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Restaurant Guests in the Driver’s Seat

Modern Restaurant Management

The popularity of drive-thru continues as sales are up 30 percent since 2019. Considering smaller footprints : Explore "drive-thru only" locations with smaller footprints and no dine-in seating for high-traffic areas with limited space. How will the drive-thru change in the coming years?

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Expanding the Definition of Value

Modern Restaurant Management

The majority of operators say increasing traffic on-site and getting diners back in their seats will be more important to their restaurant's success in 2025. Half of all restaurant operators report that off-premises sales now account for a larger proportion of their revenue compared with 2019.

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How Our New Concept Brought In 30 Percent More Guests

EATER

Increase in daily guest count from 2019: 31 percent, with a similar increase in sales revenue On closing Bastille When the pandemic hit, some [of our] restaurants lent to the [new operating conditions] much easier than others in terms of going takeout-only or outdoor-only.

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The Unlikely Perks of a Larger Restaurant Space

EATER

The restaurant, with its then-$55 and -$80 tasting menus, was a food-media darling: In 2019, it earned a Michelin star and topped the Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants list. We also have two seats at the bar that we reserve for walk-in drinks and la carte bites.

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Quick Facts About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Process

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For some business types, at least 33 percent of 2019 gross receipts must have comprised on-site sales to the public. Construction of outdoor seating. For businesses that were open for all of 2019 and 2020, the maximum amount they can receive is $5 million per restaurant or $10 million per restaurant group. Rent payments.

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How the Restaurant Industry Can Begin Planning for the Future

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If, prior to the pandemic, your restaurant had a seating capacity of 120 seats, that may be reduced by 20 percent or more. So, if you expect to reopen in June, then use the June 2019 numbers to determine the cash reserves needed to reopen in June 2020. 75 percent of the prior year’s monthly payroll cost.

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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

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New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. There were only 100 fewer new restaurant openings in September of this year, compared to September 2019.

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