Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

Food Safety Food safety is paramount to any business that involves food and as a result the resources to train and develop food safety at all levels is well-established. One way we further a culture of food safety is not shying away from pictures of our team wearing hair nets, gloves, and always portraying best practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2022

When a diner with a food allergy chooses your restaurant, you’ll want to ensure that they won’t have to think twice about their safety. Likewise, ensure that you and your kitchen staff hold the necessary food safety certifications so that your guests are in good hands. Communicate Clearly. Do Your Research.

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Allergens Kitchen Safety Front of House Food Safety 189

7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

For both safety and ease, there isn’t a better option. 2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5 million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating. Embrace Digital Hospitality ??

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

Encourage Staff Members to Communicate Effectively. Staff training, therefore, needs to include teaching individuals to communicate swiftly, clearly, and confidently with other team members when orders go wrong, or other problems occur. Untrained and unmotivated staff. Inefficient management of staff. No realistic table management.

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Front of House Kitchen Safety Customer Service Point of Sale 218

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Kitchen operations. Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Technology also helps bridge communication between restaurant management and staff. Having a retail management tool with a mobile application, for instance, reduces the need for wait staff to move around when communicating with each other. Kitchen Operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic surging across the country, it’s more important now than ever before to focus on employee safety. The major focus of these guidelines is keeping customers safe, but it’s equally important to consider the safety of employees. Keep Masks On, But Get In Sync. Keep Masks On, But Get In Sync.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 7, 2024

Here are a few sample back-of-house job descriptions you can use to jumpstart your own job descriptions to help attract top notch BOH staff. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the restaurant’s culinary offerings and ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchen. Proven experience in a management or supervisory role.

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7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

There’s nothing better than a tidy workstation and clean range hood before service hour; and the post-shift scrub down of the kitchen can be a form of meditation for stressed out chefs. You likely already have a cleaning routine that you have communicated with your team and have some procedure of checking to ensure it has been completed.

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The Restaurant Group

JANUARY 26, 2023

How Important Is A Commercial Kitchen Design? Where commercial kitchen design is concerned, more is expected and demanded. These kitchens are used more heavily than residential kitchens and their effective design contributes to a restaurant’s success. Consider your employees’ health and safety needs too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2022

While restaurants are accustomed to prioritizing cleanliness to maintain food safety, new infectious disease threats are making cleanliness even more important for upholding public health as well as diners’ confidence. Visibly clean restaurants showcase a commitment to safety and make these environments more welcoming for guests.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Applicants may wonder about the restaurant’s culinary direction, commitment to sustainability, sourcing ingredients, and how innovation is balanced with tradition in the kitchen. What is the kitchen’s work culture like? How are creativity and input from the kitchen staff valued?

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. What Is Back of House in a Restaurant? Food safety. Cost control.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2020

Communications. As the coronavirus has taught us, a robust communications network is critical to ensuring that everyone is kept aware of changes. For your restaurant, communications are limited to the closed circuit of your business, from the front-of-house to the kitchen. Restaurant Logistics.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Front of House Website Management 208

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

The Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury , released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. Step-by-step instructions on how to perform the calculations required by the CARES Act to confirm eligibility for loan forgiveness.

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Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Table of contents Management restaurant positions Back-of-house restaurant positions Front-of-house restaurant positions Management restaurant positions 1) Owner The owner is at the top of the restaurant positions hierarchy.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

It is also this potential that allows teachers to change the direction of a young student’s life, a garden expert to beautifully landscape a home, a plumber to turn copper into a work of art, an electrician to properly wire a house, or a cook to prepare a perfect restaurant meal. Each person has something to offer and a need to do so.

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Uniforms Front of House Food Safety Healthcare 418

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

To get a pulse on QSR trends in 2022, Modern Restaurant Management magazine reached out to David Vance, Vice President of QSR at Mood Media, an on-premise media solutions company dedicated to elevating the customer experience. Joining Mood in 2018, he currently oversees the QSR team, focused on North America Account Management efforts. Every minute!

