Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

According to Technomic, more than half (52 percent) of consumers say the availability of LTOs is important when deciding which restaurant to visit, up from 48 percent in 2021, as consumers become more vigilant with their spending. ” Metz Culinary Dining Trends Metz Culinary Management, Inc.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has enhanced predictive analytics, enabling you to anticipate changes and predict which strategies will work best. from 2021 to 2022, the most significant increase in nearly one decade. Predictive analytics technology can help you coordinate with your suppliers and vendors.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

And then, in 2021, the couple found a site for their first brick-and-mortar. The chain was able to get ahead on things like branding, packaging, relationships with distributors and, perhaps most importantly, technology. The pandemic was in full swing, and we got really busy, like 300-400 DMs whenever we dropped a menu,” he said.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It is street & food truck-influenced food moving into bricks and mortar.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

No matter how much technology evolves, or trends shift, people will always come back for quality food, great value, and friendly service. In terms of pricing, we did have to raise our prices a bit in 2021 due to cost increases, and we’ve been able to keep them steady, fortunately. These core elements never go out of style.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 21, 2025

Driven Brands went public in 2021 and is down 36% since the IPO. Trending Beverage Starbucks sets the 2025 release date for Pumpkin Spice Latte this summer Premium Technology Loyalty programs are growing. In its announcement, Subway noted that the company under his leadership had 17 straight quarters of same-store sales growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

These experiments, largely rooted in technology solutions, will be focused on increasing their efficiency while also deepening their customer relationships. Retailers with strong customer connections ad robust investments in omnichannel models, including technology, will be best positioned. ” A Year of Challenges U.S.

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Qu

MARCH 28, 2025

In December 2024, technology leaders from various industries gathered at Amazon’s premier conference, AWS Re:Invent, where Qus CEO participated in a panel discussion. This marked a significant milestone, as the restaurant industrytraditionally underrepresented at such eventsemerged as a focal point of technological innovation.

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Focus POS

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Advanced restaurant technology is helping businesses flourish by informing and supporting better decisions about labor, inventory, pricing and customer loyalty programs, and by streamlining tasks to save time and money. million in 2021 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6.98% during the forecast period, reaching $6044.16

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Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Full service restaurants saw a 237% increase in digital orders between 2020 and 2021, via NPD. Predictive and suggestive technologies are bound to be an upcoming development focus with mobile apps. The average QSR now generates as much as 75% of its sales from orders made online or over the phone, via PYMNTS.com survey.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Technology has made it easy for individuals and companies to scoop up reservations from legitimate restaurant websites or restaurant-approved reservation sites like high-demand concert tickets. Technology and social media Instagram remains the most used social media app with 87 percent monthly usage among teens. billion in 2024.

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Lavu

MAY 23, 2025

How a POS System is Slowing Down Your Restaurant with Delayed Payments and Long Wait Times Why Transactions Take Too Long Outdated technology and old-fashioned connection methods are major culprits behind slow payment processing in restaurants. Keeping up with modern technology is no longer optional. Lavu POS Review 2025 1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Restaurants Order Up Tech, AI, and Dynamic Pricing As far as technology goes, 26 percent of respondents said they’d like to start using new tech to help run their business, which is up seven percentage points from last year. This is the fourth Hot & Spicy Survey; previous iterations were published in 2017, 2019 and 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Restaurants will continue to invest in comprehensive Back-of-House Technologies Following the pandemic, restaurants focused heavily on Front-of-House technology to streamline and digitize the diner experience. Digital experiences must drive real value Technology, for its own sake, won’t cut it.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

The breakfast-and-lunch chain has expanded aggressively since going public in 2021, averaging about 10% unit growth each year since. It has been among the fastest-growing chains in the country in recent years, racking up total sales growth of 1,973% since 2021. Next was the red-hot KPOT Korean BBQ , with 40 unit openings in 2024.

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Robert Ancill Restaurant Consulting

JULY 14, 2025

June 25, 2025 Robots and AI in the Restaurant Industry June 5, 2025 Maximize Restaurant Profits with Menu Engineering February 24, 2025 Dive into 2025’s trend report to uncover the next big shifts in the food and restaurant sectors.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The stadium-shaped inflatable included a dozen food containers festooned around a cardboard playing field and represented the gold standard of inflatable snack stadium technology.

