Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Jennifer Mathew, senior manager of talent acquisition and strategy on the role technology plays in hiring and retention. In what ways should restaurants be utilizing technology to reach potential staff as well as retain the ones they have?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

With colder weather right around the corner for many parts of the country, now is the time for restaurant owners to utilize their POS technology to maximize outdoor dining profits and capitalize on the end of summer season. Actionable Insights Gathered by POS Data.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurant technology has changed everything about the way people do business today. 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. Quick links.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Restaurants of today are infused with technology in many new ways, and it’s making a difference. The app is useful for both your front- and back-of-house staff, allowing them to check upcoming shifts, submit availability, request shift trades, and more. Try 7shifts for free.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) technology. What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff. What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Restaurants of today are infused with technology in many new ways, and it’s making a difference. The app is useful for both your front- and back-of-house staff, allowing them to check upcoming shifts, submit availability, request shift trades, and more. Try 7shifts for free.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Three ways to ease the adversarial relationship between your staff and your technology. Interestingly enough, the very source of a lot of this tension — technology — can also be the solution. The key lies in uniting staff with technology. Some folks sense the uneasiness among their staff.

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Focus POS

JANUARY 15, 2020

When a technology solution affects as many areas of business as your restaurant POS system does, it can be difficult to track the true return on investment (ROI) that it offers. The first step to understanding the true ROI from a restaurant POS system is to determine quantifiable factors that are influenced by the POS.

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QSR Automations

APRIL 17, 2024

That’s where technology comes in, transforming the way restaurants operate and enhancing the overall guest experience. In their latest report, Nation’s Restaurant News stated that a whopping 96% of operators said technology would be important for meeting key objectives in 2024.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Evolving Your Restaurant Technology Stack 1. But that was the 90s.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

While restaurant owners can put six feet between tables, limit dining room capacity or close indoor dining completely, it’s much harder to create a safe environment in the back of the house. That means your back-of-house employees will need every advantage they can find. For restaurant owners, the answer lies in the technology.

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Restaurant Technology Guys

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Bar POS and nightclub POS features are both tremendously important in ensuring the profitability of these types of outlets; not only by providing management with excellent up-to-the-minute data but also by permitting front of house staff to devote the maximum amount of time to providing excellent customer service.

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Qu

JULY 25, 2023

And POS has become an old habit in the restaurant industry. For 40+ years, POS was the only piece of technology in the restaurant — and it changed very little. Restaurant operators got habituated to using dated POS systems that presented many obstacles and frustrations. Not to mention rapidly evolving guest demands.

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Mad Mobile

MAY 22, 2024

However, some owners don’t realize they can leverage their bar POS data to make smarter table management decisions. Join us as we discuss how your bar POS system can give you insight into slow table turnover as well as strategies to speed up bar service. Here are a few things you can learn from your POS system’s analytics.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If you’re a relative newbie to the restaurant industry or a die hard traditionalist, you may be wondering what a POS system is for a restaurant. It’s a restaurant technology topic restaurant owners should all understand. Here is what restaurants need to know about what a POS system can do for them and how to choose one.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2021

Restaurant technology adoption has accelerated throughout the pandemic, shifting digital tools from futuristic nice-to-haves into critical components of day-to-day operations. Point of Sale (POS) systems have traditionally been the restaurant’s technological centerpiece, connecting guests, servers, and food through transactions.

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MadMobile

JUNE 8, 2023

With so many points of sale (POS) systems available in the market, finding the best POS for small businesses is essential to running your operations efficiently. In this blog, we will dive into the best features to look for when considering which POS system to invest in for your small business. How will you manage your menu?

