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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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Consumer Habits Are Changing — What’s Next for Restaurant Tech?

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

Lavu

You can’t fix your table turnover rate without understanding the two key components: the total number of tables and the total number of customers served over a specific period. This should include all tables available for seating customers. casual dining vs. fine dining). casual dining vs. fine dining).

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[Updated for 2023] The State-by-State Guide To Tip Pooling Laws

7 Shifts

What about mandatory service charges? Specifically, The DOL applied the updates to the amendments that occurred in 2018 in section 3(m) and other sections in the Fair Labor Standards Act: First, employers, supervisors, and managers cannot keep employee tips under any circumstances, even in a tip pool. Table of Contents.

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Restaurant Remote Management: Budgeting for a Profitable Restaurant

The Restaurant Group

Managing a restaurant involves so many moving parts, including sourcing high-quality ingredients, purchasing a seemingly endless list of supplies, managing staffing and scheduling, and budgeting for a profitable restaurant – all within a set budget. One example is our restaurant remote management service.

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5 Things Lenders Want to See in a Restaurant Business Plan

7 Shifts

Think, like the type of service it would offer. Will you provide a casual or fine-dining experience? While you’re at that, think about your restaurant’s floor plan and design and incorporate that as it will impact the customer experience. Dedicate a section to show off your management team. Target market.

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By restaurateurs for restaurateurs: Advice for opening in 2020

7 Shifts

This advice were submitted by owners and managers of restaurants of all sizes, concepts, and locations in the forthcoming 7shifts Restaurant Labor Management Study in 2020 ( subscribe to get your copy when it’s published!). Keep in mind what everyone else is doing, walk the fine line between ground breaking and comfortability.

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