Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

. “As Thanksgiving was celebrated so late in the month, it fell into December for 2019 according to the calendar we use for reporting.” This was the best 2-year growth rate in all of 2019 and the fifth consecutive quarter in which the industry has been able to post positive growth under this longer-term view.

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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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Foodable

APRIL 6, 2021

The Fast Casual Nation podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurateurs who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Aloha Poke began franchising in 2019. The chain started in 2016, and has expanded to twenty locations.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Despite the declining guest counts, the primary driver behind the industry’s sustained increase in sales remains the unusually high average check growth. Leading the industry in average check growth during October were casual dining and quick service, while the segments with the smallest increase in check were fine dining and upscale casual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

. – Peter Kellis, Founder and CEO of TRAY As consumers continue to prioritize convenience, we believe the expectations that restaurants offer an accessible and seamless experience will continue to rise, particularly in the fast-casual category. These alternatives will not only cater to new consumers but also clean eating habits.

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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. million over the next five years to build and sustain the program. With drive-thru equipped buildouts as low as 1,200 sq. The alliance aims to catalyze additional franchises and companies to join the effort.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

These restaurants are scaling fast, and quite often venture far beyond their country of origin. Fast Casual Restaurant. Casual Restaurant. Fast Casual Restaurant. Fast Casual Restaurant. Fast Casual Restaurant. The level of quality, service and innovation is high. Oli Oli Poke.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). Just a few months after Burger King’s successful Impossible Whopper launch in August 2019, the restaurant chain added the Impossible Whopper Jr.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We expect this year will see growth in off-premises options, technology that streamlines operations, and more restaurants that are talking about their increased sustainable and eco-friendly practices.” Healthy, sustainable options increase alongside changing alcohol preferences. Q4 2019 Foot Traffic. A few of Placer.ai

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We also think there will be a greater focus on sustainability efforts throughout the industry. We also think there will be a greater focus on sustainability efforts throughout the industry. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. Colin Palfrey, CMO of Majesty Coffee. Most definitely.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

“We are excited to bring Market Cafe to New York City as we are the only company currently offering a solution such as this one for safe, supportive and sustainable corporate dining.” Food trucks, pop-up supper clubs, fast-casual restaurants, and brewpubs are all a part of the unique culinary fabric of this country.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

JULY 29, 2022

Already in 2019, restaurants were not able to pass inflationary costs on to consumers (back then, the average restaurant price increase was 3.1% BellaBot from Pudu Robotics In today’s fast-paced world, efficiency is key. How Robots Are Changing the Restaurant Landscape. Restaurant margins have been under pressure for years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

At the end of 2019, the restaurant industry was booming. The hardest hit have been casual dining sit-down restaurants and national chains that complied with local COVID-19 mandates to limit or ban indoor dining. Surviving are the fast-food chains, where more than 60 percent of their sales come through the drive through.

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Apicbase

MARCH 31, 2023

Immergrün 70 Outlets Vegetarian Fast Casual Germany Immergrün is evergreen food for fresh people. Nordsee GmbH 370+ Outlets Seafood Fast Casual Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, France Not many modern restaurant chains can claim to have been in the business for more than 120 years.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Pizzeria Omaggio Benny Pennello’s Capishe: Real Italian Kitchen Pure Pizza Inizio Intermezzo The Pizza Peel Hawthorne’s NY Pizza & Bar Luisa’s Brick Oven Blaze fast fired Sal’s Pizza Factory Stagioni Luigi’s Pizza True Crafted Pizza Portofino’s Italian Restaurant DeSano Pizza House of Pizza Bisonte Pizza Co.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The online survey of 1,000 Americans was fielded by in September 2019 by Edelman Intelligence for Lightlife to measure perspectives on the plant-based category. “The Meatless Farm Co has a great opportunity to be one of the global leaders in this fast-developing food sector,” said Højer. “Mrs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

With this in mind, there were certainly areas, like off-premise, that we knew we needed to fast-track in order to keep providing guests with the First Watch food and experience they know and love. In 2019, growth in restaurant spending overtook that of supermarket spending , up four percent compared with three percent for supermarkets.

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EATER

AUGUST 13, 2020

How one Brooklyn hotspot has turned itself into a successful fast-casual restaurant during the pandemic Before the pandemic, eating dinner at Brooklyn restaurant Peaches Hot House meant writing a name on a whiteboard in the vestibule and waiting to be called for a table in a packed dining room. 15 gallons of cocktails.

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EATER

MARCH 22, 2022

It started in 2019, when an ad for GarfieldEats suddenly appeared on a vacant storefront in Toronto’s West End. This combination of content, fast-casual dining, and the Garfield character led to a unique experience for visitors. It featured a large image of Garfield pointing at an even-larger photo of Mazri.

