Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2024

How can you keep customers returning to your restaurant when so many choices exist? This stresses the need for customer retention programs. Today, customers find restaurant brands through influencers, social media, review sites, and multiple channels. It increases the restaurant sales and builds a loyal customer base.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

But precisely, how can you determine what customers want? How can you adjust your B2C marketing strategy to align with their needs and provide an elevated culinary experience? Businesses must remain ahead of the curve by checking all the correct boxes as customer tastes evolve at an unparalleled pace.

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SpotOn

MARCH 5, 2024

Designed to streamline the restaurant marketing process, SpotOn Marketing Assist is the first product of its kind to empower restaurants to drive guest visits and boost sales while eliminating the time and resources needed for self-serve marketing tools. 

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Not much sours a customer’s perception of a restaurant as fast as unwieldy lines and long waits. Although management can’t always eliminate the wait for service entirely, they can use modern technology to set reliable wait time expectations from the start.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. Assume a customer discovers your website but cannot identify where you are located or how to contact you.

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Focus POS

JANUARY 18, 2022

4 Ways to Upgrade Your Restaurant Technology in 2022. Whether it be an upgrade or adding new to your business, here are four major restaurant technologies you should consider in the new year. Offer a new level of customer service by speeding up checkout times with mobile POS systems. Automating Your Kitchen System.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

We previously discussed social distancing and contact-free technology that offered safety solutions during the pandemic. Here are some standout tech innovations that forward-thinking business owners are investing in today in restaurant technology: Smart ordering. producer of such self-order kiosks (6).

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This keeps information from getting lost in the text and email shuffle. When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book. Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Management log books also cut down on confusion.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurant technology has changed everything about the way people do business today. Better yet, it can send email and text confirmations without restaurant staff ever picking up the phone. There are digital tools that can help you create a customized floor plan and even preview it in 3D before moving all that furniture around.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. It all starts with a great marketing plan. Your marketing plan is the cornerstone of your restaurant's success and business plan. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2021

Just a few short years ago, customers paid for their meals in cash or credit cards, orders were totaled on analog cash registers, and customers called restaurants to place orders over the landline phone. Customers don’t want to be bogged down with a massive library of food apps on their phone. The New Norm: Text to Order.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Even as many restaurants around North America reopen for on-premise dining, many customers will continue to opt for off-premise dining options. How do you market food delivery and takeout? Determine who will be responsible for delivering orders to customers. Are there any tips for food delivery and takeout inventory management?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2024

Statista’s market insights forecast the global cost of cybercrime will increase from $9.22T in 2024 to $13.82T in 2028. With modern threats proving to be more persistent, severe, and impactful, franchisors and franchisees must work together to protect the brand’s reputation and maintain customer trust.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2024

full service restaurants surveyed plan to introduce catering services. To delve more into the results, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Matt Zibell, VP Technology at TouchBistro. Ninety-four percent of operators are planning some form of expansion and more than half of the 600 U.S

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2022

As the impact of the pandemic wanes, restaurant owners should evaluate the contactless service options they implemented to keep customers and staff safe to see how they can help drive sales. To go contactless, customers scanned a small black and white square called a QR code on their mobile device to see a digital copy of the menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In order to survive, restaurants needed to rethink the way they do business with many turning to technology to keep them afloat. One way is to embrace the wonders of technology. What makes online ordering so popular is that it is a one-stop solution for both customers and restaurateurs. Go All Out with Online Ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

To attract customers while accommodating tightened budgets, restaurants should consider employing marketing strategies that leverage data-driven insights to tailor messaging according to consumer needs. However, to best promote potential discounts, they’ll need high-quality insights into what customers want.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2022

Differences in manpower, brand recognition, technology and marketing budgets have all presented significant challenges for single location restaurants to compete for market share. One of the biggest COVID-born shifts in the industry was the widespread adoption of technology solutions to streamline the ordering process.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Leveraging F&B technologies solutions can entice online customers and attract traffic to your website and social media pages. If you aim to increase customer retention, one of the most important investments is loyalty programs. Here, the card is stamped or punched each time a customer makes a qualifying purchase.

