Operations

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

The finer points of buying an oven

With so many oven types, sizes and heating technologies available, buyers should focus on their menu first—what’s going in the oven—then look at volume requirements and kitchen or operational constraints.

Operations

Serving in style

Along with your food and service, your serving ware makes a major statement about your operation. And who knows more about serving ware than the owners and chefs who use it day after day? We recently talked with a few restaurant pros to find out what factors are important to them when choosing their serving pieces.

At high-volume restaurants, a holding cabinet can be a real time- and money-saver for keeping dishes warm without drying out. For smaller operations, there are countertop models, usually holding two or three pans.

Operators are looking to new blender models to speed up production, avoid cross-contamination and create housemade sauces and other concoctions beyond drinks.

Some operators are moving all storage and prep to be customer-facing.

The new design includes a beverage fountain offering pure cane soda and a stand-alone bakery area.

A procedure change suggests the measure is meeting considerable public resistance.

New reports make the case for expanding menu labeling to all restaurants and adopting a nationwide soda tax. It's enough to make you want to crave a $300 breakfast at Denny's.

Operations that use high-capacity units should make sure they have disposal systems to match, Advice Guy says.

David Chang and Danny Meyer will close units in 2018, another sign of challenging times for the restaurant industry.

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