Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

In particular, supply chain disruptions and staffing shortages – whether due to resignations or illness – are forcing quick service and fast casual restaurants to adapt quickly to changing conditions. Increased Emphasis on Online Ordering. Former competitors are now part of the same umbrella company.

2022 204

2022 Marketing Fast Casual Mobile Ordering 204

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features What Feeds Us, top delivery apps, popular drinks and who is winning the chicken wars. In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening. Fast food reigns supreme.

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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 186

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 13, 2022

New innovations in audience and location targeting and outcomes-based measurement have recently elevated OOH’s role as a valuable performance marketing channel for both QSR and restaurant marketers to better understand the efficacy of their ad spend and drive audience conversion.

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Innovation Advertising Social Media Fast Casual 167

Foodable

APRIL 28, 2022

Listen to "Fast Casual Nation - Craig Erlich" on Spreaker. The Fast Casual Nation Podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurants who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Produced by Lisa Pepe.

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Fast Casual Casual Leadership Technology 89

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2023

Who among us hasn’t ordered food through a convenient mobile application, with menu choices ranging from not just quick-serve or fast-casual restaurants, but convenience stores as well? Consider an organization that delivers the insights you need fast and provides industry-recognized research on such timely topics.

Fast Casual 186

Fast Casual Customer Service Sustainability Customer Experience 186

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry report, 68 percent of customers say they are more likely to purchase takeout or delivery of food than they were before the pandemic. From there, restaurants can build processes and inject innovation into this framework. Growth of New Business Models.

2022 199

2022 Employee Relations Outdoor Fast Casual 199

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In terms of off-prem dining, there is a real opportunity to improve guest sentiment based on food temperature and managing wait times for curbside pick-up, takeout orders and delivery for this essential part of business operations. More international brands will continue to enter the US market through delivery-only models.

2023 166

2023 Loyalty Program Fast Casual Customer Experience 166

Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Fast- Food Restaurants Fast food chains are known for their speedy service, affordable prices, and convenient locations. Despite industry challenges, efficient operations and customer engagement help fast-food chains thrive. However, they often face low profit margins due to high operational expenses.

Fast Casual 123

Fast Casual Fine Dining Food Truck Loyalty Program 123

Foodable

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In this special keynote session from Fast Casual Global , host and pioneer of the fast casual segment, Paul Barron, explores how Consumer insights and brand connections will create the next phase of growth in food service. alone, and Globally fast casual revenue is estimated at approximately half a trillion dollars.

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Fast Casual Casual 2022 Events 78

Foodable

MARCH 4, 2021

The Fast Casual Global virtual event features the rising stars, executives, and innovators in the fast casual restaurant sector. This event series will present some of the most sought after research and insights driving fast casual restaurant business growth and innovation.

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Fast Casual Casual Innovation Delivery 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Restaurant segments represented include fine dining, casual dine, fast casual, quick service restaurants and bars. Innovating During COVID-19. The survey group included 418 restaurant operators and 1,500 restaurant patrons who had visited a restaurant two or more times per month prior to COVID-19.

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Fast Casual Fine Dining Innovation Employee Relations 198

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

“We are seeing sign-on bonuses at fast food and fast casual locations, something never seen before in the industry. Fast casual will continue to push out full-service brands because they can assemble food in front of you and get food to the customer more quickly. This is what has been working for me.”

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Fast Casual Hiring Front of House Online Ordering 219

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2023

QSRs, coffee shops, fast-casual restaurants, and full-service establishments all have one more opportunity to win over new diners and achieve record revenues. That is why multi-unit restaurants are leveraging a multitude of technologies to make every dining, delivery, drive-through, or takeout experience festive and memorable.

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Equipment Customer Experience Fast Casual 2023 114

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

. – Peter Kellis, Founder and CEO of TRAY As consumers continue to prioritize convenience, we believe the expectations that restaurants offer an accessible and seamless experience will continue to rise, particularly in the fast-casual category. 2024 will be a year of value and beverage innovation.

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2024 Loyalty Program Customer Experience Customer Service 129

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While these tools have so far proven revolutionary as time-savers, the months ahead will reward innovation-minded restaurant leaders willing to go beyond these entry-level AI uses and find new ways to leverage it for improved customer engagement, back-end data processing and more. This will continue with those in the middle getting squeezed.

2023 192

2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Consumer Goods 192

Apicbase

OCTOBER 17, 2023

” A Glimpse into Kotipizza’s Empire: Kotipizza: A 305-unit fast-casual chain. Guest Experience: A focus on in-house takeout and delivery. “75% 75% of revenue comes from online orders, both delivery and takeout.” Innovative Strategies: Dynamic Pricing: “Delivery is cheaper during off-peak hours.

Fast Casual 52

Fast Casual Franchise Franchising 2000 52

Apicbase

OCTOBER 17, 2023

” A Glimpse into Kotipizza’s Empire: Kotipizza: A 305-unit fast-casual chain. Guest Experience: A focus on in-house takeout and delivery. “75% 75% of revenue comes from online orders, both delivery and takeout.” Innovative Strategies: Dynamic Pricing: “Delivery is cheaper during off-peak hours.

