Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Technology-Driven Convenience The demand for convenience continues to shape the restaurant industry, with an increasing reliance on technology for ordering, delivery, and payment. They can also manage reservations and special requests, ensuring personalized service that meets the expectations of diners seeking unique experiences.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A 2022 Deloitte Study found that consumers spend an incredible 20% more when ordering through technology like tableside ordering , online menus, and handheld POS devices. Implementing QR code ordering is one of the fastest ways to quickly implement digital ordering. Make it clear, easy to read, and mobile-device friendly.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 29, 2020

A well-established website that enables online ordering for a cloud kitchen business is essential for generating more orders and widening your brand’s online presence. Provide clear redirect links and add a CTA button that would lead visitors to the online food ordering page and make it easier for them to place orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Mobile Coffee Shops (Carts and Trucks). A common way for coffee shops to get financed is through business loan programs. Planned marketing strategies: Will you have a loyalty program? Keep in mind that every coffee shop is going to be different, influenced by its location, size, and target market. Coffee Bars.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 18, 2021

A whopping 59% of people say that marketing emails influence their purchase decisions. Many Email Service Providers (ESPs) have made it incredibly easy to create and send email campaigns with mobile-friendly email templates, drag-and-drop builders, marketing automation, and more. Set Your Goals.

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Mad Mobile

MAY 22, 2024

In the past, a wallet full of coffee shop punch cards was as close as most people got to restaurant loyalty programs. It’s up to bars and restaurants to embrace modern loyalty strategies in order to attract and retain these customers. Here are a few aspects to prioritize in order to attract–and hold–their attention.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. But as much of the story written during the month, it is really the last two weeks that require special attention. March Sales Decline. percent in March.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Tools like cloud-based scheduling and centralized mobile apps for employees can help make labor scheduling more efficient. Tools based on accurate inventory, like smart ordering, suggested purchasing amounts, or smart receiving (tracking when vendor ingredient costs are above normal), help maintain the profit margin of individual menu items.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Once in your customers' hands, this piece of paper can directly influence what your diners order and how much they spend in one sitting. Categorize your dishes in order of consumption, starting from the appetizers, then the main course, side dishes, desserts, and beverages. or "Do you want your drink upsized?"

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We have also learned that our guests are willing to try new things and have really embraced our touchless ordering system as well as our new takeout offerings. We realized how important transparency and communication were this year, both with our staff and our customers, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and feel safe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2024

This stresses the need for customer retention programs. Today, customers find restaurant brands through influencers, social media, review sites, and multiple channels. Thus, loyalty programs are the best ROI-driven strategy for customer retention. This customer loyalty stays strong, negating the changing market landscape.

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BNG Point of Sale

JULY 30, 2021

Do you specialize in Cuban sandwiches? You will also need a food license and a business license in order to run your business legally. Consider what type of food you’ll be serving, and how that will influence your restaurant’s cooking appliances. Add online ordering to your operations .

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iTab POS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

There are several factors that influence the decisions of these over 50% restaurant owners, but the primary reason they stay away from a POS system is that they’re used to storing money or calculating purchases with a cash register and haven’t fully realized the potential benefits of a full-fledged POS system for their business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery. You can see which other restaurants they frequent, too, and the types of items they order from those places.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the next year, this role will also include helping them with order management during peak times. In the next year, this role will also include helping them with order management during peak times. Using LPR, restaurant staff can link an order to a customer's car and use it as an identification to deliver their order once ready.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Online ordering is obviously huge in 2020, and customers are craving comfort food when they’re ordering in, according to Upserve’s new 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry data collected from the company's 10,000+ restaurant customers. Mobile ordering trends. 1 reason Americans use mobile ordering?

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

In order to make sure customers remember your restaurant long after they’ve dined with you, it’s important to define your brand identity. and adding a reservation or online ordering widget. In fact, 77% of diners visit a restaurant’s website before they dine at or order out from a venue. Define Your Brand Identity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It also could provide a future outlook for the industry, especially if more states implement stay-at-home orders in response to rising COVID-19 cases. While over half of every age group agreed that businesses' responses had changed their opinions, people aged 18-29 were most likely (64 percent) to be influenced.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will enable brands to better manage off-premises orders and balance their hybrid operating models. As mentioned before, this expands the need for loyalty programs, and also demands an agile technology stack that can go where customers are, as well as bring customers in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

When you upload just a photo of your menu, not only will search engines not be able to find it, but it will also be difficult for people to scroll through it on their mobile devices. Online ordering Delivery and takeout have risen since the pandemic. Since 2019, food delivery app installation have increased 39 percent.

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Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

Some of the elements to put into considerations include: Deciding between a legacy system and a mobile system. A legacy POS system includes hardware that’s placed inside your restaurant, while a mobile POS system uses multiple stations that are run via cloud-based software. Choosing a POS system with a variety of features.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In the hospitality industry today, it’s imperative to have up to date technology solutions with features that allow for contact-free planning, ordering, payments and delivery/pick-up. The more seamless this experience is for customers, the more likely they are to order through a venue today and in the future.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Through this program, Dunkin’ franchisees have the opportunity to offer their restaurant employees an affordable, flexible and supportive pathway to an associate or bachelor’s degree from SNHU. Taffer’s Tavern has its eyes set on bringing its bar fare andbeverage program to D.C. ” Showing Support. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Since its inception in mid-March, more than 500 restaurants around the world have joined the program and are reporting sales ranging from several thousand dollars to up to $60,000. "The program is inventive and very attractive to our guests."

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MBB Hospitality

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These narratives build customer loyalty and can be the defining factor that keeps your tables filled. Whether it’s a ‘Chef’s Special’ night, a community event, or a seasonal menu, promotions should offer a new experience that intrigues and delights your patrons.

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Gourmet Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As such, it’s important to use unique marketing ideas in order to truly stand out from other restaurants. Establish a loyalty program to offer your customers rewards. A loyalty program is a fantastic way to get your customers to come back again and again. In-restaurant ideas.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

“The 25-Year Club ceremony is one of our most special and proud traditions,” said Lisa Ingram, president and CEO of White Castle. “Team member tenure at White Castle is unprecedented in our industry, and that loyalty absolutely goes both ways.” Nathan's Famous in France. Nathan’s Famous, Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. The funding will be used to help more restaurants transition to online ordering during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

In Taiwan and South Korea, where restaurant dining rooms remained open during the pandemic, frequent users actually reported ordering more takeout and delivery. Visible hygiene practices and minimal contact are now the top two factors that most influence consumers. Singapore recognized a similar increase. In the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

With a different patty make-up than the traditional burger, Impossible Burgers require special cooking care to lock in the flavor and taste that has escalated them as a new menu item favorite across quick service restaurant chains and independent operators. Your team gets to eat what they want.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. Customer satisfaction has traditionally been the main driver of loyalty. The Value of Trust.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

“Cities such as San Francisco and Honolulu, which have had some of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders, are now seeing the highest numbers of closures relative to the number of businesses in their respective cities.” The new franchise program is now available nationwide.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

” This model allows guests to order at the counter and have their food delivered directly to their table; they can order their food via delivery services; they can order in-restaurant and take their food to go; or they can enjoy their food at the bar along with a handcrafted margarita served by a bartender.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It may turn out to be a good investment, since previous Rewards Network consumer surveys have indicated that people expect to order delivery more in the coming months than previous fall/winter periods. In addition, 44 percent of consumers would order delivery of uncooked meals they finish preparing at home.

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