Lavu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Offering a smaller menu that travels well and packaging everything nicely can make the customer experience even better. And don’t forget about making deliveries on time and having great customer service – those things are super important for building a loyal customer base and getting a good reputation.

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Delivery Food Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 166

Restaurant365

DECEMBER 12, 2019

From changing the way restaurants order inventory all the way to determining how customers first place their order, technology in restaurants is continuously evolving. Restaurant owners are keeping their eyes on key trends from 2019 while preparing for emerging technology in 2020. Technology impacts nearly every aspect of our lives.

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2019 Technology Front of House Mobile Ordering 88

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

To combat these obstacles among countless others, leaning on point-of-sale (POS) solutions can empower restaurants to quickly leverage new features to maximize profits in a fluctuating service economy. Making data-driven decisions will provide valuable insights to ensure profitability regardless of changing customer preferences.

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POS Food Supply Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 213

Chowly

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Overview In 2023, small restaurant owners faced challenges but stayed strong, supported by loyal customers and robust spending. The restaurant industry’s optimism rests on customer loyalty, with 9 in 10 consumers considering dining out an essential lifestyle choice. trillion in sales for 2024 signals strong economic activity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

shared insight into customer payment transaction data indicating that the recovery of the full-service restaurant industry continued in the second quarter of 2021. “Our customers are getting back on their feet, and we’re proud to be playing a role by helping them provide a superior dining experience that brings people back.”

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2021 Point of Sale Equipment 2019 178

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales. 33 percent rely on delivery for more than 20 percent of sales. 65 percent rely on mobile ordering for 11 percent or more of sales. 25 percent rely on mobile ordering for more than 20 percent of sales. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 212

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops. For the first time in two years, growth was negative during the third quarter of 2019 with same-store sales growth of -0.4

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2019 Point of Sale Small Business Consumer Goods 83

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With customers opting for alternatives to dine-in, restaurants adapted to build solutions to offer takeout, delivery and curbside pickup options. Several solutions have popped up over the past year that allows you to customize menu templates and share them online in minutes. What Is Contactless Dining? QR Codes.

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Consumer Goods Customer Experience 226

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Although these fees can be a growth inhibitor, innovative credit card processing software, services and solutions can help drive growth and mitigate the impact of rising interchange fees. merchants who accepted credit cards as payment for goods and services paid $105.23 According to a PYMNTS survey of 3,250 U.S. percent in 2020.

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Consumer Goods Restaurant Law Audits Customer Service 177

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. " Remarkable Resiliency. foodservice industry. Visits at P.M.

2021 186

2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 186

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past year, brands modified expansion strategies, leaned into new technologies and chose to invest more into their employees to keep up with trends, improve operations, win over customers and embrace company culture. These elements were not offset by topline sales gains so many felt the pressure on the bottom line in actual earnings.

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2022 Food Supply Point of Sale Dietary Restrictions 193

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2023

Patrick’s Day weekend in 2019, 63 percent of car-related fatalities involved drunk drivers, and in 2018, 33 percent of pedestrians killed in car crashes over the holiday were intoxicated with a BAC over 0.08. Spirit sales are 153 percent higher than usual over the holiday weekend, and it’s the number one beer drinking holiday.

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Bar Insurance Restaurant Law Point of Sale 178

Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Restaurant Sales & Traffic Growth Softening Again, Likely Signaling Tougher Times Ahead. However, when looking more granularly at the data, same-store sales growth was -3.4% percentage point drop. year over year in November.

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Fast Casual Point of Sale Front of House Fine Dining 78

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 28, 2020

From the expansion of drive-through operations, delivery services and curbside pick-up, to on-lot pop-up restaurants and even satellite locations, restaurants are using technology to survive and, in some cases, thrive in these challenging times. Restaurants Doubling Down on Drive-Thru, Curbside and Delivery.

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Operations Point of Sale Customer Service Mobile Ordering 181

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 178

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

The report found that most local economies nationwide slumped in 2019, down 1.3 The report found that most local economies nationwide slumped in 2019, down 1.3 percent, largely contributed to the 2019 drop and marked the largest quarter-over-quarter decline since 2018. points relative to 2016, widened from a gap of 1.3

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2020 Loyalty Program Point of Sale 2019 188

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 23, 2021

The program will allow eligible restaurants and other food establishments to access the RRF application or data they need to fill out the application through their point-of-sale (POS) service providers. “The SBA must be as entrepreneurial as the entrepreneurs we serve.

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Point of Sale Webinar Small Business Customer Service 125

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2023

This is especially true in the food service industry. Restaurant equipment directly affects the customer experience and operating efficiency from the quality of food offered, the food preparation time and the front and back of house staff levels required to properly service the customer.

