ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In this guide, youll learn: Why restaurant apps matter in 2025 and how its the consumer driving the changes The different types of restaurant apps How to make the most of your own branded restaurant app and its many benefits Lets take a closer look at why every restaurant should use apps in 2025. Online ordering and delivery apps.

2025 195

2025 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America. Additionally, consumers continue to favor delivery transactions, which are up by 383 percent since 2020. percent from 2025 to 2033 and reach US$ 345.6

Fast Casual 251

Fast Casual Food Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 251

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. As they grapple with rising costs across their supply chain, 71 percent of restaurants plan to increase prices this year.

Marketing 221

Marketing Loyalty Program 2024 2025 221

Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

12, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn There are about 1,000 Coco robots in the wild today. Photo courtesy of Coco Robotics Here come the delivery robots. About 1,000 Coco bots are currently making deliveries in Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami and Helsinki. They have completed more than 500,000 deliveries to date.

Delivery 184

Delivery Leadership 2025 Advertising 184

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The restaurant tech vocabulary keeps expanding. Starbucks’ deal with Empower Delivery fits the acqui-hire framework. One example is OpenAI’s Operator, a tool that can perform web-based tasks like making a restaurant reservation or ordering food from a delivery app.

Hiring 172

Hiring Mobile Ordering Advertising Leadership 172

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 19, 2025

In May, shipments rose 15% year‑on‑year, bringing the total export value for the first five months of 2025 to over US$ 5 billion. Strong demand from the EU and US markets has driven this growth, despite persistent logistical bottlenecks and global supply shortages. cents/lb – the lowest price since late January.

2025 127

2025 Café Events Sustainability 127

Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. By Jonathan Maze on Jul. Photo courtesy of Domino's. price point.

Leadership 221

Leadership Point of Sale Fast Casual Email Marketing 221

Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

Zero-waste, high-fiber snack bars Food What operators should know about ancient grains Sponsored content from our partner Furmano’s on Jul. 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Ancient grains like spelt/farro, quinoa, and sorghum have received a lot of culinary buzz in recent years. To learn more, click here.

Operations 172

Operations Leadership Email Marketing 2025 172

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. Not quite yet An easy way to bring bold Korean flavors to modern menus From BBQ to beverages, menus are seeing a lot of action Food C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. Photo: Shutterstock Made-to-order food, value offerings, loyalty programs.

Food 275

Food Fast Casual Leadership Loyalty Program 275

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

13, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Upscale soup dumpling chain Din Tai Fung has the industry’s highest average unit volumes. Photo: Shutterstock Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of June 9, 2025. Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food.

Operations 221

Operations Leadership 2025 Fast Casual 221

Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

In this post, we’ll explore how leveraging the right technology can significantly cut down wait times and elevate the customer experience in 2025. Here’s how technology is making it possible in 2025: Self-Service Kiosks : Reduce order wait times by 40%, shrink queues by 25–40%, and increase average check sizes by 30%.

2025 60

2025 Technology Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program 60

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Greenlanes have no dine-in seating. For certain events, Greenlane also sends the mascot Gigi—a human in a fluffy pink bunny suit, because salads are rabbit food—who has become somewhat of a TikTok star, helping to build brand awareness. Continue to Site >>> Menu Forget coffee. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

Fast Casual 159

Fast Casual Leadership Mobile Ordering Casual 159

Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

27, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jeff's Bagel Run has 15 units open, expecting to reach 30 by the end of the year. It’s a point-of-sale system that allows the team to pack orders, and it’s integrated with third-party delivery partners. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. Photo courtesy of Jeff's Bagel Run.

Fast Casual 172

Fast Casual Franchising Franchise Leadership 172

Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Mileage: Drive Off Some Taxes Delivering food or catering events? Real Talk: I tracked 2,000 miles for deliveries in one year. Employee Meals: Free Food, Free Savings Feeding staff on-site? Its 100% if part of food costs, non-taxable to them. Keep it separate or bundled with food costs. File by April 15, 2025.

Point of Sale 138

Point of Sale POS Restaurant Law Equipment 138

EATER

JANUARY 17, 2025

Volunteers receive donations for fire victims at the Pasadena Community Job Center in Pasadena, California, on January 14, 2025. There has been an outpouring of support from the restaurant industry on both a local and national level, and food and cookware brands have been offering aid as well.

Brewery 180

Brewery Food 2025 2009 180

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Running a successful restaurant in 2025 isnt just about serving great food and offering good serviceit also requires the right technology behind the scenes. Top 5 POS Integrations for Restaurants in 2025 1. With rising expenses in food, labor, and rent, keeping a close eye on your financials is more important than ever.

POS 78

POS 2025 Loyalty Program Online Ordering 78

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

13, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn It was one of three DoorDash acquisitions announced this year. Photo: Shutterstock San Francisco-based delivery service DoorDash announced Friday that it has completed its purchase of SevenRooms, a New York-City-based reservations and marketing platform for restaurants. . billion, both in cash.

Reservations 205

Reservations Leadership Advertising 2025 205

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

It's complicated Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants could sell Bahama Breeze Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Premium OPINION Financing Does Chipotle have a structural problem? 24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The flexibility of the menu remains a key strength for Chipotle. Photo: Shutterstock.

Fast Casual 144

Fast Casual Leadership Point of Sale Social Media 144

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Setting up a POS system for a restaurant in 2025 isnt just about installing machinesits about finding the right tools to help your business run smoothly. Whether you run a quick-service spot, a full-service restaurant, a bar, or a food truck, each has unique needs for handling orders and managing workflows. Cash Drawer (APG): $120.00

POS 78

POS 2025 Loyalty Program Cash Management 78

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

The Perfect Plate – 2025 Q1 Every month, we’ll provide updates on the latest trends in the restaurant industry. By Dimitre Krouchev 2025 Q1 Earnings Report Summary Overall optimistic business environment in the US with foundations set for 2026 onwards Impact of Strong Economic Growth on the U.S. restaurant operators.

