Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Over the past few weeks, we have met with clients, attended roundtables, observed trends and polls, and have kept our creativity flowing, to develop design solutions to help sustain our food and beverage industry partners through COVID-19 and beyond. Or, do we design permanent fixed seating that follows social distancing?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As President of the Food & Delivery segment of Novolex, I’ve had a front seat to these dramatic changes, and to the challenges facing the industry as it struggles to survive and adapt. We saw a significant increased demand for products like wine “sippy cups” for adults and plastic mason jars housing pre-mixed drinks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A couple wants to be able to go to their favourite restaurant for dinner and be greeted with their favourite beverage, or told that the server has already reminded the kitchen about their shellfish allergy. Mobile applications and devices accelerate the convenience that operators can bring to their guests.

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Focus POS

AUGUST 19, 2020

Right now, restaurants are relying heavily on outdoor patio seating for a large part of their dine-in revenue. If you have the available space, patio seating is a great way to boost your sales and keep customers safe during the pandemic. However, it’s essential that restauranteurs get their outdoor seating right: .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2022

Long before the pandemic, hoteliers were looking for ways to refresh their properties' food and beverage offerings, and the pandemic presented the ideal opportunity for restaurants to enter the hotel sphere. Contrary to popular belief, the main driver for any hotel is not the food offerings, but the beverage offerings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

" Bo Peabody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of restaurant reservation and rewards app Seated , Board member of Boqueria Restaurants, and Co-Owner of Mezze Restaurant Group , suggests: Beyond spacing out tables, take advantage of outdoor space if you have it available. . "Social " To learn more and register, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

The RRF will provide tax-free grants for food and beverage venues that lost revenues in 2020. Construction of outdoor seating. Business food and beverage expenses. If you have any questions on the process, reach out to an experienced accountant to walk you through the process. How will the program work? Rent payments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2023

Each table has its own wench, which allows them to be raised and lowered to any desired height –– seated, cocktail, or all the way up to the ceiling –– using a network of cables and an electric power source. We can't have food and beverages swaying back and forth while people are enjoying dinner!

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In other words, for a very long time membership had little concern for the financial viability of the food and beverage department – this was simply a service for members that was expected to be there, in any shape or form that members wanted, when it was sought. Today’s club food and beverage department must be financially viable.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This should include all tables available for seating customers. Optimize seating arrangements: Arrange tables in a way that maximizes the use of available space without compromising customer comfort. This practice not only keeps the restaurant tidy but also signals to waiting customers that the table is ready for seating.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Eatertainment is defined as “a guest experience that involves food and/or beverage dining before, after, or during other activities.” According to Food Newsfeed, although the games and entertainment attract customers, at these venues, 75 percent to 80 percent of their revenue comes from food and beverage. Need more tips?

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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? Get creative and incorporate one or two beverage items if you can (alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic, is possible). One key to making this a success is marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

Guests would be seated at every other table or booth so as to maintain a safe distance. Bar seating will be removed and reconfigured to allow six feet between bar stools. Petersburg, are open at 25 percent capacity, allowing parties of up to 10 seated six feet apart, until further notice and according to state mandates.

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EATER

MARCH 28, 2025

You have to be able to get to your seat and then enjoy your food and beverage there, Krivosik says. One of the most important factors to consider, however, is that new menu items are hand-held or easily enjoyable finger foods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

Soothing music, comfortable seating, teas, infused waters, screens with calming images are just some examples of how to add a destressing break during a meeting. Instagramable food, beverage and experiences are very popular on events so incorporate this from the initial planning. Mental wellness. Experiential Interactions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2021

Guests do not want to simply walk through a doorway and be seated in the corner, away from the excitement. While most guests will choose to indulge in an alcoholic beverage, there is much to be said about the design elements their eyes will drink in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Seated Acquires VenueBook. Seated acquired digital event booking platform VenueBook. With Seated Events, Seated at Home, and Seated, restaurants can drive demand to their three primary sources of revenue in a single, easy to use rewards platform.” and the surrounding region. . and the surrounding region. .”

