Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

General Motors would never build and equip an auto plant, hire the entire staff, and create a marketing strategy until the car they intend to build is designed, prototyped, and presented to various focus groups first. YES – the menu is that important! Why should it be any different for restaurants and their menus?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2024

The results give the green light for certain restaurants to introduce more front-of-house automation. Operators must weigh guest acceptance while making strategic decisions about integrating automation at many restaurant touch points, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Automated Customer Experience Survey.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant.

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Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

Hiring for restaurants is the number 1 problem for so many restaurants around the world right now. We cover some of what we see working for our customers and some of the ways that you can do more with less to make do with the staff that you have. Restaurants where their mission is a fundamental part of what they do.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I know how much time, energy, money, and heart goes into that first day when a proud operator and/or chef looks up at the front door sign that proclaims they are open for business. Every year, a significant number of new restaurants open and almost as many close their doors for good.

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Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

Hiring for restaurants is the number 1 problem for so many restaurants around the world right now. We cover some of what we see working for our customers and some of the ways that you can do more with less to make do with the staff that you have. Restaurants where their mission is a fundamental part of what they do.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2022

Apps are more intuitive than ever, websites are smarter and technology can help hiring and retention, delivery and operations. If the restaurant not busy, the robot will sit by the front door waiting for the next customer to come into the restaurant. Hiring and onboarding technology. Photo by Networld Media Group.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 7, 2024

Here are a few sample back-of-house job descriptions you can use to jumpstart your own job descriptions to help attract top notch BOH staff. Lead and manage back-of-house kitchen staff, including sous chefs, line cooks, prep cooks, and dishwashers. Continuously expand culinary knowledge of techniques and best practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Growth for most, after all, isn’t walking through the front door, it’s coming in online. If your cooks are mostly fulfilling off-site orders, you can do away with niceties like a slick front of house, visual merchandising, and a location with hungry walk-ins. It might not be. Clear career paths upwards and onwards.

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The Rail

MARCH 14, 2023

By Andrea Abbondanza, Contributor In today's fast-paced digital age, restaurants are constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance the dining experience for their customers. One such innovation is using QR codes , which are becoming increasingly popular in the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Particularly impacted by the staffing shortage, restaurants are struggling to beat the labor crisis, with staffing shortages felt in both back-of-house and front-of-house staff. Although employment numbers are on the upswing, employment at eating and drinking establishments was still 1.5 Bureau of Labor statistics.

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7 Shifts

JULY 8, 2023

And the driving principle behind it was to be the type of place he would work at forever given the opportunity. He joined us on The Pre-Shift Podcast, along with Chris Artinian, President and CEO of Condado Tacos. Kahn: "It was kind of a no-brainer. We're just a number. And however it happened, it happened. 10 years later, he's in the COO seat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The technology space is still the “wild west” in the spirits realm, and it is likely that technology will continue to innovate, and inevitably consolidate, the playing field. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023.

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Embrace the Suck

AUGUST 11, 2019

You’re now out in front of the market, and you don’t fear competition because you don’t have much. Your brand is considered to be innovative and inspiring. Here are the questions and my answers from that interview: Q: Can you explain the difference between competing and dominating the market? That is the Blue Ocean.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 7, 2020

However, just as in many other industries, mobile app innovation in communications and engagement is adapting to improve retention of this changing workforce. Tips for Hiring Millennials. Keeping these values in mind can help you have productive conversations with potential hires and new team members. Drop stereotypes.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Maybe it’s organizing the walk-in, folding the napkins for the front of the house, or reworking the menus. Ineffective restaurant hiring practices lead to high turnover and poor team cohesion. Successful companies, in any industry, are always innovating. What is restaurant operations management?

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Marketing4Restaurants

APRIL 1, 2021

Uber in the UK recently had a set back with their hiring agreement for their drivers. With the recent listing in the UK of Deliveroo, we look at the Deliveroo business in Australia along with the other Restaurant Delivery Aggregators to see what the next 12 months will hold for them and for Australian restaurants. Deliveroo in Australia.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 27, 2021

Leading change within hospitality in general, he is at the forefront of trends, style, and innovation within the industry. Founder Christian Abell has worked in the hospitality industry for 30 years, with passion and creativity to a succession of increasingly responsible executive positions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Every restaurant owner, operator, and manager are currently asking themselves: how do I hire restaurant employees in today’s labor market? It is increasingly difficult to recruit, attract, hire, and retain employees, but there are some insights that can help you navigate a tough labor landscape. The Restaurant Labor Shortage.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 26, 2021

Hiring an apt number of people for the back-of-the-house and front-of-the-house operations is critical to optimize the restaurant’s labour cost. . Hire a small, competent staff for the first few weeks and then increase the number once your business starts generating revenue. . Source: Forbes.