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RGU

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In late 2019, we conducted a survey of nearly 500 Gen Zers and found that restaurants may need to rethink their approach to customer engagement because their tried-and-true millennial marketing tactics won’t work on Gen Z—and may even deter them. Are you aligned with their values for healthy , sustainable and local foods ?

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RGU

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In late 2019, we conducted a survey of nearly 500 Gen Zers and found that restaurants may need to rethink their approach to customer engagement because their tried-and-true millennial marketing tactics won’t work on Gen Z—and may even deter them. Are you aligned with their values for healthy , sustainable and local foods ?

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RGU

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In late 2019, we conducted a survey of nearly 500 Gen Zers and found that restaurants may need to rethink their approach to customer engagement because their tried-and-true millennial marketing tactics won’t work on Gen Z—and may even deter them. Are you aligned with their values for healthy , sustainable and local foods ?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

With a strong swing towards sustainable restaurants coming, it could well be time to think about how you can make your establishment as sustainable as possible. percent suggested “about the same” or “much more than before” Casual and midscale : 62.8 billion in 2019, and is estimated to reach $71.4

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

” Fast-Craft Restaurant Concept Set to Have 50 Locations Open by the End of 2022. The company was classified “Best in Class” and acquired by McDonald’s Corporation in 1999, at a time when the fast-food giant was extending its reach beyond burgers.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Our database contains the six main segments of the restaurant industry: quick service, family dining, fast casual, casual dining, upscale/polished casual and fine dining. As of mid-2021, restaurant sales performance is surging, with comp sales up by 8.10% compared to 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“Fast food options usually fall into two buckets: fast, healthy, and unaffordable, or fast, unhealthy, and affordable and nothing in between. Minimal Waste – Ono’s food truck is designed to be environmentally sustainable. Ono Blend Founders Daniel Fukuba and Stephen Klein.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

In addition to virtual kitchens meeting lower labor costs, they also offer a fast-track to opening, with a location able to begin serving in just one month. In 2019, Little Caesars opened in Spain, India, and Barbados. ” Dickey’s is now offering a franchise discount for existing Owners Operators. 10 units in Chicago.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

In fact, the number of diners seated via Yelp was up 48 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019. Nearly 6,600 new restaurant and food businesses opened in May 2021, a 42 percent increase from May 2020 and down by only 21 percent from May 2019. They saw a similar increase in diners seated in April 2021. Returning to On Premise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Restaurants will become increasingly casual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

March restaurant sale surged 36 percent year-over-year and nearly reached 2019 levels. “We are seeing sign-on bonuses at fast food and fast casual locations, something never seen before in the industry. ” Gagnon noted short-term solutions including sign-on bonuses and quick pay options.

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EATER

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Starting today, the fast-casual chain will use “Cool Food Meal” badges to denote which salads, sandwiches, and soups have carbon footprints of less than 5.38 kilograms of carbon dioxide. While many consumers are more aware of solutions such as driving less and recycling – the impact of your plate is real and just as important.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With growing awareness of climate change and sustainability, some restaurants were seen as lagging in adopting eco-friendly practices and minimising their carbon footprint. Consumers started to pay attention to the 40 percent increase in the average QSR check ( compared to 2019 ). However, in 2023, things took a different turn.

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Single Platform

DECEMBER 21, 2018

I’ve done some research on what the top food mags, sites, and experts are saying about the restaurant & food trends for 2019. Read on for my picks for the Top 5 Food Trends for 2019. Middle Eastern food has even made its way into fast casual, with chains like Roti growing rapidly. Wild, Wild Hummus. Interested?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

Local Restaurants Leading the Return Over Casual Dining Chains. Casual Dining Chains come in #2 with 52 percent likely to visit. percent compared to April 2019. percent compared 2019. Limited-service Restaurants, such as fast-food, were up 21.7 Investing in Sustainability Alternatives to Animal-Based Foods.

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Single Platform

DECEMBER 21, 2018

I’ve done some research on what the top food mags, sites, and experts are saying about the restaurant & food trends for 2019. Read on for my picks for the Top 5 Food Trends for 2019. Middle Eastern food has even made its way into fast casual, with chains like Roti growing rapidly. Wild, Wild Hummus. Interested?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The final winners will be announced on December 11th, 2019. On Wednesday, December 11, employees at the family-friendly casual dining chain will pool 100 percent of the tips they earn and purchase toys locally to donate to the U.S. The 3rd Global Cuisine Awards Winners in Each City Full List. New York, NY.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

The comparable week last year (to August 22 2020), while in recovery compared to the height of restrictions, was still lower than the same week in 2019. However, velocity remains strongly positive versus last year (+43 percent) and 2019 (+20 percent). Sales velocity is now +20 percent vs August 24, 2019.

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