Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Even as some food and beverage businesses face financial hurdles, the resilience and ingenuity of the industry continues to shine, promising an exciting future for consumers, F&B operators, clubs, shopping centres, mixed-use precincts and landlords. The Bristol in Sydney – newly renovated from its pub days.

Hospitality

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. VIP dining memberships that offer perks like priority reservations via mobile apps. Strategies include: Implementing waitlist and reservation management tools to optimize seating.

Loyalty Program

The Restaurant Group

APRIL 18, 2025

Prime Cost Report A critical report for restaurants, it breaks down the combined costs of goods sold (like food and beverage inventory) and labor costs. You gotta check metrics like revenue per seat, prime cost calculation, and daily sales report. Stay cool by creating a cash reserve and tracking all inflows and outflows religiously.

Management

Clover - Restaurants

JUNE 30, 2025

Servers get in-real-time updates sent directly to the POS, including when a table is seated, nearly finished, and paid. past feedback, most recent visit date, special requests), from on-premise or online dining, all within the Reservations app. Diner data. View any saved notes about a diner (i.e.

Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

Rising Temperatures Bring Early Nights : Earlier dinner times are becoming more popular: 51 percent of Gen-X prefer early evening dinner reservations during the summer (5:00pm-6:30pm); meanwhile 57 percent of Gen-Z and 52 percent of Millennials prefer dining between 7:00pm-8:30pm in the summer. percent of all agricultural jobs in America.

Fast Casual

EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The dining area is cozy and convivial, with customers tucked into seats in nooks and crannies or by the windows in the sunny front room. Arrive to the queue before the first seating to guarantee yourself a seat. Given the long lines that begin to form well before the first seating, D.C. The smaller the group the better.

Seasonal Menu

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. restaurant operators think the availability of seating on a sidewalk, parking lot, or street will become more common within their segment this year.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

" Bo Peabody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of restaurant reservation and rewards app Seated , Board member of Boqueria Restaurants, and Co-Owner of Mezze Restaurant Group , suggests: Beyond spacing out tables, take advantage of outdoor space if you have it available. " To learn more and register, click here.

Front of House

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Well, you have all heard the statistics about success and failure when food and beverage are involved, so I won’t repeat them. Pacing reservations and slowing down the seating of guests will keep the rhythm in order and leave everyone further away from the edge of the cliff. How hard can it be – right? Tensions are high.”

Cash Management

Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This should include all tables available for seating customers. Efficiently manage reservations: Ensure that the booking system is organized and avoids overbooking to prevent delays in table turnover. Use technology, such as a restaurant management software, to track who chose to reserve a table, and manage waitlists effectively.

Seating

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Diners prefer walk-ins to reservations : Diners were more spontaneous and made more plans to meet up and walk into restaurants. Walk-in parties accounted for almost three-quarters of restaurant tables and were twice as common as reservations. Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of all reservations were made on mobile.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Also, depending on your local regulations, expand restaurant seating to ensure as much space as possible. Keep customers from congregating in waiting areas by adopting a reservations-only business model. At this point, you don’t have the facility to rely on cash reserves to splurge on marketing. Protect Your Employees.

Social Media

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. BIBO Beverage Debuts. Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK.

Serving

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Seated Acquires VenueBook. Seated acquired digital event booking platform VenueBook. With Seated Events, Seated at Home, and Seated, restaurants can drive demand to their three primary sources of revenue in a single, easy to use rewards platform.” and the surrounding region. . and the surrounding region. .”

Kitchen Safety

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. " Beverage Insights. So, what could a better designed and delivered beverage program mean for the channel?

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

32 percent of survey takers chose outdoor seating availability as a factor in their dining-out comfort level. A final piece of advice for restaurants is to invest in a user-friendly reservation system. The Buzz on Beverages. The importance of making guests feel comfortable. Most Important safety initiatives.

2020

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With the right tech tools, managers can ease their workloads, employees enjoy a much smoother scheduling process, and guests benefit in countless ways — from mobile ordering to digital menus to better ways of making and managing reservations. OpenTable seats around 1.6 Learn more 7. Apple | Android 9.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Starbucks Reserve Roastery Chicago, top photo, opened its doors to the public on Friday, November 15. Located on North Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the opening of Chicago Reserve Roastery marks Starbucks sixth global Roastery and third location in the U.S. Unique Food and Beverage Experiences.

Delivery

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With the right tech tools, managers can ease their workloads, employees enjoy a much smoother scheduling process, and guests benefit in countless ways — from mobile ordering to digital menus to better ways of making and managing reservations. OpenTable seats around 1.6 Learn more 7. Apple | Android 9.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2023

The cost of goods sold (COGS) measures food and beverage expenses. By integrating your point-of-sales and reservation systems with a financial management platform, you can further quantify areas that include: Average check to measure the average amount spent by customers in the restaurant.

Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The survey was conducted in January 2024 among 522 US-based Food and Beverage professionals, including owners and managers from single-site establishments and small multi-site chains with fewer than 20 restaurants. Nearly half (49 percent) of respondents will be seeking a reservation during the 4 to 6 p.m. early bird timeslot.

Food Truck

EATER

MAY 9, 2023

It’s not a straightforward rule, but they tend to be a little bit more cost-effective because food and beverage is already in-house, their flatware is typically all in-house, you don’t have to go outside and do too many rentals,” says Amy Shack Egan, founder of the nationally operating, “unconventional” wedding planning company Modern Rebel.

Back of House

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

The same day Uni announced its suite dining program on Instagram, Le Crocodile, the French brasserie at Brooklyn’s Wythe Hotel, opened reservations for its private dining rooms, dubbed Le Crocodile Upstairs. Each room had the beds removed and replaced with dining tables, beverage storage, and air filters.

Hotels

ChowNow

JULY 30, 2024

Revenue Metrics Sales Revenue Sales Revenue measures the total income generated from food and beverage sales. Cost-Related Metrics Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Cost of Goods Sold, or COGS, measures the direct costs of producing the food and beverages sold by your restaurant, and directly impacts your gross profit.

Cash Management

ChowNow

JULY 17, 2024

Server: Take orders, serve food and beverages, and provide customer service. Host: Greets customers, manages reservations, and handles seating arrangements ( Host job description ). Example customer service SOP: “Upon seating guests, servers must introduce themselves and provide water within the first 2 minutes.

Operations

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

trying to put new people in seats, a customer retention strategy seeks to spend time bringing existing customers back. For full-service restaurants, many POS or reservation systems can also help collect data for you. This can be for hot beverages like coffee, pastries, or other small items. How do you measure customer retention?

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. Sit down restaurants need to take a seat and pay attention. Foot Traffic Analysis. Fraud Rates Up.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurant design footprint will fundamentally change with more BOH kitchen size needed and less FOH seats as more people gravitate toward digital and delivery. Larger box restaurants will be disrupted as the competition for dining seats continues to grow over the next decade. The sleeping giant is virtual kitchens.

Mobile Ordering

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Reservation and table management software If your establishment takes reservations and sits parties at tables (like a cocktail lounge or club), then software is a great way to maximize customer load and revenue. Feedback and review management tools An establishment’s online presence can be its greatest asset or its greatest liability.

Inventory

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Reservation and table management software If your establishment takes reservations and sits parties at tables (like a cocktail lounge or club), then software is a great way to maximize customer load and revenue. Feedback and review management tools An establishment’s online presence can be its greatest asset or its greatest liability.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

While TouchBistro has previously partnered with providers of loyalty solutions, this acquisition will provide the company with a proprietary solution that is much more deeply integrated into the TouchBistro platform and its ecosystem of products like Online Ordering and Reservations. ” Tyga Bites Launches. .”

Food Safety

Tableo

JULY 27, 2023

In this guide we will delve into food & beverage (F&B) control methods to help you generate profitability and uphold good standards. Quality control: You can guarantee constant quality in your foods and beverages by keeping an eye on the ingredients and manufacturing procedures. So let’s dive in! New to Tableo?

Beverage

7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Food and beverage is one of the largest expenses next to payroll in the restaurant industry. Knowing how many seatings you're getting out of the tables you have gives you insights into everything from your operating hours, staff, and efficiency in the kitchen. Total New Customers , from your reservation tracking system.

Point of Sale

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Features of the new restaurant design were determined following a thorough brand study on drive-thru operations and Guest habits, and include a double drive-thru lane, parking stalls for curbside pickup, a walk-up window, and patio seating. ” CPK’s global presence includes more than 200 locations in 8 countries and U.S.

Franchising

The Rail

AUGUST 28, 2024

Key Aspects for Maintaining and Enhancing Customer Loyalty Relocating a food and beverage establishment, whether it's a restaurant or a pub, isn't just a change of address but also a key moment that may greatly impact your customers. Retaining and attracting business is a particularly pressing task.

Loyalty Program

SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

  From crafting a summer menu that celebrates seasonal ingredients to offering cool beverages can enhance customer loyalty, adapting to the busy season with innovative menu ideas and online ordering can set your restaurant apart. Optimize your tech Set up an online reservation system to handle more customers smoothly.

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

According to OpenTable, the time that a restaurant expects a table to be occupied can vary from 45 minutes to four hours making it difficult for floor managers to optimize their seating. “We’ve designed two new features that react to incoming reservations in real time and which adapt to operating goals.

Waste