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

Modern Restaurant Management

With some outdoor dining pilot programs coming to an end as we head into the winter months, tens of thousands of restaurants across the country will be forced to operate at a fraction of typical capacity without added outdoor seating to supplement the loss. Managing cash flow can be difficult for seasonal businesses.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

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One other way you may need to manage inventory is with menu planning. Some restaurant managers work directly with the chef to plan menu item selection or daily specials. If this applies to you, you'll want to make sure that menu items are enticing, well-portioned, and profitable.

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The Top 25 Restaurant Management Apps for Owners and Operators

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OpenTable seats around 1.6 OpenTable offers unique back-end benefits to restaurants, too, providing a customer management system, seating optimization tools, and monetizable experiences restaurants can use to grow their reach, turn guests into regulars, and reduce chaotic peaks and valleys. Menu items might not be available.

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LESSONS GIVEN – LESSONS LEARNED

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When the economy was weak then restaurants were in the driver’s seat – more applicants than jobs available led to a competent workforce that was underpaid and overworked. We need to create a take-out experience, not just a source of food: So, we shifted from in-restaurant dining to take out and delivery.

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The Top 25 Restaurant Management Apps for Owners and Operators

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OpenTable seats around 1.6 OpenTable offers unique back-end benefits to restaurants, too, providing a customer management system, seating optimization tools, and monetizable experiences restaurants can use to grow their reach, turn guests into regulars, and reduce chaotic peaks and valleys. Menu items might not be available.

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How the Restaurant Industry Can Begin Planning for the Future

Modern Restaurant Management

If, prior to the pandemic, your restaurant had a seating capacity of 120 seats, that may be reduced by 20 percent or more. We are using last year’s monthly sales to address some of the seasonality of the industry. Next, we can start to determine what cash will be needed to relaunch your restaurant.

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Transformation through Suspension

Modern Restaurant Management

Each table has its own wench, which allows them to be raised and lowered to any desired height –– seated, cocktail, or all the way up to the ceiling –– using a network of cables and an electric power source. In what ways does the design connect to the menu? They truly are a marvel.