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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

Modern Restaurant Management

As a seasonal business, we must manage a budget that includes almost all revenue during those busy months and very little or no cash flow during the slow months. With slow seasons also comes the need to navigate seasonal layoffs and the task of hiring all the best people back the next season. Plan for Gaps in Your Budget.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

7 Shifts

Have you ever walked into a restaurant, excited for a great meal, but the server can’t answer your questions about the menu? Without the right training, even the best menu or ambiance can fall short due to poor service, leading to dissatisfied customers and lost revenue. How long should restaurant staff training be?

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Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

Modern Restaurant Management

But while some may predict a future with burger-flipping robots, it’s hard to imagine tech taking the place of a skilled line cook, experienced server, or seasoned marketer. With restaurant loyalty technology, brands get to know their customers deeply, such as their preferences for everything from menu items to visit frequency.

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How Restaurants Can Utilize a Small Business Loan to Fuel Growth

The Rail

By Tracie Johnson, Contributor Running a restaurant requires more than just a good idea, a great menu, and determination. Whether for operations expansion, equipment upgrades, staff recruiting, or more marketing activity, growth calls for resources.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

Modern Restaurant Management

The primary response was menu price increases, with nearly 61 percent of respondents adjusting prices to cope with the new reality. However, the industry has renewed optimism, driven by the adoption of digital and mobile ordering, menu creativity and heightened expectations around AI. million birria orders this year alone.

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Restaurant Operations Management: A Guide for Restaurant Owners

ChowNow

On the flip side, poor operations can lead to inefficiencies that snowballlike staffing issues that slow down service, supply chain mishaps that throw off the menu, or rising costs that eat into profits. Constantly recruiting and training new employees is both costly and disruptive. Great restaurant operations dont happen by accident.

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MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Staff retention struggles However, recruitment issues aren’t the only factor contributing to staff shortages. To avoid hiring shortcomings, Expert Market recommends business owners focus on implementing effective recruitment strategies. Cashiers came in third place taking up seven percent of all open roles.