Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2020

As states across the country have lifted and eased restrictions, more and more restaurants have been able to open up — but how are they adapting, especially if they don’t have proper outdoor patios? Layout has always been an important part of any restaurant, but now it’s taking on new meaning.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, it would have been rare to consider hand sanitizer as a critical element to enhance the dining experience. Today, hand sanitizer is the norm and in many cases it is the first thing a guest will see and engage with when they walk into a restaurant, and continue to experience throughout their time inside.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

As the focus is now pivoting to reopen the economy, a number of resources are being provided to help restaurants learn about best practices. The National Restaurant Association released new guidance for operation reopening which provides a basic summary of recommended practices that can be used to help mitigate exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 21, 2020

What are they looking for when they go back to eat at a restaurant for the first time? And what are their expectations of restaurants? Kid-friendliness is key for bringing families back to restaurants. As families tentatively return to restaurant dining rooms, they’re filled with excitement, worry, and high expectations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been officially classified as a national crisis and many restaurant owners are scrambling to come up with a new-normal business model. Restaurants and bars have alwys had a duty to protect their customers and staff from infectious diseases – coronavirus or otherwise. Do not scoop using glassware.

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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

JULY 22, 2020

Hot water is the lifeblood of restaurants. It's used not only for cooking, food prep and production, but in these times, for janitorial and enhanced sanitation needs such as cleaning food contact surfaces and high touch areas from doorknobs to display cases, checkout counters to order kiosks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Let’s explore seven trends in the restaurant industry that will likely continue into the post-pandemic era. Restaurants have responded to this demand, and more businesses are subscribing to food delivery apps. Restaurants will need to digitally transform their internal operations. QR codes will replace hardcopy menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Shaw sat down with Morten Larsen, CEO & Founder of EcoloxTech to discuss the use of Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in restaurants and food service. Why is it so important for restaurants and other food businesses to be aware of – and use – HOCI as a disinfectant and sanitizer? What are the benefits of HOCI?

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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

APRIL 8, 2020

Just because dine-in business is on hold doesn’t mean your restaurant’s future has to be. Now is the time to get ahead and make sure you are equipped to adequately address what customers will likely be worried about most: restaurant cleanliness and sanitation. Seating Capacity 50% Reduction. from the surface.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2020

Even as restrictions loosen and thousands of restaurants can legally open their dining rooms, many customers remain hesitant to dine in. Therefore, it’s critical for restaurants to do everything possible to put customers and employees at ease. Those safeguards could be critical to a restaurant’s bottom line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

After months of quarantine, consumers crave their favorite restaurant fare more than ever. The desire to eat out is greater than ever, and restaurants are reopening from coast to coast, with curbside pickup and delivery, new opportunistic outdoor dining areas, and other innovative approaches like drive-ins and carhop service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2020

That said, restaurants are in a unique position to up their game as they work to bring customers back – and create a better experience than ever. Here are some areas where restaurants can self-evaluate to ensure their customers are getting the contactless take-out experience they desire. Protection and Sanitation Are a Must.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 9, 2021

In the restaurant industry, sanitation and health safety have always been held at the utmost importance – and that has been even more so through the past year. This Act prompted even more eyes to focus on the food processing and food service industries to ensure sanitation. In 2011, the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2020

With restaurants reopening under guidelines calling for decreased capacities, efficienct practices are top of mind. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Mark Heymann, a labor expert and CEO of UniFocus, for his insights on navigating post-pandemic restaurant recovery through effective hiring and training.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the globe, governments have started easing lockdown restrictions and allowing restaurants to reopen finally. High-end restaurants that tend to have a pricier menu should look to add more affordable items. Rid yourself of the non-essentials, get back to the basics, and work smart.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2021

To help restaurants prepare for lifted restrictions and labor shortages, Cintas Corporation offers five essential tips. “From closures to limited capacity to other restrictions, the restaurant industry remarkably adapted to keep their businesses running during the pandemic,” said John Engel, Director of Marketing, Cintas.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2020

As restaurants across the country start to recover and recalculate, upgrading outdated audio, visual and security systems might be worth considering. When they feel comfortable, people will return to sports bars and restaurants for food, drinks and the "big games" on television. Audio Systems. Visual Systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

