Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

Without the financial burden of a guest-facing presence or front-of-house staff, these operations can concentrate labor and supplies into a single location for multi-cuisine food preparation and delivery. Increased Emphasis on Online Ordering. Former competitors are now part of the same umbrella company. Appeal to Mobile Gamers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With their ability to connect various facets of restaurant operations and provide real-time data and insights, networking solutions present a powerful tool for overcoming these challenges and setting a new standard for efficiency and customer service in the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Every restaurant has a back of house and a front of house. Cloud Kitchens are restaurants with no front of house. This indicated a clear trend that a “restaurant” does not need to necessarily comprise of both front of house and back of house components.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Well show you how to leverage: Your local restaurant scene Your restaurants brand Your digital assets The community around you Then, reveal how to measure your marketing efforts so you can continuously refine your strategy and strengthen your connection with customers. Thats why a strong marketing strategy is the key to staying ahead.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

This can be direct (the menu item itself contributes working funds) or indirect (because the item is present on the menu – other items are more likely to sell). How you approach the design of your restaurant in this regard will determine nearly everything else. In both cases it is sales (the top line) that sets the stage for success.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

I know you remember the first day that you slid your arms into the sleeves of that chef’s jacket with your name embroidered under the title: executive chef. It was that first time in the lead position – the commander of the kitchen brigade. You are now the conductor of the orchestra that is totally in sync, creating beautiful music together.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 4, 2022

There’s little doubt that ghost kitchens present attractive possibilities to existing and future restaurants and brands. Without the need for front-of-house staff, a restaurant can put money into paying for chefs, cooks, and food preparation. The Sizzling-Hot Benefits of the Burgeoning Ghost Kitchen Concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2020

First, the supply chain has been rattled to its core and certain ingredients and products are going to be a lot more difficult or expensive to source. First, the supply chain has been rattled to its core and certain ingredients and products are going to be a lot more difficult or expensive to source. Educating Yourself.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We also see this gaining traction with consumers similar to how calorie labeling became a major source of information for our personal health. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. Carbon emissions labeling helps inform our impact on planetary health. Lavu CEO Saleem S.

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EATER

DECEMBER 21, 2022

By presenting cuisine that has not traditionally been championed in a fine dining, wine-tasting setting, Mistry hopes to challenge people’s expectations about cuisine — and the people who make it. Dola Sun /Eater. Pop-ups and residencies aimed at supporting chefs of marginalized backgrounds offer new paths to success.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2023

Regardless of your career choice – dependability remains a basic assumption and unless you are fully present: physically, mentally, and emotionally, then success will never happen. A few years back, I posted an article about the UNWRITTEN RULES of the kitchen. Anyway – use as you see fit.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Even through the most challenging and tragic experiences, when the lessons are quite vivid – we quickly push aside the need to change in favor of a return to what is considered “normal”. The restaurant industry continues to be devastated – not just as a result of the pandemic but because the pandemic brought underlying issues to the surface.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

For those who are at above-average risk for severe COVID-19, or who care for someone in this category, following this guidance can present a seemingly impossible choice. The CDC advises people who fall into this high-risk category to protect themselves from infection by “limit[ing] your interactions with other people as much as possible.”.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

In the restaurant industry, it can be difficult to maintain front- and back-of-house staff, as many will eventually move on to pursue new ventures such as school, travel, or alternate employment. Worse yet, some may leave simply because they do not feel valued or that there is no meaning attached to the work they do. Be Flexible.

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EATER

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Indoor dining, however, is another story altogether, presenting considerably higher degrees of risk. Outdoor setups have also given restaurants a way to bring back some of their staff and to welcome customers eager for a break from their own kitchens. Indoor spaces create an ideal environment for the spread of COVID-19.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For the past six months I have been committed to an exercise regimen thanks to my Apple Watch. Closing the rings of movement, exercise, and standing has been a goal since I first strapped on the watch, a goal that consumes my attention and cannot be broken for fear that I will simply fall off the pattern if the rings fail to close for one day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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EATER

JUNE 17, 2024

The ride’s queue, which begins in a hypothetical front office, highlights Tiana’s in-house line of jarred vinegar peppers, garlic salt, and pecan oil before meandering towards a kitchen where beignet preparation is underway for the Mardi Gras celebration we see at the ride’s end. Frogs playing bongos! Employee-owners!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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. Restaurants of today are infused with technology in many new ways, and it’s making a difference. Try 7shifts for free.

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EATER

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Molly Valdez & Judson Valdez Why eating only the best part might actually be the worst Bad Roman, the latest restaurant from the Quality Branded group, is three flights up the Shops at Columbus Circle, above the Whole Foods and past the Paper Source, in an upscale Manhattan mall. It remains impossible to get into.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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. Restaurants of today are infused with technology in many new ways, and it’s making a difference. Try 7shifts for free.

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Management Management Operations Mobile Ordering 352

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 4, 2020

While payroll has historically been the source of a lot of stress for restaurateurs, there are a number of tools and resources to make it easier. Payroll jargon and processes aren't intrinsically complicated; they're usually just presented in difficult-to-understand ways. How to solve payroll tax issues. What payroll records to keep.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

And Johnny’s Seed Company , a Maine-based seller that is the go-to source for many small-scale vegetable farmers, is limiting sales to gardeners to prioritize commercial producers. Shutterstock. Annastasia Mullen has been expanding her home garden in Des Moines, Iowa, since 2015. Then, many first-time gardeners planted out of panic.

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Embrace the Suck

DECEMBER 25, 2019

One thing you have to know up front is that their business is a lot like yours: uber-competitive! When they present you with a PVA they will give you most likely this option: They will give you a percent markup on a category (dry goods, dairy, produce, etc). A lot of stuff they don’t want you to know!

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EATER

JULY 21, 2022

Including information about ingredient sourcing, of course, has long been popular. Lille Allen/Eater. Menus represent the changing values of the restaurant industry. And right now, more context is king. There are around a dozen dishes, which can be ordered as a tasting menu or a la carte. “We We suggest four to five,” he says, smiling.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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EATER

AUGUST 26, 2021

There is no storefront, no dining room, and no front-of-house staff. In some cases, the kitchen functions as a hub for a handful of other so-called virtual restaurants; in others, the food from the virtual restaurant is prepared inside the kitchen of an established brick-and-mortar but with a separate name and menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. Ono Food Co.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

KitchenAid brand presents "A Woman's Place," a documentary short, now streaming on Hulu, place clip at top. KitchenAid brand presents "A Woman's Place," a documentary short, now streaming on Hulu, place clip at top. 'A Woman's Place' on Hulu.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Between now and December, cookbook publishers will churn out some 100 new titles in service of promoting better living through eating. Turn on your stoves!” they seem to shout. they seem to shout. Haul out those baking pans! Prepare to spend many hours contemplating the abyss of your Dutch oven!”

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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. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Food Halls – the numbers for current and future growth are substantial.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Are you a restaurant owner looking for question to ask potential candidates? Check out this blog and video on the top 9 interview questions to ask as an owner. There are a lot of jobs available in the restaurant industry. But there's one thing between you and the role you want: the interview. Plus what kind of questions to ask the interviewer.

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