Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

Restaurants will focus on creating story-driven dining experiences, harnessing technology and local partnerships to deepen emotional engagement with guests, according to the "2024 State of the Industry: Future of In-Restaurant Dining" report by Incisiv in collaboration with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions.

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

When used strategically, customer data can help you personalize marketing, streamline operations, and create a better dining experience for your guests. The more you understand your customers, the better you can fine-tune your marketing and pricing strategies. Or adjust your staffing schedule based on peak ordering times?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

In pursuit of these objectives, restaurants must reimagine dining experiences through enhanced restaurant technology, deepen their commitment to sustainability, and fine-tune their core offerings. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.

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Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

One of the most effective tools for achieving this is mobile inventory management. This system helps restaurant owners and managers track stock in real-time, reduce waste, and maintain optimal inventory levels. By automating inventory processes, restaurants can save time, improve accuracy, and enhance overall efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Menu variety plays a substantial role in every dining experience. A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Consider, removing processed or pre-packaged ingredients from their inventory. Simplified Menus. Health-Conscious Food Will Dominate Menus.

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The Rail

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a study from Delierect , 43% of restaurant diners say they are willing to pay more for sustainable dishes, and 68% believe restaurants should take active steps to reduce food waste. These efforts offer a dining experience thats informed and easy to navigate. A more effective approach is transparency.

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7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2024

Your inventory is one aspect to keep track of to avoid overordering. “If you aren’t taking accurate and consistent inventory at your restaurant, you’re missing out on a 20+% increase in profits,” our own D.J. Train your staff to use ingredients efficiently and plan your menu to minimize waste.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

They help with reservations and table management, staff scheduling and time management, inventory tracking, rewards programs, automated marketing, and more. A packed dining room is great, but without the right system, long wait times and disorganized seating can lead to frustrated customers and lost business.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 26, 2021

Are auto manufacturers fine with poorly designed assembly lines? Are hospital administrators fine with operating rooms that are not quite right? Are operators of meat packing plants fine with inefficient cutting lines? In what other industry are developers inclined to accept built in problems with design?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

But there's more to it than adding up your inventory bill and comparing it to your sales. Food cost percentage is the ratio of the cost of food inventory to the amount of revenue it generates. The other, more accurate way is to take all of the elements that go into making a dish to determine the total value of your inventory.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Inventory turnover ratio. Your CoGSs is an essential number to have when determining your menu prices, inventory and impacts your net profit margin. To calculate your COGs, you need the following numbers: Beginning Inventory, or the value of the inventory you start with. Ending inventory , or what you have leftover.

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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.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Inventory management Inventory management software helps you monitor your restaurant’s stock levels. Additionally, inventory management tools can help you prevent unnecessary waste. Leading restaurant inventory management platforms include MarginEdge and MarketMan. Your team can also adjust reservations directly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Whether it's the utilization of AI-driven analytics to elevate menu design or the precision of robotics transforming kitchen operations, a new era in dining is taking shape. This requires a modular design approach, from adaptable kitchens to multifunctional dining spaces.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

This article breaks down how to manage ingredient costs, reduce waste, and optimize menu pricing using modern tools like POS systems. Here’s what you’ll learn: Common Problems : Fluctuating prices, waste, and poor inventory tracking hurt profitability.

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Lavu

MARCH 13, 2025

By leveraging POS data, restaurants can adjust inventory, staffing, and marketing strategies to maximize profits during busy periods and minimize waste during slow seasons. Plan Inventory : Track sales velocity to stock up on popular items while avoiding overstocking.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Vetting dining room, bar, and kitchen staff over the next decade will require probing more during job interviews, seeking candidates with more responsible lifestyles, advanced educational aspirations, and other evidence of a disciplined, drug-free work ethic will become even more of an HR imperative. Of course, people will always dine out.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Integrations : Connect with loyalty programs, delivery platforms, and inventory systems for seamless personalization. Improves Operations : Smarter inventory and menu management. POS systems are transforming dining by making personalized experiences easy and efficient.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Switching from a fast-casual concept to fine dining can allow for a nice change of pace. There'll be new branding, a new staff, different inventory, and updated forecasting involved. You can reference and compare the key metrics from all of these locations like total revenue, profit margin, inventory variance, etc.

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Lavu

MARCH 21, 2025

Restaurants can now use customer data to enhance restaurant menu design, creating smarter menus that increase profits and improve the dining experience. This approach also helps reduce food waste and maximize customer satisfaction. Reduce Waste : Remove underperforming items to save costs and streamline kitchens. The result?

