Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

restaurant industry has a loaded plate as 2021 picks up steam – especially from an insurance and financial protection point of view. “The prospects for fine dining and sit-down restaurants are going to remain strained for all of 2021,” said Doug Groves, founder at Program Insurance Group, in College Station, Tex.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news of restaurant resiliency, dining trends in Canada, restaurant salaries across the U.S. Restaurant Resiliency. Throughout one of the most challenging years for U.S. Throughout one of the most challenging years for U.S. Carry-out ended 2020 holding 46 percent of off-premises order share.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With those stats in mind, Causeway Solutions conducted consumer research* on today’s dining trends compared to our research over the past few years. By 2021 we asked the question a little differently and found 22 percent of consumers said they were currently eating out but 16 percent still said they would not until the pandemic ended.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

And Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) solutions represent a vital component to generate revenue for restaurants by filling up dining tables with customers who feel safe and confident. This is especially important for potential clients prone to allergies, given that the region has been clouded by recurrent wildfires in 2020 and 2021.

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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. consumers being new to ordering meal delivery services (up from 47 percent in March 2021).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. 43 percent plan to add an outdoor on-site dining space. "What

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Quick-service restaurants are also feeling the pressure – large chains like Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s have had to close dining rooms due to insufficient staffing. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience. Service with a smile is not a thing of the past.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

The project was originally concepted in 2017, went on hold in 2020 and began construction in 2021. Although there are no desks and chairs, students that take this course are learning real, hands-on experience within the dining room and kitchen. The facility opened in 2022. How is the project multi-functional?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal." million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2024

" The co-chefs/co-owners were listed among Food and Wine’s “Best New Chefs” (2021) and they have garnered multiple James Beard Foundation Award nominations for "Best Chef: South." Do you feel having a background in economics better prepared you for opening a restaurant? It did in multiple ways.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Though many of the market forces that shaped the restaurant industry in 2021 were closely linked to disruption from the pandemic's onset in 2020, 2022 brings new challenges — and opportunities. Menu variety plays a substantial role in every dining experience. Simplified Menus. Simplified Menus. Serving smaller portion sizes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

According to the 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Report released by the National Restaurant Association, some 40 percent of restaurant operators across six dining models (family dining, quick service, casual dining, fast casual, fine dining, and coffee and snack) mentioned that they added a contactless or mobile payment option.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

“In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. “In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. I have been fortunate to work with Sleepy Bee Cafe since its founding in 2013.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. While many cracked the code, some are still adapting. So what’s next?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Florida’s minimum wage rate is currently, $8.56, and will increase to $10 an hour in September 2021. The law also establishes a California Privacy Protection Agency, which will enforce and implement consumer privacy laws and can administer fines for businesses that violate California’s privacy laws. Election Results.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. As technology evolves and client tastes change, successful marketing techniques must be examined and updated accordingly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Restaurant brands, from the largest Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) to the smallest neighborhood fine dining experiences, were caught in varying degrees of flat footedness. Throughout the remainder of 2020 and into 2021, the majority of restaurant brands spent most of their energy adapting to a channel switch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

According to the 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Report released by the National Restaurant Association, some 40 percent of restaurant operators across six dining models (family dining, quick service, casual dining, fast casual, fine dining, and coffee and snack) mentioned that they added a contactless or mobile payment option.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Since then, sales have fluctuated in response to surges of COVID-19 cases, climbing up to $72 billion in August 2021. Since March 2020, restaurant demand in certain areas has swayed between in-person dining and carry-out services. Failure to meet order deadlines can lead to reduced customer loyalty and late fines from buyers.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 14, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic left dining rooms empty and accelerated the industry’s shift to third-party delivery services as a major revenue driver. With this shift comes a challenge to labor conventions: how does one properly staff and budget for labor in this new era for dining? We asked hundreds of restaurant professionals to find out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2022

With wholesale food prices soaring 13 percent in 2021 and labor costs rising as worker shortages continue, many restaurants are looking for smart ways to lower costs and avoid passing them on to their diners. To mitigate these concerns, restaurants have gotten creative, looking for new cost-cutting measures.

