Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

According to the latest Financial Trends Insights from Black Box Financial Intelligence™ , based on data from the week ending June 28, restaurants sales continue improving. See the latest sales and traffic results here: Sales Improve but Restaurants Should Brace Themselves for Challenges Ahead. Financial Trends Insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

In the year ahead, we will continue to offer our customers the true and authentic service our brand is known for, making sure they feel taken care of when visiting any of our more than 500 restaurants across the country. I anticipate an array of tailored incentives for patrons, moving beyond predictable points.

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2024 Loyalty Program Customer Experience Customer Service 133

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. The top ordered desserts this year, included donuts, chocolate brownies, and strawberry cheesecake!

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Hot Schedules

DECEMBER 7, 2021

While diners and other service consumers may be willing to shell out more for an experience, the nature of retail purchases mean consumers know of price hikes before even selecting an item. Reducing Employee Turnover. Yet, the costs of doing nothing to address employee turnover are catastrophic. Making Employees Advocates.

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The Restaurant Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

million employees (as of 2019), both of which have been especially hard hit by the necessary restrictions. Furthermore, roughly two-thirds of consumers who opt for curbside pickup now say they will likely continue to utilize this service even after restrictions are lifted. Rise of Ghost Kitchens. Consumer Spending on Groceries.

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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. It’s one more way we can show how much we care about our employees. “We are very excited about our partnership with SaverLife. .

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Foodable

MARCH 29, 2022

Instacart still could be overvalued relative to DASH, however, as its revenue growth, last year was less than a third of DoorDash’s, 21% versus 69%, while its price-to-sales ratio is more than 50% higher at 13x compared to DASH’s 7.5x. Filed by a total of 24 tipped employees at Nusr-et, the class-action lawsuit alleged that from Nov.

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Fast Casual Employee Relations 2021 Point of Sale 105

Lavu

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Any food service operator, including small- to medium-sized restaurants, need to measure some key performance indicators (KPIs). Also, designing the presentation of ice cream to be Instagram-worthy is still a “thing” in 2019 and appears to be one of those persistent trends that shouldn’t be ignored. . Track the Best-Selling Flavors.

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Point of Sale Employee Relations Customer Service Loyalty Program 78

Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Restaurant Sales Growth Rebounds – Posting Best Month Since March 2022 All growth numbers are year over year unless specified. Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Restaurant sales and traffic growth rebounded this month thanks in large part to an increase in consumer confidence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Restaurants had to quickly adapt by adding outdoor seating while creating an inviting atmosphere, as well as offering the same experience your customers are used to receiving at your establishment via delivery and takeout. Here are their responses. Click here for part one. Scott Lawton, CEO and cofounder at bartaco.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 198

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. Same-store sales growth was -2.1

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2020 Point of Sale Online Ordering Consumer Goods 110

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Key findings regarding economic conditions include: Restaurant industry sales are projected to reach a record $899 billion in 2020, with the moderate four percent growth rate mirroring general economic conditions. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry. Opportunity lies in off-premises. Off-premises will be a prominent force of growth in 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

22 percent of customers are looking to buy restaurant merchandise. This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news that consumers plan to put restaurants at the top of their shopping lists, the latest stats for on premise and why the restaurant of the future is here now. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. Hassle-free holiday meals.

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2020 Point of Sale Seasonal Menu Consumer Goods 167

Lavu

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Restaurant accounting includes items unique to the food service industry. Labor costs include salaried employees, hourly wages, benefits, taxes and tips. In Washington, for example, employers must pay employees a minimum of $12 per hour as of April 2019. Tipped Employees. Employees must report any non-cash tips on.

Cash Management 78

Cash Management Point of Sale Employee Relations Inventory 78

Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For our clients, we offer granular data on financials, consumers, customers and workforce, as well as competitive intelligence that they use to benchmark against the competition. Broadly, the restaurant industry is divided into two umbrella categories based on the type of service provided. Limited-service restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

broadline foodservice sales of plant-based meat have grown 37 percent in the past year. Having a strategy for plant-based is now a business imperative–your customers want it and your competitors are doing it. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., This data covers U.S.

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Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 184

Restaurant365

JUNE 17, 2020

Your payroll is the process of calculating and distributing wages to your employees. The restaurant industry faces a lot of industry-specific regulations on payroll, with laws regulating hourly employee scheduling and tipped wage workers, as well as compliance with the Affordable Care Act regarding seasonal and variable hour employees.