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Cash Management Equipment Front of House Small Business 98

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

At-home meal kits increased 13x in 2020 from 2019, with some of the most popular options including NYC-based I CHIRAN’s Take-Home Ramen Kit and New England Lobster’s Lobster Roll Kit in San Francisco. This edition of MRM Research Roundup features top trends for 2020, how 2020 changed food and the year's top wines.

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2020 Merchandise Retail Point of Sale 207

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2020

California Grapples with Regulation of Home Kitchens : On October 7, 2019, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 377, to increase regulations on microenterprise home kitchens. AB 626 permitted home cooks to make up to 60 meals a week and make up to $50,000 in food sales a year. Litigation.

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2019 License Restaurant Law Website Management 83

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. The pandemic effectively accelerated trends in how restaurants interact with customers. Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online.

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Technology Loyalty Program Front of House Online Ordering 199

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. Restaurant Adaptation. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

2020 219

2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

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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2020 Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Fast Casual 192

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

Revenue Management Solutions released its analysis of US quick-service restaurant (QSR) performance for 2021. To accurately assess the underlying trends of restaurant performance, RMS compared 2021 sales and traffic to pre-pandemic 2019 data. On average, sales were up 8.1 percent compared to 2019.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Download Food Order 180

Rocket Fuel

APRIL 15, 2024

Predicting the future is a challenge, especially in a tumultuous industry like quick service restaurants (QSR). Delaget provides technology solutions and services that help QSRs operate more efficiently, serving the needs of franchise owners and brands and helping deliver a better experience to customers.

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2024 Franchise Franchising Point of Sale 52

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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Technology Operations Loyalty Program Point of Sale 147

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It is undeniable that the restaurant industry is experiencing a significant slowdown in same-store sales growth since the second quarter of the year, however in October, the industry was able to post its second consecutive month of small positive same-store sales growth at 0.1 The industry grew its same-store sales by 1.0

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2019 Point of Sale 2018 Consumer Goods 104

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2021

Technological advances are helping pave a path towards a more widely accessible food service landscape – both in-person and online. The landmark Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requires restaurants to ensure that their premises are accessible for people with disabilities. Embracing Innovation. How AI Can Advance Inclusivity.

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Technology Innovation Restaurant Law Customer Service 222

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

Full-service restaurant chains, which primarily rely on dine-in customers and had few if any off-premises services when the dine-in restrictions went into effect, bore the brunt of the transaction declines throughout the pandemic. For full-service restaurants now, it’s about government restrictions.

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2021 Fast Casual Fine Dining Point of Sale 164

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest restaurant sales stats, brand loyalty, Valentine's Day spending plans and more. Same-Store Sales Fall. The fourth quarter was not good for restaurant sales; each month posted worse same-store sales growth than the previous month, according to Black Box Guest Intelligence.

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2021 Point of Sale Guest Recovery Travel 131

Deliverect

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The American food delivery service is currently available in over 850 cities across America, Canada and Australia, and has one of the largest market shares in the US food delivery industry. Orders are also available for pickup, enabling customers to order and pay their food in advance so they can skip the line. How it works.

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Online Ordering Point of Sale Delivery Customer Service 148

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2021

The cost of partnering with third-party food delivery services can be high, but the cost of not doing so could be even higher. Two key factors are driving the problem for restaurateurs: the first is the fact that delivery has become more than just another sales channel. Three Ways to Handle the High Costs of Delivery.

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Delivery Customer Service Point of Sale Customer Experience 185

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. Unfortunately, the answer is not that clear-cut.

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Webinar Employee Relations Point of Sale Customer Service 81

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

While staffing has always topped the list of restaurant owner/manager pain points, it now seems to be at crisis proportions. March restaurant sale surged 36 percent year-over-year and nearly reached 2019 levels. This has overarching impact on the ability of full service, most drastically affected by the pandemic to ever recover.”

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Fast Casual Hiring Front of House Online Ordering 219

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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Delivery Cash Management Point of Sale Back of House 130

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As consumer options and demand shifted, businesses were forced to adapt and prioritize new technologies and alternate ordering experiences that would allow them to deliver on customer expectations. This allows for brands to have a direct relationship with customers, and in turn, create more personalized, frictionless engagements.

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Mobile Ordering Marketing Menu Fast Casual 199

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Since its first drive-thru espresso stand opened in Ashland, Oregon in 1998, The Human Bean has been delighting countless caffeine-craving customers. We encourage that behavior of always giving back to the community that we have our stores in,” explained Kim Jackson, District Manager and Franchise Trainer for The Human Bean.

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