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. Food Shortage.

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Goliath Consulting

MARCH 3, 2025

For restaurant owners and operators, success depends on more than just great food and excellent serviceit requires staying informed, connected, and supported. Whether its labor laws, food safety regulations, or tax policies, these associations work to ensure fair legislation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Supply chain disruptions and labor shortages required operators to rethink everything – leaner menus, smarter kitchens, and more efficient operations became the new standard. In addition, the state carved out a special 45 percent increase to $20 per hour for fast-food employees. per hour difference.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

Somewhere in between is the number that makes sense for your food costs, your market, and your restaurants unique position. Food Costs: How to calculate the cost of each dish Lets start with the basics: how much does it actually cost you to make each item on your menu? You dont know their food costs, rent, or labor volume.

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Mileage: Drive Off Some Taxes Delivering food or catering events? Employee Meals: Free Food, Free Savings Feeding staff on-site? Its 100% if part of food costs, non-taxable to them. Keep it separate or bundled with food costs. Charitable Donations: Give and Get Back Donating extra food? Keep it reasonable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The GDP recovered to its pre-COVID level this past July, but with this growth arrived a more unsettled labor market, intensified competition for talent, spiked inflation and exacerbated ongoing supply chain pressures. From a safety and food hygiene perspective, the restaurant industry will be held to a much higher standard moving forward.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. As they grapple with rising costs across their supply chain, 71 percent of restaurants plan to increase prices this year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Make sure sanitary supplies are stocked and refilled often. Don’t let food service workers come to work if they’re not feeling well. Additionally, reach out to your insurance broker or workers compensation expert for more informatio. If necessary, amend your company policies to remove consequences for doing so.

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7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2024

Fixed costs Fixed costs are expenses that remain constant, including rent, insurance, and utilities. If transferring isn’t an option, you can try to reduce other fixed costs like insurance premiums. COGS is a restaurant metric that includes everything you spend on food and drinks to make the dishes you serve.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

“We know the coming weeks will be challenging ones for many small business owners, and we want to help restaurants focus on food, not finances.” will present a free webinar in conjunction with The Food and Beverage Shows titled, "Restaurant Preparation to Minimize COVID-19 Disease Risk and What You Need to Do Now."

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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. Ensuring business interruption insurance covers COVID-19.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Rising costs are not the only financial hazard facing the food service business, as recent studies show that slip and fall cases cost the industry $2 billion a year. Stock and Utilize Proper Safety Equipment Make sure your business is supplied with signage and barriers to be deployed in the event of a spill.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2022

But the lingering effects of the pandemic continue to make this a challenging time for our industry as ongoing staffing issues and supply chain disruptions, in many cases, lead to reduced menus and shorter hours of operation. Most manufacturers have ISO certifications or similar which indicate their adherence to strict food safety protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2021

CORE © ( Children of Restaurant Employees ), a national non-profit organization that provides financial help to food and beverage employees with children, is calling for supporters to step up to the plate to help provide a Summer of Hope for food and beverage operations employees. 1,000 will cover rent/mortgage for one month.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Not only do you have to manage many costs including, labor, equipment, and food—but you have to do it while dealing with inevitable price increases. Whether it’s food cost increases due to inflation or a labor cost rise due to rising minimum wage, cost increases, like taxes, are pretty much a guarantee in the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

But restaurants, now that they are also bringing people back inside, are going to have do the harder work of making it a permanent solution—whether that's a pickup window adjacent to their door or reworking their kitchen in such a way that its food is flowing to the front of house in a more efficient manner. 'What’s In It?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

There has also been an increase in review content for Black-owned restaurants and food businesses (up 9X) and nightlife (up 13X). Review mentions of “Back-owned” (and related terms) also skyrocketed, up 426 percent, as people look to support and surface these businesses to the community.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 24, 2020

Canada The Canada Emergency Response Benefit provides workers with a taxable benefit of $2,000 a month for up to 4 months Canadian Employment Insurance (EI) is available for unemployed workers in Canada. Contact your state’s unemployment insurance program to apply for your benefits. Gaming Entertainment (video games, movies, etc.)

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

Hold a training session before re-opening with staff to walk them through the latest food handling safety procedures. Get ahead of your reopen by ordering the right supplies now—especially considering demand is at an all-time high.

