Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 19, 2025

Editor’s note Specialty coffee consumption in the US has reached a 14‑year high. According to the National Coffee Association, 46% of adults in the US reported drinking a specialty coffee in the past day, up 84% since 2011 and surpassing past-day traditional coffee consumption at 42%. London September ICE robusta futures fell by 6.4%

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the US alone, restaurant sales are forecast to hit $997 billion during 2023, according to the latest National Statistics. POS systems tend to be the most fruitful attack targets for cybercriminals, with 75 percent of restaurant data breaches being traced back to compromised POS systems, according to a 2016 Trustwave Global Security Report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

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EATER

MAY 20, 2021

Whether you want to commemorate a big day or just have a hankering for a different taste, vintage wines are delicious to explore When my daughter was born in 2016, I asked wine shop owners across Portland (my home city) which Oregon winemaker they might recommend with an eye toward long-term aging. Vintage wine is nothing new.

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EATER

APRIL 16, 2024

Medellín’s bounty of coffee beans. Pergamino After decades of exporting the best coffee, Medellín’s local brands and cafe owners are turning residents on to the world-renowned specialty beans in their backyard and paying it forward to farmers “En casa del herrero, azadón de palo.” In the blacksmith’s house, a wooden hoe.

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EATER

APRIL 10, 2024

It’s the same selling point as the early days of delivery app Caviar, when it offered a premium product — takeout from higher-end restaurants — in a marketplace that’s otherwise about unlimited options, not curation. It’s called Bankside, with a menu that includes peel-and-eat shrimp, clam chowder, crispy cod sandwiches, and a lobster roll.

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EATER

AUGUST 31, 2022

There was debate about the merits of wall-mounted versus automatic versus chain-pull flush. “A A lot of other people were woken up to that reality: I’m not served by my bathroom experiences, and it would be so easy to serve people better,” Justice says. There are the basic elements to the bathroom.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

It also continues its rapid growth internationally by adding franchise development deals for France, Morocco, Egypt, Kuwait, and Bahrain to its international market now totaling 64 stores. In total, 165 stores are set to open. Randy’s Donuts is also in negotiations for dozens of stores throughout California and other states.

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EATER

MARCH 27, 2024

In 2016, San Miguel started making bread in a second-hand pizza oven from a small ghost kitchen in Cupey, joining a generation of inspired Puerto Rican bakers who have begun offering an alternative to the bread factories: sourdoughs, country loaves, pastries with actual fresh creams and local fruit. consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percent in November, which represents the third consecutive month of positive sales growth and the strongest since January. Thanksgiving typically represents lower sales volumes for most industry segments.

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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. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. More Tropical in Colorado.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Shutterstock America’s other NRA has made headlines for its lobbying — lobbying some say is against the interest of restaurant workers When you hear the acronym “NRA,” you probably think of the organization that is laser-focused on ensuring that this country never passes another common-sense gun law. What is the National Restaurant Association?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

As restaurant commerce experts, GoTab is helping operators upgrade and improve their POS systems to recast their operations for the post-pandemic era. Most of our customers don’t start out wanting to take on a full restaurant POS upgrade. In fact, they generally cringe at the thought of taking on such a significant operational change.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

over the years, our family has always made a point of eating at CPK. . over the years, our family has always made a point of eating at CPK. As part of its accelerated global growth focus, CPK intends to further expand in Canada, including to Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario. Giorgio Minardi and Naheed Shariff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

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. Among the highlights: On or Off Prem Same-store catering transactions increased +71 percent in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Total tips averaged 18.9 Tips on Sundays averaged 18.73

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EATER

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

According to the NPD Group, a market research company that tracks book sales, Americans bought 2 million digital cookbooks in 2019 versus nearly 20 million print books. million digital books and almost 23 million in print, but digital cookbook sales sagged through May, even as print sales continued upward.

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Lavu

JUNE 13, 2025

Some restaurant chain owners see the transition as a step toward going cashless in the future because restaurant point-of-sale systems make it so easy. With cashless options such as credit cards, mobile payment apps, and contactless payments, customers can make quick and hassle-free payments, reducing wait times at the point of sale.

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EATER

APRIL 25, 2023

I live in a city where it gets cold, and at a certain point, the heat lamps fighting for their lives in bar backyards were just not going to cut it. Solo’s sales reportedly grew 235 percent from 2019 to 2020, and the portable fire pit industry as a whole saw a huge boom around the same time.

