Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As we settle into 2024, the restaurant industry stands on the cusp of transformative changes, shaped by evolving consumer preferences, sustainability concerns, and a relentless pace of technological innovation. Restaurants that spotlight these offerings emphasize their commitment to reducing carbon footprints and supporting local economies.

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SpotOn

MAY 3, 2024

The 2024 National Restaurant Association Show is at McCormick Place , 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL  60616 , Saturday, May 18, 2024 – Tuesday, May 21, 2024. See the full list of prices and registration options. So, if you want to get the most out of it, you've got to plan ahead.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2024

Play The Field : Some Super Bowl viewers prefer to watch the game in the comfort of their own homes, but that doesn’t mean you should lose out on sales. Is inflation still driving wing prices? The price of many staple items is continuing to increase throughout the beginning of this year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2024

Operators must weigh guest acceptance while making strategic decisions about integrating automation at many restaurant touch points, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Automated Customer Experience Survey. Prices for real estate, inventory, and labor are rising.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Late Night Snacking : with the rise of trends like girl dinner this year, 2024 will be the year of late night snacking, with more consumers ordering delivery for food during late night hours.

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SpotOn

MAY 14, 2024

Are you a restaurant owner looking to switch point-of-sale systems? Or are you just curiously searching for the best point-of-sale systems for that restaurant you always wanted to open? About SpotOn Restaurant POS SpotOn's point-of-sale offers plenty of payment options for various restaurant types.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Running a Bar: 7 Key Features You Need to Become The Best Bar POS System in 2024 In the bustling world of hospitality, the backbone of a bar’s success lies in its operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. These programs and APIs enable you to track your beer and liquor inventory , units, suppliers, and prices on your device.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

May 13, 2024 — The emergence of preset tip amounts and requests for tips in spaces outside the hospitality industry has some Americans feeling burnt out from the concept of tipping altogether. Internal data from SpotOn showed an average tip of 18.99% on orders placed through the SpotOn Restaurant point-of-sale system for March 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Payment processing pricing structures often used by restaurants allow providers to layer their processing fees on top of other underlying debit and credit card fees. Payment processing pricing structures often used by restaurants allow providers to layer their processing fees on top of other underlying debit and credit card fees.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

47% 47% of operators predict an increased reliance on technology and automation to address labor shortages in their type of restaurants by 2024, including 44% of full-service and 49% of quick-service. trillion in 2024. trillion in 2024. 65% 65% of customers prefer self-service kiosks. trillion U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, we saw sellers increasing throughput utilizing the “experience creates consumption” strategy and we predict an increase in draft program profitability in 2024 as more on-premise professionals embrace the needs of the highly coveted craft beverage loyalists. Here are some of their insights.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s also more generous to employees on several points. per hour , but increasing to $16 per hour starting January 1, 2024), plus any tips they receive. California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. This means the employer can’t: Take any part of a tip left for an employee. Lisa Guerin, J.D.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s also more generous to employees on several points. per hour , but increasing to $16 per hour starting January 1, 2024), plus any tips they receive. California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. This means the employer can’t: Take any part of a tip left for an employee. Lisa Guerin, J.D.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

With integrated point-of-sale (POS) systems, the entire dining process is streamlined, from when customers order to when they pay for their meals. POS systems offer a multitude of benefits for businesses, including: Streamlined operations by automating various tasks such as sales transactions, inventory management and reporting.

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The Rail

MARCH 27, 2024

By Emma Carter, Contributor The 2024 National Restaurant Association report shows that sales are up and restaurants are hiring. From employee turnover rate to who makes the most sales, using data science for restaurants helps with employee management. You can use this data to optimize your sales.

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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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EATER

APRIL 5, 2024

In a cease-and-desist letter sent March 18, 2024, Momofuku’s lawyer accuses Malaysian food brand Homiah, maker of Sambal Chili Crunch — called Crispy Sambal prior to 2023 — of infringing on its trademark rights. Jars of Homiah and Momofuku chili crunches alongside other popular chile crisp brands.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images Earlier this week, the FTC filed a lawsuit alleging that the deal would eliminate competition and raise grocery prices It’s likely that the place you shop for groceries every week is owned by one of two companies — Kroger, or Albertsons. billion merger. antitrust concerns” over the merger.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 26, 2023

A traditional point of sale (POS) used to be a restaurant billing software that processed orders and produced receipts. Over 20% of POS solutions are already in the cloud, and 29% are planning to do so by 2024. But as cloud technology developed, the basic POS system transformed into a full-fledged restaurant management system.

