Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing.

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Technology Loyalty Program Front of House Online Ordering 204

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience. Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience.

2023 198

2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 198

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Chick-fil-A even reported disabling curbside ordering in some locations to reduce strain on their workers.

2022 190

2022 Hospitality Loyalty Program Point of Sale 190

Touch Bistro

APRIL 27, 2021

This is crucial because 77% of diners report visiting a restaurant’s website before they dine in or order takeout or delivery from an establishment. Mobile Optimized: In the U.S. alone, 72% of online searches for restaurants take place on mobile devices. Elements of Great Restaurant Websites.

Design 92

Design 2021 Online Ordering Website Management 92

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

According to the 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Mid-Year Update , more than 3 in 4 restaurant operators struggle with recruitment and retention, despite an increase in employment. Having a retail management tool with a mobile application, for instance, reduces the need for wait staff to move around when communicating with each other.

Technology 197

Technology Operations Food Safety Kitchen Safety 197

Touch Bistro

JUNE 2, 2021

Below, we cover 10 ways an online reservation program can help you safely reopen your dining room in 2021. Though stay-at-home orders and dine-in restrictions have largely been lifted, many diners are still spending a lot of time at home. That means a big shift has to happen soon. Let’s dive in. SEE TOUCHBISTRO RESERVATIONS IN ACTION.

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Reservations 2021 Online Ordering Book 98

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

2022 180

2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 180

EATER

APRIL 10, 2024

Tomekah George Wonder’s big idea for food delivery is to own every aspect of the process, from recipe development to the moment it ends up at your door A few weeks ago, chef JJ Johnson launched a new restaurant concept in downtown Brooklyn. Locked in the kitchen” is hyperbole, but the micrograms aren’t. It’s why the recipes are so perfect,” he adds.

Delivery 137

Delivery Cash Management Point of Sale Back of House 137

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

For example, the host stand was custom-built to allow for multiple people to operate the front of house simultaneously and the 3,000-bottle wine cellar rises two stories high and serves as the backdrop for the school’s wine appreciation class. We kicked off the project by listening to the client’s programmatic needs.

Design 167

Design Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Front of House 167

Foodable

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Alexander goes on to talk about introducing self ordering kiosks, mobile desktop ordering, food trucks, and then getting involved with consumer packaged goods. Listen to "The Dark Kitchen | Season 5, Vol. 4: Wow Bao" on Spreaker. It’s coming up on twenty-nine years in May.” says Alexander. says Alexander.

Front of House 82

Front of House Food Truck 2009 Entertainment 82

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Pizza Moto Defonte’s Sandwich Shop The Longshoreman Mark’s Red Hook Pizza Hoek Pizza The House of Pizza & Calzone Lucali F&F Pizzeria Brothers Pizza. Order Online. Nothing says New York like a giant foldable slice of pizza. Best Pizza in Red Hook. Defonte’s Sandwich Shop.

Front of House 103

Front of House Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Website Management 103

EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

On a theater-sized screen set up at the front, I watch as a drone flies over a low, sunny suburb, bypassing highways and beaches and nondescript homes, where in the backyards everyone cranes their necks to see what this spidery black object is zooming across the sky. Why should geography determine what restaurants you can order from?

Food 144

Food Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order 144

Sling

DECEMBER 3, 2021

For example, if employee A worked 40 hours during the pay period November 1, 2021, through November 7, 2021, you would process their hours worked during the following week, hand out their check on Friday, November 12, 2021, and compile a payroll report for 11/01 through 11/07. September 10, 2021, and September 24, 2021).

Management 146

Management Management Tip Distribution Employee Relations 146

The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Customers order online on food delivery apps (such as Grubhub, Doordash, etc.) The model allows one or more virtual restaurants to operate from a delivery-optimized kitchen without the overheads of a dining room or front-of-house staff.

Kitchen Safety 59

Kitchen Safety Delivery Online Ordering Food Order 59

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

PJ's Hopes to Open 187 Locations Throughout Florida in Next 10 Years. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans plans for rapid expansion throughout Florida with hopes to bring 187 new locations within the next 10 years. “For many Floridians, their weekend getaways to New Orleans are the only time they get to enjoy PJ’s Coffee. .

Franchise 166

Franchise Franchising Catering Online Ordering 166

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Strip’s colossal hotels house multiple 5-star restaurants led by celebrity Chefs known around the world. The age-old adage “whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” is not true. Vegas restaurants feature the best of the best of culinary ingenuity and stunning aesthetics. The Black Sheep. Make a Reservation.

Fine Dining 134

Fine Dining Reservations Hotels Seasonal Menu 134

EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

But then shelter-in-place orders started. “We For many organizations, the first step in dealing with pandemic shutdowns was just to help their participants and alumni get through the initial weeks On the evening of Saturday, March 14, 2020, the staff at Café Momentum served only seven diners. The year had started off strong. Several U.S.

