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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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By restaurateurs for restaurateurs: Advice for opening in 2020

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Are you opening a restaurant in 2020? As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Start with a small, focused menu featuring quality ingredients and hiring kind, skillful servers. Congrats! ??

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2020 Restaurant Marketing Trends For Your Best Year Yet

Restaurant Engine

You’ve got great food, wonderful ambiance, highly trained servers, and an excellent chef. In this article, let’s look at 2020 restaurant marketing trends for your best year yet, and so you don’t have to ask, “Where are my diners?”. Stay on top of the latest trends to help your restaurant grow. But where are the diners?

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Cost Cutting Ideas for Restaurants: Increase Restaurant Efficiency & Reduce Costs With These New Technologies

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With features like automated scheduling, time tracking, and analytics reporting, labor management software can help your restaurant reduce its labor costs. Benefits: Restaurant labor management tools take the guesswork out of scheduling. Your servers can use this information to serve guests personalized hospitality experiences.

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Restaurant Staffing for Today and Tomorrow

Modern Restaurant Management

Since quarantine lockdowns began mid-March of 2020, restaurants faced unprecedented turmoil. With the median profit margin between 3-5 percent , capacity maximums , and a net industry loss estimated at around $240B by the end of 2020 , every dollar counts. Before global lockdowns, the U.S. restaurant industry suffered from a 74.9

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How to Find and Retain Workers During the Restaurant Hiring Crisis

Modern Restaurant Management

But the bad news is they are having trouble hiring and filling positions across the board for cooks, servers, FOH and BOH positions. You’re competing against gig work and flexible scheduling. If you offer a W2 job with benefits make that clear early on. They have a lot of options. Why should they work for you?

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How Canyons Fresh Grill Saves 15% on Labor with 7shifts

7 Shifts

Integrating sales and data into scheduling ?? Before 7shifts, Canyons and Gameday were using a different scheduling platform but were dissatisfied with the lack of regular platform upgrades. Before September of 2020, the team wasn’t using the announcements feature—now they’re using it every single day. “So