7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Diners are turning to online ordering in increasing numbers because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on on-premise dining. COVID-19 updates - Tell customers what you’re doing to keep them safe whether they dine in with you or get takeout. How to build your restaurant’s website. How to optimize your website with feedback.

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Cheetah

AUGUST 28, 2020

Restaurants that capitalize on this create dining experiences that encourage brand loyalty by making customers feel unique. Instagrammable merchandise like T-shirts is a relatively simple way of reaching that lifestyle vibe and driving social media engagement. You don’t have to be so techie when trying to follow this restaurant trend.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

However, many states that are forcing restaurants to stop their dine-in services are allowing them to operate as takeout and delivery-only establishments. Consider things like merchandise sales, inventory sales, or private cooking lessons. In some areas, they are even being legally required to do so. Here’s how to do that thoroughly.to

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Social Media Restaurant Law Employee Relations Communication 312

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2020

As states reopen, restaurants must deal with rehiring staff, redesigning floor plans to comply with social distancing, and battling customer hesitation dine-in again. percent in April 2020. Restaurants are in a scary and uncertain place. We're experiencing the highest unemployment rate recorded since the Great Depression.

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ChowNow

MARCH 19, 2020

Many have had to close their dining rooms all together. If your restaurant has any branded merchandise, such as t-shirts, mugs, or hats, don’t forget to include it on your menu. With COVID-19 prompting a mass shutdown of public life, independent restaurants across the US have seen a rapid decrease in sales.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 26, 2023

POS solutions are essential for enhancing convenience for dine-in and online customers and delivering a customer-centric experience as the restaurant industry continues to grow. The metrics from your POS can also provide details about your company’s personnel, merchandise, store design, foot traffic, return policy, and other metrics.

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BNG Point of Sale

JUNE 19, 2020

Point of System Cost / Our 2020 Guide to the Benefits of Today’s Merchant Software. As we move through 2020, there are now more software options than ever. Table-side POS systems help your staff create a fast and convenient dining experience for customers right at the table. The overall benefits of a BNG POS System.

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Sante

JUNE 9, 2020

As the country faces the challenges brought on by COVID-19, two food service industry leaders join forces to revolutionize the dining experience with an innovative sous vide solution. Sous vide provides a consistent safe dining experience that is healthier than other cooking methods that must add more fat to the preparation process.

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Kitchen Safety Education Hotels Food Safety 130

Restaurant Clicks

JANUARY 21, 2020

Merchandise. That being said, a clean looking logo or a cozy dining area will help draw people into your restaurant before they even know if your food is good. In an industry as passionate as the restaurant business it can be hard to stand out amongst competitors. What is Restaurant Branding? Social Media Presence. Visual Branding.

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Future Food

JUNE 16, 2020

The data compares the footfall for the week of May 27 to the average for January/February 2020. The data compares the footfall for the week of May 27 to the average for January/February 2020. How food and hospitality can flourish in the next normal Retail Relationships Rewarding Foodies. This is seen in several recent surveys.

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Hospitality Food Food Safety Customer Service 120

BNG Point of Sale

JUNE 19, 2020

Point of System Cost / Our 2020 Guide to the Benefits of Today’s Merchant Software. As we move through 2020, there are now more software options than ever. Table-side POS systems help your staff create a fast and convenient dining experience for customers right at the table. The overall benefits of a BNG POS System.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Online ordering is obviously huge in 2020, and customers are craving comfort food when they’re ordering in, according to Upserve’s new 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry data collected from the company's 10,000+ restaurant customers. State of the Industry. Holiday Plans Impacted by COVID.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As a result, thousands of carry-out dining establishments open daily. . Opening a takeaway restaurant has become easier than ever before over the years. Since 2018, the takeaway business in India has grown by approximately 17% every four months. Marketing Of Your Takeaway Restaurant. If not, let’s pause to think about marketing a QSR.

License 52

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Touch Bistro

APRIL 28, 2021

Though dining restrictions have been lifted in many places, cash flow is still a major issue for many restaurants. First and foremost, gift cards provide restaurants with an immediate source of revenue – cash that can be incredibly valuable in the early months of recovery. Immediate Cash Flow. Boost Sales. Attract New Customers.

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Marketing Email Marketing Social Media Guest Recovery 98

BNG Point of Sale

JULY 16, 2021

As regards restaurant size, for instance, it will affect both food cost percentage (it’s easier to fill up a large area with higher-margin items), as well as occupancy costs since customers in larger spaces spend more money on average than those who dine in smaller dining rooms. Average Restaurant Revenue.

