Squirrel Systems

MARCH 5, 2025

Here’s an overview of what’s shaping the future of dining: Plant-Based Innovations Plant-based dining has evolved from a niche market to a mainstream movement. restaurantbusinessonline.com Sustainable Sourcing and Regenerative Agriculture Sustainability remains a driving force in the food industry.

2025

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 14, 2025

Italy’s Ministry of Agricultural, Food, and Forestry Policies has even submitted several UNESCO applications to preserve espresso’s Italian roots – although none have so far been successful. Italy has long been a bastion of traditional coffee culture. You may also like our article on why espresso is so popular in Italy.

Café

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 18, 2025

From large corporations to small companies, WoC provides an opportunity to meet people face-to-face and introduce our software solutions to them effectively,” says Prasad Raju , the founder and managing director of Invensoft , a company specialising in commodity management software solutions for the agricultural sector.

Café

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. Many cities have all but nixed their outdoor dining programs, and there hasnt been a push to make the air indoors any safer.

Food Supply

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. On a year-over-year basis, small business sales (+2.1

Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 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 2025. While features like ordering and paying via QR codes have become the norm, Back-of-House systems have lagged in sophistication.

2025

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

They’re banking on a more resilient premium guest who’s still willing to dine out if the value is clear, even at a higher price point. The Perfect Plate – 2025 Q1 Every month, we’ll provide updates on the latest trends in the restaurant industry. We’ll include financial insights, charts, and public market comps.

2025

Restaurant Clicks

APRIL 11, 2025

Barbecue is a cornerstone of North Carolina’s culinary heritage, steeped in history and fierce local pride. From roadside stands to renowned restaurants, the state boasts diverse, smoky, slow-cooked meats. This tradition, so significant it’s sparked legislative debates, often ignites passionate disputes over the best spots, as opinions vary widely.

Sourcing

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. The visionary panel that explored dining away from home included members with specific expertise and interest in restaurant dining and the hospitality industry.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2022

When looking at YOY, guests reduced their frequency across all dining segments, with just 21 percent reporting they ordered “more or much more” from a drive-thru than in the past month. For fast-casual, the picture was grimmer: just 13 percent ordered more; worse still for dine-in, with only 12 percent of consumers ordering more.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

We are witnessing the evolution of fine dining. A rise in number of vegan restaurants is witnessed as younger population especially women are preferring vegan diet over traditional fine dining options. Astonishingly veganism is a chief enabler of this culinary transformation. Bn at an impressive 22 percent CAGR in 2022.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

From soil sensing to agriculture monitoring solutions, there are a number of IoT tools available to help with harvests and yields. The COVID-19 pandemic led to fluctuations in domestic producer prices, particularly in the food sector , according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now, we see that drive accelerating.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

Full-service restaurant chains, which primarily rely on dine-in customers and had few if any off-premises services when the dine-in restrictions went into effect, bore the brunt of the transaction declines throughout the pandemic. An Unpopular Year. For full-service restaurants now, it’s about government restrictions.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

To help ensure the survival of these restaurants, many of which are family owned, the PR industry has banded together to create a campaign called "Dining Bonds." The dining bonds are being offered by participating restaurants across the country at a suggested savings of 25 percent when purchased. . "We're More than 2.45

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Rewards Network, together with American Airlines AAdvantage Dining and United Airlines MileagePlus Dining, surveyed their members to learn more about what they anticipate their dining habits will look like over the next few months. Some highlights inlcude: Consumers' projected dining out frequency.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. This was largely due to a favorable shift in the Thanksgiving holiday. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percentage points.”

2019

EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Martha Cheng Hy’s Steakhouse was synonymous with Calgary dining in the 1950s, but as Canadian tastes have changed over the decades, a Waikīkī offshoot has become a time capsule of the iconic original It wasn’t long after opening in downtown Calgary in 1955 that Hy’s Steakhouse became synonymous with Alberta food culture.

Back of House

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This transparency instilled trust and met the growing demand for conscious dining choices. In 2023, the restaurant industry experienced a remarkable transformation, driven by the rapid integration of advanced technologies. These adaptations were driven by evolving consumer preferences for convenience and safety.

Dietary Restrictions

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Meanwhile, sales at cafes, fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and casual-dining establishments fell by 27 percent. According to this McKinsey Report, these “changes in consumer behavior continue to ripple through the US food and agricultural supply chains” even today (1). Shortage of workers is one reason.

