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This is Slowing Down Your Restaurant Growth — And How to Fix It

Modern Restaurant Management

Growing a restaurant or catering business is no small feat. If your catering business isn’t growing as fast as you’d like, you might be facing some common roadblocks. Inefficient Operations and Workflow One major hurdle that can slow down the growth of your catering business is inefficient operations and workflow.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory. In 2025, restaurants need to have a plan in place that ensures they are effectively managing inventory and redirecting unused, still edible food to donations.

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Three Ways IoT’s Physical-Digital-Physical Framework Helps Restaurants Enhance Operational Efficiency

Modern Restaurant Management

The byproduct is a feedback loop that enhances employee guidance and training, reduces shrink and carbon footprint, ensures the highest levels of store cleanliness and hygiene, and enables your teams to focus on and cater to consumers. A digital sensor detects a temperature reduction inside a freezer due to overfilled inventory.

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Starting a Catering Business From Home: The Ultimate Guide

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Starting a catering business from home offers a unique opportunity to combine your love of food with the convenience of working from your own kitchen. It's a path that allows you to set your own hours, build a business around your passion, and cater to a diverse clientele. What is a home-based catering business?

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Using Tech for Better Guest Engagement

Modern Restaurant Management

Additionally, digital inventory management systems provide real-time stock updates, helping maintain optimal inventory levels, reduce waste, and ensure the availability of ingredients. AI-driven predictive analytics, for instance, help forecast demand, manage inventory, and reduce food waste.

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MRM Research Roundup: Thanksgiving Trends, Diner Optimism, and Holiday Spending

Modern Restaurant Management

Ninety-five percent of those surveyed reported using some form of AI in their restaurant, with the most common being AI-assisted inventory management (35 percent), AI menu optimization (35 percent) and AI reservations/bookings (32 percent). AI usage has also skyrocketed, primarily in the back-of-house.

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New 2D Barcodes Offer Easy Access to Dynamic Information for Food Traceability and More

Modern Restaurant Management

You need to quickly and accurately ascertain whether any of the foods in your inventory or ordering system are impacted, so you don’t jeopardize the health of your customers, or your business’ reputation. Some exemptions apply to certain businesses of a certain size, as well.