7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As the demand for a higher minimum wage continues to grow on a state and a federal level, restaurant owners and managers are understandably paying more attention to their restaurant’s labor cost percentage. Some businesses choose to calculate labor cost as a percentage of operating costs rather than a percentage of sales.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Each of those “departments” will require some level of unique kitchen management (sous chef) and specialists to support the uniqueness of function. Remember that being “the chef” will take you away from much of the day-to-day cooking, the adrenaline rush, and the team excitement that drew you to the kitchen in the first place.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As a store-level manager, you always have a lot on your plate. However, in between all these tasks, it is critical to devote time and energy into accurate and consistent inventory management. Inventory management is a powerful tool for your day-to-day operations, but only if you use it correctly.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Because sales and labor needs can change by the hour, day, week, and month, it can be difficult to control your labor budget over time. Because sales and labor needs can change by the hour, day, week, and month, it can be difficult to control your labor budget over time. Total labor cost. Hourly Employees. Salaried Employees.

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The Rail

JULY 5, 2024

This blog will explore essential restaurant management tips that will help you enhance profitability and drive success in the competitive food service industry. To boost sales, concentrate on emphasizing and selectively advertising high-margin goods. To further simplify and expedite processes, consider making your menu simpler.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 21, 2020

Teaching your policies, training your managers, and educating your employees about your code of conduct can help you respond quickly and transparently to any complaints that arise. Successful restaurant owners and operators don’t just provide great food. The people piece of the puzzle can be challenging for restaurants.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

If you are part of a working couple, managing a budget, paying for a mortgage, supporting two cars, and probably still paying off your student loans, then does going out to dinner make sense? Strict economics would require most people to think hard about spending that kind of money. So, what does the independent restaurateur do?

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2022

From the dishwasher to the prep cook, line cook to sous chef, and server to restaurant manager – food cost percentages must be something that everyone takes on as a job requirement. In the end, the purpose of the ingredients you buy is ultimately to translate into sales. Let’s look at how this works: [] SMART BUYING.

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Sling

APRIL 23, 2024

Because of that, management and Human Resources are often looking well down the road, so to speak, in order to anticipate business needs and have skilled employees on payroll so that there are no gaps in coverage. Staffing : The process of filling positions in an organization with qualified personnel (i.e., It can take a while (i.e.,

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

Treat everyone as you would want to be treated. [] LISTEN AND HEAR Hear the chef, manager, your peer cooks, the dishwasher, service staff, vendors, and customers. How eager are you to reach that position of chef? Are you hungry enough to do what you need to do, to build a plan and stick with it? Besides when you look good, you feel good.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 4, 2022

Restaurant inventory management plays a key role in overcoming rising food prices. If you’re still using Excel spreadsheets for inventory management, you are taking unnecessary manual steps and adding opportunity for error to the process, which can contribute to your rising food prices. from a year ago. More about this later.).

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Sling

APRIL 27, 2023

Restaurant operations management is essential for the long-term health of your business. In this article, we examine the specific goals of restaurant operations management and discuss a number of ways to help you improve the program in your own business. Table of contents What is restaurant operations management?

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A Recipe for Successful Restaurant Management. The pandemic caused added pressure in 2020, with sales down $239 billion from expected levels and employment dropping 3.1 Technology for Successful Restaurant Management. An efficient restaurant management system will offer streamlined processes for managing and fulfilling orders.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 19, 2021

While you may think of your restaurant inventory as part of operations, restaurant inventory management should also be considered an accounting function. When you can integrate your restaurant inventory management with your accounting, you can develop better inventory control while also achieving a more detailed picture of your finances.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 22, 2021

Cookbook sales on Amazon spiked and grocery stores were challenged to keep food on their shelves. Wholesale distributors began to ship or deliver directly to homes to compensate for minimal restaurant sales and liquor stores were deemed “essential” as people began to make their own cocktails to help forget about their isolation.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. With 90% of diners checking a restaurant online before visiting, you also need a strong online presence to attract and boost reservations. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

Restaurant marketing strategies combine online and offline techniques to help managers create a strong brand identity, attract new customers, retain old diners, promote their restaurants, and ultimately increase revenue. Aside from stamps or stickers, a points system could also work well.

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Marketing 2024 Email Marketing Social Media 195

Focus POS

AUGUST 12, 2020

If sales are high, then your restaurant must be doing well, right? . It’s tempting to use sales figures as proof that you’re managing your restaurant well. Sales figures can fluctuate based on many things, and they don’t always represent an accurate picture of how you are doing overall. High Employee Turnover .

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

In-house online ordering systems capture customer data for your customer relationship management system (CRM). Part of being a successful restaurateur is by being forward thinking and quickly adapting to this fast-changing industry. Today, consumers want convenient and easy ways to order food from your restaurant. Drives More Revenue.

