Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

One design solution that has really helped during the pandemic—encompassing the entire range from quick service to fine dining—is open-kitchen restaurants that have “nothing to hide." " They have been selected by a growing number of diners who are conscious of cleanliness, safety, and health.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Safety and sanitation is a priority. Drive-Thrus.

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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

With so many people out in a sea of stars and stripes on the 4th of July, how do you get them to come to your restaurant? The right 4th of July specials will drive traffic to your restaurant, helping you take advantage of one of the biggest celebrations of the year. The short answer is offering enticing 4th of July specials.

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Specials 2021 Merchandise Mobile Ordering 111

Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The 2021 COVID-19 pandemic caused many people to leave the hospitality industry, and many have not returned. Despite the vaccination efforts and safety measures implemented by restaurants, some potential employees may still be hesitant to return to work in this industry. This has left restaurants struggling to find and retain staff.

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Loyalty Program Front of House Mobile Ordering Customer Service 166

7 Shifts

JULY 27, 2023

On Lula Cafe's website, they list their mission and values , which include creating joyful moments for the community, and promoting care, respect, integrity, safety, and transparency. Something that caught my eye when reading them while prepping for my chat with Jason, was that they were revised on June 8th, 2021.

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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. Download the Restaurant Trends for 2022 report for more details. Fast is not fast enough.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Modern Restaurat Management (MRM) magazine is collaborating with the team at MarketScale on The Main Course , a podcast that aims to explore the intense and competitive modern restaurant industry. "We Barbara Castiglia , MODERATOR – Modern Restaurant Management. The Main Course. Restaurant of the Future Panel. 20 at 4 p.m.

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The Food Corridor

JANUARY 4, 2022

These platforms come in a variety of forms, but they have one thing in common: they help chefs and virtual restaurant brands get their food out to customers more efficiently for a more direct exchange of revenue. so it makes sense to make shared use kitchen tenants aware. Apps like this are popping up all over the U.S.,

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Catering Food Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 105

Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Once the lockdown restrictions were lifted, many people were still concerned about their health and safety when dining at restaurants. Customers are able to scan the QR code, which redirects them to the restaurant’s website in which contains the restaurant’s menu. How will this affect the restaurant business in the future? “QR

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Loyalty Program Social Media Customer Experience Online Ordering 88

ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But, how have they managed to stay up and running so far? Even a small vegetable vendor can take orders via some kind of online ordering platform. Furthermore, the pandemic has eliminated the need for salespeople, forcing many operators to heavily rely on website/app focused shopping.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Cyndi directs the activities of employees in the accounting department to manage the accounting process through financial statements and is responsible for the overall management of the corporate office. In 1991 she was promoted to Accounting Manager and in 2009 to Director of Accounting.

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

The transaction is subject to the approval of Postmates stockholders, regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q1 2021. BurgerFi’s estimated 2021 net company revenues and 13.6x BurgerFi’s estimated 2021 adjusted EBITDA of $10.5 Adam Marcus, Managing Director at PSG.?

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Mobile Ordering Restaurant Law Seating Customer Service 192

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

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 product will be rolled out in phases, with an introductory product available in the North American market in the coming weeks.

Food Safety 210

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 210

The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. These commissary kitchens are sometimes also known as ghost kitchens, shared kitchens , or virtual kitchens with the delivery-only food brands operating within them called virtual restaurants.

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Kitchen Safety Delivery Online Ordering Food Order 59

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” 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. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

When the Coronavirus pandemic swept the nation, The LEE Initiative (Let's Empower Employment), led by James Beard Award winning chef, author and restauranteur Edward Lee and Program Managing Director Lindsey Ofcacek, teamed up with Maker's Mark to establish the Restaurant Workers Relief Program. " On #GivingTuesday (Dec.

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Coaching 147

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 154

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Managers lack the tools to properly schedule employees and plan for shifting consumer demands, and as a result, businesses are paying for redundant overworked labor, or having to manage with inadequate labor due to hiring challenges. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education.

2022 189

2022 Food Supply Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 189

The Food Corridor

MAY 10, 2021

Bootstrapping a shared commercial kitchen is never easy. Happily, there are sources of funding out there for community-focused projects that aim to give something back to the local food community. Each year the federal government hands out millions in grants to organizations that can show that the money will be put to good use. .

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Agriculture Food Kitchen Safety Education 98

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Ghost Kitchen Franchise Model. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. See all of our Yelp Economic Average reports and other resources at yelpeconomicaverage.com.

