Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Focus on areas like uniforms, necessary repairs, and maintaining cleanliness. That will open up SBA financing for the buyer and make your business more attractive to sell. Create a Showpiece : Begin implementing standards at least six months before putting your business up for sale.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 23, 2024

In a proper kitchen, the uniform is clean, pressed, and complete. Headcover contains all hair, shoes are polished, aprons are clean and pressed, and name tags are prominently displayed. [] BUSY, BUT CALM: In a focused kitchen there is no question that there is a sense of urgency.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 30, 2025

You can then use these elements to establish the look and feel of your: Menu design Packaging Interior design Uniforms Digital presence Photography These are the first touchpoints customers experience when seeing your brand, so they need to be recognizable across all ordering platforms. Consistency builds trust.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Unless they can change their business model and supply ingredients directly to consumers – then wholesalers are left with a greatly diminished amount of business volume. [] Clothing Stores and Uniform Companies: Those local clothing stores take a direct and indirect hit from a faltering restaurant industry.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

I feel this pride every time I step into the chef’s uniform and look in a mirror. [] WE ARE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY: And I am grateful for the opportunity to bring a smile to guests’ you join us for a meal. What we do is important, needed, and relished by everyone.

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EATER

MARCH 24, 2025

I dont know how to explain it exactly, but I always picture the Balmuda wearing a tiny little uniform, offering friendly service with a smile. And it has a kind of inviting formality, not like a gala, but like a luxury train car. Pros: Makes perfect toast Can actually reheat a croissant to textural perfection (magic!)

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2024

If you are working in a burger operation, the goal must be to view everything about that menu item as a vehicle toward excellence.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2020

There is comfort in wearing a clean, crisp, white uniform that represents history, tradition, and pride. The refreshing nature of discipline is what attracts many of those great employees to the environment of the kitchen. There is comfort in the ability to achieve concrete objectives – a well-prepared plate of food and a satisfied customer.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 22, 2021

This is not the time cut corners on cleaning and polishing, on uniforms and professional appearances and concentrating on the details. This is not the time to turn away from quality standards from your kitchen and ignore inconsistencies in food. This is the time to take that deep breath and figure things out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2024

Ensuring that operational systems are uniform across the business can enable employees at all levels of the organization to come to the same understanding of the organization’s efficiency and work together to find an ideal solution. One approach leaders in the restaurant business can use to unify their team is through technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

When using your own drivers, you’re likely to experience faster delivery times, more personable customer interactions, and a sharper brand image (assuming your delivery drivers wear uniforms), which is a huge boost to your restaurant’s reputation. Direct All Orders to Your POS.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For this to happen you need to get a lay of the land, button up your uniform, determine the state of work, the breadth of responsibility on a shift, and grab that first cup of coffee before the “start” button is hit.

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EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The form is designed for grading fresh-ground coffee, not instant, so categories like aroma (the powder doesn’t smell like much of anything) and uniformity (all instants from a batch are the same) don’t apply.

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EATER

JUNE 5, 2020

After entering a local Starbucks in uniform and hanging around with their drinks, a barista came over and asked them to move or leave, saying their uniformed presence was making another customer uncomfortable. But shifting public opinion about the police suggests that might be changing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

However, this uniformity begs the question: are restaurants overlooking alternative, more effective strategies that might help them truly stand out? In Sterling’s annual leadership survey on hiring and retention trends in hospitality, we found that many businesses are leveraging similar tactics to overcome the competition.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2021

Laundering items such as microfiber towels, bar towels, mop heads and uniforms is often a time-consuming process taken on by restaurant owners or managers. .” Top tips to prepare for an increase in patrons this summer include: Laundering Items and Cleaning Tools.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For franchise owners, maintaining uniform excellence across all outlets is key. Running a restaurant isn't just about serving great meals. It's about consistently delivering top-notch quality, exceptional service, and an unforgettable experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2022

With industry-wide insights, supply vendors can create uniform standards for trained professionals and quality-controlled vehicles for transportation. After all, gas supply delivery is more complex than one might think and there are safety guidelines that each jurisdiction needs to meet which can raise safety concerns if done incorrectly.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Not everyone wants to reach for that position, some are perfectly happy to be excellent cooks – both are needed, and both will find a home in a great kitchen. [] Whenever I put on the uniform of the kitchen, I feel proud of what I do and who I have become: Maybe this seems trivial to some, but to those who are truly dedicated culinarians, pride (..)

