7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. One ghost kitchen may contain multiple units where different brands can prepare food for delivery, and in some cases, pickup. Table of Contents. What is a ghost kitchen?

Front of House 435

Front of House Food Truck Back of House Social Media 435

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report.

Food Supply 495

Food Supply 2019 Food Truck Back of House 495

Goliath Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

It is the middle of the lunch rush and trucks keep showing up at the loading dock during times the restaurant has deemed inappropriate for deliveries. The cases of product continue piling up and floor management responsibilities are preventing the bar manager from vigilantly checking in each order.

Supplies 392

Supplies Bar Management Management 392

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2024

Preventing Unnecessary Food Costs and Waste In addition to preventing excessive energy usage, a connected equipment strategy produces other cost-saving benefits. They also avoid wasting money on food customers could reject because it was burned—and the costly reputational damage resulting from those incidents.

Equipment 493

Equipment 2024 Waste Point of Sale 493

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Using par levels based on real usage and not just a “guess” creates more accurate orders. Forecasting tools enable managers to purchase food, beverage, and supplies at the right level. Every time a truck pulls up to the back dock, it costs money. Mistake #2: Inaccurate Forecasting Inventory is expensive.

Inventory 450

Inventory Management Management Cash Management 450

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This past year saw the following trends: The Digital Revolution – In 2023, restaurants gravitated towards digitalization, embracing things like online ordering, mobile applications, and digital payment solutions. Regulatory Compliance – Staying abreast of evolving food safety regulations remained a persistent challenge in 2023.

Dietary Restrictions 309

Dietary Restrictions Food Safety Food Supply Food Truck 309

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 539

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2021

While the green light to reopen is long-awaited good news, as various states continue to allow establishments to open dining indoors at a limited capacity, there are monumental impacts to the overall foodservice industry and subsequent impacts on the food and beverage manufacturers and distributors who are called upon to act quicky.

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Food Supply Food Safety Food Truck Inventory 329

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Chef’s who are able to progressively teach cooks and even service staff about the ingredient, preparations, flavor profiles, pairings, and presentations of the food that is designed and produced in the kitchen will be in high demand. then it’s time to retire. [] SUPPLY CHAIN NEGOTIATOR. If this is your M.O.

2021 468

2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 468

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Square is launching On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store where sellers can dispatch a courier through delivery partners for orders placed directly on their website. ” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. .

Guest Recovery 539

Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food Safety 539

Cheetah

APRIL 30, 2021

In case you haven’t noticed, the food truck market is on the rise , which means you need to up your game. The right commissary kitchen can mean the key to a successful food truck business – considering it offers all the benefits of having your own kitchen, without a lot of the associated overhead, paperwork, and hassle.

Food Truck 147

Food Truck Food Supply Food License 147

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Supply chain disruptions and shortages like these are hitting every part of the food service industry hard. Learn how this affects your business, from restaurant suppliers struggling to keep up, to rising food prices led by labor shortages and increased consumer demand for quick, cheap food. Labor Crisis Continues.

Food Supply 148

Food Supply Supplies Pricing Food 148

EATER

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Lille Allen Organizations like Feeding America support the nations food-insecure communities. She told me she had been trying to figure out how to get a turkey from a food pantry; she had fallen on her hip recently, complicating existing mobility issues. I made a note to check into regular food deliveries from a local service.

Food 260

Food Food Supply Food Truck Food Safety 260

EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Even as some of these supply chain hiccups and irregularities resolved, others popped up. That is, according to the professor, particularly true of the food we eat. “[Our Here’s how three owners are doing it.

Front of House 312

Front of House Food Supply Back of House Supplies 312

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features the Independent Restaurant Coalition, Tripadvisor, Inspire Brands Foundation, WorkJam, EZ-Chow, US Foods, Potbelly Pantry, Just Salad, Zalat Pizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken, California Pizza Kitchen, Nando’s and Street Factory Media. These are the people that feed America.

Tip Distribution 426

Tip Distribution Healthcare Hospitality Food Supply 426

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 20, 2024

Raising prices is inevitable when the supply chain keeps beating restaurants over the head, in some cases simply because they can, but the answer is not as simple as: “pass it on to the guest”. It is important to always keep in mind that dining out is still a luxury, even though more and more families have built it into their lifestyle.

Fine Dining 402

Fine Dining Food Truck Back of House Pricing 402

Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2020

Food is the universal language, a language that everyone speaks and enjoys using. To fail to do this will simply perpetuate the labor challenges that plagued us before the virus. [] CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT: In order to address the labor issue above, we may very well need to reconsider our restaurant concept.

Small Business 367

Small Business Food Supply Food Truck Healthcare 367

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In addition to allowing a safer, hands-free payment method, the system has been shown to make the ordering process quicker and more efficient. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. US Foods Holding Corp. Diversified Foodservice Supply LLC, reorganized its portfolio of businesses to better support its customers.

Kitchen Safety 515

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will manifest itself in several ways, such as informing robotics in the kitchen for food preparation, in addition to kitchen display systems (KDS) as restaurants kitchens seek to improve efficiency and better optimize for enhance prep station capacity management. – Chris Adams, VP of Strategy, Oracle Food and Beverage. "As

2023 419

2023 Loyalty Program Fast Casual Customer Experience 419

EATER

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The initial quarantine of 2020 created a baking boom that shattered the flour supply chain, but King Arthur Flour came back from it even stronger In March of 2020, King Arthur Flour was cruising to the end of its winter season, when mill partners slowed production to do maintenance and the company ran its leanest inventory of the year.

