Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Furthermore, a recent study by SaverLife sponsored by the FINRA Foundation found that savings balances above just $250 are correlated with increased housing security, ability to pay utility bills, and avoiding high-cost borrowing. It’s one more way we can show how much we care about our employees.

Franchise 199

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 199

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

Franchise 186

Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 186

Deliverect

APRIL 20, 2020

Whereas this statement was undeniably true before the crisis, it now looks like off-premises dining will be even bigger once things go back to normal. Recent consumer surveys show that 67% of US consumers will be very cautious about dining in a restaurant once they reopen, and 12% claim they may never go back to dining in at all.

Delivery 89

Delivery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food 89

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

2022 212

2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 212

EATER

AUGUST 3, 2020

That’s how a decade-long employee for Tyson Foods, Inc. The machine operator didn’t want to be publicly identified for fear of reprisal, but he told Civil Eats that he’s worried about his safety since the coronavirus began to spread at meatpacking plants in March. A nightmare.”.

Food 103

Food Kitchen Safety Front of House Food Safety 103

The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 22, 2021

From banana breads and pancake cereals to mini pizza cereal and mug recipes, baking was on top of people’s minds whenever they picked up kitchen crockeries, as per the social media trends. It is equally important for you to follow it and look back to it whenever required. . in the next five years. . Create A Bakery Business Plan.

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License Back of House Kitchen Safety Equipment 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

“I discovered PJ’s Coffee back in 2002, and have been hooked ever since,” said Wright. Currently, PJ’s Coffee has 124 locations and by the end of 2020, the franchise is expected to open an additional six cafes throughout the country. PJ's Hopes to Open 187 Locations Throughout Florida in Next 10 Years.

Franchise 140

Franchise Franchising Catering Online Ordering 140

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Hardee's, and Panda Express are just some of the leading restaurant chains that have added plant-based items to their menus over the past 12 months, with Del Taco, Qdoba Mexican Eats, Red Robin, and Yard House adding additional items to their existing plant-based offerings. This data covers U.S.

Hospitality 156

Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 156

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most Important safety initiatives. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. How Comfortable are Diners? Some highlights inlcude: Consumers' projected dining out frequency. Primary reasons for dining out less.

2020 186

2020 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Customer Service 186

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

“Now, more than ever, restaurateurs need an effective and affordable way to promote their restaurants to new and existing customers so they can bring them back again and again. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

Food Safety 205

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 205

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As guests gravitate towards digital for control and convenience and operators sought to improve operational efficiencies, brands realized the importance of implementing technology both back- and front-of-house in an effort to do more with less and make every guest feel like a regular. Here are some of their insights.

2023 114

2023 Front of House Customer Experience Customer Service 114

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has launched the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to support U.S. restaurant employees financially impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Clic here to d onate to the Foundation’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. This fund is designed to help those struggling employees.”

Healthcare 182

Healthcare Employee Relations Online Ordering Customer Service 182

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

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. Holiday Traffic Not Enough. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

2019 105

2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 105

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

As a restaurant manager, your job is to juggle several responsibilities—from managing employees and controlling costs to creating staff schedules and boosting revenue. 7 Core Restaurant Management Responsibilities Staffing : Hire, fire, train, and manage employees. But restaurant management is the glue that holds it all together.

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Management Management 2019 Employee Relations 284

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Applications are being accepted through December 31, 2020. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature restaurant community support endeavors, new tech and a little holiday fun. Supporting Independents. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. For more information on how to apply or contribute, go to [link].

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Coaching 124

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. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.

Mobile Ordering 212

Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 212

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark Creates Safety Plans. Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. Takeout For Good.

Food Safety 158

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 158

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

™” with an initial donation, aiming to raise $125,000+ for Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), a nonprofit that assists the families of service industry members navigating life-altering circumstances. All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE). Feed the Front Line.

Healthcare 165

Healthcare Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Small Business 165

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

The announcement comes after the COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges for the hospitality industry, particularly for restaurant General Managers who grappled with unprecedented obstacles, such as labor shortages, customer and employee safety, and supply chain delays. Killer Burger Teams with Village Family Capital.

