Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Every person has their own likes, dislikes and preferences when it comes to food. And, with so many people following a wide range of dietary restrictions and lifestyles, many restaurants have started trying to offer “Create Your Own” options to a market that is growing in popularity. According to Technavio , innovation and customization are the main growth drivers in the fast-casual restaurant category in the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. It's a necessity for building a modern and future-proof restaurant. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Every business relies on good accounting, but it is especially true in the competitive restaurant industry. Whether you’re a bookkeeper, accountant, restaurant owner, or store-level manager, understanding the basics of accounting can pay dividends for your business. Healthy accounting procedures for restaurants can help you manage food and labor costs, understand your profits and losses, and make strategic decisions about expenses and investments.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes. COVID-19, supply chain issues and rising food prices have placed the future of major broadliners at risk. Big names like Sysco, Restaurant Depot and others are now fighting to maintain their customer base as more and more SMB restaurants are making the transition to smaller, honest distributors like Cheetah. Operators who are opting out of the traditional big supplier-small restaurant relationship have good reason to do so.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Delivery is an essential part of restaurants nowadays, which is why there are more restaurants partnering with third-party delivery services, even if they already have their own in-house delivery. But the only thing harder than managing one delivery system is simultaneously managing two. By using these tips, you can learn how to successfully manage both your in-house and third-party delivery.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Employee shift scheduling for your restaurant can be much more complex than it seems. From managing overtime hours, to employee time off and availability, to making the right calls when it comes to who and when, scheduling takes a lot of time and mental energy. Not to mention, that's before you send it out to your team (a process unto itself) and have to make those always-present adjustments.

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Sculpture Hospitality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Your restaurant’s menu is the backbone of your customer experience. It draws guests through your doors, delights them while they are dining in your restaurant and keeps them coming back for more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Even before the recent COVID surges, new vaccine mandates and other restrictions, the analysts at Revenue Management Solutions advised their restaurant clients that online ordering was here to stay. Their opinions were based on quarterly consumer surveys, conducted since April 2020, that suggest while consumers are eager to get back to restaurants, they will continue to rely on dine-out options, primarily takeout.

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Next Restaurants

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By Adrian Johansen, Contributor. Pets and restaurants have not often been considered a good match. Indeed, for a long time, most eateries have restricted the presence of consumers’ furry companions to registered service animals. For the most part, this has been due to perceptions of uncleanliness or concerns about animal behavior on the premises. Recently, however, there has been a push toward more restaurants taking a pet-friendly approach to operations.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Downtown Orlando, otherwise known as the Central Business District, is a little slice of metropolis within The City Beautiful where you can find a diverse array of places to get a drink when you need to go out and blow off some steam. Most people, when they hear “Orlando, Florida”, jump right to amusement parks like Walt Disney World or Universal Studios Resort, but the real fun, in my opinion, is grabbing some friends and heading to these awesome Downtown Orlando bars for a night out on the tow

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

To inform your restaurant strategy, you need to be able to interpret and even predict consumer behavior. Being able to recognize trends and shifts in consumer behavior and demand will help you optimize your decision-making. Fortunately, Black Box Consumer Intelligence helps brands do exactly that. Restaurants use Consumer Intelligence to really understand the behavior of their own guests, those of their competitors and consumers overall.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Construction projects always begin with success in mind. Of course, owners and developers often have large amounts of money on the line and are focused on maximizing investment, especially in the hospitality and leisure industry. Yet all too often, projects get delayed, bogged down, or even come to a screeching halt for unforeseeable reasons. Recently, the pandemic has caused the most significant challenges, which continues to impact labor markets and supply chains around the globe.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Design: Tiffany Brice for Eater. For a well-designed glass that promises to make wine taste better, look to these brands Today’s modern wine drinker is positively awash with choice in the glass department. Want to enjoy a crisp white? A stem that’s tall with a relatively narrow bowl will help keep your riesling or chardonnay cool and concentrate the delicate aromas.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

If you’re visiting New York, you might already know that there’s so much waiting for you to discover. In such a multicultural city, you’ll immediately become immersed in a melting pot of cultures – and unlimited options of cuisine! Because of its longstanding history of being a top destination for immigrant settlers, you can rest assured knowing your cultural dining experience is going to be an authentic one.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

These are fast-changing times for all types of restaurants. Brands that stand out are able to use big data to spot trends, measure performance and create strategies that will drive profits. That’s who we serve at Black Box Intelligence. We compile comprehensive data on industry trends across all restaurant categories. For our clients, we offer granular data on financials, consumers, customers and workforce, as well as competitive intelligence that they use to benchmark against the competition.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Trion Group. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Q: As restaurant groups build benefit solutions, will they find more savings if they focus on brokering or strategy?

