Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Delivery, takeout and drive-thru. In RMS’ third consumer survey assessing US consumers’ attitudes toward dining , fielded Aug. 5-11 with 800 US respondents, one in three (36 percent) consumers reported using delivery, takeout and drive-thru “more or much more” vs. pre-pandemic. Chief among those habits?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Raise your hand if your 2020 marketing plan included messaging about wearing a mask. How about weeks-long dining room shutdowns? Curbside takeout and no-contact delivery are the norms. Curbside takeout and no-contact delivery are the norms. Still nothing? That’s not to say anything about this year has been easy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Many have started offering their menus on third-party delivery websites. Some have white-labeled those same delivery services for integration within their organizations, and others have built out programs for pick up or delivery entirely in house. Looking at the data proves much of what we already know.

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Just as everyone was making their predictions for 2020 this time last year, a certain black swan event came along and caused a bit of a stir. Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. What does the future look like for restaurant ordering and delivery tech?

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Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Just as everyone was making their predictions for 2020 this time last year, a certain black swan event came along and caused a bit of a stir. Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. What does the future look like for restaurant ordering and delivery tech?

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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? From the very beginning we worked to attract loyal guests seeking an authentic, family dining experience. Here are their responses.

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Deliverect

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The past year has been all about true food experiences, with people - both at home and in a brick-and-mortar restaurant - looking for an unforgettable dining experience which involves both tasty, good-looking food and a unique atmosphere. But what will 2020 bring? Veganism is still on the menu. The era of locavores. Food for thought!

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This marks the first time the restaurant industry and third-party delivery companies have come together to create guidelines and culminates a year-long effort by the Association to develop national policies based on the experiences of restaurant operators of all sizes.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 25, 2022

Coming out of 2020, few restaurant types were better prepared for the new normal than quick service and fast casual. They had streamlined menus, more digital presence than their full-service counterparts, and dining rooms weren't an integral part of the fast casual experience. Table of Contents. QSR Sales are trending upwards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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Deliverect

JANUARY 18, 2021

2020 was a huge year for off-premise dining. For some that meant stepping up their already hot delivery game using the latest tech. Many had never thought about offering delivery as a channel before because it just wasn’t right for their brand of food and service. 2020 made restaurants rethink off-premise strategy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the latest report from Tripadvisor , which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry, restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out.

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Deliverect

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The food delivery industry is continuing to grow at a rapid-fire pace, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon. Digital restaurant orders grew 23% annually since 2013 and are expected to triple in volume by 2020, according to The NPD Group. Check out these key trends on the horizon for 2020! #1

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7 Shifts

MARCH 18, 2021

After a few weeks of uncertainty in February and early March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization. How restaurant sales were impacted Shortly after lockdowns were initiated, restaurant sales across the board—from full-service dining to coffee shops—took a nosedive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag. Mixed take-out bag.

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Cheetah

APRIL 12, 2021

In this article, we dive into the food delivery boom and how it could change how the industry does business for years to come. To say that ghost kitchens and third-party delivery services are experiencing a boom would be a gross understatement. Increased Demand for Food Delivery. In 2020, the four companies raked in roughly $5.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. “With holiday traditions disrupted and people dining in smaller groups, they are looking to for inspiration and want to try something new,” added de Montfort Walker.

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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. Modular Chicken. Golden Chick is introducing its first modular constructed building. Hot on Hot Chicken.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

Restaurants Challenge Dining Bans : Restaurants across the country are challenging city, county, and state bans on indoor and outdoor dining due to COVID-19. For the most part, courts have upheld dining restrictions due to public safety concerns. In its ruling in McGee v. S-L Snacks Natl’l (No. S-L Snacks Natl’l (No.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5 Embrace Digital Hospitality ??

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2022

The restaurant industry saw a significant increase in delivery and takeout during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, most restaurants were still getting more delivery orders than ever. Restaurants found that ramping up their delivery services had mitigated some of their losses from in-person dining during 2020 and 2021.

