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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The importance of making guests feel comfortable. The importance of making guests feel comfortable. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. Incentivize guests to choose your restaurant. How Comfortable are Diners?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Takeout For Good. GroupRaise is inviting restaurants across the country to join their Takeout For Good initiative happening on June 2.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

When paired with other products like Square Marketing and Square Loyalty, sellers can strengthen customer relationships, create open lines of communication, and incentivize patrons to keep coming back. On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store. The buyer receives text updates with links to live maps to track delivery progress. Visa SMB Help.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Cheetah

JUNE 14, 2021

Dining rooms are reopening and with the promise of return to normalcy just a few days away, the unprecedented staffing shortage is dampening the hope of economic recovery. That explains why they are quitting in droves or not coming back to work after being laid-off. To get workers back, restaurants will have to make a real change.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Review mentions of “Back-owned” (and related terms) also skyrocketed, up 426 percent, as people look to support and surface these businesses to the community. In early June, we've seen diners seated come back substantially – now down 57 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the state of flavor, COVID-19 restaurant operations, public acceptance of delivery charges, the best of the best and the most allergy-friendly restaurant chains. DoorDash Deep Dish.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many people took advantage of the downtime and went back to school. Short-staffing leads to dissatisfaction – of guests and employees. The impact of limited staffing is evident in guest sentiment data. Guest satisfaction with service speed is down 4.2%, with staffing being a common area of concern.

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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.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2021

According to Black Box Workforce Intelligence data, half of hourly front-of-house workers left within 90 days in 2018, compared to 43% in 2017. The numbers are similar for hourly back-of-house staff. The industry’s labor challenges will persist through the economic recovery and beyond. They’re also leaving more quickly.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2020

Restaurateurs who were eager to reopen their doors after lock-down only a few weeks ago are having to confront temporary product shortages and price inflation, vulnerable to spontaneous out of stock notices or unexpected shipment delays. Perhaps more unsettling is the uncertainty of it all. So the question is: how do you respond?

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

It’s time to focus on getting back to pre-COVID profit margins. If your goal is to get back to a pre-COVID-19 profit margin, you should track against your own profit margin, not an industry average. Restaurant owners and operators have faced enormous challenges over the last year. Net Profit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. PPP Forgiveness Links and EZ App. 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.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

However, we’re seeing some major shifts around menu creation, procurement, and dining habits of guests. To combat inflation in 2022, 39% of restaurants started tracking the price of key ingredients; 22% adjusted the number of vendors; 36% increased menu prices. The F&B industry grew in 2022… and it will keep growing in 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc.

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EATER

JANUARY 18, 2022

They whisk travelers from their cooking routines and familiar takeout spots, drawing them out with flavors that can’t be replicated, service that can’t be matched, and most of all, a story that can’t be told elsewhere. and their cuisines range from nasi lemak to puffy tacos to conche Creole. . — Guadalajara, Mexico. Grab a glass. Bill Esparza.

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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. As we approach a new normal and restaurants reopen, there's a lot to look forward to for the rest of the year. Grubhub launched the third annual "State of the Plate" report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest on PPP loans and newest tech and products to help restaurants on the road to recovery. 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. PPP Goes Flexible.

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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. Of course, smaller parties mean smaller checks per table.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Each update highlights the most relevant and timely workforce, financial, guest and consumer trends. Full-Service: Service Guest Sentiment Improved in Q3. Powered by Black Box Guest Intelligence. Guest Intelligence tracks 6 main categories ‘food’, ‘beverage’, ‘service’, ‘ambiance’, ‘value’ and ‘intent on return’.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

However, growth in average spending per guest remains negative for full-service restaurants. According to Guest Trends Insights: Guest sentiment for “off-premise” restaurant offerings improved in March as restaurants began shifting their efforts toward improving to-go and delivery operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“This is something we were expecting given the underlying relentless erosion of guest counts and the fact that the industry was headed towards tougher previous year sales comparisons as we went into the second half of 2019,” said Victor Fernandez, vice president of insights and knowledge for TDn2K. . Challenging Q3.

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