Ken Burgin

AUGUST 28, 2022

The 80/20 Rule is simple – it says that a relatively small number of causes (about 20%) is responsible for a great number of effects (roughly 80%). This is good news – if you find out what the 20% are and work on them, you can have a significant impact on sales improvement, cost reduction and improved restaurant management. This often means 80% of your sales come from 20% of your customers (particular individuals, or a type of customer), so looking after them should be a priority.

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FreshCheq

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Since 2019, before the pandemic, sales in the restaurant industry are down $65 billion.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2022

There is a major fallacy about cooking – the belief that you can teach someone to become a cook. Now that every chef and culinary educator has their feathers ruffled – let me explain. Yes, we can teach or train someone to perform the steps in cooking and through practice we can do this quite well – just like it is possible to teach or train someone to play the piano or guitar, violin, or cello.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 29, 2022

Restaurant management and operations personnel are always on the search for proactive ways to increase operational efficiency and reduce waste while complying with local regulations. Today, the sophistication of IoT technology available to the restaurant sector is at an all-time high. If leveraged within the correct outcome-based framework, these interconnected technologies have the potential to improve operational visibility in a way that impacts critical real-world results.

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Restaurant Technology Guys

AUGUST 30, 2022

In today's digitally-forward business world, point of sale tech is everywhere. It could be in a server's pocket with the right accessory for a mobile phone. It could be indoors or outdoors, free to walk around with or in a fixed position. For restaurants, it could be anywhere the owner wants it to be. The post Point of Sale Tech: What’s New, What’s Coming, and What Needs to Go appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys.

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EATER

AUGUST 29, 2022

Assorted mochi on display at Osaka-Ya in Sacramento. From Fugetsu-Do in Los Angeles to Nisshodo in Honolulu, generations-old wagashi shops serve up not only mochi and manju, but also a taste of community When the owners of Benkyodo, the mochi and manju store that stood for 115 years in the heart of San Francisco’s Japantown, announced in May 2021 that they intended to close the shop and retire , newspapers and community members decried the upcoming closure as a cornerstone of the Japanese Americ

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EATER

AUGUST 29, 2022

Chef Marc Zimmerman used his past travels to build the concept “I don’t know anybody that’s working with wagyu on this level in the U.S.,” says chef Marc Zimmerman, of San Francisco’s Gozu. At the restaurant, Zimmerman’s wagyu beef tasting menu — which has featured everything from yakitori-style skewers to wagyu brisket on grilled milk bread, topped with uni — shows off different ways to approach the entire animal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2022

Restaurants are grappling with labor shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflation. According to the National Restaurant Association, restaurants are experiencing the most severe labor shortage in history, actually 70 percent higher than most industries. As of April 2022, restaurants were still down 794,000 jobs – or 6.4 percent pre-pandemic employment levels.

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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”. At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. Or, if you've worked in a restaurant as a chef, line cook, or as part of the FOH (front-of-house), you may have used this hospitality term yourself.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The sun creeps over the horizon, morning fog begins to burn off and the late summer dew is visible on grass and trees. It’s too early for normal traffic on the roads and the sidewalks are clear of people aside from an occasional dedicated runner. Yet, within this calm there are lights on in kitchens across the country and the smell of sourdough breads, breakfast pastries, and bacon waft through the air, even making those dedicated runners slow down and take it in.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 30, 2022

Although coffee was first introduced to Tanzania in the 16th century from nearby Réunion Island (also once referred to as Bourbon), it took around 200 years for the country to start growing it on a commercial scale. Since then, coffee has been a major cash crop for Tanzania. However, a number of complex issues like climate change, disease, and ageing coffee trees have led to a significant decline in production volumes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today’s modern restaurant operators face challenges that no other generation has faced, thanks to COVID-19 closures, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, menu labeling, and food safety challenges. Food safety is a significant concern since any cross-contamination, cross-contact, mishandling, or foodborne illnesses may sicken guests and become a PR disaster.

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EATER

AUGUST 31, 2022

The bathroom at Detroit restaurant Union Assembly. | Gerard + Belevender /Eater Detroit. Restaurant bathrooms matter more than ever. But amid the quest for vibes and a good selfie mirror, where does function fit in? Going to the bathroom at Bluestockings, the worker-owned bookstore in New York City’s Lower East Side, was “an eye-opening experience” for chef Telly Justice.

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Sling

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Make your team a more effective unit and help them get more things done during the workday by taking time to focus on improving employee productivity. Even small changes in employee behavior and habits now can have a big effect on the way your business operates in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. Not sure how to go about boosting employee productivity?

