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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory. In 2025, restaurants need to have a plan in place that ensures they are effectively managing inventory and redirecting unused, still edible food to donations.

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Hiring? Ask These Interview Questions to Spot Versatile Restaurant Talent

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Instead of panicking, I ran through our available inventory and identified an ingredient I could substitute if I modified the dish. ” Evaluating Empathy Memorable customer service hinges on empathy, which requires relating to a customer’s needs and feelings, even when emotions run high. I still have no idea how that happened!

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

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Upgrade inventory and ordering systems with the latest technology. Proper inventory management is essential to decreasing food waste and saving related expenses. Educate your employees why it’s essential to reduce food waste and train them on how to accomplish this. Implement a digital system (e.g.,

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On the Road to Relief: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities to Watch

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They’re using that information for myriad purposes—from effectively managing inventory to launching new menu items. When systems factor in inventory data, restaurants can shift recommendations based on inventory levels and help avoid selling out of key items during peak demand periods. Coffee in 2023.

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For Restaurants, 2021 Budgeting Will Require a Three-Tiered Approach 

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Historically, food service businesses formulated a single year-long budget tailored to labor needs, food costs, average daily revenues, capacity levels and customer trends – all of which were in relation to historical results and relatively stable. Unfortunately, it could take as long as 6-12 months before the entire U.S. Budget No.

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Transforming Restaurant Operations: Uniting Teams and Closing Communication Gaps

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A “ communication silo ” is the name for what happens when groups, teams, or departments of employees within an organization isolate themselves and tend to only communicate within their group. When different groups of employees within the restaurant do not communicate effectively, it creates conflict and sources of inefficiency.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

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Numbers can give us insights into everything from profits and losses to average customer spend to how often employees cycle through. Inventory turnover ratio. Employee turnover rate. Your CoGSs is an essential number to have when determining your menu prices, inventory and impacts your net profit margin. Break-even point.