Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

If 2020 and 2021 were all about helping operators find new revenue streams to reach guests when they couldn’t come into restaurants, then 2022 was all about getting customers back in. In contrast, customers are entering 2023 with higher expectations for stellar experiences when they do choose to spend money on dining out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. But despite these concerns, 46 percent of people noted they will eat out daily to several times a week in coming months and showed a growing loyalty to their favorite brands.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 19, 2021

Every brand has had to react quickly to stay in business while trying to keep guests and customers safe. These tools were critical to surviving the worst of the pandemic, and now, as vaccines roll out and restrictions lift, restaurant technology will continue to play a major role in the recovery of the industry.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

According to 7shifts’ Restaurant Data Hub , New York restaurant sales recovery has been slower than the overall United States (and Canadian) average. Now, the City Council of New York City has voted to extend local law 1932-A until March 31st, 2021. If this doesn’t get extended, I think a lot of people will be more willing to close.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

” Using modular construction for restaurant development saves 10-15 percent overall, and allows for consistency and efficiency with the building process taking approximately five weeks to complete. Dave’s Hot Chicken is spicing up its 2021 franchise development strategy. Hot on Hot Chicken.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Six major themes are expected to drive restaurant operator profitability and beverage attachment post-COVID, according to the Coca-Cola 2021 Fountain Foodservice Beverage Strategy Survey. "While most consumers do not expect the pandemic to end in 2021, they are already considering their future lifestyles, including dining behavior."

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

million workers in the restaurant industry as of May 2021—a sharp decline from the industry’s peak of 14.7 Importance of customer experience With recovery being the top priority for restaurants the past year or so, enhancing customer experiences will be key going forward. According to Statista, there were 11.2 million workers.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Restaurants are serving guests who are more digitally enabled than ever before. Establishing a robust digital presence ensures restaurants can capitalize on this growth while, safely, reaching out and serving a wider array of diners. This way, operators can create highly personalized, almost predictive, guest experiences.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

To calculate comparable sales, take your net sales figures for the two years you want to compare, and subtract by one: (restaurant sales in the current period/restaurant sales in the base period) – 1. According to our data, as of July 2021, sales are up by 2% on average. Comparable Restaurant Foot traffic. Average Check.

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Foodable

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” take the show to the first in-person trade show, FSTEC 2021 where restaurants and technology connect. Listen to "LIVE AT FSTEC" on Spreaker.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

Consumer spending at restaurants was up +32 percent in the April-May-June 2021 quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and for a pre-pandemic view, flat compared to the same quarter in 2019. In this year’s second quarter, off-premises grew by +5 percent compared to a year ago, driven by gains in carry-out and delivery orders.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2022

While 2021 represented a shift back towards normalcy, we haven’t quite recovered as much as we’d like. 2021 Restaurant industry news. 2021 saw the industry continue to rebound from the difficulties of 2020. These issues, along with continued surges in COVID infections, are slowing the recovery. .

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 3, 2020

But much has changed since you’ve last had dine-in guests; consumer spending behavior and eating habits have been reset. Other than your most loyal customers, there is no guarantee that your old guests will return to dine with you while social distancing and other public health recommendations remain in effect. Trust, a Human Element.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

When life presents unexpected expenses, such as urgent car or home repairs, an emergency fund can help keep families afloat, and prevent them from taking on debt or missing payments. In fall 2016 he signed a baseball contract with the New York Mets before returning to the NFL in 2021.

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Touch Bistro

APRIL 28, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly begins to recede, many restaurants are turning to gift card marketing as part of their 2021 recovery plan. First and foremost, gift cards provide restaurants with an immediate source of revenue – cash that can be incredibly valuable in the early months of recovery. Immediate Cash Flow.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s the same thing over and over, and constant coverage we’re consuming on the pandemic in multiple facets — now on to restaurant recovery from COVID. The battlefield after the war is clearing out, but there’s so much shock from what just happened that many haven’t fully planned out what to do next. What did we fix?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Although mandated dine-in restrictions have held back all restaurant segments, particularly full service, consumer demand for restaurant meals and the ability to serve the demand with a host of off-premises services, like digital ordering, delivery, drive-thru, and carry-out, are the silver linings that enable the industry to persevere.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

