Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 31, 2025

With increased sales as the top priority, more than 40 percent of operators plan to increase their budgets for promotions and marketing, particularly for off-premise dining, which remains one of the most significant shifts in consumer preferences post-pandemic.

2025

Future Food

JULY 31, 2025

Over the past decade, few trends have reshaped the landscape of retail real estate more than the rise of food and beverage. Across Australia’s leading retail and mixed-use centres, food and beverage (F&B) has quietly emerged as the most powerful catalyst for transformation.

Retail

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. The question now becomes – how to make sense of that data and use it to elevate the dining experience. For the first part, click here and for the second part, click here. Data, Data, Data. As of 2024, over half of U.S.

2025

Restaurant Business

JULY 21, 2025

Americans tend to think of hot pot concepts as a casual dining, cook-at-the table experience, but Big Way has evolved the idea into a fully customizable, build-your-own bowl model. location in the Los Angeles area, with more to come. By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 21, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn A rendering of the first U.S. by the end of 2025.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2025

I launched an internship program where I mentored marketing students in exchange for project help. Recognizing that social media could be a powerful tool for the hospitality industry, Kim Beechner founded Embark Marketing in her senior year of college. “That’s the difference. .” The service industry truly saved my life.

Marketing

The Rail

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Power of Visual Storytelling The food and beverage industry is inherently visual. From sizzling dishes to a vibrant dining atmosphere, video content allows potential customers to experience the restaurants ambiance and imagine the sounds and aromas before the even set foot inside. The same is true of videos.

Serving

Restaurant Business

JULY 22, 2025

News franchising acquisitions finance Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Legacy owner Amol Kohli will become chairman of Brix, and the Brix leadership team, including CEO Sherif Mityas, will remain in place. restaurant chains.

Franchising

SpotOn

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Loyalty programs offer a rare win-win for restaurant operators and guests alike. 💡 According to the National Restaurant Association , 96% of restaurantgoers say that loyalty programs are a way to earn more "bang for their buck." Like most facets of the industry, restaurant loyalty is easier said than done.

Loyalty Program

ChowNow

MAY 23, 2025

Your cost of goods sold (ingredients, beverages, packaging, etc.) The truth is that the average restaurant profit margin is razor-thin, leaving almost no room for error. A spike in food costs, a drop in sales volume, or one slow season can wipe out months of hard work. This is the number that truly reflects your restaurants financial health.

Point of Sale

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Not quite yet An easy way to bring bold Korean flavors to modern menus From BBQ to beverages, menus are seeing a lot of action Food C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. Photo: Shutterstock Made-to-order food, value offerings, loyalty programs. this year, according to new data from Intouch Insight. By Heather Lalley on Jun.

Food

ChowNow

MAY 9, 2025

Food Costs (COGS) Your food costs, or cost of goods sold (COGS), include everything that goes into producing your menu items, including: Recipe ingredients Beverages Condiments Disposables, like to-go containers, straws, and napkins Tracking your food costs percentage helps you understand how much of your revenue is being spent on your menu.

Operations

ChowNow

APRIL 15, 2025

Examples include: Food and beverage costs Hourly wages for staff Takeout packaging and containers Credit card and online processing fees These costs are usually the easiest to adjust and optimize in real time. Cheaper ingredients and smaller portions can take a toll on your customers loyalty, and thats a cost no restaurant owner can afford.

Operations

Restaurant Business

JULY 22, 2025

Photo: Shutterstock. In April, we wrote about Crumbl , and a strange anomaly in its franchise disclosure document, showing that while average profitability per store was up, median profitability was down. In reality, there is a simpler explanation: The median net profit in the document was meaningless. It’s good to provide data.

Franchising

ChowNow

APRIL 15, 2025

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Cost of Goods Sold tells you how much it actually costs to make the food and beverage sales you sell. This includes kitchen ingredients, beverages, and packagingbasically, all of your raw materials. If your Cost of Goods Sold is too high, your profit margins sufferno matter how packed your dining room is.

Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Those priorities include increased marketing and sales efforts alongside new benefits and programs to attract and retain staff. For shifting consumer preferences, 34 percent expect more takeout and delivery in 2025, 28 percent expect greater demand for healthier options, and 24 percent expect less frequent dine-in visits.

Franchising

Restaurant Engine

MAY 14, 2025

Celebrate your customers with loyalty programs and grow your retention rate. According to Metrobi , Loyalty program members visit restaurants 20% more frequently than non-members. In this article, we look at why rewards matter and how to go about setting a program up. How can you stand out?

Loyalty Program

The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Introduction Upselling techniques in restaurants are where servers suggest additional or premium menu items to enhance the dining experience. A simple beverage pairing suggestion or a special addition can significantly increase sales over time. Strengthens Customer Loyalty When guests receive personalized service, they return.

Loyalty Program

Squirrel Systems

MAY 1, 2025

Optimizing the Bar Program with Digital Tools Beverages, especially alcoholic ones, offer some of the highest profit margins in the restaurant industry. Optimizing the Bar Program with Digital Tools Beverages, especially alcoholic ones, offer some of the highest profit margins in the restaurant industry.

