The Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Have you noticed how food delivery apps are becoming essential in attracting and retaining diners? In this article, we’ll show you exactly how to create a food delivery app tailored to your restaurant’s needs, while staying competitive in a booming industry. The global online food delivery market size was valued at USD 221.65

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Lunchbox is able to orchestrate services like native ordering through app or web based platforms, delivery and digital marketing, through one platform thanks to its strategic partnership integrations with companies like Toast and Doordash Drive. Tamper-Free Takeout and Delivery. How to Launch Online Ordering. Allset Teams with Olo.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

After successfully opening a second location in Kernersville, NC, and planning for a third one, the fast-casual gourmet slider brand has started franchising and plans to grow strategically in the Southeast region. Digital Engagement – Loyalty programs, mobile ordering, and delivery integrations keep customers engaged and coming back.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2025

Quick-service restaurants maintain a steady customer satisfaction score of 79 (on a 100 point scale), while full-service restaurants — despite slipping 2 percent to 82 — remain one of the highest-rated industries in the Index, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Restaurant and Food Delivery Study 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Sixty-one percent of delivery customers, 54 percent of quickservice patrons, and 41 percent of tableservice diners indicate that being part of a rewards program influences their dining choices. This is especially important to 90 percent of fine dining operators and 87 percent of casual dining operators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Food delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats are reshaping the industry. The delivery-only business model has attracted some unexpected players. Whether eateries are using a third-party or handling in-house, delivery places enormous demands on their networks. No real estate, tables, chairs and waiters.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 29, 2020

As we head into 2020 and digital ordering continues to boom, the restaurant segment is in for some major changes, particularly when it comes to delivery. According to research done by eMarketer , 23 percent of all smartphone users will use a food delivery app by 2023. Still, these partnerships aren’t always a win-win situation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2025

Restaurant industry challenges are pushing operators to be more creative and efficient with many opting for more multifunctional spaces – especially in a fast-casual setting. We're seeing a shift away from larger-scale traditional layouts towards compact designs that can seamlessly pivot between dine-in, takeout, and delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. From the types of dishes offered to how we serve our guests—dine-in, takeout, or delivery—operators must meet customers wherever they are. Flexibility will be essential for restaurants to succeed in 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Whether fine-dining or fast casual, great service now revolves around the customer experience you bring to every interaction. Contactless delivery is the new partner to frictionless transactions, from ordering, to picking up food to paying with a credit card. Focus on Personalization. Create Frictionless Transactions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Of course, delivery also spiked, but the underlying thread between each of these dining preferences is the use of mobile for ordering and pick-up. Similarly, the State of Mobile 2021 report by App Annie found mobile orders of food and food delivery in the US grew by 105 percent in the past year. Owning the End-to-End Experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

percent) than they do in casual restaurants (16.5 Takeout tips are down : Tips for online orders and delivery dipped slightly, falling from 8.83 In spite of earning the biggest in-house tips, bars were hit hardest on takeout, with the median online and delivery tip falling from almost 10 percent to 8.54 percent to 8.07

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Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

08, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash said rising costs have hurt restaurant delivery sales in Seattle. Photo: Shutterstock DoorDash is raising its prices in Seattle again after the city added new regulations for third-party delivery companies. . The company said Seattle is now the most expensive delivery market in the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2025

How Design Technology Improves Space and Guest Experience Every square foot counts when redesigning a fast-casual eatery or a fine dining venue. For example, ghost kitchens' layout allows for optimizing food preparation at high volume and lower costs in delivery-centric kitchens.

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EATER

APRIL 10, 2024

Tomekah George Wonder’s big idea for food delivery is to own every aspect of the process, from recipe development to the moment it ends up at your door A few weeks ago, chef JJ Johnson launched a new restaurant concept in downtown Brooklyn. Wonder has shown a savvy curatorial eye reminiscent of the early days of delivery app Caviar.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In an effort to best protect its guests, Coolgreens, an innovative healthy lifestyle eatery, is making the switch to tamper-proof packaging in November for its third-party delivery. Coolgreens, like many other restaurants, has been impacted by a wave of guests wondering if their meals have been tampered with through third-party delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