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Tip Distribution Point of Sale Employee Relations Restaurant Law 78

Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

These states and provinces demonstrate that there are some strategies you can employ to cope with rising minimum wage without firing your staff or compromising customer service. hour for businesses with 4 or more employees. hour for businesses with 25 or fewer employees and $14.00 Arkansas: $11.00/hour California: $13.00/hour

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2021 Restaurant Law 2022 Seasonal Menu 98

EATER

APRIL 20, 2022

“There are 70 dollar stores, and more than half — 41 — are in my district,” says Cochran-Johnson, who took her oath in 2019. The commissioner points to the fact that Black people in the U.S. face increased rates of several diet-related health disparities, including hypertension , heart disease , and diabetes.

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Food Safety Food Retail Small Business 104

Buzztime Business

MARCH 1, 2021

NYSE American: NTN) unanimously urges NTN’s stockholders to vote FOR ALL the proposals to be voted on at the March 15, 2021 special meeting of stockholders, all of which relate to the proposed merger involving NTN and Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics LLC (“Brooklyn”) and the proposed sale of NTN’s assets to eGames.com Holdings LLC (“eGames.com”).

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Cash Management Point of Sale Document Employee Relations 60

Ordyx

JANUARY 14, 2020

You need to make sure that the ambiance is right, that the staff is well-trained, and that your customers stay happy. This includes keeping your enterprise and customer information safe from hackers. This includes keeping your enterprise and customer information safe from hackers. million DoorDash customers was also leaked.

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Point of Sale Employee Relations Loyalty Program POS 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. More Tropical in Colorado. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal.

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Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Book 110

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Every great restaurant has many parts that contribute to its success: delicious food, excellent customer service, an inviting atmosphere, and competent staff. As a restaurant manager, your job is to juggle several responsibilities—from managing employees and controlling costs to creating staff schedules and boosting revenue.

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Management Management 2019 Employee Relations 284

Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 26, 2021

COVID accelerated shifts that were going on for quite some time affecting the supply chain and restaurant suppliers including food distributors, service companies, technology, equipment, and more. . And operators are often (understandably) overwhelmed and services available. in bankruptcies in 2020 ). Table of Contents. Scroll to Top.

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Food Supply Food Safety Equipment Supplies 59

Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 19, 2020

Here is a compilation of restaurant industry-related Coronavirus updates. March 19, 2020 Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell Restaurants announces it will be closing restaurants temporarily and laying-off 4,500 employees. The company said it will continue to cover medical insurance premiums for employees through mid-April.

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EATER

JUNE 28, 2021

Restaurants operate on razor-thin margins in the best of times, so losing as much as 30 percent of profits on every sale was never going to work long-term for the majority of restaurants. San Francisco’s forever-ceiling on what delivery apps charge restaurants is the first in the country. It might not be the last — but it also might not work.

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Delivery Restaurant Law Email Marketing Customer Service 99

Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Increasingly, we’re seeing companies that are looking to provide food via convenient and affordable formats that have attractive unit economics or are more relevant to emerging consumer trends — bringing food to customers where they live, work, eat, play, shop, and so on. There were some 180 food halls in the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

Consumer spending at restaurants was up +32 percent in the April-May-June 2021 quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and for a pre-pandemic view, flat compared to the same quarter in 2019. Quick service restaurants (QSRs), representing 81 percent of restaurant visits in the U.S., The State of the Restaurant Industry.

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2021 Guest Recovery 2019 Loyalty Program 180

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features the National Restaurant Association, Absolute Brands, Bacardi, Tito's Vodka, Yum! Brands, Mount Franklin Foods, US Foods, Melt Shop, FoodMaven, Nathan's Famous, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Checkers & Rally’s, Lineage Logistics and Minnow. New Level of Hot Dog.

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Food Supply Kitchen Safety Cash Management Food Safety 102

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The second opened in September 2019 in Broken Arrow, Okla. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. CPK Brings on Franchise Veteran. California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) today announced the appointment of Giorgio Minardi as Executive Vice President of Global Development & Franchise Operations.

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Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Seasonal Menu 105

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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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 211

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurants will adopt mobile-first hardware architectures and API-connected software platforms that can be unified at every digital touchpoint, from order taking at POS or self-service, to food prep in smart kitchens, to service in-house, and finally delivery to in-restaurant tables or the customer’s front door.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 216

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Takeout For Good.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 177

Black Box Intelligence

JUNE 14, 2023

Top 3 SOTI Takeaways The Slowdown in Sales, Traffic & Average Guest Check Growth April marked the industry’s weakest sales growth since July, making it the second-worst month in over two years. Similarly, The Wall Street Journal reported in April that economists put the probability of a recession at 61%.

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Webinar Employee Relations Point of Sale Customer Service 81

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Restaurant sales in the US grew from $842.3 It is estimated that the US food service sector wasted 13 million tons of food in 2022, up from 9.15 71% of restaurant customers prefer to order food delivery directly from the restaurant rather than using third-party apps. Let’s dig in. In the previous year, it was 17%.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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