The Rail

MARCH 31, 2025

By Jose Chavez, Contributor Managing multiple locations is tough in the restaurant business. Restaurant businesses need to adopt technology that enables collaboration among remote teams and simplifies management if they want to succeed. Successful management and onboarding of new staff with the company vision depends on this.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Read on for predictions from industry insiders that include chili crunch, black limes, newstaglia, stealth health, and elevated snacking. Culinary and Cocktail Trend Forecasts Kimpton is returning with its annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast highlighting predictions from its global team of restaurant and beverage talent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Controlling food waste is a hot topic in the industry as well. It’s also become a boost to top-line sales. Food Waste Management Food waste management has always been a challenge for the restaurant industry. Since COVID, technology in the restaurant industry has moved at lightning speed.

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Their stories inspire these 10 proven restaurant management tips and tricks for success. Its practical wisdom drawn from years of supporting restaurant managers, crafted to stand the test of time. Staff Management 1. Weve heard from managers who faced near walkouts during packed evenings because schedules got sloppy.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Identify your biggest pain points. Do you lose money due to food waste? An inventory management system with automated restocking alerts keeps your stock levels in check. An inventory management system with automated restocking alerts keeps your stock levels in check. Can it increase sales or customer retention?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Both situations could have been prevented with proper restaurant inventory management, which gives restaurant operators better oversight over what's in stock and how it is used. You'll also be less likely to order too much of any ingredient, which leads to food waste. The Best Restaurant Inventory Management Software.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Dynamic pricing is not new; for decades, the airline, fashion, and hospitality industries have all found that dynamic pricing — the incremental adjustments to prices to reflect inventory, demand, and supply — has helped companies cut waste and save money. San Diego’s Rady School of Management suggests that it might.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 26, 2022

Since we can’t get away from rising prices and supply chain bottlenecks, we can look for new approaches that can help manage the impact. We are also going to take a guess that you haven’t considered looking at produce as another way to manage rising supply costs. Advise me on peak availability.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

Without KPIs, spotting inefficiencies in your workflow is nearly impossibleleaving you without the data needed to make informed decisions and grow your online sales. If youre one of the thousands of restaurants that added online food delivery in recent years, you might be wondering: is it actually helping my business grow?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For restaurant owners, there are a number of issues in their workplace keeping them up at night and hindering them from successfully managing and operating their restaurant efficiently. Money and Inventory Management The profitability of a restaurant depends on the careful management of cash flow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Additionally, the solutions deliver deep indoor coverage, requiring fewer access points, which makes deployment easier. Energy Management. IoT-based automated energy management systems enable owners to reduce utility costs. Low-power IoT solutions are affordable, secure, and reliable. Water Damage Prevention.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The role of a restaurant manager is always in motion. But there are several different tools to help you manage your restaurant—from single shifts and tasks to top-level overviews showing your business's health. That’s where task management software comes in. Task management software maintains historical data of tasks completed.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

One key area to focus on is drink sales, with cocktail sales accounting for about 23% of a bar's revenue. It just goes to show how important drink pricing and cost management are to maximizing profits. Start by tracking all the income your bar generates, including sales from drinks, food, and any additional services.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Real-time inventory systems help restaurants cut food waste , save money, and improve operations. Reduce Spoilage : Get alerts for expiring items and use the FIFO method to manage perishable goods. Forecast Demand : Use sales data to predict future needs and order the right quantities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2024

High electric bills and wasted energy are the last things on their minds. According to the National Restaurant Association, operators’ 2024 sales should exceed $1 trillion. This strategy also enables facility managers to automate tasks from their phone that previously had them bleeding money. According to the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

To combat these obstacles among countless others, leaning on point-of-sale (POS) solutions can empower restaurants to quickly leverage new features to maximize profits in a fluctuating service economy. Monitoring Supply Can Curb Waste and Loss. Retaining and Attracting Employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 4, 2022

Typically, customer data is collected by the point of sale platform and website, along with other online properties, apps, and third-party platforms. Armed with the right information, restaurants can develop hyper-targeted marketing campaigns triggered by behavior from the point of acquisition throughout the customer lifecycle.

