Touch Bistro

APRIL 27, 2021

It’s clear that a well-design restaurant website is key to getting customers in the door (or ordering online), but great restaurant website design is a lot harder to achieve than you might think. Email Sign-Up Forms: Even if you don’t have a loyalty program, collecting customer emails is a great way to stay in touch with your guests.

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Design 2021 Online Ordering Website Management 92

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JULY 1, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature top foods of 2021, customer satisfaction, the Good Food 100 and shopping sentiments, State of the Plate. Unlike 2020, diners opted for the plant-based versions of delivery classics so far in 2021. Thai Thani – 2021 NW Market St B, Seattle, WA 98107. Top Side Dishes.

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2021 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Consumer Goods 127

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APRIL 20, 2021

consumers to better understand their feelings about planning events in 2021. 2021 will bring a restaurant renaissance unlike any we’ve seen before, with more consumers dining out and planning events than in years past. More than one in three (34 percent) said that they will be planning their event with 1-3 months’ notice.

2021 186

2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 186

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Fast food, fast casual and sit-down restaurant apps have seen the biggest jump since last April. Orders from fast food apps increased 38 percent, fast casual apps increased 71 percent, and sit down restaurants increased 88 percent. Ease of use increased 39 percent since last April while limiting contact decreased 14 percent.

2021 186

2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Download 186

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

There are only 4 months of 2020 left where you can push your restaurant’s marketing hard and set yourself up for success going into 2021. Work on your brand strategy Create the face of your brand You probably already have a logo, a nicely designed menu, and all the other trimmings to make your restaurant look and feel like a cohesive brand.

Marketing 418

Marketing 2020 SEO Loyalty Program 418

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Instead, as these solutions advance, companies should refer to their technology as “Smart Carts,” or something in the same vein, to give a more accurate representation of what they provide and come off as warm and welcoming tools designed to elevate hospitality. – Phil Quackenboss, VP of Restaurants & Growth at Fetch.

2023 193

2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 193

7 Shifts

MARCH 30, 2022

The National Restaurant Association projects restaurant sales will hit $898 billion this year -more than $200 billion more than in 2021. These can be professionally designed or made in-house to promote specials, events, or even a classic riff like the “Free Wifi, Cold Beer” sign found outside many-a-bar. Other Restaurant Signage Ideas.

Advertising 370

Advertising 2022 Social Media Email Marketing 370

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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.

Franchise 199

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 199

BNG Point of Sale

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Gift card and loyalty program capabilities keeps customers coming back. Some POS may even automatically honor loyalty cards. With a POS system, your restaurant will get hardware and software systems designed to make staff and management more efficient. Gift card and loyalty benefits. Management Software.

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Point of Sale 2021 POS Loyalty Program 52

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Golden Chick’s modular restaurant design will feature a drive-thru as well as an area for online order pick-ups in a 1,920-square-foot space. Dave’s Hot Chicken is spicing up its 2021 franchise development strategy. 2021 will be big for us as we branch out of California and make our entrance into the Midwest and East Coast.”

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MAY 28, 2021

The Ellises also won three other awards including the Top Quarters for Kids fundraiser, Clean Juice’s charitable program helping underprivileged children get access and education about organic eating. IHOP® unveiled the latest plans to launch a pilot of its new fast-casual concept, flip’d by IHOP (flip’d).

Franchise 186

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Loyalty Program 186

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MARCH 26, 2021

Flynn now owns and operates a combined total of 2,355 quick-service, fast casual and casual dining restaurants, generating $3.5 Renovations will be completed throughout the remainder of 2021, leaving each restaurant with a fresh, new and improved look and feel. billion in sales and employing 73,000 people in 44 states.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Loyalty Program 147

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

According to Upserve’s 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry Report, the industry will collectively lose $240 billion, with casual dining sales volume down by 60 percent and fast casual down 50 percent. There’s no disputing that the past year has been extremely hard on the restaurant industry overall.

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Fast Casual Food Safety Loyalty Program Customer Experience 145

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MAY 7, 2021

However, since the start of 2021, Randy’s has seen a wave of interest from both domestic and international franchisees. The Costa Mesa location, opened in March 2021 and the first in Orange County, sold over 100,000 donuts in its ten days. Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019.

Franchise 162

Franchise Franchising Sustainability Fast Casual 162

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JUNE 17, 2021

New Design for Freddy's. Located in Salina, Kansas, this prototype marks a new chapter for the brand’s design evolution as this option is its first model without a dining room, hosting a double drive-thru and a walk-up ordering station. Franchise sales will be focused on the Southeast. "Partnering

Franchise 151

Franchise Franchising Food Truck Loyalty Program 151

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APRIL 11, 2022

Of these, one of the biggest challenges facing independent, franchised and fast-casual restaurants is staffing. percent increase in average US hourly wages in 2021, specifically noting a rapid rise in wages for leisure and hospitality workers. A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent Getting creative helps, too.

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Healthcare Cash Management Social Media Communication 199

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

. “The concepts are designed with our consumer in mind and position our stores to grow sales within and outside the four walls, while reducing buildout costs for franchisees.” ” Many of the concepts are designed to grow off-premise sales, including ghost kitchen formats and smaller takeout footprints as low as 1,000 sq.

Franchise 128

Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 128

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. You order online and receive a code.

