Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The food and restaurant industry has been steadily moving toward greater visualization of menus options. Plain text evolved into beautiful food photography and video boards. The next phase in the advancement of food imagery will be in the application of 3D and Augmented Reality (AR) menus. AR technology enables the customer to use their own smartphone to display immersive 3D models onto a surface in front of them.
7 Shifts
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Diners are turning to online ordering in increasing numbers because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on on-premise dining. According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. This rise in digital interactions has made it critical for restaurants to have well-designed websites.
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EATER
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Photo: National Museum of American History, Archives Center. Plus, Amazon employees are storming Jeff Bezos’s barricades, and more news to start your day The brand is one of several to change its name after confronting its racist connotations. In June, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream announced that the Eskimo Pie, a chocolate-coated ice cream bar, would soon have a new name, as “Eskimo” has long been considered a derogatory catch-all term used by non-natives to describe populations of the arctic region
BizBash
OCTOBER 6, 2020
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Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 5, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, restaurant workers of all types need time off to rest, recharge, and hopefully return reinvigorated to serve your customers. How can management help those who head out on vacation to return healthy and keep them from possibly infecting other staff and guests? No matter where the returning employee works, as an employer, you must protect all of your employees, guests, and vendors.
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EATER
OCTOBER 5, 2020
White-centered food narratives appear most often at major chains. It’s time to hold them accountable. I’m a professional chef, and up until three years ago, I had no idea what barbacoa really meant. I thought I did. I’d eaten my fair share of “barbacoa” at Chipotle, where its shredded-beef burrito was my splurge order. But on a tour of Xochimilco, a tapestry of canals and artificial islands that was once a major source of local produce for Mexico City, Paco, my tour guide, took me to his favorit
BizBash
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Boston-based TYGER | Event Design + Production created a modern take on the traditional holiday—while also offering design inspiration for small events of all types.
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Although still illegal at the federal level, marijuana usage is becoming largely legalized at the state level. Some states have legalized marijuana for both recreational and medicinal purposes, while others have only legalized it for medical use. Whether in favor of or against these new marijuana laws, restaurant businesses that operate in multiple states need to be especially careful about how they approach marijuana in workplace situations.
OpenTable
OCTOBER 9, 2020
OpenTable launched the Open for Business blog in 2015, with the goal of sharing best practices among hospitality professionals and tips for success in a notoriously challenging business. Since then, this platform has given space to interviews with leading chefs, how-tos from the kitchen to the dining floor, and insightful data from OpenTable’s unparalleled network of diners. .
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Photo by MEGA/Getty Images. Plus, nobody wants to buy California Pizza Kitchen, and more news to start your day “Dreams” do come true (sorry). By now you’ve likely seen the viral TikTok of the blissed-out guy skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” while drinking out of bottle of Ocean Spray cranberry juice. It’s delightful and not only because it’s a feat of coordination that its creator, Nathan Apodaca (a.k.a 420doggface208) is treating like a walk in the park.
The Restaurant Times
OCTOBER 5, 2020
One of the most common queries of restaurant owners across the world is how to measure their restaurant profit Margins and how to grow them. While there are many parameters to gauge a restaurant’s long term success, the net profit margin gives you a clear picture of whether or not it will survive in the long run. The average restaurant profit margin differs according to the different restaurant formats.
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 6, 2020
In 2019 it was widely reported that Americans were making less and less meals at home, and with that we saw the rise of grocery stores and retailers across the country begin to offer dine-in experiences to attract customers. In fact, restaurants have become one of the most successful ways for retailers to stand apart. Restaurants faced new competitors.
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Had you only looked at the foot traffic data for the first two months of 2020, you might have been tempted to declare—and not without good reason—that it was shaping up to be a banner year for brick-and-mortar establishments. In the last week of February, national in-store traffic was up 3.5 percent over the previous year’s figures.
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Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 8, 2020
This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Buyers Edge Platform. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Have you ever wondered how, despite changing climates and seasons, the same leafy greens you use in your menu items are available year-round?
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 6, 2020
No matter when the world regains a sense of normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that “normal” will mean something different. The novel coronavirus has made people more aware of how diseases are spread and what they can do to help keep vulnerable populations safer. Whether the future holds long-term social distancing, more masks in public, a permanent transition to telecommuting or other safety requirements, it is safe to assume that life has changed.
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 7, 2020
As a business owner or franchisee in the restaurant industry, accounting can be one of the biggest headaches you face. Whether you own one restaurant location or dozens, mom-and-pop business owners and franchisees are often forced to wear every hat, from CFO to HR officer. Even for the most seasoned, well-rounded restaurateurs, restaurant accounting is often a complex and intimidating new world.
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Turnover has long been a problem in the restaurant industry. Long before the term "gig economy" entered the lexicon. In this week's episode of The Main Course host Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia speaks with ShiftPixy Co-Founder and CEO Scott Absher about how his company is helping provide turnover solutions.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
EATER
OCTOBER 8, 2020
It’s unclear if anyone at Hotel Zena had a conversation about putting a woman in charge of the kitchen at the hotel’s Figleaf restaurant [link].
EATER
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Getty Images. Despite fearing for their safety, restaurant workers say they have little recourse but to work without any new government aid in sight [link].
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OCTOBER 7, 2020
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OCTOBER 9, 2020
DTLA became a cultural and dining hub from the mid-2000s, but now the area faces significant challenges [link].
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
The hot sauce is available to anyone who donates at least $10 to Don’t Shoot PDX [link].
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OCTOBER 7, 2020
East Eats is now serving bao and tacos on a side lot in Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood [link].
EATER
OCTOBER 9, 2020
A ghost kitchen in Arlington churns out habanero-brined chicken breasts served on a Martin’s potato roll [link].
EATER
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The catch: county judges will have to agree to the reopening of bars in their counties [link].
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