Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2020

Food is the universal language, a language that everyone speaks and enjoys using. We are learning that people are interested in delivery, enamored by food truck style concepts, and willing to embrace a different style of service. Learning how to leverage social media and word-of-mouth is critical for long-term success.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Mobile Coffee Shops (Carts and Trucks). You may discover that your target customers enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up and are sensitive to price. This research will dictate your hours of operation and pricing plans! Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Expected menu prices. Coffee Shop Concepts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Restaurants have faced labor shortages, supply and equipment shortages, and climbing food prices, with no past playbook on how to navigate the crisis. In fact, according to the National Restaurant Association, 95% of operators said their restaurant has experienced supply chain delays or shortages in recent months.

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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.

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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.

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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. The prices of ingredients can fluctuate due to several factors, including seasonality, supply chain disruptions, and changes in demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Should you consider entering the food truck business? Explore areas where you can purchase supplies in bulk to cut long-term costs, consider raising prices where it makes sense, and work to improve discounts and payment terms with your suppliers. Does your dining room layout need a social distance inspired layout?

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Cash Management Social Media Seasonal Menu Food Truck 230

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

Food prices are soaring amidst supply chain disruptions, increasing labor costs, and processing plant shutdowns. Poultry prices are up 15 percent to 18 percent ; the cost of eggs has risen 73 percent. consumers say they’re happy paying higher prices for great service. First-Rate Service. Seven out of 10 U.S.

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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.

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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.

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Supplies Food Supply Compost Back of House 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2024

The cost of powering up restaurants’ air conditioning enterprise-wide—on top of inflation, the high price of staples like meat, and staff salaries—can dilute their financial strength at a time of significant growth. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index Summary, the electricity index went up 5.9

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Equipment 2024 Waste Point of Sale 197

Cheetah

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

To compete, restaurants are reinventing themselves by incorporating emerging food trends into their menus – most notably by showcasing local food products and unique ingredients. But access to these trending food items, with fair pricing and reasonable logistics, has been a nightmare – until now. .

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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 131

7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

In 2020, the number of establishments in the food and beverage industry was estimated to be 23.1 You can give your customers 1 point for every $10 they spend at your restaurant (the price point depends on how much you're selling your food and beverages; just make sure to set an achievable price).

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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. Reopening restaurants with current supply chain issues makes this once rare scenario seem to be a weekly occurrence. We all know the one.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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. Unlike other industries, inventory management in food industry applications must take limited shelf life and peak freshness times into consideration.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

While the cost of food waste isn’t a secret , you probably overlook it, considering it a part of doing business in this industry. It can help you fix discrepancies in ordering and inventory management , minimizing food shrink. The consumer price index for restaurant food costs increased by 7.7%

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Lavu

MAY 20, 2019

As the owner or manager of a restaurant, you’re in the unique position to donate something other than a check—you can give back directly to your community through your very own business: food and positive life experience. Donate Leftover Ingredients and Food. Food waste in the United States is a growing issue. Food Banks.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Food truck businesses have never been more popular than they are now. In 2020, we saw a significant rise in the number of food trucks. Moreover, since the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers prefer to eat from food trucks rather than restaurants as they are relatively safer. Think About What You Like .

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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.

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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.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 215

Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 9, 2024

Thankfully, the restaurant industry has bounced back from those difficult times, but one thing is still true–supply chain challenges continue to be obstacles that cannot be overlooked. Reliable, quality food suppliers for restaurants are one of the few key components that a dining establishment must have to remain operational.

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Food Supply Online Ordering Food Truck Food Order 98

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With a rise in average consumer expenditure, conscious consumerism, and an increasingly mobile lifestyle, the food truck model has become quite a rage in the Middle East. in the next five years, the future of the food truck industry seems bright. Food Trucks Require Low Initial Investment.

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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

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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. [

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. Customers use their mobile device to view menus, order courses, and have food delivered directly to their table.

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Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food Safety 215

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

People love your food, and they want it outside your restaurant, too. You have a restaurant, and people already love your food. Do you have the resources to handle the extra supplies, food, and staff? In addition, do you have adequate space for extra refrigerators and freezers to handle the extra inventory and food prep?

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Catering Website Management Seasonal Menu Food Supply 113

Cheetah

APRIL 13, 2021

When we first set out to provide e-commerce solutions for Small-Medium business supplies, we were hoping to make just a bit of a dent. Just five years after Cheetah was founded, we’ve managed to process over 350,000 orders, supply over 1,000,000 products, and service over 3,000 restaurants. We’ve come a long way since 2015.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Beyond that, there are attainable steps that restaurants can take including, sku rationalization, assessing utilities and other fixed costs, monitoring their inventories (recipe costs) and costs of goods sold, and auditing their contracted prices. Raquel Rosenthal, CEO, Digilant. billion to $25 billion. They give and give and give. #2

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 197

Apicbase

JULY 16, 2024

Hours-late delivery trucks that are making you bite through the side of your desk because all your steaks are in them… But there you are, as cool as a cucumber, solving problems on the fly. And ready to tear down those mounting food costs to shreds. Rebates from one supplier. Bulk order discounts from another. Ready to dive in?

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Operations Inventory Point of Sale Food Order 98

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens, a program designed to guide restaurant operators every step of the way when opening their own operation, helping them easily add a new revenue stream. Diversified Foodservice Reorganizes Portfolio. Keith Kelly will serve as president of TundraFMP.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 206

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. Jim Collins, CEO at Kitchen United.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Sourcing beef and pork from smaller local producers will alleviate some supply chain headaches. Production took a nosedive during the pandemic, meat processing slowed or stopped completely as packing houses shut down, and now a shortage of truck drivers is delaying deliveries—all tangling the meat supply chain in knots. .

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Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 2, 2021

With full-service shops and quick food trucks, there’s also a place for every occasion. If you’re all about natural foods, check out John’s Water Ice. Serving a wide variety of foods including water ice, Jimmy’s Water Ice is a one-stop-shop for all of your cravings. John’s Water Ice.

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Food Truck Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Food Order 78

Lavu

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Every food product on shelves has one thing in common: nutrition labels. food businesses. These kinds of rules make adding a label to a food product a more complex and. restaurant and prepare food for sale. Anyone in the food industry can upgrade their product. ReciPal users can skip the high-priced food analysis.

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Food Truck Point of Sale Inventory Consumer Goods 78

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

When it comes to starting a food business, restaurant apps that can keep up with current tech and industry trends are crucial to keeping demand and supply in check. The food industry is a rapidly growing and evolving industry. Moreover, with this software, food waste can be reduced by 50%. . Blue Cart .

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Management Management Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 93

Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Furthermore, low coffee prices at that time meant many producers had little incentive to continue growing coffee. There would need to be a big incentive for them to do this successfully, [but currently there isn’t because coffee prices remain low.]”. Producers would have to invest a lot more in harvesting,” he explains.

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