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Let’s put on our restaurant hat and take responsibility for doing what is right for both the health and wellbeing of our families, staff, and customers, and help in bring our communities out of the deepest economic hole since the Great Depression. Shouldn’t we be doing the same in restaurant kitchens?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

From guest management software to kitchen display systems and even finding the right point of sale (POS), these are the digital tools that simplify life for staff and guests alike. Kitchen Automation. Modern restaurant tech centers around a kitchen display system (KDS). Why would I need a platform? Capacity Management.

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Management Management BOH Front of House 189

Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Despite the vaccination efforts and safety measures implemented by restaurants, some potential employees may still be hesitant to return to work in this industry. This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. This has left restaurants struggling to find and retain staff.

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Open for Business

MARCH 7, 2023

Restaurant training is one of the most important things an owner can put into place. Well-trained teams mean shifts run smoothly and guests are happy with service. When all team members fully understand how to execute their roles and responsibilities at the restaurant , they are more confident and engaged on the job. And they stay in the job longer.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. They help managers and operators spend less time and effort scheduling their staff, reduce their monthly labor costs, and improve team communication.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

"First and foremost, restaurants need to address the obvious points about density and restrictions being put in place by local public officials, about cleanliness and safety and engagement. In today's world, safety is the third leg of the stool. 34 percent of respondents saying they plan to prepare more meals at home. "It's

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

What are 10 ways they can use it to develop training material and activities to train restaurant FRONT OF HOUSE S TAFF? Health and Safety Compliance: Develop interactive health, safety, and cleanliness standards modules. This tool can help encourage open communication and continual learning.

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Training Kitchen Safety Dietary Restrictions Food Safety 68

ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. They help managers and operators spend less time and effort scheduling their staff, reduce their monthly labor costs, and improve team communication.

Front of House 78

Front of House Back of House Online Ordering Certification 78

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. We also see this gaining traction with consumers similar to how calorie labeling became a major source of information for our personal health. Carbon emissions labeling helps inform our impact on planetary health. Lavu CEO Saleem S.

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7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2023

I think really focusing on the foundations of our origin, which is being young, and being interested in community, and connections between people. Jason Hammel opened Lula Cafe in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood back in 1999. So what are the conditions that allow a restaurant to last as long as it does? She's been there since day one.

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Communication Front of House Education Back of House 195

Ken Burgin

JULY 25, 2023

Use these enjoyable and instructive games to engage your front-of-house and kitchen staff – they’re designed to prepare and run quickly. And a reminder of the old trainer saying: what we learn with pleasure, we never forget! Make sure to take photos and share on your social media channels. Staff vote on their favourite.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

The back-of-house (BOH) at a restaurant is the behind-the-scenes area of the restaurant — it works like an engine and keeps the restaurant going. While it is not visible to the customers, the restaurant’s services get hampered without back-of-house. Why is Back of House Important? And, well, every world needs its own lingo.

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 6, 2022

Key staff resignations, equipment breakdowns, people issues, a kitchen fire or industry disputes – one way or another your turn will come. If and when –it hits the fan, what is your communication plan ? We often have it for breakfast! But, with a little thought and planning, you could thrive instead of just surviving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

City and state health departments monitor local restaurants to ensure they’re following food safety management program guidelines. Additionally, in order for restaurant leaders to operate as a certified safe food handler , such as managers and chefs, they must pass assessments related to food safety and risks like foodborne illnesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2020

If running a restaurant wasn’t already expensive, running one under new distancing regulations means less capacity and investment in safety infrastructure that will take a toll on costs. Lastly, food cost should always be a consideration when making menu changes. This helps make sure each item is selling at a higher margin than before.

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Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

You want to make sure you have high-quality staff preparing the food in your restaurant kitchen and serving customers. Let your restaurant kitchen do the cooking for you. Why should your restaurant kitchen stop operating just because you or your chef aren’t there? Smarter labor management for your restaurant. Sound about right?

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Transact

DECEMBER 30, 2019

What better time to turn over a new leaf and turn your kitchen into the best thing since sliced bread ? The post-holiday lull is the best time to take a break from the chaos and give your kitchen a thorough cleaning. Approach your kitchen strategically. I’m referring to topics like: Food safety best practices.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Front of House 83

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2021

From guest management software to kitchen display systems and even finding the right point of sale (POS), these are the digital tools that simplify life for staff and guests alike. Kitchen Automation. Modern restaurant tech centers around a kitchen display system (KDS). Why would I need a platform? Capacity Management.

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