After the rollercoaster of the last year and a half, the restaurant industry is moving forward with making upgrades they put off because of the disruption COVID-19 created. With uncertainties still on the horizon, why are restaurants choosing to invest in upgraded technology now? Technology Consolidation. Savings on Prime Costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The pandemic devastated the restaurant industry. These protocols are extremely important as restaurants are increasingly vulnerable if they are not compliant. Restaurants and food service industries will continue to face the challenge of building and maintaining trust with consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

While restaurant environments are known for their adherence to cleanliness, the pandemic has elevated the awareness of hand-to-surface contact and placed an emphasis on proper hand washing. ” Increase cleaning, sanitization and restocking. Provide trash cans and hand sanitizer near exits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2020

We have all been dealing with the core problems COVID-19 has brought to us: increased cleaning and sanitizing processes, loss of customers, negotiations with landlords, and many more. On top of those known problems, restaurant managers have also faced unforeseen and sometimes puzzling challenges. 3 – Online Reviews.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2021

Restaurant owners are looking for creative ways to revamp the indoor dining experience with improved health and safety standards. Restaurant owners can use these helpful tips to promote key health and safety standards in order to regain trust and improve the overall customer experience: Improve Air, Hand and Surface Hygiene.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The business lessons learned during pandemic are still evolving as restaurant executives look forward to the end of this tumultuous year. Indeed, what the restaurant industry thought was on the horizon for 2025 will be implemented in 2021. Customers will seek restaurant experiences that offer the least human interaction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2025

When it comes to keeping a restaurant kitchen running smoothly, it’s important to have properly trained staff, reliable procedures and effective communication. After wiping down the mixer, use a spray sanitizer and allow the mixer to air dry. That includes food prep equipment like mixers, food processors and slicers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2020

From reduced hours to limited resources, to complete closures, this global pandemic hasn't spared restaurants and hotels in the slightest. Make sure that your employees are keeping their distance, even while cleaning and sanitizing common areas. Hospitality businesses are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Hygiene and cleanliness often go hand in hand, but adoption and follow-through with measures like disinfection , handwashing , and hand sanitizer use within commercial facilities were not as consistent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has made it clear: restaurant guests demand cleanliness, and this new emphasis is here to stay.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2024

These restaurants try to tackle them all. Rifrullo Café, a cozy farm-to-table restaurant in Brookline, Massachusetts, hums with customers on a steamy July mid-morning. But restaurants have other, less visible sources of waste that also contribute to climate change. This story was produced in collaboration with Civil Eats.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

restaurant industry has a loaded plate as 2021 picks up steam – especially from an insurance and financial protection point of view. “The prospects for fine dining and sit-down restaurants are going to remain strained for all of 2021,” said Doug Groves, founder at Program Insurance Group, in College Station, Tex.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2020

Over the past few months, many restaurants made difficult decisions to reduce their workforce and apply a strict delivery and takeout format or pause operations entirely due to COVID-19. Unexpected downtime, when paired with a swift return to work, can present new risks to restaurant employees. Communicate Return Criteria.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The nature of restaurant management is a pendulum; each year operators swing back and forth to prepare for challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. Omicron spikes have threatened to bring about new restrictions and closures for the restaurant industry, raising new questions about how each new strain will force operators to bend.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

It’s a new world for restaurant owners and managers. Having already adjusted to the rise of takeout and delivery, now restaurants are figuring out how to reopen for dine-in service while navigating social distancing and other health guidelines. This allows diners to view menus or restaurant guidelines on their mobile device.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2020

COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly across the country, forcing millions of restaurants to suspend operations or pivot to a delivery model in hopes of flattening the curve. As restaurants make this shift and close their physical doors to customers, they’re entering an unprecedented time in restaurant history.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature help for small business owners and products for the 'new normal' for restaurants as they reopen. ” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2020

As restaurants have experienced dramatic changes in how they do business due to the pandemic, many small business owners have learned just how important a visual communication plan is for success. Outside Your Restaurant. As hungry customers cross the threshold into your restaurant, a fresh set of signs should greet them.

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