Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features Yelp's Top Places to Eat in the U.S., decline in veganism, shift away from seed oils, Starbucks Monday, and spirts holding steady. Independent operators feel the squeeze the most. Consumer spending at small business restaurants declined (-2.4

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JULY 4, 2025

The new printer is capable of high-quality resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 dots per inch, and can print across the front, back, sides, and bottom of coffee bags. The market drop follows reports of improved harvests in Brazil, as well as news that the risk of frost has faded in some of the country’s key growing regions.

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JULY 11, 2025

Even with these initial delays, agricultural ministers from eighteen EU countries, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Sweden, have urged the European Commission to defer the start date further. High-risk origins, meanwhile, could face more hurdles.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Restaurants will continue to invest in comprehensive Back-of-House Technologies Following the pandemic, restaurants focused heavily on Front-of-House technology to streamline and digitize the diner experience. Many operators have a wealth of data but aren’t putting it to work.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

But to vast numbers of Main Street Americans, prices remained uncomfortably high, wages stagnant, housing scarce and expensive, and while unemployment was low, good paying jobs with dependable shifts and quality benefits were elusive. Twenty twenty-four will be remembered for many things, but the soft landing of the U.S.

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EATER

JANUARY 27, 2025

Agriculture is the primary livelihood in the Salinas Valley, where I spent the first 18 years of my life. Nicole Medina In our Salinas Valley garden, a longstanding reminder of my family legacy bears fruit Its 2005 and Im 10 years old again. packed away in his cooler and work until sunset.

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EATER

MAY 22, 2025

Well into the wee hours of Thursday morning, House Republicans were hard at work doing what they do best: making the lives of all but the wealthiest Americans harder. When the economy is bad, SNAP dollars are immediately infused back into the system , resulting in $1.50 Republicans clearly dont care. in GDP growth for every $1 spent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

We are witnessing the evolution of fine dining. Astonishingly veganism is a chief enabler of this culinary transformation. Starting out as a whole grain diet for radicals, vegan food culture has evolved into Michelin star worthy mega trend for future chefs and culinary experts. Being Vegan Isn’t Gastronomical Anymore. percent in 2021.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

According to this McKinsey Report, these “changes in consumer behavior continue to ripple through the US food and agricultural supply chains” even today (1). Since the start of the pandemic, safety measures such as social distancing, lockdowns and mask-wearing have completely changed our understanding of how consumers spend on food.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The province’s cattle farms are known worldwide for the quality of their meat, accounting for half of Canada’s beef production; they’re a major part of the area’s agricultural industry and broader culture. But one location, much farther west, has remained stubbornly true to Aisenstat’s original vision: Hy’s Steak House in Waikīkī, Hawai‘i.

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EATER

AUGUST 12, 2021

After dropping off most of the load at my cousin’s house, I took my cut, a private stash of two boxes. My cousin knew a Pakistani guy who had acquired the best stuff money could buy, rare varietals that were spoken of in hushed, reverent tones at parties. I wasn’t about to miss my chance, so I volunteered to grab the stuff myself.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the context of 2024, we anticipate the cultivated meat industry expanding its horizons by forging more meaningful partnerships with a diverse array of stakeholders, such as governments, large industrial and agricultural players, NGOs, academia, and investors. The cultivated meat industry is entering its next chapter.

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EATER

MAY 26, 2023

I get to work with the agriculture teams, which manage our vegetable and grain production, and the retail team, which leads the farm store and the online farm store. I wanted to really give people a resource for how to cook with all of this produce that we were growing,” she explains. The cooks and I take that and brainstorm dishes.

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EATER

APRIL 4, 2023

Japan launched an immense cleanup effort led by young volunteers, many of whom had originally left Tōhoku to work in bigger cities, who rushed back to help clear debris and shelter displaced families. Tokyo currently holds the record for the city with the highest number of Michelin-starred restaurants in the world. What is Tōhoku cuisine?

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

But for chefs looking to emphasize the latter, it still starts at the source. This story was produced in collaboration with Civil Eats. At the height of summer, chef Rob Rubba and his team at Oyster Oyster , a vegetable-first restaurant in Washington, D.C., are preparing for the dwindling of food in the coming winter. Take chocolate , for instance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

" "This is a very challenging time, and we're experiencing something we have never had to deal with before," said Jennifer Petrocelli, executive director of The Preston House & Hotel, a participating restaurant. "We The National Restaurant Association has provided a list of best practices to ensure business continuity.

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EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features diner expecations over the next few months, robots for QSRs, and the best cities for coffee lovers, vegans and vegetarians. How Comfortable are Diners? The survey results reveal that 35 percent of respondents feel the same level of comfort dining out now as they did at the beginning of the pandemic.

