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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Finding and retaining employees remain among the biggest obstacles operators struggle with. First, at 2.1

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Combining our backgrounds in tech, automation, and culinary fine dining, we knew we could fill this void to give more people access to healthy, high-quality food.” From cups to straws, all of Ono’s consumables are compostable, making Ono more sustainable compared to traditional smoothie establishments. and Germany.

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The True Cost of Keeping a Restaurant Open During a Pandemic

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She kept her second restaurant, Nari, open, turning the six-month-old space in Japantown’s Kabuki Hotel into a takeout operation. When we were first told that we had to close down the dining room, I didn’t let go of my salaried employees. That means each month it costs me less [to operate] than my sales. Nari is a bit less.

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Organic Waste Recycling for Foodservice: What You Need To Know

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

Composting can be considered a form of recycling. A compostable item is a certain type of biodegradable item that breaks down relatively quickly into humus , a substance that enriches soil. An extensive list of composting terms and their definitions can be found here. all organic matter) for soil amendments.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ alluring story — that a fine dining restaurant could be a model for changing the world — seduced diners, would-be employees, and thought leaders alike. In 2019, Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ most recent full year of operation, it started at $258 per person; tickets to dinner currently cost between $348 and $398.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

Although the land, labor, and creativity of farm-to-table sourcing is so exciting and delicious, considerable operational disruption, scheduling, and menu management is still required to make it all a profitable business model. If you think Uber Eats and Grubhub have already had a big impact on the way restaurants operate, just wait.