Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2020

But many eateries, bars, and cafes are doing their best to be positive, serving their customers while respecting the current norms. A rather creative way of serving gin and brew to all their customers when the traditional way isn’t possible. weekdays and 10 a.m.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Additionally, plant-based and immunity-boosting foods, sanitation and outdoor dining has accelerated to an all time high. Nourishment will need to be more nutritious, and food consumption will need to be more functionally driven. Nourishment will need to be more nutritious, and food consumption will need to be more functionally driven.

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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. Supplies are stuck in the harbor, on trucks or are just non-existent as both national and international supply chain shortages remain. Food Shortage. Equipment Shortage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

One Chicago restaurant, Recess, a trendy spot at the site of a former Ryder Truck facility, worked with our team to commission two 20- to 40-foot murals as a way to recalibrate and celebrate after the lockdown phase and welcome their customers back. For some restaurateurs, it’s all about the food they serve.

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Restaurant Clicks

AUGUST 10, 2021

one thing you may or may not know – you will often find yourself in the midst of a food truck extravaganza, especially if you are visiting the downtown area in the middle of the day. Food trucks are all the craze for Washingtonians. We know that the food will be fresh, delicious, and usually locally owned.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2021

There are multiple reasons for this including the inherent dangers in preparing and serving food, frequent staff turnover resulting in new team members who are unfamiliar with your operations, and a continuous stream of customers who can be injured or become ill during or after their visit, to name just a few.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

Food prices are soaring amidst supply chain disruptions, increasing labor costs, and processing plant shutdowns. The food service industry is scrambling to keep up with these new costs, pushing the price of a restaurant meal to a 40-year high. Restaurants must keep innovating to elevate the diner experience. First-Rate Service.

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EATER

JANUARY 8, 2021

But Teddy Vasquez and Omar Gonzalez, along with his brother, Oscar, would go on to change the direction of Mexican street food in America by making a dish from their small, Poblano community in Tijuana a sensation north of the border. Coatzingo is one of many small towns near Izúcar de Matamoros. And you’d better be done by 1 p.m

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

However, many of the food industry problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, have been aggressively simmering under the surface for years. Virtual kitchens, with their low barriers to entry and streamlined delivery focus, are a smart and inexpensive way to get your food into customers’ hands.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2024

It also ended with continued economic growth and low unemployment, making it a profitable, yet challenging year for small businesses in the food service industry. The food service industry has seen one of the largest increases in new business applications since 2019, with the introduction of food trucks and other non-traditional eateries.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Remove buffet and other communal food areas. You can even incorporate furniture into your design plan so that it serves the dual purpose of accommodating patrons and dividing the space. Sanitize food contact surfaces with an EPA-approved food contact surface sanitizer. Consider Alternatives to On-Site Dining.

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EATER

DECEMBER 6, 2023

| Lille Allen/Eater Raise a glass to the year’s best bars, restaurants, pop-ups, and roving trucks across 21 Eater cities The Eater Awards is the culmination of a year of intensive dining and drinking research led by intrepid editors in 21 U.S. Join Eater in celebrating the 2023 Eater Awards winners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Serve Special (Spooky) Food and Drinks. Do the same for your food menu and consider offering special party discounts to entice customers even more. Advertise about drink and food specials with a sneak peek photo of a particularly tempting treat. Half the fun of Halloween is dressing up in something special.

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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.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

1) Pop-Up Collaborations Partner with other local businesses, like a bakery, brewery, coffee shop, roastery, or food truck, for exclusive menu items or drinks. Why customers love it: Customers who attend these types of events will be foodiespeople with an intense interest in food and how its made.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2022

After years of success as a wholesale operation, the Beal family opened the restaurant, Beal’s Lobster Pier in 1969 and our vision remains the same today as it was then – serve up the freshest seafood and give our guests the most authentic Maine experience at the doorstep of the waterfront that makes it all possible.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Every year, the culinary world serves up something new to savor. Remember when food trucks redefined street food in the early 2010s or when small plates turned casual dining into an adventure of endless flavors? For many of us, food became less about connection and more about necessity.

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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. .

