Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

While staffing has always topped the list of restaurant owner/manager pain points, it now seems to be at crisis proportions. And the situation isn’t likely to improve soon as more competition in the battle for talent is anticipated. Robotics are being tested at every single position in the restaurant from cooks to table service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Innovation is needed in several areas, including: Staff management. According to the 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Mid-Year Update , more than 3 in 4 restaurant operators struggle with recruitment and retention, despite an increase in employment. Fast forward a year later and the economy is recovering, albeit at a slow pace.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

With slower labor-force growth, restaurants will continue to compete against other industries for talent, making recruitment and retention vital to success in the coming decade. The findings are based on input from a variety of restaurant sector experts, futurists, and government statistics. trillion by 2030. during the next decade.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America. The report analyzed data from more than 30,000 QSR restaurants that generated a total of 4.5 billion transactions and $67 billion in sales in 2024. labor costs at 3 percent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Hardee's, and Panda Express are just some of the leading restaurant chains that have added plant-based items to their menus over the past 12 months, with Del Taco, Qdoba Mexican Eats, Red Robin, and Yard House adding additional items to their existing plant-based offerings. This data covers U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Knowing this will continue into 2022, we are continuing to focus on implementing technology that will help on-site team members streamline and efficiently perform their work to the best of their ability. A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring. Supply chain : Supply chain issues will be a key challenge in 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Embrace the Suck

MARCH 22, 2019

There are some innovative and creative ways to get new staff to come to your restaurant. This is good news for the restaurant that is willing to make recruiting a priority. While others sit back and accept the labor market as being a challenge, innovative restaurants see this as a time to stand out. Think people are lazy?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

To shine the spotlight on the immediate opportunities that exist for all Americans to find employment at franchised restaurants of an iconic brand that holds a unique place in people’s daily lives, Dunkin’ is launching its first-ever national advertising campaign aimed at recruitment.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

On the other hand, skimping on ingredients increases the likelihood that a guest won't come back – and may even tell others not to do the same. Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. Table of Contents.

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EATER

JUNE 21, 2024

. | Tati Frison In the world’s largest Japanese diaspora community, ambitious Nikkei restaurants are building on Japanese traditions and Brazilian gastronomy to impress customers of all backgrounds Kasato Maru is a familiar name at many of São Paulo’s Japanese restaurants. Rafael Salvador Telma Shiraishi. Rafael Salvador Pirarucu saikyo yaki.

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Food Supply Recruiting Government Supplies 310

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

We think CPK’s creative California vibe and innovative menu will resonate with Albertans and offer something completely new in the market.” We think CPK’s creative California vibe and innovative menu will resonate with Albertans and offer something completely new in the market.” Founded in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. Ono Food Co.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Curry Up Now attracted a new investment from seed-stage venture capital firm Liquid 2 Ventures (L2V). " Benihana Plans Franchise Expansion. Select U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Sushi Maki Ocean Tempura. “Sushi Maki is a true family affair.

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EATER

DECEMBER 2, 2021

I started the UPenn Student Labor Action Project, I did a lot of work on minority student and faculty recruitment and retention, and I was heavily involved in leading the on-campus multicultural multiethnic groups. For Shakirah Simley, executive director of Booker T. Today’s installment: Shakirah Simley. Washington Community Service Center.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Innovating: Identify issues in your restaurant—whether inventory or systems-related— and be willing to create solutions and processes to improve efficiency. A high turnover means you now have to recruit, select, and train new candidates, which takes time and costs money. Remaining educated: Managing a restaurant involves constant work.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 147

7 Shifts

MARCH 29, 2023

What is your brand doing to give back? I think there's been a very big change in landscape of how we're recruiting and how purpose-driven restaurants need to be versus just selling an experience.” “Yeah, I've always been admiring from a distance, the Barteca brand when it was Barcelona and bartaco. What does your brand mean?

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The Rail

JULY 19, 2022

When suitable technologies are understood and well implemented, they can create more opportunities for improvements whether at the back of the house (such as accounting, payroll, building maintenance , etc.) or front of the house (e.g. To succeed today, restaurants need to keep up with the evolving needs of their clientele.