In particular, supply chain disruptions and staffing shortages – whether due to resignations or illness – are forcing quick service and fast casual restaurants to adapt quickly to changing conditions. Former competitors are now part of the same umbrella company. Appeal to Mobile Gamers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Takeout and delivery also have remained constant since May 2021 — 66 percent used takeout at least one time weekly, and 52 percent used delivery. Breakfast and casual eateries/coffee shops can be optimistic. Nearly one in five frequented a casual restaurant/coffee shop more in September compared to 13 percent in May.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2024

While they crave the value of QSR – 34 percent of families reporting higher spending at QSRs this month compared to 18 percent of childless households – they are inclined toward fast casual and full-service restaurants as well. Delivery services are another area where families are leading the charge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America. Additionally, consumers continue to favor delivery transactions, which are up by 383 percent since 2020. billion transactions and $67 billion in sales in 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Some of those challenges, particularly for smaller, local restaurants, include implementing online ordering, creating a digital presence, and offering delivery for the first time. Many smaller restaurants still rely on taking delivery orders over the phone, if delivery is even an option.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Lifestyle Choices: Do they prefer fast, casual meals or long, social dining experiences? Online Ordering Behavior: Are they more likely to dine in, take out, or order for delivery? Online Ordering Trends: See who prefers delivery vs. pick-up, and which menu items are most popular online. or How often do you order delivery?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2021

“Pretty much every restaurant from fine dining to fast-casual to QSR has figured out a digital strategy, a delivery strategy, and has had to get really creative to make it to this point,” Canter said. The shift was expected to happen over the next ten years, but COVID-19 accelerated that shift in just a few short months.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This recovery was largely supported by strong takeout and delivery sales, which played a crucial role in sustaining revenue streams. QSR and fast-casual franchises continue to drive the expansion of the franchising sector. Despite ongoing economic challenges, QSRs remain on a steady path of growth.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The food delivery company said Wednesday that it has acquired Symbiosys, an ad tech company, in a deal valued at $175 million. Restaurant delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Wonder are employing a similar strategy. Ads are appealing for delivery apps: They are another source of revenue, and a profitable one at that.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 16, 2025

These breakdowns often show up in key service metrics like wait time and service time, especially in fast-casual settings. Speed of Service This measures the time from order to delivery. Turning Insight Into Action Clear and real-time communication should be a core part of staff training.

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ChowNow

MAY 23, 2025

Business model: Delivery-heavy brands reliant on third-party apps may see lower returns due to commissions. Restaurant type: Whether you run a fine dining, fast casual, or quick service concept plays a big role in potential margins. The reality is that most operators are working within razor-thin profit margins.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ghost kitchens are essentially just industrial kitchen spaces that only offer delivery and pick-up, doing away with dine-in service entirely, in favor of virtual restaurants that live online.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Social media, online reviews, and delivery platforms make digital branding just as important as physical branding. We were entering the saturated fast-casual burger space and knew we needed to make an impact. They also had to figure out ways to extend their vision beyond their place of business with takeout, delivery, and meal kits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

According to Upserve’s 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry Report, the industry will collectively lose $240 billion, with casual dining sales volume down by 60 percent and fast casual down 50 percent. The question is, how can restaurants accomplish this on a consistent basis, especially with so many delivery channels in play?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

From full service to fast-casual to legacy fast-food brands, the one constant was disruption. Many brands were able to turn a profit from the lockdowns and social distancing orders by shifting operations toward drive-thru, delivery, pick-up, and curbside models. More recent price increases have nearly doubled this number. by 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. One great thing about the online delivery market is that it produces massive amounts of data. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

It could have been worse: Fast-casual pizza chain sales declined 5%. Many of these pizza chains were historically able to rely on their delivery operations for sales. Those sales challenges are rooted in issues unique to pizza chains, compounded by an overall restaurant economy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Quick service restaurants will continue to outperform casual dining establishments as their drive-through formats enabled them to remain open throughout the pandemic, Fahy said. But casual dining restaurants still did a significant job of rapidly pivoting from 90-100 percent dine-in to curbside pickup, To-Go and delivery. "This

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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SpotOn

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Fast casual restaurants are popping up faster than you can say "build your own grain bowl." " They're somewhere between a full-service casual dining restaurant and a quick-service restaurant or fast food chain. Looking for tips on starting your fast casual restaurant?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry report, 68 percent of customers say they are more likely to purchase takeout or delivery of food than they were before the pandemic. Consumers are showing similar signs of permanent behavioral change. And many will continue to do so in new ways.

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