Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The year 2020 prompted enormous changes in the restaurant industry. Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. Your suppliers may have experienced fluctuations in prices for ingredients in 2020. Cost out your menu items and recipes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. Missing menu items are a deal breaker. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

2020 was no exception, as the PSL hit stores on August 25. The Saturday and Sunday following the PSL’s launch, foot traffic was a mere 7.7percent and 6.2percent below 2019 levels of the equivalent Saturday and Sunday in 2020. Freshly-brewed batch of data from foot traffic analytics firm Placer.ai

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Data findings in the series have offered insight into customer expectations to support restaurant brands as they navigate through the health crisis and continue to move forward through the recovery. Modern menu boards. 40 percent stated a menu board that confirms their order as a top reason why they revisit a drive-thru.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Pick-up and curbside delivery will gain stronger relevance post-COVID, and dine-in recovery will be stronger than pre-COVID levels. Now, consumers expect to be able to pre-order and find new menu items online before entering the restaurant – and this desire will live on in a post-COVID world. Since Q1 of 2020, 10.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For most restaurants, it is vital to maintain their liquor licenses in good standing especially at this pivotal moment, considering the Small Business Chronicle reported liquor sales tend to have some of the largest profit margins of anything on a menu, averaging between 75 percent to 80 percent. Know Your Protocol.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 3, 2020

June 4, 2020) — Restaurant365 ® , the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced an additional set of tools designed to stimulate restaurant recovery. Now more than ever, we’re taking their feedback and quickly turning it into product functionality that will directly aid in their recovery.”.

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Rocket Fuel

MAY 1, 2023

This highlights the increasing consumer demand for convenience and the importance of offering delivery options for QSR operators. Higher guest checks for delivery: Guest checks for delivery have consistently been higher than other channels over the past three years.

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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. Now as we enter a recovery stage, the biggest challenge that's emerged has become finding enough staff to fit the demand. Do you need a prep cook or a chef to help develop a new patio menu ?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2020

Now, the building is the home of The 1894 Lodge, a bar and restaurant with a unique, chef-driven menu loaded with comfort food. Our menu is very chef-driven, so trying to get a medium rare steak in a to-go box when you’re 30 or 45 minutes away is not gonna happen. Our sandwiches turned into some pretty badass sandwiches.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

million people and still projected to achieve $899 billion in sales throughout 2020. Smart solutions have taken a forefront role in spearheading the COVID-recovery. Already, most restaurants have employed hands-free technologies to facilitate in-store menu browsing and payment. Dining in the Post-COVID Era.

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Cheetah

APRIL 26, 2021

Obviously, the menu, brand, marketing, and many other factors need to be considered. but not wholly demolished during 2020. In fact, the industry is set on a quick recovery. 2020 saw the home food delivery market reach a staggering $45 billion. In 2020, over 50% of mobile restaurant revenue came from order-ahead sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. million in February 2020. Savvy operators will adapt their menu and model to accommodate more flexible ordering options – but with a renewed focus on the bottom line.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 3, 2020

But much has changed since you’ve last had dine-in guests; consumer spending behavior and eating habits have been reset. Other than your most loyal customers, there is no guarantee that your old guests will return to dine with you while social distancing and other public health recommendations remain in effect.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Understanding key restaurant calculations will help you assess your performance and plan your menu, labor needs, operating hours and marketing campaigns. Since 2020 completely turned the industry on its head, you can’t make comparisons like you used to. Average check is the measurement of how much guests spend when they dine with you.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s the same thing over and over, and constant coverage we’re consuming on the pandemic in multiple facets — now on to restaurant recovery from COVID. Menu Simplification: It’s Working. Last Updated on March 13, 2020 It’s time to free the guest from the tyranny of too many choices. Would You Like Another?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle’s brand is iconic, navigating new challenges to bring their menu to more customers, prepared in a healthier environment by staff in better working conditions that adhere to social distancing needs is something only Miso Robotics can do. We look forward to being a part of White Castle’s next 100 years.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Two additional cafes are under construction and slated to open in early 2020 in Highlands Ranch and Littleton. "The five existing cafes we have in Colorado have quickly become fan favorites, and the active communities here have continued to gravitate towards our better-for-you menu items. In 2020, 65.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

In addition to a bold brand and innovative menu with unique takes on Indian Street Food, Curry Up Now offers franchisees industry-leading unit economics. doubled the number of ghost kitchens worldwide since June 2020. “Their continued growth demonstrates the viability, feasibility and desirability of circular business models.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

During the second quarter in 2020, which covered the height of the pandemic lockdowns and restaurant dine-in restrictions, QSR off-premises orders increased by +9 percent over the same quarter in 2019, driven by solid growth in drive-thru and delivery orders. million in April 2020, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner' SevenRooms released its “Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner” report, which uncovered new diner personas to help operators understand what motivates guests to dine out in this new era of hospitality. Just over one in five (21 percent) want restaurants to perform on-site health screenings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) announced the formation of the Hospitality Recovery Coalition with the goal of supporting on-premise partners, including restaurants, bars and distilleries, facing harsh economic impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis. On Point With Off-Premise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. Processing is free on all on-demand delivery orders through July 8, 2020—up to $50,000 in sales. Plus, Square is also waiving dispatch fees until July 1, 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests. ” Menu Anywhere. Takeout For Good.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Additional key findings from the survey include: Over a third (38 percent) of respondents plan to have between 1-20 guests, with 32 percent planning to have under 50.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Features of the new restaurant design were determined following a thorough brand study on drive-thru operations and Guest habits, and include a double drive-thru lane, parking stalls for curbside pickup, a walk-up window, and patio seating. ” Franchise opportunities remain in areas across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

Six igloos for outdoor dining or 27 propane heaters or 183 tanks of propane to keep guests warm. Americans know that third-parties stand in the way of restaurant recovery, and, while 4 in 10 Americans (37 percent) say they want to do all they can to directly support restaurants, they know more is needed. Sluggish Restaurant Recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

of food over 9,720 baskets since the pilot was instituted in late September 2020. When we started Lunchbox 18 months ago, we wanted to help restaurants with a strong ethos and identity speak to their guests directly. Burma and DoorDash have rethought the entire Burma Superstar menu and dining experience for off-premises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

from February 1 to April 30, 2020, during the early part of the pandemic. ” The Long Road to Recovery. Asia Center for Tourism and Hospitality Research, the road to recovery could still be a long one. percent demand decline. . The study is a follow-up to a related survey, which was published in June. Shopping malls.

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Restaurant365

MAY 26, 2021

If we learned one thing from 2020, it’s that agility in planning matters for alcohol businesses. More than ever before, adopting efficient practices and processes, especially in tight margin segments of business, like alcohol, is a key to successful recovery and resurgence for 2021. Think back on a really busy day. Like, busy, busy.

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Cheetah

JUNE 14, 2021

Dining rooms are reopening and with the promise of return to normalcy just a few days away, the unprecedented staffing shortage is dampening the hope of economic recovery. By May 2020, the industry shed 5.9 During 2020, white male restaurant servers made on average $5 more per hour than Black women. million jobs.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

To be certain, your restaurant profit margin in 2020 and 2021 probably look significantly different than past years. Other restaurants have faced incredibly low margins, and as of December 2020 , nearly 110,000 restaurants across the country have closed permanently or long term, according to the National Restaurant Association.

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