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Dining Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Among the findings: Casual experiential dining appeals on many fronts to consumers of varying ages in different parts of the country looking for affordable culinary experiences. Chef driven fast casual restaurants feed consumers’ desires for high quality menu items delivered quickly and on the go.

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Expected Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Once a guest leaves their full name, email and phone number along with possible allergens and specific requests, the staff will be able to meet their needs anytime and thus win guest parties over and over again. POS systems already collect most of information on sales, inventories, staff, etc.

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Nearly all restaurateurs (98 percent) believe AI will solve some of their staffing challenges, particularly around food prep and delivery management (42 percent), voice ordering technology (41 percent), predictive ordering and inventory management (39 percent), and food prep robots (38 percent). percent in 2023.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

. – Peter Kellis, Founder and CEO of TRAY As consumers continue to prioritize convenience, we believe the expectations that restaurants offer an accessible and seamless experience will continue to rise, particularly in the fast-casual category. These alternatives will not only cater to new consumers but also clean eating habits.

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How to Maximise Your Restaurant Profit Margin: 5 Key Strategies

Apicbase

In this guide, we’ll examine the definitions and calculations for different types of restaurant profit margins and discuss the best ways to improve them through better inventory and purchasing management, tech integrations, and analytics. It’s worth, therefore, investing in improving operations to boost your margin.

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How to Use Technology to Deliver on Customer Expectation

Restaurant365

Casual dining – 28%. Fast casual – 26%. Managers can count and order inventory, create and assign schedules, review P/L data, and more from any mobile device. Allaying allergen fears. Fine dining – 28%. Quickservice – 29%. Coffee & snack – 27%. You can see which recipes are most profitable.

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How to Choose the Best Kitchen Management Software for Your Multi-Unit Restaurant Business

Apicbase

The F&B director works with the order forms, the COO analyses the profit and loss statements, the inventory manager checks the stock counts, the executive chef works in the recipes database and so on. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on.