7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

We’ve studied what makes the 20% of restaurateurs successful and categorized them into essential categories, including optimizing your menu, providing unforgettable experiences, hosting events, and improving takeout. When done right, menu engineering can grow your sales by as much as 15% ! This is according to a study by Toast.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

As the summer season approaches, bringing with it longer days and warmer weather, restaurants have a golden opportunity to welcome waves of customers looking for memorable dining experiences.  “Many of our venues are seasonal and lean towards daytime vibes—brunch, patios, pools, piers, etc.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Food cost percentage When deciding how much to price your menu items, TouchBistro advises keeping the food cost percentage anywhere between 20% and 40%. ” If your restaurant is near a beach, don't be afraid to spend more on marketing when it is bikini season and many people flock to the beach.

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Open for Business

MAY 9, 2024

From transforming your space into an outdoor retreat to making the most of occasions like Father’s Day and Pride Month, there are several ways to elevate your dining experience, attract new guests, and boost your bottom line this season. Engage customers with mouth-watering photos, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and seasonal deals.

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 20, 2021

While the catering industry is on the mend, it’s essential that you ready and steady your business for the coming year. Here are some bulletproof ways to streamline operations in a catering business to cope with changing market dynamics. The catering sector is no different and can benefit from innovative technology.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Some may say they hate the cold, but they love what the season brings: joy and cozy, comfort foods. Winter is known as the season of celebration and the best time to overindulge in rich meals and comfort foods. Winter is known as the season of celebration and the best time to overindulge in rich meals and comfort foods.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It’s December, and the air is seasoned with the scent of cinnamon, spice, and everything nice. Create a fixed-price ‘Mix and Match’ menu with soups, salads, and sandwiches for customers to choose from. (If Pop a promotional banner at the top of your lunch menu to catch diners’ eyes when they’re hungry but in a rush.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2021

That's where proper holiday work scheduling comes into play — and with the right combination of tools, organization, and communication, restaurants and their teams will soar through the holiday season with more ease than Santa on his sleigh. For example, extra help might be needed to prepare, deliver, and serve catering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

However, for many states and cities in climates that experience a full four seasons of weather, cooler weather is fast approaching and with it, another chance to make operational changes. So, what are some additional ways restaurant operators can swing with the seasons and make additional revenue? Then, work to fill those gaps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the holiday season here, it’s time to start thinking about your marketing strategy. During the holiday season, people look for places to spend time with their friends and family. During the winter season, there are many opportunities for events. To extend your reach over the holiday season, offer takeout packages.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Chefs who are able to develop systems of production that work with fewer people will find a gold star on their resume. [] STREAMLINED MENU PLANNING. Chefs who are able to generate, assess, and use analytical data in their decision-making (menu trends, cost trends, daily labor analysis, market prices, etc.)

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The holiday season is usually full of family, friends, and fun—and a lot of profitability for the restaurant industry. Restaurants that are already trying to find ways to cut food costs and optimize efficiency with reduced opportunities for revenue are now asking themselves: How do we thrive during this holiday season?

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SpotOn

MAY 21, 2024

There's plenty of room to get creative with your menu and off-premise offerings. Here are some ways to connect with your potential guests and make your restaurant's menu pop (obligatory firework pun). Create a themed burger menu or a burger bar that lets guests mix and match.

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Culinary Digital

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the ever-evolving food industry landscape, one concept stands out as a catalyst for operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and improved customer satisfaction: streamlined menu options. Let’s uncover the secrets behind leveraging streamlined menu options to take your organization to new heights.

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Open for Business

MAY 16, 2024

Accessibility and convenience for guests Make it easy for potential customers to find baseline information about your restaurant, like location, menu, hours of operation, and contact details. Consider components like the navigation bar, home page sections, menu, press coverage, and photo galleries. A standalone menu page.

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Apicbase

MAY 21, 2024

Whether launching a new concept or expanding into a different market, menu development is critical for a restaurant’s success. That means balancing brilliant ideas with practicality and taking the time to consider all variables that can impact food costs , menu scalability, and customer first impressions. What is Menu Development?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Additionally, menu prices at casual dining establishments rose by an average of 9 percent year over year from 2021. The decreased patronage along with inflation increases running costs, which means increased menu prices. Many restaurants added delivery or take out capabilities, at home food or drink kits, and catering offerings.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When roasters sell a previous harvest of a particular coffee to customers and then buy a new harvest which currently isn’t on their menu. Coffee is a seasonal product – it’s harvested at different times around the world, it ships at different times, and arrives at different times. It’s mainly about ‘first in, first out’,” Richard says.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 20, 2022

When the Covid-19 delivery boom took off, many restaurants shortened their menu in order to focus on their best, and most delivery-friendly, items. But as supply chain issues, labor shortages and health concerns persist, the small menu trend is making increasingly more economic and operational sense as a long term strategy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2022

Create a Prix Fixe Menu. A prix fixe menu features a fixed multi-course meal that is served to all customers on a specific night, often for holidays like Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Prix fixe menus can help increase sales and lighten the load on your kitchen staff. A prix fixe menu also gives off an air of elegance.

