Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Restaurant Sales Growth Rebounds – Posting Best Month Since March 2022 . Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. How did the restaurant industry perform in August 2022? High Prices, Large Check Growth Fuels Increase in Sales Despite Declines in Traffic .

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Hot Schedules

DECEMBER 7, 2021

While diners and other service consumers may be willing to shell out more for an experience, the nature of retail purchases mean consumers know of price hikes before even selecting an item. Reducing Employee Turnover. Yet, the costs of doing nothing to address employee turnover are catastrophic. Making Employees Advocates.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Restaurant customer expectations are high. Restaurants of all sizes need to make adjustments to meet these customer demands, and one way they can do that is by using restaurant automation tools. The 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry found that 70% of operators do not have enough employees to support customer demand.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 29, 2022

As you forge ahead into 2022, making sure that you are tracking the right restaurant KPIs in order to set you up for deploying the most strategic and achievable restaurant goals. What to Track: As a baseline metric, CFOs should track comparable sales and traffic at both the market and internal levels.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

These states and provinces demonstrate that there are some strategies you can employ to cope with rising minimum wage without firing your staff or compromising customer service. Planned increase on January 1, 2022. Planned increase on January 1, 2022. hour for businesses with 4 or more employees. Here are the current U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

It’s one more way we can show how much we care about our employees. “We’re thrilled to partner with the KFC Foundation to provide KFC restaurant employees with the tools they need to quickly build emergency savings funds and establish long-term saving habits,” said Leigh Phillips, President and CEO, SaverLife.

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The Restaurant Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

million employees (as of 2019), both of which have been especially hard hit by the necessary restrictions. The COVID-19 restaurant trends seen now will likely continue well into 2021 and perhaps even 2022. Whatever the reason, likely a combination of these, it is unlikely that this shift will reverse before 2022.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Restaurant Sales Growth Rebounds – Posting Best Month Since March 2022 All growth numbers are year over year unless specified. Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. How did the restaurant industry perform in August 2022? percentage points over July 2022’s growth rate.

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Qu

MARCH 31, 2023

The industry has reached a turning point. 1) More predictable digital sales will enable operational efficiency. 1) More predictable digital sales will enable operational efficiency. Off-premises sales are finally starting to settle into a predictable rhythm. Customers are tired of restaurants getting their orders wrong.

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Get Beyond

OCTOBER 24, 2023

It’s a massive day for making sales. In 2022, an estimated 51 million shoppers participated in the event. Small Business Saturday can be a huge opportunity to meet new customers and grow your business’s profile. Eye up your inventory You can’t beat all your sales goals if you don’t have the inventory ready.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 4, 2022

Many analysts see the rising inflation trend lasting minimally through the first half of the year, with rates not expected to moderate or improve until the second half of 2022. With integration, your inventory system can also automatically pull sales information to track theoretical inventory. from a year ago. More about this later.).

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Restaurant365

JULY 8, 2021

For instance, the increase in customer expectations for convenience or the rise of online ordering for takeout or delivery already existed before the pandemic. But while off-premise demand has grown, in-person sales are coming back as more regions open up again. The rise of off-premise dining. Is off-premise dining here to stay?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Modern Restaurant Manaagement (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders to discuss the key challenges they believe restaurants will face in 2022. The challenges our teams have faced over the last two years specifically has made us value our employees now more than ever. A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring.

