Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

The guidance focuses on food safety, cleaning and sanitizing, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing. Each section includes a list of actionable items an operation should consider as it evaluates its safety procedures. Download the full guidance, here. Employee health.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 9, 2021

In the restaurant industry, sanitation and health safety have always been held at the utmost importance – and that has been even more so through the past year. This Act prompted even more eyes to focus on the food processing and food service industries to ensure sanitation. In 2011, the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Workers’ compensation data shows an uptick in the number of new employees injured on the job, especially in the hospitality and food service industries. Consequently, the new hires’ knowledge of safety procedures will not exceed what they hear from their mentor, who is busy trying to do his or her job and train.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Consumers visit a fast food or quick serve restaurant (QSR) with a goal in mind: secure a tasty meal incredibly quickly. Once upon a time, a frontline employee at a fast food restaurant did not necessarily need technological skills to apply for the job. Who makes the magic happen? Cashiers, cooks, and other QSR crew members.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Eat healthier.” Cash is dirty.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

You get home from a long day at work, don't feel like cooking and want to treat yourself to some great food. But with the rise of services like DoorDash, GrubHub and Caviar, good food — some of it from Michelin-starred chefs — is only a click away. Until recently, you probably settled for mediocre pizza or Chinese.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2024

The FDA has already issued more than 50 food recalls in 2024, causing many consumers to worry about food safety – and raising an important question for the restaurant industry: Would we know exactly what to do in a recall situation? As food recalls continue, it’s wise for restaurants to review their recall protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In a recent Limeade survey of people who started a new job in 2021, 52 percent of hospitality and food service workers said burnout was the top reason why they left their previous role. As many as one-third of all retail and food service workers receive less than one-week’s notice of their work schedule.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

They are enjoying all aspects of their dining experience — the food, the interaction with employees, the ordering and payment process, the cleanliness and safety of the environment. To best adhere to changing guidelines and regulations and ensure employee and consumer safety, many restaurant brands turned to technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 20, 2020

These heightened food safety standards and consumer expectations are sure to continue after reopening and could possibly lead to more permanent requirements. The national narrative has shifted in recent weeks to talks of reopening and public safety concerns with implementation of effective social distancing protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The act replaces previous regulations on the cottage food industry. The bill would have had a dramatic impact on fast food franchises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Read any article enumerating the current or emerging trends in restaurants and retail and you will see ideas of health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and brand authenticity coming to the fore. Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered. But it was the pivots in the pandemic that pointed us toward B.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

The restaurant industry loses an astounding $162 billion each year in food waste. 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. Between a third and a half of food is wasted worldwide annually.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Of course, the importance of healthy, functioning supply chains isn’t news to those in restaurant management – they are the lifeblood of the restaurant and food service industries. Increasing Risk of Food Recalls Highlights Need for Planning.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

Fresh prepared produce delivers many benefits to foodservice operations from cost and labor savings along with increasing back of house efficiency, food safety, and freshness. On the produce side of things, supply drastically shifted away from foodservice to retail. Post-Pandemic Consumer Behavior. Ghost Kitchen Roll Out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19. Aramark Creates Safety Plans.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). In Asia, the third factor most often cited was provenance and food production methods. ” Safety, hygiene and the food supply chain. . In the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In 2019 it was widely reported that Americans were making less and less meals at home, and with that we saw the rise of grocery stores and retailers across the country begin to offer dine-in experiences to attract customers. In fact, restaurants have become one of the most successful ways for retailers to stand apart.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. "But while consumers are anxious to get back out there to eat, they come with new expectations on everything from menus to the technology used to increase safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2023

As if hiring struggles weren’t enough of a problem, retaining employees remains a challenge, with the quit rate in food service at approximately 5.4 – 6.2 The benefits extend to food safety as well. percent in late 2022. According to research , the cost to replace a single employee could be as high as $6,000.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. Food Industry Faces Consumer Pressures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

This employee-centric approach to company culture has resulted in high engagement, as well as MOD being recognized as one of the “20 Best Workplaces in Retail,” a “Best Workplace for Millennials,” and a “Best Workplace for Diversity.” Every year, 22 to 33 billion pounds of food goes to waste in restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Manifest surveyed 501 people about their food delivery and restaurant habits during COVID-19 and found that two-thirds of people ate in-person at a restaurant in July 2020. Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

McKinsey research analysts claim that the retail and hospitality employment sector – a segment that includes restaurant employees – is up against “a more serious retention challenge” than any other employment sector, with employee exit rates outpacing all other sectors by more than 70 percent.

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Hot Schedules

AUGUST 10, 2021

Protecting Your Customers: How to Scale Your Food Safety Culture Across Multiple Locations. While employees know they play a crucial role in food (and ultimately guest) safety, when a 45-minute wait forces everyone to rush, things learned in food safety training can quickly fall to back-of-mind to an undisciplined staff.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This may seem like a strange topic for a blog focused on the restaurant industry and the world of food but hear me out. A place where green lawns, flower gardens, friendly postal carriers, and safety were the standard. This is a real danger to not only those of us who work in the business of food but for society as a whole.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

But for the QSR industry specifically, consumer expectations increased as priorities moved to health and safety first, which have, in turn, shaped decision making, long term brand engagement and buying behavior. 60 percent of restaurant and 24 percent of retail digital gift cards evaluated take more than 24 hours to deliver.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Retailers are having a tougher time each month, as well. Based on findings from a survey hosted on the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Restaurants Canada, the report shares that on the positive side, Canadians are looking forward to returning to restaurants, so long as safety measures are in place. Delivering Excellence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2020

This need to rapidly adjust how we deliver services has accelerated the pace of digital transformation across industries, including food service. Now, your online ordering app or website is the modern equivalent of a server taking the order, delivering the food and processing the payment. Monitoring Should be a Priority. As the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

Looking ahead, we predict a day when cultivated meat will find its place as a default choice -on menus, because it delivers on taste, nutrition, and food safety, in addition to environmental sustainability and animal welfare. Beyond the realm of food, a similar shift has occurred with electric cars.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2024

The tech-enabled traceability system is designed to allow the company to act on food safety and quality concerns swiftly, efficiently, and precisely. Sam Vise, CEO and Co-Founder at Optimum Retailing, is passionate about where RFID is headed and its potential for the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The National Retail Federation estimates that 41 percent of consumers will celebrate Valentine’s day with a special dinner or celebration at home. This means fast-loading and easy to navigate on a phone while on the go.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 30, 2020

But even after the pandemic, sanitation and safety concerns are expected to remain, and the restaurant business model may have to evolve in a way that utilizes more tech-driven service systems. More restaurants may pivot to self-delivery instead of third party delivery to mitigate fees and have more control over the safety of their food (5).

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