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EATER

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The design blends cherry wood and Indigenous artwork with seating for 30 with a pivoting window wall designed by Tom Kundig that invites natural light and enhances the earthy, welcoming ambiance. Courtesy of Off the Rez Find the braised bison wild rice bowl with seasonal vegetables and pickled onions at the Seattle cafe.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We had seating for 150 and there wasn’t an empty chair. A line of people was waiting for seats, so we knew that service was now on fire. We offered two seatings that filled our dining room and set two buffet lines serviced by a carver at each and three food runners to keep everything stocked. By 8:15 the dining room was full.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

When hiring restaurant accountants, your primary consideration should be those who understand the complexity of the food and beverage industry—both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house operations and management. This number is essential because it helps you determine the price of your food and beverages.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Any establishment that serves food or beverages to guests is eligible. Outdoor seating construction. Food and beverage inventory. Note for businesses who opened in 2020: the Applicant's original business model should have contemplated at least 33.00% of gross receipts in onsite sales to the public.). This includes: Restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This includes: Self check-in, table alert, and self-seating to expedite the entry process. utilizes social media to not only highlight our technology with followers, but more importantly highlight our enticing food and boozy beverages with great pictures and description, which just happens to be residing on our technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Spirit-based, ready-to-drink beverages will continue show vast white space, and bourbon should continue to thrive. But brands with smart upsell strategies are also realizing larger checks and higher margins." " – John Oakes, Revenue Management Solutions CEO. – Phil Quackenboss, VP of Restaurants & Growth at Fetch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. " Beverage Insights. So, what could a better designed and delivered beverage program mean for the channel?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Failure to adapt will make securing a seat at the table an uphill battle for tech companies. Expect to find creations like a salmon martini or beverages using unique washing ingredients such as duck confit and spam. The era of the status quo is over, and SpotOn expects a widening gap between tech leaders and laggards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2020

In some early adapter restaurants, like Dadawan in The Netherlands, themed robots greet customers, check temps and seat guests. Another challenge is consumers’ desire for food and beverage experiences while protecting against unsafe contact. Think of the ubiquitous love for a barista-quality cappuccino or flat white.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Whether we seat tables farther apart, make available more hand sanitizer stations and remain vigilant with our cleaning processes– we will demonstrate to our guests that it is ok to come back and dine with us. Once businesses can reopen, what do you anticipate the "new normal" will be?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2021

For example, Americans dine out frequently, both at fine dining restaurants and more casual establishments, with delivery apps filling in for in-person seating at the moment. I encourage operators in the hotel, food and beverage industry to consider the same.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

. “Online and mobile ordering was a lifeline to restaurants shut-down in the pandemic and continues to provide steady revenue,” said Simon de Montfort Walker, senior vice president and general manager at Oracle Food and Beverage. For more information on Oracle Food and Beverage visit: [link]. Latest Beverage Trends.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 26, 2020

Cost of goods (COGS) sold refers to the cost required to create each of the food and beverage items you sell to guests. RevPASH stands for “revenue per available seat hour” during a given time period (and sounds really cool when you say it). RevPash = Total revenue ÷ (available seats x opening hours).

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? Seating capacity. Coffee shop with seating: $80,000 to $300,000. Coffee shop with both seating and a drive-thru: $80,000 to $300,000. Are there high-top, bar-style tables, regular seating, or a mix of both? But, don't limit your research to just that!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

A whopping 88 percent will dine inside fast casual and fast food restaurants, but there are high expectations for safety protocols including sanitized tables (70 percent), staff wearing masks (69 percent) and/or gloves (51 percent), and limited seating (52 percent). Lines Blur Between Fast Food and Fast Casual. Drive-thrus wanted.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

Wow visuals on the plate and in the dining room, wow views from every seat, wow service, and of course – wow flavors on the plate. Make it fun! [] FOR THE SOMMELIER AND BARTENDER: Food and beverage pairing is a fast road to customer satisfaction and a great way to maximize profit potential for the restaurant.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Well, you have all heard the statistics about success and failure when food and beverage are involved, so I won’t repeat them. Pacing reservations and slowing down the seating of guests will keep the rhythm in order and leave everyone further away from the edge of the cliff. How hard can it be – right?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How will the restaurant survive if seating capacity is reduced to 50 or 25 percent long term? If the restaurant cannot survive at a 25-percent indoor seating capacity cap, the restaurant is not going to benefit from an extended term of the lease. The role of general counsel during this unprecedented time is to ask the tough questions.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These restaurants generally have limited menus, no seating, and fewer (if any) servers compared full-service restaurants. Cons: You have higher overhead costs because you need more seating and servers. Family-style restaurants follow the full-service model with seating and dedicated servers. Fast Food Chains. Example: PitaWay.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. An environment of excitement, intrigue, service, hospitality, and memorable experiences is required.

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