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Restaurant Guest Satisfaction Snapshot™ – January, 2022. A restaurant sales downturn that began in December continued into January. The industry posted negative sales growth for the first month since February of 2021. Sales growth was –0.9% percentage points compared to the December growth rate. in January, down 6.2

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features the National Restaurant Association, Absolute Brands, Bacardi, Tito's Vodka, Yum! Brands, Mount Franklin Foods, US Foods, Melt Shop, FoodMaven, Nathan's Famous, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Checkers & Rally’s, Lineage Logistics and Minnow. New Level of Hot Dog.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Agnieszka Rojewska wins 2022 Polish Brewers Cup. Rojewska, who is a former World Barista Champion and the 2022 World Coffee in Good Spirits Champion, will represent Poland at this year’s World Brewers Cup in Melbourne, Australia from 27 to 30 September 2022. in 2022, despite 2.5% Tue, 13 Sep.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Food costs increased in 2023: according to one survey, 60% of operators reported that all or most suppliers raised their prices , up from 50% in 2022. Restaurant sales in the US grew from $842.3 million in 2022, to $1,087 million in 2023. billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $80.9 decline from 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We are also confident in our small-footprint concept that we’ve mastered over the last 35 years, and believe it positions us well when it comes to real estate site selection, which can be a true pain point for companies. Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry.

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Perfect Daily Grind

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Proceeds of sales of Ayantu’s coffee will be used to fund the project. Ethiopia’s Tracon Trading wins the 2022 Ernesto illy International Coffee Award. The auction will include 16 coffees, with score points ranging from 86 to 89.25. PRF El Salvador will take place on 16 and 17 March 2023 in San Salvador. Tue, 22 Nov.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Eight months after the acquisition by Capriotti’s, Wing Zone is rolling out a brand refresh which features technology upgrades, a revamped menu, an energized restaurant design and experience, a new logo and other assets designed to further position the brand as one of the undisputed leaders in the chicken wing category.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 4, 2022

Many analysts see the rising inflation trend lasting minimally through the first half of the year, with rates not expected to moderate or improve until the second half of 2022. With integration, your inventory system can also automatically pull sales information to track theoretical inventory. from a year ago. More about this later.).

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 29, 2022

National Labour Relations Board files for injunction over firing unionised Starbucks employees. As part of its celebrations for the opening of the new Barnsley location, the first 200 customers to visit the store received a free coffee. Coca-Cola reports 27% increase in coffee category sales in 2022 first quarter.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

"With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our Make it This Winter.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

Smart Foodservice operates 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Montana that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers with a broad assortment of products. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. reducing to approximately 3.0x

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Restaurant365

MAY 3, 2022

According to the National Restaurant Association, hourly wages for restaurant employees grew by 12.1% between February 2021 and February 2022. Driven by the hiring crisis, many restaurant groups are trying to woo employees with higher wages and benefits for hourly employees – both mostly unheard of prior to the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're "We're very impressed with their quality of execution, product cadence and customer centric approach in these unprecedented times.” SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc.

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EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. This version was dyed with squid ink.)

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest restaurant sales stats, brand loyalty, Valentine's Day spending plans and more. Same-Store Sales Fall. The fourth quarter was not good for restaurant sales; each month posted worse same-store sales growth than the previous month, according to Black Box Guest Intelligence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

… “Our focus will now shift toward achieving similar bipartisan results in the Senate because enacting these PPP changes will help restaurants get the relief they need to get employees back to work and the industry on the path to recovery.” PPP Goes Flexible. President Trump signed H.R.7010 President Trump signed H.R.7010

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 1, 2022

Specialty Expo to host 2022 US Coffee Championships from 8 to 10 April. The remaining 2020 US Cup Tasters Championships, US Coffee in Good Spirits, and US Roaster Championships will be held alongside the 2022 US Barista Championships, US Brewers Cup, and US Latte Art Championships at the event in Boston. Tue, 29 Mar.

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EATER

JULY 22, 2021

And that was before the fall and winter surges, which resulted in an exponential rise in virus-related hospitalizations and deaths , followed by new rounds of closures and restrictions. Chef Russell Jackson opened the fine dining restaurant Reverence in Harlem just months before the pandemic began. Chef Russell Jackson was tired.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

points relative to 2016, widened from a gap of 1.3 points in 2018. voted Republican in 2016 – North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska – with services sectors and several food-related economic growth trended blue — Washington D.C., Yelponomics. Yelp released its first-ever annual Yelp Economic Average?

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