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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 company is exploring collaborations with corporate partners and charities, as well as merchandise sales, to keep its mission alive. "When

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

BWW Franchisee Acquisition Completed. CV Partners, LLC, completed the previously announced acquisition of Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (“DRH”), one of the largest franchisees for Buffalo Wild Wings® ("BWW") with 64 sports bars across five states. DRH’s common stockholders received $1.05 per share in cash.

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EATER

APRIL 1, 2021

Long considered a punchline, vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstream supermarket shelves When Isa Chandra Moskowitz became a vegan, most of the vegan cheese she was able to find on store shelves was “really processed, really stiff, and not melty,” she says. “I I just tasted melted crayons.”. When the U.S.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Pointing to the launch of a Hooters frozen-food line in June of the same year and the companys expansion into new markets, Hooters added that this brand of 41 years remains highly resilient and relevant. It also seemed like a response to declining sales: The number of Hooters locations dropped by more than 7 percent between 2012 and 2016.

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Black Box Intelligence

JANUARY 9, 2025

Well-staffed restaurants deliver faster service, raise employee morale, improve guest experience, and therefore boost sales. With over 40 years in the restaurant industry Gondek joined Twin Peaks in 2016 with a clear mission. Consistent double-digit sales growth and a post-COVID comeback worth studying. The result?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. Ono Food Co.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Plant Based World Comes to the UK in 2020. The UK is Europe’s largest market for plant-based foods, valued at £470m versus $4.5 bn in the US, and is growing at an exponential rate.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Since 2016, the Food Co-op Initiative (FCI), a Minnesota-based organization that advises and supports startup food co-ops, has seen the number of BIPOC-led co-ops it supports more than double, from seven to 17. Non-owners can shop at most co-ops as well. Even so, many of the grocery co-ops in the U.S.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 27, 2020

By 2015, the rise of online ordering began to overtake phone ordering, and by 2016, three percent of the 61 billion U.S. By 2015, the rise of online ordering began to overtake phone ordering, and by 2016, three percent of the 61 billion U.S. eCommerce sales jumped by 92.7 The Inception of Online Ordering. in April and May.

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Lavu

MAY 20, 2019

In 2016, 72 billion tons of edible food were thrown out, and that number has increased over the last few years. billion tons of food from getting thrown out in 2016. Every year, millions of dollars are donated to charities to help fund medical research, provide counseling, operate donation sites, and other philanthropic causes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Fat Sal’s Deli, El Pollo Loco, Green Rabbit, Smart Foodservice, Slice,A&G Real Estate Partners, Mastercard, Temporis, The Flavor Experience and Chicken Guy! Pulp Fiction Halloween Homage. This will all take place Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. Hispanic Promise. delivery success rate.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Robusta accounts for approximately 30% to 40% of the global coffee supply; countries like Vietnam, Brazil, and Indonesia are the largest producers of robusta in the world. Robusta makes up as much as 95% of Vietnam’s annual coffee production , while Reuters reported in May 2022 that Brazil’s robusta production was set to increase by 4.1%

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 21, 2022

For many, a cup of coffee is a central part of the experience of air travel. In the lounge and on board the aircraft, it is a necessity for some, thanks to extended delays, early departures, or long flights. Good coffee has become a competitive advantage for airlines, as well as an opportunity to represent local brands. The altitude. The brewing.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 26, 2021

Shake it off, a Milkshake-bar concept was started by Nishant Tripathi with his co-founder in 2016. In 2016, the brand observed only 20% of revenue coming via online platforms. Even when the sales are low, they ensure that the quality of the product is always up to the point. . Impact of COVID-19 on the business .

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In order for coffee to be classified as specialty grade, it must score higher than 80 points on the Specialty Coffee Association’s 100-point scale. This is clear evidence that the global coffee market is expanding. And as part of this, it’s also clear to see that specialty coffee is becoming increasingly popular.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 12, 2022

case, K Cup customers are eligible for a reimbursement if they purchased the pods labelled as recyclable between 8 June 2016 and 8 August 2022. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 8 Aug. Researchers develop laser-powered extraction to prepare cold brew in three minutes. Keurig Green Mountain Inc. After a settlement was reached in the Smith v.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 15, 2022

According to research firm Mintel, the market value of the US cold brew segment grew by 580% between 2011 and 2016. But it isn’t just popular in coffee shops. We’ve seen many consumers actually prepare their own cold brew at home in recent years. Read on to find out what they told me. The cooling process usually happens quickly.

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Future Food

JULY 6, 2020

Whether it is tyranny of distance, limited resources for sales reps, challenges with supply chain or simply the sheer competition for space on bottle shop shelves, there is a need to devise astute strategies to entice the customers to the product. It’s not just, ‘We make beer ­– here, come and drink it.’

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