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The World Coffee Championships (WCC) are arguably the most prominent and prestigious competitions in the global coffee industry. WCC events give coffee professionals from around the world a chance to showcase their expert knowledge and skills to an international audience. While the coffee used in each routine is certainly essential to a competitor’s success, there has also been a growing emphasis on telling the story behind the coffee in recent years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Globally, one third of the food produced for human consumption is wasted. Not only is this a loss of valuable resources, it’s also an affront to the 815 million people around the world who suffer from malnutrition. So, how can we both solve the food waste issue and ensure better food availability? Waste can occur anywhere along the food supply chain, which includes production, processing, distribution, and consumption.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Family meal at East of Suez. Another summer draws to a close for pan-Asian restaurant East of Suez, which has welcomed generations of diners in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire The sidewalks of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, are coated in a patinaed collage of melted ice cream. The shores of its glistening lakes, once the sites of large hotels, motels, and cottages, are lined with large vacation homes.

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The Restaurant Group

AUGUST 29, 2022

Thinking About Opening A Restaurant? Opening a restaurant of your own is something that many people dream about. If you’re ready to make your dream of having your own restaurant a reality, we put together this guide so you can successfully open one. . We cover everything from choosing a location to managing staff and finances, with step-by-step instructions for each part of the process. 1.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 28, 2022

Many coffee farms across the Bean Belt are located in remote, rural areas in low-to-middle income countries. This means that while green coffee might be transported by road to ports or exporters, many farm workers rely on other forms of transport – including bicycles. While we have previously highlighted the relationship between cycling and coffee in consumer countries , it’s becoming increasingly clear that bicycles often have a role to play in coffee production, too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Search engine results pages (SERPs) are an SEO term that refers to how well your website and web pages rank on Google. Improving your restaurant’s SERP rankings can help generate more online visibility and subsequently more online sales. Six Tips to Improve Your Restaurant’s Local SERP Rankings. There are no cookie-cutter approaches to SEO.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Lisa Kogawa/Eater. When “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” hit Netflix 10 years ago, Jiro Ono’s approach was fetishized as the pinnacle of “authenticity.” Looking back now, though, what did that really mean? At one point while filming Jiro Dreams of Sushi , the decade-old documentary about master sushi chef Jiro Ono and his three-Michelin-starred restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, the camera’s focus wasn’t quite sharp enough on a prepared piece of tuna.

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Sling

AUGUST 27, 2022

For most managers, timesheet reminders are a necessary evil. They ensure that all team members submit their time cards on time and that the person or persons conducting payroll have everything they need to complete the process accurately and on time. But are timesheet reminders absolutely necessary? Is there a better way to gather all the data before payday?

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The Wine Knitter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On a recent trip to Sicily, I had the opportunity to explore the wine regions in the Southeastern part of the island, including a special visit to Vittoria. I had not yet been to this area of Sicily and was bursting with curiosity. So, thanks to the gracious invitation of Assovini Sicilia, I happily returned to this magical island. And, as always, my love affair with Sicily continues to grow with each visit!

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 29, 2022

People booking events this year prefer to party on Saturdays, and the celebrations are focused on social occasions, according to new data from EventUp powered by Tripleseat. Highlights of the EventUp 2022 First Half of the Year Event Trends include: The average spend for events is $3,545. Top celebrations include birthday parties and baby showers. Saturday is still the most popular day to party.

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Sculpture Hospitality

AUGUST 30, 2022

Maintaining a bar inventory is critical to ensuring you have a fully stocked bar to meet customer demand while reducing wasted product. It also provides insights and data so that you know exactly how your bar is performing and where to make improvements.

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Bottleneck Management

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Best Dog-Friendly Patios. Leave the “fur parent” guilt at home and grab a beer with your pooch on our dog-friendly patios. Check out our list of patios that happily welcome your furry BFF with a stainless-steel water bowl and a treat bag to get their tails wagging. City Works – Disney Springs, FL. Our Disney Springs patio is not only dog-friendly but is also available for private events and is conveniently located by Cirque du Soleil and House of Blues.

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Crunchtime

AUGUST 30, 2022

As workers flock to join the gig economy and the hospitality industry continues to face staffing shortages, restaurants need to find ways to compete for talent. According to Upwork, the gig economy is expanding three times faster than the total U.S. workforce and more than 50% of U.S. workers are likely to participate in the gig economy by 2027. In addition, 53% of the freelancer population in the U.S. is made up of Gen Z or those aged 18 to 22 years old – a prime target for restaurant jobs.

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EATER

AUGUST 29, 2022

Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Though a Chipotle in Augusta, Maine filed for a union election in June, the chain closed the location a few weeks later The growing wave of food service industry unionization efforts across the country continues: Workers at a Chipotle location in Lansing, Michigan voted to unionize last week, establishing the first union in the store’s 3,000 locations, according to a press release from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 29, 2022

As a restaurateur, you would love to see your restaurant kitchen bustling while your dining room is fully packed with guests. Now, imagine the worst thing that could happen to you on such a day – you hear the deafening sound of plates clattering on the ground, and you know it happened because of your crowded kitchen space that has caused one of your staff members to collide with another member.

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Bottleneck Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

5 Common Grilling Mistakes + Tips. Summer’s end is nearing but with football season right around the corner, there’s still plenty of time to grill. You can grill just about anything from veggies and fruit to meat and fish and it will all taste wonderful if you avoid these five common mistakes. 1. Not Knowing Your Grill’s Hot Spots. First, get to know your grill.

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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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