ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Knowing which tools your business needs can feel daunting, so weve organized the best restaurant technology tools of 2025 into eight key categories that cover every aspect of running a restaurant. Do you lose money due to food waste? This system then suggests menu changes that will increase sales while reducing food costs.

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2025 Technology Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering 195

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. Inventory and supply chain apps.

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2025 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 195

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Supply chains, while showing more stability, are fraught with uncertainty. The food service industry is forecast to reach $1 trillion in sales this year. We’re seeing younger buyers investing in dining experiences that blend food, convenience, and atmosphere with their values as shoppers. The benefit is twofold.

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2025 Fast Casual Food Customer Experience 451

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We can expect to see a prolonged period of higher egg prices through the Easter and well into 2025, according to a repor t from CoBank. While this can be largely attributed to supply challenges associated with bird flu which has affected nearly 100 million egg-laying hens since 2022, it's not the only factor.

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Hospitality Food Supply Seasonal Menu 2025 221

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We can expect to see a prolonged period of higher egg prices through the Easter and well into 2025, according to a repor t from CoBank. While this can be largely attributed to supply challenges associated with bird flu which has affected nearly 100 million egg-laying hens since 2022, it's not the only factor.

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Hospitality Food Supply Seasonal Menu 2025 221

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Independent restaurants are at a pivotal moment, as the industry confronts multiple challenges including inflation, cost volatility, and extreme weather and adapts to an increasingly complex operating environment, according to the findings of the The James Beard Foundation® (JBF) 2025 Independent Restaurant Industry Report.

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2024 2023 2025 Loyalty Program 252

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.

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Food Fast Casual Leadership Loyalty Program 278

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Photograph: RATIONAL Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Maintaining clean and hygienic equipment is one of the most important tasks in food service — and also one of the most despised. Most of all, it’s not nearly as much fun as preparing food and serving customers, the reason most people love working in food service.

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Leadership Food Supply 2025 Kitchen Safety 203

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 13, 2025

With the 2025 BoP auction scheduled for 6 August, all eyes will be on the bidders of the 97- and 98-point coffees, as many eagerly anticipate the extent of the prices they’re willing to pay. Top stories of the week Mon, 9 Jun – Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP. million 60kg bags. Cecafé reports that Brazil has so far exported 42.9

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2025 Point of Sale Café 2024 117

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 230

Operations Leadership 2025 Fast Casual 230

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Indeed, what the restaurant industry thought was on the horizon for 2025 will be implemented in 2021. Next year will bring new competitors to restaurants such as fresh food vending and more fresh grocery meal options available for delivery. Next year, restaurants will be tasked to do more within their own supply chains.

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2021 Technology Food Supply Food Safety 554

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Consumers are finding value in casual-dining brands like Olive Garden. Consumers want to go out and spend their hard-earned money, and we think we’re taking some wallet share from fast food and fast casual.” By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Olive Garden’s momentum has continued into June, executives said.

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Delivery Fast Casual Leadership Point of Sale 234

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2020

While food delivery is nothing new, breakout services like Uber Eats and DoorDash have capitalized on what customers want most: convenience. Dark kitchens also known as delivery-only restaurants, ghost or virtual kitchens describes an industrial kitchen space dedicated solely to preparing food for delivery.

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Supplies Delivery Food Supply Back of House 544

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

In recent years, the food service industry has undergone a rapid transformation of automation and increased technology usage. Fast Food and QSR Value The United States Fast Food & Quick Service Restaurant Market size was valued at US$ 248.8 percent from 2025 to 2033 and reach US$ 345.6

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Fast Casual Food Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 252

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.

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Marketing Loyalty Program 2024 2025 221

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

13, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn It was one of three DoorDash acquisitions announced this year. billion and international food delivery service Deliveroo for $3.9 By Timothy Inklebarger and Joe Guszkowski on Jun. It’s been a little over a month since DoorDash announced it was buying both SevenRooms for $1.2 billion, both in cash.

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Reservations Leadership Advertising 2025 213

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2024

We like to say waffles “drip with success” for food service operators, and it's because of four key factors: profitability, versatility, consumer experience and operational efficiency. We expect to see even more creativity in 2025 with waffle-related LTOs. “Waffle-omics” is a term we use at Golden Waffles.

