EATER

MARCH 12, 2025

Masked chefs make pizza in a restaurant kitchen in 2022. No takeout, a small staff, an open kitchen so we can interact with the guests. She participated in the James Beard Womens Entrepreneurial Leadership program , and looks to those connections and friendships as a group of leaders to ask for advice and bounce ideas off.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

Food Safety Food safety is paramount to any business that involves food and as a result the resources to train and develop food safety at all levels is well-established. One way we further a culture of food safety is not shying away from pictures of our team wearing hair nets, gloves, and always portraying best practices.

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Food 2002 Food Safety Kitchen Safety 469

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Eat healthier.”

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Cash Management Food Supply 516

Embrace the Suck

MAY 14, 2023

As such, it's a tragedy when these establishments falter, collapse, or disappear, not due to a lack of talent, vision, or culinary prowess but because of a deficiency in leadership. I've distilled this undeniable truth: The success or failure of any restaurant is invariably linked to the quality of its leadership.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to PwC, consumers are most influenced by their trust in a brand, which also includes places where they’re sure of safety and cleanliness. A recent survey found only 14 percent of employees around the world are confident in their CEO’s and management’s leadership regarding return-to-work policies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

Fresh prepared produce delivers many benefits to foodservice operations from cost and labor savings along with increasing back of house efficiency, food safety, and freshness. For years we have seen increased consistency and food safety by simply purchasing prepared produce. Ghost Kitchen Roll Out.

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Kitchen Safety Food Supply Fast Casual Food Safety 421

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Tripadvisor® launched a new suite of “Travel Safe” tools to help consumers find, filter for, and validate health and safety information to feel more confident with their future travel choices across town and around the world. Travel Safe features are available in all 49 markets where Tripadvisor operates.

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Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food Safety 539

The Rail

JANUARY 3, 2025

Training in this area might include: Food safety : Food safety is non-negotiable. Culinary techniques : Ensuring kitchen staff are familiar with recipes, cooking methods, and plating standards. Workplace safety : Teach staff how to report hazards, use equipment properly, and execute emergency procedures.

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Training Operations Kitchen Safety Seasonal Menu 130

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

They also helped restaurants realize they could update their kitchen while it was offline and not have to interrupt service. Strong, visionary leadership and urgency in everything we do, from sales to product management to inventory control. We moved our normal top priorities down the list and focused on sanitation and safety products.

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Supplies Customer Service Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 563

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

The efforts by Uber Eats to help mitigate the impact on businesses during this time of uncertainty is an example of leadership and empathy,” said National Council of Chain Restaurants Executive Director David French. Washing hands frequently and keeping foods at the right temperatures are two critical steps for food safety.

Food Safety 585

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Small Business Employee Relations 585

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This isn’t lost on the National Restaurant Association, which sent a letter to Congress this summer to highlight the results of a recent consumer confidence survey and to urge leadership to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. In some eateries, customers can open tabs, order, and pay their bills with limited staff interaction.

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Information Consumer Goods Customer Experience Food Safety 450

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

. "First and foremost, restaurants need to address the obvious points about density and restrictions being put in place by local public officials, about cleanliness and safety and engagement. In today's world, safety is the third leg of the stool. Utmost care and attention is required today." Pellegrini, Jr.

Front of House 499

Front of House Back of House Restaurant Law Food Safety 499

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Taffer's Tavern, the new full service tavern concept created by Jon Taffer, signed a multi-unit franchise deal with Cuisine Solutions, a manufacturer of sous vide foods, to bring the ‘Kitchen of the Future’ to the D.C.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. So, regardless of your natural disposition or prior experience, work to build your leadership skills so you can set the tone in the work environment.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

If you’re a chef from my generation then you likely have concerns over the changing landscape in the kitchen. There were (hopefully not as many anymore) too many young chefs who perpetuated the way of the kitchen, the way that they were taught under the iron fist of the chef who was always right. Okay, there is a problem. “My

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Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Uniforms Food Safety 434

EATER

AUGUST 24, 2022

What really stood out to Ruby Luna about Amy’s Kitchen was the message. They said, ‘We are like family here,’ and when they said that, they made me feel like I was going to be part of a family work environment,” says Luna, a former Amy’s Kitchen employee. And that’s something I needed at the time.”.

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Kitchen Safety Employee Relations Food Safety 2022 363

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

Ownership and the franchise leadership team were also busy developing new store design prototypes which continue into 2021. “With all that our leadership team and brand have to offer, there has never been a better time to join the Mountain Mike’s Pizza family!”

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Both of these issues are significantly important and even though we should all agree that health and safety is foremost – if we manage to beat the virus into submission and destroy the economy in the process then we are left with a problem that can be devastating for decades to follow. Shouldn’t we be doing the same in restaurant kitchens?

