7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public.

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2020 Restaurant Law Fine Dining Outdoor 285

7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Food cost percentage. For fine dining, around 30 percent. Food Cost Percentage. What is food cost percentage? Food cost percentage is the ratio of the cost of food inventory to the amount of revenue it generates. Why is food cost important? That places your food cost percentage at 30%.

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Point of Sale Inventory Employee Relations Customer Service 416

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Word of mouth is fantastic, but when scaling a restaurant or reopening after months of closure, you need to rely on more than just the possibility of a customer loving your food and telling their friends about it. Make all touchpoints of your restaurant feel like the cool, casual, fusion, or fine dining establishment it is.

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Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 221

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

I have been impressed and disappointed in many from those exclusive fine dining establishments with food that should be admired for its beauty to greasy spoons with the best burgers you will ever find. They are all part of my passion for the preparation and service of food. This is a place with higher purpose.

Food Truck 406

Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Food Supply 406

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

While there’s no crystal clear direction for the industry in 2022, there are restaurant design trends that could help shape the food and beverage scene for the better. How quickly can third-party delivery groups get in and out of the food and beverage space? Interested in dining alone, but don’t want to feel isolated?

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Design Fine Dining Online Ordering Dine-in 223

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Reports show that 81 percent of fine dining establishments, 78 percent of family restaurants, and 77 percent of fast-casual spots added curbside pickup, pivoting away from dine-in services after March 2020. consumers being new to ordering meal delivery services (up from 47 percent in March 2021).

Online Ordering 188

Online Ordering Point of Sale Management Management 188

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2024

The duo transfomed a dilapidated cottage themselves entirely by hand into an intimate 12-seat restaurant that has received numerous accolades. In what ways does having a limited seat count offer advantages when containing costs? We want to one day dine at those restaurants. Move forward in that order to the best of your ability.

Fine Dining 88

Fine Dining Seating Restaurant Law Small Business 88

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Rather, the majority of what we're hiring for at a restaurant like Shake Shack—and I would say that this also applies to our full-service fine dining restaurants at Union Square Hospitality Group, are six key emotional skills, that when possessed at a very high level, means someone has a high hospitality quotient, or high HQ,” says Meyer.

Social Media 448

Social Media Hiring Website Management Hospitality 448

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Unequivocally, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs in the food industry have been among the hardest hit, economically speaking, by the COVID-19 pandemic. The normalcy of customers coming in the doors for a night of dining or even a casual lunch feels like a vision of the distant past. Adapting Your Footprint for Outdoor Seating.

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Fine Dining Restaurant Law Food Truck Outdoor 201

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. ” ServSafe Dining Commitment. The ServSafe Dining Commitment focuses on four best practices restaurants must follow: 1. Uber To Acquire Postmates.

Mobile Ordering 192

Mobile Ordering Restaurant Law Seating Customer Service 192

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2020

Sixty-two percent of respondents said both masks and gloves are important restaurant health measures for them to consider returning to indoor dining. Touchless Orders and Payments Cut Down Contact. In some early adapter restaurants, like Dadawan in The Netherlands, themed robots greet customers, check temps and seat guests.

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Technology Kitchen Safety Food Safety Online Ordering 206

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food.

Mobile Ordering 215

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2022

Different innovative payment methods are being leveraged to increase food services efficiency in fast-food joints to fine dining. Text to order is already popular as a replacement for downloading apps, especially as customers can save their repeat purchases. Voice Ordering to Ease Restaurant Interactions.

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Technology Mobile Ordering Customer Service Food Order 197

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Outdoor dining is still top of mind as owners want to keep employees and customers safe and have questions about maintaining outdoor spaces in inclement weather. That's fine for sidewalks but not very conducive to outdoor dining, including keeping tables leveled. Set seating times. Contactless payment.

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Outdoor Fine Dining Dine-in FOH 203

7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely. He drew on his experience in fine dining, an all too common one of overwork and chasing perfection, and knew that he wanted to create a healthier work environment at Pecking House.

Fine Dining 195

Fine Dining Back of House Front of House Dine-in 195

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2022

The ancestors of the first semi-automatic machines to serve food and drink are still in use today, though instead of restaurants and bars, we see them in public spaces, perhaps small shops. Order-Only Automats: Pros and Cons. These machines allow customers to order food without talking to anyone until the moment of collection.

Mobile Ordering 215

Mobile Ordering Food Order Employee Relations Customer Service 215

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2020

Restaurant management software company Upserve and restaurant-architect William Duff speak here about evolving trends they are seeing and discussed some ways the dining experience might look and feel different as the new normal unfolds. Yank Sing view ordering counter Image by William Duff Architects.

Fine Dining 188

Fine Dining Online Ordering Dine-in Take-out 188

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Using order data from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 and a national consumer survey, DoorDash’s mid-year report checks in on popular food trends, nationally and regionally, how users ate through social distancing, cravings across the country, and more. DoorDash Deep Dish.

