Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2023

Who among us hasn’t ordered food through a convenient mobile application, with menu choices ranging from not just quick-serve or fast-casual restaurants, but convenience stores as well? These are just two examples of how restaurant chains are blurring the lines with non-traditional competitors. through ghost-kitchen operator ChefSuite.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While restaurants continue to mitigate impacts caused by COVID-19, many have pivoted and found new ways to redefine the dining experience. As seen first with many fast casual chains, we expect more differentiated benefits packages to continue to emerge as a way for restaurants to fill much needed open positions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Key figures on the restaurant workforce include: Roughly 50 percent of restaurant operators in the fullservice, quickservice, and fast-casual segments expect recruiting and retaining employees to be their top challenge in 2022. Off-Premises Dining Enhanced by Improved Technology. million by the end of 2022.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It’s about staying ahead of the game and thriving in a competitive industry. Profit margins can also serve as a benchmark for comparing your performance to industry standards and competitors, providing insights to improve your restaurant profit. What is Restaurant Profit Margin and Why Should It Improve?

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Sante

JANUARY 26, 2020

Conceptualized by chef/owner Brian Nasajon and bar manager/owner Ben Potts, the restaurant is a 120-seat eatery with a playful, globally-inspired menu and vibrant after-hours bar where innovative food and drinks go hand in hand. Event date: February 2, 2020 (All day). Kush photo credit: Gita Shonek. Photo credit: Brett Hufziger.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Historically, restaurants have been slow to adopt innovative technology. The new wave of restaurateurs will learn from the recent crisis and will focus on sustainability of operations by leaning hard into delivery, take-home, curbside pick-up, contactless payment, and other enabling technology. Dining areas will shrink.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Unique experiential opportunities will further enhance customer engagement, providing memorable moments beyond just the act of dining. 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. Read the first part, here.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

JUNE 13, 2024

Restaurant Due Diligence Services … And Established Casual Dining Chains Are Facing Traffic Challenges Making Them Ripe for Consolidation… Restaurant chains in the U.S. Every foodservice category has a clear market share leader with one exception – casual dining. Which are those? Interested in a menu overhaul?

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The Rail

MAY 15, 2024

As a result, the demand for quick and convenient dining options has been met. Understanding the Counter Service Restaurant Concept Counter service restaurants , also known as quick service restaurants (QSR) or fast-casual spots, offer a quick and convenient meal without the full-on fanciness of a traditional table service restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here.

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MBB Hospitality

JANUARY 30, 2024

The thrill of uncovering an exceptional deal through restaurant discounts and offers not only enhances the dining experience but also keeps patrons coming back for more. A well-crafted restaurant promotion can turn a casual visitor into a steadfast patron, making it an essential tool in the restaurant’s marketing arsenal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Additionally, as a result of the ongoing labor shortage, we anticipate more automated chatbots to support on-site team members and help streamline their work as well as operators looking for locations with smaller dine-in square footage in favor of adding more drive-thru lanes. Here are their insights. You order online and receive a code.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In terms of trends, it is clear that in 2023 technology will continue to shape and enhance the restaurant industry and we will see operators adopting new technologies to create an even more seamless and frictionless experience for guests, while still maintaining unique and engaging dining experiences. For part one, click here.

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Clover - Restaurants

JULY 5, 2024

Luckily in 2024, the U.S. restaurant industry continues to evolve and is on the brink of passing a historical $1 trillion in sales , with certain business models standing out for their profitability. Here are some of the most profitable QSR restaurants to open in 2024: 1. in 2024 alone, driven by the demand for quick, affordable meals.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 3, 2024

Restaurant Advisory Services … BUT SOME CASUAL DINING RESTAURANT CEOs ARE USING THE RIGHT STRATEGIES TO BOOST SALES… The casual dining sector recovered in 2023, and many chains recorded healthy same-store sales growth (leading the pack were Texas Roadhouse, Maggiano’s, and Kura Sushi USA). How are they doing it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We also think there will be a greater focus on sustainability efforts throughout the industry. We also think there will be a greater focus on sustainability efforts throughout the industry. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening. Fast food far outpaced fast casual and casual dining restaurants by more than 2X in the past month. Fast food reigns supreme. Drive-Thrus.

