Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2022

Same-store traffic experienced negative YoY growth for the five-month period ending in July 2022. July’s top performing segments based on sales growth were Family Dining and Fast Casual. The industry’s worst performing segments – those posting negative YoY same-store sales growth – were Casual Dining and Fine Dining.

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Fast Casual Fine Dining Point of Sale Casual 40

Black Box Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

Year-over-year guest counts have now been in a three-month decline (since March 2022), impacting sales and traffic. For the first time in over a year, segment frontrunner Fine Dining experienced its biggest drop in sales growth for the month of June. Upscale Casual also saw a steep decline compared to May 2022.

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Fast Casual Point of Sale 2022 Fine Dining 78

Restaurant365

JULY 8, 2021

The rise of off-premise dining. Off-premise dining certainly accelerated during the pandemic. Dining room closures or capacity restrictions drove restaurants to increase their sales through off-premise channels. Dining room closures or capacity restrictions drove restaurants to increase their sales through off-premise channels.

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Black Box Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

Same-Store Sales Growth Lowest Since February 2021 Year-over-year guest counts have now been in a three-month decline (since March 2022), impacting sales and traffic. Upscale Casual also saw a steep decline compared to May 2022. Black Box Intelligence Analysts investigated average guest check growth in Q2 2022 compared to Q2 2019.

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Fast Casual Point of Sale 2022 Fine Dining 40

Black Box Intelligence

MAY 18, 2022

Data through the week ending May 8, 2022. The pace at which average check has increased year over year accelerated in casual dining, quick service and family dining. Fine dining and upscale casual posted the strongest traffic growth during the week. The industry’s sales performance has clearly improved recently.

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2022 Fine Dining Employee Relations Casual 52

Black Box Intelligence

JUNE 1, 2022

Data through the week ending May 22, 2022. The best performing segments based on sales growth during the week were fine dining, upscale casual and family dining. The segment with softest sales growth was quick service, followed by casual dining. Sales Growth Softens To Lowest Level Since Late March.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal." million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This past year has shown us the invaluable difference that a warm and welcoming dining experience can make for customers, who are increasingly choosing establishments that go the extra mile in offering hospitality. We’ve seen how robotics can improve not only the customer experience, but the employee experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Brands, Mount Franklin Foods, US Foods, Melt Shop, FoodMaven, Nathan's Famous, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Checkers & Rally’s, Lineage Logistics and Minnow. National Restaurant Association Show Canceled. Bad-Ass Breakfast Burritos. Freiburger. Bad-Ass Breakfast Burritos. Freiburger. Bacardi and Tito's Give Back.

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Food Supply Kitchen Safety Cash Management Food Safety 101

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. We look forward to what the next 40 years will bring as we continue to lead the way in our communities.”

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

If courses were inspired by something exact, the servers mentioned its scene of origin: After Catelyn Stark arrests Tyrion Lannister at an inn, she dines on onions dripping in juices, and we got the same. Before each of 10 courses, the staff explained the source or inspiration for everything that was served.

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Fine Dining 2012 Reference Social Media 101

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

According to the National Restaurant Association’s recently published State of the Restaurant Industry, the percentage breakdown of operators who plan on investing in back-of-the-house technology in 2022 are as follows: Family dining – 30%. Casual dining – 28%. Fine dining – 28%. Quickservice – 29%.

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Technology Dietary Restrictions Back of House Front of House 78

EATER

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Then, in late August, the James Beard Foundation abruptly announced that it was effectively canceling its Restaurant and Chef Awards, widely considered the most prestigious accolades in the American restaurant industry, not just this year, but until 2022. A virtual ceremony had been planned. Acceptance speeches had been filmed.

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Social Media Employee Relations Leadership Email Marketing 101

EATER

JULY 6, 2022

Former apprentices and employees say they faced working conditions they considered unsafe, while numerous former livestock employees describe what they view as unnecessary animal suffering within Stone Barns’ holistic land management system. We really are helping the restaurant and farm staff try to capture the cow.”

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Agriculture Leadership Employee Relations Food Safety 98

EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

And whether it’s as a vehicle for Chaplin’s absurdist physical comedy, or it’s offering romantic depictions of Italian cuisine in Goodfellas and Big Night , or it’s the way the The Menu uses visceral horror and biting satire to critique the extravagance of luxury dining culture, food plays a crucial role in making the movies we love feel real.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

We would like to thank Derek Jones and all of the employees at Smart Foodservice for their dedication in building a highly differentiated business in the cash and carry industry, and we know the company will be in great hands with its new owners.” (NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash.

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Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 154

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding. The round is led by DST Global with participation from existing investors including Dragoneer Investment Group and Franklin Templeton.

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Serving White Paper Food Recycling 207

EATER

JULY 22, 2021

Chef Russell Jackson opened the fine dining restaurant Reverence in Harlem just months before the pandemic began. Chefs Russell Jackson and Ian Boden struggled to reconcile their visions of fine dining with their communities’ desires. Chef Russell Jackson was tired. shed nearly 4 million industry jobs out of 15.6

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Fine Dining Back of House Dine-in Front of House 115