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Restaurant Engine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You have a great opportunity to let your customer service shine with carry-out. Carry-out has been around for decades, but it’s taken center stage since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many restaurants find themselves pivoting to offer carry-out, and they are finding more and more customers are using this service. To help you fine-tune your operations and get the most out of your takeout options, we look at seven ideas to improve your carry-out customer experience. #1: Be Efficient.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

People call Baltimore, Maryland, “Charm City” for many reasons, but one of the most significant is its wide offering of cuisines. Baltimore is a foodie paradise, with hundreds of options for every type of meal from pizza to burgers, upscale dining, food trucks, and authentic cultural cuisine from around the world. In this article, we’ll list the best Baltimore restaurants.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

No matter your industry, station, or geography, life changed a year and a half ago. We all hunkered down, were glued to our TVs, emptied the shelves for toilet paper (for some unknown reason), and heard the warning calls that eventually turned into a droning and numbing cadence of caution, crisis, and then an acceptance to curl over and wait for the “new normal” to introduce itself.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If you’re planning on starting a restaurant, you are probably looking forward to a packed dining room, happy guests, and empty plates; however, it also takes a lot of money to get your restaurant off the ground. That’s why you have to be aware of some of the upfront costs you’ll face before you open your doors. Recently, our team at Kitchenall conducted a study taking a look at the biggest startup costs associated with opening a new restaurant.

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The Wine Knitter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

When one meets David Noto, you can’t help but notice the twinkle in his eyes and spirited personality. He is the owner of Altaneve, a winery located in Valdobbiadene, in northeastern Italy. When I met David three years ago at a wine event, his first question to me was, “Do you like Prosecco?” “Indeed,” I answered. “Well then, you must try my wines.” Long story short, I did try his wines and was quite impressed.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

There is no other food that will make you reminiscent of Summer all year long other than Barbeque food. Being served wet napkins before a meal lets everyone know that good eating is about to commence. Barbeque, cooked fresh over fire, ignites not only the flames around the meat cooking, but warms our bellies and makes us smack our lips (and our fingers)!

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Touch Bistro

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Proper food plating and food presentation are essential to running a successful restaurant. You wouldn’t turn up to a job interview in your pajamas. And likewise, you wouldn’t serve your guests a bland and uninspiring plate of food. . And the science backs this up. Multiple studies show that diners actually perceive food to taste better – by as much as 18% – when it is well-presented.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Like veritably all businesses in the post pandemic era, those operating in the restaurant, café, food truck or other type of F&B franchise space are experiencing a wave of major change—as is the franchising trade at large. Accelerated and elevated adoption of technology; consumer demand for more efficient and on-demand service; and employee appeals for greater flexibility are among the many industry pivots that are evolving seemingly by the day.

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Sculpture Hospitality

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In theory, this should be a booming time for restaurants and bars. COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed in a large number of locations, there is pent-up consumer demand for the hospitality industry and the global economy is set for a post-pandemic boom.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

You’re taking a trip to B-town, and you want to find out where to eat in Bloomington when you get there. The good news is that finding fantastic Bloomington restaurants is easy, regardless of your dining preferences. Whether you want to enjoy a local craft beer while people-watching close to Indiana University, or you’re looking to try some Mediterranean food, you’ll find a restaurant on this list that has what you’re looking for.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Ken Wolter/ Shutterstock. Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” is suddenly everywhere, and surprise surprise, it’s all thanks to TikTok It’s possible that you remember the first time you heard it. Maybe it was on your TikTok feed, accompanied by a jaunty, illustrative dance. Perhaps it came when you sat down to watch the opening game of the college football season in the beginning of September.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Profitability and success are our goals! Last month and this month, I am focusing on the important role the income statement plays in reaching those goals. Last month, we reviewed how to accurately calculate. Cost of goods sold (COGS). Labor cost. Operating costs. The restaurant and bar businesses can be very tough, but sometimes we make it harder on ourselves.

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Gourmet Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We’re a Restaurant Marketing Agency that’s worked with restaurants for over a decade. Follow our blog to soak up some of the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Restaurant Marketing Ideas. The restaurant business is an extremely competitive industry. No matter where your restaurant is located, there are likely dozens of competitors nearby that are all fighting for the same audience.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Indianapolis is the Hoosier capital city, with an abundance of universities, national monuments, museums, and, of course, the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500. . Indianapolis is also known as the Crossroads of America because it has the most interstate crossings in the United States, so you’re bound to pass through Indianapolis on a cross-country road trip.

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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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