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How Insurance Needs Differ for Traditional Restaurants v. Mobile Food Businesses 

Modern Restaurant Management

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. And when it comes to a traditional sit-down restaurant versus a mobile food business, such as a food truck, catering business, or food cart, the insurance needs of both are vastly different and unique.

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Food Truck Startup Checklist (Infographic)

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The UK is seeing a significant increase in the number of food vans – many of which came into their own during the COVID-19 pandemic with indoor food venues having shut their doors. The question is, how do you get involved in such a market, find your niche, and make a success of things?

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2021: A Year of Navigating Shortages

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Restaurants have faced labor shortages, supply and equipment shortages, and climbing food prices, with no past playbook on how to navigate the crisis. Supplies are stuck in the harbor, on trucks or are just non-existent as both national and international supply chain shortages remain. Food Shortage. Equipment Shortage.

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How to Take the Heat Off Restaurant Costs

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By listening to the “nerve center” of every location—its connected equipment. The data from HVAC systems, ovens, dish machines, refrigerators, freezers, fryers, lighting equipment, and irrigation systems provides incredible insights that save operators tens of millions of dollars over time.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

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Should you consider entering the food truck business? During COVID-19, restaurants need to be equipped to market delivery services and able to easily communicate fluctuating hours to their guests. Does your dining room layout need a social distance inspired layout?

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From Ghost Kitchens to Living Kitchens: A New Vision for Food Service’s Next Great Space

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Without these pricey anchors dragging down your profitability, you just might be able to focus on making food, and not making rent. Better Work: Make Off-Site Kitchen Jobs the Very Best Job in Food Service. Managing high turnover , training new hires, and maintaining morale are known issues in food service.

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33 Unique & Fun Food Truck Ideas + Tips For Choosing The Perfect Concept

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It remains difficult to fully staff a restaurant ; making food trucks can be the most logical concept to open in the current economy. Large cities like Portland, Los Angeles, and Austin are best known for their food trucks, but cities of all sizes are seeing more of these concepts pop up. 33 Food Truck Ideas.