Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2019

With data showing that 65 percent of gift card recipients spend approximately 38 percent more than the face value of their cards, restaurant brands should be taking action to optimize their gift card programs for the holiday season. They are also especially appealing to younger demographics who prefer to use mobile payment methods.

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Point of Sale Loyalty Program Email Marketing Mobile Ordering 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. Falling outlets, rising sales. " Remarkable Resiliency.

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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

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2020 Fast Casual Point of Sale Online Ordering 196

Lavu

MAY 27, 2020

In November 2019, Saleem S. Khatri, CEO of Lavu and MenuDrive, wrote that the National Restaurant Association 2019 State of the Industry report indicated that nearly half of adults were more likely to order food delivery online than just two years prior. Fast forward to May 2020 and it could not be more true.

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Online Ordering Ordering Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering 78

Bingage

APRIL 14, 2021

We all are aware that, Restaurant business owners are now adopting effective solutions that can automate operational work, minimise physical burden and improve business sales. Previously, a traditional POS system was only limited to a restaurant billing software that includes took orders and generated a receipt.

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POS Loyalty Program Online Ordering Point of Sale 97

Lavu

DECEMBER 16, 2019

While it may seem like just another trend it’s really the next best thing for expanding your customer base and building customer loyalty. How to Build a Loyalty Program. If you don’t already have a loyalty program started, you’ll need to think about the following while considering an app: know your customer base.

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Loyalty Program Customer Service Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 78

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. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

Now that the new year is here, it’s the perfect time for restaurant operators to review their 2019 performance and identify areas that can be improved in 2020. Other areas that are easy to automate with the right software solutions include: Online ordering with POS integration. Responding to online reviews.

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2020 Website Management Online Ordering Point of Sale 190

Deliverect

OCTOBER 2, 2019

When you’re running a restaurant, choosing a point-of-sale (POS) system can make or break the business. Pick the right one and you can streamline all your restaurant operations, from orders and payments to staff and inventory management. Key features include table management, coursing, menu management and sales reporting.

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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. In 2019, off-premise sales represented nearly 60% of restaurant sales through all platforms 6.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It can be difficult to maintain your restaurant sales in the face of tough competition and swiftly shifting trends. Introducing a better POS system, staff training programs, or even completely rethinking their services are examples of strategies to achieve this balance. 4 Ways To Diversify Your Restaurant Services To Increase Sales.

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Loyalty Program Online Ordering Social Media Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

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. We realized how important transparency and communication were this year, both with our staff and our customers, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and feel safe.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 198

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

This program, piloted last year, is designed to help KFC team members build short-term savings and create lasting savings behaviors. 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.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 204

Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

In 2019, research by BRP Consulting found that 38% of dining experiences now involve smartphones or mobile devices. And this number only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic – especially for those restaurant brands with a mobile loyalty program. Progressive Web Apps vs Native Mobile Apps.

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Loyalty Program Customer Experience Download Mobile Ordering 52

Restaurant365

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Other restaurants had to shift operations to a limited-capacity model, adjusting labor and food costs to match new sales levels. Your restaurant’s break-even point is the sales you need for a certain period of time to not lose money, or “break even.” Generating enough revenue to break even.

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2021 Operations Mobile Ordering Social Media 78

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Wahlburgers launched a mobile app featuring user-friendly experiences such as online ordering and access to extended member benefits through its WahlClub, the brand’s loyalty rewards program., 75 points earns a complimentary Side (including Fries, Tots and Onion Rings). ? New App for Wahlburgers.

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Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program 77

Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

25% to 95% Boost to profits spurred by a 5% increase in customer retention via loyalty programs. Statistic Detail 46% 46% of adults think technology has a positive impact on their restaurant experience. 65% 65% of customers prefer self-service kiosks. 1.22tn The revenue in the Online Food Delivery market is forecasted to reach US $1.22

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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

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As with most other industries, the biggest talking point for restaurants in 2023 has been artificial intelligence. Many dining establishments found ways to use AI to track and flag stock quantities, automate schedule-making for staff, implement customer service chatbots and process online orders. Here are some of their insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

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 over 2019, and average check increased by a remarkable 22.9 In short, consumers are ordering more food, and for larger parties.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Download Food Order 184

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. Customers order online on food delivery apps (such as Grubhub, Doordash, etc.) These days, we store our photos, stream our movies, and even run our businesses in the cloud. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. billion by 2027.

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Kitchen Safety Delivery Online Ordering Food Order 59

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. 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. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

Food Safety 211

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 211

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It also could provide a future outlook for the industry, especially if more states implement stay-at-home orders in response to rising COVID-19 cases. The index details the average household expenditure for food away from home in 2019 compared for the early part of the pandemic for every county in the U.S. percent demand decline.

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Loyalty Program Fast Casual Online Ordering Consumer Goods 146

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Restaurant sales in the US grew from $842.3 71% of restaurant customers prefer to order food delivery directly from the restaurant rather than using third-party apps. 85% of operators use POS data to engage with customers via text or email, while 60% use it for their loyalty programs. Let’s dig in. billion by 2030.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?”

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 216

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

More than half of survey respondents said they will order more than usual, with only one in 10 saying less than usual. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. How Comfortable are Diners? Primary reasons for dining out less.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Customer Service 190

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. Additional 2020 Award Recipients: Top Delivery Sales : Lance and Blake Condray, Campbell, CA. million guests.

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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

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

analyzed daily traffic from February 26 through March 7 and compared it to the equivalent period in 2019. 17 percent said they were just avoiding dining-in (opting to pick-up or have food delivered), with 10 percent appearing to lean toward Ordering for Pickup only. COVID-19 Foot Traffic at QSRs. Some Placer.ai percent and 2.9

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Point of Sale POS 122

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

Smart Foodservice had 2019 revenues of approximately $1.1 US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash.

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Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 155

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Additionally, its significant drive-thru business, which represents 65% of systemwide sales, has helped insulate the brand from recent market shifts. Taco John’s International Inc. inked its biggest area development agreement to date with the largest Wendy’s franchisee, Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc.

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Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Point of Sale 167

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Through this program, Dunkin’ franchisees have the opportunity to offer their restaurant employees an affordable, flexible and supportive pathway to an associate or bachelor’s degree from SNHU. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

over the years, our family has always made a point of eating at CPK. . over the years, our family has always made a point of eating at CPK. As part of its accelerated global growth focus, CPK intends to further expand in Canada, including to Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario. Giorgio Minardi and Naheed Shariff.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Customer Experience 153

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In the hospitality industry today, it’s imperative to have up to date technology solutions with features that allow for contact-free planning, ordering, payments and delivery/pick-up. In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends.

2021 190

2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 190

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Square is launching On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store where sellers can dispatch a courier through delivery partners for orders placed directly on their website. Square is launching On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store where sellers can dispatch a courier through delivery partners for orders placed directly on their website.

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Food Safety 216

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the acquisition of Johnny Rockets, FAT Brands will have more than 700 franchised and company owned restaurants around the globe with annual system-wide sales exceeding $700 million. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Brands Inc.

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