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Table decor is crucial for restaurants wishing to attract and retain customers. Creative and unique centerpieces and table settings can inspire a conversation and desire to come back. Below we will explore festive table setting ideas for restaurants and bars.

Starting your own small commercial kitchen is exciting. You'll be helping fill a niche in your community - everyone has to eat - and you have the potential to become a vital cog in your community.

Demand for eco-friendly food packaging is on the rise. In fact, research shows that two-thirds of consumers are willing to pay more money for sustainable items. In 2018 alone, sales were five times higher for food items sold in sustainable packaging compared to food sold in non-recyclable packages.

Small restaurants have many advantages over big chains, but the primary advantage is having the freedom to form their own identities. Everything from the menu to the interior design is unique. But for a small restaurant to succeed, it needs strong, consistent branding.

One of the biggest challenges that restaurants face when marketing on Instagram is figuring out what to post. Content creation can be challenging, but the reward of greater sales and a bigger customer base makes it worth the effort. Here are some Instagram post ideas to help your restaurant grow sales.

Menu descriptions sell your food. When a plate of fettuccine passes a person who is seated and fills the air with the aroma of cheese and heavy cream, it can entice a customer to order the dish. But for most customers, food descriptions are what help them determine what dish to order.

But you're a chef or restaurant owner, so you might not spend your free time on writing and haven't learned how to write a menu with mouthwatering descriptions of food.

As restaurants slowly start opening amid the coronavirus pandemic, it's important to make sure that your establishment is prepared. Cleaning, handwashing, and social distancing will play a fundamental role in a restaurant's day-to-day operations.

The goal of any restaurant business is to achieve long-term growth. Realizing that growth is no easy task. It requires innovation, dedication, and the ability to capitalize on trends.

Restaurant policies are evolving and changing as a result of COVID-19. Every state has its own requirements that restaurants must adhere to, and social distancing is often being handled by strict controls on occupancy.

Viruses spread easily, and as the COVID pandemic showed the world, there's a lot more that people can and should be doing to make their operations touchless. From automatic soap dispensers to infrared thermometers to check employee temperatures, you have a lot of options to make your restaurant hands-free.

Restaurant kitchen equipment is expensive, and when making purchases, it's very easy to overpay. When residential homeowners purchase their kitchen appliances, there's always room to buy cheaper units without much concern. But restaurant cooking equipment needs to be durable and withstand continual use without breaking.

As a restaurant owner or manager, it is your responsibility to outline and enforce handwashing procedures to ensure that your restaurant's cleanliness meets the appropriate standards. If staff fail to follow handwashing procedures, the risk of foodborne illness significantly increases.

 Display cases serve a variety of purposes. They entice customers to make a purchase, but they also make it easy to see what's available or grab the items they want. No matter what type of food service establishment you run, it's important to choose a showcase that will meet your needs, budget, and space.

First impressions matter and your restaurant's first impression usually happens outside of the door. Restaurant signs allow you to make a first impression that can either lure a potential customer in your door or result in a customer walking by and going to another establishment.

Owning a restaurant is a lot of hard work, and when someone leaves a negative restaurant review, it can be difficult not to get angry. You've put a lot of effort and energy into your restaurant, and it's difficult to separate yourself and understand that sometimes, people will be unhappy with the service or food that you delivered.

Refrigerator maintenance should be a top priority as you build your restaurant business. Commercial refrigeration maintenance allows you to keep food for longer while saving on overhead and allowing your customers to enjoy the freshest food possible.

If you want to keep your restaurant refrigeration equipment running optimally, you need to rely on proper maintenance.

When you open up your business, will you open as an independent company or a franchise? Buying a franchise restaurant is a great idea for some, but non-franchise restaurants, or independent options, provides its own benefits.

What's the one thing that supermarkets, deli, and markets have in common? All three of these entities rely on scales for their day-to-day operations. They allow you to verify shipment weights, manage inventory, and sell food based on weight.

The restaurant industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and food waste, but many in the industry are changing their practices to reduce their environmental impact. Sustainability restaurants are a growing part of the industry, and your establishment can join them by implementing these 10 practices.

If you want to know how to open a restaurant, you'll need to make sure that you have all of the food permits and food licenses required by the State of New York to operate legally. You'll want to conduct your own due diligence on starting a business in NYC as some of these requirements may change.

If you walk into many chain restaurants, you'll see waiters and waitresses wearing uniforms. Restaurant employee rules are in place in many establishments that dictate the attire and appearance standards of workers.

Dishwashers, play an important role in a commercial kitchen keeping it going. Sanitization requirements make having an efficient commercial dishwasher a priority. Budget is an obvious consideration when selecting a restaurant dishwasher machine , but there are also other factors that you must consider.

Restaurants that offer food made-to-order can choose between two main options: cooking from scratch or offering pre-made meals. A lot of restaurants, especially smaller establishments, will purchase pre-made food and pass it off as their own, unique recipe.

The problem with pre-made menu items, in the sense that they were made by someone else or are frozen and need to be heated, is that you lose that unique flare for your food. If it tastes the same as the restaurant down the street, what will keep your customers coming back?