Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2024

“Immediately after the event the team meets to gather feedback and create a recap,” Kurt Pahlitzsch, Vice President of Casual Dining at Doherty Enterprises, franchisee of Chevys, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. In 2018, Womply estimated restaurants saw a 44-percent increase on Cinco de Mayo over a typical day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. This movement toward more sustainably sourced food in both our fast-casual and fine dining restaurants will continue to expand in the future.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In 2018, he launched the podcast, Flavors Unknown, featuring a series of conversations with acclaimed and award-winning chefs, pastry chefs, and mixologists from around the United States. Since the pandemic, many chefs created fast-casual concepts and we see more and more tasting and prix-fix menus.

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EATER

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The salad chain has a billion-dollar valuation and no profitability in sight This week, fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen announced its intent to go public and start trading on the New York Stock Exchange. In a 2018 interview with Recode, co-founder Jonathan Neman described the chain as a “food platform,” not simply a restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. Menu innovation has long been a staple of the Dog Haus brand, as evidenced by the launch of its Chef Collaboration Series in 2018 and Mixologist Collaboration in 2019. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

According to research by The Good Food Institute, 30 percent of Americans are reducing their total meat consumption, and another 2018 Johns Hopkins study has found that 60 percent of Americans are reducing their consumption of at least one type of animal meat. trillion global meat industry and be worth $140 billion in the next decade.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In the restaurant industry, several food safety and operational issues are consistent issues across restaurants, no matter if they are fine dining, casual dining, fast casual, or quick service restaurants. Measuring success in these areas may help drive KPI success.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Randy’s Donuts began franchising internationally in 2018 with development deals for 20 stores in South Korea, five stores in portions of Saudi Arabia and nine stores in the Philippines. Randy’s has already received approval for one store in LAX Terminal 7 pending the full re-opening of the airport hospitality facilities.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In 2022, 9 million tourists visited Thailand’s largest island (down from 15 million in 2018) in search of white-sand beaches, clear waters, and palm trees. But mixed in with these are decades-old noodle stalls, casual curry shacks, legendary restaurants, and bustling markets — most of which can be reached on foot, a rarity in Thailand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

percent in 2018. Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants. ” That report finds that, through the first half of 2024, fast-casual restaurants saw visit growth of 3.2 The fast-casual burger chain increased prices by 2.5

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EATER

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While some restaurants offered benefits around voting for the first time in 2018, this year’s widespread protests against police brutality and broader conversation about civil rights has spurred more employers to honor Election Day as a work holiday. million global “franchise associates.”. That’s a lot of voting power.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There were more than $50 billion in sales in Florida restaurants in 2018, according to National Restaurant Association facts, with close to 1.1 We know our flavors have mass appeal and we expect to compete well with all fast casual chains as we make our way into new cities.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Pace of recovery for fast casual brands has slowed down considerably, although results continue to be much better than for full-service restaurants. Taking a look back at the "Top Foods of the Year" in Grubhub's 2018 and 2019 Year In Food Report, we found that many of the past favorites are still trending in 2020.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

West African cuisines more broadly are also having a moment in different forms, from fast casual to the fine dining experiences chefs like Balogun advance, throughout American cities. Teranga’s more casual format — and that it took three years to open in the U.S. restaurant: Teranga, a counter-service spot which debuted in NYC in 2019.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. For fast-casual and quick-service restaurants—no more lines. Examples of contactless payment technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Bangin’ Buns launched in 2018 when a tight-knit group of friends in the San Fernando Valley, Nick Nshanyan, Gary Shahbazyan, Sam Manvelyan, and Arman Grigoryan, started cooking Nashville Hot Chicken in each other’s homes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. First, at 2.1 Sunday sales were up 22.8

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EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2023

After that came Milk Bar , multiple locations, a warehouse prep space — but as Tosi revealed in 2018 , she didn’t want to make a Starbucks-like chain. By 2018, dessert maestro Natasha Pickowicz was on the trend with artichoke chocolate parfait.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Curry Up Now Secures Investment. ” Taco Johns Adds to Board.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 1, 2018

