7 Shifts

MARCH 30, 2022

After two years of only being able to order takeout and having to wear a mask when not at the table, restaurants are poised to bounce back in 2022. Don't underestimate the power of in-house advertising at your restaurant. For your restaurant, that means competition. How will you be getting more diners to eat your food this year?

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Cheetah

MAY 11, 2021

Outdoor service distancing guidelines are still in place. As a side-note, remember that although dine-in is back, delivery is here to stay. Last August, we reported on the new color-coded reopening plan that assigns California’s counties to 4 tiers based on the risk of viral transmission within the population. Stock Up on Inventory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We expect restaurants to place more emphasis on these things given increased competition in the space as operators aim to increase brand loyalty both internally and externally. We also foresee a lot of companies will redesign locations even further to maximize efficiency. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Drones deliver to your house. Their meals are prepared quickly and consistently with significant automation in the back of house, delivered to the table robotically, and the bills automatically deducted from their accounts as they walk out the door. 20 at 4 p.m. EST. Space is limited, click here to register.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

“But the desire is in the air to get back to social life and reconvene the life that has been paused for over two months. . “But the desire is in the air to get back to social life and reconvene the life that has been paused for over two months. Those measures will continue in the future.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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Foodable

DECEMBER 15, 2020

There are a lot of people who still haven’t left their house since March—that includes going to the grocery store. Accelerate your off-premise business, and add technology that drives your sales channel and the customer experience. Consider refocusing on suburban markets where cheap space is more readily available.

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Sling

JULY 4, 2021

Use that contact information to send out weekly specials to keep customers coming back. Restaurant marketing has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. With the rise of the internet and the ubiquity of smartphones and tablets, the vast majority of marketing efforts are concentrated online. 1) Produce A Food-Prep Video.

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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.

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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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Touch Bistro

MAY 31, 2021

And when your restaurant CRM integrates with your other tech, like your restaurant POS system , you gain access to powerful information that can help inform business decisions, personalize service, improve your loyalty program, and keep customers coming back for more. and table preferences (booth, high top, outdoor table, etc.).

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A mobile POS can help any restaurant looking to improve server productivity, increase revenue, and overall streamline their front of house operations. With a mobile POS, the server doesn’t need to scribble down orders or memorize them as they walk back to a POS station to input the order. What is a Mobile POS?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. 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

AUGUST 17, 2020

"But while consumers are anxious to get back out there to eat, they come with new expectations on everything from menus to the technology used to increase safety. . "Throughout COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. The survey found that 59 percent of US and 47 percent of UK consumers plan to dine-out as soon as they are able.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

43 percent plan to add an outdoor on-site dining space. "What 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.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

After many months of on-again, off-again indoor dining restrictions, outdoor dining capacity limits, and relying on delivery/take out only, a brighter future is on the horizon. It’s time to focus on getting back to pre-COVID profit margins. Restaurant owners and operators have faced enormous challenges over the last year. Net Profit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features an economic report from Yelp, super Super Bowl stats, delivery trends, megatrends, best cities for BBQ and top venues. Yelponomics. Yelp released its first-ever annual Yelp Economic Average? YEA) report, a benchmark of local economic strength in the U.S.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I was shocked to read it, not because I think front-of-house staff should never be able to sit down, but because it just hadn’t occurred to me that it would be possible. And many chains have turned to apps and loyalty programs to ideally streamline the orders coming in. As always, there are obstacles.

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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. “This program is a way to empower and equip restaurant employees with tools and resources to help them succeed and achieve their goals. . To be able to offer these types of resources means a lot.

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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. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’re also likely to see a spike in the demand for data analysts in the back office, those who can help make sense of all the new data coming in from various digital channels. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. Here are their responses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

32 percent of survey takers chose outdoor seating availability as a factor in their dining-out comfort level. 32 percent of survey takers chose outdoor seating availability as a factor in their dining-out comfort level. How Comfortable are Diners? Some highlights inlcude: Consumers' projected dining out frequency.

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EATER

JULY 22, 2021

We’re never going back to normal,” Jackson predicted shortly after the pandemic reached New York City in March of last year. Chef Russell Jackson opened the fine dining restaurant Reverence in Harlem just months before the pandemic began. Chef Russell Jackson was tired. Honestly,” he said, “I’m broken.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. million over the next five years to build and sustain the program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

introduced its "Make It This Winter" platform, which offers a collection of resources, including one-on-one consultations with US Foods experts, informational webinars, new outdoor dining products, and updated online materials and tools for restaurant operators to tackle the ongoing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. "With

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

“We have a guiding principle to do both well and good, and I believe one of the reasons our brand is able to remain successful during these challenging times is by giving back to the communities we serve,” said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The Ellises also won three other awards including the Top Quarters for Kids fundraiser, Clean Juice’s charitable program helping underprivileged children get access and education about organic eating. million guests. “The Juicey Awards are about honoring our passionate store owners. Top Marketer : Dan Farrell, Multi-units in MI.

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BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

To cut costs in the face of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 pandemic), many restaurant owners have used the internet to boost their in-house and delivery sales, and consequently their revenue stream. Food and restaurant delivery sales are of critical importance now in the restaurant business industry. Create An Online Presence .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Department of the Treasury, issued new and revised guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance implements the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020, and expands eligibility for businesses with owners who have past felony convictions. PPP Revisions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Staff can also opt to change cooking times and alter portion sizes for foods coming out of the hopper to map back to customer customization requests. "Intel® This edition of MRM News Bites features a lot of technology and robotic news, virtual food halls and healthy kid menus. Flippy ROAR for Sale.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Taco John’s International Inc. inked its biggest area development agreement to date with the largest Wendy’s franchisee, Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. Per the terms of the agreement, the group will build 50 new Taco John’s restaurants by March 31, 2026 with options to develop an additional 150 restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

restaurant industry has shown remarkable resiliency, having lost as much as 35 percent of visits at the beginning of the pandemic, but still has a ways to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels, reports The NPD Group. How is the US On Premise shaping up as it continues its journey back from COVID-19 disruption? foodservice industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

“Team member tenure at White Castle is unprecedented in our industry, and that loyalty absolutely goes both ways.” “Team member tenure at White Castle is unprecedented in our industry, and that loyalty absolutely goes both ways.” MRM Franchise Feed contains the latest news in restaurant franchising.

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In a bid to counteract these negative effects in the restaurant industry, the government established various regulations to ensure the safe operation of the restaurant industry. Although these regulations are ever-changing, there are several ways that restaurant owners and stakeholders can continue to run a successful restaurant business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Through this program, Dunkin’ franchisees have the opportunity to offer their restaurant employees an affordable, flexible and supportive pathway to an associate or bachelor’s degree from SNHU. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

It also continues its rapid growth internationally by adding franchise development deals for France, Morocco, Egypt, Kuwait, and Bahrain to its international market now totaling 64 stores. In total, 165 stores are set to open. Randy’s Donuts is also in negotiations for dozens of stores throughout California and other states.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

Whether you’re opening your very first business or you’ve got half a dozen venues to your name, creative restaurant marketing is vital to attract new diners and to ensure your regulars keep coming back again and again. Your marketing plan doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are 31 creative restaurant marketing ideas you can put to the test.

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