Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

2020 197

2020 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Fast Casual 197

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

2022 215

2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

Apicbase

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Apicbase partner Yollty , a loyalty software based in Luxembourg, takes a closer look at the critical areas of digital transformation in hospitality. As employees were forced to work from home, businesses were forced to adapt to the changing climate of corporate office work. 5 Key Areas For Faster ROI.

Loyalty Program 52

Loyalty Program Hospitality Point of Sale Allergens 52

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

This program, piloted last year, is designed to help KFC team members build short-term savings and create lasting savings behaviors. It’s one more way we can show how much we care about our employees. “We are very excited about our partnership with SaverLife. . To be able to offer these types of resources means a lot.

Franchise 203

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 203

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). This data covers U.S.

Hospitality 183

Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 183

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet. Virtual kitchens handle food delivery and have additional staff at the facility, so the barbecue brand will only need to employ a limited number of team members.

Franchise 189

Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 189

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. More Tropical in Colorado. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal.

Franchise 110

Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Book 110

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

2019 128

2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 128

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

For example, fast-food margins can be much higher than full-service restaurants. You can find the cheapest place to purchase food—but you can’t control the weather conditions, or gas prices that may cause food prices to rise. As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. So, why do it?

Email Marketing 72

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 72

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

For example, fast-food margins can be much higher than full-service restaurants. You can find the cheapest place to purchase food—but you can’t control the weather conditions, or gas prices that may cause food prices to rise. As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. So, why do it?

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The challenges our teams have faced over the last two years specifically has made us value our employees now more than ever. We have historically and continue to offer competitive pay, thorough training programs, flexible hours and a fun work environment so that we can continue to staff our locations as we grow.

2022 189

2022 Food Supply Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 189

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. Food costs increased in 2023: according to one survey, 60% of operators reported that all or most suppliers raised their prices , up from 50% in 2022. Let’s dig in. In the previous year, it was 17%.

2024 52

2024 Operations 2023 Loyalty Program 52

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

Mobile Ordering 215

Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 215

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

ezCater launched Feed the Front Line , a program that helps anyone contribute meals to healthcare workers fighting coronavirus. In just over a week, the program has already sent more than 20,000 meals to 145 hospitals across the country. All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE).

Healthcare 180

Healthcare Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Small Business 180

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Takeout For Good.

Food Safety 176

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 176

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will manifest itself in several ways, such as informing robotics in the kitchen for food preparation, in addition to kitchen display systems (KDS) as restaurants kitchens seek to improve efficiency and better optimize for enhance prep station capacity management. Loyalty will continue to get more personal and less transactional.

2023 167

2023 Loyalty Program Fast Casual Customer Experience 167

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know.

Food 173

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

By regularly tracking his inventory and procurement metrics, Fabio was able to reduce his kitchens’ food costs by 18%. So grab a coffee, sit back, and let’s dive in and explore the world of restaurant metrics. In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking.

Point of Sale 52

Point of Sale Inventory Waste Employee Relations 52

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

Event Planning Is Back. The survey revealed that after a year of birthday, holiday, graduation and anniversary celebrations over Zoom, respondents are ready to get back to event planning. consumers to better understand their feelings about planning events in 2021.

2021 189

2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. "With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our

Webinar 189

Webinar Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Customer Service 189

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Baton Rouge’s very own Walk-On’s , is looking for more ways to give back. “This is what it’s all about – being able to give back to the communities that have supported us,” shared co-owner and NFL superstar Drew Brees. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

Back of House 131

Back of House Hotels Leadership Design 131

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s locations have industry-leading average unit volumes, which have only gotten stronger since the company overhauled its marketing technology stack, including an upgraded loyalty program, a new website and easier online ordering. ” Ike's Loves Bangin' Buns.

Franchise 188

Franchise Franchising Food Fast Casual 188

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR. Experienced reductions in business activity as a result of health directives related to COVID-19, and did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent.

Food Safety 145

Food Safety Customer Experience Website Management Employee Relations 145

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

Online Ordering 143

Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 143

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

2020 138

2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 138

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature top foods of 2021, customer satisfaction, the Good Food 100 and shopping sentiments, State of the Plate. And while last year's top food, the wildly popular spicy chicken sandwich, didn't make the list, the Nashville hot chicken sandwich still made the top 10.

2021 154

2021 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Consumer Goods 154

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

7010 – Paycheck Protection Program (PP) Flexibility Act of 2020 which extends provisions of the act to give more time to both use and pay back the funds. For new loans, the pay back term for non-forgiven debt is extended to five years from two. PPP Goes Flexible. President Trump signed H.R.7010

Guest Recovery 154

Guest Recovery Food Safety Employee Relations Mobile Ordering 154

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. Restaurant Adaptation. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

2020 221

2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 221

EATER

JULY 22, 2021

Even before the pandemic, restaurants were in a precarious position, squeezed between ever-increasing rents, food costs, and payrolls. Even before the pandemic, restaurants were in a precarious position, squeezed between ever-increasing rents, food costs, and payrolls. Chef Russell Jackson was tired. Honestly,” he said, “I’m broken.”.

Fine Dining 115

Fine Dining Back of House Dine-in Front of House 115

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Checkers & Rally’s will continue its tradition of putting the customer first and serving its communities by delivering high quality, craveable food at exceptional values. Frances Allen has been named Chief Executive Officer and a member of Checkers & Rally’s Board of Directors, effective February 17, 2020.

Franchise 122

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Point of Sale 122

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

percent from the previous year, led by underperformance in restaurant, food and nightlight categories, as well as brick-and-mortar shops. percent from the previous year, led by underperformance in restaurant, food and nightlight categories, as well as brick-and-mortar shops. Yelponomics. A weak fourth quarter, down 1.4 calculated?

2020 192

2020 Loyalty Program Point of Sale 2019 192

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops. However, if we stand back and look at the industry from a longer-term perspective, things have not changed much.

2019 84

2019 Point of Sale Small Business Consumer Goods 84