Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2025

One example of this is the major rebrands taking place within more traditional retail spaces, like malls, that are being turned into modern shopping centers that house emerging businesses in the fast-casual space and beyond. In more recent years, there's been a wider adoption of fast-casual concepts. Has it evolved?

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Same-store sales at the fast-food giant rose 2.5% and internationally. and internationally. and internationally. By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 05, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn McDonald's U.S. same-store sales rose 2.5%. Photo courtesy of McDonald's. McDonald’s U.S. McDonald’s U.S. Global same-store sales rose 3.8% billion, or $3.14

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Huddle House will add drive-thrus as it moves into more urban and suburban markets. | Perkins, the 68-year-old chain best known for its bakery case, recently began serving boba and frozen margaritas, while its younger sibling Huddle House, 61, is rolling out smash burgers. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

Fast Casual

ChowNow

MAY 9, 2025

In this article, you will learn: The five most important restaurant costs to track and manage Easy strategies for controlling food costs and labor costs Tactics to save money without hurting your guest experience Lets start with the big picture and learn where your money is actually going.

Operations

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 7, 2025

07, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Dutch Bros has thrived in recent quarters amid consumer enthusiasm for cold beverages. Drive-thru beverages are apparently immune to whatever is ailing the U.S. Dutch Bros, the Grants Pass, Oregon-based drive-thru beverage chain, on Wednesday said that its same-store sales rose 6.1%

Point of Sale

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Both fast-food chains’ same-store sales fell 5%, while Habit Burger and Grill’s sales also declined. Taco Bell’s same-store sales rose 4%. By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 05, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn KFC's U.S. same-store sales declined 5% in the second quarter. Photo: Shutterstock. . Photo: Shutterstock.

Point of Sale

Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 27, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jeff's Bagel Run has 15 units open, expecting to reach 30 by the end of the year. Photo courtesy of Jeff's Bagel Run. Jeff Perera jokes that his bagel chain is the result of a love story. “I I made a bagel for my wife, because she asked me to,” he said. She’s on time.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 8, 2025

We’ve got a lot at our disposal to continue to compete really well in the back half of the year,” Penegor said. By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 08, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Papa Johns generated same-store sales growth for the first time since 2023. Photo: Shutterstock. Apparently, when you focus more on your pizza, you sell more of them.

Fast Casual

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 13, 2025

JAB hired bankers to attract new investors as it considers an IPO for the coffee and food to-go chain. JAB hired bankers to attract new investors as it considers an IPO for the coffee and food to-go chain. Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week. million bags, as exports rise 11%.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

And fast-food customers Chef Jonathon Sawyer discusses his Chicago restaurant, Kindling, and his latest TV appearance Are we reaching peak chicken tender saturation on menus? 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The MilkShake Factory created a house-made Dubai-Style Chocolate Bar that it sells for $5.95. By Patricia Cobe on Jun.

Bar

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 7, 2025

Chef Lamar doesn’t just cook Southern food—he pushes it forward. The way you grew up, the flavors you knew—those are what make your food yours. Here’s what he shared. Originality is honoring where you come from while creating something fresh that feels like home.” It’s not about reinventing the wheel. It all starts with your story.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

The fast-food franchisor is asking a federal court to sign off on its decision to terminate Paradigm Investment Group’s franchise agreement. Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food. By Heather Lalley on Jun. Members help make our journalism possible. Sign up here.

Operations

SpotOn

JANUARY 13, 2025

Turn off online ordering  If you’re closed or scaling back your operations, turn off online ordering. The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires are some of the most destructive in California history. While the physical damage is still being assessed, there is no way to fully capture the scope of the loss.

Online Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The quicker businesses can feed that information back into operations, the better, whether for personalized dining, staffing optimization, or advertising and marketing. So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining.

2025

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 12, 2025

He attended culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and worked in a variety of restaurants, including Caribbean concept Sugarcane and Zuma, which sells modern Japanese food in a stylish setting. By Bret Thorn and Patricia Cobe on Aug. Sealey is based in Miami, where he moved from the U.S. Virgin Island of St.

Innovation

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

In recent years, the food service industry has undergone a rapid transformation of automation and increased technology usage. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America. labor costs at 3 percent.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 8, 2025

Photo: Shutterstock Back in July, Starbucks announced the 2025 return date for Pumpkin Spice Latte and #Summerween was going viral. 26 is the date Starbucks brings back PSL, part of a trend that has led to the coining of “Augtober” as a name for this month. By Patricia Cobe on Aug.

Fast Casual

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 15, 2025

In 1924, popular US brand Maxwell House spent the modern-day equivalent of US $4 million on marketing , including sponsored TV shows, which helped increase sales by 85% in just a few years. But in an increasingly technology-driven world, consumer expectations are shifting as AI reshapes digital marketing strategies.

