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The Food Safety Modernization Act or FSMA was put in place in 2011 to help ensure that food safety is being held to higher standards and to have preventative measures in keeping food safe. Now, instead of responding once a food contamination incident has occurred, people can take action to prevent it from ever happeningRead more

The restaurant industry is a competitive field that is continually evolving.  From new menu items to the technology that is being used to help operate and help run the business, there is always something new to learn. It is vital to adapt as new information and new trends surface so your business can also growRead more

Restaurants everywhere are finding themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place.  Labor costs are up, ingredient costs are up, and basically, it feels like everything costs more.  Raising menu prices is one of the first things many businesses turn to in order to balance out the costs and avoid moving into the red,Read more

Managing a restaurant is a lot of work that requires a lot of time, data analysis, and refiguring schedules and inventory, so using a software system to manage efficiently and effectively is going to benefit your restaurant and will become an invaluable piece of running your business.  Whether you run one restaurant or 100 restaurants,Read more

Customers know soon after they walk into a restaurant what kind of environment they have entered.  They know by how the staff greets them when they walk in, they can observe employees’ interactions and know when someone is grumpy or tempers seem short.  Of course, people have bad days, but the overall vibe of yourRead more

We are almost halfway through the year, so it seems like a good time to take a look at what restaurant trends are holding strong and will continue to carry on through 2024.  Evaluating what works and what doesn’t is important to the success of your business, and not all trends are going to fitRead more

When people stopped dining in and started choosing to-go orders, the idea of a delivery service to meet the demanding needs of the customer seemed like a genius idea, and many restaurants jumped on board!  Restaurants who did not have the means or ability to offer delivery, now had a way to serve more customersRead more

Memorial day is only a few days away, school is almost out and restaurants will soon be releasing their summer menu items.  If your restaurant doesn’t have summertime promos lined up, you might want to consider a strategy for including these limited time offers to your menu.  LTO’s can boost your sales by up toRead more

It might come as no surprise that people are choosing fast casual and quick service restaurants (QSR) over sit down restaurants more and more.  There are many factors that play a part in this, such as convenience and cost.  People want to be able to eat on the go or at least have a quickRead more

We are a quarter of the way through 2024 and the restaurant industry as a whole has had a decent first quarter.  People are eating out, but are still feeling the pinch and looking for the best value, while restaurants are still looking for ways to serve up an experience, quality food and prices thatRead more