Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2024

The restaurant industry has very low retention rates , estimated at only 55 percent. With the impact a dissatisfied consumer can have on your bottom line, it is important to create a customer service strategy that sets your restaurant apart from the competition. Why prioritize the customer experience?

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Service that Sells

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s against the law to sell alcohol to minors, but that won’t stop them from trying to purchase it at your restaurant. If they succeed, and your restaurant is caught selling to minors, you and your employees could face fines and potentially a loss of your liquor license, or worse.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sustainable restaurant expansion requires balancing excitement with patience and perspective. Set Mutually Beneficial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) KPIs are the quantifiable metrics that provide restaurant leaders with the most actionable insights on progress towards expansion goals, guiding crucial decisions.

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Service that Sells

AUGUST 8, 2022

How do you raise guest checks and increase server tips? Let’s start with restaurant or bar owners, operators and managers. To increase server tips, you have to increase restaurant sales. What’s In It” for you to invest in restaurant sales training ? Are Your Servers Salespeople? Tune in to WII-FM!

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2024

Restaurant managers balance several responsibilities while taking care of staff and guest needs. One of the most important parts of being a successful restaurant manager is having the ability to hear their customers’ concerns. Focus on questions that are relevant to your restaurant and your customers.

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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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Eat Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2023

So how do you optimize the chance of a reasonable tip at your venue or restaurant? Key Takeaways: Integrating Spades and Eat App can increase tips for restaurant staff. Increasing tips lead to happier staff and increased revenue for the restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

If 2020 and 2021 were all about helping operators find new revenue streams to reach guests when they couldn’t come into restaurants, then 2022 was all about getting customers back in. Beyond putting guest data insights at servers’ fingertips, data science tools will deepen the personalization possibilities.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In 2022, the restaurant business finds itself at something of a crossroads—or, to put it in a more 21st-century way, the industry has reached a pivot point. That doesn’t mean, however, that the restaurant industry’s pace of tech adoption is likely to slow down.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2022

However, customers still sit physically in restaurants, blurring the lines between the online and offline. However, restaurant owners are looking for more: They want to streamline the checkout process further and for customers to complete the whole process – from ordering to payment – on their mobile devices.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

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. Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s

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Service that Sells

MARCH 19, 2024

Your restaurant employees have a lot to remember and sometimes, no matter how well you train them, it seems they’re still lacking in confidence or knowledge retention. Server Role-Play Prompts Need some ideas for server role-play prompts? a restaurant training philosophy developed by restaurant owners for restaurant owners.

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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. Factors that can influence unhealthy coping strategies in the restaurant industry include: A culture that encourages substance use.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Contactless payment solutions drive operators’ revenue and elevate customer experiences, but how can the technology set restaurants up for long-term success? The restaurant industry has perhaps seen higher adoption rates of this technology than any other industry. Thinking Long Term When Evaluating Restaurant Technologies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2022

It’s a restaurant operator’s worst nightmare. That’s how the McMenamins restaurant and hospitality chain closed out 2021, a banner year for ransomware attacks. Lock down your mobile POS devices so they can only access applications needed for your restaurant. Gain visibility into all traffic leaving the network.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

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. Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s

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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. Do Your Research. Communicate Clearly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2023

There is a widespread new appreciation for restaurants, an encouraging sign for the future, according to The Bank of America 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report. In other encouraging news, franchise operators believe that, although most restaurants are not fully staffed, the labor situation has stabilized.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2022

Although the restaurant industry has recovered slightly since the pandemic's peak, many restaurants are still facing overwhelming challenges that keep them from running their operations smoothly. Restaurant owners must develop new ways to work more efficiently and attract more customers. Staff Shortages Due to the Pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Scheduling employees is one of the most time-intensive tasks for restaurant managers. For restaurants, staffing shortages have proven to have adverse effects on the business’s bottom line. The same is possible if a restaurant’s servers are too busy to tend to their tables due to high traffic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2022

The ancestors of the first semi-automatic machines to serve food and drink are still in use today, though instead of restaurants and bars, we see them in public spaces, perhaps small shops. Even international sushi restaurants adapted this model, like YoSushi. Present Staffing Issues at Restaurants.

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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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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Texas tip laws are less complex than most other large states, but no less important to get right: Just ask one Texas barbecue restaurant, which the Department of Labor fined $867,000 , after they improperly withheld tips from employees and paid them out to managers instead. In other words, a server keeps the first $5.12

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2022

Customer engagement is guaranteed to increase as customers interact with your restaurant through a dedicated mobile app or QR code system. Mobile apps and QR codes provide targeted messages and unique promotions to customers, which helps create brand awareness and makes your restaurant a household name in the community.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2021

For people considering operating a restaurant, besides a great menu, the aesthetics of the restaurant must also be tackled. One key reason why many restaurants fail despite having great food is failing to consider the restaurant design. Restaurant interior design is the key to attracting customers.

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EATER

MARCH 22, 2023

There’s a pretty standard server speech when you go out to eat at a restaurant with table service. Having eaten professionally for a decade and having worked in restaurants before that, I ask questions all the time — and you absolutely should, too. Often, the speech happens when the menus arrive at your table.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2021

The restaurant industry has seen some major shifts lately. Just a few short years ago, customers paid for their meals in cash or credit cards, orders were totaled on analog cash registers, and customers called restaurants to place orders over the landline phone. The digital transformation is leaving no industry untouched.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 26, 2021

Plumbing issues can cause headaches and major hits to the wallet for restaurant owners. The key plumbing problems in restaurants are caused by the clogging of pipes, which makes the plumbing back up, overflow and not drain properly. The dishwashing station is where most restaurant plumbing issues occur. Keep Bar Drains Clean.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With the new year just around the corner, many restaurants are deciding how they can enhance their operations going forward. For years, we've seen restaurants add small table kiosks or tablets that allow customers to pay for food. These are a just a few ways you can incorporate IoT into a restaurant or commercial kitchen.

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Service that Sells

MARCH 13, 2023

The mistake many restaurant managers make is to view a particular promotion as an end in itself. Effective restaurant marketing, however, isn’t a one-shot deal. Think of a one-two combination of punches in boxing when developing your restaurant marketing strategies. Their goal isn’t to clean out the wallets of customers.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Texas tip laws are less complex than most other large states, but no less important to get right: Just ask one Texas barbecue restaurant, which the Department of Labor fined $867,000 , after they improperly withheld tips from employees and paid them out to managers instead. In other words, a server keeps the first $5.12

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 18, 2023

Restaurant customers are back, with many restaurants reporting business close to pre-pandemic levels. And those consumers want the restaurant experience, according to a survey earlier this year by the National Restaurant Association. Great service will make someone a regular customer who comes in once or twice each month.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 9, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management ((MRM) asked Lindsey Yeakle, Gluten-Free Food Service (GFFS) Program Manager, Food Safety at Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), what restaurants need to know about gluten-free options. Yeakle has a culinary history working at four-star and four-diamond rated restaurants. Lindsey Yeakle.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Well, if Father Flanagan worked in the hospitality industry today, he might be saying, “there’s no such thing as a bad server” (or bartender or busser, etc.). I agree with that statement, which raises the question: if there’s no such thing as a bad server, why is restaurant service so terrible?

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