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. An Industry in Limbo. Six months following the first shutdown of restaurants for the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant industry is in limbo.

2020 189

2020 Food Safety Food Supply Kitchen Safety 189

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.

2020 180

2020 Online Ordering Fast Casual Point of Sale 180

Restaurant Engine

JULY 20, 2020

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Boulud’s three Michelin star restaurant has alternately been used for meal prep boxes, takeout and delivery services, and as a philanthropic commissary kitchen. According to Boulud, NYC’s outdoor dining restrictions have restricted his table service capacity by at least 75%.

Fine Dining 80

Fine Dining Outdoor Seating Kitchen Safety 80

Sante

JANUARY 26, 2020

Event date: February 2, 2020 (All day). Safety Package | One pitcher of Mojito and two orders of chips & salsa $450 for the game | 6PM - 11 PM $650 for the day & game | 9 AM - 11 PM. Enjoy the big game at a new eatery or acclaimed restaurant with stellar food & drink specials in Miami on Super Bowl Sunday!

Dine-in 147

Dine-in Hotels Bar Fine Dining 147

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4 So what’s next?

Delivery 168

Delivery Kitchen Safety Social Media Online Ordering 168

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 138

2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 138

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Just as restaurants were on the path toward recovery after COVID-19 closures and safety restrictions, the current economic conditions continue to present challenges for the industry. But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation.

Technology 180

Technology Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Download 180

Transact

DECEMBER 18, 2019

2020 is just around the corner and it’s an exciting time to be in the business! Let’s review some of the most likely trends we will see in the restaurant industry for 2020. . In 2020, expect more restaurant owners and managers to start leveraging mobile devices more often as a means of managing operations. . Mobile Technology.

Technology 83

Technology 2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 83

Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

As we continue to fight this pandemic that we still know so little about, and try to gradually open up the economy with a keen eye on public safety – it will be restaurants and other hospitality businesses that suffer the longest. The restaurant industry is being hit extraordinarily hard, unlike any other time in recent history.

White Paper 519

White Paper Certification Food Safety Food Supply 519

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This past year has shown us the invaluable difference that a warm and welcoming dining experience can make for customers, who are increasingly choosing establishments that go the extra mile in offering hospitality. – Frances Allen, President and CEO, Checkers Brand loyalty took priority in 2023.

2023 117

2023 Front of House Customer Experience Customer Service 117

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts to gaze into a crystal ball and re-imagine the future of dining. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts to gaze into a crystal ball and re-imagine the future of dining. Chris Boyles, VP of Food Safety for Steritech.

Kitchen Safety 227

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program Technology 227

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. As much as complete closures and stay-at-home orders have harmed the restaurant industry, reopening has come with fits and starts, presenting a new litany of obstacles for dining establishments to overcome.

Fine Dining 201

Fine Dining Restaurant Law Food Truck Outdoor 201

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. Uber To Acquire Postmates. billion in an all-stock transaction that brings together two top players in third-party delivery, Uber will acquire Postmates.

Mobile Ordering 192

Mobile Ordering Restaurant Law Seating Customer Service 192

EATER

MARCH 27, 2024

The primary source of sustenance for most of human history, foraging began to fall out of fashion with the invention of agriculture about 12,000 years ago, and its decline continued somewhat steadily until 2020.

Kitchen Safety 99

Kitchen Safety Seasonal Menu Food Safety Food Supply 99

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a hub of contagion. With less inventory and even fewer customers coming in, we recommend that you widen your margins and revamp your offerings.

Social Media 215

Social Media Food Safety Cash Management Kitchen Safety 215

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. 43 percent plan to add an outdoor on-site dining space. "What

2022 215

2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

Coronavirus and the Restaurant Industry: Key Insights – May 13, 2020. . The number of restaurants reopening their dining rooms has steadily increased in recent days. The impact of those dining rooms opening has been impactful in driving incremental sales for full-service restaurants. percentage point change.

Point of Sale 124

Point of Sale Guest Recovery Fine Dining Fast Casual 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 215

Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 215

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

This guidance implements the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020, and expands eligibility for businesses with owners who have past felony convictions. PPP Revisions. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Just Eat Takeaway.com to Acquire Grubhub.

