Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4 The National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry Report found 46 percent of family-dining and fine-dining restaurants added delivery options between March and December 2020, along with 44 percent of casual-dining and fast-casual restaurants.

Delivery

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

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2020

Casual dining's share of restaurant visits was in free-fall from the 15th to the 22nd, and now has reached a more stable trend. In a newly released deck, it shows the steep decline of foot traffic to America’s businesses in March 2020 due to the spread of Covid19 and associated governmental “shelter in place” orders.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

We are also leaning heavily into our People First Safety Always Plan to guide us through how we’re doing business, as we seek what’s best for all our teams, franchisees, and enterprise.” Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices.

Franchise

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. In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

Mobile Ordering

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. Holsom by Yogurtland.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Flynn now owns and operates a combined total of 2,355 quick-service, fast casual and casual dining restaurants, generating $3.5 “We want to do our part to to help ensure the safety and well-being of older adults during this difficult time, and Meals on Wheels America has the support system in place to reach seniors in need.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Clean Juice Chief Executive Officer, Landon Eckles described 2020 as challenging but resolute in lauding its franchise partners and support staff in the company’s response to the global pandemic. Additional 2020 Award Recipients: Top Delivery Sales : Lance and Blake Condray, Campbell, CA. Clean Juice Celebrates Franchisees.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Taffer's Tavern, the new full service tavern concept created by Jon Taffer, signed a multi-unit franchise deal with Cuisine Solutions, a manufacturer of sous vide foods, to bring the ‘Kitchen of the Future’ to the D.C.

Franchise

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. Touchless cleaning for the safety of employees. Added sanitizing stations.

Food Safety

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Restaurant inventory management software is a tool that helps digitally track and manage your kitchen inventory. Restaurant technology has seen innovation in the form of smart devices for the commercial kitchen.

Technology

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

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) plans to bring its signature California-style pizzas, pastas, salads and more to Canada for the first time. The signing of the Canada franchise agreement kicks off CPK’s global growth efforts in 2020 and beyond, with additional plans to increase its presence in Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Europe.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry. QSR Automations added contactless features within ConnectSmart Kitchen and DineTime.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. 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. . Brands, Inc.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

Consumers ask, "Can I trust this establishment, can I trust the food they are offering me, can I trust that the staff is adhering to health and safety protocols." COVID-19 just seemed to pour fuel on those growth numbers, and 2020 is on track to exponentially surpass last year's records.

Food

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

The 2020 National Restaurant Association Show, which we had planned to hold in Chicago on May 16-19, has officially been canceled. Although these developments resulting from COVID19 require that the 2020 Show not go forward at this time, we are looking forward to partnering with you to make the 2021 Show the best ever."

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

The Restaurant Reboot Relief Program launches in June of 2020 and run for at least a year. restaurants by the end of summer 2020. By the end of 2020, all Dunkin’ Keurig K-Cup® pods sold in-store and on shelves at grocery will also be recyclable.* Consulting on Ghost Kitchens.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In 2020, a new coalition will help hospitals not just in New York but nationwide provide patients plant-based food options that combat rather than contribute to cancer, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. In 2020, it is expanding its efforts to engage even more organizations in reducing meat consumption. Health Care Without Harm.

Hospitality

EATER

MAY 23, 2022

In addition to the fine dining imports, the city is also welcoming casual concepts from other cities, like Dallas’s Velvet Taco and NYC’s Black Tap. I hope people realize that what draws people here are the forebears, places like Arnold’s Country Kitchen, and Bolton’s, and Robert’s. But why Nashville? And why now?

Hotels

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers. First, at 2.1 Over-the-Counter.

2019

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The robotic kitchen runs on batteries instead of a diesel generator. Cleanliness – The robotic kitchen is NSF 169 certified, which is the equivalent to best in class sanitation, to ensure customers know that their blend is created in the cleanest, safest, and most sanitary environment possible. Door Dash Shared Kitchen. ?DoorDash?