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Focus POS

AUGUST 7, 2020

A ghost kitchen is a kitchen that operates in a space without a dining area. It caters specifically to online orders, and is usually a delivery-only restaurant. Now, they opt for safer alternatives, like online ordering and delivery. Because it operates via delivery, it can be located almost anywhere. Reduced Rent .

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth. Family dining was another segment that was hit hard, which includes many buffet-based concepts. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March. Same-store traffic fell by 29.2 percent during March.

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7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2020

However, pivoting your business model to takeout and delivery is not always the best—or only—option your restaurant has to boost sales during this time. With dine-in officially off the menu, we’re sharing a few options for restaurants to consider to pivot their business model during COVID-19. Alcohol delivery ??

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Open for Business

MAY 9, 2023

Third-party delivery is booming like never before. In 2020, third-party delivery exploded because it gave restaurants a vital revenue stream during the pandemic. But even now that guests have long since returned to on-premise dining, demand for delivery remains high and shows no signs of going anywhere.

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EATER

JANUARY 21, 2021

It’s probably not Uber Eats, Postmates, or Grubhub 2020 was an undeniably big year for food delivery. Benefitting the most from this disruption to an already broken food supply chain are third-party delivery apps, such as UberEats, Grubhub, and DoorDash. When did delivery apps get so powerful?

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Rocket Fuel

MARCH 19, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS– March 19, 2024 – Investments in mobile apps and in-store kiosks continue to drive demand among quick-service restaurants (QSRs), with growth in third-party delivery showing no signs of slowing down, according to Delaget ’s annual QSR Operational Index report. Among the key findings in the report: Third-party delivery is up 29.8

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EATER

MAY 5, 2021

The pandemic has forced restaurants to accommodate delivery in order to stay relevant. Although we did offer delivery, our menu decisions, like most of our decisions, had up until that point prioritized the entire dining room experience. Tricky_Shark/Shutterstock. And there’s no going back now.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 11, 2021

2020 was a tough year, and you made a ton of sacrifices and difficult decisions already. With indoor dining closed as per Governor Cuomo until further notice, outdoor dining has become a staple of dining out in New York City. "Winter is coming".said said every restaurateur in existence. Get and Stay Healthy ??

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2021

The state of dining has transformed over the last year and a half and continues to rapidly evolve. According to NPD Group data, takeout and delivery orders have increased dramatically, with takeout jumping from 18 percent to 60 percent within the FSR segment from 2019 to 2020. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Deliverect

JANUARY 18, 2021

2020 was a huge year for off-premise dining. For some that meant stepping up their already hot delivery game using the latest tech. Many had never thought about offering delivery as a channel before because it just wasn’t right for their brand of food and service. 2020 made restaurants rethink off-premise strategy.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Key Restaurant Industry Takeaways for 2020 – Challenges and Innovations. With a challenging and unprecedented 2020 nearly behind us, it is useful to take stock and pause to review the year’s challenges and opportunities. The shuttering of dining rooms takes us to another of this year’s key industry takeaways.

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Future Food

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Trends that will shape the future of your food and hospitality projects for 2020. Menu shapers will become seriously experimental with the flexitarian crowd in 2020. This trend has developed even since the offer, marketing and delivery formats became credible. The ‘whole experience’ is what matters.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. But when it’s so dead simple to get listed on third-party delivery marketplaces and take orders, why do all the other work to create your own system when you are a time-strapped restaurateur? It will still cost you to run your own delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2020

Now that consumers have become more particular with dining, service standards have skyrocketed, and expectations are higher than ever before. When people decide to dine in your establishment, they don’t just want to eat good food; they want to have a pleasant experience, as well. Dining as a Personalized Experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

For instance, the growth of delivery led to uncharted operational struggles, with more business came heightened compliance risks and of course, with more customers came labor-related headaches. The Delivery Dilemma. However, navigating the delivery landscape is much easier said than done. trillion in sales by 2030.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2022

Additionally, r estaurant and food new business openings (74,616) also increased 10 percent from 2020 (67,611). "Our data shows restaurant and food new business openings increased 10% last year from 2020 – a strong sign that these businesses are adapting to the changing conditions.

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