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EATER

MARCH 24, 2023

If the merger is completed in 2024 as its executives expect, Kroger-Albertsons would be the second-largest grocery retail chain in the country , right behind Walmart. The coalition insists that this merger is an obvious monopoly that will lead to “store closures, thousands of lost jobs, and higher food prices.” billion merger.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Originally published in the Aaron Allen & Associates newsletter on 02/12/2024. Restaurant Point-of-Sale Companies Rethinking Their Go-to-Market Strategies Restaurants have been historically slow to adopt technologies. The value of a restaurant expert, a professional second opinion, cannot be overstated.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A new investor or lender will assess the value of the asset, negotiate, and offer a price to buy out the original investor. A new investor or lender will assess the value of the asset, negotiate, and offer a price to buy out the original investor. Restaurant debt represents an average 90% of assets.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To give you the full picture of the positives and negatives of what lies ahead for 2024, we combed through dozens of recent industry reports and compiled a list of 93 restaurant industry statistics. Restaurant Industry Stats 2024 – Our Top 10 10 restaurant industry stats for 2024 to keep in mind. Let’s dig in.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

hour for employers grossing <$110,000 in annual sales and not covered by FLSA). hour on January 1, 2024. hour (for businesses grossing >$319,000 per in annual sales). hour if a company has >10 employees or grosses >$100,000 in sales). Georgia: $7.25/hour hour for employees not covered under FLSA).

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 9, 2023

New research suggests UK sales of home coffee machines will grow by 4.1% over the past 12 months, and estimates that capsule machine sales, as well as sales of home filter and espresso machines, will continue to grow in 2024. Tue, 6 Jun Two Geshas score over 96 points at 2023 Best of Panama competition.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As with most other industries, the biggest talking point for restaurants in 2023 has been artificial intelligence. . Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry. Here are some of their insights. Click here for the first part.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

broadline foodservice sales of plant-based meat have grown 37 percent in the past year. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI).

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Rocket Fuel

APRIL 15, 2024

In this Q and A, he discusses the trendlines for QSRs in 2024 and beyond, and what the future may hold for the industry and for Delaget itself. What do you think are the most important trends impacting QSRs in 2024? The overarching trend for QSRs in 2024 is the increasing complexity and data-centricity of the business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

According to the Qu 2024 State of Digital Report , QSR and FC restaurant guests can expect to see more kiosks in stores this year, as well as new mobile apps, and voice AI on the phone and in the drive-thru, which all topped the list of new ordering channels planned for 2024. Total tips averaged 18.9 Tips on Sundays averaged 18.73

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

Restaurant industry experts have seen a massive shift in 2024 toward iPad-based POS systems. Ideally, your system needs SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protection and point-to-point encryption (P2PE). In the Mobile POS Payments market, the number of users is expected to amount to 101.10m users by 2028.

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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. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We are also confident in our small-footprint concept that we’ve mastered over the last 35 years, and believe it positions us well when it comes to real estate site selection, which can be a true pain point for companies. Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry.

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

The 2024 Square Future of Restaurants report surveyed thousands of restaurant owners and customers across the United States, Canada, and the UK. And over half of respondents said they plan to spend more on technology and automation tools in 2024. But automation in food service is much more than that. What Is Restaurant Automation?

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 3, 2023

Dutch Bros raises more than US $900,000 through annual fundraiser. All of the drive-thru chain’s 700 locations donated US $1 from every drink sold on 17 February, as well as receiving donations from customers. Local charities across 14 different US states will receive all money raised. billion over the next 15 years.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

Statistics from 2024 show that 84% of US consumers enjoy using self-service kiosks with 66% preferring them to staffed checkouts. Yes, they’ve become the norm, but they should also enhance your business and improve the customer experience. Hopefully, our decades of experience in the dining space will help you navigate the changing waters.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

To combat inflation in 2022, 39% of restaurants started tracking the price of key ingredients; 22% adjusted the number of vendors; 36% increased menu prices. The F&B industry grew in 2022… and it will keep growing in 2023. However, we’re seeing some major shifts around menu creation, procurement, and dining habits of guests.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

That means you are collaborating with multiple stakeholders who each have their own data points to focus on. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on. But with so many kitchen management systems vying for your attention, you need to narrow down the options.

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