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ChowNow

MARCH 13, 2025

Managing delivery orders shouldnt feel like running an obstacle course, but for many restaurant operators, thats exactly what it is. In this article, you will learn: How a centralized delivery system eliminates the chaos of managing multiple platforms. Lets break down why managing them all at once is so frustrating.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2022

One study found that internal employee theft is responsible for 75 percent of inventory shortages and about 4 percent of restaurant sales. It’s also more prevalent than some restaurant owners and managers might want to believe. Implement a Point of Sale System. Restaurant theft is expensive. Why is this helpful?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Different restaurant models achieve a break-even or profitability point at varying times. Increase Restaurant Sales The best way to increase a restaurant’s cash flow is to increase sales. Careful forecasting can help improve order accuracy and reduce waste. Use creativity to market a restaurant on a limited budget.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2023

First, how might owners and those in management find the data they need? One of the most important sources is a restaurant’s POS system, or point-of-sale system. Merchants use the collected data to manage sales, generate labor reports, track inventory and even keep an eye on customer reviews.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Managing multiple restaurant locations is a good challenge to have. But to be clear, multi-location restaurant management is challenging. It requires a manager to differentiate concepts, ensure a consistent guest experience, and manage employees and technology across multiple storefronts. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

The benefits of a digital workplace can put restaurants in a better position to increase profits, reduce waste, and experience greater growth. Boosting retention can save companies the expense of replacing staff which the National Restaurant Association calculates to be as high as $2,000 per worker and $15,000 per manager.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

For operators, restaurant apps mean higher sales, greater customer retention, and smoother day-to-day operations. They help with reservations and table management, staff scheduling and time management, inventory tracking, rewards programs, automated marketing, and more. Online ordering and delivery apps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 8, 2020

We were greeted by the manager of the restaurant and shared with him the concept of contactless dining, an experience where dine-in guests can view menus, order, and pay directly from their mobile phones. A second of silence passed before the manager’s response: ”You mean people will use their phones at the table? .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Restaurants have responded to capture more off-premises sales by improving digital menus, whether found in-app, through a Google search or on store screens. More restaurants are also considering hiring their own courier service to deliver food directly to customers or linking up with aggregating sales platforms as a way to preserve margin.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Restaurants turned to restaurant management apps to navigate this change, and it appears there’s no going back. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. Try 7shifts for free.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand. Restaurant managers must ensure that their suppliers’ sources are trustworthy, and their products are high-quality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2021

The research is pointing toward off prem only continuing to grow in popularity with guests. Choosing to focus only on ordering and point of sale systems is like only finishing the middle of the puzzle. Talk to your customer success manager and get a review of your configuration and use. Find Areas of Consolidation.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2022

The cost of raw materials seems to always go up, most ingredients that restaurants use are highly perishable, customer volume is less predictable than we would like, seasonal differences in quality are quite significant, the supply chain is out of step with demand, and waste seems to be a real problem in many operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2022

Finally, low-power IoT solutions require fewer access points, making deployment easier. Energy Management. IoT-based automated energy management systems enable owners to reduce utility costs. “A penny saved is a penny earned.” It’s possible by looking at the true ROI. Recovery Mode Post-Pandemic Lockdowns.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Winnow, Epic Burger, OneDine, Revenue Management Solutions, t he ONE Group Hospitality, McCain Foods, Epson America and Noble, Inspire Brands and 2nd Avenue Lighting. Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. ” Marc Zornes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 19, 2021

Online sales, curbside pickup, and delivery skyrocketed as restaurants scrambled to adapt. These new additions to the tech stack will help restaurants optimize operations to maintain better margins, get visibility into performance across the brand, and make work easier for managers and other employees to help fight burnout.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Restaurants turned to restaurant management apps to navigate this change, and it appears there’s no going back. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. Try 7shifts for free.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2021

Your business has many moving parts—from record-keeping to activating sales to loyalty generation. Managing all of these moving parts can seem like an impossible task, yet it is imperative that you are up for it. Your restaurant needs a unified approach that can prepare you for the challenges ahead. Benefits of RMS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2024

This means collecting and analyzing data points such as dining preferences, frequency of visits and average spending. By understanding customer behaviors and preferences, restaurants can optimize inventory management, adjust staffing levels according to peak times and even redesign the dining space layout to better fit their needs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

The reasons for the accelerated growth of this idea, the contribution of POS to these kitchens, the display systems to make the operations easier, and the automated operations used in the inventory as well in the kitchen for easy food management- are some of the ideas that will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

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