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).

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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

Many restaurants operate on very narrow margins and fail because of mismanagement rather than anything wrong with the menu. Restaurant management software for operations Our next category of software is all about streamlining various aspects of your restaurant’s operations. It covers local health codes from the U.S.

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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

JULY 12, 2023

As consumer confidence in dining out continues to increase, restaurant owners and operators need to keep this top of mind. There’s a plethora of options available to restaurants looking to increase loyalty and decrease operating costs, and technology is a great solution when it can be integrated in a way that reduces major friction points.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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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 5, 2024

Nearly all restaurateurs (98 percent) believe AI will solve some of their staffing challenges, particularly around food prep and delivery management (42 percent), voice ordering technology (41 percent), predictive ordering and inventory management (39 percent), and food prep robots (38 percent). percent in 2023. percent in 2023.

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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? through ghost-kitchen operator ChefSuite. According to Statista , dark kitchens’ global market size in 2021 exceeded $56.71

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EATER

APRIL 10, 2024

Like Johnson’s fast-casual rice bowl restaurant, Field Trip, the food at Bankside was developed with delivery in mind. Wonder, which operates 11 locations mostly in New York City and its adjacent suburbs, is intent on rethinking restaurant delivery. It’s why the recipes are so perfect,” he adds. Wonder’s $1.5

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For retail centre management and F&B operators, this scenario presents a partnership opportunity to plan and implement strategies to adapt to new consumer F&B spending patterns and continue to drive visitation, overall spend and maintain or increase asset value.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

For shopping centre management and F&B operators, this scenario presents a partnership opportunity to plan and implement strategies to adapt to new consumer F&B spending patterns and continue to drive visitation, overall spend and maintain or increase asset value.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We’ve recently been asked a lot to work as an objective third party to validate new models, speed of operations, new initiatives (from changes in positioning to new prototypes to what geographies to launch into), long-term strategic plans, and brand portfolios. Originally published in the Aaron Allen & Associates newsletter on 02/12/2024.

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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. Notably, not enough investment in technology and digital transformation. As with most other industries, the biggest talking point for restaurants in 2023 has been artificial intelligence. Here are some of their insights.

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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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Foodable

JULY 10, 2020

Food Leaders blends virtual experiences with premium production and content to educate business operators worldwide. Presented by Paul Barron, this first-of-its-kind keynote session highlights consumer trends and operational challenges facing the future of the restaurant business. This is the biggest shift in food since fast casual.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 15, 2023

We are seeing that the HORECA Middle East industry (Hotels, Restaurants, and Catering) continues to grow but in different ways, and operators are having a hard time identifying where the opportunities are. 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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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. . Even technology comes with a price tag, continuous innovations and wide adoption make them more accessible and cost-effective. . Or you could set up self-checkout kiosks and fast-food joints. .

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Foodable

JANUARY 7, 2021

Three Key Points: Fast casual will explode exponentially and overtake QSR by 2025. The virtual and digital event industry will continue to grow in popularity as a model for education and networking through 2023. To keep listening to The Barron Report, check out the podcast on iTunes Now !

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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.

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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. A tightly integrated technology strategy will be key to workplace satisfaction and profitability. Operations will continue to be simplified despite digital experiences expansion.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. The cultivated meat industry is entering its next chapter.

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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. Healthy is also hot this year.

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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. Finding and retaining employees remain among the biggest obstacles operators struggle with. Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. First, at 2.1

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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. Restaurant Labor Will Continue to Organize.

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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. As always, technology plays an important role in the pizza industry.

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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

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. The report is an authoritative look at the industry and its opportunities based on a range of national surveys of restaurant owners, operators, chefs, and consumers. million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2019

and Western Europe, recently passed the 65 location mark and in the midst of an impressive worldwide expansion campaign with developers and franchisees which is projected to reach 100 stores by the end of 2020, a plan unmatched in the plant-based, fast casual category. “With the D.C.

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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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Qu

MARCH 16, 2023

As the dust of the pandemic settles and businesses turn their attention to pressing new issues on the horizon, new technology trends are taking the stage. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Recognizing the varying needs of entrepreneurs that are seeking different levels of involvement in the day-to-day operations of a restaurant franchise, the Teriyaki Madness team developed Restaurant Sherpas as a solution for absentee and semi-absentee franchisees across the nation. ” Showing Support. and Del Taco. John Fuller.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

" The coveted “Operator of the Year” award went to Kevin and Beth Ellis (multi-units in North and South Carolina) and Lane and Lori West (single unit in Southern Pines, North Carolina). Comeback Operator of the Year : Scott Teverbaugh, Fishers, IN. Highest Average Ticket Price : Michelle Constantino, Naperville, IL.

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Qu

JULY 25, 2023

For 40+ years, POS was the only piece of technology in the restaurant — and it changed very little. Restaurant operators got habituated to using dated POS systems that presented many obstacles and frustrations. Client-server and first-gen cloud POS wasn’t designed to handle the challenges facing restaurant chains in 2023.

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Qu

AUGUST 22, 2023

The unified commerce platform emerged out of a clear need for change in restaurant technology approaches. At Qu, “unified” isn’t a term we throw around casually. Consolidation of operations processes and data, enabling cost savings , labor efficiencies, and revenue lift. Now, let’s dig a little deeper.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

From single-location operations to multi-location restaurant groups, they’re a perfect fit. They’re durable and flexible enough to go from fast casual to fine dining. Pricing Because most iPad restaurant POS systems are cloud-based, they operate on a monthly subscription basis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

As consumers ramp up their event planning, operators should continue to leverage connected technology solutions to ensure the event booking and management process is streamlined and as user-friendly as possible. A new report from NELSON Worldwide that takes a look at the immediate future of dining and fast-casual restaurants.

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