Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

The popularity of drive-thru continues as sales are up 30 percent since 2019. Customers want seamless interactions where their orders are taken correctly the first time. Guests also want to be engaged and well-informed throughout the ordering process. How will the drive-thru change in the coming years?

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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. As the impact of the pandemic continues, restaurants face constant and evolving operational challenges.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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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. Adopting a digital-first environment quickly became a priority and mobile technology is playing an integral role.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

” TableSafe’s data align with a recent report from the National Restaurant Association stating that sales at eating and drinking places escalated in June, with total sales reaching $70.6 Rent Struggle Is Real. 35 percent of ALL small businesses in the U.S. 35 percent of ALL small businesses in the U.S. TableSafe, Inc.,

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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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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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By implementing a QR Code at-table, two-way ordering system, servers can wait on more tables, increase their tips, and spend more one-on-one time with guests. PYMNTS reports that about 55 percent of restaurants have adopted curbside pickup, and 50 percent provide mobile order-ahead options. There are 6.92

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

CGA’s latest sales data reveal significant increases compared to performance in 2020, during one of the worst periods of decline when full lockdown restrictions were in place. Reassuringly, On Premise velocity is showing positive signs of nearly reaching levels seen in 2019. The Value of Trust. Positive Signs for On-Premise.

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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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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

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. Digitize Your Ordering Function and Enhance Your Presence. What’s more, consumers tend to spend extra on their food when ordering by themselves, either through kiosks or branded apps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

Orders from online channels and delivery partners had to be manually entered into its previous Point-of-Sale (POS) system, and manually delivered to the kitchen. Since then, the whole world changed and we checked in with Adams to see how Oracle was moving forward. "Everything has changed," he said. "We

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2019

They are also especially appealing to younger demographics who prefer to use mobile payment methods. Global e-gift card sales are expected to reach $300 billion in 2019 , with most of those sales occurring during the fourth quarter, and customers who opt to purchase gift cards will spend an average of $44.83

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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. 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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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

The chains’ carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery orders soared throughout the pandemic as consumers looked for relief from preparing most of their meals at home. The chains’ carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery orders soared throughout the pandemic as consumers looked for relief from preparing most of their meals at home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery. Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery.

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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. Legislation. Litigation.

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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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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. As startups have “disrupted” the restaurant industry, they’ve replaced menus and hand-written orders with kitchen display systems (KDS), ordering tablets, and QR codes.

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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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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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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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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Break-even point. Sales per labor hour. You can now determine what percentage this is off your overall sales to get a picture of your restaurant's financial health. Business is often a game of numbers, and restaurants are no exception. If it's not measured, it won't be managed. Table of Contents: Cost of Goods Sold.

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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. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind.

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SpotOn

JUNE 17, 2025

An online ordering system is table stakes for every restaurant these days. But if you're still on the fence about implementing online food ordering software at your establishment, take a look at some of the latest stats from the National Restaurant's Association's 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry Report.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In fact, they love it so much that overall restaurant industry sales are projected to reach a record high of $863 billion in 2019. Customer-led Ordering and Payment. So, where are we headed? What’s on our collective horizon for the future of dining? Here’s a look at the top predictions for the coming decade.

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

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Despite tremendous initial interest in 2019, the Covid crisis put a halt to all discussions in 2020. Saudi Arabia had a successful pop-up store at the 2019 Riyadh Season and is opening its first permanent store in Jeddah this summer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2019

NCR and Zynstra have worked together for several years, reflected in the launch of NCR Software Defined Store introduced in January 2019 and in use by companies like Pilot Flying J. NCR Acquires Zynstra. NCR Corporation acquired U.K.-based based Zynstra, a provider of edge virtualization technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Yelp's Economic Impact Report. Key findings for the restaurant industry include: Restaurant Closures Data. Restaurants had a high rate of permanent closures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

The answers are an entry point for understanding consumers’ needs as brands start to reopen, notes RMS CEO John Oakes. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features NLRB, Condado Tacos, JBF, General Mills Convenience & Foodservice, Yelp, WorkJam and Forge, HungryPanda, QikServe and FreedomPay, Tablelist, xtraCHEF, Perk Labs and blixr. NLRB Issues Joint-Employer Ruling. As a result, the final rule provides clear guidance in this significant area of the law.

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