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EATER

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The guide covers Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Phang-Nga This week, Michelin announced its 2021 stars for Thailand. Chef’s Table, a French fine dining restaurant, gets two stars after debuting in the guide with one star last year. In the latest guide, Michelin promotes just one restaurant to the two-star level. Saneh Jaan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2022

It’s expected to be a happy Mother’s Day for restaurants this year as nearly half of Americans plan to dine out or order food from local restaurants, according to new research from the National Restaurant Association. According to the National Restaurant Association survey, 27 percent of consumers plan to go out to a restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

From the very beginning we worked to attract loyal guests seeking an authentic, family dining experience. With restaurant dining rooms closing unexpectedly and inconsistently from market to market, the industry realized the ability to communicate frequently and rapidly to their customers is critical. Shasta, California.

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EATER

DECEMBER 21, 2022

By presenting cuisine that has not traditionally been championed in a fine dining, wine-tasting setting, Mistry hopes to challenge people’s expectations about cuisine — and the people who make it. Over the past few years, one-off guest chef appearances and chef-in-residence programs have proliferated in the fine dining industry.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 14, 2022

No matter where you go or what you buy, technology has touched nearly every part of dining out right now. percent higher in the second quarter of 2022 than in 2021. Does that well-known rule of 20 percent for sit-down dining apply to counter-service, takeout, or other orders? But how much of that is from record inflation?

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

After a year off for the pandemic, the tire company has returned with a vengeance but with many of the same predictable selections The Michelin Guide, the vaunted star-bestowing restaurant list assembled by a tire company, completed its reveal of its 2021 guides across the United States in September. Wonho Frank Lee. culinary landscape.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

Fast casual is king With dining rooms effectively shut down early last year (many of them still limited), restaurants had to rethink how they would be serving hungry diners. In New York City, southern chicken-and-waffle restaurant Sweet Chick pivoted from casual dine-in to fast casual by rebranding as Lil’ Sweet Chick.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding. The round is led by DST Global with participation from existing investors including Dragoneer Investment Group and Franklin Templeton.

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EATER

MAY 2, 2024

Led by young Korean Mexican entrepreneurs, some of whom migrated from South Korea decades ago with their parents, alongside Korean Americans with diverse culinary backgrounds, the restaurants borrow from dining concepts that have grown popular in South Korea, New York, and Los Angeles. A variety of dishes at Dooriban in the Roma neighborhood.

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EATER

MARCH 26, 2021

March 19, 2021. These are the dishes that Eater editors from across the country actually made recently, and we’re passing along any first-hand tips, hacks, or dietary substitutions that, hey, worked for us. Here, then, are this week’s must-try recipes from Eater’s very-much-average but highly enthusiastic home cooks. Brooke Jackson-Glidden.

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EATER

MAY 23, 2022

In 2021, Carmellini imported outposts of his acclaimed New York restaurants Carne Mare and the Dutch , and Starr announced in April that he would bring vaunted New York brasserie Pastis to a location near Downtown in 2023. A lot of those people have come from larger cities, and they’re used to lots and lots of dining options.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

Violations are punishable by a fine, with a maximum of $300/year. By and large, district courts sided with the insurers, and appellate courts have affirmed these decisions, leaving little hope for restaurants in this area. Oregon Mutual Insurance Co., 21-51097 and multiple state appellate court decisions. Karen Ross, 21-468. Legislation.

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Future Food

MARCH 5, 2025

Successful precinct designs are aligned to the key strategy drivers Delivering a modern dining precinct in a club environment demands a holistic strategy that goes beyond architectural or interior design plans.

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It seems poised to continue at least for part of 2021. To help you, we look at six tips for restaurant success in 2021. #1: Restaurant customers in 2021 are going to be looking for contactless options when they frequent your restaurant. Another tip for restaurant success includes refining your al fresco dining options.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

Oxte Immigrant chefs are shaking up Paris’s fine dining scene with Michelin-starred restaurants, venues in five-star hotels, and Lebanese, Mexican, and Korean flavors not traditionally found in haute French cuisine When Enrique Casarrubias came to Paris from Mexico in 2007, he had no intention to stay. Prepping a dish at Oxte.

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