SpotOn
APRIL 1, 2025
However, getting more guests in seats through outdoor dining can also come at a cost, both in time and money. Add high tops to vary up seating. Put weatherproof seat cushions on chairs to make them more comfortable for guests. Patios can be quite lucrative. Plants. 3.
Modern Restaurant Management
DECEMBER 31, 2024
While swicy took the front seat this year, Rubix’s proprietary research found that 5 percent more Gen Z respondents reported having frequent sweet and salty cravings over sweet and spicy. Wednesday saw an 11 percent year-over-year increase in seated diners, making it a growing focal point for restaurants. Move over “swicy.”
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Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 20, 2020
If, prior to the pandemic, your restaurant had a seating capacity of 120 seats, that may be reduced by 20 percent or more. One possible source is the new SBA Payroll Protection Program (PPP), a small lifeline for restaurants who had to let employees go during the onset of the crisis.
EATER
MARCH 28, 2025
You have to be able to get to your seat and then enjoy your food and beverage there, Krivosik says. In addition to trying to find the next buzzy menu item, the chefs must also navigate the challenges of sourcing ingredients and building recipes that can easily be scaled.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
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. Should you consider entering the food truck business? Plan for Gaps in Your Budget.
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Per Statista , the year-over-year decline of seated diners in U.S. The right tools allow you to share updated rules or standards with every location simultaneously, creating a single source of truth that employees know is up-to-date and accurate. restaurants was an astonishing 43.38 percent as of September 30, 2020.
Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 18, 2023
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. Two 26-foot farm-style tables are suspended from the ceiling with cables and can be set to any height.
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