Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And businesses that don’t serve these risk losing out to competitors. But which cold and sparkling drinks should you be serving? Let’s take a look. Why Serve Cold & Sparkling Drinks? A Growing Demand For a Wider Menu. Serving nitro coffee on tap. Menu Variety. Cold drink with lime and ice.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you're standing in line waiting to order the special of the night, the seasonal Panzanella Salad, you don't want to hear “86 the special”. At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. How to stop 86ing menu items. What does 86 mean?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

The accounting process will seem less daunting once you understand what you need to do, know, and watch out for. By tracking metrics like customer retention and employee turnover rate, contribution margin, and menu item profitability, restaurant managers can identify each area’s strengths and what areas need improvement.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Take note that this is the net profit margin for bars, meaning it takes into account all of your expenses and is the true bottom line that shows how much money your bar is actually making. Calculate the cost of each drink on your menu, including the cost of the alcohol, garnishes, mixers, and anything else that goes into the drink.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

That said, we've compiled some of the best techniques for increasing restaurant sales and taking your business to new heights. Here are some of the ways you can increase your profit by optimizing your menu: Menu engineering This process of increasing restaurant sales is more commonly known as menu engineering.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

Staff scheduling, inventory management, menu analysis , guest satisfaction, profitability, and so much more rest on the shoulders of accurate restaurant forecasting. Restaurant forecasting isn't really a "nice to have" - it's a step all successful restaurateurs have to take. Why Should You Conduct a Restaurant Forecast? Get granular.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In other words – patience and persistence – it takes time to build the skills and knowledge necessary to get to your destination. So, here you are – a young first year cook or maybe a freshman culinary student; a seasoned line or banquet cook, or maybe even a newly appointed sous chef in a property. You want more!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2024

The rising cost of ingredients and an ongoing commitment to sustainability is the driving force behind the Low-Waste Menu trend which encourages resourcefulness to reduce waste and maximize ingredient usage. We look at what is popping up on menus, what social cues there are out in the market, and what flavors are popping up.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business. YES – the menu is that important! The menu comes first and should reflect the philosophy of the owners and chef and how the operators expect to be perceived by the public.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Here are four “tough calls” that tech can turn into easy decisions: I’ll take both. ‘Stay out of the weeds’ or serve more patrons? “Staying out of the weeds" in the restaurant industry means avoiding overwhelming tasks and staying ahead of demands.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 16, 2022

There’s no doubt that seasonality plays an important role in influencing consumer behaviour. Seasonal signature drinks have also become commonplace in coffee shops across the world. For many coffee shop owners, including seasonal food and beverages is essential to boost sales and maintain customer interest.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It’s December, and the air is seasoned with the scent of cinnamon, spice, and everything nice. With dinner prep taking place in most restaurants from noon on, you’re open anyway—and the more diners you can attract to buy lunch, the more profitable you become. Want to capture the hungry, back-to-school lunch crowd for January?

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

7shifts is a major player in the restaurant industry, serving more than 30,000 restaurants and 1 million restaurant pros and offering the most important restaurant management tools all in a single platform. billion diners every year and serves as a reservation provider for around 60,000 restaurants and venues. OpenTable seats around 1.6

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

As the summer season approaches, bringing with it longer days and warmer weather, restaurants have a golden opportunity to welcome waves of customers looking for memorable dining experiences.  “Many of our venues are seasonal and lean towards daytime vibes—brunch, patios, pools, piers, etc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2024

By the time I’ve purchased enough to get me to the $100 threshold (which for me, doesn’t take long), the long-forgotten punch card has already made its way to a trash can or is making friends with the gum wrappers at the bottom of my purse.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Restaurant operators searching for something versatile that will cross the dayparts need to look no further than their breakfast menu as waffles have been breaking out of the morning. Profitability: Waffles are a low-cost, center-of-the-plate item and one of the most profitable breakfast item menu offerings.

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SpotOn

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While bars sell alcoholic drinks, a high-margin menu item, crafting a profitable bar menu is paramount. Through menu engineering and reporting from your bar POS system , you can determine what's selling and what's not. Next, it's time for a menu refresh. Breakfast foods (hear us out!)

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SpotOn

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A single-location brewery that has grown from drinks-only to a full food menu that makes up 60% of sales, Big Lake credits the pandemic for instilling flexibility into its DNA. He oversaw the brewery’s switch to the SpotOn POS system during tulip season, the busiest time of the year for Big Lake Brewing.

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ChowNow

JUNE 3, 2024

Refresh Your Menu Summer is all about light, fresh, and flavorful foods. Diners are looking for meals that match the vibrant season, so now’s the perfect time to shake things up. Seasonal Ingredients: Incorporate fresh, local produce like tomatoes, corn, and berries into your dishes. Looking for more social media guidance?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2023

Enhance Your Digital Presence Grubhub projects 40 percent of restaurant orders in 2023 will take place online. When it comes to delivery, you can take the process into your own hands. Dole Out Digital Deals Growing your digital presence enables you to level up your loyalty program and marketing campaigns.

