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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want.

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

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Five Steps for Improving Restaurant Efficiency in 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

By performing an honest assessment and diving deep into point-of-sale (POS) reporting, payroll data, online customer reviews, and various other analytics, even the most successful restaurant operators can identify areas that can be streamlined to cut costs, save time, and boost revenue in the new year. Employee scheduling.

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Keeping the Food Chain Safe with Master Data Management

Modern Restaurant Management

E.g., robust data governance, data updates, system operations and controls are essential in preventing issues, notwithstanding any after the fact auditing and reporting on problem, with prevention being essential in today’s world where threats and regulations are constantly appearing. .

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10 Ways to Make it Easier for Customers to Spend Money – Remove the Friction in your Cafe or Restaurant

Ken Burgin

The sales term is ‘grease the slide’ – removing any friction that stops a customer completing a sale. Amex fees are a bit higher, but ‘no Amex’ rules get people offside, especially if they want the points. Scan the QR Code or tap on the order disc for an NFT connection to the app.

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Managing Restaurant Food Inventory When Moving to Delivery Only

Restaurant365

Much of the typical food and beverage inventory in restaurants tends to have a relatively short shelf life, making accurate inventory numbers essential to run a functioning kitchen, make economical orders, and adapt to long-term trends. Schedule consistent restaurant food inventory audits in advance.

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