Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual. In the U.K.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

” The leadership team of Restaurant Sherpas uses their decades of experience to operate Teriyaki Madness franchise partners’ shops and provides full support during the process. His previous experience also includes acting as CFO and controller for numerous hospitality and fast casual brands such as Rubio’s, Carl’s Jr.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Paris Baquette's Leadership Changes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. “As a fast-casual concept with strong unit economics, The Habit Burger Grill is a fantastic addition to the Yum! Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc. and internationally.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

“Matt and I have been fans of Moe’s for a long time and were attracted to the unique brand personality, culture, leadership, vision for the future and unit-level economics.” “I wanted to combine the fast-paced style of the East Coast with the laid-back atmosphere of Greek coffee culture.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

In addition to virtual kitchens meeting lower labor costs, they also offer a fast-track to opening, with a location able to begin serving in just one month. “We came out of the gate incredibly strong in early 2020 and we look forward to continuing that momentum as we rapidly expand in 2021. Pieology in China.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Although these developments resulting from COVID19 require that the 2020 Show not go forward at this time, we are looking forward to partnering with you to make the 2021 Show the best ever." The transaction marks the addition of the first fast-casual concept to Yum! New Level of Hot Dog. Brands, Inc. and internationally.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Chicken Salad Chick has 137 locations throughout 16 states predominantly in the Southeast and is a leading fast-casual restaurant company. The fast-casual restaurants also feature homemade pimento cheese and egg salad, as well as fresh sides, soups and desserts. All five units are anticipated to open in 2020 and 2021.

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Qu

MARCH 28, 2025

With escalating costs, persistent labor challenges, and operational inefficiencies eating into already thin margins, restaurant brandsparticularly enterprise fast casual and QSR chainsneed solutions that deliver immediate value and impact. Employing 15.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

by the end of fiscal 2021. The majority of fast-casual and fine dining operators are meeting this challenge head-on by adding new offerings monthly,* driving increased competition with bar-and-grill operators. At the closing of the acquisition, US Foods’ pro forma net leverage is expected to be approximately 4.0x

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

” As a Feeding America Leadership partner, the company has ongoing partnerships with a variety of food banks across the country. “Working with SpotOn allows us to immediately connect tens of thousands of businesses with a large network of lenders and get capital into needed hands, fast.” Multi-Language Digital Menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cypress will directly manage and coordinate all discussions and distribution of sale materials with potential buyers while maintaining a close, ongoing interaction with the Krystal leadership team. The first two locations will open next year, with the final debuting in 2021, introducing the brand to Boulder, Stapleton and Downtown Denver.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2022

Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Putting it into a longer historical perspective, this is the weakest growth posted by the industry since February 2021 – the last month in which the industry lapped over a pre-pandemic month. July’s sales growth was +0.6% – a slowdown of 1.3

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7 Shifts

JULY 6, 2023

During the pandemic, before we opened our first location in July 2021, throughout 2020, it gave me time to pause and think of what type of company we're trying to build, and it was. And of course, including myself and our senior leadership team, we hire and off-board according to these values. This is not an exaggeration. And it does.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. The new hires highlight the brand’s continuous efforts to build Black Bear Diner’s executive leadership team following years of growth and geographic expansion. A rebrand (June).

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The Restaurant Times

APRIL 12, 2023

He worked his way up and gained valuable experience in menu development and restaurant design while working at Vong under Jean-Georges Vongerichten, eventually becoming the CEO of Wow Bao, a fast-casual Asian restaurant chain, w here he continued to apply his knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry.

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Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting

MARCH 22, 2021

It is time to decide what we have become, … What Restaurant Should You Build in 2021? Read More » The post What Restaurant Should You Build in 2021? Well, spring is here, shots are in arms, and restrictions are being lifted. first appeared on Blue Orbit Hospitality Consulting.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 6, 2021

You can find this traditional sushi bar with an authentic, fast-paced street food energy located in the Chinatown Plaza right across the interstate from the Vegas Strip. The highly experienced sushi chefs at Kabuto Edomae prepare the highest quality fish to adorn their nigiri and sushi rolls in a fast-paced open kitchen for guests to watch.

