Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2022

In a restaurant world filled with heavy hitters armed with deep pockets and marketing power, it can seem difficult for smaller concepts to compete. However, for data to make a real difference in your restaurant, don’t focus solely on numbers – go beyond the math to understand trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2024

Operators must weigh guest acceptance while making strategic decisions about integrating automation at many restaurant touch points, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Automated Customer Experience Survey. What can restaurant operators learn from these results? What should restaurant operators take away from these results?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2022

When a diner with a food allergy chooses your restaurant, you’ll want to ensure that they won’t have to think twice about their safety. Creating a safe, allergen-friendly environment within your restaurant will mean a satisfactory experience from customers and success for you. Front of House. Do Your Research.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In this new environment, take steps to: Elevate your servers to guides. Be intentional about how servers greet and introduce your guests to your establishment now that the ordering and payment process has changed. Contactless ordering and payment involve a significant change in front-of-house operations for your guests and your staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

As more restaurants in the United States receive the go-ahead to open their doors for indoor dining, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to industry experts on ways to calm employee anxiety. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Since quarantine lockdowns began mid-March of 2020, restaurants faced unprecedented turmoil. restaurant industry suffered from a 74.9 At the onset of the pandemic, around two thirds of all restaurant employees were displaced , with many restaurants pivoting to off-premise dining to survive. The Investment. Tech Trainers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Restaurant managers are always looking for new ways to make the day-to-day process of running their business easier. Training must take place and periodically measuring their performance is critical in making sure the restaurant is running smoothly. Restaurant managers need to create categories for each position.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The restaurant industry is transforming significantly, driven by changing consumer preferences, technological advancements, and a competitive market landscape. Restaurants are no longer just about the food – they are about the complete dining experience, which includes ambiance, service speed, and personalized interaction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2020

If running a restaurant wasn’t already expensive, running one under new distancing regulations means less capacity and investment in safety infrastructure that will take a toll on costs. The restaurant dining experience has changed forever and menu items must also adapt to these times. Re-engineer Menus. Optimize Inventory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

While staffing has always topped the list of restaurant owner/manager pain points, it now seems to be at crisis proportions. Instead of belaboring the issue, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine went to the experts for some solutions. March restaurant sale surged 36 percent year-over-year and nearly reached 2019 levels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 27, 2020

A group of senior staff members met on Thursday, March 12 to discuss how to set up home delivery of beer, and on March 16, one day after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered the closure of restaurants, we launched this new arm of our business. Stories like ours played out in restaurants across the country over the next few weeks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Working in a restaurant is a marathon, not a sprint. To get through a long shift, chefs, managers, servers, hosts and waitstaff need to make wise decisions and take care of their health. Whether you work in the front of house or in the kitchen, the stressors of every shift can wear you down. Excessive workloads.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Last year, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants went through some unwanted but necessary changes. However, in the process of resuming and continuing restaurant operations, operators need to take steps to lower the risk of infection among employees and customers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kitchen operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2021

The reality is that the real next-generation of dining will be about enhancing the restaurants we all visit and love to feel more customized, efficient, and more connected with their guests – in every way. The past year has created many challenges for the restaurant industry. But not in the way you might think.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

People who don't work in the restaurant industry think that all there is to being a server is taking orders, bringing out food, and sorting out the bill. However, those with experience on the front-of-house (FOH) side of restaurants know there's more to server duties than meets the eye.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2022

Ensuring guests experience true hospitality is tantamount to running a successful restaurant. Thanks to restaurant technologies, it’s possible to not only deliver a superior customer experience — the crux of hospitality — but also take things to the next level. Thankfully, restaurant technologies can play a dual role.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. To capture their attention and loyalty, businesses, including restaurants, must prioritise easy access and convenience. Read the first part, here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

People do want to go to restaurants again. The Babbage Pulse, a bi-weekly report tracking consumer behavior, found Americans are most interested in going to restaurants again, when it’s safe. The report states 56 percent of respondents are most looking forward to going to a restaurant with their family.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and surges in many parts of the country, restaurant owners are continuing to navigate constantly changing guidelines for operating their restaurants. That means your back-of-house employees will need every advantage they can find. For restaurant owners, the answer lies in the technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