Training 114

Training Café Kitchen Safety Back of House 114

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

The brand is also on track to raise a quarter of a million dollars in funds for front line heroes by the end of September after ringing-in nearly $50,000 in contributions from their charitable Big Yellow Cup in just two weeks. All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility.

Franchise 190

Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 190

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Did you know that payroll/labor makes up almost one-third of a restaurant's operating costs ? While most restaurateurs are experts in hospitality and customer service, payroll makes many savvy business owners scratch their heads. We're here to demystify payroll so you can spend more time every week growing your business and doing what you do best.

2021 370

2021 Tip Distribution Restaurant Law Insurance 370

Apicbase

MARCH 31, 2023

In no particular order – let’s go… Hans im Glück 93 Outlets Burgers Full Service Germany, Austria and Switzerland In the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale Hans in Luck , Hans starts his journey with a big piece of gold, which he trades down for things of lesser value. Ready for a deep dive? Nordsee is one of them.

Fast Casual 52

Fast Casual Back of House Food Truck Franchise 52

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

consumers to better understand their feelings about planning events in 2021. consumers to better understand their feelings about planning events in 2021. 2021 will bring a restaurant renaissance unlike any we’ve seen before, with more consumers dining out and planning events than in years past. Event Planning Is Back.

2021 190

2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 190

EATER

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The overwhelmingly white image of beer culture erases a much longer, far-reaching narrative of Black brewing. In a 1995 article in the Journal of Black Studies , Kenneth Christmon describes an interaction between the French ethnographer Marcel Griaule and a Dogon elder and priest named Ogotemmeli. It made people take notice.

Brewery 142

Brewery Consumer Goods Mobile Ordering Advertising 142

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest.

Food Safety 211

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 211

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As we enter 2022, restaurants need to continue to stay as flexible as possible, learning from 2020 and 2021 while educating personnel and staying up-to-speed on current technological advancements and solutions that can help streamline operations and improve efficiency. A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring.

2022 190

2022 Food Supply Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 190

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

million in 2021, to $974.9 million tons in 2020 and 12 million tons in 2021. 71% of restaurant customers prefer to order food delivery directly from the restaurant rather than using third-party apps. million tons in 2020 and 12 million tons in 2021. At first glance, some stats might seem to contradict each other.

2024 52

2024 Operations 2023 Loyalty Program 52

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature restaurant community support endeavors, new tech and a little holiday fun. Supporting Independents. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. launched the Ocean Spray Farmers for Chefs Alliance with the goal of helping as many qualifying independent restaurants as possible cover rent, utilities, and payroll costs.

Mobile Ordering 147

Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Coaching 147

Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

In order to make sure customers remember your restaurant long after they’ve dined with you, it’s important to define your brand identity. and adding a reservation or online ordering widget. The challenge is, restaurant marketing and promotions can take many forms, and not every strategy will resonate with every diner.

Marketing 77

Marketing 2021 Email Marketing Social Media 77

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

With thousands of restaurants forced to close their dining rooms, and millions of Americans facing sudden unemployment, GroupRaise saw an opportunity to mobilize its 10,000+ restaurant partners along with their communities to offer those who are able a chance to support both local business and food distribution to at-risk families.

Food Safety 177

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 177

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. The funding will be used to help more restaurants transition to online ordering during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding.

Online Ordering 144

Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 144

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2020

Grubhub launched its Ultimate technology, a revolutionary, first-of-its-kind proprietary hardware and software solution that integrates all restaurant ordering channels into one system. There are four components that make up the Ultimate technology: Lightweight point of sale (POS) with direct integration to the Grubhub web and mobile app.

Catering 123

Catering Mobile Ordering Customer Service Leadership 123

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

The idea of purchasing Dining Bonds seemed to strike a chord with the public as a way to provide much needed financial support in order to help restaurants stay in business. In this edition of MRM News Bites, read about efforts to help the restaurant industry and heroes as well as "new normal" restaurant technology and products.

Mobile Ordering 151

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order Recycling 151

Touch Bistro

MARCH 30, 2021

With so many people dining out (or ordering in), this is the perfect holiday to generate more traffic than normal for your restaurant – especially if you follow our 17 Mother’s Day restaurant ideas below. Did you know Mother’s Day is the most popular holiday of the year for restaurants? Don’t worry. Forget the flowers and jewelry.

2021 79

2021 Email Marketing Social Media Seasonal Menu 79

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.

Franchise 180

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Sports 180

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

Franchise 168

Franchise Franchising Food Safety Kitchen Safety 168

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

Kitchen Safety 206

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 206

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. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees.

Food 173

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

" The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges. " The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges. Make it This Winter.

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Webinar Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Customer Service 190