Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Restaurant and retail employees were hard to come by while the number of channels for interacting with customers multiplied. To stay competitive, the majority of restaurants and retailers moved beyond in-store transactions to adopt more technological methods such as online ordering, curbside and in-store pickup as well as delivery services.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Restaurants, like retail before them, are battling the rising tide of digital services by ensuring an experience that can’t be had online and that reflects well on their brand. Low-key activities like this are a natural complement to casual dining and a draw for groups and families. The Basics of Bathrooms.

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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. Employee attitudes can make or break a retail establishment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. In essence, this shift should lead restaurants to embrace the idea of maintaining a truly “intelligent” smart kitchen, one that will be tech-equipped to continue evolving with consumer demands. Restaurants will become increasingly casual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

On the produce side of things, supply drastically shifted away from foodservice to retail. This was painfully evident when a couple of my coworkers and myself went to eat at a fast casual chain and waited over a half hour for food. As restaurants are now bouncing back strongly, the supply chain is adjusting. Ghost Kitchen Roll Out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Year of Experimentation Square released early insights from its forthcoming annual Future of Commerce report, providing a unique look at the restaurant, retail and beauty industries across the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Fast-casual visits overall were down 3.8 ” A Year of Challenges U.S. percent in December and 11.3

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2021

Honeygrow, the Philadelphia-based fast casual restaurant, for instance, engages customers only through image-rich digital kiosks, collapsing menu, ordering, and check-out into a single experience. A digital menu tied into back-of-house systems will inform a restaurant operator about what can be made, based on available equipment and labor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Fast food, fast casual and sit-down restaurant apps have seen the biggest jump since last April. Orders from fast food apps increased 38 percent, fast casual apps increased 71 percent, and sit down restaurants increased 88 percent. In August, consumers would feel safest if staff was wearing protective gear and wiping down equipment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

With increasing restrictions on public movement and offline retail operations, the growing demand for online shopping amid the COVID-19 pandemic is propelling global mobile wallet industry growth. Mobile wallet providers offer attractive discounts and cashback to encourage maximum transaction through this digital payment system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Flynn now owns and operates a combined total of 2,355 quick-service, fast casual and casual dining restaurants, generating $3.5 We are optimistic the Fuzzy’s brand will resonate with those in the area looking for affordable, approachable, fast casual dining,” said Pittsley.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

retail sales excluding automotive increased 3.8 Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales, representing all payment types and is not adjusted for inflation. Overall retail sales saw a 3.8 Online retail sales grew 6.7 percent year-over-year from November 1 through December 24.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" At least 4 in 10 operators in each of the three limited-service segments — quickservice, fast casual, and coffee and snack — believe the addition of drive-thru lanes will become more common in 2023. Retail foodservice, specifically convenience store foodservice traffic, was a growth area for the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

The remaining two restaurant types – Fast Casual and Fine Dining – accounted for 4.5 The research study also investigated the hottest technologies being deployed by retailers to aid their transformation to position for the future of retailing. percent of sales in 2020. percent and 2.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual. and Asia, frequent users tend to be more pleasure-seeking and favor options such as meal kits as well as delivery and take-away from casual dining restaurants.” In the U.K. Venue availability, 41.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

With increasing restrictions on public movement and offline retail operations, the growing demand for online shopping amid the COVID-19 pandemic is propelling global mobile wallet industry growth. Mobile wallet providers offer attractive discounts and cashback to encourage maximum transaction through this digital payment system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Food waste is one of the leading contributors to climate change, and more than 80 percent of it occurs downstream within retail and foodservice establishments (ReFED). Field Day , the enterprise field-marketing solution for retail and restaurant brands, added Byron Duncan to its growing leadership team.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

Quick-service restaurants pride themselves on the ability to serve up fast, inexpensive casual meals to diners who don’t always have the time to cook. In fact, Research from IHL Group shows cash handling can cost retailers from 4.7% Customers Want Payment Options.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

