Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

consumers to better understand their feelings about planning events in 2021. The most popular COVID-related safety offerings people look for when booking a venue included outdoor spaces (47 percent) and socially-distanced floor plans (40 percent). ” The Return to On Premise. The Great Restaurant Restart.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Now that 2021 is only weeks away, we are making predictions on what the new year will bring. Here are our top 5 food and restaurant trend predictions for 2021 and beyond. In 2021, that market will grow as meal kits provide all-in-one solutions for families staying at home and wanting easy, healthy and delicious meals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Top frustrations when picking up orders include: order isn’t ready and having to wait (46 percent), food is ready but still having to wait (44 percent), food is cold (36 percent), order is inaccurate (36 percent), and no designated mobile order pickup line (22 percent). Loyalty programs are most popular for fast food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

But for the QSR industry specifically, consumer expectations increased as priorities moved to health and safety first, which have, in turn, shaped decision making, long term brand engagement and buying behavior. Sales velocity is now -5 percent vs April 10, 2021. Sales velocity is now -3 percent vs April 10, 2021. California.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

Qwick recently set out to find out the frequency of Professionals returning to work, if they feel comfortable returning to work, and what might enhance their feelings of safety while working Qwick shifts. Staffing smaller events and working outdoor shifts were also factors respondents indicated would enhance feelings of safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In many cases, safety is their primary concern. Meeting or exceeding their expectations for safety is rewarded by positive feedback online. Sentiment for restaurant service and food improved significantly in December compared to a year ago. For food, 50 percent of all mentions and reviews during the month had positive sentiment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2022

The popularity of online ordering is motivating big fast-food chains to use rewards programs to hold onto new mobile app customers. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted chains to create, improve upon and increase mobile app and loyalty program adoptions, aligning customers’ shifting preferences toward safety. Share an experience.

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EATER

MAY 4, 2021

Meet the inspiring leaders using food to challenge conventions, empower their communities, and make positive change. America’s food culture is at a turning point. They started and joined mutual aid networks and nonprofit organizations to weave together the strands of empathy and empowerment missing from our social safety net.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

It is difficult to argue with safety precautions designed to keep people well and thwart the spread of the virus. It is this commitment to making people feel welcome, special, and thought well of is the key to a return to success. HERE’S TO A VERY PROMISING 2021. It has always been about hospitality and will always be so.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2021

How are restaurants going to compete for the level of talent needed to make a full recovery in 2021? There are also political and economic factors in play as the restaurant industry builds towards recovery in 2021, with a $15 per hour minimum wage proposal making its way through the legislature.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 16, 2022

Even with robust growth, the restaurant industry faces steep challenges right now, with labor shortages, higher inflation, challenges with home food and drink deliveries, and ongoing food and supply chain shortages. Food Delivery Issues. That’s up from $640 billion in 2020. ” Covid Issues Still on Front Burner. .

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Next Restaurants

JANUARY 27, 2021

As we now move forward into 2021 , it’s more obvious than ever that digital marketing is essential in this industry. Share Health & Safety Measures. The health and safety of both your employees and your customers have taken center stage. Have Rotating Specials. Do you have a family history of a specific ethnic food?

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EATER

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As LGBTQ teens find themselves at the center of increasingly controversial political debates and legislation, snack closets and drop-in spaces across the country are offering food, community, and a safe place to be a kid As a teenager, I yearned for one moment above all others: 3:10 p.m., Did I have enough food in my bag?

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Cheetah

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As of 20 July, 2021, the Shared Spaces Program made outdoor dining in parklets permanent and waived registration fees. Safety First. All of these alterations should be reviewed with safety in mind. As for COVID safety, proof of vaccination is not yet mandatory for outdoor dining as it is for indoor dining. Accessibility.

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The Restaurant Times

MAY 29, 2021

Since online food aggregators already serve your target audience, listing on them is necessary. . Here’s a detailed guide on how you can partner with popular online food aggregators. Apart from receiving telephonic orders, Cloud Kitchens accept orders from online sources such as websites, mobile app, and online food aggregators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2021

Safety and Normalcy. Then the same devices that make guests feel more secure, such as safety screens between booths, can be erected in a way that increases the feel of intimacy or privacy. They can, for instance: Offer box lunch specials for pickup by those working from home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. ” The gift of food. During November, the percentage of restaurant food online mentions and reviews that was classified as positive grew by 7.0

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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

November is World Vegan Month, the perfect opportunity for your restaurant to experiment with alternative menu specials. In part 2 of the Better Food, Better Profits series we explore one of the hottest trends in the foodservice industry for 2021-2022 – clean label food. What Is Clean Label Food?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. For the most part, courts have upheld dining restrictions due to public safety concerns. Litigation.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

As we end 2021 and consider the vast increase in takeout, comfort food, and overconsumption of alcohol that took place during the throws of the pandemic, many of us are resolved to doing better in 2022. Do some research to decide what is best for you based on the kind of food and beverages that you serve.