2022 177

2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 177

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Chicken Salad Chick had a successful first half of 2021, opening 17 new locations, including market debuts in South Florida; Roanoke, Virginia; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Chicken Salad Chick also welcomed four new franchise owners to the Chick network and gained a generous lead on the brand’s projected 40 openings for 2021.

Franchise 167

Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Point of Sale 167

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Apple American Group LLC (AAG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group LP (FRG), was named the 2021 Abe Gustin Franchisee of the Year by Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar. The award was presented during the 2021 Applebee’s Business Meeting, which was held in Scottsdale on November 16, top photo.

Franchise 172

Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program 2022 172

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

As a result of this trend, we’ve shifted our focus to provide more Take & Bake options and even have plans to launch additional varieties of our Take & Bake breads in early 2021. We’ve also noticed the increased importance of loyalty programs at times like this. Bruce Reinstein, Partner, Kinetic12.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 193

EATER

MAY 2, 2023

Some are essentially beefed up loyalty programs promising perks like free delivery and points that can be used toward future purchases; others are monthly meal deliveries that drop chef-prepared dinners right on your doorstep; and others are wine clubs that bundle bottles with tasting notes to turn subscribers into instant connoisseurs.

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Loyalty Program Social Media Customer Service 2022 69

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MARCH 11, 2020

by the end of fiscal 2021. ” The 25th edition of Scoop features products designed to help bar-and-grill operators easily get creative and innovate with their menus, with elevated, upsell-worthy versions of their traditional bar-and-grill fare. reducing to approximately 3.0x

Bar 127

Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 127

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Eight months after the acquisition by Capriotti’s, Wing Zone is rolling out a brand refresh which features technology upgrades, a revamped menu, an energized restaurant design and experience, a new logo and other assets designed to further position the brand as one of the undisputed leaders in the chicken wing category.

Franchise 183

Franchise Franchising Food Fast Casual 183

Touch Bistro

AUGUST 20, 2021

As a 2021 study by Buyer’s Edge Platform found, 42.3% For fast casual, casual, and full-service restaurants, the average profit margin is around 6%. Difficult to Promote Customer Loyalty. While this is a tempting offer for anyone who regularly orders food for delivery, it’s a costly program for merchants.

Delivery 52

Delivery Loyalty Program Online Ordering Food 52

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This study is based on two surveys of restaurant customers from December 2019 and June 2020, as well as interviews with executives from quick service restaurants (QSR), fast casual and casual dining brands. Fast casual and fine dining establishments need to modify their menus to tasty food that travels well.

2020 219

2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

White Castle, the creator of the beloved Sliders sold at eponymous restaurants and in grocery aisles nationwide, has been celebrating its 100th birthday throughout 2021. “Team member tenure at White Castle is unprecedented in our industry, and that loyalty absolutely goes both ways.” Nathan's Famous in France.

Franchise 175

Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Fast Casual 175

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2021, Laura added the Wendy’s brand to her role with responsibility for implementing Develop­ment Days and quarterly business plans for TSFR’s 56 Wendy’s restaurants. Sandy is a graduate of Walsh College with a Bachelor’s of Accountancy and accomplished the designation of Certified Scrum Master in 2017.

Food 162

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 162

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AUGUST 14, 2020

As a way to provide a fast-track to joining the Fazoli’s Family, the brand’s latest conversion program offers new and current franchisees a Zero Franchisee Fee, Zero Royalty Fee in year one. We are offering a groundbreaking conversion opportunity with our new Fazoli’s 2020 Franchise Incentive Program.

Franchise 186

Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 186

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Their enthusiasm for our brand coupled with their deep experience developing successful polished casual and fast-casual restaurant brands in Alberta make them the perfect partners to bring CPK into Canada for the first time. ce launched its franchise program to expand the concept across the nation.

Franchise 127

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Customer Experience 127

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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. As conditions, consumer behaviors and regulations change, Aramark’s plans are designed to be flexible and evolve and adapt, accordingly.

Food Safety 158

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 158

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JUNE 14, 2020

Department of the Treasury, issued new and revised guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance implements the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020, and expands eligibility for businesses with owners who have past felony convictions.

Food Safety 142

Food Safety Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 142

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

A detailed look at Salata’s restaurant design and layout. The introduction of the franchising microsite follows a number of brand milestones for Salata in 2019, including: The debut of a new restaurant design (February). An inaugural loyalty program (September). ” Perfectly Designed Pizza Hut.

Franchise 95

Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Book 95

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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. Taffer’s Tavern has its eyes set on bringing its bar fare andbeverage program to D.C. ” Showing Support.

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Franchise Franchising Food Safety Kitchen Safety 143

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MAY 12, 2020

Since its inception in mid-March, more than 500 restaurants around the world have joined the program and are reporting sales ranging from several thousand dollars to up to $60,000. "The program is inventive and very attractive to our guests."

Mobile Ordering 124

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order Recycling 124

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Marketers who already had a text messaging programs in place discovered that consumers actually opened their texts and messages got through (In fact, 97 percent of the time!). As we move into 2021, we are seeing restaurants that are running more efficiently than they ever have, some even turning profits with revenue down 30-40 percent.

2020 158

2020 Online Ordering Fast Casual Cash Management 158

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

The US Foods Ghost Kitchen program also recently expanded its concept offerings from six to 12. ClearPath Solutions launched Step Up to The Table, a three-part initiative designed to garner support for local restaurants. Currently available in parts of Florida and Massachusetts, the national rollout will continue through 2021.

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Webinar Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Customer Service 186