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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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

No matter how much technology evolves, or trends shift, people will always come back for quality food, great value, and friendly service. A key part of this shift is efficient data sharing across the supply chain. The pandemic exposed the need for greater supply chain visibility and traceability in the restaurant industry.

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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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EATER

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Lille Allen These are the food phenomena wed like to bid adieu to in the coming year While 2024 saw many great things in the world of food and drinks excellent new restaurants ! there is much that the Eater staff would like to say goodbye to as we move into 2025. An actually good season of Great British Bake Off !

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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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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?

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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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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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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January of 2011 and expanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. This last initiative is perhaps the most urgent for food businesses and requires immediate attention.

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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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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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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The company is taking bold moves to combat the ocean-destroying, single-use plastic that it helped popularize Remember how McDonald’s was pretty much responsible for popularizing the use of single-use plastic in fast-food restaurants? Think puzzles and little figurines built from cardboard. In the U.K.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Grubhub's mid-year report checks in on the popular food trends to date and what quarantined Americans ordered through contact-free delivery, and predicts what we can expect to see more of in the second half of the year. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Top Foods of 2020. miso tofu bowl.

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Culinary Digital

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Every industrys food services have different requirements and needs, but we all get cold. If your food service management hasnt already adjusted your menus to include piping hot drinks, warm soups, and other wintertime comfort foods, now is the time to be ready for any more big storms and cold spikes next month.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images According to a new study, grocery stores could keep more food out of landfills, increase profits, and pad customers’ pockets by adopting a practice widely used by airlines, hotels, and other industries This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Picture yourself grocery shopping. A recent study from U.C.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Eater Staff Fire up your steamers our all-time fave ML frozen soup dumplings are on sale (plus, save big on Momofukus tasty pantry goods and Haands gorgeous ceramics) Every week, Eaters shopping team embarks on a side quest to find you the best kitchen- and food-related deals that are actually worth their ( Maldon ) salt.

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SpotOn

JANUARY 13, 2025

The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires are some of the most destructive in California history. There are many organizations helping connect people to free meals: World Central Kitchen , Feed the Streets LA , and Project Angel Food are just a few.   In time LA will rebuild, though these scars will remain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Catering supplies have evolved with these trends, and items such as biodegradable and reusable packaging have been introduced. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and World Economic Forum, our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2025. Cheap and easy solutions are no longer enough.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A recent Incisiv study found that QSRs expect 51 percent of tasks will be automated by 2025 while full-service restaurants expect only 27 percent of tasks to be automated by this time. These battery powered, sensor-enabled devices report the location, state, or condition of the environment, supplies, or other assets.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 28, 2020

Mission critical elements of operational agility and what they ‘mean’ for individual restaurant, food service and hospitality businesses, and the industry at large, in the post-pandemic era. In my work, I help leaders take a hard focus on ideation: a commodity that is in short supply due to a glut of pressures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. The Value of Trust. The survey was conducted by Credit Key, a provider of B2B e-commerce payments solutions.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Recent months have revealed how precarious the livelihoods are of a largely uninsured and often undocumented workforce; the extent to which independent restaurant owners face paying unforgiving rents; and how deeply diners have been encouraged to devalue the labor that goes into growing, transporting, cooking, and serving their food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

They might also want to restock popular brews, with recent research from the International Wine and Spirits Record asserting that the alcohol e-commerce sales will hit $42 billion by 2025. With more food comes the potential for more waste. restaurants rack up 22-33 billion pounds of food waste per year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

“There is now optimism on the part of the American consumer, which helps to unleash pent-up demand for dining out,” says David Portalatin, NPD food industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America. Pet Supplies Plus. Based on data collected from 6,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S., Arby’s.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. And because our food travels so well, guests never have to choose between quality and convenience." flip'd by IHOP.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

So when I started thinking about the future of food, and of the restaurant industry, Konte was the first person I called. The people who are doing by far the most labor-intensive portion of the entire supply chain are at origin, and they’re getting the smallest piece of the pie in terms of compensation and how the dollar is divided up.

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EATER

JULY 1, 2024

In the first half of the 20th century, almost 25,000 acres of land throughout the relatively small colony were under coconut cultivation, and Seychelles was supplying the United Kingdom, France, South Africa, India, and Mauritius with coconut products. The locals took to it as well. Prawns at Moutya.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 11, 2022

Craft and artisan are notably used throughout several food and beverage sectors; they are attached to segments such as craft beer and artisanal bread. As third wave coffee consumers express more interest in learning about where coffee comes from, there is more focus on the wider coffee supply chain, particularly on producers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now began as a food truck in 2009 and was founded by husband and wife duo, Akash and Rana Kapoor, and supported by co-founder and Senior VP of Operations, Amir Hosseini. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. " Benihana Plans Franchise Expansion.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 3, 2025

In 2025, these ten must-have technologies will be essential for staying competitive, efficient, and relevant in a crowded market. In 2025, POS systems will continue to evolve with advanced features like integrated customer loyalty programs, order-ahead capabilities, and even insights to optimize menus and pricing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Winnow, Epic Burger, OneDine, Revenue Management Solutions, t he ONE Group Hospitality, McCain Foods, Epson America and Noble, Inspire Brands and 2nd Avenue Lighting. Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. ” Marc Zornes.

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Rocket Fuel

JANUARY 18, 2025

The quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry has always been fast-paced and ever-changing, but 2025 marks a pivotal year of transformation. As fast food chains strive to stay ahead of the competition, QSR industry trends like digital transformation, menu diversification and enhanced delivery options are reshaping how these businesses operate.

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Restaurant Business

JANUARY 11, 2024

Flavia Morelli, Group Exhibition Manager (Food&Beverage Division) at Italian Exhibition Group, what important new entries does Sigep 2024 have in store? Lastly, sustainability, a key issue for both consumers and supply chain companies. Events and international conferences are also a Sigep characteristic.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 20, 2022

Through a partnership with Enveritas, JDE Peet’s will responsibly source 100% of its coffee by 2025, which the company states will provide support to more than one million farmers. In March, the fast food chain (which includes McCafé) closed 850 locations in Russia as a result of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Tue, 17 May.

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 8, 2022

The project enables Svit Kavy to donate coffee and food to Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front line. The group will include supply chain representatives, as well as academics and environmental organisations. billion by 2025. Westrock Coffee to launch IPO. The roaster and distributor is valued at around US $1.09 Tue, 5 Apr.

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Culinary Digital

DECEMBER 19, 2024

While several kitchens are experimenting with AI-powered point-of-sale systems, like this self-checkout station at Dartmouth Tuck School of Business , the most promising AI technologies for food service management are behind the counter. AI-powered supply chain platforms provide an enticing solution. Want to learn more?

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