Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

For more than two decades Sam Ballas, Founder of East Coast Wings + Grill, has focused on brand building in a smart and sustainable manner. AI-driven tools can help optimize everything from labor scheduling to inventory management, reducing waste and improving margins. At Sammy’s Sliders, we’re committed to doing our part.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2025

Space or equipment constraints that prevent further growth in the current setup. In-house expansion gives full control over quality and processes but requires significant investment in equipment, facilities, and compliance with food safety regulations. Tying up all our cash into aging inventory was not going to work for us.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2024

For example, AI can help QSRs make smarter inventory decisions by analyzing purchasing trends and aligning ingredient orders with demand. Start with areas where AI can make a measurable impact, such as inventory management or targeted promotions. This reduces waste and ensures menu availability, even during busy periods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand. Improving sustainability. AI is also significantly improving sustainability in restaurant supply chains.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Inventory management tools, for example, enable the real-time tracking of food stock, alerting staff to use items before they spoil and reducing waste. If the progress made to date is to be sustained and built on, the next part of the puzzle lies in ensuring robust cellular coverage throughout dining establishments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2023

IoT devices provide real-time data on critical factors, including equipment performance, energy consumption, and production processes. Boosting sustainability efforts. Every restaurant wants to become more sustainable, reducing waste and associated costs, and IoT can be instrumental in reducing food waste (see above!)

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sweetgreen implemented tech solutions to improve their operations, boost sustainability , and personalize customers’ experiences. Hot Palette Holdings uses AI to improve their forecasting, optimize inventory, and reduce waste. Prioritize sustainability. For instance, technology can help restaurants: Optimize operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today’s digital solutions allow you to audit and evaluate your supply chain’s sustainability and resilience. Restaurants can easily get fresh, high-quality, more sustainable produce from local (or onsite) vertical farms, bypassing unreliable supply chains. Elevate your inventory management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2025 Cocktail/Beverage Trends Ingredients on the Rise Super Juice Acid correction is a technique that allows bartenders to sustainably mimic flavors not locally available, such as using acid-corrected local citruses in Roatán in the Caribbean to replace lemons in cocktails.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

In a recent study, at least 52 percemt of restaurants claim they are considering exploring the ghost kitchen’s delivery-only model to sustain demand and maintain their brand. Some ghost kitchens are even set up to house several delivery-only concepts from different operators that share equipment like refrigerators, dishwashers and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As such, restaurants are investing in training and development programs to upskill their workforce, ensuring team members are equipped to handle the latest tools and technologies. Beyond the menu, we’re also seeing restaurants embrace smart inventory systems and blockchain technology to monitor and optimize the farm-to-fork narrative.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

” Understanding that sustainability requires partnership throughout the supply chain, Burger King are partnering with The Coca-Cola Company and Kraft Heinz to bring these initiatives to life. . This could translate to an additional 500 to 1,500 metric tons of paper waste eliminated annually across the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

They are equipped with shelves, racks, and compartments, providing a well-organized environment for storing different types of food and beverages. Energy-efficient walk-in coolers contribute to sustainable practices and environmental conservation. Energy Efficiency Commercial walk-in coolers are designed with energy efficiency in mind.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2025

How does it dovetail with sustainability goals? Small spaces can obviously help save on price-per-square-foot costs, they naturally reduce energy consumption, encourage precise inventory management, and enable more intentional material choices – all of which dovetail nicely with sustainability goals.

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The Rail

APRIL 14, 2025

Whether for operations expansion, equipment upgrades, staff recruiting, or more marketing activity, growth calls for resources. Securing more resources guarantees that your restaurant can manage more demand without compromising quality, whether it comes to equipment upgrades, automation investments, or production facility expansion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

To embrace the opportunities of the new year, restaurants should prioritize three key resolutions: embracing new customer experiences, emphasizing sustainability initiatives, and revisiting fundamental aspects of their operations. Focus on Sustainability The impact of food waste is staggering, with U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I t’s no secret that the key to sustainability in restaurants is managing limited resources and keeping your operations clean and safe. The bottom line: clarity around sustainability, food preparation and safety is essential. As consumers demand more transparency about sustainability, turn your operations into an advantage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 28, 2023

And they care about social and environmental impact: ethically treated animals, sustainability, fair labor practices, DEI, and more. Any safety breach – mishandled foods, contamination at a farm, employees working with contagious norovirus, human error, broken equipment, and more – can harm your foods, guests, and business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 9, 2021

