The Rail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It seems annually that everyone with a platform jumps into the pool so they can predict what 2023 will bring in their various industries. We’ve already gone over our top restaurant stories of 2022 , so let’s see what the crystal ball says for 2023. Your Menu Will Never Be the Same. about that item.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 4, 2023

Pizza Today , the leading magazine for pizzeria owners and operators, released its annual State of the Pizzeria Industry Report, which provides pizza professionals with a deep dive report of pizzeria insights, issues, and trends for 2023. The post Overview and Trends of Pizzerias in 2023 appeared first on.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2023

What issues/challenges do you see ahead for restaurants as we head in 2023 and what advice can you offer to help? This creates another challenge for QSRs and its key demographics since the decision is theirs whether to dine at a QSR or stop at a grocery store. How would you characterize 2022 for restaurants?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Rising food costs are the number one issue of concern for chefs heading into 2023, according to the survey, with 44 percent of respondents ranking it as their top worry. Patience and grace go a long way right now, when dining out. . Why do you feel restaurant owners are optimistic for 2023? .

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2023

In March, Revenue Management Solutions surveyed more than 800 restaurant-goers across the US to find out how they’re dining in 2023. For the first quarter of 2023, traffic in the QSR segment was down 0.7 While insightful, it wasn’t all great news. The survey results were supported by performance.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 3, 2024

Restaurant Advisory Services … BUT SOME CASUAL DINING RESTAURANT CEOs ARE USING THE RIGHT STRATEGIES TO BOOST SALES… The casual dining sector recovered in 2023, and many chains recorded healthy same-store sales growth (leading the pack were Texas Roadhouse, Maggiano’s, and Kura Sushi USA). How are they doing it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Pizza Ordering Predictions HungerRush released the results of a national dining survey on 2024 pizza ordering predictions for The Big Game (February 11) and National Pizza Day (February 9). In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature pizza predictions, Valentine's Day menu trends and lots about loyalty. million times per month.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), is relaunching its popular Thank You Card promotion that rewards every guest with prizes just for dining at the restaurant. Starting Monday, January 16, CPK will hand out sealed Thank You Card envelopes to guests dining in or taking out at any location nationwide*. Value Meal. A complete meal on a $5.00

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2023

QSRs, coffee shops, fast-casual restaurants, and full-service establishments all have one more opportunity to win over new diners and achieve record revenues. QSRs, coffee shops, fast-casual restaurants, and full-service establishments all have one more opportunity to win over new diners and achieve record revenues.

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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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EATER

MAY 5, 2023

A growing number of fast food chains are experimenting with seatless locations with only takeout or drive-thru options. Getty Images/iStockphoto As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all. People just aren’t hanging out at fast food joints the way they used to.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2023

With these shortages, friction points are increasing in the dining experience with longer wait times to receive food (33 percent), diminished customer experience due to overstressed staff (32 percent), and longer wait times just to place an order (17 percent) being among the top three pain points.

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Restaurant Accounting

MARCH 11, 2023

Fast-casual restaurants are a growing trend in the food service industry. The concept is similar to fast food but emphasizes quality ingredients and higher-quality preparation. Fast-casual restaurants are often seen as a better alternative to fast food, offering customers healthier options and more relaxed dining environments.

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Sling

JANUARY 4, 2023

Today, most bistro owners don’t define their restaurant as “fine dining” per se. The umbrella term “restaurant” includes such subtypes as: Fine dining. Casual dining. Fast casual. Bistro vs. fast food. Ask 10 people, “What is a bistro?” and you’re likely to get 10 different answers. Ghost restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Key figures on the restaurant workforce include: Roughly 50 percent of restaurant operators in the fullservice, quickservice, and fast-casual segments expect recruiting and retaining employees to be their top challenge in 2022. Off-Premises Dining Enhanced by Improved Technology. million by the end of 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2023

Who among us hasn’t ordered food through a convenient mobile application, with menu choices ranging from not just quick-serve or fast-casual restaurants, but convenience stores as well? These are just two examples of how restaurant chains are blurring the lines with non-traditional competitors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta.