Loyalty Program

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

That could simply be food sales , alcohol , and non-alcoholic beverages. If you're a fast-casual place and only offer a couple of alcoholic beverages, then "alcohol" should be enough. Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Prime costs.

License

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

Running a successful restaurant in 2025 means more than just great food—it requires smart financial decisions. With rising ingredient prices, labor shortages, and tighter margins, operators must find strategic ways to reduce restaurant costs without compromising quality or customer experience.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

JULY 11, 2025

Integration-Friendly: Easily connects with delivery platforms, accounting tools, and loyalty programs. Consider a matcha café that uses an integrated loyalty program through its POS system. Enhanced Security: Built-in safeguards for customer and business data. With the global cloud POS market projected to grow 18.2%

POS

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Whether its managing inventory, handling online orders, or running loyalty programs, the right integrations can turn your POS system into a powerful tool for efficiency. Loyalty Programs : Reward repeat customers and personalize offers to increase retention. Want to run your restaurant more smoothly and save time?

POS

Lavu

JUNE 30, 2025

Increases Sales: Mobile POS devices speed up table turnover by 20%, while loyalty programs increase ticket sizes by 46%. On top of that, processing speed can make or break a dining experience. A modern POS system is more than just a cash register – it’s the operational hub of your restaurant.

POS

Restaurant Business

JULY 29, 2025

The casual-dining chain is introducing two new menu categories, bowls and bites, featuring a selection of items ranging in price from under $10 to $16. The casual-dining chain is introducing two new menu categories, bowls and bites, featuring a selection of items ranging in price from under $10 to $16. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul.

Pricing

SpotOn

MARCH 21, 2025

You need to know what your competitors are charging and gauge the boundaries of what guests will pay for the dining experience. For fine dining establishments, or other restaurant concepts with inherently high food costs, lowering food costs might not be an option. Menu pricing is a delicate dance.

Pricing

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 9, 2025

” Average Check: This represents the average amount that is spent by each customer dining. Food/Beverage Sales: What percentage of your revenue should be coming from food and what percentage of sales are from beverages. Their financial health often hinges on a strong beverage program and optimized labor.

Hospitality

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Financing Dennys clings to value amid choppy environment The family-dining chain is continuing to push low-priced offers for price-sensitive consumers. It also has high hopes for a new loyalty program. By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 05, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Same-store sales fell 1.3% in the second quarter. in the period.

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

He reportedly pled guilty to a charge of simple battery and was ordered to undergo substance abuse testing, complete a violence program and pay fines. The experience is available with a spirit-free beverage pairing, and the restaurant’s website notes that the chef is “over five years sober.” By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

Fast Casual

SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Gross profit margin subtracts only the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) to determine the profitability of your food and beverages, while net profit margin subtracts all your costs to determine the profitability of your entire operation. Your Cost of Goods Sold are your food and beverage costs along with the cost of any merchandise you sell.

Operations

Restaurant Business

JULY 14, 2025

For a long time, search engine optimization (SEO) has been the name of the game when it comes to jockeying for eyeballs online. Stuff your website with keywords and other content that relates to what prospective customers are likely to be looking for, and watch the orders roll in. I’m being sarcastic, of course.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2025

These on-again, off-again tariffs are, first of all, creating uncertainty as we try to plan our food and beverage budgets for 2025. Among households earning $50,000 or less a year, dining out is already less attractive because of higher prices, according to TouchBistro's 2025 American Diner Trends Report. Grow Local, Dine Local.

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining trends, hiring trends, tech trends, brunch trends, alcohol trends, and egg prices. American Diner Trends Despite a higher cost of living, the average consumer’s dining habits are unchanged.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Off-Premises Dining Is Essential Nearly 75 percent of all restaurant traffic now happens off-premises—meaning that almost three out of four restaurant orders are taken to go. “Off-premises dining has become a key revenue driver and an essential way to engage consumers,” said Dr. .

Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As restaurants look to the next 12 months, they anticipate placing a greater emphasis on revenue streams such as on-premise dining, off-premise dining, and catering. It also zooms in on current challenges faced by owners/operators, menu prices and inflation, and tech/AI implementation.

Point of Sale

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

– Bo Davis, CEO and co-founder, MarginEdge As we look ahead to 2025, we anticipate the drive-thru beverage space will continue to be shaped by macroeconomic factors, compelling customers to prioritize value and positive experiences more than ever. Many operators have a wealth of data but aren’t putting it to work.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of Drinksgiving and Thanksgiving trends, FSR challenges, and "out-of-the-box" dining habits. AI usage has also skyrocketed, primarily in the back-of-house.

2025

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 22, 2025

Looking back at the most recent recession, dining out dropped 8.8% Paperchase’s financial specialists in the restaurant and bar industry analyzed same store data across all restaurant sectors to detail the correlation between equity-market crashes and the food and beverage business. decline over 88 trading days.

Hospitality