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. In March 2022 alone, sales for meal delivery services increased six percent year over year, collectively, with 51 percent of U.S.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2022

Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Traffic growth was -5.1%

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Participants in MyChange with SaverLife receive access to the national SaverLife platform and the opportunity to participate in national savings challenges, access financial education articles, engage in forums and accumulate redeemable points for a chance to win prizes. “We are very excited about our partnership with SaverLife. .

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Sales growth held strong for the restaurant industry this September – continuing a two-month streak of positive gains after unseasonably low sales growth results in June and July. reported in August.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Restaurant operators once again find themselves refocusing priorities and altering their plans for 2022. While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. Rely on Technology to Increase Operational Efficiency.

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EATER

APRIL 10, 2024

Like Johnson’s fast-casual rice bowl restaurant, Field Trip, the food at Bankside was developed with delivery in mind. Wonder, which operates 11 locations mostly in New York City and its adjacent suburbs, is intent on rethinking restaurant delivery. Locked in the kitchen” is hyperbole, but the micrograms aren’t.

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Foodable

JANUARY 14, 2021

Barron and LeFranc explore the brand successes and failures of 2020, and what that means for restaurants in 2021. Three Key Points: Do not expect normalcy to return until 2022. Fast casual is going to struggle without drive-thrus and other convenient options for pickup.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

One of the key functionalities within many QSR and fast casual mobile apps these days is the ability to order ahead and select curbside pickup. And as restaurants pull more sales through their digital menus they benefit from additional first-party data, stronger customer relationships, and margin expansion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Customers shifted their purchases to off-premise dining suddenly, leaving many operators flat footed and ill prepared for seamless online ordering, contactless payment and curbside pickup. Here are their responses. Click here for part two. Anita Adams, CEO of Black Bear Diner. Shasta, California. Dennis Becker, CEO, Mobivity.

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Foodable

MARCH 29, 2022

One of its public competitors, DoorDash, DASH on the NYSE, also has dropped roughly 40% since March 2021. Instacart still could be overvalued relative to DASH, however, as its revenue growth, last year was less than a third of DoorDash’s, 21% versus 69%, while its price-to-sales ratio is more than 50% higher at 13x compared to DASH’s 7.5x.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

These are fast-changing times for all types of restaurants. Quick-service and fast casual restaurants fall under the limited-service umbrella. Fine dining, upscale, casual family dining and casual dining restaurants fall under this category. Reducing turnover has become mission-critical for most operators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

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 good starting point for addressing many issues is use of a manager’s log.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Additionally, as a result of the ongoing labor shortage, we anticipate more automated chatbots to support on-site team members and help streamline their work as well as operators looking for locations with smaller dine-in square footage in favor of adding more drive-thru lanes. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We appreciate how our team shows up every day with positive attitudes, ready for new challenges and open to all of the operational changes thrown their way. That’s why we decided to donate 10 percent of sales of our off-premise take-out and delivery platform to No Kid Hungry. Here are their responses. Click here for part one.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Understanding key restaurant calculations will help you assess your performance and plan your menu, labor needs, operating hours and marketing campaigns. Comparable Restaurant Sales. Comparable sales data tells you how much your restaurant sales changed year over year. Comparable Restaurant Foot traffic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news that consumers plan to put restaurants at the top of their shopping lists, the latest stats for on premise and why the restaurant of the future is here now. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. “This is a challenging time for both consumers and businesses. . Hassle-free holiday meals.

