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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JANUARY 10, 2024

Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s s Union Market District, sits the modern Mexican restaurant Destino. Screenshot taken from Google There aren’t many topics in the restaurant industry as hotly-debated as tipping. Restaurant workers, who rely on tips to supplement their income, are torn on the subject.

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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. 86 Paper Chits. Keep Masks On, But Get In Sync.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2023

The restaurant industry has a wage problem. Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 This is the base of wage inequality in the restaurant business. And arguably sometimes the most under-compensated.

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Hotel Business

APRIL 16, 2024

Toast , the digital technology platform built for restaurants, has collaborated with Choice Hotels International to make its Toast for Hotel Restaurants technology a brand standard for two of Choice’s upscale brands, Cambria Hotels and Radisson. Toast is also a qualified vendor for Choice’s other brands.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

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?: launched its COVID-19 online operator resource, the US Foods Restaurant Reopening Blueprint. restaurant operations.

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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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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

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

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

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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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As QR codes, app-based service, and robotic servers become more and more common, that makes the job tougher for the humans working alongside them This story was originally published on Civil Eats. In 2021, I worked in a restaurant that promoted itself as the future of dining. Shutterstock. Disrupters and the Silicon Valley Effect.

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Synergy Suite

MARCH 20, 2024

Welcome to the world of front of house (FOH) in the restaurant industry! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or new to the restaurant business, understanding the ins and outs of the front of house operations is key to running a successful establishment. What is FOH (Front of House) in a Restaurant?

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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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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

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There's a lot of confusion surrounding the process, structure, and laws regarding restaurant tip outs. Read on for everything you need to know to establish a successful process for tipping out in your restaurant. In restaurants, a tip out occurs when someone in a heavily-tipped role shares a portion of their tips with other employees.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Running a restaurant day-in and day-out takes a ton of mental energy. With 7shifts restaurant reporting and analytics, you can analyze your restaurant labor performance and make strategic decisions that reduce costs & increase profits. 7shifts Actuals Report for Restaurants. Who is your most reliable employee?

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. It's a necessity for building a modern and future-proof restaurant. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing.

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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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Les Roches

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Careers in the restaurant industry can offer many rewarding professional paths for a wide range of people. Whether you want to design menus or manage multiple venues, there are plenty of options for great roles within the restaurant industry. The heart of any restaurant business is its staff.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For restaurant staffing , a lot of talk has been centered around the labor shortage—and who isn't working. To find out, we analyzed the types of shifts scheduled and time clocking data from over 13,000 restaurant locations in North America and Canada. But what about the people that have been clocking in throughout the pandemic?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 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. Think behind-the-scenes kitchen tours or insights into who the people are that work at the restaurant, offering patrons a chance to immerse themselves in the brand.

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Lithos POS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

One of the significant changes that happened in the restaurant industry is the technology revolution. The restaurant point of sale system is an effective innovation in the restaurant industry. A restaurant’s point of sale system consists of hardware and software specific to the restaurant industry.

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OpenTable

MARCH 1, 2023

There are many questions to consider, including what to wear to a restaurant interview. The restaurant industry is less buttoned up and conservative than many others, so it can make dressing for the interview confusing. There’s no real business casual standard for restaurants. Office setting, front of house, or back of house?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2021

From forgoing their own salary to giving raises, small business owners are finding ways to hire and retain their staff Every few weeks, it seems, a new photo goes viral on social media showing a sign in a restaurant window declaring: “This restaurant is closed because no one wants to work.” That money has to come from somewhere.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In many restaurants, on-call scheduling is inescapable. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. Table of Contents.

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EATER

JULY 8, 2020

As a Black server and diner, I’ve seen how racism in the restaurant industry plays out on both sides of the table This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. Alexandra Bowman.

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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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OpenTable

MARCH 1, 2023

In a survey of restaurant workers, 76% said that they’d leave a restaurant because of low wages and 78% said the most important thing a restaurant can do to encourage them to stay is paying a “full, stable, livable” wage. What is the minimum wage for restaurant workers? Rising wages reflect this pressure.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 8, 2020

As we serve the restaurant industry, it's important to us that we prioritize candidates with previous industry experience. Not only do we have a dozens of employees with previous restaurant experience, but we also have numerous team members who used 7shifts in their previous roles in restaurants. Rachel: “The people!

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EATER

JULY 7, 2023

Lille Allen/Eater After years of artificially low menu prices, service fees feel like an inevitable, annoying part of dining out now If you’re the type of diner who regularly eats at restaurants, you’ve almost assuredly noticed a “service fee” tacked on to your check at one establishment or another.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Whether or not the law is repealed, it’s being enforced now and restaurant owners and operators need to get up to speed, and fast, to ensure they get–and stay–in compliance. With guidance from your legal team, create a restaurant policy that outlines your compliance strategy. What Does it Mean? How Do You Comply?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience.

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Lithos POS

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Imagine your restaurant as a complex business where each part, from the kitchen staff to the front-of-house team, plays a crucial role in creating a premium dining experience. Here we are going to discuss everything related to fast food restaurant management. Here is the hierarchy of restaurant management.

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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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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The average restaurant employee, however, change jobs every 56 days ! It’s a miracle that restaurants remain a significant part of the economy despite this major staffing problem. How does this revolving door affect the restaurant industry? Just how bad is restaurant employee turnover? Here’s how.

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