Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past year, brands modified expansion strategies, leaned into new technologies and chose to invest more into their employees to keep up with trends, improve operations, win over customers and embrace company culture. These elements were not offset by topline sales gains so many felt the pressure on the bottom line in actual earnings.

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Qu

MARCH 16, 2023

And what they are saying is this: 2023 will be the year of driving smarter efficiencies and reducing technology proliferation through the use of more unified systems. That’s the key takeaway from Qu’s fourth annual survey of quick service restaurants (QSRs) and fast casual brands with more than 25 locations. Let’s take a look.

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Apicbase

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But despite the aftermath, the sector has gradually recovered by 2022 – to a point where a new sense of normality has set in. What will customers expect from food and hospitality brands? Predicting trends in the food-service industry is never easy because things change constantly. Ghost kitchens open doors to customers.

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Open for Business

MAY 9, 2023

Third-party delivery may be the most popular, but it’s certainly not the only option restaurants have to bring their food to hungry customers. Here are two other common systems: Phone ordering system The old-fashioned way required people to call the restaurant to place an order over the phone. billion by 2027.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

The F&B industry grew in 2022… and it will keep growing in 2023. This 85+ item list of food service statistics results from meticulous combing through dozens of industry reports. With smart food ordering — meaning leveraging tech for inventory management and vendor selection — operators can cut down on food waste by 80%.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A Decade of DoorDash DoorDash celebrated its 10th anniversary by unveiling Dash From the Past 2023 and Dash From the Past: A Decade Delivered, which checks in on popular trends as we celebrate the best of what users have dashed over the past year, and over the past decade. Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. In a 2023 survey, 29% of operators said they are very likely to open new locations in 2024. Most operators raised their menu prices in 2023, but fewer expect to do so in 2024. Let’s dig in.

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Open for Business

MARCH 7, 2023

Well-trained teams mean shifts run smoothly and guests are happy with service. Restaurant training is one of the most important things an owner can put into place. When all team members fully understand how to execute their roles and responsibilities at the restaurant , they are more confident and engaged on the job.

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Apicbase

MAY 29, 2024

According to Statista , in 2023, the revenue of online food delivery was estimated at over $1 trillion, and it is expected to hold a 50% share of the drive-thru and takeaway food service markets by 2030. The brand only exists online and takes orders through mobile apps such as Uber Eats or Just Eat.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 11, 2023

And automated order taking, well, it is going to be one of the top trends in the restaurant industry in 2023. . Automated order-taking refers to technology, operating systems, or software that take orders from customers and respond to them automatically. Why Should You Integrate Automated Order Taking?

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The company says it will incorporate NFT technology into its current loyalty programme to create new experiences for customers. The pop-up coffee shop will become permanent in 2023. Amazon will sell Indian coffees on its online marketplace, including arabica and robusta blends. Starbucks to launch NFT-based rewards programme.

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Focus POS

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Recent trends show that diners are still erring on the side of caution, often choosing to eat in places with outdoor spaces or ordering takeout or delivery for off-premises dining. Most restaurant sales come from repeat customers, so building these relationships is important, especially during a pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2023, the restaurant industry faced several challenges and made some missteps along the way. While there was a strong desire to return to pre-pandemic norms, many businesses underestimated the lasting impact of COVID-19 on customer behaviours and preferences. Here are some of their insights. Click here for the first part.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

Tableside ordering systems are set to revolutionize how diners interact with your restaurant. Implementing a tableside ordering system doesn’t have to be complicated, but there are inherent challenges you’ll have to overcome. In 2023, over 80% of restaurants adopted a digital ordering system to enhance the customer experience.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 15, 2023

Economic Growth Will Continue to Shape the Middle East HORECA Landscape Economic Indicators Encourage Hotel/Restaurant/Catering Sales Generally, the HORECA industry grows at the pace of GDP growth, population, inflation, and share of discretionary income. Hotel sales grew 23% over 2022, and Restaurants & Cafés grew by 17%.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

Giving your servers access to iPad-based ordering systems is one of the most effective ways to streamline workflows on the floor. Giving your servers access to iPad-based ordering systems is one of the most effective ways to streamline workflows on the floor. These systems are more affordable than a legacy POS across the board.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news on summer restaurant employment, indecisiveness ordering, online ordering trends, and the world's best cities for food. Sixty-three percent of adults have worked in the restaurant industry at some point in their lives.