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EATER

APRIL 20, 2022

Critics say they make food inequity even worse. During the 2018 election campaign that swept her into office, a constituent quizzed her about the spread of dollar stores and the lack of healthy food choices in her district, where the residents are more than 80 percent Black. Fighting ‘Food Deserts’ or Helping Create Them?

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Automate Cost Allocation Many operators can attest to the numerous number of times they have struggled to create separate primary cost categories for their restaurants, especially Food, Beverages, and Supplies. Although some wholesale food and supplies companies may charge extra credit card processing fees, many of them do not.

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Xtra Chef

DECEMBER 16, 2020

They didn’t ask for a global pandemic , but they persevered through lost shifts, drastic cuts in tips, evolving safety protocols, and uncertainty about the future. And your restaurant gets an influx of friendly industry diners trying out your food. You can even upsell them with specials and deals. Looking Ahead to 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

For instance, if a restaurant could cross-utilize current staff to deliver food and already has the POS capabilities to handle delivery orders, the cost to launch could be minimal. Now more than ever, consumers want to get their food and go, quickly. Convenience is the main ingredient driving restaurant demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. With real-time data into consumer behavior data, the solution offers immediate, location-specific food and beverage insights into an industry that is changing faster than ever before. ” Tastewise Data. social interactions, and 1.2M online recipes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. And because our food travels so well, guests never have to choose between quality and convenience."

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Modern Restaurant Management

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. Intuit reports that by 2021, the gig economy will surge and add 9.2 Shyam Rao, CEO and Cofounder, Punchh. billion to $25 billion.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 27, 2022

Restaurant operators have chosen to go digital to ensure customers’ health and safety as these touchless menus can help mitigate virus spread. In Hospitality Technology’s 2021 Customer Engagement Technology Study , it was found that 37% of diners prefer to dine at restaurants that do not have a paper/physical menu.

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EATER

JULY 2, 2021

As food industry professionals collectively push for structural overhaul in the service industry at large — raising the minimum wage , for example, or experimenting with new ownership models like co-ops — we can also use this recovery period to renegotiate and reimagine the relationships between restaurant workers, owners, and consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Now available through Grubhub, it is a delivery-only concept that specializes in antibiotic-free, oven-baked, boneless chicken bites. General Mills Foodservice' s Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest will award $100,000 to restaurants and food trucks nationwide. Credit: Tyga Bites.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

“Our new formats are incredibly attractive to today’s multi-unit operators, who are looking for chef-driven food quality at a lower investment than a traditional QSR. The program will begin accepting applications in the first quarter of 2021. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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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

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Today’s Pandemic Special. Lack of clarity in advance of an in-person visit can result in situations similar to a September 17, 2021 incident at Carmine’s in Manhattan. Food for Thought. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines , as well as local health department recommendations.

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Culinary Digital

AUGUST 10, 2021

With an increasing demand for safety and hygiene, the foodservice industry needed to prioritize the health and safety of these communities. With customized menus, fresh foods, and made-to-order meals, foodservice operators ensure that these residents have more flexibility in their everyday meal choices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

The announcement comes after the COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges for the hospitality industry, particularly for restaurant General Managers who grappled with unprecedented obstacles, such as labor shortages, customer and employee safety, and supply chain delays. ” Starbird Plans Franchising.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 25, 2021

In the year 2021, Daryaganj won the Restaurant of the Year Award-2021 from Delhiites Magazine. At the time when restaurants were shutting down dine-in services, Daryaganj was not into the food delivery business. Amit also focuses on the relevance of doorstep food delivery and how it helped them survive the harsh times.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond The changing face of Food & Hospitality. Whilst some food and hospitality businesses chose to pivot their businesses early, out of necessity, others have elected to respond to changes in consumer preferences and are quickly reshaping the food and hospitality landscape in front of our eyes.

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