Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

2020 State of the Restaurant Industry. The National Restaurant Association released its 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry Report which examines key factors impacting the restaurant industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends across segments from quickservice to fine dining.

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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.

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Technology 2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 83

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Shoppers likely stocked up on lower-frequency categories early on and now we're seeing some of the smaller fill-in trips to continue to sustain our households in-between larger tripsAmazon is up, though not as much as Dollar, in terms of spend/capita and appears to be gaining momentum in recent weeks. Foot Traffic Decline.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. Environmental Consciousness – Consumer awareness and desire for more sustainable options is encouraging upcycling and waste reduction efforts that are good for business and good for the planet.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Additionally, a 2020 survey conducted by Datassentials found that consumers rank “clean and sanitary” ahead of traditional decision-factors like taste, value and location when choosing a restaurant. Keeping equipment functioning as intended also reduces the risk of damage that results in expensive repairs.

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Kitchen Safety Front of House Food Safety Equipment 190

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Cross-contamination at a restaurant refers to the transmission of germs or other hazardous microorganisms from food, equipment, or humans to food. Intelligent packaging allows restaurant owners to charge premium amount for well packaged meal, as consumers believe that sustainable packaging has a higher perceived value.

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Compost Sustainability Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 202

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

With a strong swing towards sustainable restaurants coming, it could well be time to think about how you can make your establishment as sustainable as possible. Retail, grocery, and restaurant online order for pickup orders grew 201 percent in April 2020 compared to February 2020. POS Performance Data.

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2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 150

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? In 2020 the restaurant industry learned that offering delivery and running an efficient operation is necessary to stay alive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. An Uncertain Start to 2020? Guest Counts Continue Falling.

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2020 Point of Sale Online Ordering Consumer Goods 91

7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

SBA 7(a) loans can be used on a variety of business expenses: purchase equipment, upgrade your real estate, stock up on inventory, tackle an emergency, and more. You can use your business line of credit to finance just about anything: payroll, rent, equipment, inventory, and more.

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 19, 2023

Thousands of people attend the expo every year, including roasters, producers, coffee equipment manufacturers, baristas, and coffee business owners. This features a broad range of producers and co-operatives, roasters, importers and exporters, coffee shops, coffee equipment manufacturers, and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2020

Adopting the right technology can help restauranteurs drive traffic, boost revenue and sustainably resume operations. The NPD Group reported that digital restaurant orders increased by 63 percent in March 2020 alone. Setting up Proper Technology. ”

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Food Safety Website Management Online Ordering Food Order 197

Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

However, it can be easy to underestimate the infrastructure, knowledge, and equipment you need to manufacture and fill coffee capsules. You may also like our article on whether coffee capsules can be sustainable. Manufacturing coffee pods is a thorough and complex process which requires specialist commercial equipment.

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Equipment Food Supply Sustainability 2025 144

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

billion in 2021 profits for their EVs – more than six times higher than its 2020 earnings. People ( especially millennials ) are increasingly interested in sustainability and want to support brands that are aligned with their values. Demonstrate your commitment to sustainability. In January, Tesla reported $5.5

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Audits 2040 Food Safety Consumer Goods 176

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Expect a collision of trends to mark the restaurant industry in 2020 as ambitious operators in today’s increasingly marijuana friendly environment test both legal limits and consumer appetites by looking to launch cannabis cafes that serve farm-to-table … everything.

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2020 Insurance Restaurant Law Tourism 101

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 21, 2020

The world has too, and this will impact the behaviour and preferences of 2020’s coffee shop consumer. While COVID-19 will no doubt affect 2020’s sales figures, many countries are starting to ease their lockdown restrictions, which could see the industry experiencing growth in the second half of the year. Credit: Nicole Motteux.

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Café Consumer Goods Customer Experience Sustainability 137

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I know how many sleepless nights went into the decision to lease a space, writing a check for the kitchen equipment, filing for an LLC, hiring those first employees, receiving that first order from vendors, and wondering if there will be enough money to pay the bills each week. Mesa is a victim.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

An interesting tidbit about those dark days of 2020-21: restaurants, bars, food trucks and other establishments that were able to remain efficient with their back of house (BOH) services were most likely to survive and even thrive. Does the equipment layout make sense for all staff?

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Front of House BOH Back of House 2023 136

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Despite the industry being at its most stable since 2019, customers being more educated and engaged around the issues impacting the food system, and massive strides made in creating sustainable and equitable conditions for staff, rising costs are greatly impacting both operations and the public’s dining out frequency.

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2024 2023 Food Order 2013 148

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion in revenue from April through September of 2020—compared with $2.5 billion from the same period in 2019. The world has changed.