Marketing

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

The sale comes off the back of Starbucks’ continued market struggles in China. Bengaluru, India) Wed, 25 Jun – Conflict in the Middle East may disrupt coffee supply chains and raise costs, although ceasefire holds steady. The winners will be announced on Sunday, when four new World Coffee Champions will be crowned.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Now, as a copywriter at SpotOn, he helps restaurant owners and managers learn how to run a more profitable operation. Restaurant P&L statements can be downright confusing. Prime costs. Contribution margins.

License

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 12, 2025

The thinking is that those customers will appreciate the personal touch, and will come back to the restaurant more often. How impactful will it be? By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 12, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Who are these people, and what do they want? Restaurant tech is working on it.

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 05, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Noodles is in the midst of an attempted brand revitalization. Photo: Shutterstock Noodles & Company will soon have a new CEO. He will also join the chain’s board of directors. Christina will succeed Drew Madsen, who is stepping down for personal medical reasons, the company said.

Leadership

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Available to developers and users with few restrictions. Backed by open data that is free for anyone to republish or use as is. While most restaurants do not have an in-house programmer, some work with their POS provider, or opt to hire third-party developers to build onto the API of their POS system. What is an Open API?

POS

Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Running a successful restaurant isn’t just about great food and service—it’s also about smart financial management. You probably joined the industry to make delicious food to serve and create a great environment for your patrons. You cannot manage your restaurant properly without going into the accounting details.

2025

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Running a successful restaurant in 2025 isnt just about serving great food and offering good serviceit also requires the right technology behind the scenes. Kitchen Display Systems (KDS) : Streamline communication between front-of-house and kitchen staff. Want to run your restaurant more smoothly and save time?

POS

Lavu

JUNE 30, 2025

Running a successful restaurant today requires more than great food and friendly service—it demands smart technology that drives efficiency. From the front-of-house to the kitchen, modern POS solutions reduce manual errors, improve staff productivity, and enhance the customer experience. Want to know more?

POS

Lavu

AUGUST 8, 2025

Cloud reliability : Data is secure, accessible, and backed up automatically. Tableside Ordering Made Easy with an iPad Restaurant POS System Gone are the days of servers memorizing orders or running back and forth to stationary terminals. Improved kitchen communication : Orders update instantly, minimizing mistakes.

POS

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

Smaller companies got into the act, too, as everyone from Huddle House (Perkins) to Logan’s Roadhouse and Krystal (SPB Hospitality) to Jack in the Box (Del Taco) got into the act. Brand collectors like MTY Food Group and Fat Brands have been quiet, amid concerns of valuations or financing issues. Krispy Kreme sold Insomnia Cookies.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Valade said the deal drove traffic from new and lapsed users, 15% of whom have come back again since. The family-dining chain has extended a hand to those customers with a parade of low-priced promotions, such as a $2 $4 $6 $8 value menu, a buy one, get one deal and now a selection of meals under $10. in the period.

Loyalty Program

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

See how outsourced bookkeeping saves time and reduces error: Explore the tangible benefits of delegating your financial back office to expert professionals. See how outsourced bookkeeping saves time and reduces error: Explore the tangible benefits of delegating your financial back office to expert professionals.

Bar

EATER

JANUARY 31, 2025

They were, at the time, tasked by the food relief nonprofit with feeding firefighters in the Altadena community, a historic African American neighborhood all but destroyed by the raging Eaton Fire just days after New Years. Like so much that week, things quickly and repeatedly changed.

Food Truck

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 18, 2025

Robusta prices fell to their lowest levels since May 2024 after Brazil’s crop reached 69% completion, as improved supply prospects outweighed remaining quality and demand concerns, according to Safras & Mercado. Washington, DC, US) Thu, 17 Jul – US House of Representatives serves 100% Puerto Rican coffee.

Café

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features trends in off-premise, coffee wars, the AI lifeline, the return of lunch, and how teens spend their dollars. More than 60 percent say they’re ordering off-premises more often than a year ago. Older adults still prefer in-person ordering.

Reservations

Perfect Daily Grind

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. September ICE arabica futures slid to US $2.88, their lowest levels since December 2024, as dry weather in Brazil accelerated harvesting and improved supply prospects.

Pricing

Restaurant Business

JUNE 10, 2025

Photo courtesy of QSR Automations QSR Automations and Crunchtime, two of the biggest back-of-house technology suppliers in the restaurant industry, are planning to merge, the companies said Tuesday. . Both QSR and Crunchtime are backed by private-equity firm Battery Ventures. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

Fast Casual

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 25, 2025

The spike comes off the back of US tariff and Brazil frost concerns. Farmer Brothers sold assets worth approximately US $100m to TreeHouse Foods in June 2023. Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week. Editor’s note Coffee price volatility only continues. Arabica futures peaked at US $3.15/lb

Pricing

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 11, 2025

Ultimately, EUDR requires more due diligence across the supply chain, and consumers will bear the cost. lb and Vietnamese robusta dropping 16% to $1,485/tonne amid easing frost concerns and increased supply. However, whether they will be willing to pay more for coffee that is verifiably deforestation-free remains to be determined.

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