The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 27, 2022

With the latest wave of COVID-19 spreading rapidly, restaurant owners are considering how best to implement safety measures while controlling costs. Just a month ago, dine-in was showing signs of improvement. Not everyone agrees on the best course of action. Surviving The Omicron Wave With Technology In Restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In a landscape where precision equates to performance, prepping your commercial kitchen for the sweltering conditions and guest upsurge of the warmer months is an exercise in foresight and expertise. The harmony between these two will dictate your kitchen's efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Just as restaurants were on the path toward recovery after COVID-19 closures and safety restrictions, the current economic conditions continue to present challenges for the industry. But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept? Everything helps.

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Deliverect

APRIL 1, 2020

With the closure of restaurant dine-in services to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, online food ordering has become a crucial business model overnight. Restaurants today have only two options: they can stay open by offering online delivery and/or takeout, or close up shop and wait for the proverbial storm to pass.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 28, 2021

And regardless of whether these guests are dining in, taking out, or getting delivery, food safety needs to be at the top of mind for your restaurant and your staff. Inspection: The inspector will begin to survey your restaurant and kitchen. Health inspections are routine at restaurants – and for good reason.

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Restaurant Engine

JULY 20, 2020

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Boulud’s three Michelin star restaurant has alternately been used for meal prep boxes, takeout and delivery services, and as a philanthropic commissary kitchen. ” “Fine dining will not be going away,” concluded Boulud.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Both of these issues are significantly important and even though we should all agree that health and safety is foremost – if we manage to beat the virus into submission and destroy the economy in the process then we are left with a problem that can be devastating for decades to follow. Shouldn’t we be doing the same in restaurant kitchens?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Quick-service restaurants are also feeling the pressure – large chains like Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s have had to close dining rooms due to insufficient staffing. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience. Service with a smile is not a thing of the past.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2022

A key part of an effective kitchen is its design. After all, there’s no point in spending time and resources on designing the perfect menu, if your kitchen isn’t up to scratch. Do you feel your kitchen needs a design boost? Having the correct layout is key for every kitchen.

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Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 9, 2024

Reliable, quality food suppliers for restaurants are one of the few key components that a dining establishment must have to remain operational. They keep the kitchen stocked, help ensure quality products, and provide valuable support that allows you to focus on what you do best: creating a great dining experience for your customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Yes, curbside reduces the number of virus-spreading interactions and increases safety, but that’s about the only good news for the people running the restaurant. There could be some lasting savings, such as decreased congestion in drive-thru or less interior space dedicated to dining room. How do we love thee, curbside pick-up?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

To help ensure the survival of these restaurants, many of which are family owned, the PR industry has banded together to create a campaign called "Dining Bonds." The dining bonds are being offered by participating restaurants across the country at a suggested savings of 25 percent when purchased. . "We're More than 2.45

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the latest report from Tripadvisor , which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry, restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out.

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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. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a hub of contagion. With less inventory and even fewer customers coming in, we recommend that you widen your margins and revamp your offerings.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You can go onto your camera app and press record, and record something that's less than 60 seconds of who you are, what you do, what you're doing for COVID-19 safety, why you're reopening, why you care about the community, why it's important that somebody comes and buys gift cards, whatever you're doing. It's a full-on media company.

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Bingage

APRIL 24, 2020

Hello readers, hope you all are all fine at home. Due to Coronavirus pandemic, people turned conscious in many ways which likely to impacts the way they eat and dining out behaviour. Due to Coronavirus pandemic, people turned conscious in many ways which likely to impacts the way they eat and dining out behaviour.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. In Love with Tech, but Impatient.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Anthony Bourdain recalled in Kitchen Confidential being berated for asking for burn cream, and then watching a fellow cook whose hands “looked like the claw of some monstrous science-fiction crustacean, knobby and calloused under wounds old and new,” move a sizzling pan out of a broiler with his bare hand. It’s not just about pay.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Though food delivery packaging always played an important role in the restaurant business, post COVID-19, it has become even more essential. Thus, food delivery packaging needs to be as sustainable and efficient as it can. Thus, food delivery packaging needs to be as sustainable and efficient as it can. You ask why?