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In the ever-expanding landscape of restaurant tech , employees will become skilled to some degree with a variety of different technology and software tools on the job. Cooks and back-of-house employees tend to work with inventory management software and kitchen display technology. Table of Contents. Skills for Your Resume.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Will you hire in-house drivers, use third party drivers, or cross train your front-of-house (FOH) staff to double as drivers ? Here are tips for managing food and packaging inventory: Food inventory Use your POS or an inventory management tool to keep track of what you have and what you use over any given week.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2022

We'll look at what artificial intelligence is and how it's being used in three different areas of the restaurant industry: back of the house, front of the house, and marketing. Let's start with the back of the house.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

There are new technologies, new ways of doing business, and new consumer habits, too. Far-and-away the biggest change for the hospitality industry has been the widespread adoption of technology, which has gone from a luxury to a necessity for restaurants to operate. There are many ways to digital technology into your business.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A mobile POS can help any restaurant looking to improve server productivity, increase revenue, and overall streamline their front of house operations. What is a Mobile POS? A mobile POS (or MPOS) is a handheld version of a standard cloud-based POS terminal. A Mobile POS Helps Your Servers Upsell More Often.

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Foodable

MARCH 17, 2022

BurgerFi Expands New Technology and Strategy" on Spreaker. In this episode, Pepe chats with Karl Goodhew, Chief Technology Officer at BurgerFi about the latest restaurant technology, labor shortage solutions , and Patty the Robot. There's nothing worse than having a room full of customers and maybe the POS goes down.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Once upon a time, a frontline employee at a fast food restaurant did not necessarily need technological skills to apply for the job. Technology has permeated the quick serve restaurant industry and job functions – from point of sale (POS) to complying with food safety standards. Fast forward to 2022.

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Ordyx

APRIL 27, 2023

VersiTech's acquisition of Ordyx POS last year created an exciting opportunity to deliver advanced POS technology to cus tomers and partners ( they're more than just dealers to us ) to enhance restaurant operations. Ordyx provided its customers with the market’s first cloud-based, mobile point-of-sale solution.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It requires a manager to differentiate concepts, ensure a consistent guest experience, and manage employees and technology across multiple storefronts. Using Technology to Run Multiple Locations. Table of Contents. New Concept or Replicate? Create Consistency with Your Operations. Create Consistency with Your Operations.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Or, if you've worked in a restaurant as a chef, line cook, or as part of the FOH (front-of-house), you may have used this hospitality term yourself. Food runners fluctuate between the front and back of the house, and are likely to be the messenger that communicates what is 86'd from BOH to FOH. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2021

Many restaurants invested in technology in 2020 that improved their off-premise capabilities, such as online ordering, delivery partnerships, and menu revisions. You may have the eye-catching technology guests will notice first, but lack the framework that provides structure and complements your front-of-house initiatives.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Offering increased visibility for brands and expanding the pool of customers restaurants are able to reach, the dynamic services these apps provide are essential for owners and operators competing for relevance and market share in a rapidly shifting landscape of business models utilizing SaaS technology.

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Sante

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With the right technology, your kitchen staff can worry less about staying on track and focus more on producing quality food that leaves customers wanting to come back for more. UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY. Use a cutting-edge POS and payments system that frequently releases new features and updates old ones. A TOP-TIER TEAM.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With the advancement in technology, the scope for restaurant automation has further widened. Restaurant POS software has now become an essential asset to restaurant operators. In this article, we have put together a comprehensive feature guide to help you buy the best restaurant POS for your needs. Cloud Technology.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Technology will never be able to replace the personal touch of a seasoned server or the empathy of a veteran bartender, but it can be a huge help in increasing guest satisfaction and delivering a great guest experience. Restaurant technology can increase that level of customer satisfaction by making it easier to provide top-notch hospitality.

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Squirrel Systems

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mobile POS is providing servers and front-of-house staff with mobile devices capable of running your POS, freeing them from non-productive tasks to do the high-impact work that drives revenue for your business. Imagine if you had 30% more front-of-house staff without a commiserate increase in cost.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Technology presents unique solutions for restaurants to differentiate themselves and for owners to run their businesses more efficiently. In turn, it leaves more time and energy to focus on delighting guests with delicious food and new memorable dining experiences, be they in-house or off-premise. billion by 2028.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2023

Employees and restaurant owners are benefiting from automation technology: over half of leaders say that revenue has increased since implementing restaurant’s automation tools. Automation tools also provide value through mobile ordering apps, AI solutions, digital reviews apps, and online reservation software.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Recent technology advancements, mobile devices, and the pandemic all shifted the way restaurants need to operate. You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Let’s Start With the Why.

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