Kitchen Safety 286

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Leadership Front of House 286

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Noodles & Company Launches Ghost Kitchen. Noodles & Company launched its first ghost kitchen test in Chicago. Noodles & Company's Humboldt Park ghost kitchen is located at 3220 W. Nathan’s Famous added Arthur Treacher’s to the brand’s portfolio, now available as a ghost kitchen concept.

Franchise 474

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Loyalty Program 474

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

Topics: Leadership; time management; reducing overheads and staff turnaround. ?? You’ll learn her secrets on leadership and boosting team morale, which in turn will lead to smoother shifts and happier staff. Topics: Team building; leadership; hospitality. ?? Kitchen Confidential. ?? Published: 2017 ?? Goodreads: 4.23

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Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

“This alignment, along with TouchBistro’s global market leadership and powerhouse team of restaurant industry veterans, represents a great opportunity to get the proprietary capabilities we’ve built into our guest retention solution into the hands of significantly more restaurants.” ” Tyga Bites Launches.

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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 527

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bill directs all operational and strategic planning and execution for the Applebee’s, Del Taco, MOD Pizza, Wendy’s and Olga’s Kitchen brands. Greg Fuchs serves as the Senior Facilities Manager for Applebee’s, MOD Pizza, Del Taco, Olga’s Kitchen and Wendy’s restaurants in the TSFR portfolio.

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 433

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

We are also leaning heavily into our People First Safety Always Plan to guide us through how we’re doing business, as we seek what’s best for all our teams, franchisees, and enterprise.” doubled the number of ghost kitchens worldwide since June 2020. ” Nathan's Gets the Ghost. Nathan’s Famous, Inc.

Franchise 508

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 508

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind. ” Delivering Jobs. .

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Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 385

EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

At the weekly staff meeting, they came up with an ad hoc plan: One group of staff members developed their first COVID safety protocols, ordering hand sanitizer, scheduling hand-washing breaks, and putting lines of blue painter’s tape across the floor of the restaurant to show people how to stay six feet apart. Several U.S.

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Training Café Kitchen Safety Back of House 310

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic forced consumers to leverage contactless payment, such as tap-to-pay, out of pure health and safety concerns, it’s quickly become the normal course of business for restaurants aiming to streamline operations and maximize convenience. Beyond logistics, the biggest transformation has been in leadership.

Front of House 221

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Restaurant inventory management software is a tool that helps digitally track and manage your kitchen inventory. Restaurant technology has seen innovation in the form of smart devices for the commercial kitchen. And a live Kitchen Display System can cut down on the back-and-forth with tickets and keep your line efficient.

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Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

” Following his transitional leadership role at SALIDO and NAB, Chowdhury will focus his efforts on the Bowery Engine, an early stage direct investment and incubation company that previously supported SALIDO. The 2” X 4” label backs up the promise to diners that is scripted on the label design: “Sealed For Your Safety.”

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Fast Casual Casual Menu Mobile Ordering 405

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

. “Over the last century, women, despite their incredible contributions, have struggled to make it in professional kitchens — held back by inequalities unfairly put upon them,” said Rob Sundy, Head of Brand Marketing & Creative Studios at Whirlpool Corporation, the parent company of the KitchenAid brand.

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Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 364

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. Photo by Kathy Tran. “The plan for the new Lemmon Ave.

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Tip Distribution Healthcare Hospitality Food Supply 426

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

When I see cooks and chefs who now invest more time in complaining about how hard kitchen work is, how demanding and unforgiving it can be, how the heat, the hours, and the pressure are so unreasonable while they discount the opportunity to reach for their potential, I know we (the industry) have failed. Bill Bradley. Reach for the stars.

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Uniforms Front of House Food Safety Healthcare 446

EATER

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Restaurant workers are made to feel powerless by design — and that keeps abusive chefs and toxic kitchens unchecked This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience.

Kitchen Safety 348

Kitchen Safety Social Media Back of House Cash Management 348

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. In order to compete, restaurant brands need to be equipped with the leadership and capabilities necessary to adapt to the latest tech trends.

Mobile Ordering 539

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

“Collectively, my leadership team has chosen to fight, and we want our franchisees to fight as well. Pivoting a commercial kitchen to feed thousands of elderly, immunocompromised, and other at-risk individuals, largely with donated food, is no small task. Food safety and prep in the era of COVID-19.

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Online Ordering Back of House Customer Service Small Business 530

7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

Managers also handle budgeting, track income and expenses to maintain profitability, and work closely with the kitchen staff to ensure menu items are prepared according to the restaurant's standards. Leadership and communication Leadership and communication are not just skills, but essential qualities for a successful restaurant manager.

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Management Management 2024 Leadership 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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