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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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7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

When hiring restaurant accountants, your primary consideration should be those who understand the complexity of the food and beverage industry—both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house operations and management. This number is essential because it helps you determine the price of your food and beverages.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 28, 2021

72% of Americans eat food from a restaurant at least twice a week, meaning hundreds of millions of Americans frequently trust foodservice establishments to prepare their meals in a safe and sanitary environment. However, surfaces that touch food not only needs to be cleaned but sanitized. Food Storage. Develop a HACCP Plan.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Recent months have revealed how precarious the livelihoods are of a largely uninsured and often undocumented workforce; the extent to which independent restaurant owners face paying unforgiving rents; and how deeply diners have been encouraged to devalue the labor that goes into growing, transporting, cooking, and serving their food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

Restaurant workers must bring in proof of recent employment (paystubs will suffice) and will receive hot meals, toiletries, cleaning supplies, diapers, formula, personal hygiene items, and more. "They're the only vendor — and I'm talking partners, food suppliers, marketing people — who has put out a Coronavirus Kit.

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SpotOn

JANUARY 13, 2025

This will be helpful for filing insurance claims and applying for state or federal aid programs as they become available.  There are many organizations helping connect people to free meals: World Central Kitchen , Feed the Streets LA , and Project Angel Food are just a few.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. Shaw is a food safety specialist, podcaster, founder of Savvy Food Safety, co-founder of My Trusted Source, and an entrepreneur, author, and speaker who spent 30+ years working in the foodservice industry.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

That could simply be food sales , alcohol , and non-alcoholic beverages. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Your Cost of Goods Sold is the cost of your food and beverages. That way you'll have accurate food and beverage cost percentages for each COGS line item. Costs are what you pay for resources, like equipment, food, and labor.

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EATER

JUNE 1, 2021

The JBS Foods plant in Greeley, Colorado. JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat producer, has gone partially offline. Another large corporation has become the target of a ransomware attack that could have far-reaching effects on a supply chain. JBS has partially shut down its operations due to a ransomware attack.

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EATER

JANUARY 21, 2021

It’s probably not Uber Eats, Postmates, or Grubhub 2020 was an undeniably big year for food delivery. Benefitting the most from this disruption to an already broken food supply chain are third-party delivery apps, such as UberEats, Grubhub, and DoorDash. Shutterstock. Last November, UberEats bought Postmates for $2.65

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Gig Workers Collective is calling on Instacart to add occupational death benefits, on top of the shopper injury protection insurance that the company began offering in 2019 , and to raise the minimum tip to 10 percent. For instance, the company specified the shopper injury protection insurance includes accidental death coverage.

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ChowNow

AUGUST 6, 2024

From ingredients to insurance, new restaurants need to know how to manage fixed and variable costs. Fixed costs generally stay the same each month and are not tied to sales, such as rent or insurance. Food Cost Percentage Your food cost percentage uses a similar formula as labor, just with total cost of goods sold.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The food was great,” we say, “but.” Margins are tighter than ever as restaurants try to balance higher costs of rent and ingredients, reservation site fees and insurance premiums , and paying fair wages, all while trying to keep prices at a level customers will actually pay. We recommend new places with caveats. Was it worth it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Food is a delicate supply chain and is essential to keep moving unfettered. Could cyber insurance be an effective safeguard against future ransomware attacks?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 28, 2020

Mission critical elements of operational agility and what they ‘mean’ for individual restaurant, food service and hospitality businesses, and the industry at large, in the post-pandemic era. In my work, I help leaders take a hard focus on ideation: a commodity that is in short supply due to a glut of pressures.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

This includes: Net Sales: The total revenue derived from your sale of food and beverages. However, as a rule, the primary costs you can expect in running your restaurant are usually related to food, labor, and rent. This can reduce your budget for ingredients and, at the same time, minimize food waste.

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7 Shifts

JULY 5, 2024

Running a restaurant is not just about serving great food; it’s also about managing finances. The average profit margin of full-service restaurants ranges between 3% and 5%, while their fast-food and casual counterparts’ margins fall between 6% and 9%.

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EATER

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply issues were a pain,” says co-owner Kevin Kerner, so it wasn’t until July 9 when a contractor installed swinging doors to separate the new kitchen from the bar that the upgrade was finally complete. Three Penny Taproom also has flood insurance. Time will tell, with insurance and the rebuild, what we do with that space,” he says.

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