Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2024

More than half (55 percent) of global consumers say automated food preparation is unacceptable for both quick service and table service restaurants, while nearly half (49 percent) say they’re likely to order food through an artificial intelligence tool, such as a chatbot or drive-thru.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2020

“Another bonus is being able to share the exact status of my customers’ food preparations with them while their meals are being prepared, all the while ensuring the best customer service is provided.” ” Levanon pointed out the role technology has played in 2020 helping restaurants stay operational.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Be sure to establish adequate procedures for waste removal on a regular basis to reduce the risk of contamination of food, equipment and products. Incorporation of hygienic design into your food preparation stations may prevent development of pests and microbiological hazards for increased food safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2023

Key takeaways include: Employment in the Food Preparation and Serving category is down seven percent compared to pre-pandemic levels, and recovery is very uneven within the professional groups. The number of cooks and chefs employed in the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 13, 2020

As with any food preparation equipment, proper mixer training is important. If the agitator is too far out of the bowl, it may not incorporate the ingredients fully. Consult the operating manual for instructions on these adjustments or contact your service provider. Other Considerations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Restaurant owners have to bear the overhead cost of food preparation and disposal of leftovers as vegetables and plant based items rot quickly and requires special storage. Vegan restaurants are hit hard as their raw material procurement is very specific and relatively complex.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2020

Dark kitchens streamline the culinary process by creating more space for back-of-house equipment, eliminates distractions and creates a substantially higher food meal output, including 24-hour food preparation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2020

Additionally, a majority of respondents said that they would be more comfortable with delivery if they were able to monitor their order’s preparation from start to finish.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2022

And since the panels are non-water absorbent and fully washable, she was able to use them throughout the restaurant – even over food preparation areas like the antipasto bar – to unify the space. Photo by Martin Knowles. ????The

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

With any sort of food preparation, temperature is another critical element to consider. Certain foods are only safe to eat after they have been cooked fully to a temperature that will kill any existing harmful bacteria. Temperature.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2021

Focus on food preparation and customer service are the core skills demanded of restaurant staff and managers. This leads to higher quality candidates, less turnover, and better performance. Secondly, focus is key when it comes to the healthy operation of a restaurant, whether it’s a large-scale chain or regional or local brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

Food Safety – Based on guidance from public health authorities, restaurants and eating establishments are advised to follow best practices on food safety and packaging. It is recommended that any locations where delivery people wait for orders are separate from food preparation areas.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2020

In most cases, these fears are based on misconceptions about gluten-free ingredients and food preparation. If you’re serving gluten-free dishes, have written procedures for each phase of food preparation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

While our primary focus is on the back-of-house (BOH)—from food preparation to cleaning—we foresee that labor shortages and rising minimum wages will continue to challenge the industry. Restaurants need to remain profitable, and lowering food quality is not a viable solution.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Another trending concept EMPAD has currently in design is a multi-ghost kitchen concept that can lease individual suite spaces to over 30 different restaurants for food preparation, pick-up and delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2023

Just to give you an idea, as much as 11 percent of food production emissions comes from their transportation. Even without accounting for the emissions impact of a restaurant's supply chain, the amount of environmental damage from materials consumed and wasted in the food preparation process can be staggering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Be it food preparation or a delayed order, solve problems quickly and immediately. It’s impossible to run a restaurant without experiencing a service glitch. The problem becomes even greater when you are short on staff. When a customer complains, a quick resolution is necessary.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2025

For example, ghost kitchens' layout allows for optimizing food preparation at high volume and lower costs in delivery-centric kitchens. They must have outdoor seating, touchless tech, and flexible, multi-use spaces for dining and takeout. Indeed, 3D modeling can help enhance this flexibility in today's design.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

With enhanced POS systems, it becomes a lot easier for the ghost kitchen operators to take a note of their various timings- the employee log in and log out or the food preparation time. This will ensure that errors in the kitchen are reduced and staff and food preparation efficiency increase.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2024

