Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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2020 Influencer Point of Sale Food Safety 192

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? That’s why we decided to donate 10 percent of sales of our off-premise take-out and delivery platform to No Kid Hungry.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 197

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food.

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2020 Point of Sale Seasonal Menu Consumer Goods 167

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? The unfortunate reality is that customers aren’t comparing the curbside or app ordering process of Denny’s to McDonalds.

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2020 Online Ordering Point of Sale Fast Casual 180

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

2020 197

2020 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Fast Casual 197

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. Return to on-premise.

2020 184

2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 184

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Scheduling software like 7shifts can also pull data from your POS to track labor against sales and get a more accurate picture of your labor cost—saving your restaurant money and time. SkiptheDishes.

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Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Snug is a bar-forward restaurant in San Francisco serving modern California comfort food, cocktails & craft beer offered in chic, comfortable quarters. 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.

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FOH Back of House Front of House Point of Sale 284

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If you weren’t thinking that much about online ordering before, you definitely are now. The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. Native or first-party delivery doesn't rely on a separate service to take and send out orders. It will still cost you to run your own delivery.

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Online Ordering Ordering Customer Service Food Order 341

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2020

The food and restaurant industry has evolved dramatically over the years. When people decide to dine in your establishment, they don’t just want to eat good food; they want to have a pleasant experience, as well. Online Ordering and Mobile Apps. Self-Service Tech.

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Customer Service 2020 Social Media Mobile Ordering 228

Future Food

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Trends that will shape the future of your food and hospitality projects for 2020. However, food and service will always be at the heart of hospitality. Menu shapers will become seriously experimental with the flexitarian crowd in 2020. Supermarkets will continue to grow their ‘food court offer.’ (E.g.

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Hospitality 2020 Food Point of Sale 145

7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5 Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now.

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2021 Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

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. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

2022 215

2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

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?

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2020 Point of Sale Online Ordering Consumer Goods 110

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. In March 2022 alone, sales for meal delivery services increased six percent year over year, collectively, with 51 percent of U.S.

Online Ordering 188

Online Ordering Point of Sale Management Management 188

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The new report captures a steady rise in mobile ordering, reinforcing the critical importance of mobile initiatives for restaurant brands. According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. The data also points to a broken customer arrival experience.

2021 170

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Social Media 170

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It’s an unsavory fact: food is getting more expensive. In October, the USDA reported year-to-date averages, noting that food-at-home (grocery store) prices have increased 2.5 percent and food-away-from-home (restaurant) prices have increased 3.6 If current projections from the U.S. Rewards for Loyalty.

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Loyalty Program Pricing Menu Mobile Ordering 212

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

As per a recently published report by Future Market insights, the Takeaway and Delivery Food market is going to witness accelerated demand in the coming years with online food platforms. As restaurants shuttered across the world due to the pandemic in 2020, deliveries and takeout orders soared.

Online Ordering 196

Online Ordering Point of Sale Website Management Inventory 196

7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

In this post, we'll walk you through everything you need to know about restaurant sales forecasting - from the reasons why to forecast, to steps on how to create forecasts accurately, to what you should consider when forecasting for your restaurant. Restaurant Sales Forecasting Method & Techniques. Table of Contents.

Seasonal Menu 370

Seasonal Menu Point of Sale Inventory Food Supply 370

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Before the pandemic, many restaurants across the country experimented with contactless order and payment solutions but did so with a relative lack of urgency. Contactless payments have become the industry standard and the future of ordering and payment solutions for restaurants of all sizes.

Loyalty Program 225

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Employee Relations Customer Experience 225

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

To combat these obstacles among countless others, leaning on point-of-sale (POS) solutions can empower restaurants to quickly leverage new features to maximize profits in a fluctuating service economy. As the impact of the pandemic continues, restaurants face constant and evolving operational challenges.

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POS Food Supply Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 215

ChowNow

JANUARY 19, 2022

Eye-popping photos of chocolate bars and truffles certainly don’t look like your usual health-food store, but that’s exactly what makes Andrew and Sydney Verwilst’s concept so popular. . real food) ingredients,” says Andrew of the husband-and-wife team. Ready to grow your takeout sales? Making The Most Of Every Order.

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Online Ordering Point of Sale Food Order Small Business 148

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With that team, they've built a brand of 11 locations serving fresh, fast, and healthy food to the Atlanta metro area. They have been featured in QSR magazine's “ 40/40 List of America's Hottest Startup Fast Casuals" for 2020 and made Atlanta Business Chronicle's “Fastest Growing Companies” in 2022 list. Table of Contents.