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QSR Automations

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

November, 1) – QSR Automations, a global leader in restaurant technology solutions, today announced a strategic, majority growth investment from Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm. Angela Leet, who has served as CEO of the company since 2021, will remain involved with the company as a board member. “I

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In reacting to COVID-19 the critical role and importance of technology saw a rapid acceleration. Indeed, what the restaurant industry thought was on the horizon for 2025 will be implemented in 2021. Agility in Adopting Technology. Agility will be the focus of technology in 2021. Increase Need for Transparency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The trends the industry had in 2019 toward improved tech stacks, better reporting, and streamlined operations can’t wait any longer, and restaurants are finding the budget to put toward technology again. With uncertainties still on the horizon, why are restaurants choosing to invest in upgraded technology now?

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Think about the technology sector as a prime example. Such is the case in 2021. A 2021 chef must be the go-to person for that next great idea and must have the experience and confidence to find instant resolutions to the plethora of challenges that arise every day in a kitchen and restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

To help operators move forward, let’s take a look at some of the challenges the industry has experienced in 2021 and how they can come out on top in 2022 and beyond. Overall, foodservice operators are now required to do more with less and the use of technology has helped many keep their operations profitable. Labor Shortages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

With today’s labor shortage and record-high resignations, restaurants cannot afford to lose workers, and technology should not be a bottleneck for workers to perform their job. Below are five ways that restaurant technology can impact business, and how to make it work for you, not against you: 1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The high levels of uncertainty surrounding the future of the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the importance for restaurants to rethink their approach to budgeting for 2021. The timing of that vaccine as well as changing viral conditions as well as other general economic trends will determine restaurant performance in 2021 and beyond.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Historically, restaurants have been slow to adopt innovative technology. It’s no surprise that the adoption of technology is what kept many restaurants afloat during the pandemic, and the acceleration of that adoption saved others. Technological innovation will keep pushing forward. The pandemic changed that. Bottom Line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

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. Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In order to survive, restaurants needed to rethink the way they do business with many turning to technology to keep them afloat. While the year is now nearly over, with more new cases of Covid-19 continuing to surface each day, the current challenges are most definitely going to spill over into 2021. Go All Out with Online Ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

The experts at 7shifts’ released a data-backed study titled “How Restaurants are Evolving Labor with Third-Party Delivery in 2021." "The next wave of restaurant operators are ushering in and will use technology to run their businesses more effectively. ” Restaurant Labor Evolution. Foot Traffic Analysis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A growing number of restaurants are embracing technology to run their operations and prepare themselves for the challenges of the ‘new normal. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2022

Even after the pandemic-fueled tumult of 2020, few would have predicted the extent to which the industry has been shaped in 2021 by such factors as a major labor shortage, supply-chain issues, and soaring inflation. If there’s one thing you can count on in the restaurant industry, it’s change—especially these days.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2021

With that in mind, we look at four technology-driven measures that are here to stay. Those who have adapted successfully have utilized a modular menu system and site-specific technology tools to catalog their assets in every location, making physical changes and rollouts simplified, manageable, and less dependent on manual data.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As we continue to move past the fallout from the pandemic there will be a growing reliance on technology within every aspect of the operation and companies can be ready to take advantage, but they must start now or be left behind.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Uncovering consumer confidence and preferences in an ever-shifting market as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, Restaurants Canada is shining a light on what restaurateurs and chefs can expect with the release of the 2021 Discerning Diner Report. Sales velocity is now -1 percent vs August 28, 2021. California.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

percent in July 2021, its largest monthly increase since February 1981, according to data from the U.S. The right POS technology and the data it captures can be an invaluable asset in helping analyze and improve a business as market trends and consumer behaviors change. Food costs have climbed 0.8 Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2022

The restaurant industry lost $240 billion in profits in 2020 , and in 2021 is projected to fall about $167.5 With new problems come opportunities for new innovations, and technology has been a vital resource for restaurants during the pandemic. Restaurants must also focus on customer-facing technology and digital marketing.

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