Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The new report captures a steady rise in mobile ordering, reinforcing the critical importance of mobile initiatives for restaurant brands. According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. Mobile orders are on the rise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Data findings in the series have offered insight into customer expectations to support restaurant brands as they navigate through the health crisis and continue to move forward through the recovery. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers. .

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Diners would sit down and immediately download an app to browse the menu, place their order, and pay with a credit card, all on their phones. Things could sour quickly, and the customers often left frustrated and hungry. In 2021, I worked in a restaurant that promoted itself as the future of dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Total restaurant visits were down -6 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019 but were up +23 percent from a year ago, recovering from a -23 percent decline in May 2020. Snack were up this May +8 percent compared to May 2019 and up +3 percent compared to two years ago. Each daypart — morning meal, lunch, dinner, and P.M.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In 2019 it was widely reported that Americans were making less and less meals at home, and with that we saw the rise of grocery stores and retailers across the country begin to offer dine-in experiences to attract customers. Café 1948 started as a small mobile trailer in Tyler Texas by Samuel and his wife in 2015.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

In early March at Oracle's Food & Beverage conference held prior to the COVID-19 outbreak shutdown, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine discussed the company's plans for products and services designed to help Mom and Pop restaurants with Chris Adams, VP of Strategy for Oracle F+B about their future plans in the above video.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Grubhub launched its latest report, "State of the Plate", looking at trends across the more than half a million orders placed a day. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Disclaimer: The top foods below have seen the fastest growth on the Grubhub platform during the first half of 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Based on findings from a survey hosted on the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Restaurants Canada, the report shares that on the positive side, Canadians are looking forward to returning to restaurants, so long as safety measures are in place. 78 percent of Canadians have ordered delivery within six months prior to the survey.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Perhaps the biggest question on restaurateurs’ minds right now is: “Do I plan for the 2021 I was expecting, or can I just go back to 2019?” It could be that you've got mobility issues. What's that mean for restaurant safety? Or the restaurant’s crowded. The third surge of COVID is on the way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out. Diners’ main concerns about visiting restaurants again include cleanliness and safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We’ve found our guests really appreciate and need that experience now more than ever. We have also learned that our guests are willing to try new things and have really embraced our touchless ordering system as well as our new takeout offerings. John Moezzi, National Account Manager, Sharp NEC Display Solutions.

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ChowNow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Today, amidst varying local regulations around social distancing, and a restaurant industry trying to stay afloat, diners remain unsure of which restaurants in their area are open and accepting orders. Read on for five marketing tips you can use to attract restaurant customers and sustain your business for years to come.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 29, 2020

According to data, cloud kitchen revenues in the UAE and Saudi Arabia jumped 160 percent in 2019 and is currently worth more than $65 million. Your cloud kitchen brand might be serving top-quality food, but effective marketing is necessary to amplify your brand’s reach. Partner With Online Food Aggregators.

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BNG Point of Sale

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The answer lies in restaurant ordering systems. This easy add-on feature gives you the power to stay efficient while managing food orders, all the while providing a wealth of backend information to help you manage your restaurant teams for improved performance. What is a restaurant ordering system? Table-Side Ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet. Virtual kitchens handle food delivery and have additional staff at the facility, so the barbecue brand will only need to employ a limited number of team members.

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Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The 5 trends we have focused on below cover pertinent changes in dining service, payment and ordering options, and customer preferences that operators ought to keep an eye out for while running their restaurants in 2021. 44% of consumers consider getting carryout/takeout and food delivered to be not risky 3.

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ChowNow

MARCH 26, 2021

But what shocked customers was the specific reason that Yoonjin Hwang, the chef of Spoon by H, gave for the closure: credit card chargebacks. Online orders for food and beverage grew an incredible 93 percent between 2019 and 2020. These types of chargebacks usually reflect customer dissatisfaction.

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EATER

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The day-to-day realities of a gig economy driver for DoorDash and Postmates: 12-hour days, bad tips, customer abuse, and parking tickets . Part of the problem was that her work experience was all in Mexico. Vianne applied to work as a food delivery worker for Postmates and DoorDash, two relatively recent app-based delivery services.