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Apicbase

APRIL 13, 2023

Restaurants often cater to their most loyal patrons , and because loyal and first-time customers alike tend to pay attention to how much they’re paying for their food, changing menu prices is risky business for restaurants. Better yet, more and more customers do not seem to mind it as it can sometimes result in a cost savings for them.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Technology has played a key role in the coffee industry for decades. Producers, traders, roasters, baristas, and consumers are all becoming more reliant on technology, which is a key part of how the sector is evolving. At farm level, technology has been used to support coffee production since the mid-20th century.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2024

This requires technology that can analyze ingredients against common allergens and instantly inform the kitchen and serving staff. Customers now want to see what’s in their food and have the option to adjust meals to fit their dietary needs. When customers pay and note their dietary needs, the kitchen gets an alert.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The restaurant industry has been slowly adopting new innovative technology and digital solutions as of recent. Since 2020, this has led to an increase of new technology systems for restaurants and helped them adapt to a new digital reality. Recently, restaurants have been using QR codes to innovate their ordering systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In a world marked by technological progress, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a game changer. According to Business Insider , 60 percent of restaurants who implemented AI technology say it's critical in improving their supply chain process. But AI powered technologies are not limited to kitchen operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2022

Restaurants are making use of workflow automation to increase efficiency in numerous ways inlcuding customer service automation and sales and marketing automation. Automating customer service tasks helps to improve the customer experience. Improving customer service. Improving customer service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2024

This shift in consumer behavior underscores the need for restaurants to cater to this growing customer demographic. Embracing solo diners not only opens doors to a wider customer base but also presents an opportunity for establishments to differentiate themselves in a competitive market.

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SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

SpotOn earned the standing of number 9 in the Dining category , which recognizes companies driving the restaurant industry forward through technology. The innovation continues with the company’s release of SpotOn Marketing Assist , its first automated, AI-enabled marketing tool for restaurants. 

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2023

As the restaurant industry becomes more reliant on technology, the risk of cyber attacks is rising. Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting restaurants, seeking to steal sensitive customer data and disrupt business operations. One study found that in 2016, the food and beverage industry accounted for ten percent of all data breaches.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

If 2020 and 2021 were all about helping operators find new revenue streams to reach guests when they couldn’t come into restaurants, then 2022 was all about getting customers back in. In contrast, customers are entering 2023 with higher expectations for stellar experiences when they do choose to spend money on dining out.

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Lavu

MARCH 6, 2020

The success of a restaurant depends on the ability to attract and retain customers. To improve restaurant customer engagement and satisfaction, restaurant leverage should technology to offer better services. At the heart of restaurant technology for marketing is customer analytics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 8, 2022

But one thing is a universal truth: Without customers at your tables you will fail. Customers come in many forms, so often the focus is on new customers, but the reality is that repeat, loyal customers are really the starting point. According to Cisco, 96 percent of customers prefer a business that offers free WiFi.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Some leaders, including brands like Wingstop, Chipotle, Starbucks, and others, as a result of early investments in the digital customer experience, were already experiencing well-above-average digital sales numbers, and were much better prepared for what came next. Customer Engagement, Redefined. The Real Treasure: Customer Data.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2021

While there is plenty of technology out there to optimize your establishment, one food service trend is becoming a mainstay: Internet of Things. There are different IoT-based solutions on the market designed to decrease downtime, increase energy and operational efficiency and improve overall customer experience.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 8, 2024

This is a struggle for about 80% of restaurateurs worldwide, as they understand customer preferences and deal with higher food costs and fierce competition. From innovative marketing techniques to strategic menu optimization, these methods offer a roadmap for encouraging repeat business and feeling excited to welcome new customers.

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Bingage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Growing up with your latest technology trends can give your restaurant a competitive edge and ensure that you serve your customers the best possible experience. In this competitive world, Restaurant Marketing requires every single person’s guest data, marketing automation, and many more that we will discuss in this blog.

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