Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2024

As the focus for restaurants continues to center on growing and staffing up, safety training can sometimes get lost in the mix or ratcheted down to cover only topics related to compliance with regulations. That won’t cut it in an industry that faces major risks associated with employee injuries and food safety.

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Training Food Safety Employee Relations Insurance 419

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2022

” No truer words were spoken by Benjamin Franklin and is a mantra that resonates deeply for businesses in the food service industry—many of whom are in recovery mode in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s five to seven times more energy used by food service than in a commercial space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

During a pandemic, drone delivery may also enable restaurants to serve customers who feel uncomfortable picking up food from a restaurant or having a delivery drivers come to their homes.

Delivery 483

Delivery Restaurant Law Food Safety Insurance 483

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

Consider the following in your risk management and business continuity programs: Use of Food Delivery Services vs. Company Employees – By using a hired food delivery service, a restaurant can reduce the chance of employees having an accident by using their cars or the owner’s vehicles.

Delivery 383

Delivery Hiring Transportation Food Safety 383

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. Shaw is a food safety specialist, podcaster, founder of Savvy Food Safety, co-founder of My Trusted Source, and an entrepreneur, author, and speaker who spent 30+ years working in the foodservice industry.

Kitchen Safety 474

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Allergens Employee Relations 474

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 29, 2024

One in six Americans is affected by food borne illnesses annually, according to the FDA. Food safety is increasingly becoming more important to the FDA. In 2020, the FDA ushered in a new chapter of food safety with the “ New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint,” which established science and risk-based protections.

Food Safety 221

Food Safety Education Food Insurance 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2023

Restaurant insurance is complicated. Just as owners have to play many roles in management, marketing, and menus, their insurance has to protect their finances, patrons, and employees. And who has the time to read a 100-page insurance policy? These are often excluded from standard policies and be potentially costly.

Insurance 221

Insurance Food Safety Employee Relations Small Business 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2021

Ahead of the holiday, Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, has put together a list of best safety practices for restaurants with deep fryers: 1. Once the oil is added at proper levels, it’s important to avoid overfilling it with food. Clean your Commercial Fryer Regularly for Safety.

Kitchen Safety 470

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Equipment Insurance 470

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2023

To do so, they will need to create a complete food safety program to protect the restaurant itself from reputational harm and financial crisis. Whether it’s separating raw meat from pre-cooked foods or cleaning materials from edible ingredients, mixing different types of items can be dangerous. Educate your diners.

Food Safety 444

Food Safety Management Management Kitchen Safety 444

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

“We know the coming weeks will be challenging ones for many small business owners, and we want to help restaurants focus on food, not finances.” will present a free webinar in conjunction with The Food and Beverage Shows titled, "Restaurant Preparation to Minimize COVID-19 Disease Risk and What You Need to Do Now."

Food Safety 585

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Small Business Employee Relations 585

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic forced consumers to leverage contactless payment, such as tap-to-pay, out of pure health and safety concerns, it’s quickly become the normal course of business for restaurants aiming to streamline operations and maximize convenience. in a full-service restaurant will jump to a fast-food operation for the $3.50

Front of House 221

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. Search filter : A new filter allows users to easily find which hotels and restaurants are taking these added safety precautions. ” Dine Brands Adds to Team.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Research from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) shows that improvements to commercial facilities, both small and large, can strengthen your building against high winds, heavy rain, hail and even low level tornadoes, to meaningfully reduce the risk that costly damage will further disrupt operations.

Equipment 492

Equipment Small Business Outdoor Insurance 492

7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

.” — Erica Gillespie, Ani Ramen Spend some time figuring out how long you’ll need to properly (and successfully) reopen—with considerations for new employee health & safety training, inventory delivery, PPE equipment orders, menu planning, etc. Social distancing and protective equipment ??

BOH 368

BOH Food Safety FOH Equipment 368

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 13, 2020

Food and Drug Administration guide for retail food stores, restaurants and food pickup and delivery service, and the National Restaurant Association’s guide to reopening. Don’t forget to secure their certificates of insurance, hold-harmless agreements and contracts. These include the U.S.

Healthcare 516

Healthcare Food Safety Certification Insurance 516

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

While maybe less cute than National Pet Day (4/11) and less tasty than National Cheeseburger Day (9/18), National Insurance Day on June 28 encourages businesses to review their policies to ensure financial success and safety for all involved. This can be hazardous to you, your employees, patrons and the building.

Insurance 251

Insurance Kitchen Safety Small Business Food Safety 251

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Rising costs are not the only financial hazard facing the food service business, as recent studies show that slip and fall cases cost the industry $2 billion a year. Conduct regular inspections of equipment to prevent moisture from pooling up and creating a hazard. The restaurant industry is fighting a tough battle.

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Insurance Small Business Customer Service Equipment 378

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2022

Some co-packers charge a one-time set-up fee to create your product for the first time—establishing the procedures they’ll need to follow, figuring in any special equipment they’ll need to retrofit or custom tool, and the like. Quality Control, Legal and Insurance. Packaging and Design. Getting into Retail.

Retail 450

Retail Certification Seasonal Menu Insurance 450

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

General Mills Foodservice' s Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest will award $100,000 to restaurants and food trucks nationwide. The Neighborhood to Nation Recipe Contest is open to foodservice operators, chefs and line cooks who develop recipes for menu items served at independent, commercial restaurants or food trucks.

