Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

The service robots operate at two levels of intelligence- from delivering food to taking care of consumer’s queries. The company's robots are designed to perform tasks, such as delivering food and drinks to customers at hotels and airport lounges, handling check-in and check-out services at hotels, and even carrying luggage.

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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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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Most bar managers are pulling out their gingerbread martini and hot spiced rum recipes to fill their seasonal drink menus. Here are three innovative ideas to get in on the holiday action. Take Advantage of Modified To-Go Laws. Supply chain issues and Covid-19 are not making it easy to run a bar right now. The Seltzer Market.

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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

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Here is a look at the top trends expected to impact foodservice in the next year: Social Responsibility on the Menu : When choosing where to spend their dining dollars, consumers will seek out brands that align with their personal values and beliefs 1. 2021 Midyear U.S. Trends Update, Technomic, July 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2021

QSRs entered 2021 looking much different than they did a year ago, after having made significant and creative changes to their business models in the wake of the pandemic. Taking a forward look into your digital needs and how this technology will flex with your business will help you to determine if it is worth the investment.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 10, 2021

With the pandemic and climate change being hot topics in recent months, Summer 2021 will have guests wanting to see more healthy and sustainable items on their menu. By testing and offering a wide breadth of meatless options,” they added, they are “ doubl(ing) down on its pledge to bring more innovation to the vegetarian space.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

Restaurants must keep innovating to elevate the diner experience. While increasing grocery costs could lead some consumers to eat out instead , it’s clear that restaurants need to do more to justify higher prices and improve the customer experience. Seven out of 10 U.S. First-Rate Service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. Christmas Day delivers second-highest day for check value across 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 22, 2024

Prior to joining IFMA in 2021, he led and managed businesses at Kraft, Jones Dairy Farm, Cargill, and McCormick & Co., Kafarakis also served as President of the Specialty Food Association (SFA) and Chief Innovation and Member Advancement Officer at the National Restaurant Association. What’s next for Subway?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 20, 2022

During the Great Resignation of late 2021, staggering numbers of employees left their jobs in search of new opportunities. Consider investing in online courses, mentoring, or letting employees take on new responsibilities. For example, maybe an employee wants to test out delivery driving or move into managing technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In 2021, for example , 36.6 Succeeding despite those headwinds takes a special effort, especially during back-to-school when the trends are most pronounced. Take Advantage of Technology : In addition to scheduling, QSR technology has grown immensely in scope and capability. Of course, it takes two to tango when hiring.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Starting out as a whole grain diet for radicals, vegan food culture has evolved into Michelin star worthy mega trend for future chefs and culinary experts. Bn in sales in 2021, while Meat Alternative Market experienced a year-on-year growth of 5.2 percent in 2021. We are witnessing the evolution of fine dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To determine the impact of price increases on sales performance, RMS analyzed in-store price increases by percentages year over year (Q2 2022 vs. Q2 2021) for 25,000 QSR locations in the US across numerous brands. Our findings confirmed that customers would “trade out” due to steep price increases, as noted below.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2022

Over the past decade, the restaurant business has been changing with the innovations in cooking equipment and advent of ghost and cloud kitchen. percent from 2021 to 2027. Expansion of the food service industry, product innovations, and surge in number of quick service restaurants have boosted the growth of the market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

For instance, Denny's, an American table service diner-style restaurant chain, launched two ghost kitchen brands in 2021 to increase its market share. According to the National Restaurant Association , three out of five Americans prefer to get food delivered or taken out at least once a week.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

However, since the start of 2021, Randy’s has seen a wave of interest from both domestic and international franchisees. The Costa Mesa location, opened in March 2021 and the first in Orange County, sold over 100,000 donuts in its ten days. Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2023

