article thumbnail

The State of Full Service Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

article thumbnail

How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant owners are being forced to find a way to make it through winter with vastly reduced revenue, and many operators are scrambling to reallocate budgets and manage staffing to survive COVID-19. Managing cash flow can be difficult for seasonal businesses. Plan for Gaps in Your Budget.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Mitigating Cost Price Inflation Via Supplier Management

Hot Schedules

Mitigating Cost Price Inflation Via Supplier Management. Hospitality systems can’t undo labor legislation, failed harvests or political turmoil, and with hotels in urban markets still seeing revenues dip as much as 52 percent compared to 2019, operators need to utilize every possible method to cut costs. No more special cases.

Pricing 148
article thumbnail

Prepare Your Restaurant For Full Capacity Operations With Robust Technology

The Restaurant Times

In the restaurant industry, effective capacity management is critical to success which depends largely on how well you can control the traffic. Restaurant technology can simplify your operations to a great extent and . Technology can easily streamline your day to day operations on busy nights and weekends.

article thumbnail

MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds.

2019 111
article thumbnail

MRM Research Roundup: Halloween-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features interesting and insightful trends from Upserve, order for pickup guest experience study results, the Fraud Aftershock Index and the importance of foot traffic. The company conducted over 750 trips between July and August of 2019. Uberall, Inc.

2019 136
article thumbnail

How to Start a Food Delivery Service for your Business

Lavu

Food delivery has become a cash cow for restaurants because it’s convenient and easy for customers. There has been a significant rise in the demand for food delivery since 2019. Next, you should invest in reliable technology, such as a user-friendly website or mobile app, to streamline the ordering process for customers.

Delivery 166