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2020 Franchise Franchising Food Order 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

Further Optimize Delivery, Takeout and Curbside Experiences Many QSRs already relieve congested drive-thrus with distinct lines or protocols for call-ahead orders and third-party pickups. One of our clients, a well-known QSR legacy brand, added an express drive-thru lane for customers ordering ahead on the brand’s app.

Operations 179

Operations Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 179

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news. Just the “cover count.”

Customer Experience 180

Customer Experience Fine Dining Seating Catering 180

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2020

They provide much more than food, they provide nourishment and create communities. Local and state guidelines will also have an impact on how restaurants must operate in order to keep their staff and patrons as safe as possible. In order to ensure a safe dining environment we are requiring advance reservations.

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Food Safety Email Marketing 189

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a hub of contagion. You can save up on ingredients by discontinuing the more niche dishes that rarely get ordered. Offer Disposable Menus.

Social Media 215

Social Media Food Safety Cash Management Kitchen Safety 215

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead.

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2023 2022 Consumer Goods Point of Sale 203

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

Say bonjour, always Whether it’s at the post office, a boutique, or a fine dining restaurant, say “bonjour” to every single person you interact with. For hotspots like Septime or Frenchie , you should call or check online weeks ahead; for more casual dining, call a day or even just a few hours in advance. This is poor form.)

Fine Dining 122

Fine Dining Reservations Seating Online Ordering 122

Sling

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

If your dream is to be an owner or manager of a food-service business, understanding the options available to you — the types of restaurants you can open — is an essential first step in your success. Seating options. Means by which the food is served to the customer. 1) Fine Dining. 2) Casual Dining.

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Fast Casual Fine Dining Food Truck Casual 104

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences.

2024 215

2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 215

Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Whether you want Asian, Italian, or American, and whether you want a fancy, high-end meal or a casual, rowdy meet-up, food in Ann Arbor doesn’t disappoint. The Knight family originally owned a food and meat market in Ann Arbor in the 1950s. Frita Batidos is a unique take on Cuban Street Food that is a novelty to any American city.

Fine Dining 148

Fine Dining Front of House Online Ordering Seasonal Menu 148

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

1: Enhance Contactless Ordering and Payments. This includes ordering and payment options. One tip for restaurant success is to harness the power of your website ordering or even online ordering on your mobile app. Make sure your online website is set up for online ordering and payments. 3: Enhance Outdoor Dining.

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2021 Online Ordering Fine Dining Mobile Ordering 111

Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Lancaster is one of the most underrated food cities in Pennsylvania. Love fancy French food? The restaurant offers an elegant array of food in a cozy atmosphere. The dark walls and low-hanging chandeliers reflect the luxury of the food itself. You might even have to come back for more Trinidadian food!

Seasonal Menu 148

Seasonal Menu Fine Dining Reservations Food Order 148

The Restaurant Times

APRIL 7, 2022

A fine dining restaurant in Gulf countries like Oman is a blend of delicacies and a bespoke experience. With its rich history and culture, the food on the Omani dinner table tells a tale of Arab royalty. It is thus, the right time for Omani restaurateurs—and upcoming restaurateurs—to own this bustling dining scene.

Fine Dining 52

Fine Dining Dine-in License Point of Sale 52

Focus POS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Getting customers in the door is just the first step—you need to seat and serve them promptly and turn over tables as quickly as possible. Your POS solution can provide a wealth of data to help you make informed decisions about other factors that influence table turnover, from labor scheduling to average food prep times.

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Management Management Tip Distribution Point of Sale 106

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Over the last couple of decades, the Music city has also become known as a serious food city. Arnold’s Country Kitchen is a classic soul food diner. Order Online. This is what fine dining looks like in Nashville. The Catbird Seat. Arnold’s Country Kitchen. City House. the Middle Eastern form of tapas).

Back of House 121

Back of House Reservations Fine Dining Online Ordering 121

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

What menu inspiration will chefs use as they create new and fine tune traditional favorites? We are designing menus in the following ways with this trend in mind: Plant Based Foods : In 2020 we will be designing menus with more plant based foods than ever! Wellness is a still a top trend in catered events for 2020.

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Events Catering 2020 Outdoor 223

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

With indoor dining still not an option in much of the country, hotel restaurants are using empty rooms as private dining suites There are few restaurants Hector Tamez frequents more than Uni , the izakaya located in Boston’s boutique Eliot Hotel. restaurants are forced to regularly innovate in order to stay afloat.

Hotels 137

Hotels Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House 137

Restaurant365

JANUARY 27, 2022

In Hospitality Technology’s 2021 Customer Engagement Technology Study , it was found that 37% of diners prefer to dine at restaurants that do not have a paper/physical menu. Your menu then displays on the phone, allowing diners to browse food and drink options from the device without touching a paper menu. Improve Ordering Accuracy.

Mobile Ordering 148

Mobile Ordering Social Media Customer Experience Online Ordering 148

SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

SpotOn earned the standing of number 9 in the Dining category , which recognizes companies driving the restaurant industry forward through technology. After checking in or joining a restaurant’s waitlist, Seat & Send allows guests to pre-order food or drinks to be sent to the kitchen immediately after the guest is seated.

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2024 Innovation Email Marketing Point of Sale 98