Food Supply 339

Food Supply Supplies 2020 Consumer Goods 339

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Mobile Coffee Shops (Carts and Trucks). Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Rent, equipment costs, supplies, marketing, and paying staff are among the costs you'll incur when just starting. Many food businesses have gotten their start through sites like Kickstarter , Indiegogo , AngelList , GoFundMe.

License 459

License Hiring Equipment Small Business 459

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We have also learned that our guests are willing to try new things and have really embraced our touchless ordering system as well as our new takeout offerings. We realized how important transparency and communication were this year, both with our staff and our customers, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and feel safe.

2020 493

2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 493

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. Maybe you haven’t thought about this before, but I have.

Food Truck 406

Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Food Supply 406

EATER

AUGUST 21, 2020

Twitter user @PDXCarMedic , who has been distributing supplies at protests in Portland, recently asked childhood favorite Otter Pops if it’d be willing to donate some ice pops for overheated protesters in need of sugar replenishment. Food trucks are branching out into the suburbs in order to find business during the pandemic. [

Food Truck 278

Food Truck Social Media Food Supply Food Order 278

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In the last year we’ve been able to really focus on growing our off-premise business, and we found that guests enjoy our home-style comfort food in the comfort of their own homes. The unfortunate reality is that customers aren’t comparing the curbside or app ordering process of Denny’s to McDonalds.

2020 450

2020 Online Ordering Customer Experience Point of Sale 450

The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When it comes to food trucks, a lack of sustainability can give rise to multiple problems. For a mobile business like food trucks catering to multiple locations, it is relatively harder to keep everything clean and be eco-friendly. Setting up a sustainable food truck is, therefore, a new concept. .

Food Truck 97

Food Truck Sustainability 2021 Food 97

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

2020 345

2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 345

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. And because our food travels so well, guests never have to choose between quality and convenience."

Franchising 474

Franchising Franchise Fast Casual Loyalty Program 474

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

believes the coronavirus is not going to have a single blanket impact on all aspects of the economy or even the retail economy or food sector more specifically. 17 percent said they were just avoiding dining-in (opting to pick-up or have food delivered), with 10 percent appearing to lean toward Ordering for Pickup only.

Mobile Ordering 305

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Point of Sale POS 305

EATER

JULY 8, 2022

While idle, many industry veterans left foodservice and hospitality altogether; others like ourselves entertained simpler interim concepts in order to ride out the irregularities of the pandemic. In pre-pandemic times this budget would barely afford us a decent food truck. Patience for online ordering and takeout grew tenuous.

Online Ordering 278

Online Ordering Seasonal Menu Customer Service Social Media 278

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The cost of goods sold (COGS) is a restaurant metric that shows you the cost of all ingredients used to prepare a menu item, including the food, beverage costs, and other direct expenses. It represents everything it takes to get a meal on the table, from the raw ingredients like meat and vegetables to the packaging for takeout orders.

2024 195

2024 Seasonal Menu Inventory Audits 195

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But the root cause of the current food chain crisis and rising food prices runs deeper than that. Supply chain disruptions and shortages like these are hitting every part of the food service industry hard. Labor Issues Exacerbate Food Chain Crisis. Summer Heat Wave Inflames Food Shortage.

Food Supply 78

Food Supply Supplies Pricing Food 78

EATER

MARCH 19, 2021

When we don’t have to be concerned with consuming drinks while wearing masks, boozy park picnics or a dinner party supplied with professional cocktails will be all the more enjoyable. As the pandemic has laid bare the challenges of the restaurant model, the idea of restaurants as multi-pronged food brands or one-stop shops has a strong value.

Outdoor 312

Outdoor Kitchen Safety Food Safety Small Business 312

Cheetah

JANUARY 30, 2022

Disposable restaurant supplies are part of critical inventory used by every restaurant, food-truck and caterer on a daily basis. They include everything from back-of-house supplies like gloves and containers, to customer-facing single use-items like takeout packaging, utensils, napkins, and straws. Restaurant Supplies.

Supplies 148

Supplies Food Supply Compost Back of House 148

Cheetah

JANUARY 30, 2022

Disposable restaurant supplies are part of critical inventory used by every restaurant, food-truck and caterer on a daily basis. They include everything from back-of-house supplies like gloves and containers, to customer-facing single use-items like takeout packaging, utensils, napkins, and straws. Restaurant Supplies.

Supplies 148

Supplies Food Supply Compost Back of House 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now began as a food truck in 2009 and was founded by husband and wife duo, Akash and Rana Kapoor, and supported by co-founder and Senior VP of Operations, Amir Hosseini. Our business growth in the last decade has positioned us to create change for good and implement creative solutions for our planet, our people and our food.

Franchising 340

Franchising Franchise 2020 Fast Casual 340

EATER

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

According to Zhengfei Guan, associate professor of food and resource economics at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Americans have a voracious appetite for avocados. The way that avocados are grown and supplied makes the industry an easy target for criminals, according to Payan.

Agriculture 246

Agriculture Food Truck Food Supply Government 246