With the restaurant industry expected to lose up to $240 billion by the end of 2020 , the economic effects of the pandemic will be felt for many months – and even years – to come. Here’s what will change in restaurants as they rise up to meet the new challenges of a post-COVID world. and abroad. and abroad.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to distributing tips among restaurant staff, but there are a few different methods that are commonly used. This guide will cover some of the most popular methods for restaurant tip payouts, and offer some pros and cons for each so that you can decide what will work best for your establishment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Nearly every restaurant in the United States relies on a Point of Sale (POS) system for the majority of its front-of-house operations. But what happens when your restaurant suffers an internet outage, taking your POS system with it? That system needs access to the internet in order to keep functioning.

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

Maybe one of your servers just called in sick at the last minute, your shipment of inventory containing all the ingredients for tonight's dinner special never showed up or the plumbing is acting up again. The Dangers of Poor Restaurant Communication. Poor restaurant communication equals poor service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Those areas of your restaurant that aren’t typically seen by customers but directly impact your business. So, which back of office trends should restaurant ownership and management be concerned with heading into 2023?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you have been in the restaurant industry for a decade or are just starting out, running a successful restaurant can be a stressful task. Management takes on multiple jobs throughout the restaurant including hiring, marketing, maintaining the budget, operations and keeping customers and staff happy.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2021

Employee scheduling for your restaurant can be the most stressful part of your job. After tracking sales, calculating inventory, and just trying to keep your head above water, restaurant scheduling can take up a chunk out of your week. Let's take a look at these 11 best practices for restaurant scheduling.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. Through it all, we emerge from the year as an industry in evolution—and our restaurants need to evolve with it. diners prefer to view menus, order, and pay for their meal using their phones rather than interacting with servers during the pandemic.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Working in a restaurant is something more than 11 million people in the United States do. It's one of the most hands-on jobs you can have - and equips employees with an abundance of restaurant skills as a result. Plus tips for writing a killer restaurant resume to get the position in the first place. Table of Contents.

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EATER

JULY 24, 2020

Whether dining inside or outside, diners should consider the risk they pose to restaurant staff During the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a lot of talk about risk. A restaurant employee may be more or less likely to catch the novel coronavirus from a customer depending on their position.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

While that popularity has generated excitement about the prospect of these dining room-less restaurants, it's important to remember that ghost kitchens aren't an easy thing to pull off. How is it different from a virtual restaurant? There's no dining room, no storefront, no servers, and in some cases not so much as a sign.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

You’ve probably encountered restaurant management software. For the uninitiated, restaurant management software is all of the tech in a business that improves efficiencies. Despite the difficulties we faced in 2020, new restaurants continue to open and existing restaurants have eyed coming back after facing bankruptcy.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

47% of restaurants were negatively affected by employee turnover in 2019, with less than a third of restaurateurs reporting that turnover had no impact on their business. This article will arm you with ideas for restaurant employee contests. We also polled some of 7shifts team who used to work in restaurants ( there’s a lot of us! )

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurant servers understand work-induced dreams all too well. We’re taking a deep dive into waitmares to explain why they’re bad, what the restaurant industry can learn from them, and how you can reduce your front-of-house (FOH) team’s work anxiety to boost engagement—and sweet dreams. What is a waitmare?

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EATER

JUNE 26, 2020

Worries about the pandemic, slow business, and fewer jobs for servers are all creating obstacles to rehiring When the COVID-19 pandemic forced one Miami restaurant to shut its doors in mid-March, its management laid off 47 of their 55 employees. As such, there is no work available for bartenders and servers. Shutterstock.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 10, 2023

Front-of-house (FOH) refers to all activities and settings a patron will experience while dining at a restaurant, including the lobby and dining area. The behavior of your staff makes the biggest difference in the quality of your restaurant’s service. They supervise other servers while also serving their tables.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

You envisioned leading your staff as they created amazing experiences for everyone that steps foot into your restaurant. These days, you also have to read and respond to guest reviews on multiple platforms, look for ways to finance restaurant projects, and dig through reports so you can monitor labor performance and daily sales.

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