That’s why more than 230 industry leaders and innovators gathered in Austin, TX, for the 2018 edition of Spark, a conference by HotSchedules. We could go on all day about all of the things we learned at Spark 2018, but let’s try to boil it down to our three big takeaways: The Power in Partnerships.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” Creating Multi-Brand Platform of Premium Casual Restaurant Concepts. News of the agreement comes one month after The Saxton Group announced plans to diversify its brand portfolio with Jaggers, a fast-casual concept created by the Texas Roadhouse Corporation. BurgerFi International Inc. Sankranti Likes Atlanta.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The desire for convenience and the popularity of fast-casual dining remains important to diners in this new year. In addition, several fast-casual restaurants are now using “luxury ingredients” in their simply fashioned foods in order to provide quality as well as convenience.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As Vox speculated in 2018 , some of Hooterss struggles may have simply to do with the fact that the chain and its food now feel outdated compared to its newer competitors. In 2017, it launched a fast-casual offshoot called Hoots that served similar food with a more family-friendly (i.e., less skimpy) approach.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Their enthusiasm for our brand coupled with their deep experience developing successful polished casual and fast-casual restaurant brands in Alberta make them the perfect partners to bring CPK into Canada for the first time. Real Famous BBQ Debuts. ” Golden Corral's New Campaign.

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EATER

MAY 23, 2022

In addition to the fine dining imports, the city is also welcoming casual concepts from other cities, like Dallas’s Velvet Taco and NYC’s Black Tap. But why Nashville? And why now? He also notes that the city’s music industry attracts travelers from all over the world, making it a perfect market for destination restaurants like Pastis.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

A restaurant that serves fresh swordfish with grilled vegetables, for instance, will probably have a higher food cost percentage than a fast-casual restaurant that serves fried fish and chips, since the fish may come frozen and the french fries can be bought in bulk. Think about how much food prices can rise and fall over time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Moving forward, The Infatuation, which acquired the Zagat brand from Google in 2018, plans to rebuild Zagat's digital product to extend the brand's global reach through its survey-driven restaurant guides. The 40th Anniversary Edition 2020 Zagat New York City Restaurants Guide is available for purchase now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Prior to Boston Market, Allen served as President of Jack-in-the-Box from 2014 to 2018, where she held full strategic and operational responsibility for the 2,200-unit, $3 billion hamburger quick service restaurant chain, generating superior results and upgrading the quality of the menu.

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EATER

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Many restaurants serve a sort of upscale mountain cuisine, seasonal and local ingredients used in dishes hearty enough to fuel outdoor adventures, combined with a decidedly casual setting and service. In 2018, Toptable took over and refreshed this nearly 30-year-old restaurant. Il Caminetto. Portobello. Leila Kwok. Where to après-ski.

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Sante

MARCH 16, 2020

Compère Lapin has garnered multiple accolades since opening in 2015 – both nationally and locally – for Compton’s one-of-a-kind Caribbean-inspired Louisiana cuisine, and BABs has already garnered national praise since opening in Spring 2018.

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EATER

MAY 15, 2020

Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast , which was released in Korea in 2017 then on Netflix in 2018, marked Hyori’s triumphant return to public life after a years-long hiatus holed up on Jeju (the show makes clear the decision to disconnect was all Hyori’s, who took up yoga and sought a simpler life).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. Digital ordering is still larger at fast casuals versus QSR. Half of fast casuals achieved 26-50 percent digital sales, while nearly half of QSRs had 11-25 percent digital sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

CAA-GBG , a global brand management platform, and The Halal Guys , the fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant famous for pioneering American halal food, top photo, established a long-term partnership. Winning dishes will be reviewed by Flavored Nation’s panel and announced in mid-April, along with 2020 event locations.

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Restaurant Clicks

APRIL 21, 2021

It should come to no surprise that Oyamel has received a Bib Gourmand in 2017 and 2018. A casual Mexican restaurant, seating is limited in their Del Ray location, though more spacious in their Arlington locations. A fun and casual restaurant, Guapos is perfect for a night out with friends or even a laid back date night.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

The majority of fast-casual and fine dining operators are meeting this challenge head-on by adding new offerings monthly,* driving increased competition with bar-and-grill operators. In fact, 54 percent of diners consider new menu items important to their decision when selecting a restaurant, according to a recent US Foods survey.*

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It expands our existing stake and adds new capabilities, including full-service, fast casual, sports restaurants and fine dining locations to our portfolio, ultimately bringing unmatched offerings to suit all types of travelers’ needs,” said Roger Fordyce, Hudson Group CEO. In 2018, OHM generated $62 million of revenue.

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