We saw customers stockpiling on groceries and supplies in homes instead of going out to eat, raising retail sales by 29 percent over the previous year (1). Meanwhile, sales at cafes, fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and casual-dining establishments fell by 27 percent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Requiring appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees, including gloves and masks. Formed with an anchor investment from Starbucks and in collaboration with Valor Equity Partners, VSV is a leader in early-stage food, food technology, and retail technology investing. Installing plexiglass barriers at checkout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

While demands on retailers and restaurants are clear, these results indicate a level of contradiction or conflict between consumer habits and expectations. While there are some contradictions in place, the research reveals growing demands on retailers and restaurants relating to food waste, plastic use and safety concerns. billion U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 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. In 2024, generative AI will humanize retail and restaurant jobs The pace of technological advancement will grow a hundredfold in Gen Z’s lifetime.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

That’s much more money than I ever had to spend on marketing but a drop in the bucket compared to what other fast casual brands spend for much less impactful results. What was your thought process behind the provocative title? They want to know your restaurant’s story.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2022

The coffeehouse chain will become one of Bakkt's flagship retailers and embrace crypto through its payment app. 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

MARCH 31, 2020

Casual dining's share of restaurant visits was in free-fall from the 15th to the 22nd, and now has reached a more stable trend. dove into Washington state data to see if the local impacts could reveal trends on how retail is impacted by more heightened tensions. McDonald’s also saw declines of 0.1 percent and 2.0

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Starbucks largest-ever immersive coffee experience – across five floors and 35,000 square feet of retail space – celebrates the company’s heritage and is a tribute to the roasting and the craft of coffee. We want to equip food entrepreneurs with the best platform to take advantage of the food delivery economy.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

percent in the first week of January across fast casual and quick service restaurants in the UK as compared to the first week of December. According to Rouxbe execs, by learning to apply fundamental plant-based techniques, kitchen staff can become equipped to produce incredible food that will draw the diners in and keep them coming back.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. “As a fast-casual concept with strong unit economics, The Habit Burger Grill is a fantastic addition to the Yum! Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc. Gibbs, chief executive officer of Yum!

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

A restaurant that serves fresh swordfish with grilled vegetables, for instance, will probably have a higher food cost percentage than a fast-casual restaurant that serves fried fish and chips, since the fish may come frozen and the french fries can be bought in bulk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

The company currently serves more than 500 hospitality customers in categories such as fine dining, fast casual, breweries, food halls and hotels. Scotty P's Big Mug Coffee launched a 5 Star Program to wholesale and retail accounts to assist U.S. retail bags, and 5 lb bags. businesses of any type or size during pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

With drive-thru equipped buildouts as low as 1,200 sq. The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. Recent data shows that only eight percent of restaurants are owned by Black people. The program will begin accepting applications in the first quarter of 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. HnB develops other retail and restaurant brands, including Mobil truck stops.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 28, 2022

1 Some hybrid restaurants offer merchandise, cookbooks, and kitchen equipment as well. Foodservice and retail have changed vastly, and customers have more choices to choose from and are adjusting to these new and fast changes, but with excitement rather than fear. Restaurants can combine the feel of street food with fast-casual dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Both opportunities provide franchisees with a turnkey opportunity that includes a detailed training program, real estate/food truck leases, all kitchen equipment, inventory, supplies, and a three-month capital reserve among other benefits. Franchise sales will be focused on the Southeast. "Partnering 1 Burrito."

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, Cuisine Solutions services more than 22,000 restaurants, as well as first and business class on the top 10 airlines in the world, retailers and major hotels. Fast casual restaurants continue to outpace industry growth and we see a great deal of opportunity for business owners in this urban market.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

” Andrew Jhawar, Senior Partner of Apollo and Head of the Consumer & Retail industry group, added, “We are pleased that Smart Foodservice will be able to thrive with a strong complementary partner in US Foods. ” Kabbage Adds Insights Tool. Kabbage, Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The vibrant scene here is a wonderful setting for my playful Momosan concept, which is all about enjoying ramen, yakitori, beer and sake in a fun, casual and energetic environment.” The café features banquette seating along Tchoupitoulas Street and a laptop-friendly central communal table equipped with functional power.

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