Fast Casual 52

Fast Casual Franchise Franchising 2000 52

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Fast Casual Restaurants. Fast casual restaurants, also known as fast food or quick service restaurants, involve ordering at a counter or doing some level of self-service. Although factors like franchise affiliation may affect profit margins, fast casual restaurants typically have an average profit margin of 6-9%.

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Loyalty Program Fast Casual Point of Sale Online Ordering 183

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2021

.” Insight #1: 30 percent of respondents reported using drive-thru and takeout more or much more than pre-pandemic, and 25 percent increased their use of delivery. Respondents reported forming new habits as a result of the pandemic, primarily turning to contactless, delivery, and takeout options in the wake of stay-at-home orders.

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2021 Fast Casual Consumer Goods Loyalty Program 169

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Key figures on the restaurant workforce include: Roughly 50 percent of restaurant operators in the fullservice, quickservice, and fast-casual segments expect recruiting and retaining employees to be their top challenge in 2022. Roughly half of U.S. Roughly half of U.S.

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2022 2030 Food Supply Recruiting 201

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

Although we are not having guests eat in our dining rooms, Teriyaki Madness is utilizing technology to combat the fallout through an emphasis on pickup and delivery, innovative curbside service and social media promotions across its website and mobile app.

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Technology Healthcare Social Media Mobile Ordering 183

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

This was painfully evident when a couple of my coworkers and myself went to eat at a fast casual chain and waited over a half hour for food. During the pandemic many existing fast casual concepts shut down their dining rooms and in essence became ghost kitchens where customers could order for delivery or pick up.

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Kitchen Safety Food Supply Fast Casual Food Safety 145

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Here are a few examples of each: First-party delivery.

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Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. This movement toward more sustainably sourced food in both our fast-casual and fine dining restaurants will continue to expand in the future.

Fast Casual 128

Fast Casual Front of House Fine Dining Mobile Ordering 128

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Historically, restaurants have been slow to adopt innovative technology. The new wave of restaurateurs will learn from the recent crisis and will focus on sustainability of operations by leaning hard into delivery, take-home, curbside pick-up, contactless payment, and other enabling technology. Innovators will find their own way.

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2021 Email Marketing Online Ordering Advertising 165

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. 2024 could be a breakout year for fast casual restaurants. Consumers will no longer accept poor-quality food from fast food or fast casual restaurants.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 212

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

2022 177

2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 177

Foodable

APRIL 21, 2021

On this episode of the Takeout, Delivery, and Catering podcast series, hosts TJ Schier and Sam Stanovich sit down with Fred Morgan, the co-founder of Fired Pie , to explore menu innovation, packaging, and how to leverage social media marketing to drive sales.

Fast Casual 79

Fast Casual Social Media 2013 Mobile Ordering 79

Goliath Consulting

APRIL 4, 2023

Online ordering and delivery play an essential role in pizzerias. Independents Remain Strong During the height of COVID-19, the survey found that the top three concept segments include Casual Dining, Fast Casual, Build-to-Order and Carryout/Delivery. The market segments up to 89% of the independent pizzeria market.

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2023 Fast Casual Point of Sale Email Marketing 78

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. The findings in the report include the top challenges for enterprise restaurant operators, investment priorities, innovations, digital sales trends, and what brands can expect for 2024.

Catering 98

Catering 2024 2023 Guest Recovery 98

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Owning the delivery revenue stream. Delivery has become a staple for restaurants who never thought it would have to be. A large number of restaurants launched their own delivery service just to stay afloat during the pandemic. Of the restaurants surveyed, 27 percent launched their own delivery service. Menu price changes.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." Since this daypart has increased traffic during the pandemic, operators will need to innovate their food and beverage offerings to grow traffic. "Across

2021 186

2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 186

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2020

Numerous advances that were being quietly tested in the restaurant environment got fast-tracked when COVID-19 hit. As technology ramps up against health threats, we can expect innovations that enable greater protection and operating efficiencies. Touchless Orders and Payments Cut Down Contact. In a recent Statista survey of U.S.

Technology 184

Technology Kitchen Safety Food Safety Customer Experience 184

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2021

Innovation was already under way for the restaurant industry in this area; the pandemic simply accelerated it. Restaurant design may shift to accommodate the endless possibilities from mobile ordering with built-in shelves or cubbies for frictionless pickup orders or even GPS-enabled curbside delivery.

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Design Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Customer Service 98

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Restaurants had to quickly adapt by adding outdoor seating while creating an inviting atmosphere, as well as offering the same experience your customers are used to receiving at your establishment via delivery and takeout. Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery. million meals in just six weeks.

2020 193

2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 193

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. One great thing about the online delivery market is that it produces massive amounts of data. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 212

Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 10, 2024

This article delves into how innovative financing structures can not only safeguard but also propel your business forward in uncertain times. Rise of Fast Casual over Traditional Restaurant Formats The fast-casual sector continues to grow, driven by consumer preferences for quicker, healthier, and more customizable dining options.

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Hospitality Fast Casual Cash Management Hotels 52