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Give BOGO a go Even though eating alone is a growing trend , food remains a fundamentally social experience. With a $15 in 15 deal, you promise guests that items ordered off the $15 lunch menu will be prepared, plated, and served within 15 minutes of ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Few scenarios strike more fear into a restauranteur’s heart than the prospect of serving food to patrons that makes them sick. However, even with the greatest attention to food safety, there is no single way to eliminate all foodborne illness because its sources are numerous and diverse. Traceability Is Essential.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

So you made it through part 1 of the guide , where we learned about buying a food truck, and choosing the best spots, and through part 2 where we dealt with limited storage and suppliers, and coming up with delicious menu offerings. An even better option would be to create an app specifically for your food truck.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Between obsessing over food and finances, one key consideration shouldn’t fall through the cracks—restaurant insurance. Restaurant insurance helps: Protect your restaurant against expensive legal costs when an accident such as a slip or fall or an incident like food poisoning happens at your restaurant.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2020

1,300 families, 120,000 pounds of food: How No Us Without You feeds LA’s undocumented restaurant workers At 11 a.m. Next, the cars pulled up to a second tent, where volunteers loaded boxes of food into open trunks, back seats, and any other space they could find. Nolasco says the project was born out of a moment of anger.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

You may even get client requests you’re not used to, like having to add a food truck or using non-traditional type venues you would have never thought of using (1). A workplace food program that brings in a different pop-up restaurant to serve as the office lunch vendor each day. Foodsby (6). TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRENDS.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Any establishment that serves food or beverages to guests is eligible. Food trucks, carts, or stands. Food and beverage inventory. Note for businesses who opened in 2020: the Applicant's original business model should have contemplated at least 33.00% of gross receipts in onsite sales to the public.).

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We can’t find staff, but neither can farmers, processors, supply ports, trucking companies, and even air carriers who bring that beautiful fresh fish to your door or wild mushrooms from Washington State. Well, the supply chain is bigger than all of us, very complex, and apparently – very fragile.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Alonso Castañeda , VP of Brand Development & Strategy for Savory Restaurant Fund, will discuss how the brands he works with have been able to take advantage of the current landscape to creatively serve customers. ” Duff & Phelps served as financial advisor to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. US Foods Ghost Kitchens.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By Briana Hilton, Contributor Uncle Gussy’s is known as one of NYC’s most famous food trucks. Serving Greek food since 1971, Uncle Gussy’s has a big following and (usually) a queue for its famous gyros, Greek salad, and fries. To operate gear, food trucks need to keep their motor running.

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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.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The anxiety building up to a full house in the hotel packed with a series of food events has made it impossible to relax. The event wall was filled with clip boards, each holding the food function of the day. All our ingredients were already in-house, only a produce ordered remained and we expected the truck around 9.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2021

No matter the type of restaurant you own, the type of food you serve, or the usual customers who walk through your door, you need to focus on making your off-premise sales a keystone aspect of your restaurant business. Diners loved the convenience of ordering food and having it delivered to their doorstep. Ghost Kitchen.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 20, 2024

Whether a quick service restaurant, family dining, food truck, or white tablecloth fine dining operation – there will always be some level of price sensitivity. Serve it in a pot or French press, warm the milk and use quality sugar cubes rather than packets. Do it right!

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Everything from food to labor is getting more expensive, which means restaurant margins are tighter than ever. Every restaurant serves a unique customer base, and the more you know about them, the more effective your marketing efforts will be. Even if your food is incredible, youre not operating in a vacuum.

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EATER

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Located in one of the city’s last remaining (relatively) affordable neighborhoods, Gumbo Yaya proudly advertises itself as “Soul Food” and a “Southern Kitchen” on its facade, which looks out onto a miniature cobbled plaza. She eats the fry and then lets out a small exclamation of surprise. It’s sirop d’érable!”

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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. It's small steps on a large staircase.”

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ChowNow

APRIL 1, 2022

You don’t have to follow the crowd, but it helps to know what your diners are already seeing from other food accounts on social media. How To: Just like using the Instagram discover page, typing in general food-related search terms will give you a quick sampling of successful content. Choose to fit in–or stand out. Not on TikTok?

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Open for Business

JANUARY 28, 2024

What’s the cost of a food truck? The short answer: starting up a food truck costs about $50,000 on the low end, at least in California. The long answer: it can cost much, much more to actually get a food truck business off the ground–depending on who you are, where you are, and what your goals may be.

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