Operations

New restaurant equipment and back-of-the-house technology
Operations

Shorter menus bring new kitchen efficiencies

With fewer items to prepare during the pandemic, operations could study their back-of-house operations and eliminate complexity. Will the savings in time and labor survive the return to normal?

Operations

Facebook releases data on how small businesses are faring around the world

The latest survey reveals the impact of the pandemic on restaurant owners and other retailers worldwide.

In the days of Zoom, kitchens have become video studios.

This year’s coronavirus pandemic has forced restaurant operators all over to adapt and shift gears—to alter their business strategies to meet the demands of the time.

These chains, which had largely relied on dine-in business before the crisis, are playing catch-up with quick-service brands.

Operators are mulling new designs and revamped real estate strategies as the COVID crisis drags on.

The new initiatives include smaller family meals to go and the ongoing rollout of an alcohol program.

The rollback of services to takeout and delivery could begin in broad swaths of the state within a day or two, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Restaurants large and small are busting out novel ideas to fight through what’s predicted to be a rough winter.

Restaurants are working on new designs and menu items to boost revenue as the pandemic drags on.

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