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Online Ordering Front of House Food Supply Back of House 130

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 195

Restaurant365

JANUARY 7, 2020

However, just as in many other industries, mobile app innovation in communications and engagement is adapting to improve retention of this changing workforce. Restaurant staff labor retention is one of the primary areas of focus for today’s restaurant manager. Overview of How Employee Mobile Apps Have Improved Restaurant Management.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Restaurant startup developments in recent years have included a variety of food delivery alternatives, company expansion, service innovation, extended online ordering, assemble-your-meal popup businesses, and many others. . However, we are living in exciting times with new opportunities emerging out of utter chaos.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

JULY 17, 2020

Backing & Growing Strong Foodservice Operators : Chains with high growth potential and a strong balance sheet that could use cash to back further expansion. Innovations that were already in place will be accelerated with COVID-19 serving as the catalyst for the adoption of change.

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Open for Business

MAY 11, 2023

Restaurants rely on a diverse and inclusive workforce, especially in the back of the house, where many kitchens are powered by immigrants and people of color. Restaurants rely on a diverse and inclusive workforce, especially in the back of the house, where many kitchens are powered by immigrants and people of color.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

The hiring crunch is especially tough for back-of-house employees, such as line cooks and dishwashers, who historically have made lower wages than many front-of-house employees like servers. As CFO, restaurant staffing strategy may not have historically been part of your responsibilities. The high cost of employee turnover.

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The Restaurant Group

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Join us as we look back at 3 major factors that affected the restaurant industry during a tough year with many unprecedented challenges. While it was not a perfect solution, it helped many businesses stay afloat. Labor Shortage and Inflation Woes. Labor and inflation were two of the biggest challenges faced by restaurants in 2022.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The restaurant industry is back to busy, with full indoor capacity and a dining public eager to eat out. The shortage is especially acute for back-of-house employees, such as prep cooks, line cooks, and dishwashers. We focus on retention as much, if not more than, recruiting,” added McCutcheon. It’s constant with us.”.

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Gecko Hospitality

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Leap into innovation by shaping your menu strategies with these customer demands. Thats why 58% of travelers are revisiting their favorite childhood destinationsand on the culinary end of hospitality, its driving consumers back to cozy nostalgic foods like mac and cheese and chicken soups. Whats whetting appetites in 2025?

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Transact

DECEMBER 9, 2019

ecosystem earlier this year as an innovative, flexible solution than can easily support the needs of restaurant and foodservice operators of all sizes. with a number of larger operators, proves that our solution is well-positioned to help smaller companies bring real benefits to their back-of-house operations.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Consumers are ready to return to restaurants, and companies are innovating with new business models and new locations. Some are predicting a potential boom in the restaurant industry in the post-pandemic era. However, if there’s one thing that will have a huge effect on all future business trends, it is new labor wage laws.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 17, 2021

disruption in the food scene of Jaipur through constant innovation. Vishal – We kind of started 11 years back and I belong to the film industry which is my family legacy. So, we started way back in 2011. Vishal is a foodie first and an entrepreneur later. ft centralized kitchen to fuel the operations.

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Mad Mobile

JUNE 26, 2024

In fact, according to the Harvard Business Review , recruiting new guests can cost up to 25 times more than repeat visitors. Today, we’re diving into the three Rs of customer loyalty programs to help you optimize your system and keep customers coming back for more. Customer loyalty is essential to running a successful business.

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Kounta

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Instead, we build technology that helps you do what you’re actually trying to do, and the administrators get the benefits automatically on the back of that. There are all sorts of emerging markets in hospitality technology and there is a lot of critical innovation going on. Why is POS the main focus for Kounta?

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

The average profit margin for US restaurants in 2022 was 10.6% , showing it’s slowly inching back to pre-pandemic levels (12% in 2019). The average profit margin for US restaurants in 2022 was 10.6% , showing it’s slowly inching back to pre-pandemic levels (12% in 2019). Let’s dig in. This trend is expected to continue in 2023.

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