article thumbnail

Revolutionizing Restaurants: Embracing Tech Solutions in a Challenging Labor Market

Modern Restaurant Management

This is an innovation that consumers appreciate: 42 percent of diners have already used kiosks , and one in every three people say they would like restaurants to have more kiosks available. Back-office digital innovations are also helping restaurants manage costs and make the most of their workforce.

Marketing 449
article thumbnail

How Advanced Technology Can Foster a Fair Environment Amid New Tipping Regulations

Modern Restaurant Management

The newly proposed restaurant tipping regulations soon to be implemented by the U.S. The regulations, which are set to become law in April, will eliminate the “80/20” rule that previously mandated employees earning a tipped minimum wage could only spend 20 percent of their shift performing non-tipped tasks.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

10 Tips for Promoting Sustainability in the Food Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Even before the pandemic, there was a growing trend for the food distribution system to move from global to local. Here are 10 tips for promoting sustainability in the food industry. We can tap into innovation to solve food sustainability challenges. Adopt Restaurant Innovations. These tips will help to get us started.

article thumbnail

Why Your Restaurant Needs Marketing and PR Now More Than Ever

Modern Restaurant Management

Pro tip: having a PR crisis plan in place is vital as a crisis situation can easily arise! Keeping a restaurant in business, let alone the top of mind during this crisis requires getting innovative. Post recipes, cooking tips, and photos of your best dishes to tempt taste buds – and let folks know how to order them.

Marketing 507
article thumbnail

Using Technology to Combat the Labor Shortage

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition, managers can use mobile technology to distribute digital employee surveys that collect feedback on staff morale and workplace to address — creating staff-wide transparency that helps maintain high levels of employee engagement.

article thumbnail

World Food Safety Day Roundtable

Modern Restaurant Management

He has over 30 years of experience in the field, starting as a dishwasher and rising to a leadership position at Inspire Brands, where he served as Vice President of Global Equipment Innovation & Supply. John Strom (JS) is vice president and general manager of Innovation at GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific.

article thumbnail

Wage Inequity is Plaguing the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How Four Restaurants are Fighting It.

7 Shifts

an hour, leaving the rest of an employee's compensation up to the good will of customers in the form of tips. Tips are an essential part of a restaurant worker's take-home pay. But tips can be unpredictable and inconsistent, making it difficult for workers to budget and plan their finances.