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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds.

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Celebrating 90 Years of Fresh, Maine Lobster

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine caught up with co-owner Stuart Snyder to discuss the Southwest Harbor, Maine landmark’s past, present and future. They created “Beal’s at Home,” a direct-to-consumer service, shipping its lobsters via its website and through Goldbelly. What is the Beal’s story?

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Is Contactless Forever?

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants have endless third-party ordering app options, but those do come with a price, approximately five-twenty percent of each sale. POS and restaurant management software have made it easier than ever to set up your own system and cut out the need to reach out to a third-party whenever there are issues. from 2019 to 2020.

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants will also explore delivery options beyond costly third-party partnerships, and hike delivery menu prices to make the channel more lucrative as off-premise demand holds steady. A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Simplified Menus.

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Control Virtual Kitchen Costs with These 3 Tips

Xtra Chef

The research was published in October 2019, months before COVID-19 changed the hospitality industry as we know it. Rather than accepting on-site orders, virtual kitchens facilitate orders through a native app or website or a third-party platform. Rethink recipe management. Automate for accurate food cost data.

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Five Steps for Improving Restaurant Efficiency in 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Pricing events for happy hours and special occasions. Performed manually, these tasks eat up dozens of hours from a high-level manager on a recurring basis.

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2019 Digital Marketing To Do List for Restaurants

Restaurant Clicks

You can see exactly what platforms, ads, websites are driving traffic to your business. If your website is not mobile friendly, you are going to plummet in search results on mobile phones in 2019. Get a mobile responsive WordPress website designed. Is your website mobile friendly? Mobile first! Hire a Photographer.

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