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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. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Caribbean has a rich history of coffee production. In fact, some of the earliest commercial coffee farms were established in Jamaica and Haiti in the early 18th century. Jamaica in particular is widely known for its Blue Mountain coffee , which is some of the most expensive and sought-after coffee in the world. The origins of Jamaican coffee.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2023

I got a full-ride scholarship to UMass Amherst, where I majored in sustainable agriculture and gender studies and minored in English literature. UMass has an incredible sustainable agriculture program and an amazing community garden that feeds into a co-op vegan restaurant. Only 30 percent of glass bottles are recycled in the U.S.,

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7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) were also a hot commodity, but the government has since limited application to the agriculture industry—so they're not any use to restaurant owners at this time. These government-backed loans carry loan amounts up to $5 million with low-interest rates and generous repayment terms.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Review mentions of “Back-owned” (and related terms) also skyrocketed, up 426 percent, as people look to support and surface these businesses to the community. In early June, we've seen diners seated come back substantially – now down 57 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Devita Davison, executive director of FoodLab Detroit, has long advocated for an equitable and sustainable restaurant industry. She still sees a lot of work to do. The COVID-19 pandemic and the continuously volatile political environment have centered Americans’ focus on vast fissures in systems of government, capitalism, and inequality.

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EATER

MAY 31, 2023

As of 2019, there are just over 150,000 permanent residents, who work in a mix of agriculture, fisheries, aerospace, biotech, and renewable energy. As of 2019, there are just over 150,000 permanent residents, who work in a mix of agriculture, fisheries, aerospace, biotech, and renewable energy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Holiday Traffic Not Enough. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

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EATER

APRIL 3, 2023

Although he headed to college thinking he would be a lawyer, like his father and grandfather before him, Gaviria found his passion for food impossible to ignore, so he ditched his legal pursuits in favor of an internship at an agricultural estate in Tuscany, where he learned about vegetable farming and animal husbandry. What did it involve?

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EATER

MARCH 7, 2023

To the north, you have the Kelly Miller housing projects, where about 94 percent of residents are below the federal poverty limit and most are unemployed,” says James, who worked as the farm programs manager at Common Good City Farm until early January. “To It hasn’t been an easy few years for farms using the pay-what-you-can model.

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EATER

JANUARY 12, 2023

Some do it to help diversify their income streams, while others believe that as consumers become increasingly aware of how their food is grown and produced, they will seek out local spices they can trace back to their origins. The root of the turmeric plant, which is used to make the spice. commercial demand.”. said Scommegna.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

As the vast, fertile plains of the Alberta province became a farming and agricultural powerhouse, grains like wheat, barley, and canola, as well as the region’s internationally renowned beef, also joined the roster of signature local foods. Over the course of 1,000 miles from the U.S.-Canada

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Sushi Maki Ocean Tempura. “Sushi Maki is a true family affair.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Building a successful co-op should also be “rooted in justice, equity, and a holistic view of the world” This story was originally published on Civil Eats. On a corner lot in the North End of Detroit, the the framing is underway for a Black-led, community-owned grocery cooperative, the first of its type in the city in recent times.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 30, 2022

Coffee is one of the most economically significant agricultural commodities in the world. Part of this, in a much more rudimentary form back then, was marketing. The first printed advertisement for coffee is believed to have been published in 1652 by Pasqua Rosée, one of the first coffee houses in London.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

This was due to an increased interest in ground coffee, with more consumers choosing to visit coffee houses over making instant coffee at home. While this might not sound promising, coffee consumption rates in China are growing at 30% a year, compared to an international rate of 2%. Fresh tea leaves are harvested and collected in a basket.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Time Out Market New York Olympia Wine Bar Atrium DUMBO Henry Street Ale House The Binc AlMar 68 Jay Street Bar Superfine Randolph Beer DUMBO Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar & Kitchen Evil Twin Brewing NYC – DUMBO Dumbo Station Gran Electrica Seamore’s Dumbo. And, what better way to get to know an area than by trying out some local bars?

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products (AVPA) opens entries for eighth annual Coffees Roasted at Origin competition. Mon, 3 Oct. Samples must be submitted before 31 October 2022 and the awards ceremony will take place in December. Indian coffee exporters report concerns over declining imports to US and Europe. Tue, 4 Oct.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Same menu, same location, just a new building – and you see how people really flock back to the brand. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Krystal Eyes Refranchising. "We've seen great success with the new restaurant prototype, remodels and operational upgrades.

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