Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Additonally, ninety-six percent of operators experienced supply delays or shortages of key food or beverage items in 2021 – and these challenges will likely continue in 2022. The foodservice industry workforce is projected to grow by 400,000 jobs, for total industry employment of 14.9 million by the end of 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. The average $ sales velocity for units across America were down -6 percent compared to the week before (April 17 v April 10).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

According to the latest Financial Trends Insights from Black Box Financial Intelligence™ , based on data from the week ending June 28, restaurants sales continue improving. See the latest sales and traffic results here: Sales Improve but Restaurants Should Brace Themselves for Challenges Ahead. Financial Trends Insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

Many food and beverage establishments have seen success with technology — such as contactless options, automation to support changing workforces and innovative customer loyalty strategies — in their endeavors to meet the demand for safer and more convenient dining experiences. Gone are the days of cash-only transactions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

In early March at Oracle's Food & Beverage conference held prior to the COVID-19 outbreak shutdown, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine discussed the company's plans for products and services designed to help Mom and Pop restaurants with Chris Adams, VP of Strategy for Oracle F+B about their future plans in the above video.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. Digitize Your Ordering Function and Enhance Your Presence. What’s more, consumers tend to spend extra on their food when ordering by themselves, either through kiosks or branded apps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

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. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As with most other industries, the biggest talking point for restaurants in 2023 has been artificial intelligence. Many dining establishments found ways to use AI to track and flag stock quantities, automate schedule-making for staff, implement customer service chatbots and process online orders. Here are some of their insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will enable brands to better manage off-premises orders and balance their hybrid operating models. Having a single supplier and point of support for all the store technology and payment processing functions also reduces administrative burden and risk. Operations will continue to be simplified despite digital experiences expansion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

More than half of survey respondents said they will order more than usual, with only one in 10 saying less than usual. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. How Comfortable are Diners? Primary reasons for dining out less.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Over the past few weeks, we have met with clients, attended roundtables, observed trends and polls, and have kept our creativity flowing, to develop design solutions to help sustain our food and beverage industry partners through COVID-19 and beyond. Redefining that experience will be important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot. As part of the deployment, White Castle will bring the new version of Flippy, Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR), into kitchens for testing and future integration.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery. Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Takeout For Good.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 13, 2025

Hacienda La Esmeralda won all three main categories, a first for the competition, and achieved record-breaking scores of 97 and 98 points for its natural and washed Geshas, respectively. With scores of 97 and 98 points, we may see a new world record for coffee prices in just a few months. The BoP auction will take place on 6 August.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you handle multiple tables and orders at once? What steps would you take if a customer received the wrong order? How do you maintain accuracy when taking orders for large groups? How do you handle multiple tables and orders at once? What does excellent customer service mean to you? How did you resolve it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

” TableSafe’s data align with a recent report from the National Restaurant Association stating that sales at eating and drinking places escalated in June, with total sales reaching $70.6 Rent Struggle Is Real. 35 percent of ALL small businesses in the U.S. 35 percent of ALL small businesses in the U.S. TableSafe, Inc.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Chicago is the city that plans orders ahead the most, followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Philadelphia! Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

There are plenty of solutions that can help ease the strain, such as domestically sourced products and equipment, as well as automated beverage dispensing systems, which minimizes wastage while maximizing output regardless of staffing level. A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring. This issue will carry into 2022 and beyond.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. million guests. “The Juicey Awards are about honoring our passionate store owners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Rally for Restaurants is a grassroots movement built to support local restaurants and stimulate cash flow by encouraging consumers to order takeout and delivery so the foodservice community can count on the income to keep their businesses running. The Foundation will administer the grants, offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. Brands like Starbucks are increasing their drive-thru prevalence to accommodate the demand for contactless orders (1).

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Break-even point. Sales per labor hour. You can now determine what percentage this is off your overall sales to get a picture of your restaurant's financial health. Business is often a game of numbers, and restaurants are no exception. If it's not measured, it won't be managed. Table of Contents: Cost of Goods Sold.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The ripple effects of the pandemic continue: the National Restaurant Association finds that off-premises dining continues to happen much more frequently than before, with 66% of consumers more likely to order takeout in 2023 than they were before the pandemic. ChowNow ChowNow is a customized online ordering app for restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

17 percent said they were just avoiding dining-in (opting to pick-up or have food delivered), with 10 percent appearing to lean toward Ordering for Pickup only. COVID-19 Foot Traffic at QSRs. analyzed daily traffic from February 26 through March 7 and compared it to the equivalent period in 2019. Some Placer.ai percent and 2.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

TIPs offers training for individuals on the responsible sale, service and consumption of alcohol. These features include tableside mobile ordering, NFC contactless payments, and direct online ordering. Hospitality Recovery Coalition. Unfortunately, many already have. NAB Acquires SALIDO.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

"We want to remain optimistic, so this initiative shows solidarity within our restaurant community and hopefully reassures our guests that if they aren't able to visit us at this point in time, we'll be here for them when things settle down." Click here to learn the 10 steps to take now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. There's an acknowledgment that not everything can be resolved through the use of robots, AI, and automation alone.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

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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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