2025 52

2025 Guest Recovery Franchising Franchise 52

The Food Corridor

JULY 24, 2025

In July 2025, the USDA announced the termination of all Regional Food Business Centers (RFBCs), including the Northwest Rocky Mountain Center (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming), where The Food Corridor served as co-lead for the Connecting and Scaling Food Entrepreneurs Theme Team.

Kitchen Safety 97

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Supply Workshop 97

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

. – Jackie Abril-Carlile, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Culinary Instructo r and Executive chef and general manager at North Mountain Brewing Everything Has Changed At the onset of COVID, most fast casual restaurants went from primarily dine-in business to mostly takeout and delivery models.

Loyalty Program 471

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 471

Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

15, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Concierge's responses are based on OpenTable data including menus and reviews. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. Image courtesy of OpenTable Reservations platform OpenTable has launched an AI chatbot that can field customer questions about different restaurants before they book a table.

Leadership 191

Leadership Technology Book Fast Casual 191

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

Running a successful restaurant in 2025 means more than just great food—it requires smart financial decisions. Use these Calculations to Maximize Cost Reduction The food cost percentage is the number one calculation that restaurants can use today to maximize their cost reduction. Food cost control is crucial.

Loyalty Program 78

Loyalty Program Waste Recycling Inventory 78

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

It's complicated Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants could sell Bahama Breeze Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Hulkamania is coming for Hooters Consumers are worried about tariffs. 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jack in the Box is giving up on running more than one brand as it looks to sell Del Taco.

Leadership 172

Leadership 2025 Food Supply Magazine 172

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash now offers services like reservations and advertising. That’s our biggest takeaway after a pair of acquisitions by the delivery company that have it set to take a bigger share of the restaurant tech ecosystem. To put it simply, DoorDash wants to do a lot more than just handle deliveries.

Leadership 182

Leadership Advertising 2025 Reservations 182

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Staff illustration Clint Penfield, Smalls Sliders Clint Penfield is the new chief operating officer at Smalls Sliders. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. And he said the effort is important far beyond the company.

Leadership 172

Leadership Small Business 2025 Email Marketing 172

Restaurant Business

JULY 14, 2025

14, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn AI is changing the online landscape for businesses. Beerline Cafe does not serve Thai food, but gets lumped in anyway for being vegan. To use the vegan Thai food example, Abdow suggested that a restaurant might want to include questions on its website such as “What makes your Thai food vegan?”

Social Media 167

Social Media SEO Leadership Technology 167

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash also unveiled AI-powered ad targeting. The food delivery company said Wednesday that it has acquired Symbiosys, an ad tech company, in a deal valued at $175 million. Restaurant delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Wonder are employing a similar strategy.

Advertising 223

Advertising Fast Casual Social Media Leadership 223

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

13, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Image courtesy of Restaurant Business Jackie Secor is the new chief operating officer of Taco John’s. With more than 25-years of experience, Secor previously served as senior vice president of operations and training at GoTo Foods. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. Sign Up Thanks for signing up!

Leadership 157

Leadership 2025 Email Marketing Magazine 157

EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship to food and dining has undergone some permanent changes I got COVID for the first time this past February. Most restaurant and food service workers did not have access to sick leave or any other safety net , and yet were deemed essential. Sound familiar?

Food Supply 221

Food Supply Outdoor Food Order Food Safety 221

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

Identifying Challenges and Uncovering Opportunities SpotOn unveiled its 2025 Restaurant Business Report , revealing the financial challenges restaurant operators face and the opportunities to strengthen their businesses. Yelp has named Holbox in Los Angeles the top restaurant of 2025. Independent operators feel the squeeze the most.

Delivery 221

Delivery 2025 2024 Point of Sale 221

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

New data from the National Restaurant Association’s 2025 Off-Premises Restaurant Trends report highlights how off-premises dining has become both a consumer preference and business essential, with the convenience and availability of takeout, delivery, and drive-thru now deeply embedded in everyday life.

Reservations 488

Reservations 2025 Marketing Loyalty Program 488

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

economy, but both will have a huge impact on small businesses in 2025 and for years to come. As a result, we expect the economy to grow in 2025 but also expect inflation to accelerate. How Will the Small Business Economy Fare in 2025? We expect the economy to grow in 2025 but also expect inflation to accelerate.

Small Business 221

Small Business 2025 Healthcare Consumer Goods 221

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Keke's Breakfast Cafe is planning a major growth push. Food is political: Ive covered the James Beard Awards ceremony for most of 10 years the "Oscars of the restaurant world" has been held in Chicago. And new data from Intouch Insight shows they’re starting to steal fast-food customers.

Leadership 159

Leadership Point of Sale 2025 Magazine 159

Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

15, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Most Bojangles will be getting EV car chargers starting later this year. The move will make the 800-unit Bojangles one of the first fast-food chains to make EV charging widely available at its restaurants. By Jonathan Maze on Jul. There will be a minimum of four charging spots per restaurants.

Leadership 172

Leadership Technology 2025 Social Media 172

Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

08, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash said rising costs have hurt restaurant delivery sales in Seattle. Photo: Shutterstock DoorDash is raising its prices in Seattle again after the city added new regulations for third-party delivery companies. . By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. Customers have already been paying a separate $4.99

Delivery 172

Delivery Restaurant Law Leadership Fast Casual 172