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Apicbase

MAY 29, 2024

Every few months, a media article declares the death of ghost kitchens as a viable business model. Market data, however, tells a different story. According to Statista , in 2023, the revenue of online food delivery was estimated at over $1 trillion, and it is expected to hold a 50% share of the drive-thru and takeaway food service markets by 2030.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2023

She keeps her palate sharp by consulting on restaurant wine lists, but funnels most of her time and energy into Nomadica, which is expanding its selection and working on innovating beyond the can. I hire people based on their work experience and personality and I don’t care where they went to college. Eater: What was your first job?

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

To meet the constantly changing consumer preferences, restaurant technology providers will continue developing innovative technologies to stay ahead of the curve and help provide a memorable dining experience for guests. From preparing beverages to serving burgers, these robots eliminate the need to hire human staff.

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Mad Mobile

MAY 22, 2024

Bar owners know the importance of table turnover time, especially during peak hours. The ability to make sales and keep people moving to allow for more customers is essential to a profitable business. However, some owners don’t realize they can leverage their bar POS data to make smarter table management decisions.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Consumers are ready to return to restaurants, and companies are innovating with new business models and new locations. Some are predicting a potential boom in the restaurant industry in the post-pandemic era. However, if there’s one thing that will have a huge effect on all future business trends, it is new labor wage laws.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

In this guide, learn about properly cleaning the restaurant and items such as silverware, as well as how to help prevent cross contamination and other risks in the back of house. An estimated 3,000 people in the U.S. die each year due to foodborne illness. When people see dirt or grease at a restaurant, 82% say they lose their appetite.

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The Rail

JULY 19, 2022

When suitable technologies are understood and well implemented, they can create more opportunities for improvements whether at the back of the house (such as accounting, payroll, building maintenance , etc.) or front of the house (e.g. To succeed today, restaurants need to keep up with the evolving needs of their clientele.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Under Allen’s leadership, this C-suite team has been instrumental in implementing a multi-faceted transformation plan designed to ensure long-term sustainability, enhance brand relevance, accelerate innovation, improve guest satisfaction, increase overall profitability and create a clear growth plan to propel the company forward.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Online ordering is a lifeline for restaurants these days, and it’s difficult to argue against the advantages of having an in-house online ordering system. Successful restaurants are always rethinking and seeking new ways to improve their offerings. Diversifying revenue streams can help restaurants increase their typically small margins.

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Gourmet Marketing

MAY 27, 2020

Your restaurant may be experiencing limited staff at the moment, and you may be unable to hire most of your team back immediately. Your restaurant may be experiencing limited staff at the moment, and you may be unable to hire most of your team back immediately. Put your health and safety efforts front and center.

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Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Which restaurant innovation can help drive growth or reduce labor costs? One of the most exciting innovations is the Flippy robot. The need for convenience and seamlessness was already driving rapid adoption of restaurant technology, and the pandemic accelerated it. Get weekly updates. Restaurant robots.

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Marketing4Restaurants

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the previous episode, we’ve reviewed some of the big trends that are affecting the restaurant industry, the other industries around it, and our customers. We also started looking at some of the trends as we see them, based on the big trends that are occurring and what we’re seeing in restaurants from other parts of the world.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

The model allows one or more virtual restaurants to operate from a delivery-optimized kitchen without the overheads of a dining room or front-of-house staff. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. But moving to a delivery- only model has been made possible recently by advances in technology and changes in consumer habits.

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Apicbase

MARCH 17, 2023

Because technology integration allows your business systems to talk, it improves communication between the kitchen and front-of-house staff. These innovative tech platforms solve different issues simultaneously. There is good and bad news. On the one hand, the future of Europe’s restaurant industry is looking bright.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

PJ's Hopes to Open 187 Locations Throughout Florida in Next 10 Years. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans plans for rapid expansion throughout Florida with hopes to bring 187 new locations within the next 10 years. “For many Floridians, their weekend getaways to New Orleans are the only time they get to enjoy PJ’s Coffee. .

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Restaurant365

MAY 30, 2022

These latest innovations and enhancements will be of great value to our customers as they continue to optimize their post-pandemic operations.” . After a two-year-long hiatus, the National Restaurant Association’s annual show finally reopened in Chicago’s sprawling McCormick Place. It’s All About Automation .

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

Fast casual will continue to push out full-service brands because they can assemble food in front of you and get food to the customer more quickly. Two-thirds of new hires signing up for DailyPay. While staffing has always topped the list of restaurant owner/manager pain points, it now seems to be at crisis proportions.

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