Food Safety 169

Food Safety Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 169

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 The decline in sales growth for the week was driven primarily by a decline in sales growth in family dining. Sales growth in fine dining and upscale casual also eroded during the week. .

Fast Casual 84

Fast Casual Guest Recovery Fine Dining Point of Sale 84

EATER

JUNE 14, 2023

It seemed like a sure thing: Loba Pastry + Coffee was Chicago magazine’s Best New Bakery in 2016, among other plaudits, and Velazquez Lindsten, who got her start as a pastry chef in Chicago’s fine dining kitchens after immigrating to the U.S. Rachel P. Every step forward sent me five steps backward.

Fine Dining 77

Fine Dining Kitchen Safety Back of House Small Business 77

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 148

Hospitality Customer Service Customer Experience Fine Dining 148

EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

And whether it’s as a vehicle for Chaplin’s absurdist physical comedy, or it’s offering romantic depictions of Italian cuisine in Goodfellas and Big Night , or it’s the way the The Menu uses visceral horror and biting satire to critique the extravagance of luxury dining culture, food plays a crucial role in making the movies we love feel real.

Food 142

Food Food Truck Consumer Goods Food Order 142

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. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot. ” Flippy ROAR will deploy later this fall.

Mobile Ordering 164

Mobile Ordering Certification Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 164

Restaurant Engine

MAY 26, 2021

The future is here, and automated kitchens are trending. With the Covid pandemic in 2020 and even in 2021, the restaurant industry found itself having to adopt new ideas and look deep into the future. The newly imagined restaurant of today might find itself looking to automated kitchens. What is an Automated Kitchen?

Kitchen Safety 105

Kitchen Safety Reference Customer Service Mobile Ordering 105

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. A lot of those people have come from larger cities, and they’re used to lots and lots of dining options.”. But why Nashville? And why now? And why now? Conrad Nashville.

Hotels 100

Hotels Fine Dining Tourism 2021 100

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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. “This milestone is significant and we could not be prouder for the contributions our team has made to our success. . Sandy Reinhardt joined Schostak Brothers & Co.,

Food 173

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

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.

Allergens 145

Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 145

Next Restaurants

MAY 26, 2020

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant will remain safe from the contagion. The webinar is on May 28th, 2020 at 4pm ET. Don’t miss out, sign up now. Instead, you can reach a compromise in your menu.

Webinar 90

Webinar Social Media Food Safety Cash Management 90

EATER

AUGUST 3, 2020

Outdoor dining in San Francisco | Patricia Chang. From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on August 1, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. Not all outdoor dining is created equal.

Outdoor 70

Outdoor Fine Dining Kitchen Safety Dine-in 70

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Total restaurant visits were down -6 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019 but were up +23 percent from a year ago, recovering from a -23 percent decline in May 2020. Snack periods, were down -5 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2020, and for a pre-pandemic view, down -11 percent compared to same month two years ago. ” 2.

2021 189

2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

EATER

JUNE 8, 2020

Discrimination comes from angry and ignorant guests, but even more so from the people who brush shoulders in restaurants every day, working in dining rooms and kitchens. Restaurants are still often obviously segregated by staff, and Black people are often denied employment or progression in fine dining and corporate restaurants.

Social Media 109

Social Media Fine Dining Hiring Dine-in 109

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 154

Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 154

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 78

Hospitality Customer Service Customer Experience Fine Dining 78

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. Brands, Inc. has agreed to acquire The Habit Restaurants, Inc., Gibbs, chief executive officer of Yum! family and has significant untapped growth potential in the U.S.

Fast Casual 112

Fast Casual Customer Service Online Ordering Casual 112

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Miso Robotics launched global commercial availability of the Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR) – a zero-footprint, cost-efficient intelligent robotic kitchen assistant for the evolving commercial kitchen. ” touchscreen monitor mounted on the ROAR system.?. ” touchscreen monitor mounted on the ROAR system.?.

Kitchen Safety 154

Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Food Safety Point of Sale 154

The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

In 2020, 50% of limited-service restaurants became distressed businesses due to changes in consumer behaviour brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day hundreds of restaurants open and every day many close down. Over the last few years, multiple good restaurants have closed in the first year of inception. But why do restaurants fail?

Kitchen Safety 52

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Social Media Customer Service 52