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Leadership Mobile Ordering Fast Casual Communication 370

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Creating a contactless ordering experience for guests at your restaurant is important in order for your business to stay competitive and profitable. Creating a contactless ordering experience for guests at your restaurant is important in order for your business to stay competitive and profitable.

Mobile Ordering 227

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Consumer Goods Customer Experience 227

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2023

In other words, beating inflation in the restaurant industry takes three steps: trimming food expenses, trimming labor costs and growing revenue. Step 1: Trimming Food Expenses Since food costs generally account for about 35 percent of a restaurant’s total costs , this would be the best place to start to decrease spending.

Seasonal Menu 148

Seasonal Menu Online Ordering Front of House Point of Sale 148

Chowly

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

While restaurant sales are predicted to rise in 2024, high operational costs will limit profit margins. Sales and Economic Forecast Independent restaurants bore the brunt of the pandemic, with approximately 10% closing in 2020 compared to 2.5% trillion in sales for 2024 signals strong economic activity.

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2024 Loyalty Program 2023 Point of Sale 96

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In fact, credit card processing fees rank as the third highest cost of doing business behind the cost of food and labor. consumers, 33 percent of these consumers used a credit card for their most recent restaurant food purchase. billion in food items in February. billion in food items in February. percent in 2020.

Consumer Goods 179

Consumer Goods Restaurant Law Audits Customer Service 179

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mobile orders were expected to drive $38 billion in restaurant revenue in 2020. What’s more, digital consultancy Mobiquity in June 2020 reported a 36 percent year-over-year increase in the number of restaurant mobile app reviewers who said it was their first time using such an app. Dining/fast food/take out.

Mobile Ordering 197

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Ordering Loyalty Program 197

Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Here are the top 10 operational challenges restauranteurs should expect in 2020: 1. With nearly half of the United States imposing higher minimum wages starting in 2020, restaurants also need to focus on optimizing labor costs (especially as a percentage of sales). Finding and training staff.

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Operations 2020 Mobile Ordering Social Media 92

Deliverect

APRIL 9, 2021

Founded in the Netherlands in the year 2000, Takeaway.com specializes in online food ordering and home delivery. In 2020, the company merged with Just Eat to form one of the leading global online food delivery companies, Just Eat Takeaway.com. Once your restaurant is listed on Takeaway.com, you can start receiving orders.

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Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Point of Sale POS 148

Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 17, 2022

For example, one of the most effective technological changes has been the implementation of point of sale (POS) systems and digital signage in coffee shops. When a certain time limit is reached for the order, the screen flashes, which helps with overall speed. Just over 20 years on in 2021, Statista estimated that some 4.9

Technology 188

Technology Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 188

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

From guest management software to kitchen display systems and even finding the right point of sale (POS), these are the digital tools that simplify life for staff and guests alike. Despite the difficulties we faced in 2020, new restaurants continue to open and existing restaurants have eyed coming back after facing bankruptcy.

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Management Management BOH Front of House 189

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features foot traffic analysis due to the COVID-19 outbreak, food trends evolving due to Coronavirus and changing shopping behavior. COVID-19 Foot Traffic Analysis. Visits to the airport dropped 7.1 percent in the first week of March. percent and 2.2

2020 112

2020 Food Safety Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods 112

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 19, 2021

Online sales, curbside pickup, and delivery skyrocketed as restaurants scrambled to adapt. Predictive Tech for Food and Labor. March 2020 until now was survival mode. It was difficult not to be reactive to each new regulation change, food shortage or customer need. Labor can similarly benefit from a tech upgrade.

Guest Recovery 189

Guest Recovery Point of Sale Inventory Back of House 189

Deliverect

DECEMBER 27, 2020

The Inception of Online Ordering. In 1994, a customer placed an online order for a pizza from Pizza Hut, marking the first ever online order recorded in the United States. And while online ordering methods have diversified and become more widely available since, the general premise remains the same. Online Ordering Today.

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Online Ordering Ordering Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 120

Cheetah

MAY 17, 2021

billion dollar COVID-19 RRF to small food and beverage businesses. We know that government paperwork isn’t everyone’s cup-of-tea. The following guide to applying to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund was created to answer all your questions and to walk you through the application process. Who Manages the Restaurant Revitalization Fund?

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Webinar Point of Sale Food Truck Government 143

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.

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2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189