Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Food that naturally travels well—chicken wings, burritos, Chinese food—was bound to have a leg-up. Food that naturally travels well—chicken wings, burritos, Chinese food—was bound to have a leg-up. Now, as we enter 2022, predictions indicate a big shift back to sit-down dining. (We’ve

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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. ” 2.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

The stories of adaptation and pivot in the restaurant industry are nothing short of remarkable, as owners and operators have shifted business models on their head in order to stay afloat—and thrive. Even the finest of fine dining restaurants made a fast casual pivot. Many of them had contactless ordering in place.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers. Fast food reigns supreme.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

This method is used by several large food chains, like Starbucks, Panera Bread, and TGI Fridays, which have attracted millions of customers due to their loyalty programs. In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Email Marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Restaurants have faced labor shortages, supply and equipment shortages, and climbing food prices, with no past playbook on how to navigate the crisis. To help operators move forward, let’s take a look at some of the challenges the industry has experienced in 2021 and how they can come out on top in 2022 and beyond. Food Shortage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features Canadian dining trends, American eating patterns, best and worst cities for burgers and pumpkin spice to the rescue. Dining Trends in Canada. Hiring Crisis Facts. That's because a whopping 85 percent of restaurant owners now report it’s very difficult to find the right help.

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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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ChowNow

JANUARY 6, 2021

In this blog, we’ve compiled tactics for restaurant success that will help you start 2021 on the right foot. Invest in the right online ordering platform. Online ordering became a vital lifeline for restaurants at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. How to: Find the Best Online Ordering System for Your Restaurant.

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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. Mobile orders are on the rise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2021

restaurant sales experienced a “healthy” increase in total sales in July, 2021, according to Restaurant.org. billion in June, 2021, the organization estimated. In fact, nearly 16,500 restaurant reopen in April 2021 just as restrictions began to start being lifted, according to recent data from. restaurant scene.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It's estimated that 100,000 restaurants have already closed because of the pandemic and there’s no doubt that we will continue to feel the effects of 2020 well into 2021. Personalized Dining is the Future. However, not all hope is lost. New Channels Will Continue to Emerge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In 2021, restaurant marketing strategy, restaurant design, and internal systems—for independents and chains alike—will evolve, and technology and robotics will become commonplace. If they don’t, all ads after the pandemic ends will be about digital ordering and delivery. The pandemic changed that.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2021

Just a few short years ago, customers paid for their meals in cash or credit cards, orders were totaled on analog cash registers, and customers called restaurants to place orders over the landline phone. The New Norm: Text to Order. Customers don’t want to be bogged down with a massive library of food apps on their phone.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 11, 2021

But 2021 is the year to evolve your restaurant for whatever comes next. This guide includes ideas and checklists for everything from keeping your staff healthy to optimizing your ordering platforms. We like to think of it as a roadmap to success in 2021 and beyond. "Winter is coming".said said every restaurateur in existence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2021

And, based on our recent survey of 830 US consumers, it’s likely a good mantra for 2021. A snapshot of the most recent survey results follows, with insights to guide 2021 planning. They are likely to continue this behavior after dine-in returns to pre-pandemic levels.” The throughline of our recommendations?

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In 2021 and beyond, cameras will not be a simple surveillance tool. COVID-19 has been a powerful driving force for AI tech particularly in this industry, as stay-at-home orders, social distancing and other safety measures forced operators to rethink how they interact with their staff and guests. COVID-19 Safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Restaurant design, kitchens, and the dining customer experience has been changing over the past few years and with the COVID pandemic, it may be changing again. These aspects create a modern yet interactive dining experience with a connection to the built environment. With the current climate of the U.S.,

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Here are our best guesses for the business trends of 2021. Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. 2020 has been quite a learning experience. of total sales (4).

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7 Shifts

MARCH 18, 2021

In order to support the restaurant industry through uncharted waters, our team at 7shifts has worked together to derive important labor trends and insights from our network of restaurant pros. Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry. A year ago this month, our industry was rocked to its core.

