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Minimizing Restaurant Food Waste: 3 Essential Tips for Kitchen Managers

Sculpture Hospitality

When it comes to the success of your restaurant, ordering the right food and supplies is critical for smooth kitchen operations, healthy profit margins and keeping your food costs in check.

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Technology that Enables Automation Can Ensure Safety and Success

Modern Restaurant Management

Automated temperature monitoring systems let kitchen managers know the minute their refrigeration units are out of range. Checklists are a part of every successful kitchen manager’s toolkit. Food safety can be compromised, jeopardizing both customer safety and brand loyalty.

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Contactless Before Contactless Was Cool (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

They can order and pay through a server (old school), or directly from their mobile phones (contactless ordering and payment – new school), or blend the two experiences all on one tab, through its easy-to-use mobile point-of-sale (POS), contactless ordering and payment features, and kitchen management systems (KMS).

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Beyond the Plate: The Future of Restaurants in a Tech-Driven 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

However, persistent labor shortages are pushing restaurants to explore automation and artificial intelligence to streamline operations – from kitchen management to customer service – to alleviate staffing pressures while also enhancing efficiency.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Four Tough Calls Tech Makes Easier for Bar and Restaurant Operators

Modern Restaurant Management

According to a 2024 Toast survey, one of the biggest challenges for restaurant operators is managing the administrative aspects of their business, from juggling multiple service channels and locations to effectively leveraging guest data. A significant part of the problem is the fragmentation of restaurant tech stacks.

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How to Avoid the Top Seven Restaurant Inventory Management Mistakes

Modern Restaurant Management

Setting up a strategic organization system, depending on the types of inventories in restaurant businesses, can help manage ingredients’ shelf life. Mistake #6: Not Recording Waste Amidst the chaos of restaurant kitchens, managers may not notice what is contributing to food waste during busy service times.

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How Much Inventory Should A Restaurant Carry?

Sculpture Hospitality

Not only is it frustrating for chefs and kitchen managers, but it can also have a huge effect on customer satisfaction, leading to lost customers and negative reviews. There’s nothing worse than having to eighty-six a popular menu item.

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