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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

Modern Restaurant Management

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Total tips averaged 18.9

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

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22 Restaurant Advertising Ideas Driving Guests To Tables In 2022

7 Shifts

The National Restaurant Association projects restaurant sales will hit $898 billion this year -more than $200 billion more than in 2021. After two years of only being able to order takeout and having to wear a mask when not at the table, restaurants are poised to bounce back in 2022. For your restaurant, that means competition. Wall Murals.

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A Series of Extremely Scientific Theories on Why Fun Is Fun

EATER

We celebrate all of that luxury and excess at these moments precisely because we feel that we’re at a tipping point and we could be facing complete decline. The ostentatious, performative elements popping up at restaurants nationwide certainly are a lot of fun. Or maybe it’s just the turning tides of consumer aesthetics!

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For Major Food Group, the Good Times Still Roll

EATER

That same month, the group debuted an outpost of its casual Italian-American restaurant Parm at Woodbury Commons, an outlet mall in Central Valley, New York. The pandemic didn’t stop the New York City-based restaurant group from opening new locations of Carbone, Sadelle’s, Parm, and more For restaurants, 2021 has brought some degree of hope.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

In 1991 she was promoted to Accounting Manager and in 2009 to Director of Accounting. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. “This milestone is significant and we could not be prouder for the contributions our team has made to our success. .”

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A Year of Weird Holiday Promotions for Bars + Restaurants (31 Crazy Days)

Buzztime Business

It’s easy using trivia tablets for bars and restaurants – and the perfect way to kick off a year of weird holiday promotions… January 12: Kiss a Ginger Day Created by a British redhead (not Prince Harry) in 2009, this pro-ginger day is just begging to be made into weird holiday promotions. Of course, give redheads a special discount.

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