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Looking at the future, dining at restaurants may never be the same again. Dining out, which was once a luxury and convenience for the consumers, has now become a thing of worry. Will consumers prefer delivery over dine-in, or will things return to normal? Dine-in Or Takeaway: The Future of Restaurants Beyond COVID-19.

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EATER

MAY 11, 2021

And getting it back open again, keeping in mind the different requirements and interest in food halls, fine dining, events, retail, and bars, is its own unique challenge. He launched 10 ghost kitchen operations to extend his delivery zone to new cities and regions, expanded his takeout menu, and has a large product line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

From the very beginning we worked to attract loyal guests seeking an authentic, family dining experience. With restaurant dining rooms closing unexpectedly and inconsistently from market to market, the industry realized the ability to communicate frequently and rapidly to their customers is critical. Shasta, California.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

The number of restaurants reopening their dining rooms has steadily increased in recent days. As of Saturday, May 9, on average almost 30% of the restaurants operated by the companies that participated in our Restaurants Recovery Sales Flash survey opened their dining rooms in some capacity. Texas allowed dining rooms to open on May 1.

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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." " Remarkable Resiliency. The key to the industry's recovery will be the strength of each daypart. Each daypart — morning meal, lunch, dinner, and P.M.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Where once indoor floor space was a good indication of earning potential, delivery and take-out have become today’s major revenue streams. As a result, areas reserved for indoor dining, typically 60% of floor space, have become less valuable. Major restaurant chains are even prioritizing off-site dining.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 The decline in sales growth for the week was driven primarily by a decline in sales growth in family dining. Sales growth in fine dining and upscale casual also eroded during the week. .

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

And Independence Day 2021 may be the busiest one yet, with 46% of American consumers reporting that they’re excited to dine out again as pandemic restrictions are loosened. This means you’ll have to continue to follow strict safety protocols to make sure everyone is safe and that your restaurant remains on the right side of the law.

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EATER

MAY 26, 2020

Reopening restaurant dining rooms still puts customers and employees at risk. In all but a handful of states , it is now legal or will soon be legal to once again operate dine-in services at restaurants. So why is it happening? I dream of eating in restaurants. Many states are advertising that fantasy as the truth. Abbott was correct.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Across the globe we’ve seen the cultural, social and economic landscape of food and hospitality destinations upended, increased outdoor dining focus, delivery platforms, dark-kitchens, grocery e-commerce and social media continue to redefine dining and its new parameters regarding safety.

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Squirrel Systems

MAY 22, 2020

We are gradually seeing restaurants reopen on-premise dining, but for the most part, take-out and delivery sales continue to be the major source of revenue and profits for restaurant businesses. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), 70% of restaurant traffic will be from off-premise dining.

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Transact

DECEMBER 18, 2019

But we can also expect fine-dining restaurants to explore this option as well, such as all-you-can-eat restaurants that allow diners to self-order via tablets. . This technology might be invisible to the average diner, but kitchen technology will have the most impact on their experience, especially in the areas of quality and safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot. ” Flippy ROAR will deploy later this fall.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

And whether it’s as a vehicle for Chaplin’s absurdist physical comedy, or it’s offering romantic depictions of Italian cuisine in Goodfellas and Big Night , or it’s the way the The Menu uses visceral horror and biting satire to critique the extravagance of luxury dining culture, food plays a crucial role in making the movies we love feel real.

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EATER

AUGUST 3, 2020

Outdoor dining in San Francisco | Patricia Chang. So I appreciate her new, thorough FAQ for New York magazine on COVID-19 risks, which touches upon outdoor and indoor dining. Oster’s take is that dining outside is riskier than taking a socially distanced walk, but safer than many other scenarios.

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Open for Business

MAY 19, 2023

Digital kitchen display systems could make paper tickets obsolete. Hospitality trends are constantly shifting, and there’s only so much a restaurant owner can do to predict what’s coming next. No one would have guessed that so many people would be working remotely in 2023, or that TikTok would become the next social media powerhouse.

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