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Food Safety Recycling Restaurant Law Front of House 221

Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 1, 2023

Another study conducted by Zeno in 2020 revealed that consumers were four to six times more likely to buy from companies with a “strong brand purpose” , as well as trust and champion them as brands. Specialty coffee consumers are looking for high-quality coffees that are both traceable and sustainable.”

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Customer Experience Customer Service Consumer Goods 2022 140

The Restaurant Group

JUNE 25, 2022

Numerous expenses must be considered, such as the cost of leasing or purchasing a property, outfitting the space with furniture and equipment, hiring staff, and stocking the kitchen with supplies. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the costs of operating a business if you don’t know how much money is needed to sustain it.

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EATER

JULY 8, 2022

But several months into owning our own establishment, Joon Market, our optimism proved naive as we found ourselves in constant survival mode amid staffing shortages, increased labor and food costs, and supply chain issues that left cooking equipment and furniture stuck at the ports. In the beginning, we felt we had very little to lose.

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Seasonal Menu Online Ordering Customer Service Social Media 94

Ken Burgin

JANUARY 30, 2022

How to serve high-quality food with a semi-skilled, more available workforce and the right equipment – there are some great solutions. What changed in QSR through 2020 – 2021 with flavour and food consumption trends? Is the desire for healthy eating and sustainability really as important as the media says?

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Equipment Sustainability 2021 Customer Service 68

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 2, 2022

In early 2020, around 95% of out-of-home coffee businesses were forced to temporarily or permanently close their doors around the world, which put a strain on employers and employees alike. As a head barista, consistency in coffee quality is a top priority for Tibor. Enjoyed this?

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Café Hospitality Training Customer Service 188

Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lundstrom first joined the company in 2010, and has been part of Nespresso’s executive team since 2020. Coffee Planet partners with The Waste Lab to implement sustainable waste solutions. million tonnes in the 2020/21 harvest. World AeroPress Championship announces Oatly as official 2022 Sustainability Sponsor.

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2022 2023 Point of Sale Webinar 135

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. Sustainability and healthy options rising in importance. California.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 203

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

A 2020 survey found 62 percent of Americans would be likely to spend more money in a business with clean public restrooms. In addition, there are toilet paper and paper towel dispensers made from recovered ocean plastic, meeting the continuously increasing consumer demand for sustainable solutions.

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Consumer Goods Sustainability Innovation Customer Service 191

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2023

News headlines give you a pretty good idea of what’s top of mind for employees at QSRs and fast-casual locations: Staffing Shortages : We’re still 14,000 restaurant jobs short of where we were in February of 2020. Three Strategies for Achieving Better Alignment The staff vs. tech dynamic isn’t sustainable.

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Technology Front of House Fast Casual Back of House 120

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Many restaurant owners and managers immediately invested in multiple technology solutions to stay afloat in 2020, with contactless order and payment solutions being the most important. In addition to deploying technology to address these shifting customer habits, arguably one of the biggest hurdles restaurant operators face is vendor fatigue.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Employee Relations Customer Experience 219

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2022

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and its echoing effects have heavily impacted the restaurant industry, and as a result it continues to experience many restrictions. The restaurant industry lost $240 billion in profits in 2020 , and in 2021 is projected to fall about $167.5

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Technology Front of House Online Ordering Back of House 153

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 19, 2022

By anticipating this in its design, the machine is both more efficient and sustainable. Around 66% of US consumers claimed they had improved their coffee brewing during lockdown in 2020. But even with their brewing recipes perfected, high-quality equipment is important for extracting great espresso. Enjoyed this?

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Consumer Goods Café Equipment Beverage 169

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Ever since the pandemic began, the restaurant industry has been in a sustained state of pivot. For all of the discussion about delivery, curbside and pick up orders represent an-at-least equally sizeable percentage of restaurant business in 2020, if not far larger.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We also think there will be a greater focus on sustainability efforts throughout the industry. We also think there will be a greater focus on sustainability efforts throughout the industry. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When chef and partner Pepe Moncayo opened his Spanish kaiseki in early February 2020, it was unlikely that he knew how aptly named his first U.S. Finally, during a lull in the fall in 2020, Pepe had time to pause and reflect on the last seven months, realizing what he had for restaurant management tools were not working.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

“This program is a way to empower and equip restaurant employees with tools and resources to help them succeed and achieve their goals. Just Salad is on its way to becoming a larger part of the national landscape and that means unrivaled, craveable food and more sustainable eating for America in general.

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EATER

APRIL 7, 2022

The company remains family-owned, and reported anticipating $600 million in revenue in 2020 , bolstered by consumers into the company’s natural, “fiercely independent” ethos. According to the complaint, workplace design and worn-out equipment are both factors in workers sustaining repetitive injuries.

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