7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

We spoke with Zack Shwab, one of The Snug’s co-founders, to learn about how their tech-savvy business evolved during 2020 and where they see the future of restaurants heading. According to an upcoming 7shifts study on the state of labor in 2020, outdoor dining was the largest revenue-driver during COVID, as reported by 37% of restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

One of the key functionalities within many QSR and fast casual mobile apps these days is the ability to order ahead and select curbside pickup. This puts the customer in the driver’s seat and removes the reliance and uncertainties on timeliness of delivery offered by third parties. Upgrading the Off-Premise Experience.

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Bingage

JANUARY 14, 2020

Related Read – Restaurant Marketing Ideas & Trends to Focus in 2020. Fast Food Restaurants. They are traditionally what consumers call fast food. Fast food is prepared and served quickly and inexpensively. Fast Casual Restaurants. Fast Casual Restaurants. Casual Dining.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

trying to put new people in seats, a customer retention strategy seeks to spend time bringing existing customers back. The simplest way to collect customer data in a quick-serve or fast-casual restaurant is to have customers supply it on a sheet of paper at the register. Rather than spend all of your time (and money!)

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Foodable

JULY 10, 2020

This is the biggest shift in food since fast casual. Tweetable Quotes: “The grocery business has been in the driver’s seat since March, and they will be in the driver’s seat for most of 2020.” - Paul Barron “The cost of third party delivery is not profitable for you. The model has to shift.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill introduced Chipotlanes in 2019 and accelerated rollouts of the drive-thru system in 2020. Some may even build express-style locations with no indoor seating at all. Most of the brands announcing modern designs are quick service brands, but fast casual and even full-service restaurants may implement some changes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Reports show that 81 percent of fine dining establishments, 78 percent of family restaurants, and 77 percent of fast-casual spots added curbside pickup, pivoting away from dine-in services after March 2020. On top of that, nearly half of all restaurants offered delivery services during the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Also, innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. They're going out to eat more often than the older generations, especially right now, and they expect more across the board.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

They offer outdoor seating on a first-come-first-serve basis, and it makes for an even better dining experience. The setting is festive, but you can also enjoy a casual date as well. Feby’s was a great place to stop by and enjoy fine dining with a casual feel. Get there fast! The service is top-notch as well.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 4, 2021

Given how tumultuous 2020 was, the last year has necessitated a complete transformation in the way restaurants function. You no longer need to have a person dedicated to handling reservations, leaving your staff free to better serve your guests already in the seats. By Adrian Johansen, Contributor. Digitized Payments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices. After expanding its presence in Dallas-Fort Worth and introducing the brand to Omaha in 2020, Coolgreens experienced success in both new markets, as well as in its established Oklahoma City and Tulsa markets.

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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. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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EATER

JUNE 29, 2022

The cashier was nice, which made the experience even better, as did the instant satisfaction of tucking away a very large, very warm, very full plastic bag on the floor of my front seat. It was also familiar, a modicum of casual comfort as the omicron wave crested in Los Angeles.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

He opened the buzzy 15-seat Brooklyn restaurant, one of Eater’s Best New Restaurants of 2022 , after winning the city over with a dinner series called Iya Eba in the late summer of 2020. “I Teranga’s more casual format — and that it took three years to open in the U.S.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

From traditional Thai to healthy fast casual to wood-fired pizza, here are the best places to eat in Utah’s most famous ski town. Restaurants were briefly shut down in March, 2020, during the initial outbreak, but operations opened back up for business by May.

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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. As part of our 2021 industry outlook, we foresee flexible seating and modified dining remaining part of the industry trends for the foreseeable future.

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EATER

JANUARY 3, 2022

By the pandemic summer of 2020, Dirt Candy is open from noon to 9:00 p.m., But most of it is prepared to go or to be eaten on the2 0-seat ad hoc patio. Since the pandemic began in March, fast-thinking restaurateurs and chefs have thrown everything at the wall to see what sticks — patio service, meal kits, delivery, and online classes.

