You either get dragged (or drag yourself) into restaurant management and accountability technology… Or be forced to drop out for running an unprofitable business. There is no middle ground. That’s for one simple reason: Perhaps 15 years ago it was possible to run a business without a web page, but today it is not. You …
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Apps and Big Data: How They Are Changing The World of Multi-Location Restaurants – Part II
Here is part two. Part one was posted on Monday, click here to read part one if you haven’t read it already. If sales drop, for seemingly no reason, Big Data can look at customer reporting sites like Yelp through an automatic data harvest to see if bad scores are driving away people. Without Big …
Apps and Big Data: How They Are Changing The World of Multi-Location Restaurants – Part I
You’ve surely seen the hopeful ads about for how Big Data can help cure cancer and stop deadly attacks, but you know what Big Data is really ideal for? Multi-unit restaurants. That’s right. Oh sure, we’ll need Big Data to cure diseases and save the world, but Big Data excels at process optimization and workflow …
Visibility: What Does It Mean For Multi-Unit Operators
Visibility: What does it mean for Multi-Unit Operators from Erik Tversland
An Amazing Story About Checklists
Wow! What an amazing write up about checklists in Restaurant Hospitality. It’s an older article from 2012, but it’s timeless. There’s no better use case for implementing checklists than what the author lays out in this article. He talks about taking the unknown out of making sure that your staff is getting things done and …
Thawing and Holding Tips
Thanks to the Missouri Restaurant Association weekly newsletter we’re able to share these tips for thawing and holding food. Thawing -Refrigeration: Thaw TCS food at 41 ̊Fahrenheit (5 ̊Celsius) or lower to limit pathogen growth. Plan ahead when thawing large items, such as turkeys. They can take several days to defrost. -Microwave: You can safely thaw food …
How to Drive Consistent Daily Execution
There are two ways that you can drive consistent daily execution in your operations: You can nag and set reminders for your staff to do things, basically micromanage every aspect of your operations. You can hire and train the right staff then integrate them into the operations, teach them why you do certain things and …
Always Be Prepared for a Health Inspection with these 9 Tips
9 Tips to Prepare for a Health Inspection from Erik Tversland
Due Care, What Does it Mean in Restaurants
Due Care – What does it mean in restaurants? from Erik Tversland
New FDA Rules mean more Manufacturer Self-Inspections
The new FDA rules that were released this month are going to mandate that manufacturers take more responsibility for their facilities. Here are the points that I found most interesting: Tainted foods — including recent examples such as spinach, cantaloupe and ice cream — sicken 1 in 6 Americans — or 48 million people — …