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Why Your Website Is Slowing Down Business During COVID-19

Modern Restaurant Management

To say that the current COVID-19 crisis represents a major change to the way we live our lives is, at this point, probably a bit of an understatement. This is especially true in terms of how we do business, as the pandemic is already having a negative impact on restaurants in particular across the board. A lot of restaurants have seen sales decrease by as much as 70 percent in a lot of cases, with no end to the current situation in sight.

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Alison Roman, Bon Appétit, and the Global Pantry Problem

EATER

In this, the age of the global pantry, ingredients like turmeric, tahini, and gochujang have finally shaken off their hitherto “exotic” status. But it’s white cooking personalities like Alison Roman and many of the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen stars who have had viral success using them. Alison Roman is the “ prom queen of the pandemic.” Or, at least, she was.

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Unprecedented Changes for Michelin Star Restaurants

Restaurant Engine

Goodbye Gotham Bar & Grill, hello Noma burger bar. Worldwide, over 85% of Michelin-starred restaurants are currently closed. Some closures are permanent, such as New York City’s Gotham Bar & Grill. Others will temporarily and somewhat unbelievably morph into casual burger joints , like four-time world’s best restaurant, Noma in Copenhagen.

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How To Keep Your Restaurant Open During The Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Restaurant Den

Times are tough right now and local businesses are struggling with the constantly changing restrictions put in place in their communities to help stop the spread of COVID-19. As this unprecedented situation unfolds and continues to reach new levels, we have put together a list of tips and resources to protect your restaurant and help […]. The post How To Keep Your Restaurant Open During The Coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared first on Restaurant Den.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Toes in the Water: Transitioning to Reopen

Modern Restaurant Management

With more states lifting sanctions on dine-in options, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Yelp's Small Business Expert Emily Washcovick to learn about ways restaurants can successfully make the transition and slowly ramp up operations, while keeping guest and staff safety top of mind. What are the best steps a restaurateur needs to take to make a reopening successful?

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How Ghost Kitchens Can Adhere To Sanitation And Hygiene Guidelines in Delivery Operations

The Restaurant Times

Amidst the current lockdown, the restaurant industry has observed a spike in demand for delivery-only services. The growing popularity of online food delivery has enabled restaurant operators to pivot their operations to ghost kitchens. Existing ghost kitchen businesses are also adjusting their operational efficiency to fulfill the increased demand for proper food delivery.

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Eating out after COVID-19: OpenTable diners weigh in [INFOGRAPHIC]

OpenTable

As the coronavirus pandemic shakes the restaurant world, restaurateurs everywhere are wondering how diners have shifted their habits and expectations due to the crisis. Are they cooking at home more or leaning on delivery services? What are they most looking forward to when restaurants reopen? Most importantly, how will they think about safety when dining out in the future?

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How Restaurants Can Hire and Rehire Quickly During COVID-19

Modern Restaurant Management

My first business was running a Thai restaurant while in college with a couple of friends, so seeing how hard the restaurant industry has been hit by COVID-19 recently hits close to home. I know how hard it is to stay in business, how slim the margins are, and especially how difficult it is to hire and take care of the employees that keeps the business alive.

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A Movie-able Feast: Criterion Channel Has a Smorgasbord of Great Food Movies Right Now

EATER

Photo-illustration: Eater. From ramen adventure “Tampopo” to the sinful meals of “Babette’s Feast,” these streaming movies will leave you hungry In 2018, when it was announced that FilmStruck would shut down, cinephiles (myself included) let out a collective wail — and with good reason: it was the exclusive home of The Criterion Collection. Amid the outcry, Criterion and former corporate parent Warner Bros. carved out a deal that would allow the films on FilmStruck to be made available through t

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Forward Expectations for Restaurant Employment

Restaurant Engine

Over 36 million Americans have lost their jobs since February. According to April data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate was 14.7% two weeks ago. This morning, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist at Columbia University, claimed unambiguously, “we are going toward an unemployment rate of at least 25%.” Although dire, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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A New Norm: How a San Francisco Restaurant Adapted to the COVID-19 Crisis

Restaurant Den

In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Restaurants are no different, and staying in business is a challenge that can no longer be solved using conventional methods. As government restrictions are easing off, restaurants are opening their doors for customers once again. Smart marketing of your restaurant is now more […].

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Checklist For Reopening Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the globe, governments have started easing lockdown restrictions and allowing restaurants to reopen finally. The news may raise concerns for both customers and operators alike because it’s no secret just how contagious COVID-19 can be in public places. However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a

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Is It Safe to Eat at Restaurants Yet?

EATER

Tom Kelley Archive/Stringer/Getty; Xinzheng/Getty. Dining out right now will come with certain risks. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself and others around you safe. America is in the early stages of reopening. After weeks of stay-at-home orders, more than 30 states have allowed nonessential businesses to reopen. This means that thousands of restaurants, after pivoting to takeout or closing altogether, are now legally permitted to open their dining rooms to customers.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Polls Show Optimism Among Returning Restaurant Patrons

Restaurant Engine

How many consumers plan to return to dine-in when restaurants reopen? According to Long Island Restaurant News, an auspicious 67%. So begins the procession of polls of innumerable variety about consumer attitudes toward restaurant reopenings. For example, another informal pollster claimed that 50.9% of consumers plan on dining out “as often as before” after restaurants reopen.

