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‘ForkFight’ – Go Behind the Curtain of Dallas’ Fast Casual Food Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

Mark Brezinski has been heralded as "the father of Dallas’ fast casual food scene" He has opened more than 50 restaurants in the DFW area including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Bengal Coast, Velvet Taco and his newest venture Bizzy Burger Merchants. That's followed by a sample of the ForkFight's prologue and introduction.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes.

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5 Things Lenders Want to See in a Restaurant Business Plan

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Will you provide a casual or fine-dining experience? In general, lenders will want to see at least five years' worth of cash flow projections. From there, they will help you work through the numbers and provide an estimation of your future cash flow. Dedicate a section to show off your management team.

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What Is Incentive Pay and How Does it Work?

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We’ll answer those questions in this article and introduce you to an app that can help you manage your workforce better. Those classes are casual and structured. Casual Casual incentives stick to no set schedule and can be given to an employee at any time as a reward for reaching goals or exhibiting outstanding performance.

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The Changing Guest Service In Casual Dining | Restaurant Recovery Series

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Barron and McEnery explore the potential changes coming to the casual dining sector, and consider the manner in which guest service may evolve to meet those new needs. Do you expect most casual dining operators to be able to survive the slow reopening process? Casual and fine dining restaurants will likely be hit hard.

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Cash Will Still Be on QSR Menus

Modern Restaurant Management

Last year, one of the first brands to go cashless, Sweetgreen, changed its policy to accept cash at all its locations. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) started accepting cash after Amazon confirmed it would take cash payments in all of its previously cashless Amazon Go stores. To eliminate cash is to eliminate customer choice.

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Inflation Takes a Bite at the Restaurant Industry; How Can Operators Cope?

Modern Restaurant Management

Additionally, menu prices at casual dining establishments rose by an average of 9 percent year over year from 2021. Invoice processing, ordering, food cost management, and analysis are a time consuming, but necessary evil. Keep Managing Costs. percent compared to the same period in 2021. It's Time to Get Digital.