Franchise 160

Franchise Franchising 2021 Employee Relations 160

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The challenges our teams have faced over the last two years specifically has made us value our employees now more than ever. As it relates to the labor crunch, we’re seeing in restaurant brands across the board: An impact in top-line revenue because customers aren't being served. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

2022 186

2022 Food Supply Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 186

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. We are excited to support their mission to help independent restaurants optimize online ordering and generate incremental revenue from under-utilized kitchens.”

Online Ordering 138

Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 138

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know.

Food 162

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 162

EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Short-staffed and overwhelmed, restaurants’ hours of operation have been cut back, with signs on windows practically pleading line cooks and waiters to apply for one of many open positions. Here’s how three owners are doing it.

Front of House 114

Front of House Food Supply Back of House Supplies 114

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

" The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges. " The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges.

Webinar 186

Webinar Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Customer Service 186

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

Bar 127

Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 127

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Baton Rouge’s very own Walk-On’s , is looking for more ways to give back. ” Throughout 2020, the culinary team at Walk-On’s will feature select burgers from the menu as the “Game On Burger.” Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Back of House Hotels Leadership Design 113

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

“Over the last century, women, despite their incredible contributions, have struggled to make it in professional kitchens — held back by inequalities unfairly put upon them,” said Rob Sundy, Head of Brand Marketing & Creative Studios at Whirlpool Corporation, the parent company of the KitchenAid brand.

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Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 120

EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Some, like Ratatouille and Chef , are obvious picks — they are largely set in restaurants or kitchens, there are chefs involved, etc. The one thing that all of these films have in common is that they depict food, dining, cooking, or eating in relatable, often visceral ways. But what exactly constitutes a great food movie?

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Food Food Truck Consumer Goods Food Order 138

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

2020 136

2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 136

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2020 and remains subject to stockholder and regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. This edition of MRM News Bites features Yum! Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc. has agreed to acquire The Habit Restaurants, Inc., Brands, Inc.

Fast Casual 101

Fast Casual Customer Service Online Ordering Casual 101

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

Unlike 2020, diners opted for the plant-based versions of delivery classics so far in 2021. Unlike 2020, diners opted for the plant-based versions of delivery classics so far in 2021. Like we saw in Grubhub's 2020 Year in Food Report, diners continue to eat plant-based, but the pace has slowed down a bit compared to previous years.

2021 127

2021 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Consumer Goods 127

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. Restaurant Adaptation. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

2020 219

2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

Black Box Intelligence

APRIL 21, 2021

By the end of March and through April of 2020, full-service suddenly found itself in a scenario in which more than 85% of all their sales were going through off-premise. “By By the end of March and through April of 2020, full-service suddenly found itself in a scenario in which more than 85% of all their sales were going through off-premise.

Technology 80

Technology Operations Employee Relations Kitchen Safety 80

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

7010 – Paycheck Protection Program (PP) Flexibility Act of 2020 which extends provisions of the act to give more time to both use and pay back the funds. For new loans, the pay back term for non-forgiven debt is extended to five years from two. PPP Goes Flexible. President Trump signed H.R.7010

Guest Recovery 136

Guest Recovery Food Safety Employee Relations Mobile Ordering 136

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Not only is turnover rising for all employees, the percentage of new hires that leave the company within the first 90 days of employment is also increasing. Check out the full “The Post Pandemic Restaurant Employee” whitepaper here. . Year-over-year check growth was 5.7% during the week, the highest growth recorded since mid-April.

Fast Casual 84

Fast Casual Guest Recovery Fine Dining Point of Sale 84

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Chris Boyles, VP of Food Safety for Steritech. Ghost kitchens allow you to order from multiple brand menus at a single location. Drones deliver to your house. From a food safety perspective, far UVC light is a growing area where the light destroys germs, but doesn't harm humans. 20 at 4 p.m. Here are their insights.

Kitchen Safety 225

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program Technology 225

EATER

JULY 22, 2021

A September 2020 Yelp report found that more than 32,000 restaurants across the country had closed between March and the end of August — 61 percent of them permanently. We’re never going back to normal,” Jackson predicted shortly after the pandemic reached New York City in March of last year. Chef Russell Jackson was tired.

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Fine Dining Back of House Dine-in Front of House 105