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Sales growth held strong for the restaurant industry this September – continuing a two-month streak of positive gains after unseasonably low sales growth results in June and July. reported in August.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2022

Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Traffic growth was -5.1%

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 15, 2023

We are seeing that the HORECA Middle East industry (Hotels, Restaurants, and Catering) continues to grow but in different ways, and operators are having a hard time identifying where the opportunities are. Hotel sales grew 23% over 2022, and Restaurants & Cafés grew by 17%. The first passenger station will be in Fujairah.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This article was published in Fast Casual. September 21, 2021 by Morgan Harris, Restaurant365 Chief Customer Advocate & Co-Founder . For example, sales forecasting is a powerful restaurant management tool that can pull historical sales information from a point-of-sale system to project sales for a comparable period.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 2, 2021

The National Restaurant Association’s 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry report has some sobering findings: The restaurant industry ended 2020 with total sales $240 billion below the pre-pandemic forecast for the year. As of Dec. Of all participants surveyed, around one-fifth (20.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest facts and figures of restaurant operations, the state of business dining, and the mid-year gift card report. The State of the Restaurant Industry. foodservice industry. foodservice industry. Quick service restaurants (QSRs), representing 81 percent of restaurant visits in the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date. Return to on-premise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

TIPs offers training for individuals on the responsible sale, service and consumption of alcohol. Since the acquisition, SALIDO has operated in stealth mode, strengthening its product team, focusing on product development, and introducing many key features. Hospitality Recovery Coalition. Unfortunately, many already have.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The Krystal Company plans to refranchise approximately 100-150 company-owned restaurants to well-capitalized multi-unit operators as part of its ongoing business and fleet revitalization. "We've seen great success with the new restaurant prototype, remodels and operational upgrades. Krystal Eyes Refranchising. percent to +107.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

As consumers have become more aware of the obstacles restaurants face in their day-to-day operations, going direct creates opportunities and benefits for operators to align with the changed diner expectations uncovered in this report. Third-Party Delivery Impact. 904 hours of pay for waiters (at $9.95/hour hour in NY). hour in NY).

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. For example, to level-up the fan experience you can combine first-party transaction data with player stats, weather conditions, and inventory to better predict game-day sales. Here are their responses.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

While we often say it’s easier to ride a wild stallion (in this case a fast-growing restaurant chain) than drag a dead horse (one that’s not growing at all) — the big question that many restaurant chains need to answer is: how fast should we be growing? Potential Risks of Growing Too Fast. It begs the question: is that feasible?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

million diners seated via Yelp* in May 2021 – the highest ever, surpassing pre-pandemic highs. In fact, the number of diners seated via Yelp was up 48 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019. They saw a similar increase in diners seated in April 2021. Surge in Diner Demand. Yelp found more than 3.7

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The Restaurant Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The COVID-19 restaurant trends seen now will likely continue well into 2021 and perhaps even 2022. The COVID-19 restaurant trends seen now will likely continue well into 2021 and perhaps even 2022. These challenges have been especially taxing on the restaurant industry and its more than 13.5 Rise of Ghost Kitchens.

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EATER

JANUARY 3, 2022

The pandemic has changed the way restaurants need to operate on every level and, a recent book argues, many of these changes are ones restaurateurs should have considered well before a global crisis forced their hands. To suss out not which chefs are good and which are bad, but what ideas and what kinds of workplaces are worth supporting.”.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. In a 2023 survey, 29% of operators said they are very likely to open new locations in 2024. Most operators raised their menu prices in 2023, but fewer expect to do so in 2024. million in 2021, to $974.9

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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." This edition of MRM News Bites features the National Restaurant Association, Absolute Brands, Bacardi, Tito's Vodka, Yum! New Level of Hot Dog.

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EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

At the Food on Demand conference in Las Vegas, the food service industry laid out its vision for a future in which customers never have to wait. Just don’t think too hard about how that’d work. The conference room at the Bellagio hotel swelled with the horns of “Ride of the Valkyries.” THE FIRST NATIONAL RESTAURANT TO DELIVER BY AIR.”.

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KaTom

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The chain reported its highest average sales week in the past eight years during May 2020. The Deep Dish on Pizza Chains During COVID-19. From tens of thousands of immediate hires to permanent store closures, the pandemic’s far-reaching impact on pizza chains has been topped with record-shattering successes and halting disappointments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. An Unpopular Year. In April, the segment’s customer transactions declined by -70 percent compared to year ago, and improved its declines to -30 percent in December.

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