Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

” The survey, conducted by Untold Insights on behalf of Oracle Food and Beverage, polled 502 consumers in the United States in November 2020 about their dining and gifting plans for the holiday season. Hassle-free holiday meals. Meal kits are a popular choice with Gen X’ers (25 percent) and Millennials (24 percent).

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Foodservice has significant growth potential and is relatively “recession-proof” (after all, people will always eat), though increased saturation and ensuing consumer trends have resulted in plenty of companies — particularly casual dining operators — struggling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

“Following the successful acquisition of the Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group in 2016, the acquisition of The Strega Group is an attractive opportunity to add highly complementary Boston-based operating businesses to our hospitality portfolio,” said Danu Partners’ Leonard Ryan. The foundation is here.

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Online Ordering Hospitality Leadership Design 122

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. This was largely due to a favorable shift in the Thanksgiving holiday. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percentage points.”

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2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 128

Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

You may not have noticed, but some brilliant restaurant chains and franchises are shaking up the dining culture of the Nordic countries, both with new concepts and by revamping old ones. An experience that combines the high quality of fine-dining with the cosy atmosphere of sharing dishes with friends. Scandinavia. Oli Oli Poke.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Husband-and-wife team Craig and Dianne LeMieux, along with their son Kyle and his wife Saverea LeMieux, have served as the brand’s Colorado area developers since 2016. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. An Uncertain Start to 2020? Same-store sales growth was -2.1

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2020 Point of Sale Online Ordering Consumer Goods 110

Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 26, 2021

It’s one of those areas that the average restaurant customer may not normally think about: how food gets to the dining room. The entirety of the global foodservice industry has been turned on its head by the most disruptive force to ever hit it. The violent swings in demand and supply have devastated some businesses (restaurants led the U.S.

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Food Supply Food Safety Equipment Supplies 59

Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Both investment (whether via private equity or corporate venture capital) and long-term planning can and should be modernized to factor in non-traditional threats that may not have been showing up on the corporate radar and assessment of evolving consumer and competitive landscape. In the U.K.

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Food Truck 2015 Point of Sale Dietary Restrictions 64

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

In 2016, the average net profit margin across the industry was a mere 3%. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. According to a recent Forbes article , sit-down restaurants make a profit of about 6%. You also want and need to make money running your restaurant.

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Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 72

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

In 2016, the average net profit margin across the industry was a mere 3%. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. According to a recent Forbes article , sit-down restaurants make a profit of about 6%. You also want and need to make money running your restaurant.

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution.

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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 210

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

With aggressive expansion plans, CPK is modernizing the brand’s footprint, bringing trend-forward, California creative dining to a global audience. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. CPK Brings on Franchise Veteran.

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Sustainability Beyond the Plate

JANUARY 26, 2017

Until 2016, commercial organic recycling was limited to the dedicated few. Claudia Pingatore, Energy Analyst. Now, thanks to California’s AB 1826 , there is a centralized system that businesses, cities, and haulers can – and in some cases, must – partake in. Let’s talk about what that means for you.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

The most popular COVID-related safety offerings people look for when booking a venue included outdoor spaces (47 percent) and socially-distanced floor plans (40 percent). 2021 will bring a restaurant renaissance unlike any we’ve seen before, with more consumers dining out and planning events than in years past.

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2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Black Box Intelligence

JUNE 14, 2023

Since 2016, the cumulative loss of traffic has been about 13%, translating to a compound annual growth rate of about -2% per year. Moreover, in response to economic pressures, guests continue to choose more affordable dining options, trading down toward limited-service restaurants—in particular, quick-service brands.

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Webinar Employee Relations Point of Sale Customer Service 81

Cheetah

MAY 31, 2021

With third party delivery apps growing their user base by the millions each year – even before the pandemic – we would not hesitate to say that delivery is the future of dining. But when dine-in business dried up, they found themselves with no efficient way to get food to their clients. For larger chains this is good news.

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Delivery Mobile Ordering Website Management Online Ordering 148

EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

If courses were inspired by something exact, the servers mentioned its scene of origin: After Catelyn Stark arrests Tyrion Lannister at an inn, she dines on onions dripping in juices, and we got the same. Before each of 10 courses, the staff explained the source or inspiration for everything that was served.

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Fine Dining 2012 Reference Social Media 101

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. We look forward to what the next 40 years will bring as we continue to lead the way in our communities.”

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Eight months after the acquisition by Capriotti’s, Wing Zone is rolling out a brand refresh which features technology upgrades, a revamped menu, an energized restaurant design and experience, a new logo and other assets designed to further position the brand as one of the undisputed leaders in the chicken wing category.