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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. Engaging Customers During COVID-19. Consumers are still very willing to get mobile and visit your stores for pick-up.

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ChowNow

AUGUST 26, 2021

But what shocked customers was the specific reason that Yoonjin Hwang, the chef of Spoon by H, gave for the closure: credit card chargebacks. Online orders for food and beverage grew an incredible 93 percent between 2019 and 2020. These types of chargebacks usually reflect customer dissatisfaction.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 4, 2022

That figure is expected to grow as drastic changes in both the industry and consumers push restaurant operators toward technology to help them both improve their operational and financial efficiency while doing a better job at reaching customers across various channels. The State of Sales, Staffing, and Food Costs. Live from Austin!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

However, according to a 2019 report from the Federal Reserve Bank, 37 percent of all Americans could not cover an unexpected $400 expense without going into debt. The partnership with Clean Juice is highlighted by the creation of the brand’s first-ever national TV spot featuring Tebow and his experience with the brand.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In the post-pandemic times, restaurants and eateries are reopening which means more customer footfall and higher occupancy. As a restaurant owner, you need to prepare for a higher frequency of food production and table turnover while keeping social distancing norms in mind. Customers also want to be able to order delivery and takeaway.

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Restaurant Engine

MAY 18, 2020

. “Fiscally, I really want to do that, but we’re talking about people’s health and safety,” Rogers explained. The health and safety of our guests, staff and our family is our highest priority.” Sales at reopened restaurants in Georgia restaurants are down 61% versus the same period in 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

Golden Chick’s modular restaurant design will feature a drive-thru as well as an area for online order pick-ups in a 1,920-square-foot space. A 1,400-square foot model without interior seating is also currently in development and will be equipped with a drive-thru and walk-up order window.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Wescott was appointed as CFO in September 2019, and after a year of cross functionally working within the company and playing an integral role in the success of the brand in the face of the pandemic, the taco shop has added COO to her title. "ezCater's platform provides effortless online ordering and exceptional customer service."

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Sling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Dining, at its heart, is all about the food. Offer a distinctive dining experience as well as delicious food. If that’s not unique enough for you, how about this: all the food is cooked on a basalt grill built over a crack in the earth that uses the volcano’s geothermal energy. Source: CuriousHalt.com. Regular (i.e.,

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BNG Point of Sale

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The answer lies in restaurant ordering systems. This easy add-on feature gives you the power to stay efficient while managing food orders, all the while providing a wealth of backend information to help you manage your restaurant teams for improved performance. What is a restaurant ordering system? Table-Side Ordering.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 12, 2021

With 35+ years of experience across India & the Middle East, Tapan has been associated with the development of hundreds of restaurants across these markets with brands including Papa John’s, Chili’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Outback Steakhouse. Adapting The Menu To Ongoing Customer Trends.

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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.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Thus, COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of cloud kitchens in the food and beverage (F&B) industry. . Since there is no real storefront or dining area with ghost kitchens, you just need a few back-of-house employees to fulfil online orders. Rebel Foods became a unicorn as it raised $175 million in its latest round at a $1.4-billion

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

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. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. Ghost kitchen business models What are the benefits of cloud kitchens?

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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. “Now, more than ever, restaurateurs need an effective and affordable way to promote their restaurants to new and existing customers so they can bring them back again and again.

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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! Green Rabbit has also earned SQF Level 3 Certification, considered the highest food safety compliance measure in the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most Important safety initiatives. More than half of survey respondents said they will order more than usual, with only one in 10 saying less than usual. The top choice by far was having a culinary experience similar to eating at the restaurant. The importance of making guests feel comfortable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Although mandated dine-in restrictions have held back all restaurant segments, particularly full service, consumer demand for restaurant meals and the ability to serve the demand with a host of off-premises services, like digital ordering, delivery, drive-thru, and carry-out, are the silver linings that enable the industry to persevere.

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