24 Cost-Reducing Tips That Will Make Your Cloud Kitchen Profitable Within a Year
You’re running (or thinking of running) a cloud kitchen, and you’re here trying to figure out how to keep your costs down? (Or a ghost kitchen. Errm, virtual kitchen? Or maybe a dark kitchen? For this post, let’s just all agree that we can use these terms interchangeably, or we won’t get anything done.) Anyway, […]
Benefits of the omnichannel strategy for restaurants
Just a few years ago, omnichannel was a concept that was applied mainly by e-commerce and retail brands in an effort to align their channels and offer customers a better experience. Today, it is a successful operational model that is used in more and more industries, including the restaurant industry. The omnichannel approach goes further […]
Ingrid manages F&B in the Arctic from the Netherlands with Apicbase
Ingrid van de Loo is F&B manager for Oceanwide Expeditions. The shipping company organises expedition cruises to the polar regions. Ingrid has been using Apicbase for a year now. “I needed an efficient way to manage procurement and get a clear overview of the stock on each ship.” The fleet is away for nearly six […]
Inventory Turnover Ratio & Days’ Sales in Inventory – The Two Restaurant Inventory Metrics That Will Help You Squash Food Cost & Maximize Profits
Whether you make it or break it ultimately depends on how expertly you can control your food cost. Whether you’re managing a chain of exclusive restaurants… a dozen hotel eateries… or an award-winning catering service… And how expertly you control food costs ultimately comes down to how expertly you control your food inventory. That’s why, […]
How Hotels are Benefiting from a Single Source of Truth for F&B Management
The digitalisation of food and beverage management in hotels has increased menu margins, product quality and employee happiness. Specifically, the introduction of a single source of truth has helped hotel chains to streamline the clunky processes and communications that deal with food cost, inventory management and purchasing. The restaurant inventory statistics below highlight that progress […]
12 Restaurant Inventory Statistics That Highlight Why Inventory Control = Business Success
Inventory losses are still an everyday occurrence for a lot of restaurant owners and operators. A bottle of wine here, a steak there, a couple of onions everywhere… The industry as a whole is making some progress here as more savvy F&B operators realize that by controlling inventory, they’re reining in their biggest cost center […]
5 Restaurant Inventory Challenges That Are Costing You Money (Keep an Eye On #4)
Restaurant inventory challenges are the Gordian knot that almost all restaurant operators struggle with — they’re what keeps even the most experienced owners, F&B managers and chefs up at night, often more so than staff training, admin, or menu engineering. You hack away at them but, try as you might, you just can’t get your […]
10 Eye-Opening Statistics on Restaurant Food Allergen Attitudes & Practices
A survey conducted by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network found that 34 percent of food allergy sufferers experienced an allergic reaction while eating at a restaurant. A third of those had a repeat of the experience on at least two separate occasions. Sometimes, the fault lies with the customers, who do not communicate their […]
Food Allergen Management – Full Breakdown for Restaurant Managers, Menu Developers & Executive Chefs
For some, a fun dinner can quickly turn into a trip to the emergency room—or worse—if they consume an allergen that triggers a severe reaction. Approximately 10% of adults and 8.3% of children suffer from food allergies, so it is not a minor issue. This figure rises to about 20% of the population when considering […]