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Point of Sale Seasonal Menu Cash Management Fine Dining 52

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Krystal Eyes Refranchising. Restaurants in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee will be refranchised. "We're

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2020

“Our doors are closed but our hearts remain open”: A restaurant is seen boarded up as protests continue on June 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images. With protests against police brutality and anti-Black violence breaking out across the U.S.,

Kitchen Safety 91

Kitchen Safety Social Media 2014 Small Business 91

Cheetah

AUGUST 17, 2021

As restaurants continue to explore new revenue streams in an ever-changing environment, restaurant merchandise is stealing the limelight as an innovative, fun product that does wonders to your bottom line. It is estimated that over 25 billion dollars will be spent in 2021 on physical promotional merchandise. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

Merchandise 78

Merchandise Marketing Loyalty Program Cash Management 78

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed provides the latest news in restaurant and MUFSO franchising. AAG Named Franchisee of the Year. Apple American Group LLC (AAG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group LP (FRG), was named the 2021 Abe Gustin Franchisee of the Year by Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news on evolving consumer consumption habits, the state of delivery and snacking trends. A new report by AlixPartners, finds that one in two consumers around the globe has had their consumption habits permanently changed due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the U.S., 29 percent). 29 percent).

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2021 2025 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 108

EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

At one point, ketchup packets were in such high demand as customers avoided indoor dining in favor of drive-thrus, takeout, and delivery options that Heinz built eight new production lines — a process that normally takes well over a year. Where eating at restaurants became an option, the experience felt different. The Great Material Shortage.

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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. Most states have issued executive orders that provide specific requirements that must be followed in order to reopen dining rooms. Covering the Basics.

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Food Safety Cash Management Point of Sale Social Media 142

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

The purchase is expected to be completed in September 2020. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. This acquisition is a transformative event for FAT Brands in terms of scale and brand awareness.

Kitchen Safety 177

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 177

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

Now more than ever, restaurant owners need to improve the way dining places are run to survive these uncertain times. Necessary safety protocols and the heightened risk of contracting the virus in closed quarters combined to shut down majority of businesses in 2020. The Pandemic and the Restaurant Business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Dining Bond Goes Global. The Dining Bond Initiative, a campaign that helps get funds to restaurants impacted by the coronavirus COVID-19, has gone global. The idea of purchasing Dining Bonds seemed to strike a chord with the public as a way to provide much needed financial support in order to help restaurants stay in business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The new restaurants — as well as upgrades to existing locations — will adapt the company’s new, modern, and inviting “Fresh Forward” design and meet the needs of today’s consumer with comfortable guest indoor dining spaces as well as numerous delivery and order ahead options, with a strong digital first strategy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Chicken Salad Chick restaurants offer dine-in, take-out, drive-thru and catering. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 68

EATER

MAY 20, 2020

It stemmed from a recent interview that Roman gave in which she criticized both minimalism icon Marie Kondo and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen for peddling branded merchandise, implying that they were sellouts — while discussing her own “capsule collection” of cooking tools, no less. Alison Roman is the “ prom queen of the pandemic.”

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Social Media Influencer Magazine Food Order 145

RGU

JANUARY 20, 2020

Just like retail, this is the state of the restaurant industry as we kick off 2020: caught in the throes of a digital reinvention as the role of the physical footprint is being rethought, and as tech plays as much of a starring role in its top- and bottom-line success as the products it produces and delivers. billion on Jan.

Mobile Ordering 52

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a new documentary on women in the culinary world, the loss of an industry legend, a contest to create healthy recipes and products and services to help restaurant in the pandemic. 'A 'A Woman's Place' on Hulu. The documentary is available on-demand exclusively on Hulu.

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Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 112

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

New backend advancements to ChefUI, Miso Robotics’ proprietary software, assist kitchen workers with operational interactions and workflows through an easy to navigate dashboard view of the web-based application displayed on a 15.6” ” touchscreen monitor mounted on the ROAR system.?. ” Robotic Barista.

Kitchen Safety 132

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Online Ordering Point of Sale 132

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. YEA reflects data from millions of local businesses and tens of millions of users on Yelp’s platform measuring U.S. “As U.S.

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Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 133

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

Unlike 2020, diners opted for the plant-based versions of delivery classics so far in 2021. Like we saw in Grubhub's 2020 Year in Food Report, diners continue to eat plant-based, but the pace has slowed down a bit compared to previous years. Red beans and rice: (+612 percent). Corn chowder: (+603 percent). Washington D.C.:

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2021 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Consumer Goods 115

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

7010 – Paycheck Protection Program (PP) Flexibility Act of 2020 which extends provisions of the act to give more time to both use and pay back the funds. Increase to five years the maturity of PPP loans that are approved by SBA (based on the date SBA assigns a loan number) on or after June 5, 2020. PPP Goes Flexible.

Guest Recovery 132

Guest Recovery Food Safety Employee Relations Mobile Ordering 132

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Frances Allen has been named Chief Executive Officer and a member of Checkers & Rally’s Board of Directors, effective February 17, 2020. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Allen Named CEO at Checkers & Rally's.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 108

EATER

MAY 3, 2022

En route to his first NBA championship, Jordan had established a reputation for dining at the eatery every morning for breakfast , and so the chain fashioned a burger named the McJordan after him, the first custom-issue branded meal of its kind: a Quarter Pounder with cheese, smoked bacon, and barbecue sauce.

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2003 Merchandise Employee Relations 2012 95

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The James Beard Foundation and VISIT PHILADELPHIA ® announced that together, the organizations will reveal the 2020 James Beard Awards nominees at a live press conference in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 25 in partnership with Constellation Culinary Group. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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