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Back of House Seasonal Menu 2024 Customer Experience 221

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging The Chicago-based company is behind Puttshack, F1 Arcade, Flight Club and the upcoming Poolhouse. 24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Puttshack is one of the concepts in the Emerging portfolio, which focuses on technology-fueled experiential restaurants. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

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Leadership Food Fast Casual 2025 234

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It’s wise to invest in fully featured software options, which offer audit management and compliance tracking capabilities to maximize the safety of your food, guests, and business. Increase quality and safety across the supply chain. Manage labor shortages. Differentiate yourself. Improve the customer experience.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Food Supply Audits 490

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The restaurant tech vocabulary keeps expanding. 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. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Add these six terms to your vocabulary.

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Hiring Mobile Ordering Advertising Leadership 177

Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

12, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn There are about 1,000 Coco robots in the wild today. Employees then load the food into a robot and send it on its way. The customer unlocks their food using a code in their delivery app. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Photo courtesy of Coco Robotics Here come the delivery robots.

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Delivery Leadership 2025 Advertising 191

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2020

AI’s benefits are being used in other areas: self-driving cars, supply chain, IT security etc. According to Grandview Research , the AI market size is projected to grow to $390 billion by 2025. Rising food costs, nearing 10 percent. Food drink combinations. Weather based food recommendations.

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Customer Experience Food Safety Food Supply Technology 596

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Huddle House will add drive-thrus as it moves into more urban and suburban markets. | The Atlanta-based company is hoping that more modern food and restaurants will help its brands break through with younger consumers. That means you can now get boba at Perkins. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

Fast Casual 188

Fast Casual Front of House Back of House Leadership 188

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 7-Eleven is among the growing list of retailers and restaurants offering deals to lure cash-strapped consumers this summer. The prices for both restaurant food and food from grocery and convenience stores rose 0.3% Food prices overall are up 2.9% By Heather Lalley on Jun.

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Fast Casual Cash Management Retail Leadership 177

Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Chipotle rose to No. Photo: Shutterstock Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of June 2, 2025. The salad chain said it also sees opportunity in California, where the fast-food minimum wage is $20 per hour. Members help make our journalism possible.

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Fast Casual Leadership 2025 2024 147

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. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Photo: Shutterstock DoorDash is doubling down on its advertising business.

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Advertising Fast Casual Social Media Leadership 231

Restaurant Business

JUNE 18, 2025

18, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Bubbakoo's is known for burritos, but also bowls, tacos, quesadillas and fried rice balls called "chiwawas." By Lisa Jennings on Jun. " | Photo courtesy of Bubbakoo's. And he said the effort is important far beyond the company.

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Fast Casual Leadership Franchise Franchising 178

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.

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Brewery Food 2025 2009 182

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

And fast-food customers Chef Jonathon Sawyer discusses his Chicago restaurant, Kindling, and his latest TV appearance Are we reaching peak chicken tender saturation on menus? 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The MilkShake Factory created a house-made Dubai-Style Chocolate Bar that it sells for $5.95. By Patricia Cobe on Jun.

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Bar Fast Casual Leadership Back of House 164

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.

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Fast Casual Leadership Mobile Ordering Casual 164

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2022

Animal welfare and food processing concerns are making consumers explore environmentally-friendly food alternatives, prompting a rise in vegan food demand. Vegan trends are not only limited to raw ingredients, but they are also spreading to other domains of foods and beverages, such as confectioneries. from 2022-to 2032.

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Consumer Goods Allergens Food Supply Sustainability 493

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.

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Leadership Small Business 2025 Email Marketing 177

EATER

MARCH 27, 2025

Relying on a corporation to provide your favorite food means you have no control over it. The other problem with relying on a corporation for your favorite food is if it were to change, how would you know? One person speculated manufacturers were using field corn meant for animal feed.

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Consumer Goods Food Supply 2019 Food Order 350

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash now offers services like reservations and advertising. The service is less profitable than other channels, and restaurants don’t control the data or the experience once the food leaves the building. Is that a good thing for restaurants? By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Sign Up Thanks for signing up!

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Leadership Advertising 2025 Reservations 188

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The flexibility of the menu remains a key strength for Chipotle. The company’s stock is down 14% over the past year and more than 9% so far in 2025. Continue to Site >>> Menu Does Chipotle have a structural problem? By Jonathan Maze on Jun. Photo: Shutterstock. Check out this table.

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Fast Casual Leadership Point of Sale Social Media 146

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.

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POS 2025 Loyalty Program Online Ordering 78

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

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. While Roark continues to buy everything not tied to a post, its recent acquisitions have been kept separate from its two operating vehicles, including Cinnabon owner GoTo Foods. By Jonathan Maze on Jun.

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Leadership 2025 Food Supply Magazine 177