Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

– Mary Pillow Thompson, founder of foh&boh Five years after the pandemic, Tom's Watch Bar has gained valuable perspective on what drives people to gather. – Benny Tadele, Executive Vice President and President of Restaurants at NCR Voyix Outdoor dining saved New York City by keeping the restaurants and bars open.

Mobile Ordering

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 18, 2025

live podcast recording and Q&A Surprise bar takeover Probat and Standart will also organise a booth party with music and drinks. Restaurants in Geneva From Michelin-starred restaurants to casual dining spots, Geneva offers a wide selection of eateries specialising in a diverse range of cuisines.

Café

SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A bar or brewery is considered to be the highest profit margin restaurant business with a gross profit margin on alcohol that's around 80%. But many owners don't account for the high fixed costs of bars —like repairs, insurance, and alcohol theft which can leave them with less profit than expected. More on that below.

Operations

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 9, 2025

COGS: 20% Labor Cost: 24% Average Revenue Per Square Foot: $1000 Food Sales: 85% Beverage Sales: 15% Comps (Complimentary Items): 1% Voids: 1% Occupancy Expenditures: 10% 4-Wall EBITDA: 20% Fast Casual Bridging the gap between QSR and casual dining, fast-casual establishments focus on quality food with quicker service.

Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Within QSRs, fast-casual restaurants led the way, growing transactions by 2 percent in March. State of the Plate Olive Garden is the most popular casual dining restaurant with Americans in 2025, with 19 percent having dined at the Italian-themed restaurant in the past 90 days, according to a new report from YouGov.

Reservations

EATER

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Lille Allen From casual kickbacks to formal family dinners, heres a playlist sure to please any crowd December belongs to the at-home entertainers. Early winter holidays and cooler weather offer myriad reasons to host events at home, from casual Christmas cookie swaps to intimate, cozy dinner parties. Choose a solid theme.

Entertainment

Web Diner

APRIL 25, 2025

For restaurants, bars, cafs, and other food businesses, this season marks a stretch of opportunity, with holidays like Cinco de Mayo, Mothers Day, and Memorial Day Weekend right around the corner. We handle the timing, the targeting, the message, and the momentum, so your holiday promotion isnt just seenits booked.

Email Marketing

EATER

JUNE 3, 2025

In their new books, writers John Birdsall and Erik Piepenburg prove the importance of queer placemaking and creativity Vnyl was a kitschy diner around the corner from my moms office in Manhattan, its walls decorated with things like old records and Elvis figurines, its bathrooms adorned with collage portraits of pop stars.

Food

SpotOn

JULY 15, 2025

But behind the stick (industry slang for the bar), it’s not all free shots and big tips.  Photo by Kike Salazar N / Unsplash To anyone enjoying a few drinks at a bar top, bartending appears to consist of mixing and pouring drinks and talking to customers.   What does a bartender actually do?

Front of House

Hot Schedules

MARCH 11, 2025

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Hotels

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

US Foods Springs into Helping Bars and Grills. In other news, US Foods launched its Spring Scoop, “Raising the Bar: The Classics – Celebrated and Elevated.” ” Spring Scoop highlights include: Elevated, Upsell-Worthy Bar-and-Grill Favorites. The combined company will operate under the Tripleseat brand.

Bar

EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

Even a casual corner bistro can easily book up. It can be hard for diners to tell if a place requires reservations or not, so unless a restaurant specifically states on its website that it doesn’t accept them, assume you’ll need to book. curfew for all restaurants, bars, and delivery services. Make reservations.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Bars and nightlife businesses were among the hardest hit, with consumer interest down 81 percent. dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual. Consumer interest in restaurants dropped by 52 percent from March 10 to April 19. In the U.K.

2020

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Halloween celebration and spending is growing in the US Here are thirteen Halloween promotional ideas your restaurant and bar to boost sales this October, and for all the Octobers to come. Halloween Specials and Menu Ideas for Restaurants and Bars ????? Restaurant and Bar Halloween Parties and Events ?? Here are a few examples.

Specials

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Executive Summary Location: Groveport, OH Restaurant Type: Casual Dining Problem: Too much time spent on manual processes. Manager Log Book At the end of the night, managers document and share shift notes in the log book. A payroll provider that couldn't support employees with multiple roles.

Cash Management

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices. White Buffalo Coffee Bar in Weatherford, Oklahoma. ” The new shops include: The Village Brew Coffee House in Piketon, Ohio. Angie’s Sugar Buzz Bakery in Sandwich, Illinois. 4 Coffeehouse in Beverly, Ohio.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants. It continues: “And with many fast-casual restaurants upping their convenience games with drive-thrus and other innovations , the distinction between the two segments has become increasingly muddied.”

Food Truck

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

Free of charge to participants, the interactive class will consist of six courses for hotel, restaurant, casino, nightclub, and bar owners to learn how to adjust and succeed in the new marketplace conditions that will exist post-pandemic. ” Bbot solutions can integrate directly into a venue’s existing ordering and payment system.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Some restaurants were slow to adopt contactless payment methods, efficient booking systems, and other tech solutions, which resulted in missed opportunities to enhance guest experiences and operational efficiency. There is currently a 10-percent rise in growth of new bars and restaurants compared to 2022.