According to the NSF, “NSF testing, auditing and certification services assure suppliers, retailers, regulators and consumers that an independent organization has reviewed a product or system to comply with specific standards for safety, quality, sustainability or performance.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Upgrade inventory and ordering systems with the latest technology. Between a third and a half of food is wasted worldwide annually.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2024

He believes that it's underutilized in the restaurant industry and can discuss the benefits it has for inventory management and food waste reduction, and why it’s a secret tech weapon that more brands should utilize. Vise spoke with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine about the opportunity for RFID in restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 14, 2024

By leveraging predictive analytics, AI provides planners with deep insights into guest preferences, optimizes inventory management, and significantly cuts waste. This precision in forecasting addresses one of the industry's major challenges—excess inventory and waste—head-on.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Keep an Eye on the Inventory There’s no substitute for taking regular inventory – not just knowing what’s been ordered, but what’s in stock, what condition it’s in, and how long it’s been in the restaurant. Got a few extra gallons of milk about to hit the expiration date?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 10, 2024

Picture this: robots seamlessly handling food deliveries, teaming up with bussers to safely and quickly clear tables, and astute inventory management. Optimized inventory management through AI facilitates significant reductions in food waste, promoting sustainability while bolstering operational efficiency.

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

Run through our guide to reopening your restaurant to plan your labor, inventory, marketing, and more so you can reopen with a bang. Social distancing and protective equipment ?? Plan your reopening timeline The first question to ask yourself (and your team) when planning a reopen is “when”?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Maintenance needs vary based on restaurant size, food variety, and cooking style, but all restaurant maintenance can be divided into two overarching categories: restaurant equipment maintenance and restaurant facilities maintenance. All this considered, restaurants simply cannot afford to not have proper maintenance practices in place.

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The Rail

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smart Cost-Cutting Strategies for Restaurants Effective inventory management requires a well-trained, organized team using consistent routines, streamlined processes, accurate par levels, menu cross-utilization, and reliable inventory software to minimize waste and maintain efficiency.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2021

Menus became encyclopedic, the skills to execute these menus were over the top, the equipment that allowed for this level of creativity was space age and expensive, the intensity and stress in the kitchen was as heavy as lead, and the number of staff members required to execute this complexity was painful.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

People ( especially millennials ) are increasingly interested in sustainability and want to support brands that are aligned with their values. Increasingly, sustainability is also a critical factor for potential investors who want to align with brands who are doing the right thing for their employees, community, and planet.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 9, 2023

Traditionally, technology also equips humans (and businesses) with tools that they can use to thrive. And with a sustained uptick of restaurant spending – January 2023 was up 24 percent on the same month last year, according to the US Census Bureau – the conditions are ripe for flourishing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. Environmental Consciousness – Consumer awareness and desire for more sustainable options is encouraging upcycling and waste reduction efforts that are good for business and good for the planet.

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Lavu

APRIL 17, 2025

From inefficient workflows to outdated equipment, energy-wasting mistakes in restaurants are more commonand costlythan most realize. Biggest Issues : Overused kitchen equipment, inefficient lighting, HVAC problems, and idle devices. Track inventory to reduce food waste and energy-intensive storage. The good news?

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Culinary Cues

MAY 4, 2022

The same holds true for the equipment (very expensive I might add) that we work with. It might be sustainability, waste management, protection of traditions, a pursuit of excellence, authenticity, or connection with the source of ingredients, etc. Be somewhat altruistic with your profession and stand for something that is meaningful.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

This assists with calculating current stock levels, along with tracking future costs, forecasting, and optimal inventory management. Does the equipment layout make sense for all staff? The best way to decrease food waste is to have accurate, up-to-date analysis, which means implementing a reliable restaurant accounting system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

It’s a sustainability issue, but it also impacts the business’s profit margin. Digital inventory management: Keeping track of every ingredient on site is a big task. Through a digital hub, managers can accurately track inventory levels to ensure they have what they need. Digitally Enabled Restaurants Have Less Waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. In order to compete, restaurant brands need to be equipped with the leadership and capabilities necessary to adapt to the latest tech trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Technology Integration – Restaurants leveraged AI, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to optimize operations, enhance inventory management, streamline supply chains, improve food safety, and more. These initiatives aligned with the broader sustainability movement and demonstrated a commitment to responsible business practices.

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