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Future Food

JUNE 27, 2023

This may include fast-casual eateries, cafés, food halls or food courts in larger precincts, and even elevated dining. Many employees (and their employers) prioritise healthy eating and sustainability as part of their workplace routine. Offices and commercial buildings have diverse populations with varying schedules and needs.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 16, 2024

This guide will not only unpack the tools and strategies essential for automation but also illustrate how a well-planned approach can transform your restaurant operations and set you up for sustained growth. Automation offers a solution that addresses all these needs, driving both short-term wins and long-term success.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

“As many companies look to create a new normal for employees, Church’s has chartered a course that focuses on sustaining our team members and securing the continuity of our business,” said Karen Viera, Chief People Officer for Church’s Chicken. KFC Foundation Launches MyChange.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Live-work-dine neighborhoods do not generate enough outside traffic to sustain a business if it is not designed correctly” — Daniel Reed Hospitality 2. Are you opening a restaurant in 2020? Congrats! ?? And good luck. It’s going to be the ride of your life. Advice for opening a restaurant from restaurateurs 1. Hiring/staffing ??

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 24, 2022

The idea of allowing users to skip the queue as well as the enormous revenue opportunity available in table ordering mobile app category is driving restaurants and app development companies to innovate. Quick-serve, fine-casual, and fast-food restaurants have taken to restaurant ordering apps faster than full-service restaurants.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 6, 2023

David’s early career in the restaurant and hotel industries included working with and for some of the most iconic brands and leaders in their respective industries, where he learned how to strategically accelerate sustainable brand expansion. David Bloom is the Chief Development and Operating Officer of Capriotti’s and Wing Zone.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

The ability for restaurants, particularly full service restaurants, to operate at total capacity, consumer comfort with dining in, and more business and recreational travel will aid recovery at the dinner daypart. The key to the industry's recovery will be the strength of each daypart. foodservice industry. Visits at P.M. ” 2.

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EATER

JUNE 23, 2020

have been working their asses off innovating” From the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Eater editors and reporters have been tracking the unfolding crisis and its impact on the food world , investigating the economic and very human repercussions, and still telling stories from the ground. Rich Fury/Getty Images. “A

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2022

Piya has no confirmed locations, but it will have a private omakase dining room and a fast-casual area where NFT holders can access exclusive events. Piya has no confirmed locations, but it will have a private omakase dining room and a fast-casual area where NFT holders can access exclusive events. Camboflare.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. An Uncertain Start to 2020? Same-store sales growth was -2.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Pace of recovery for fast casual brands has slowed down considerably, although results continue to be much better than for full-service restaurants. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

From the very beginning we worked to attract loyal guests seeking an authentic, family dining experience. With restaurant dining rooms closing unexpectedly and inconsistently from market to market, the industry realized the ability to communicate frequently and rapidly to their customers is critical. Shasta, California.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. Together, they are launching the Pathways to Black Franchise Ownership program, an innovative personal development training initiative that equips potential business owners to operate high-performing businesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As an industry leader and authority on protein, the fast casual concept has featured plant based protein for 10+ years – serving up tofu, seasonal falafel, plant-based protein shakes and quinoa among others – and will now add Beyond Chili and house-made Beyond Beef meatballs to their line up.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As the most populated city in Florida, Jacksonville offers dining as diverse as its people. Settled into the Avondale/Riverside dining district sits a classic bistro waiting for you to come on in. Taverna uses authentic Italian ingredients and locally produced meats to create a memorable dining experience. Make a Reservation.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

They offer outdoor seating on a first-come-first-serve basis, and it makes for an even better dining experience. The setting is festive, but you can also enjoy a casual date as well. It’s always hard to choose where to eat in Wilmington, simply because a lot of the eateries are close together in certain districts. Order Online.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This restaurant features the perfect blend between casual and upscale. Still, they’re not the only delicacy Albuquerque has to offer. Restaurants in Albuquerque are as diverse as the city’s population, featuring everything from blue corn enchiladas to bone-in ribeye steaks. Best Restaurants in Albuquerque. Artichoke Cafe.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 10, 2024

This article delves into how innovative financing structures can not only safeguard but also propel your business forward in uncertain times. With billions at stake and the need to adapt rapidly to market dynamics, understanding how REITs can support your expansion, renovation, or operational optimization is vital. What Are REITs?

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Restaurant Engine

MAY 19, 2020

Others will temporarily and somewhat unbelievably morph into casual burger joints , like four-time world’s best restaurant, Noma in Copenhagen. Polls as of May 3 show that 78% of consumers remain uncomfortable dining out. Some closures are permanent, such as New York City’s Gotham Bar & Grill.

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