good starting point to advertise your restaurant. Outdoor Restaurant Signs. This is done with indoor signs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2020

Department of Labor, more than 60 percent of March job losses came from restaurants and bars. Accordingly, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has special provisions designed to ensure that those affected will still have access to desperately needed rescue funds. .”

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EATER

MARCH 26, 2025

The Travel buds Grand hotels are home to some of the French capitals most exciting and elegant meals, according to Eaters local dining expert and guidebook author Hotel restaurants tend to have a special energy. Book a table at Jacques Bar Book a room at the Hoxton The Travel Buds Dry-aged beef at Nonos & Comestibles.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For example, it is advisable to establish alcohol service guidelines and procedures to prevent over-consumption or serving to intoxicated patrons. There are serious penalties for serving underage customers, including losing your liquor license and even jail time. ID, Please? Market … Responsibly.

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License Point of Sale Employee Relations Restaurant Law 539

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2022

The 1950s saw the birth of the first idealized vending machine , an enormous construction made of metal and glass that served thousands of city-dwellers each day and night. The machine served sandwiches, wine, and coffee, and was considered a great success. No waiters, just steaming plates and a glass door that's opened by a coin.

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Mobile Ordering Food Order Employee Relations Customer Service 537

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2020

It’s no secret among bar and restaurant owners that customer experience is key. Cardless programs reduce the number of high-touch surfaces for customers and staff and serve the additional benefit of eliminating issues related to card replacement. Consider Your Customer’s Safety and Privacy. McKinsey & Co.

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Loyalty Program Customer Experience Point of Sale Employee Relations 519

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

With outdoor dining occupying the foreground, and bars and indoor dining taking a back seat to consumer preferences, it begs the question: what happens when it gets cold? Offer special meals for dinnertime or 15-minute meal kits that require minimal assemble and make times.

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Seasonal Menu Outdoor Customer Service Catering 493

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2020

When they feel comfortable, people will return to sports bars and restaurants for food, drinks and the "big games" on television. “Bar owners want people to feel the aspect or theme of the restaurant when they first walk through the doors,” Fischbeck said. Audio Systems. Visual Systems. Tabletop Devices.

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Equipment Sports Entertainment Customer Experience 500

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

. “I’ve been telling friends that after three months of social-distancing,“ said Robert Passikoff, president of Brand Keys, “The first thing I want is to sit at a restaurant table and have someone serve me a turkey club and fries.” Bar seating will be removed and reconfigured to allow six feet between bar stools.

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Food Safety Front of House Back of House Seating 511

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you're standing in line waiting to order the special of the night, the seasonal Panzanella Salad, you don't want to hear “86 the special”. The term has somewhat murky origins but has always been tied to the restaurant, bar, and hospitality industry. Table of Contents. What does 86 mean? Where did the term come from?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2020

In order to pull off successful events and cater to their clients’ needs, event planners and their bar staff. So, what do you serve instead? Bring sustainability to the bar by using whatever ingredients are already on-hand in the kitchen as garnishes or create daily drink specials based on them. Even better?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Now in its 13th edition, the report is compiled from extensive year-long research and intended to serve as a guide to help operators prepare for the coming year. Hot Cocktails will make a comeback this year as many people will continue to gather and drink outdoors and as restaurants and bars have built up outdoor dining spaces.

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2021 Hotels Airlines Guest Recovery 508

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant? As a restaurant manager, how do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? How do you handle situations where an employee is underperforming?

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Leadership Management Management Operations 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 22, 2020

On weekends, families come in to pick out a cone or one of the shop's special sundaes. In addition to delivery and takeout, an ice cream shop and a bar and grill in Kane County, IL both implemented out-of-the-box solutions to serve their customers during the current pandemic. However, Lange didn't stop there.

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Front of House Customer Service Delivery 2003 408

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2020

“If you’re a bar, you could serve coffee and pastries during the day to keep different revenue streams open while not having to use the resources of a whole restaurant." “Having a special area for a take-out window, thinking about that long term is a really smart idea,” she said. .

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Fine Dining Online Ordering Dine-in Take-out 470

Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

Today, restaurants serve a multitude of purposes that has brought this industry to a status of importance that is impossible to deny. Although our current crisis has brought the restaurant industry to a halt, it is important to remember just how integrated the business of selling and serving food is to society as a whole.

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Travel Back of House Customer Service Small Business 469

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2021

Restaurant owners can separate the kitchen, dining area, and bar using different techniques with walls, altering the layout of the space to create a better traffic flow and better experience. Half walls can often be found in upscale establishments because the people who patron these bars want to see and be seen. Create Partitions.

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Design Customer Experience Bar Specials 508

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If you have a bar, bartenders who are trained in specific drink preparation techniques and bar management will deliver faster and more consistent service, which enhances the overall customer experience. Meanwhile, training for managerial positions and highly specialized roles like head chefs should take at least a month.

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Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2022

After years of success as a wholesale operation, the Beal family opened the restaurant, Beal’s Lobster Pier in 1969 and our vision remains the same today as it was then – serve up the freshest seafood and give our guests the most authentic Maine experience at the doorstep of the waterfront that makes it all possible.

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Seasonal Menu Food Truck Consumer Goods Customer Experience 474

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But it also has a pandemic era precautionary tale to share with other quick-serve restaurants about going the extra mile to keep workers safe from contagion. Fast food giant McDonald’s is no stranger to litigation, having defended itself against lawsuits over everything from racial discrimination to hot coffee.

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Insurance Employee Relations Food Safety Document 520

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. Bar management software is a tech-forward way to handle many of the elements necessary to operate a bar successfully.

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Inventory Bar Management Management 195

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. Bar management software is a tech-forward way to handle many of the elements necessary to operate a bar successfully.

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Inventory Bar Management Management 195

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The funny thing is that these small businesses – in this case – restaurants – cannot survive on that once-a-year recognition, or even the occasional special event. Don’t they understand how much more special the experience will be in this little bistro with two people in the kitchen, a bartender and two servers?

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Small Business Customer Experience Customer Service Seasonal Menu 442

EATER

DECEMBER 6, 2023

| Lille Allen/Eater Raise a glass to the year’s best bars, restaurants, pop-ups, and roving trucks across 21 Eater cities The Eater Awards is the culmination of a year of intensive dining and drinking research led by intrepid editors in 21 U.S.

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