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Clover - Restaurants

JUNE 5, 2024

With this restaurant inventory management hack, you can sustainably manage waste, maximize profitability, and wrangle wiley food costs. Bonus points if you track your orders and counts so you can get some of that “distribution of duties” we just talked about. Check out this blog for more info. Not sure what to look for?

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Focus POS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Here are 4 benefits your restaurant can find when you leverage the power of online management tools: Run your business anywhere with internet access. Edit and manage employee time cards. Pull sales and labor reports from your mobile device. Easily manage across multiple locations. Easily manage across multiple locations.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

There were no sophisticated profit and loss statements or cash flow charts, no point-of-sale systems or computer analytics to pour over and make decisions by; these were not the type of operations that required that level of analysis. I have very fond memories of walking the streets of St. That was it!

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Restaurant365

MAY 17, 2022

Food inventory management goes way beyond counting the items on the shelves. The most important part of inventory management is understanding how the amount of product relates to your profit margin. Why a POS system is not suitable for inventory management. A POS system is excellent at collecting sales and labor data.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

In some instances – winning is not always based on a score: “He who accumulates the most points wins”, but we do know when a “win” has been achieved no matter how it is measured. Measuring how the “carrot rule”, is applied is the job of the coach, manager, or in our case chef. Winning feels good, losing does not.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I get it, I’ve been there, I know the adrenaline behind this and the sense of accomplishment when the rail is free of dupes – it is a race against time, an impossible goal that somehow, we manage to reach. Get it done, no mistakes, and pick up the pace are all directives that help line cooks make it through another day or night. We made it!

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2020

Rest assured, at some point restaurants will rise up again, clubs and hotels will measure success based on occupancy and food service activity, and the position of “chef” will be center stage in driving sales and measuring profitability. I am the chef” has oftentimes been a statement that points to his or her authority over others.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2020

Whichever side of the question you find yourself on – there is no denying that the constraints will be significant, customers will be very leery about entering a restaurant, and initial sales will never be enough to keep a restaurant solvent. There are few certainties at this time except an understanding that this is not over.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As 2021 begins, there are many restaurant management best practices that can be applied to strengthen your business, in the short and long term. Manage cash flow by creating a cash flow forecast. operators, mostly sales) minus your cash outflows (your operating costs, like food and drink, payroll, rent, etc.)

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In this blog post, we will discuss suggestive selling and how it can improve your restaurant's bottom line. Suggestive selling is a sales tactic that encourages guests to order something that is different from what they had planned to order or usually order in an effort to increase the check size and make their experience better.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 10, 2020

Even though the practice of restaurant management continues to move digital, the physical space of your restaurant back office still needs to be organized. In this blog, we’ll walk you through best practices for organizing your back office, reducing unnecessary clutter, and preserving your office as a place of efficiency.

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Izettle

MARCH 11, 2021

Inventory management is a way for business owners to track the products or goods that they’re going to sell – from sourcing raw materials to storing and selling items in a store. Why is inventory management important? Reliable inventory management can be one of the most valuable assets for a small business. So how do you do it?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In all cases they begin with the same goals: prepare and serve great products that are consistent and offered with a smile, build success on a steady flow of sales and controlled profitability, and do all of this with pride. I have the privilege of working with many different restaurants and food businesses. So why does it sometimes go wrong?

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The restaurant industry never stops moving, and your success depends on how you manage all of the moving pieces. Running a restaurant requires a strong management system to help you maximize efficiency, improve your profitability, and grow in the future. managing employees. Having anytime, anywhere access.

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Bingage

JUNE 27, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the best Shopify loyalty app that can enhance your e-commerce store’s customer loyalty and boost your sales. In this blog post, we will explore the best Shopify loyalty app that can enhance your e-commerce store’s customer loyalty and boost your sales.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Here you'll find links to our favorite blog and support articles, information about 7shifts Academy, our social media profiles, and more. How to Serve in a Fine Dining Restaurant : Fine dining restaurants tend to offer elaborate food at higher price points, with attentive, often formal service. Daily Restaurant Management Course.

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ChowNow

JULY 10, 2024

Concept overview : Describe your restaurant’s theme, cuisine, and unique selling points that make it stand out. Ownership and management : Provide clear details about the restaurant’s owners and any other key members of the management team. Concept and vision : Explain the overall concept of your restaurant.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

What those technologies are completely depends on the role, but here are a few of the more popular examples: Servers and front-of-house roles tend to familiarize themselves with point-of-sale (POS) technology, scheduling software , online ordering integrations, and perhaps even reservation software. Table of Contents. Undercooking.

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