In this example, the restaurant fulfills an estimated 1,500 combined delivery and take-out orders at an average cost of $144 per order over a six-month period. Six igloos for outdoor dining or 27 propane heaters or 183 tanks of propane to keep guests warm. Sluggish Restaurant Recovery. Survival of the Fast Casuals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. consumers to better understand their feelings about planning events in 2021. Event Planning Is Back. 30 percent of respondents shared they will be hosting their event at their home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant and food and beverage industry experts for their insights on what trends will be on the radar for restaurant owner and operators in 2021. is a preview of the trends and practices that will shape the hospitality industry in 2021. Here are their views. af&co Do The Hustle.

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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. Drive-thru visits still increased by 13%, the highest visit increase among the service modes of on-premises, carry-out, and delivery” (3).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

Guest Intent Shows Positive Trend. Consumers going out three times or more has significantly increased in the past month, having increased by +7pp. 2 out of 5 consumers have returned to the On Premise because they wanted to go back to normal. percent) over the year to March 2021. Returning to the On Premise.

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EATER

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Capital-T Trends have had the space to take root as customers crowded into dining rooms and traveled around the country, bringing their excited energy with them to red-sauce Italian joints, vibey supper club-inspired spots, and so many pop-ups turned full-fledged restaurants. Hillary Dixler Canavan. Nashville, Tennessee. Danielle Del Valle.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

restaurant industry closed one of the most unpopular years in history moving its way out of the steepest declines the industry has experienced since the Great Recession, reports The NPD Group. The experts at 7shifts’ released a data-backed study titled “How Restaurants are Evolving Labor with Third-Party Delivery in 2021."

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“In addition to our growth and brand milestones so far this year, we have more in the pipeline in new and existing markets to increase the experience for both guests and franchisees. "Hiring these two industry veterans helps us close out 2019 strong, and prepare for our growth plans beginning in 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

With more than a dozen restaurants set to open in the first half of 2021, Freddy’s currently boasts a development pipeline on track to open more than 45 restaurants in 2021. Construction is expected to take place throughout the summer, with a potential opening date in late August.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. “The bites are baked just right; choose a dip then take a sip!

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Hot takeout summer: While 63 percent of respondents have canceled vacation travel due to COVID, 71 percent are still planning to take some vacation this summer. Frose is out, with only 2.1 Check out more favorites in LA, Chicago, Atlanta, and Philadelphia below. percent of Americans excited to order this 2019 staple.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests. Offering easy-to-assemble, take-home meals. Takeout For Good.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. “We know that seismic changes continue to take place within the food and media industries.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

After many months of on-again, off-again indoor dining restrictions, outdoor dining capacity limits, and relying on delivery/take out only, a brighter future is on the horizon. To be certain, your restaurant profit margin in 2020 and 2021 probably look significantly different than past years. Gross Profit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ocean Spray is joining forces with Massachusetts Restaurant United and the COREcares Foundation for this hospitality stimulus, in addition to offering discounts on the brand’s cranberry products to support restaurants on the road to recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “We put the safety of our employees first.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Among the highlights: Online Ordering sales of pizza (+9 percent), burgers (+10 percent), and fried chicken (+5 percent) were up from last year, but the largest trend in online ordering was sandwiches and wraps as guests give up on slapping bread together at home and restaurants pivot to menu items that travel well. ” 15.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

QSR 2021 Performance. Revenue Management Solutions released its analysis of US quick-service restaurant (QSR) performance for 2021. To accurately assess the underlying trends of restaurant performance, RMS compared 2021 sales and traffic to pre-pandemic 2019 data. On average, sales were up 8.1 percent compared to 2019. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

” Ordermark also operates Nextbite where, qualifying restaurants can offer popular delivery-only brands, including HotBox by Wiz, a partnership with Wiz Khalifa, out of their existing restaurant space. When we started Lunchbox 18 months ago, we wanted to help restaurants with a strong ethos and identity speak to their guests directly.

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