Supplies

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. The top ordered desserts this year, included donuts, chocolate brownies, and strawberry cheesecake! Top Eats, Drinks, and More No fork, no problem: In addition to fries defending its spot as the most ordered food of the year (and the past decade!),

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

2020

EATER

MAY 26, 2023

I lead our dining program at Granor Farm in Three Oaks, Michigan. 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. What does your job involve? What’s your favorite part about it? What was your first job?

Agriculture

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

They preserve agriculture and wood preferences and styles of cooking from generation to generation and are the lifeblood of regional food culture.” Restaurateurs are ambassadors for the regional agricultural community. [] THE HIGHEST PERCENT OF WOMEN MANAGERS & OWNERS OF ANY. In 2021, there were 14.5 In 2021, there were 14.5

Agriculture

EATER

APRIL 4, 2023

In the eyes of the Japanese, Tōhoku has become a symbol of rebirth and resilience, a destination that honors its traditional agriculture while bringing its food culture into the future. The region’s cool climate and craggy coastlines have made it a historic center for fishing and agriculture, rice in particular. What is Tōhoku cuisine?

Brewery

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Hospitality Recovery Coalition includes DISCUS, the American Distilled Spirits Alliance (ADSA), the Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA), the National Restaurant Association and TIPs. “Without assistance at all levels of government, many of these businesses will be forced to close their doors. .”

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Department of Agriculture prove accurate, this is a trend that is likely to continue—according to the forecast for 2022, food-at-home prices are expected to increase between 1.5 It’s an unsavory fact: food is getting more expensive. percent and food-away-from-home (restaurant) prices have increased 3.6

Loyalty Program

EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

You were just given a generic list of suggestions for dining options, straddling a line between ludicrously expensive and horribly grim.”. The patio at the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa. There was always a gift shop with ice buckets and t-shirts for sale.

Back of House

EATER

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Especially since the founding of local culinary festival Canmore Uncorked in 2014, chefs have shined a spotlight on regional dining, tempting travelers to pop over from nearby Calgary or Edmonton, or cross the reopened border from the U.S. Fairmont Banff Springs | Fairmont Resort Hotels. Over the course of 1,000 miles from the U.S.-Canada

Hotels

EATER

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Last year, based on a series of talks with women working in Detroit’s dining scene, FoodLab published A Seat at the Table , a solutions-based guide to building a better food industry. Devita Davison, executive director of FoodLab Detroit, has long advocated for an equitable and sustainable restaurant industry. Spoiler: It always has been.

Food

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Likewise, cocktail bars can mix up soothing pre- or post-dining drinks in the form of cold-brewed sencha green tea martinis to CDB tea cocktails and mocktails. Restaurants, cafés and hotels are offering premium tea service – and profiting – in 2020. The Trend Toward Premium Tea.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2020

Casual dining's share of restaurant visits was in free-fall from the 15th to the 22nd, and now has reached a more stable trend. Although the restaurant market is seeing a decline in foot traffic overall, the share of visits across categories is beginning to stabilize, according to the latest briefing from Sense360. percent and 2.2

2020

EATER

JANUARY 9, 2023

A visit to Asheville used to center on hikes in the Blue Ridge Mountains and super hop-heavy IPAs at the town’s many craft breweries — and that’s still true, but now there’s a strong dining scene to go along with the beer. Together, these projects celebrate the ways food and drink viscerally tether us to a place. Anatomy of a HCMC Banh Mi.

2023

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In a sea of sushi snobbery, they had a revolutionary idea: democratize sushi by offering an intelligent, accessible and environmentally-conscious approach to dining. In a sea of sushi snobbery, they had a revolutionary idea: democratize sushi by offering an intelligent, accessible and environmentally-conscious approach to dining.

Brewery

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. Wedged between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the Gulf of St. Locally raised beef, an array of summer produce, and a variety of other seafood are all on the menu.

Front of House

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 1, 2022

Agnieszka Rojewska from Poland placed first in the Coffee in Good Spirits Championship. Heongwan Moon from South Korea won the Cup Tasters Championship. Felix Teiretzbacher from Austria placed first in the Roasting Championship. Michaela Ruazol from UAE won the Cezve/Ibrik Championship. Grand Havana Coffee launches CBD-infused coffee line.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Hottovy, consumer equity strategist at Morningstar., "Easterbrook, who left McDonald's "following the Board's determination that he violated company policy and demonstrated poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee", had been instrumental in the company's turnaround efforts since 2015.

Waste