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

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

Additional funding has been allocated for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP ). To make it easy for restaurants of all sizes and types to adapt to these changes, OpenTable is introducing a new Open Door ’ pricing program. No cover fees through September 30, 2020. For more information, visit: sba.gov/paycheckprotection.

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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. million over the next five years to build and sustain the program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

Additional funding has been allocated for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP ). To make it easy for restaurants of all sizes and types to adapt to these changes, OpenTable is introducing a new Open Door ’ pricing program. No cover fees through September 30, 2020. For more information, visit: sba.gov/paycheckprotection.

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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. Sales velocity is now +4 percent vs January 4, 2020. Kicking orders to the curb.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Based on findings from a survey hosted on the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Restaurants Canada, the report shares that on the positive side, Canadians are looking forward to returning to restaurants, so long as safety measures are in place. It is performing strongly vs both 2020 (+31 percent) and 2019 (+35 percent).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

This program, piloted last year, is designed to help KFC team members build short-term savings and create lasting savings behaviors. “This program is a way to empower and equip restaurant employees with tools and resources to help them succeed and achieve their goals. To be able to offer these types of resources means a lot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

Safety If you can run your business as a takeout and delivery spot, consider whether or not you can carry out operations safely to avoid spreading COVID-19. You can point your restaurant staff towards monetary relief programs offered by the government and other organizations to help them stay afloat if your business closes.

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Once the lockdown restrictions were lifted, many people were still concerned about their health and safety when dining at restaurants. QR codes have been around since 2010, but they didn’t catch on for mainstream use in North America until the 2020’s.” How will this affect the restaurant business in the future? “QR in July, climbing 4.6%

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Safety and sanitation is a priority. Text ordering.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 20, 2021

According to a survey by Bacardi Global Brand Ambassador in 2020, around 63% of US consumers prefer to drink low-to-no alcohol options to cut back on calories. It ensures that the business meets the food safety regulations set by its food safety authority. Design The Kitchen Layout. Food Service License.

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Lavu

APRIL 17, 2020

Your customers want to hear from you a survey conducted on March 8, 2020, found that 56% of consumers want to hear from you now, and they want to know what steps you’re taking to ensure you’ll be around after the pandemic. Email Sequences to Your Current List and Loyalty Members. El Pollo Loco Delivery.”

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. These commissary kitchens are sometimes also known as ghost kitchens, shared kitchens , or virtual kitchens with the delivery-only food brands operating within them called virtual restaurants.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 22, 2021

By this point, you would have certainly thought of the basics like location, uniform design, a logo, a beautiful menu, kitchen staff and the equipment required, and marketing in general. Even billboards continue to attract diners, but how can you attract and capture the next generation’s attention and loyalty? Fire License.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In 2020, a new coalition will help hospitals not just in New York but nationwide provide patients plant-based food options that combat rather than contribute to cancer, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. In 2020, it is expanding its efforts to engage even more organizations in reducing meat consumption. Health Care Without Harm.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 11, 2021

It enables the staff to view the full digital menu via hand-held tablets, generate instantaneous Kitchen Order Tickets (KOTs) and provide the online billing facility at every table. The CRM feature can also be used to create point-based loyalty programs to make the customers revisit your restaurant. According to Barclaycard, 88.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most Important safety initiatives. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. Restaurants with a loyalty program should also highlight the benefits while remarketing to guests. 73 percent said social distanced tables.

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

According to a report by the National Restaurants Association, more than 110,000 restaurants and bars closed their business for good or temporarily by the end of 2020. Additionally, the restaurant industry lost $240 billion in sales compared to the Association’s pre-pandemic forecast of the year 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Starbucks and McDonald’s were also the leaders when it came to customer loyalty or visits per visitor with customer visited 2.4 “Most QSR and Fast Casual brands have already adopted a digital ordering program. The survey found that loyalty programs can be important motivators as well, according to 58 percent of respondents.

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EATER

MARCH 15, 2021

During dinner service, Miguel Torres was relaxed, joking with the other line cooks, calmly firing off order after order in the tiny New York kitchen at the Rockwell Place. In mid-March 2020, he became sick — and then sicker — and began struggling to breathe due to COVID-19. . — Jenny G. Miguel Torres. I felt like he was my brother.”.

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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. The most important factor for Americans to join a brand loyalty program?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. 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. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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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

DECEMBER 19, 2023

. – Frances Allen, President and CEO, Checkers Brand loyalty took priority in 2023. Building these relationships with customers is key to attracting new guests and fostering long-term brand loyalty across locations. Then we remembered that staffing before 2020 was never that great. – Joe Hand Jr.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

The purchase is expected to be completed in September 2020. PopID accounts also tie to loyalty programs for automatic credit with every purchase. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. Brands Inc. will acquire the Johnny Rockets restaurant chain from an affiliate of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, Inc. US Foods Holding Corp.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Through this program, Dunkin’ franchisees have the opportunity to offer their restaurant employees an affordable, flexible and supportive pathway to an associate or bachelor’s degree from SNHU. The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. metro area.

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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

APRIL 2, 2020

Experienced a decrease in wages or loss of job on or after March 10, 2020. Any restaurant — Toast customer or not — can be listed on the site.Toast is committing up to $250,000 in matching contributions to World Central Kitchen and the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark Creates Safety Plans. Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. Touchless cleaning for the safety of employees. Added sanitizing stations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

ezCater launched Feed the Front Line , a program that helps anyone contribute meals to healthcare workers fighting coronavirus. In just over a week, the program has already sent more than 20,000 meals to 145 hospitals across the country. Newark Working Kitchens. Feed the Front Line. ” To donate, visit [link].

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Check out our list of the top 16 features of restaurant management software that are must-haves in 2020. Other guest management data can help you segment your audience, based on their preferences, and customize promotions, loyalty, and gift card programs. In 2020, everything is going to be predictive around food and labor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

is donating boneless, skinless chicken breast filets to local Meals on Wheels programs in select markets, providing quality protein critical to senior nutrition that Meals on Wheels programs will cook and deliver to seniors experiencing food insecurity. From now through May, KFC U.S. Chief Communications Officer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’ll quickly see the emergence of Restaurants 2.0 – a new generation of restaurateurs who snatch up available real estate for ghost kitchens, virtual brands or new dine-in experiences that have a heavy reliance on digital interactions and business models that enjoy lower overhead. Jockey Hollow Bar + Kitchen's Chris Cannon.

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