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

On the surface, 2023 started off extremely well for restaurants, with sales and traffic growth experiencing a remarkable improvement compared with previous months. year over year in January 2023, up 9.3 The top performing segments during the month were fine dining, family dining and upscale casual.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

Denny’s Units closed: 42 (2.8%) The 24-hour breakfast chain, much like a large swath of traditional family-dining concepts, has seen its market share decline since the pandemic. Boston Market Units closed: 41 (12%) The fast-casual chain known for its rotisserie chicken, which once had 1,200 locations, is down to 300. unit count.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Art , fast-casual eateries and fine-dining restaurants average between 10 and 40 employees. The labor shortage makes throwing a memorable shin-dig more important than ever this season. Do show gratitude in a personal way. Make them feel special.

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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. As with most other industries, the biggest talking point for restaurants in 2023 has been artificial intelligence. As with most other industries, the biggest talking point for restaurants in 2023 has been artificial intelligence.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Current figures from ABS report a low point, from June 2022 to June 2023 there has been a 12.7% As the cost of living pressures continue to bite in Australia, consumers are becoming increasingly discerning about where, when and how much of their disposable income they spend on eating out.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Current figures from ABS report a low point, from June 2022 to June 2023 there has been a 12.7% As the cost of living pressures continue to bite in Australia, consumers are becoming increasingly discerning about where, when and how much of their disposable income they spend on eating out.

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Future Food

JUNE 27, 2023

Food and beverage choices are interconnected with mental and emotional well-being,’ according to the International Food Information Council’s 2023 Food and Health Survey, 74% of respondents stated that their stress levels, mental health and well-being is impacted by their food and beverage choices.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We Help Investors, Innovators, and Operators with Due Diligence for Restaurant Technology Targets Due Diligence Services Record-Size Restaurant Transactions in 2023: Will Target Performance Keep Up During the Holding Period? Originally published in the Aaron Allen & Associates newsletter on 02/12/2024.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 15, 2023

In the Middle East, GDP growth forecasts for 2023 are better than pre-pandemic values for Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the KSA, and the UAE. The Red Sea hospitality and tourism project includes 16 hotels offering three thousand rooms — 12 of these hotels are opening in 2023.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 22, 2024

Same-store sales at restaurants slowed markedly in the second half of 2023. But for all the concern about fast-food brands like McDonald's, it was casual-dining restaurants that had the biggest problem.

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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. For part two, click here. A tightly integrated technology strategy will be key to workplace satisfaction and profitability.

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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. . According to Fast Casual research , 8 out of 10 US customers use voice search to locate restaurants. They are also considering providing customized dining experiences based on trends, promotions, and even the weather.

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 23, 2023

But the best performing segment based on traffic growth during the month was quick service, followed by family dining, then fast casual. Top Priority: Employee Retention An overwhelming 55% of respondents consider employee retention as a main initiative in 2023. Same-store sales growth was 1.3%

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Future Food

JULY 20, 2022

Food for profit is big business and small and medium sizes business together with larger hospitality groups such as the Merrival Group are driving and adapting the industry as demand for experienced-led dining and drinking continually grows. Angel Central Shopping Centre - London. We have police wanting safe, vibrant neighbourhoods.

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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. An Uncertain Start to 2020? Same-store sales growth was -2.1

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

They’re durable and flexible enough to go from fast casual to fine dining. Restaurant industry experts have seen a massive shift in 2024 toward iPad-based POS systems. In the Mobile POS Payments market, the number of users is expected to amount to 101.10m users by 2028. In the kitchen, though, bigger is better.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. This was largely due to a favorable shift in the Thanksgiving holiday. percentage points.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Being the capital city of Tennessee, Nashville has become a significant tourist hotspot as they look to quench their curiosity on what this small town trapped in a big city has to offer. Certainly, Nashville is rich in comfort food options and fun outdoor activities. But we can all agree that some cocktail joints can be disappointing.

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