As restaurants embrace technology, work to avoid encroaching competition and search for ways to expand their customer base, we’re likely to see more and more innovative ways that brands are blurring traditional lines to get in front of new customers. The following trends show how brands are taking advantage of this growing movement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Eataly style food halls – taking advantage of a weak commercial real estate market with a large supply of available large spaces. This will cause restaurants to innovate their offerings amidst reduced menu sizes. Anything plant based! Alec Dafferner, a partner at GP Bullhound. Smart Bar USA Founder Barry Fieldman.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Third-party delivery : Restaurants can generate cash flow but not profit; they’ll have to figure out how to make money using these services. I suspect there is pent up demand to go out and see people again and enough consumer savings that will drive restaurant revenue in 2022 higher than pre-pandemic levels. However, even if.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Many have been able to successfully reopen and keep their doors open by quickly innovating and adapting new operating models to serve their customers,” said Justin Norman, Yelp’s vice president of data science. “Business owners have proven their resilience throughout the course of this pandemic. And the share of U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“We will continue to create innovative products and further our go-to-market approach to ensure merchants nationwide have access to the tools they need to run their businesses. is rolling out a suite of features and extended price cuts through March 2021 to support restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

Consumers want restaurant experiences : 84 percent of consumers say going out to a restaurant with family and friends is a better use of their leisure time than cooking and cleaning up. snack period traffic to restaurants and retail foodservice outlets increased by two percent in 2022, over a double-digit gain in 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2021

While restaurants are busier in 2021, they’re still maneuvering amidst a shifting pandemic landscape and are more exhausted and exasperated than ever. Silver Fern Farms’ ribeye roll has 32 percent better yields than standard ribeyes because they take the time to make it restaurant ready to slice into steaks. per portion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Yet at the same time, every marketer blasted out email updates “we’re in this together” filling consumer’s inboxes, rendering email virtually ineffective and driving down open rates from the pre-pandemic abysmal 20 percent. When you give back to the community, the community takes care of you.

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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. really stood out from the rest.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2021

Now, orders are still being placed via phone, but calls have been swapped out for texts, mobile apps or online, cash registers have been upgraded to more robust technology systems, and contactless payment options are all the rage. In order to truly leverage the digital ordering transformation, an innovative, branded website will be clutch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Renovations will be completed throughout the remainder of 2021, leaving each restaurant with a fresh, new and improved look and feel. Each remodel is expected to take no longer than a few weeks, with each drive-thru remaining open to guests and offering a construction deal – Buy One, Get One Free Classic Roast Beef Sandwiches.

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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. “The Juicey Awards are about honoring our passionate store owners. Grab-and-go salads and wraps, freshly baked goods and more.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

There’s a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. It does take time, and unless you’re a larger restaurant group, it may be unrealistic to have full-time team members oversee your social platforms. Restaurant technology has seen innovation in the form of smart devices for the commercial kitchen.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

This places kitchens at the center with and multiple spokes—from delivery to meal kits to virtual brands—all coming out of it. A restaurant evolution is happening before out eyes. Here's just some of the emerging trends and concepts to look out for. Their first ghost location opened in early February, with a goal of 10 planned.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As brands place emphasis on creating a meaningful guest experience, robotics companies offering tools such as tech-enabled order taking or serving, should stop calling themselves ‘robotics’ as it will likely steer some operators, consumers and investors away. – Richard Patrick, Co-Founder of Cathead Distillery.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. Ghost kitchens emerged in the back half of the 2010s as delivery apps began to take hold of the dining market. The ghost kitchen can take many forms. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The data shows a remarkable 61 percent of singles are willing to dine out for a first date on February 14th, while 51 percent of all diners are considering double dates. Men lead this shift at 65 percent compared to women at 57 percent, while Gen Z is the most adventurous with 70 percent willing to take the romantic leap on February 14th.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We strongly believe that our significant experience in the QSR space, our strong digital focus, our ability to innovate, as well as our proven execution capabilities, will enable Subway to become a dominant player in the region.” The acquisition is slated to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. Bad Ass Expanding.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

The idea and goal were to take fresh raw produce and make it into food and drinks that would taste so great that it would be appreciated by the broader population, not just health-oriented people. These items are very complex, it takes a lot of work to get to the right taste and the texture, and I think we’ve achieved it.

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