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Restaurant Clicks

AUGUST 30, 2021

Having recently been featured in our article on outdoor dining, Duke’s Grocery is a casual dining restaurant that hits it out of the park in every area. Good Stuff Eatery is a fast-casual restaurant that serves up classics – burgers, shakes, and french fries! Pogiboy is a fast casual Filipino American restaurant.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 4, 2021

Given how tumultuous 2020 was, the last year has necessitated a complete transformation in the way restaurants function. You no longer need to have a person dedicated to handling reservations, leaving your staff free to better serve your guests already in the seats. By Adrian Johansen, Contributor. Digitized Payments.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. Sit down restaurants need to take a seat and pay attention. consumers—falling 2.5 percent to 77.9.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Varasano’s has exceptionally fast service, as their thin-crust pizzas only take about three minutes to bake. It’s a casual setting with friendly staff, excellent service, and people from all over the city and a few cities over. The atmosphere is casual and upbeat at the same time. Fellini’s Pizza.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

In addition to virtual kitchens meeting lower labor costs, they also offer a fast-track to opening, with a location able to begin serving in just one month. In addition to team members wearing masks and gloves and implementing social distancing, Fazoli’s has enhanced sanitation procedures and limited dining room seating.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

” Fast-Craft Restaurant Concept Set to Have 50 Locations Open by the End of 2022. The company was classified “Best in Class” and acquired by McDonald’s Corporation in 1999, at a time when the fast-food giant was extending its reach beyond burgers. MOOYAH Targets St. Louis Area.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

million diners seated via Yelp* in May 2021 – the highest ever, surpassing pre-pandemic highs. In fact, the number of diners seated via Yelp was up 48 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019. They saw a similar increase in diners seated in April 2021. Yelp found more than 3.7 Pennsylvania. North Carolina.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Casual cafes and cutting-edge fast-food restaurants have consistently popped up in East Village in the last decade. Notably, the restaurant now offers covered outdoor seating. Balade won the 2020 OpenTable Diner’s Choice award. During the day, chic boutiques and vintage shops draw in locals and guests alike.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“Fast food options usually fall into two buckets: fast, healthy, and unaffordable, or fast, unhealthy, and affordable and nothing in between. the number of customers who leave without being seated or greeted). ” While Ono’s food truck is powered by complex technology, ordering an Ono Blend is simple.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Instead, they began looking to street stalls, pubs, and casual bistros for culinary inspiration. But the veggie scene is evolving fast, as evidenced by a growing number of vegetarian and vegetarian-friendly eateries. The mood: Wooden tables and unfussy design keep things weeknight-casual. Rasoterra , Carrer del Palau 5, 08002.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

from February 1 to April 30, 2020, during the early part of the pandemic. Additionally, the results indicate that the negative effect of COVID-19 was smaller for fast-food restaurants compared to full-service establishments. percent demand decline. percent demand decline. Beauty care, SPA, and fitness center. Shopping malls.

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RGU

DECEMBER 14, 2019

By Chris Morris ​As more and more fast food chains try to elbow in on the breakfast market, IHOP is planning a new sort of fast-casual chain. Denver and San Francisco by the end of 2020. Seating in the stores will be very limited. The company hopes to have stores in New York City, Washington D.C.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and restaurants are now trying to figure out how to adjust their websites accordingly. Restaurants will become increasingly casual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Clean Juice Chief Executive Officer, Landon Eckles described 2020 as challenging but resolute in lauding its franchise partners and support staff in the company’s response to the global pandemic. Additional 2020 Award Recipients: Top Delivery Sales : Lance and Blake Condray, Campbell, CA. Clean Juice Celebrates Franchisees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

From food preparation to the seating and interaction with staff, Taffer’s Tavern will be a worry-free dining experience.” His previous experience also includes acting as CFO and controller for numerous hospitality and fast casual brands such as Rubio’s, Carl’s Jr., and Del Taco. John Fuller.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

The deal, which closed in January 2020, has already affected Killer Burger, particularly with its aggressive growth strategy. Despite these challenges, Killer Burger experienced positive systemwide same-stores sales comps in 2020, and these comps have accelerated further in the first half of 2021. ” Starbird Plans Franchising.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

In today’s competitive market of fast casual chicken concepts, our brand has continued to differentiate itself with our made-from-scratch food and our hospitable atmosphere that guests are excited to return to,” said Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick. Sharma, Group CEO of PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

” Despite obstacles in 2020, Dunkin’s non-traditional development continued with 27 additional restaurants, including openings throughout airports in Boston, San Antonio, St. We’ve really set ourselves apart as the hottest fast-casual brand out there right now, and there’s no question about it based on the numbers.”

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