Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

A 1,400-square foot model without interior seating is also currently in development and will be equipped with a drive-thru and walk-up order window. “Naf allows us to align and grow with a clearly differentiated restaurant brand with fantastic food, run by a seasoned and successful management team.” Modular Chicken.

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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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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

So, as we close out on 2020 – here are some reflections and outcomes in the past that we might learn from. [] A DRAMATIC EVENT, BEYOND OUR CONTROL HAS SHUT THE DOOR ON RESTAURANT BUSINESS. The most challenging part of difficult times is living in the moment. Ah, but TODAY is the tough one.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

With the restaurant industry expected to lose up to $240 billion by the end of 2020 , the economic effects of the pandemic will be felt for many months – and even years – to come. Shifting Delivery and Dine-In Experiences. and abroad. So what can restaurants do to adapt their offerings to this changed consumer?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The younger generations don’t just want great food, they expect memorable experiences. Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. People have so many options when it comes to dining out so we need to go above and beyond. Here are their responses. Lavu CEO Saleem S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Our focus this year has been to find ways that Sonny’s is uniquely positioned to help guests navigate our new normal – from safety concerns, family meal solutions, and even the monotony of being trapped at home. Off-premise dining now accounts for 60 percent of total sales in 2020 compared to 40 percent in 2019.

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Culinary Digital

AUGUST 10, 2021

Dining out not only evokes cherished memories and family traditions, but it also gives senior living residents one of life’s greatest pleasures. Amid the COVID pandemic, foodservice operators might have ramped up outdoor dining and curbside pickup. COVID-19’s economic toll on the foodservice industry hasn’t been evenly distributed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

Despite the difficulties we faced in 2020, new restaurants continue to open and existing restaurants have eyed coming back after facing bankruptcy. Despite the difficulties we faced in 2020, new restaurants continue to open and existing restaurants have eyed coming back after facing bankruptcy. About a Restaurant Management Platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2020

Most restaurants now are dealing with a fraction of their normal staff due to the reduction in operations, either because of state by state social distancing requirements and/or a diminished number of patrons who are willing to dine out these days. Let the patrons know what you are doing to assist with safety measures.

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Future Food

OCTOBER 5, 2021

EMBRACING CHANGE TO SURVIVE AND MAXIMISE FOOD SERVICE SALES. The prolonged closures on food and beverage venues have ranged from hard to devastating, not just from a sales perspective, but on the lives of hospitality workers and their families. let’s be clear from the beginning, the new normal, is not normal as we know it.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. Many workers are not returning due to personal safety concerns, and many have left the industry altogether. Adam Ranier, Writer, Restaurant Manifesto.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

2020 has been quite a learning experience. Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. This is now the new norm, and we know that some of these changes are here to stay.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2023

A growing number of fast food chains are experimenting with seatless locations with only takeout or drive-thru options. Getty Images/iStockphoto As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all. People just aren’t hanging out at fast food joints the way they used to.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. ” Highlights from the report include: Fast Food. .”

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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. Also, depending on your local regulations, expand restaurant seating to ensure as much space as possible.

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Focus POS

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In 2020, new trends appeared across all industries, most notably throughout the restaurant sector. This year, as the pandemic remains a serious concern, restaurant industry trends adopted in 2020 will continue. As consumers continue to be aware of their health and safety this year, contactless payment options will remain crucial.

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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

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EATER

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

But with outdoor dining, it doesn’t have to be. But it was the summer of 2020 and in those demoralizing early pandemic months, we weren’t yet comfortable with a sitter. Dropped food is less of a big deal (especially if we bring our dog , too. Bringing kids to a restaurant became controversial at some point. It was a delight.