The goal is to create an even faster, more frictionless experience while freeing up employees to focus on important duties, like fresh food preparation. For example, they’re experimenting with using voice-enabled AI in drive-thru operations to take orders and even respond to frequently asked questions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 24, 2021

There is less space, and in turn less employees needed, which helps restaurants save on operating costs and allow kitchen staff to focus solely on food preparations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 11, 2024

Ultimately, team members are more likely to practice proper food safety and hygiene when materials are easily and readily accessible – the CDC even found that workers are more likely to wash hands in restaurants with more than one hand sink and with a hand sink where the worker can see it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Restaurants that adopted the sous vide prepared foods at the beginning of the pandemic are seeing the economic benefits. Food preparation traditionally requires a series of intensive steps involving the careful separation of raw cooked and ready to eat product. For one, sous vide reduces labor and prep time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

Without the financial burden of a guest-facing presence or front-of-house staff, these operations can concentrate labor and supplies into a single location for multi-cuisine food preparation and delivery. Appeal to Mobile Gamers.

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The Restaurant Warehouse

OCTOBER 23, 2023

When applied to traditional food service establishments, a system is typically seen as something that does not belong and is not conducive to food preparation and serving the customer. Essentially, food service systems can be categorized into three groups: computerized or automated, semi-automated, and manual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2020

This could signal an upcoming trend as consumers shift more of their share-of-stomach spending towards options that allow them to avoid contact with other people while giving them more control over food preparation and hygiene.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

Based on key learnings and feedback from innovation partner White Castle, who deployed the original Flippy, the company announced its Flippy 2 takes over the work for an entire fry station and performs more than twice as many food preparation tasks compared to the previous version including basket filling, emptying and returning.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Food Waste Management Food waste management has always been a challenge for the restaurant industry. Because each person is different and may not have been trained well in food preparation, the level of waste can be extremely high.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

Here are some key tips you should have on top of your mind: Factor in accurate food preparation and cooking timings to avoid letting down your diners. The last thing you want to do is promise customers delivery times that you have no chance of delivering. That may keep the table occupied for longer than you thought.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Expert food preparation results in appealing and delicious dishes, employee training reduces errors that can increase wait times and proper warewashing keeps plates, glasses and utensils spotless. The best restaurants are those that keep back-of-house processes running smoothly to ensure a great front-of-house experience for guests.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2025

Develop clear guidelines and standards for every aspect of your operation, from food preparation to delivery and set-up. For example, create checklists for food quality and packaging to ensure every order meets your standards. To address this, start by standardizing your service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Customers with food allergies take a great risk to eat food prepared by someone other than themselves, as they may suffer potentially severe consequences from coming into contact with a triggering allergen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2020

They don’t want to stand in line with others, be within a somewhat close proximity to food preparers and certainly not come face-to-face with a cashier. While health experts suggesting people stay at least 6 feet from others to avoid possible virus exposure, many people desire an even greater distance.

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FoodDocs

MAY 5, 2023

Food preparation is a complex combination of various methods involving food handling, cleaning, cooking, and preserving to make the food edible and safe. Read the article to learn 4 basic rules and 5 essential techniques for food preparation!

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2022

This layout is better suited for larger kitchens and helps ensure that food preparation is completed more efficiently. An open layout means that customers can see into the kitchen and watch as their food is being prepared. An Open Layout – This is a layout typically found within pizzerias.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Items to evaluate in this category may include: Visual appearance – Do pans, counters, or other food preparation surfaces have visible residue or soil on them? Cleaning logs or checklists – Are logs or checklists being used to record equipment cleaning, such as slicers?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Ghost kitchens are professional food preparation and cooking facilities set up for the preparation of takeout or delivery-only meals. Are you wondering what laws apply to this business model? Let’s examine the most important laws that impact your ghost kitchen business. What Is a Ghost Kitchen?

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