Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2025: The Year of M&A Growth As lowering interest rates and technological innovation boost optimism, restaurant franchise leaders are turning their attention to mergers and acquisitions. percent increase compared to 2023, with the last five days of the holiday season accounting for 10 percent of all holiday spending. percent YOY.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

What issues have affected the industry over the last five years in the topics of marketing, design, operations, law, finance, technology and equipment? 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.

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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. by 2030. .' There will continue to be ample opportunities for growth in 2022 and beyond."

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. Vanilla isn’t for everyone In 2023, marketing took a cue from the ice cream parlor, embracing segmentation with the same precision as a sundae artisan.

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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. The rewards could be sweet; Mastercard’s Spending Pulse report projects that 2023 holiday spending at restaurants will be 5.4 percent more than in 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. million by the end of 2023. Competition is heating up : In 2023, 47 percent of operators expect competition to be more intense than last year. "The

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

“Superlative cuisine, an innovative cocktail program, and an atmosphere I know our customers will really enjoy. “Nothing new or innovative has been done nationally in full-service restaurants or taverns,” said Fransmart CEO Dan Rowe. “The D.C. ” Atlanta Taffer's Tavern. and Del Taco. John Fuller.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Q4 Restaurant Trends Toast released its Q4 2023 Restaurant Trends report that examined catering activity around the holidays, large events, cold-weather food and alcohol preferences, and weekly tipping trends. 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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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. The group plans to grow both Ike’s and Bangin’ Buns through franchising starting in 2023. “I’m proud to be a part of an innovative concept like The Habit Burger Grill. Brands restaurant, KFC.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 1, 2022

Advertised as a place for “uninterrupted private meetings between decision-makers and solution providers,” BITAC allows for several in-depth conversations between attendees and suppliers of equipment , furnishings, and technology needed to scale and sustain a restaurant business. Topics: Restaurant Equipment and Technology. When: June.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers. First, at 2.1

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In this context, the only way to work your way out of inflation is innovation. From POS to robotics to commercial kitchen equipment , the landscape is changing and the B2B approaches to get to the end customer are changing as well. Due Diligence to Get to the Answer M&A activity surged back in the restaurant industry in the U.S.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

They’re durable and flexible enough to go from fast casual to fine dining. Card readers – Many of the iPad cases designed for use in the restaurant industry come equipped with swipe, tap, and chip reader functions built in. In 2023, investigators discovered that hackers accessed customer information from over 71,000 users.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2019

"Restaurants and event planners are constantly improving and innovating to provide guests with what they want, and by focusing on greener menus that appease many diets, they're able to appeal to more customers," said Jonathan Morse, CEO and Founder. "We " Mainstream Plant Based. Since launch, Carl’s Jr. Vegetarian).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

The best performing segments during Q4 (and those that achieved positive same-store sales growth) were family dining, fine dining and upscale casual. Upscale casual also achieved positive sales growth during Q4 but experienced a small dip in sales for the entire year compared with 2018. For more information, click here.

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SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At the beginning of 2024, the NRA reported that 73% of operators expected profit to be less or the same over the year, with 38% saying they didn't make any profit in 2023. Quick-service restaurants—like cafes, fast food, and fast casual—are estimated to have decent profit margins with lower food and labor costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

Nearly half (47 percent) of diners say they engage with loyalty programs at least once a week, up significantly from just 34 percent in 2023. This year, diners reported spending $54 on average when eating out at a restaurant – up from $48 in 2023. Fast casuals follow with 36 percent prioritizing direct digital channels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Restaurant brands (in four categories including pizza, fast-casual, fast food, out-of-home coffee) representative of each of the quadrant values include: The Loyalty Map Multiple. Make It Mindful: The no and low-alcohol market continues to grow at a fast pace as people seek mindful options. ” State of Spirits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Within QSRs, fast-casual restaurants led the way, growing transactions by 2 percent in March. State of the Plate Olive Garden is the most popular casual dining restaurant with Americans in 2025, with 19 percent having dined at the Italian-themed restaurant in the past 90 days, according to a new report from YouGov.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

COGS Are Key as Hiring Pressures Decline In 2024, 16 percent of operators say analyzing and managing the cost of goods and services and supplier and vendor management are top pain pointscompared to 12 percent in 2023. Fast food dominates takeout, with 60 percent of Americans choosing it as their preferred option for ordering meals at home.

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