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Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 177

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? When you give back to the community, the community takes care of you. Jockey Hollow Bar + Kitchen's Chris Cannon.

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2020 Online Ordering Fast Casual Point of Sale 180

The Restaurant Times

MAY 27, 2021

Cloud kitchens have become increasingly popular in the UAE over the years. Cloud kitchens have many advantages to offer over physical restaurants. With numerous restaurants shutting down, entrepreneurs are desperately shifting to ghost kitchen business model. One can use the existing kitchen equipment or buy new ones.

Kitchen Safety 52

Kitchen Safety Website Management Social Media Hiring 52

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the state of flavor, COVID-19 restaurant operations, public acceptance of delivery charges, the best of the best and the most allergy-friendly restaurant chains. Frose is out, with only 2.1 DoorDash Deep Dish.

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2020 Franchise Franchising Food Order 195

EATER

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Shared lodging like bed and breakfasts, boarding houses, and room rentals are falling out of favor, replaced by contactless, host-less vacation rentals. It scored a hugely successful IPO in late 2020, and in 2021 recorded its strongest quarter ever. Airbnb declined to provide data on numbers of each listing type on their website.).

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Back of House Travel Website Management Hotels 101

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. We are excited to support their mission to help independent restaurants optimize online ordering and generate incremental revenue from under-utilized kitchens.”

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Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 143

EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In 2021, I worked in a restaurant that promoted itself as the future of dining. As startups have “disrupted” the restaurant industry, they’ve replaced menus and hand-written orders with kitchen display systems (KDS), ordering tablets, and QR codes. It also often bypasses one of the central joys of dining out: human connection.

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Mobile Ordering Customer Service Food Order Online Ordering 114

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

SALIDO leverages design, data, and workflow management to optimize both front- and back-end operations. “We have officially rolled out SALIDO to support all of our flagship stores across the United States and Canada and are looking forward to continuing our partnership.”

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Fast Casual Casual Menu Mobile Ordering 162

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility. Fazoli's Ghost Kitchen. Virtual Barbecue Pit. Hot for Dave's Hot Chicken.

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Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Franchise Franchising Food Safety Kitchen Safety 168

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The ezCater Catering Growth Platform is uniquely designed to help restaurants get incremental catering orders and manage their catering operations. This year for Giving Tuesday (Dec.

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Franchise Franchising Catering Online Ordering 165

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Ghost Kitchens. Chick-fil-A.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 138

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 3, 2020

First, we know that consumers will continue to regard safety and sanitation in high importance, possibly going towards 2021 (1). Restaurants need to openly communicate their safety standards to their customers and make sure they are being perceived as a safe establishment.” A Safe Environment with a Touch of Convenience.

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Guest Recovery Social Media Food Safety Consumer Goods 107

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

" Restaurants around the world can continue to participate in the Dining Bond Initiative at no cost by answering a few questions on the organization's website, which has been translated into several languages. Consulting on Ghost Kitchens. . "The program is inventive and very attractive to our guests."

Mobile Ordering 150

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order Recycling 150

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

The guidance and revised application forms are available on SBA’s and Treasury’s websites. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions, completion is anticipated to occur in the first quarter of 2021. The application also eliminates pretrial diversion status as a criterion affecting eligibility.

Food Safety 169

Food Safety Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 169

Touch Bistro

MAY 31, 2021

Even in 2021, Restaurant Business reports that 92% of fully vaccinated restaurant customers plan to continue using online ordering post-pandemic at least as often as they did during it. It’s convenient in that the platforms manage everything for you except for the food. Third-Party Apps Versus Direct Online Ordering.

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Online Ordering Ordering Social Media Mobile Ordering 52

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

had approximately 26,200 operational food truck businesses in 2021. To out-hustle the competition, the top food truck owners design and iterate unique menus, produce consistently high-quality cuisine, and work long hours – frequently late into the evening. According to data compiled by IBISWorld , an industry research firm, the U.S.

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Food Truck Food License Mobile Ordering 52

EATER

MAY 11, 2021

He launched 10 ghost kitchen operations to extend his delivery zone to new cities and regions, expanded his takeout menu, and has a large product line. And how does he see expansion now, as he pulls out of his long-anticipated Amazon campus space in Seattle and instead eyes new opportunities to bring his “Chinese Eataly” New York and Chicago?

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Fine Dining Back of House Travel Kitchen Safety 101