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Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Smart ingredient substitutions help manage food costs, reduce waste, and adapt to seasonal changes – all while keeping dishes consistent and appealing. Use Inventory Wisely: Reduce waste by incorporating available stock. Creating Inventory Ingredients 1.

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Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Consumer dining preferences have shifted and today customers are looking for experiences, not just a meal. Efficient Operations : Track ordering patterns ( dine-in vs. delivery ) to optimize staffing and inventory, ensuring smooth service. POS systems track patterns across dine-in, takeout, and delivery orders.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Improving your restaurant operations to succeed in this highly competitive industry means serving quality food and providing excellent customer service while minimizing waste, reducing costs, and keeping your employees engaged. This is where developing a comprehensive restaurant operations plan comes in. In USA, the U.S.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Casual Dining Restaurants Casual dining restaurants offer relaxed atmospheres with moderately-priced menus. Casual dining establishments bridge the gap between fast food and fine dining, playing a vital role in the food industry. Their profit margins are around 6.5 percent on average.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

So, let’s take inventory. INSTANT FEEDBACK It may not come from the chef or the owner as much as cooks would like but an empty plate returning from the dining room is all that is needed to signal a job well done. This needs to change through a different approach to menu planning and pricing and tighter controls on waste and portioning.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not long ago, this software ran only on bulky PCs in back offices or slow, awkward point-of-sale (POS) stations tucked along the edges of the dining room. RMSes vary widely in terms of features and functions, but most include point of sale (POS), inventory management, staff management, payroll, employee scheduling, and more.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not long ago, this software ran only on bulky PCs in back offices or slow, awkward point-of-sale (POS) stations tucked along the edges of the dining room. RMSes vary widely in terms of features and functions, but most include point of sale (POS), inventory management, staff management, payroll, employee scheduling, and more.

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Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2019

Britt Cloud, Goliath’s Consulting Chef, directs back of house operations and works with the current chef/kitchen manager to restructure inventory, food costing, menu, labor, and health policies. Management companies provide restaurants with a franchise like operating system without having a franchise agreement.

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Hot Schedules

MARCH 26, 2020

Managing Inventory in the Days of COVID-19. Restaurants around the world are leaning on that creativity – reimagining their dine-in concepts as the world stays home, and finding new ways to reach customers. Several fine-dining establishments are preparing at-home meal kits. We don’t have all the answers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

The main takeaway: It’s led to higher prices and lower foot traffic at many of the state’s dining establishments. With customers seemingly viewing dining out a luxury, restaurants that can differentiate themselves in terms of quality and value will have a competitive advantage.”

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Restaurant365

MAY 20, 2020

Making smart, effective decisions around your food and labor costs as you continue with take-out and delivery options and begin to open your dining room can help you emerge from the economic shutdown with improved processes on a path to profitability. Manage Your Inventory. Controlling food costs begins with a smarter menu.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Inventory management Inventory management software helps you monitor your restaurant’s stock levels. Additionally, inventory management tools can help you prevent unnecessary waste. Leading restaurant inventory management platforms include MarginEdge and MarketMan. Your team can also adjust reservations directly.

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Restaurant Engine

AUGUST 2, 2020

Restaurant owners implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions for inventory management and real-time low stock notifications. Also, when inventory levels fall below par, an ERP system will prompt a manager to re-stock, or even automatically place an order to a supplier.

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The Rail

MAY 15, 2024

As a result, the demand for quick and convenient dining options has been met. It’s perfect for a quick bite, personal dining experience, or when guests are on the go. Table service, on the other hand, encompasses both a fine dining experience and a full-service restaurant that offers variety and a complex menu.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Ghost kitchens, a delivery-only restaurant model with no physical space for dine-in, have become essential lifelines during the pandemic. While different operational strategies and business models are put to the test, one thing is clear – ghost kitchens are not a trend, they are the new reality as delivery and dine-at-home surge.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This way, you can take immediate action on issues like incorrect portions or food waste (explored below). Automating this process with a restaurant-specific inventory management system can help you quickly identify vendor pricing errors. For food waste in particular, tracking the variance can lead you to the root cause of the issue.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 3, 2025

Whether you’re running a fast-casual concept or a fine-dining establishment, embracing the right technology can help optimize operations, enhance customer experience, and increase profitability. These platforms can also handle curbside pickup, dine-in reservations, and even contactless ordering and payment.

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