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EATER

MAY 15, 2020

But to some hourly employees, that core concept has rung hollow during the pandemic. Jamie* was less than a month into their new job at a Waffle House in Florence, South Carolina, when they were called in to work during Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The idea of “family” is key to the restaurant chain’s image.

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Back of House Employee Relations Customer Service Take-out 98

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

In November of 2016, Domino’s began experimental drone pizza deliveries in New Zealand. Drone delivery may become a viable cost-effective means for restaurants to increase delivery capacity and reduce dependence on third-party applications without significantly increasing overhead. The third is a waiver of Part 107.39

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Delivery Restaurant Law Insurance Food Safety 193

EATER

JULY 6, 2022

Former apprentices and employees say they faced working conditions they considered unsafe, while numerous former livestock employees describe what they view as unnecessary animal suffering within Stone Barns’ holistic land management system. We really are helping the restaurant and farm staff try to capture the cow.”

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Agriculture Leadership Employee Relations Food Safety 98

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding. The round is led by DST Global with participation from existing investors including Dragoneer Investment Group and Franklin Templeton.

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Serving White Paper Food Recycling 207

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. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

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Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 143

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Curry Up Now Secures Investment. In 2020 alone, Curry Up Now anticipates opening 12 locations across the country.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Leadership 136

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. YEA reflects data from millions of local businesses and tens of millions of users on Yelp’s platform measuring U.S. “As U.S.

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Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 177

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 138

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

“We’re excited to team up with DoorDash to bring their industry-leading selection of restaurants to our cardmembers with an added perk to make dining in more rewarding.” Brands, Inc. has agreed to acquire The Habit Restaurants, Inc., Gibbs, chief executive officer of Yum! and internationally. like value.

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Fast Casual Customer Service Online Ordering Casual 112

EATER

JULY 6, 2022

Now, its mission is linked more than ever to fine dining destination Blue Hill at Stone Barns and a famous chef’s vision for trickle-down change. On the morning of February 7, 2020, office employees at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture filed one by one into meetings with management. Some came out crying.

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Agriculture Leadership Education Employee Relations 90

EATER

AUGUST 21, 2020

But that vision came with a toxic management style characterized by intimidation, a barrage of sexualized commentary, and explosive anger, according to two dozen current and former staffers. On Tuesday, June 30, staffers on the Los Angeles Times food section prepared to log in to Zoom for their weekly 11 a.m. The tone of the room shifted.

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White Paper Social Media Magazine Back of House 145

EATER

DECEMBER 23, 2020

SingleThread has been hailed as the pinnacle of farm-to-table dining. Like Blackberry Farm in Tennessee and the Willows Inn on Washington’s Lummi Island, SingleThread epitomizes an over-the-top ideal of farm-to-table dining. Kyle and Katina Connaughton at SingleThread Farm in Sonoma County, California.

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Menu Agriculture Seasonal Menu Vineyard 127

EATER

MARCH 22, 2024

The door to the three-story house was too small for a restaurant, Jones told design magazine Dezeen in 2016, but just the right size to form the entryway to a private club. The rooftop pool at Soho House New York. The city is known for a creative class of a kind, but not necessarily the movers and shakers one typically associates with brand.

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Back of House Social Media 2017 Hotels 89

EATER

MARCH 22, 2024

The door to the three-story house was too small for a restaurant, Jones told design magazine Dezeen in 2016, but just the right size to form the entryway to a private club. The rooftop pool at Soho House New York. The city is known for a creative class of a kind, but not necessarily the movers and shakers one typically associates with brand.

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Back of House Social Media 2017 Hotels 81

EATER

AUGUST 19, 2020

On my first road trip up north with my mother in years, a drive to Northern Michigan feels like being alone together at the end of the world. Zhang is an Eater staff writer currently isolating at her childhood home in Michigan. The worst part of going anywhere is usually, irrefutably, humiliatingly , needing to pee. What if we wear diapers?”

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Front of House Back of House Hotels Take-out 100

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In a sea of sushi snobbery, they had a revolutionary idea: democratize sushi by offering an intelligent, accessible and environmentally-conscious approach to dining. In a sea of sushi snobbery, they had a revolutionary idea: democratize sushi by offering an intelligent, accessible and environmentally-conscious approach to dining.

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Brewery Design Food Supply Equipment 139

EATER

JANUARY 25, 2021

One morning in December 2018, Ebru Baybara Demir, the restaurant’s chef and owner, sat at a table in the dining room wearing a chef’s apron fixed with a Turkish star-and-crescent lapel. was a neglected old mansion sliding into dereliction in Mardin, a historic city in southeastern Turkey. Hos geldiniz [welcome]! ” Cercis Murat Kona??

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