Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

” Using modular construction for restaurant development saves 10-15 percent overall, and allows for consistency and efficiency with the building process taking approximately five weeks to complete. 2021 will be big for us as we branch out of California and make our entrance into the Midwest and East Coast.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. “White Castle is an industry innovator, and we take a great amount of pride in our history – never forgetting about the future ahead,” said Lisa Ingram, CEO of White Castle.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 19, 2020

It’s amazing how fast this crisis is moving and how transformative and long-lasting the consequences will be globally. March 17, 2020 Resy Moves to Takeout Focus Online restaurant reservation system Resy launches updates allowing restaurants to sell "takeout meals" that enable guests to book a meal to-go. March 19, 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, QSR restaurants, particularly chains, benefitted from well-established off-premises services, like carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery. In this year’s second quarter, off-premises grew by +5 percent compared to a year ago, driven by gains in carry-out and delivery orders. “The U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Additionally, the results indicate that the negative effect of COVID-19 was smaller for fast-food restaurants compared to full-service establishments. ” The Long Road to Recovery. Asia Center for Tourism and Hospitality Research, the road to recovery could still be a long one. percent demand decline. Shopping malls.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

. “Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. “In addition to our growth and brand milestones so far this year, we have more in the pipeline in new and existing markets to increase the experience for both guests and franchisees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

In this example, the restaurant fulfills an estimated 1,500 combined delivery and take-out orders at an average cost of $144 per order over a six-month period. Six igloos for outdoor dining or 27 propane heaters or 183 tanks of propane to keep guests warm. Survival of the Fast Casuals. Sluggish Restaurant Recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Although mandated dine-in restrictions have held back all restaurant segments, particularly full service, consumer demand for restaurant meals and the ability to serve the demand with a host of off-premises services, like digital ordering, delivery, drive-thru, and carry-out, are the silver linings that enable the industry to persevere.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Features of the new restaurant design were determined following a thorough brand study on drive-thru operations and Guest habits, and include a double drive-thru lane, parking stalls for curbside pickup, a walk-up window, and patio seating. ” Franchise opportunities remain in areas across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Additional key findings from the survey include: Over a third (38 percent) of respondents plan to have between 1-20 guests, with 32 percent planning to have under 50.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. The chains’ carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery orders soared throughout the pandemic as consumers looked for relief from preparing most of their meals at home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests. Offering easy-to-assemble, take-home meals. Takeout For Good.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

The newly launched Restaurant Recovery Sales Flash is open to all operators. As of Saturday, May 9, on average almost 30% of the restaurants operated by the companies that participated in our Restaurants Recovery Sales Flash survey opened their dining rooms in some capacity. Collected and distributed 3 times per week.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ocean Spray is joining forces with Massachusetts Restaurant United and the COREcares Foundation for this hospitality stimulus, in addition to offering discounts on the brand’s cranberry products to support restaurants on the road to recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “We put the safety of our employees first.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Reach3 is taking an ongoing look at consumer sentiment about restaurants and food retailing to determine how Americans really feel about issues such as sanitization, social distancing and the potential for exposure to infection and how they might be a barrier to visitation as restaurants reopen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. “We know that seismic changes continue to take place within the food and media industries.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

Guest Intent Shows Positive Trend. Consumers going out three times or more has significantly increased in the past month, having increased by +7pp. 2 out of 5 consumers have returned to the On Premise because they wanted to go back to normal. Local Restaurants Leading the Return Over Casual Dining Chains.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

” Ordermark also operates Nextbite where, qualifying restaurants can offer popular delivery-only brands, including HotBox by Wiz, a partnership with Wiz Khalifa, out of their existing restaurant space. When we started Lunchbox 18 months ago, we wanted to help restaurants with a strong ethos and identity speak to their guests directly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Student volunteers support in a variety of hands-on roles that range from assisting chefs with the preparation of their dishes, to facilitating guest registration. The Houses for the Holidays campaign ran from November 12 to December 31 and gave guests the opportunity to purchase a DIY gingerbread house for $5.95 in Plano, Texas.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“The trickle-down effect is far-reaching, robbing independent restaurant owners of their life-savings while taking paychecks away from the millions of individuals who rely on their jobs to make ends meet. Take a photo or video and share on social media using the hashtag #StepUpToTheTable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. In fact, 30 percent of recent casual dining visitors think there is an opportunity to improve the quality of the beverage offer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. Through a QR code, guests can easily scan the code and join the waitlist through Yelp. Pre-COVID, companies provided food to employees and guests for meetings, events, or as a perk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery. In following his entrepreneurial ambitions, he struck out on his own in 1979 and established Plamondon Enterprises Inc., Pete Plamondon, Sr., 40 in Frederick, Md.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While we'd prefer a bit wider margin of safety at current levels, we'd encourage investors to take advantage of any post-transition weakness in the stock." Increasing industry awareness of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act (“Act”) so as to encourage safe and effective food donation and recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The fourth quarter was not good for restaurant sales; each month posted worse same-store sales growth than the previous month, according to Black Box Guest Intelligence. In addition, colder winter weather eliminated some potential for outdoor restaurant dining, favored by many guests who believe patio seating is a safer option.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

Lunch: Thai chicken salads take the #1 spot for the second consecutive year. Getting Out and About. Most people are returning to “out and about” behaviors — RMS just completed its sixth quarterly survey since the pandemic began. Chorizo breakfast burrito: (+318 percent). Acai bowl: (+297 percent).

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. This is encouraging for restaurants, especially as only about 8 percent of respondents said that guests will be very unwilling. Restaurant Adaptation.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Each update highlights the most relevant and timely workforce, financial, guest and consumer trends. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Full-Service: Service Guest Sentiment Improved in Q3. Powered by Black Box Guest Intelligence. Weekly Restaurant Insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

However, growth in average spending per guest remains negative for full-service restaurants. According to Guest Trends Insights: Guest sentiment for “off-premise” restaurant offerings improved in March as restaurants began shifting their efforts toward improving to-go and delivery operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“This is something we were expecting given the underlying relentless erosion of guest counts and the fact that the industry was headed towards tougher previous year sales comparisons as we went into the second half of 2019,” said Victor Fernandez, vice president of insights and knowledge for TDn2K. percent during the same period.

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