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EATER

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Serving up lemongrass pork at the Waldo Thai stand. Check out the scene at the new CPKC Stadium, the world’s first dedicated women’s sports stadium and one of the best places to eat in Kansas City People decked out in teal and red poured into the CPKC Stadium on a recent Saturday for a sold-out game.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2023

Owners of eating and drinking places have been compelled to increase menu prices as a survival strategy. Full-service menu prices jumped 8.8 percent and limited-service menu prices rose 7.1 Tweaking the menu to accommodate these more affordable ingredients can stabilize prices. percent in September year-over-year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

With outdoor dining occupying the foreground, and bars and indoor dining taking a back seat to consumer preferences, it begs the question: what happens when it gets cold? So, what are some additional ways restaurant operators can swing with the seasons and make additional revenue? Then, work to fill those gaps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2023

. “We can create wide open floor plans, serve hors d’œuvres to large groups, or set the tables for communal dining. Brian, the executive chef, changes Ronin’s menu daily to reflect the best of the week’s harvest. In what ways does the design connect to the menu? They truly are a marvel.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It’s a tedious but worthwhile process: drying mushrooms, vegetables, and herbs, making pickles and slaw, and preserving garlic blossoms and coriander seeds in airtight jars before these ingredients vanish with the end of the season. Making that creative takes a lot of mental energy.” Take chocolate , for instance.

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EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The tool from the East Coast vegan chain — a digital take on a split-flap mechanical display that appears on its website and in the chain’s ordering app — estimates the amounts of water, land, CO2, and oil saved by eating vegan burgers. The “ PLNT Impact Tracker ” on PLNT Burger’s website wants you to think about what you’re eating.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But how do you figure out where you stand? Take a long look at waste. Are you throwing out prep that goes bad? Generous servings might make guests happy in the short term, but your bottom line will be impacted in the medium to long term. Don’t forget to scrutinize your menu pricing. Are you wasting food?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Restaurants will also explore delivery options beyond costly third-party partnerships, and hike delivery menu prices to make the channel more lucrative as off-premise demand holds steady. Following are some of the major restaurant trends to watch out for in 2022. Simplified Menus. Health-Conscious Food Will Dominate Menus.

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SpotOn

MARCH 18, 2024

On the other side of the dining spectrum, there are restaurants with menus that offer an entire meal at a set price, also known as the prix fixe menu. The prix fixe menu is ideal for guests seeking to indulge in a larger meal for a higher price. The prix fixe menu doesn't only need to serve French food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

You take your seat at a table embedded with a touchscreen menu. Walk over to the bar where Tipsy, the robotic bartender with eight arms, prepares your cocktail with speed and accuracy that would put the most seasoned mixologist to shame. Need a drink? Your drink is poured and waiting within seconds. Sounds far-fetched, right?

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While customers may have a few favorites, a menu that never changes gets boring, fast. At the end of the day, menu compilation is a creative process not unlike that of a painter or a fashion designer. Menu development , however, involves something unique: a passion for food and flavor. Time to Refresh Your Menu?

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Seek out a meal on a major beach on Phuket, such as Patong, and it’s easier to find borscht, a burrito, or a burger than a well-executed Thai curry. Eat at your hotel or resort, and you’re most likely getting a toned-down, overpriced take on Bangkok-style Thai food. The version served at Raya Restaurant is a great introduction.

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The Rail

MARCH 31, 2023

Here are many of the upcoming trends that will be hitting menus across the globe and why you should consider them as part of your business going forward. Serving the Sober Curious The year 2023 will bring a continuation of the trend that celebrates a demand for non-alcoholic beverages. Add more vegan options to your menu in 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2022

Consumers are now looking out for restaurants that provide a fully curated vegan meal that serves everything from starters to desserts. The restaurant’s five course vegetarian menu releases 800 gms of carbon dioxide which is eight times lesser than a traditional gourmet. The Rise of Vegan Restaurants.

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EATER

MARCH 19, 2024

French in Boston styles itself as a brasserie serving ratatouille and trout almondine. Annabelle Brasserie in Houston serves moules au vadouvan, while Chicago’s Bistro Monadnock has moules marinieres. Some take a more playful approach — at D.W. Some take a more playful approach — at D.W.

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Buzztime Business

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Fall is in full swing; do you have the menu to match? Get ready now with these 8 fall menu ideas that will cure any customer’s craving for a taste of autumn. 1) Season’s Eatings: Farm-to-Table Fall Menu Ideas Farmers have a little secret to share…autumn is peak produce time. Sure, strawberries are out of season.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2024

The pent-up demand for al fresco experiences is palpable, and smart operators are taking strategic steps to make the most of this lucrative opportunity. According to data from Tock, nearly a third of restaurants in Tock’s network have the space needed to serve guests outdoors, with 33 percent having an existing space.

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