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10 Essential Kitchen Equipment For Your Cloud Kitchen And How To Choose Them

The Restaurant Times

Having the right restaurant equipment is essential for the long term success of your cloud kitchen business. Research by the National Restaurant Association states that efficient equipment is the key to significant savings. With the right types of equipment and tools in place, your delivery-only restaurant will be able to operate faster and deliver better.

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Food Costing Tips for Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

Many of you (even before CV-19) broadened your business model to include take-out and delivery. In the face of the pandemic, it’s no longer a choice. And none of us really know the lasting power of the changes in the consumer behavior we’re seeing. My guess? Delivery and takeout will be a permanent, expanded segment. There are many, many considerations for delivery (safety, preparation, logistics, POS, etc.).

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All the, Uh, Creative Ways Restaurants Are Enforcing Social Distancing

EATER

Human-shaped cardboard cutouts sit at tables in a Sydney restaurant | James D. Morgan/Getty Images. From mannequins to stuffed animals to pool noodles you wear on your head, here’s how restaurants are keeping customers away from each other As the majority of U.S. states and several countries worldwide cautiously (or not!) reopen their doors to customers, one rule seems to prevail regardless of culture or custom: maintaining a safe social distance between employees and guests whenever possible.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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Restaurants Keep Drive-Thru and Takeout, Hesitate to Open Dining Rooms

Restaurant Engine

Approximately 1.5 million U.S. residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19, including 90,000 people who have lost their lives. Most of the infections are caused by respiratory droplets whose probability of transmission rises linearly with the amount of time that people spend in close proximity to one another. For this health concern alone, restaurant owners are hesitating to reopen their dining rooms.

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Justin Devillier: prepare, then adapt

OpenTable

The coronavirus pandemic has shown that for restaurants, community comes first – including staff, guests, and professional peers. Operators are quick to stand in solidarity and share struggles and successes. As part of OpenTable’s partnership with Top Chef’s Restaurant Wars , we tapped into that spirit of generosity, asking chefs to tell us about the ups and downs of their careers: lessons learned, mistakes made, and their personal evolution along the way.

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Back to the ?Grind? ? Restaurant Reopening Guidelines and PPP Update

Modern Restaurant Management

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three , What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates , COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants , PPP Part Two and More News Restaurants Need to Know Now and Restaurant Reopening Resources.

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Where Restaurants Have Reopened Across the U.S.

EATER

Jessica McGowan/Getty Images. More than half the country is reopening for business amid the coronavirus pandemic After weeks — and in some cases, nearly two months — of shutdowns , states across the country are beginning to allow non-essential businesses to reopen in multi-phase plans. In Texas , restaurants can reopen their dining rooms at 25 percent capacity, while diners in Alaska and New Hampshire must make reservations in advance of their meals.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Current Statistics for the Restaurant Industry

Restaurant Engine

Before the pandemic, restaurants employed approximately 10% of the entire U.S. workforce. As of today , employment in the restaurant industry has more than halved. . Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, there were some 15.5 million U.S. restaurant and foodservice workers, of which drinking and eating places employed about 12 million. At the peak of the crisis last month, two in three workers had lost their job at least temporarily.

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Why Restaurant Online Ordering is Crucial for Business Right Now

MBB Hospitality

There always were advantages to restaurants offering online ordering. Many people prefer to order online and have their food ready for them by the time they pick it up. Others are shy and would rather order using an app than calling in, so having mobile ordering reaches a broader range of customers. Convenience is a major part of the digital age- it is much easier to push a few buttons on your phone than go out to buy your food.

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More Permanent Regulatory Flexibility Required to Revive Hospitality’s Long-Term Survival

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants and hospitality venues remain closed throughout the U.S. with little guidance on anticipated timelines or re-opening strategies. Beyond the current operational and financial issues plaguing the hospitality industry lies a very difficult reality. There is no “on” switch that will bring our hospitality industry back to service.

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Stock Your Spice Rack With These Chef-Recommended Essential Spices

EATER

It might be time to refresh your spice rack. | pilipphoto /Shutterstock. From fruity and fragrant to smoky and savory, these spices are the easiest way to level-up your home cooking Whether you’re a die-hard recipe follower of more of a freestyle improvisor, one of the easiest things you can do to improve your home cooking is to level up the contents of your spice cabinet.

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Business Automation in Hospitality: A New World

Dive into the transformative potential of business automation within the hospitality sector. This comprehensive overview showcases how innovative technologies can streamline operations, reduce costs, and elevate guest satisfaction. Discover the advantages of integrating systems like automated check-ins, CRM, and energy management to not only save on expenses but also to provide a seamless and personalized guest experience.