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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: 1: Enhance Contactless Ordering and Payments. Restaurant customers in 2021 are going to be looking for contactless options when they frequent your restaurant. 3: Enhance Outdoor Dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2020

How about weeks-long dining room shutdowns? And when it comes to those marketing plans, 2020’s lessons will, at least, provide good advice for 2021 and the years to come. And when it comes to those marketing plans, 2020’s lessons will, at least, provide good advice for 2021 and the years to come. Still nothing?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Perhaps the biggest question on restaurateurs’ minds right now is: “Do I plan for the 2021 I was expecting, or can I just go back to 2019?” My colleagues and I at EPAM Continuum have been thinking of 2021 and the trends that will soon be served to us. ” Worry not. Curbside Appeal.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

While that popularity has generated excitement about the prospect of these dining room-less restaurants, it's important to remember that ghost kitchens aren't an easy thing to pull off. There's no dining room, no storefront, no servers, and in some cases not so much as a sign. These can also be called food hubs or incubator kitchens.

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Focus POS

MARCH 18, 2022

5 Restaurant Online Ordering Facts All Restaurateurs Should Know. The last few years have been rough on the restaurant business, which has weathered supply chain issues, labor shortages, rising food costs, a pandemic, and cutthroat competition. Of course, loyalty programs shouldn’t be reserved just for dine-in customers.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

With a new year comes new challenges, and after the year for the industry that was 2020, we want to help set your restaurant up for success in 2021. Make all touchpoints of your restaurant feel like the cool, casual, fusion, or fine dining establishment it is. Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

India’s love for their favorite food be it Mughlai, South Indian , Kashmiri , Rajasthani, or Gujarati thali has continued despite the pandemic. Food has always been something that our social fabric has been woven around. Over the years dining in India has seen a gradual shift from occasional dining to convenience-based dining.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

India’s love for their favorite food be it Mughlai, South Indian , Kashmiri , Rajasthani, or Gujarati thali has continued despite the pandemic. Food has always been something that our social fabric has been woven around. Over the years dining in India has seen a gradual shift from occasional dining to convenience-based dining.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As 2021 begins, there are many restaurant management best practices that can be applied to strengthen your business, in the short and long term. Here are 11 tips to set yourself up for success in 2021. operators, mostly sales) minus your cash outflows (your operating costs, like food and drink, payroll, rent, etc.)

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Throughout the paused activity of 2020 and 2021, people everywhere were reminded of the delicate ecosystem that exists between individuals and their communities, as well as between people and their planet. Often, the resulting waste was not only the food but also the associated costs and energy spent on more waste management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2022

Vaccine rates are stable at 74 percent, a jump from a 17 percent vaccination rate reported in Q1 2021 and even surpassing the 60 percent of respondents who were or planned to get vaccinated. ” consumers had other concerns, ranking price fourth behind long wait times, order inaccuracy and poor customer service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2021

The state of dining has transformed over the last year and a half and continues to rapidly evolve. According to NPD Group data, takeout and delivery orders have increased dramatically, with takeout jumping from 18 percent to 60 percent within the FSR segment from 2019 to 2020. In the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

Since the pandemic, restaurants have endured a plethora of issues ranging from fluctuating dining restrictions to supply chain issues to rising food prices. Demand for Dining Out Isn’t Going Anywhere. Taking Orders with Artificial Intelligence.

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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. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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Deliverect

JANUARY 19, 2021

Just as everyone was making their predictions for last year’s food and restaurant trends, a certain pandemic appeared and shook things up. As people around the world stayed home more often and ordered more delivery and takeout than ever before, new trends emerged. 2 Plant-based food. So what can we expect this year? 3 Breakfast.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

And Independence Day 2021 may be the busiest one yet, with 46% of American consumers reporting that they’re excited to dine out again as pandemic restrictions are loosened. For example, if you’re a fine dining establishment, diners probably aren’t looking for streamers and balloons everywhere. Equipment and Technology.

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