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Gourmet Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2021

On June 27, 2021, Fiesta Group announced they had entered into a stock purchase agreement to sell the Taco Cabana restaurant brand for $85 million to YTC Enterprises, LLC. The parties will close on the deal in the third quarter of 2021 once the closing conditions have been satisfied. . Use of Proceeds from the Sale.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

JUNE 25, 2024

Enhanced Restaurant Efficiency and Profitability Via Strategic Kitchen Reconfigurations: Ignite Your Restaurant’s Future In the fast-paced restaurant industry, staying ahead of the competition requires constant innovation and adaptation. Success Stories Consider the case of a major fast-casual chain we recently assisted.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2022

Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Putting it into a longer historical perspective, this is the weakest growth posted by the industry since February 2021 – the last month in which the industry lapped over a pre-pandemic month. July’s sales growth was +0.6% – a slowdown of 1.3

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

. – Jackie Abril-Carlile, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Culinary Instructo r and Executive chef and general manager at North Mountain Brewing Everything Has Changed At the onset of COVID, most fast casual restaurants went from primarily dine-in business to mostly takeout and delivery models.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

Dave’s Hot Chicken is spicing up its 2021 franchise development strategy. The brand is set to open at least 30 locations in 2021, and plans to have an additional 300 units in development. 2021 will be big for us as we branch out of California and make our entrance into the Midwest and East Coast.” Hot on Hot Chicken.

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Casual dining is also trending?about When they feel like leadership has their back, they’re more likely to be loyal and engaged. In Q2 2021, top performing (top quartile) full-service brands had same-store sales that were 16 percentage points better than the full-service median benchmark for that quarter. Read More.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thus far in 2021, the company has expanded across Las Vegas at the Convention Center, LINQ Hotel, and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Casino, as well as reopened with the unveiling of the new Virgin Hotel. In 2021 thus far, 13 new operators have signed on for 154 units, bringing the total to 35 operators and 420 units open or in development.

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Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2020

This is a game changer in quick-serve and fast casual restaurants." It syncs with existing restaurant POS systems to make onboarding fast and convenient. It allows restaurant leadership to quickly survey customers and gain data and real-time insights on operational improvement, menu modification and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“As we approach the 50th Anniversary of Starbucks in 2021, we honor our past while looking to the future with a long runway of healthy growth ahead,” said Johnson. Currently available in parts of Florida and Massachusetts, the national rollout will continue through 2021. Tractor Adds Pouring Partners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

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. Restaurant and Chef and Leadership award categories will continue to have no fees for entry. To ensure accountability: ? Module 6: Wellbeing.

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

For sports bar franchise Twin Peaks , which has continued to grow throughout the pandemic and was part of one of the industry’s biggest restaurant acquisitions in 2021, BBI data has been essential to sharpening its strategy. “It Each update highlights the most relevant and timely workforce, financial, guest and consumer trends.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

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. With the 2020 induction delayed due to the pandemic, 2021 will welcome two classes into this illustrious club. White Castle Salutes Long-Term Employees. Overall U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

percent suggested “about the same” or “much more than before” Casual and midscale : 62.8 percent from 2021 to 2027. However, increase in health issues due to consumption of fast food and competition from fine dining and quick service restaurant (QSRs)hinder the market growth. percent from 2021 to 2027.

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Modern Restaurant Management

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. Chick-fil-A is still the fast-food king; Pizza Hut has Domino’s in its sights. percent to a score of 80.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Within QSRs, fast-casual restaurants led the way, growing transactions by 2 percent in March. State of the Plate Olive Garden is the most popular casual dining restaurant with Americans in 2025, with 19 percent having dined at the Italian-themed restaurant in the past 90 days, according to a new report from YouGov.

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