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Restaurant Recovery So Far

What's Happening with COVID-19? It's been a long year for the foodservice industry, and the world as a whole. Restaurant recovery is on everyone's minds, but it's not a clear-cut path back to normal. So far, all American adults are eligible to receive vaccines, and many have already received a shot, with more getting their first every day. Officials put Johnson & Johnson's back into circulation following further research into the blood clot situation. As a country, we're hurrying to get people safely vaccinated before the new variants spread too far and restart the damage all over again... read more »

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Food Trends That Will Define 2021

The pandemic has caused restaurant customers to change their behavior. Between social distance regulations, masks, fear, and the usual way that time changes what’s in vogue, diners have had to adapt. New food trends now dominate the industry. What are they, and how will they change as we start to move beyond... read more »

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Food Trucks Need Better Point of Sales

Food trucks have stuck around through this pandemic, even if they’ve gotten a few less visitors. Since they rely on foot traffic, they have suffered during COVID-19. However, they also have the benefit of being all about takeout. While many restaurants had to convert their focus to off-premise channels, food... read more »

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Good News for L.A. Restaurants? The County Set to Reopen Outdoor Dining

February 1, 2021

On Monday, January 25th Governor Newsom lifted regional stay-at-home orders across California. This, in effect, gives the reigns back over to individual counties for them to decide how to monitor COVID-19 cases and manage capacity restrictions. Fresh Start for a New Year If you run a restaurant in L.A. County, you're looking at outdoor dining as soon as this weekend—with capacity restrictions in place, of course. With... read more »

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A-Z Terms for Every Restaurant’s Back of House

December 21, 2020

When you work in a commercial kitchen, there's so much on your plate both literally and figuratively that it can be challenging to keep all the lingo straight. Often, and especially when it's busy, your coworkers in the back of the house or servers trying to juggle tables out on the floor will write shorthand on their... read more »

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How Gen Z Is Changing The Restaurant Industry

October 25, 2020

A lot of markets are beginning to take Gen Z seriously as consumers. As they age out of their youth with no disposable income and become young adults with their own spending habits and consumer preferences like every generation before them, industries are starting to take them more seriously and understand their... read more »

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The Most Essential Equipment For Your Restaurant’s Kitchen

October 4, 2020

For a restaurant to keep running efficiently, its kitchen needs to be as technologically up-to-speed as it possibly can. There are supplies you need to run your restaurant efficiently and economically as possible; equipment that best helps you get the job done.... read more »

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Here’s Why Every Restaurant Should Use Recipe Cards

September 22, 2020

No matter what your restaurant serves or how experienced a kitchen staff youve got, every one of them will benefit from recipe cards. They're an especially helpful tool when training new back-of-house staff because recipe cards are an easy reference for them to use, which improves overall food quality and consistency, reduces food waste, stabilizes your profits and leads to happier customers.... read more »

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What is Food Cost Percentage and Why Does It Matter?

September 16, 2020

Food Cost Percentage (also known as FCP) can seem intimidating, difficult to understand and even time consuming to handle, but it's also one of the most important metrics for measuring your restaurants success. If it's probably handled and gotten under control, you can use it to maximize your profits for this... read more »

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6 Restaurant Trends Shaping 2020

September 15, 2020

The food service industry has changed irrevocably this year. Between a global pandemic forcing so many restaurants to close forever and Generation Z entering adulthood in quarantine, the market has adapted to the new normal and businesses need to pivot accordingly to stay relevant in consumers' minds.... read more »

Cloud Technology

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So You Want to Start Catering?

September 12, 2020

When its done right, catering drastically increases revenue for restaurants. Dining out was becoming a more and more popular option even before COVID-19. Catering is a multibillion dollar industry, and a lot of full service restaurants want in on that profit.... read more »

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Make the Most of Workforce Management Tools

September 4, 2020

In the restaurant industry, there's nothing as difficult to predict and manage, nor as necessary, like your employees. Foodservice is plagued with thin profit margins and conversely high turnover rates amongst staff. All of this can make it challenging to balance workforce management without alienating key employees... read more »

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Reduce Your Restaurant’s Food Waste in 5 Steps

September 3, 2020

Food waste has become a major issue for restaurants in the United States. Though it happens worldwide, the U.S. restaurant industry alone generates approximately 22 to 33B pounds of waste every year. Compare this to schools, hotels and hospitals, which output around 7 to 11B annually, and you'll begin to realize what... read more »

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25 Restaurant Terms to Know

August 25, 2020

If you spend a lot of time in and around the food service business, you'll notice a lot of industry-specific lingo that may seem incomprehensible to outsiders. For employees new to the industry, owners hoping to grow a new venture or companies that service restaurants as clients, it's important to know the terminology that will pervade the front and back of the house.... read more »

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Why Bad Reviews Are Good For Business

August 17, 2020

Businesses function best when they cultivate positive relationships with customers. It's why everyone who's worked in or around the service industry knows the phrase: "The customer is always right." Businesses rely on positive relationships because that's what convinces people to keep coming back, despite the myriad... read more »

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Keeping Your Health Inspector Happy

Health inspections: The time of year when restaurants prepare to be examined top to bottom and receive grades that determine whether they can stay open or whether they need to make some serious changes, fast. Although the frequency of an evaluation, the infractions they're looking for, and the rules you have to follow... read more »

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Contactless Service Comes to Breweries

During these past months of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have opened and closed and opened and closed, trying to weather the financial trouble that comes from limited business operations. Many of them were unable to find a sufficiently viable solution that didn't lead to more sickness and death in their... read more »

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Behind Americas First Chinese Restaurant

Today, Chinese food is just as much a part of American culture as baseball, hot dogs or apple pie. Everyone has their favorite takeout spot from where they order kung pao chickenand probably a reliable list of backups for when their first choice falls through.... read more »

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5 Vegan Sushi Restaurants to Try This Month

Everybody likes to indulge on sushi, but for people with dietary restrictions it can be difficult to find a restaurant that has enough satisfying options to choose from. This is especially true for vegans and vegetarians, whose animal-free diets might make them think that they have to give up on the cuisine forever.... read more »

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California Restaurants Shut Down Indefinitely

It's no secret that eager businesspersons and customers have been complicit in bringing an indefinite quarantine back to Los Angeles, shortly after a brief respite. On July 13th, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would close indoor operations across the state, including restaurants, wineries and bars.... read more »

California Restaurant

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