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

In addition, we’ve rolled out a series of promotions to help those who may be struggling during this time, including a Healthcare Worker Discount, which includes $5 bowls at participating locations for any healthcare employees in uniform or with a valid hospital/clinic badge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2020

Know the official uniform and vehicles for your service provider – if you don’t recognize the truck or uniforms of the crew pumping the grease from your tank, assume they are thieves and call the police. Install fencing with a lockable gate to hide tanks from view.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

At some point their work stations will be better organized, their uniforms will look a bit more pristine, their knives will be sharper, their attitude toward others will be brighter, and their acceptance of mistakes or slips towards mediocrity (from themselves or others) will not be tolerated. It is your job to SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

By deploying trained, uniformed personnel to bring food to the end consumer, restaurants can have better control of the customer experience and their brand. Restaurants that are launching a ghost kitchen facility can liberate themselves from third-parties and embrace native delivery or in-house delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2024

Whether restaurants have one location or are a chain, it's essential to make sure customers are experiencing the same uniform messaging across all platforms from in-store banners, printed flyers, and emails to website and online ordering. "Consistency is key. A balanced mix of online marketing and local marketing is ideal. "Make

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

It may not look the same and they may have never written it down, but this is their method of operation. [] LOOK THE PART Take pride in your appearance and the sharpness of your uniform. Treat the job as something enormously important and the uniform as a symbol of everything that is good about the profession.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2020

An example of this would be that employees can wear pins on their uniforms reading “My Hands Are Clean” or stickers on the storefront let guests know as they enter that the restaurant is using technical tools to guarantee proper handwashing.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

Remember the feeling of belonging you experienced when you wore a clean, pressed, white uniform and apron? You were part of a team and an extension of a long history of tradition and accomplishment – that uniform meant something – it meant someone recognized your potential.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2020

Take pride in the chef’s uniform. The uniform represents a proud history of exceptionally committed professionals who made it possible for the restaurant industry to be such an important part of people’s lives. When you wear that uniform you are paying respect to them. Be a proud cook. This is not a silly detail.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 19, 2025

Many have praised him as one of the finest chefs to have graced the American culinary scene while some may push aside tradition and classical ways as outdated, but none will deny that he represented all that is good about professionals, all that the white uniform represents, and how important it is to be kind and giving, a great man.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

If your company doesn’t speak with a uniform voice, the message could easily become misconstrued and you may end up spending more time doing damage control. Communication will be vital during a crisis. You’ll need to share information and provide updates to employees, customers, suppliers, and other business partners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

By automating this process through the IoT, brand quality becomes more uniform, limited time offerings are easier to roll out, and restaurants gain an advantage as consumers return for new favorites. Unfortunately, up to a third of the locations may never receive them, or their staff may not take the time to plug them in.

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EATER

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Step 5: In another mixing bowl, use a potato masher or fork to smash the bananas until there are few, if any, small lumps. Crack in the eggs, and add the vanilla, maple syrup, yogurt, and melted butter. Using the fork or a rubber spatula, stir vigorously until uniformly combined.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There are also more intricate approaches, such as monochrome which employs a single-color filter to create a uniform feel. This may call for a palette of blue and black tones or the use of editing software to produce a cool, intense effect. Deciding which approach is best comes down to the photographer and the goal of the session.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

In order to maintain clarity with customers, messaging across all digital channels must be uniform and consistent throughout. Whether restaurants are conveying safety procedures to diners or providing information about where and when to pick-up food, streamlined communication also goes hand-in-hand with a simplified customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

It will keep all the furniture looking more uniform regarding sun impairment. Conversely, for some establishments, an overnight spent swapping a “sunlit” row of booths with a row out of the sun every year could be time well spent. Fabrics – Consider Use and Cleaning Lastly, let’s touch on fabrics.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

What if you, with your name stitched on the face of your uniform had to deliver that plate of food to the guest and introduce yourself in the process: “May name is Jack Jones, and I prepared this dish”? Not a clip-on name tag, a part of the uniform. Use this knowledge in all you do as a chef, manager, or owner.

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