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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

Modern Restaurant Management

One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 Expect to see more self-ordering kiosks already present at Taco Bell, Panera and McDonalds. Ongoing public health and safety concerns push down demand for the indoor restaurant experience. Food Trucks Factor in the New Normal.

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Understanding The Key Challenges Faced By Dark Kitchens In The US

The Restaurant Times

As more customers began ordering food online, third-party delivery applications became increasingly popular. Dark kitchens are highly efficient production units that don’t have a storefront and are designed for delivery. Dark kitchens helped restaurants to continue operating despite bans on diners accessing their facilities.

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Everything You Need to Know About Ghost Kitchens (aka. Cloud Kitchens)

The Food Corridor

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. In this guide, we’ll cover: What is a ghost kitchen (aka cloud kitchen)? What’s behind the cloud kitchen trend?

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What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates

Modern Restaurant Management

Rally for Restaurants is a grassroots movement built to support local restaurants and stimulate cash flow by encouraging consumers to order takeout and delivery so the foodservice community can count on the income to keep their businesses running. Toast’s public directory of participating restaurants across the U.S. ” The BOHA!

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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

Modern Restaurant Management

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. White Castle Flips for Flippy.

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

During that period, McDonald's also undertook several "velocity growth accelerators," including (1) an Experience of the Future layout, which features a combination of ordering flexibility, customer experience, and a more streamlined menu; (2) mobile ordering and payments; and (3) delivery alternatives. "When

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

The film reveals a concerning statistic from a 2013 study by the Office of U.S. “As a brand built by women and that stands for creating possibility in the kitchen, we can’t stand for inequalities any longer. .” In 2018 she became the first solo woman to win Grand Cochon, a national whole hog cook-off.

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