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Open for Business

MAY 2, 2023

Restaurant marketing attracts new customers, keeps regulars coming back, and sets one restaurant apart from the crowd. Let’s start with the absolute basics: Restaurant marketing refers to the strategies and tactics that restaurant owners use to promote their business and attract customers. Quick links What is restaurant marketing?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. Same-store sales growth was -2.1

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Bingage

MARCH 10, 2023

Just a Thank you greeting isn’t the end of the customer journey.Its just a small start within it. Post-purchase emails have become a part of sales and engagement with fundamental email workflows, and with the help of emails, you can often make the difference between one-time customers and loyal customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 24, 2021

They’re not in high-traffic locations, but rather within a delivery radius of a large number of online consumers. Since there is no real storefront or dining area with ghost kitchens, you just need a few back-of-house employees to fulfil online orders. billion by 2023. . Introduction To Cloud Kitchens .

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MadMobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More and more, shoppers are looking for a hybrid experience combining the best online and in-store shopping. This article covers hybrid shopping and its popularity and explains what retail management tools associates can use to fuel this experience for their customers. What is Hybrid Shopping? How Popular is Hybrid Shopping?

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Bingage

MARCH 18, 2023

Whether you gonna shop online or offline firstly you visit your favorite place. However, If you’ve visited back the place/store/brand for the second, fourth, or fifth time to purchase then the brand has a good customer retention marketing strategy. What is Customer Retention? Am I right? Yes of course. Did you know?

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The Restaurant Times

MAY 25, 2020

Across the world, the trend of online food delivery is picking up like never before. With a shift towards the online delivery model, the market share of cloud kitchens, also known as dark kitchens, ghost kitchens, virtual restaurant, and delivery-only restaurant, has been steadily growing. Singapore is no exception.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 3, 2022

As part of the drive-thru chain’s annual Drink One for Dane Day, customers raised the record-breaking total to be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The biggest drivers of the market are online sales and demand for plant-based creamers. Customers receive discounted prices when using the refill station.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This year has shown us that the demand for drive-thru is growing, and continues to meet consumer demands with quick, efficient, and convenient service. – Frances Allen, President and CEO, Checkers Brand loyalty took priority in 2023. Here are some of their insights.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Ghost kitchens are delivery-only restaurants without dining areas for customers and have no physical storefront. Ghost kitchens are delivery-only restaurants without dining areas for customers and have no physical storefront.

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Apicbase

MARCH 17, 2023

The European foodservice industry is at a tipping point. Recommended read: 85+ Restaurant Industry Statistics That Every F&B Operator & Manager Needs to Know in 2023 Here we go! Doing so will help you cut costs, serve customers more quickly, increase customer satisfaction, and improve profits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. This will enable brands to better manage off-premises orders and balance their hybrid operating models. For part two, click here.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (55%), mobile payments (52%), and third-party food delivery services (51%).

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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EATER

MARCH 1, 2021

Because I am Chinese-Malaysian (then a rarity in the industry), many customers assumed our product was of Asian origin, and I endured racist comments about its price point, taste, and provenance; many retailers and customers found tibicos hard to pronounce and asked why we didn’t call it by its more commonly used name, water kefir.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Among the highlights: On or Off Prem Same-store catering transactions increased +71 percent in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Square’s point-of-sale system is used by millions of small businesses. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images The point-of-sale system has experienced widespread disruptions to multiple services On Thursday, the payment processing company Square experienced a widespread outage. For that, we are truly sorry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2019

According to Tripleseat customers throughout the country, there has been an increase in guests requesting a variety of plant-based or meatless fixings this year, with many new plant-based options being offered. Restaurants are serving plant-based burgers, with either Impossible Foods or Beyond Meats. JACK of all trades. Smell something fishy?

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