2023

7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

And the reports for the team are nearly spot-on: “When [7shifts’] projects our sales, your bar graphs, and your line graphs are almost, if not, they're 95%. says Crumpton The Canyons management team had also stretched the possibilities of the 7shifts Manager Log Book. They're almost spot-on…” says Crumpton.

Front of House

EATER

MAY 31, 2023

Even so, the wilderness culture imparts a casual vibe on the restaurant scene. Between the picturesque inns serving multicourse feasts, craft beer bars with decks ideal for sunset drinks, and loads of seafood around every turn, it’s hard not to rave. Montgomery’s beloved book.

Front of House

EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

But mixed in with these are decades-old noodle stalls, casual curry shacks, legendary restaurants, and bustling markets — most of which can be reached on foot, a rarity in Thailand. The casual, almost rural atmosphere, low prices, and solid cooking may make you want to come back every day. A vendor at Cham-Cha Market, Phuket Town.

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences. Hunter aims to set the bar for floating day clubs at a time when business and trend forecasters have projected strong potential within the new category.

Coaching

EATER

AUGUST 16, 2023

From there I went on to bartend at Momofuku Ssam Bar for a few years before pitching myself as the company’s first bar director. I’d opened 10 restaurants for Momofuku and I was about to write my first book when I learned about an accelerator program helping to launch nonalcoholic drink businesses. I was fine with this.

Point of Sale

EATER

APRIL 25, 2023

The story starts in the mid-1990s, when an unknown schoolboy stepped into Fory Fay, a traditional bar and restaurant specializing in seafood and ceviche. Today, there are over 500 registered businesses on the site, including cevicherías, restaurants, and bars organized by province. He is the author of the book The Food Revolutions.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Coffee Bars. There are three main coffee bars at the Roastery, which in total offer seven brewing methods, including espresso, pour over, coffee press, siphon, Chemex®, Clover® and cold brewing. Arriviamo™ Cocktail Bar. Unique Food and Beverage Experiences. Local Collaborations. ” Toast Capital Launches.

Delivery

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The bar where you always feel welcome after a long day's work. The simplest way to collect customer data in a quick-serve or fast-casual restaurant is to have customers supply it on a sheet of paper at the register. Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. The coffee shop where the baristas seem happy to serve you.

Loyalty Program

EATER

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

That means that Meyer will exert his influence on Panera Bread, a fast-casual restaurant with more than 2,000 locations and a ferocious fanbase for its broccoli and cheddar soup and generally “wholesome” on-the-go options. But in the context of a fast food restaurant, Meyer’s hospitality ethos feels a little murky.

Hospitality

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book. Make all touchpoints of your restaurant feel like the cool, casual, fusion, or fine dining establishment it is. Your mission statement is the ‘why’ of your restaurant.

Marketing

ChowNow

JULY 19, 2024

Casual Dining/Brunch Menus: 15-25 items can offer enough variety while keeping operations manageable. a pizzeria, sushi bar), fewer items (10-15) can ensure high quality and consistency. Here are some best practices: Use the Golden Triangle : Diners don’t read menus the same way they would read a book.

Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. Customers can also purchase the First Book Bundle at Pizza Hut, where $1 from every bundle purchased will be donated to First Book. A rebrand (June). A new tech suite (September).

Franchising

Indoor Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Besides the obvious daily concerns, like cooking, hiring and firing, managing the books, and ordering food, is advertising. You know you need restaurant promotions to bring in new customers, but when you’re a fast-casual restaurant owner, this is often at the bottom of a very long to-do list, especially if you’re just starting out.

Fast Casual

EATER

MAY 2, 2023

We also have a bar and cafe attached to our restaurant, so they’re seeing that we’re this day-to-night community space, and they can come and bring their friends and trust that there’s going to be really great food and wine at all times.”

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

Sense360 examined total restaurant and bar foot traffic trends by channel, daypart, weekday, ethnicity, urbanicity, and state vs. national. These meal kits help the restaurants move unused food inventory, while blurring the lines between fast casual take-out and grocery ready-to-cook meals. Open bar areas. While only 2.3

2020

Sante

JUNE 9, 2020

The full-service casual restaurant concept is the brainchild of the industry’s leading hospitality consultant, Jon Taffer. The first of his new pub-style restaurants will launch this summer in Atlanta, Georgia and will showcase outstanding bar fare, signature cocktails and be a place to safely gather, eat, drink and share experiences.

Kitchen Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Each Awards program (Restaurants and Chefs, Books, Journalism, Design, Broadcast Media, and Leadership) has its own subcommittee made up of industry professionals who volunteer their time to oversee the policies, procedures, and selection of judges for their respective Awards programs. . The first James Beard Awards were given in 1991.

Brewery

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2022

during her six years at Seasons 52 Wine Bar and Grill in Memphis, Tennessee. If this is the case, however, it would effectively render Darden immune from Title VII lawsuits, given that its employees are barred from participating in lawsuits in the company’s contracts. Do you think the casual dining industry.

Restaurant Law