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Buzztime Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Discover how to boost holiday season traffic into your restaurant from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve – and beyond… 1. Promote Private Parties to Jump Start Holiday Season Traffic Don’t wait. Be proactive in your efforts to increase holiday season traffic, and contact local businesses nearby. Do the same at your restaurant.

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SpotOn

APRIL 8, 2024

Independent restaurants have the opportunity to join in celebrating mothers and brunch items by creating a special mother's day brunch menu, dinner service, or promotions that cater to families. Below are 6 ideas to adapt your regular menu, which can be updated in your restaurant POS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Meaningful Menu Innovations : Restaurants and bars are evolving their menus beyond being a functional tool to improve the consumer experience. Seasonal Beverages : Bars are increasingly leaning into specialty drinks that cater to each season.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

During peak seasons, considering outsourcing certain services becomes a practical solution to ensure seamless operations. As the trend of digital nomadism continues to rise in the future, catering to this growing demographic becomes increasingly important. Not Quite Cyndi Lauper, but Brands Just Wanna Have Fun! The first gusto!

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022? For these travelers, the dining experience will be back on the menu. Plant-based options are a must on any menu from bed and breakfasts to five-star resorts. Finding innovative ways to incorporate novel foods into your menu sets your properties at the forefront of healthy dining.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Starz The long-awaited reboot about struggling LA cater waiters serves up unflinching hospitality industry humor It’s hard to say why exactly, but everyone is obsessed with telling the true — and often lurid and hilarious — stories of the service industry right now. Season 3 also preserves Party Down ’s reputation for great actor cameos.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 3, 2022

So, whether you are a specialty kiosk, fast-casual, or fine dining, there is additional money to be made by catering to tourists. Add fresh, seasonal tastes to your menu. If you are tempted to try a seasonal menu but still not convinced, try an abbreviated “spring” menu to test the waters.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

Research New Offerings Rigorously Before Adding The question of whether, when and how aggressively to add new menu items, expand hours/days, launch catering options or open another location has substantial implications for restaurateurs. Expand thoughtfully at a manageable pace that allows teams and culture to season properly.

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While customers may have a few favorites, a menu that never changes gets boring, fast. At the end of the day, menu compilation is a creative process not unlike that of a painter or a fashion designer. Menu development , however, involves something unique: a passion for food and flavor. Time to Refresh Your Menu?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

With the season of food and Thanksgiving when holiday food is at the forefront, what are defined standards and procedures that restaurants should keep top-of-mind to set the expectations regarding food handling and preparation during the holiday rush? After all, these things never take a holiday. Help Employees Understand the Why.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2020

An average wedding produces 400 pounds of garbage – and a large amount of this waste comes from the catering. As a caterer, having eco-friendly options for your business can help you build relationships and get more customers, all while limiting your company’s own impact on the environment. Serve a Seasonal Menu.

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The Food Corridor

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

And with the holiday season fast approaching, there’s plenty of opportunities to boost sales by offering products and services that can be given as gifts. Now is the time to offer promos and discounts for businesses that book in their catering package early. This helps you plan ahead and make the most of the holiday catering season.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Ace, Trails End Catering. Start with a small, focused menu featuring quality ingredients and hiring kind, skillful servers. Congrats! ??

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A resume for a cook or chef job should include familiarity with and specific experience in the following areas, if applicable: Food prep of specific menu items. Cooking specific menu items. Menu item creation and menu building. Recipe card creation. Taste Profiling. Mentorship. Memorization.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 15, 2021

He utilizes only the freshest local ingredients from the seasonal Greenmarket to create simple, rustic, yet surprising combinations. Feast & Wine is an elusive and mysterious private chef catering company run by an unnamed professional team and managed by chef Maor Natan.

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SpotOn

MAY 15, 2024

Draft up a special Father's Day dinner menu Steak. Instead of having typical holiday dishes based on the seasonality of ingredients, craft special meal options for a Father's Day menu that'll turn some bearded heads. Grilled chicken. Mashed Potatoes.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The season creates the opportunity to gain short-term holiday regulars. Tweak the takeout menu. Retool the takeout menu with the goal of making it easy for people to decide what to get and order it from you. Bring the same sensibly you applied to the takeout menu to this initiative. Cater to families.

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