Food Safety 527

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 527

7 Shifts

JUNE 28, 2021

72% of Americans eat food from a restaurant at least twice a week, meaning hundreds of millions of Americans frequently trust foodservice establishments to prepare their meals in a safe and sanitary environment. However, surfaces that touch food not only needs to be cleaned but sanitized. Food Storage. Develop a HACCP Plan.

Kitchen Safety 370

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Supply Equipment 370

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

There has also been an increase in review content for Black-owned restaurants and food businesses (up 9X) and nightlife (up 13X). The findings, from research conducted by Reach3 Insights show a complex restaurant consumer marketplace that is ready to return, but still concerned about safety.

2020 450

2020 Travel Food Safety Consumer Goods 450

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Surviving as a business was still a challenge, it came at a significant financial cost, and the potential costs of employee health and safety had to take a back seat to the health of the business. After a food order was handed off to a customer, new gloves were put on. That however did not make it easy.

Kitchen Safety 553

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Take-out Seating 553

EATER

APRIL 7, 2022

chirps a green banner on the homepage of Amy’s Kitchen, the organic packaged and prepared-foods giant. Amy’s Kitchen has demonstrated a callous disregard for workers’ health, safety, and human rights in violation of the B Corp Declaration of Interdependence,” Teamsters Local 665 principal officer Tony Delorio said in a statement.

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EATER

MAY 17, 2021

Breaking down the food, labor, and fixed costs of Dirt Candy’s popular spinach croque-monsieur We often presume to understand restaurant economics because we know what a chicken breast costs at the supermarket. “I Food Costs: $3.45. percent food cost. But the cost to make any dish at a restaurant goes beyond the food itself.

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Food Order Delivery Food Safety Compost 364

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This is why next year, operators will offer more benefits like hiring incentives, higher hourly wages, health insurance, paid time off, earned wage access (EWA) and more to not only hire fresh labor, but retain top talent. It isn’t unemployment benefits giving employees pause: it’s underappreciation.

2022 473

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

That could simply be food sales , alcohol , and non-alcoholic beverages. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Your Cost of Goods Sold is the cost of your food and beverages. That way you'll have accurate food and beverage cost percentages for each COGS line item. This helps reduce future equipment purchases.

Point of Sale 90

Point of Sale License Insurance POS 90

EATER

MAY 21, 2020

Foursquare, the location discovery app, recently found that fast-food foot traffic returned to normal numbers just a few days following Georgia’s reopening. A survey conducted by Eater of more than 630 restaurant workers found that many food service professionals still feel safer remaining out of work.

Food Safety 290

Food Safety Point of Sale Back of House Seating 290

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

If you are planning to offer delivery in house, here are a few things to investigate: Car Insurance : If you’re sending out an employee to do deliveries in their own vehicle, do you and the driver have the appropriate insurance? Talk to your insurance company and find out what you will need. Remember, this is a pandemic.

Delivery 316

Delivery Point of Sale Online Ordering Insurance 316

EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the coming months, Starbucks Workers United, the collective group of employees (or partners, in Starbucks parlance) that organized in the Buffalo region, will press forward with plans to negotiate pay increases and improved safety practices. Health insurance is also a major issue for the workers. Almost nothing.

Employee Relations 264

Employee Relations Food Safety Coaching Insurance 264

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

"They're the only vendor — and I'm talking partners, food suppliers, marketing people — who has put out a Coronavirus Kit. There are flyers and social posts to promote takeout offerings, and signage to instruct customers on food pick-up policies. The coverage sits excess of the driver's own insurance.

Online Ordering 289

Online Ordering Insurance Mobile Ordering Website Management 289

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Taffer's Tavern, the new full service tavern concept created by Jon Taffer, signed a multi-unit franchise deal with Cuisine Solutions, a manufacturer of sous vide foods, to bring the ‘Kitchen of the Future’ to the D.C.

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Franchising Franchise Food Safety Kitchen Safety 420

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

Bar 386

Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 386

7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

Healthcare costs: group healthcare benefits, insurance premiums, etc. SBA 7(a) loans can be used on a variety of business expenses: purchase equipment, upgrade your real estate, stock up on inventory, tackle an emergency, and more. times your restaurant's monthly payroll costs.

Cash Management 300

Cash Management Government Small Business Healthcare 300

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

One of the main reasons is to cut losses due to financial challenges, with 52% of restaurant owners saying high operating and food costs are really cutting into their profits. For example, if your restaurant's equipment and fixtures are worth $50,000, that would become the base value for the sale.

2024 195

2024 Document Point of Sale Cash Management 195

Society Insurance

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Tasks for Back-of-House Staff: Cleaning and sanitizing food prep areas and work surfaces. Updating food labels. Some of the main benefits of a thorough and consistent closing checklist include: Enhanced Restaurant Safety. Finally, don’t forget about the safety of your employees. Properly securing all cash in a drop safe.

Front of House 97

Front of House Food Safety Cash Management Back of House 97

The Rail

JUNE 5, 2023

Health and Safety Health and safety are often overlooked in the quest for greater employee well-being in the restaurant industry. Experienced staff can show new employees how to navigate the space safely while getting hands-on experience with the kitchen’s equipment.

Kitchen Safety 130

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Food Safety Front of House 130

The Food Corridor

APRIL 8, 2020

You should already have an Operations Manual in place, which details your security arrangements to protect your tenants’ belongings and ensure their safety. A secure facility is also essential from a food safety perspective. If you don’t know who is coming in and out of the kitchen, you can’t be sure what’s going into the food.

Kitchen Safety 98

Kitchen Safety Insurance Food Safety Cash Management 98