Food Truck

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The normalcy of customers coming in the doors for a night of dining or even a casual lunch feels like a vision of the distant past. When in doubt, always err on the side of being overly safe, overly cautious, and overly protective of the health and safety of your workers and clientele. Think Long-Term.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While we'd prefer a bit wider margin of safety at current levels, we'd encourage investors to take advantage of any post-transition weakness in the stock." Customizable flow controls assist with pacing tables to help the kitchen from getting backed up and keep staff’s heads above water when the restaurant is at its busiest.

Waste

Sante

JUNE 9, 2020

Virginia-based Cuisine Solutions (CSI) has recently been tapped to assist with menu development, as well as kitchen design for the upcoming Taffer’s Tavern franchise. The full-service casual restaurant concept is the brainchild of the industry’s leading hospitality consultant, Jon Taffer. About Cuisine Solutions.

Kitchen Safety

KaTom

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The pizza chain emphasized customer and employee safety by offering contactless delivery, curbside pickup, and contactless carryout. The chain reported its highest average sales week in the past eight years during May 2020. California Pizza Kitchen’s Dining Room Woes. The Rise & Fall of the Hut.

2020

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

Coronavirus and the Restaurant Industry: Key Insights – May 13, 2020. . While casual dining’s YOY dine-in comp sales in Texas improved by almost 11 percentage points compared with the previous week, the improvement for fast casual and quick service were a much lower 3.4 Key Insights – May 6, 2020. .

Point of Sale

The Restaurant Times

APRIL 27, 2022

dollars in 2020 and is a leading contributor to the global restaurant market. . Steps To Open A Casual Dining Restaurant In The USA. A casual dining restaurant serves moderately-priced food in a comfortable and laid-back setting. In a typical casual dining restaurant, guests are waited on by servers and bartenders.

Dine-in

Future Food

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Across the globe we’ve seen the cultural, social and economic landscape of food and hospitality destinations upended, increased outdoor dining focus, delivery platforms, dark-kitchens, grocery e-commerce and social media continue to redefine dining and its new parameters regarding safety.

Hospitality

The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 31, 2020

While the hurdles of 2020 may not end when the clock strikes midnight on December 31 st , the restaurant landscape is better equipped to deal with whatever comes its way. Ghost Kitchens Will Likely be Short-Lived. The past year saw the rise of ghost kitchens as a way to operate with lower overhead and labor costs.

2021

The Food Corridor

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This time last year, we were getting ready for an exciting year for the shared kitchen industry. Cloud or ghost kitchens were starting to come into the mainstream consciousness, the sharing economy was on the up, and there was a sense of optimism in the air for the coming year. . It’s surely got to be better than 2020.

2021

Future Food

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Rocketing sales in kitchen appliances plus wine & beer deliveries confirmed ‘hometainment” has risen to a new level. Dark kitchens offer rent and sales opportunities, but a lot of work needs to be done on delivery and presentation standards before it can be considered a true dining experience. Image via AGFG.

Hospitality

Future Food

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Across the globe we’ve seen the cultural, social and economic landscape of food and hospitality destinations upended, increased outdoor dining focus, delivery platforms, dark-kitchens, grocery e-commerce and social media continue to redefine dining and its new parameters regarding safety.

Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? In 2020, Uber Eats expanded their network of supported restaurants to 500,000 from 220,000 in 2019, and gross bookings from $14.5

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

“While this 2020 required us to pivot, we’ve been able to stay focused on maintaining our position as the fastest growing fast casual brand,” said Swenson, who joined Dave’s Hot Chicken at the tail-end of 2019. Good 2020 for Mountain Mike's. ” Naf Naf Expands in Dallas Area. .

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Our research estimates that for 2020, at least 100,000 restaurants will close, but the initial scope of closures won’t be known until government statistics are released in the months ahead. Food Safety Supply Chain. Zebra Technologies Corporation announced the results of its Food Safety Supply Chain Vision Study.

2020

The Restaurant Times

JUNE 11, 2021

It enables the staff to view the full digital menu via hand-held tablets, generate instantaneous Kitchen Order Tickets (KOTs) and provide the online billing facility at every table. percent of the total card payments in 2020 in the UK were contactless payments. Provides Efficient Billing Operations. According to Barclaycard, 88.6

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