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Restaurant Engine

AUGUST 17, 2020

” Indeed, it is impossible to plan for food service when signed laws change by the day. It makes it really, really difficult to plan ahead, buy supplies, buy food, organize, waiters, waitresses, schedules, and things like that.” and Canada are dining out again. “Everything seems to constantly be changing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2021

ahead of the February, 2020 pre-pandemic timeframe ($70.6 With restaurants clawing back and facing new challenges like vaccine credentials and new COVID variants, it’s a good time to check on an equally important, if less prioritized corner of the American dining and drinking sector – restaurant insurance. That’s 6.6%

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EATER

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Update, November 2020: It’s a popular notion that Idahoans are resilient. According to the Idaho Department of Labor , initial unemployment claims in food preparation and service-related occupations — the hardest hit of all categories — totaled nearly 23,000 between mid-March and mid-October. Restaurants along downtown’s N.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2021

Despite the difficulties we faced in 2020, new restaurants continue to open and existing restaurants have eyed coming back after facing bankruptcy. Despite the difficulties we faced in 2020, new restaurants continue to open and existing restaurants have eyed coming back after facing bankruptcy. About a Restaurant Management Platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

With dining rooms having been shut down for the majority of 2020, the only option for people to visit their favorite restaurants has been through takeout or delivery. Social media is an incredibly powerful tool—especially for such a universally loved (and needed) category like food and drink.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How will the restaurant survive if seating capacity is reduced to 50 or 25 percent long term? Labor and employment claims will continue to be one of the top legal issues facing restaurants as they navigate the government health and safety regulations. However, the PPP Loans were only a stop gap measure.

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Restaurant365

MAY 7, 2020

As states and localities start to reopen, restauranteurs begin to prepare for transitioning from off-premise channels to reopening their dining rooms, albeit in a limited approach. Enhancing your health and safety protocols. Check for state requirements on your governor’s or state health department’s website. Covering the Basics.

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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. Transformation of Dining Rooms. The pandemic caused a major shift from indoor dining to outdoors. Increased Safety and Sanitation.

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Touch Bistro

JUNE 2, 2021

However, guest safety is still a top priority and many restaurant are turning to restaurant reservation software to navigate the tricky business of fully reopening their dining rooms. As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted across North America, many diners are eager to return to their favorite restaurants. Let’s dive in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet. Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet.

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The Rail

JANUARY 15, 2024

By Briana Hilton, Contributor Most Americans express how important visible cleanliness is, whether dining indoors (93%), outdoors (92%), or when ordering takeout (92%), according to a P&G Professional survey that highlighted sentiments and preferences surrounding cleanliness as the pandemic impacted perceptions of restaurants.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

With indoor dining still not an option in much of the country, hotel restaurants are using empty rooms as private dining suites There are few restaurants Hector Tamez frequents more than Uni , the izakaya located in Boston’s boutique Eliot Hotel. Why not briefly fill rooms by offering an exclusive evening of private pandemic dining?

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Once the lockdown restrictions were lifted, many people were still concerned about their health and safety when dining at restaurants. QR codes and digital menus allow for customers to order food and beverages at restaurants and avoid touching physical menus that may or may not have been sanitized properly. in July, climbing 4.6%

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Touch Bistro

APRIL 18, 2021

While changing COVID-19 restrictions forced many restaurants to lean on takeout and delivery throughout the winter months, warmer weather means the return of a valuable revenue source: outdoor dining. If your area has given the green light for patio dining, you should strongly consider reopening your restaurant patio for dine-in service.

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Future Food

JUNE 16, 2020

How food and hospitality can flourish in the next normal Retail Relationships Rewarding Foodies. As we witness the gradual relaxing of restrictions placed on food operators state by state and an uncertain return to trading, one thing is certain – the Food & Hospitality will inevitably recover.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 25, 2020

The words “drive-thru” make most people think of fast food. The concept was born in the 1930s, as a way of ordering and receiving cooked food, groceries, or other products from the comfort of your car. And as fast food grew throughout the 20th century, so did the drive-thru market. So where and why did drive-thru coffee start?

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EATER

JULY 22, 2020

Closing dining rooms once cost a lot of money, but closing twice could be even worse At Twisted Soul Cookhouse and Pours in Atlanta, masked servers whisk plates draped in plastic to socially distanced tables separated by plastic screens, all beneath the hum of a ventilation system upgraded with UV filtration. View this post on Instagram.

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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. QDOBA's New Concept. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind.

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Black Box Intelligence

JUNE 12, 2020

Yet, the conversation has evolved over time as consumers have sought to process the rapidly changing environment and how it has impacted their dining habits. Twitter, 2/2/2020 . Key Themes in Social Chatter: A Coronavirus Timeline. Zach Stanford, Director, Insights at Black Box Intelligence. Ignorant workers and management.

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