Foodable

JULY 6, 2020

The Fast Casual Nation podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurateurs who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Barron and Dover discuss the evolution of technology and operations in the fast casual industry.

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Lavu

MARCH 25, 2020

In recent years, fast-casual establishments have dominated the restaurant industry. Fast-casual restaurants are adapting to meet the demand of their customers. With fast-casual restaurants popping up all over the United States, many restaurant owners are eager to get on board.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Here are a few examples of restaurants with names that ooze concept: Parm: Casual Italian, known for their Chicken Parm Sandwiches. Umami Burger : Casual burger spot with an empaths on flavor. Conversely, a casual neighborhood sandwich shop may name their sandwiches after local heroes or landmarks. Fast Food Chains.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2024

A chief reason is due to caution or uncertainty exhibited by conscious consumers, with 48 percent saying they are taking the ‘wait and see’ approach and holding back on spending in 2024. Moving to Multichannel Dining Experiences Dining out is… back? So, what’s the solution? Food availability is often in flux.

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Foodable

JULY 1, 2020

In this episode of Fast Casual Nation , brought to you by Chepri , host Paul Barron sits down with Chef Dimitri Moshovitis, the co-founder and chef of Cava Grill. Cava Grill is a fast casual Mediterranean restaurant with a budget- and health-conscious clientele. Based in Washington D.C.,

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Foodable

JULY 29, 2020

In this episode of Fast Casual Nation , brought to you by Chepri , host Paul Barron sits down with Louis Basile, the president and founder of Wildflower Bread Company. For over twenty years, Wildflower Bread Company has prioritized quality ingredients, fast and friendly service, and keeping customers’ needs paramount.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. percent) than they do in casual restaurants (16.5 percent at fast casual restaurants. percent, from 16.93

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The fast casual restaurant segment has seen tremendous success and growth in recent years. CREST®, while overall restaurant traffic was down four percent in 2022 compared to 2019, fast casual traffic was up nine percent. Why should fast casuals work on improving with young families?

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Foodable

MARCH 3, 2021

The Fast Casual Global virtual event features the rising stars, executives, and innovators in the fast casual restaurant sector. This event series will present some of the most sought after research and insights driving fast casual restaurant business growth and innovation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Among the findings: Casual experiential dining appeals on many fronts to consumers of varying ages in different parts of the country looking for affordable culinary experiences. Chef driven fast casual restaurants feed consumers’ desires for high quality menu items delivered quickly and on the go.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

When asked if they had ordered more or less from full-service, fast-casual and QSRs in the past month, respondents were primarily bearish, except when it came to QSRs. Nearly 50 percent of survey respondents reported they spent less time dining out at fast casual, full service and breakfast spots.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

From converting to fast casual to offering meal kits to ghost kitchen-driven expansion, restaurants are meeting customers where they are (mostly at-home!), This places kitchens at the center with and multiple spokes—from delivery to meal kits to virtual brands—all coming out of it. The brand is now considering franchising.

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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. The idea of diversifying portfolios toward concepts that were leaner but offered the same – or better – ROI began to take shape. Diversify vs. Simplify. More recent price increases have nearly doubled this number.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With that team, they've built a brand of 11 locations serving fresh, fast, and healthy food to the Atlanta metro area. They have been featured in QSR magazine's “ 40/40 List of America's Hottest Startup Fast Casuals" for 2020 and made Atlanta Business Chronicle's “Fastest Growing Companies” in 2022 list. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

This migration could be a goldmine for casual/fast food brands if only they had the people to support them. Unfortunately, it turns out that restaurants’ staffing numbers are not as rosy as they seem; instead, they’re favoring the full-service segment, according to Black Box Intelligence.

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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. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers. . Fast food reigns supreme.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Businesses have been forced to pivot away from on-premises dining to offer on-line ordering and take-out services. Whether fine-dining or fast casual, great service now revolves around the customer experience you bring to every interaction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

We’ve been crayon pros for over 30 years, ever since we started partnering with the fast-growing casual dining restaurant chains of the 90s. Read on to learn more about crayons—the unsung heroes of casual dining. Two out of three parents surveyed said they take crayons with them when they leave the restaurant.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In fact, surveys show that 56% of people dine out at least twice a week! You won’t need a central POS terminal taking up room in your dining area. Easily split checks, open tabs, and cash out with QR code or contactless payments. They won’t have to jump back in line or wait for long to put in orders or cash out.

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Foodable

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In this special keynote session from Fast Casual Global , host and pioneer of the fast casual segment, Paul Barron, explores how Consumer insights and brand connections will create the next phase of growth in food service. alone, and Globally fast casual revenue is estimated at approximately half a trillion dollars.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

The book's highlighted advice includes: Pick The Battles to Win – Ganzler helps companies gather, organize, and evaluate myriad issues they could take on. To learn more about restaurant sustainability, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Ganzler. Why did you want to write this book and why now?

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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. And during the current climate, it has become more important than ever.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The good news is people were eager to go back to restaurants and experience the flavors and freedom of dining out again. The Rise of Fast-Casual A growing population of diners wanted the convenience of quick service but also craved healthier, curated menus, giving rise to the fast-casual segment.

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Bingage

JANUARY 14, 2020

Fast Food Restaurants. They are traditionally what consumers call fast food. Fast food is prepared and served quickly and inexpensively. If you’re hungry, in a hurry, and have only five dollars in your pocket, you might stop at a fast-food restaurant for a burger and a soda. Fast Casual Restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Intriguingly, it appears fast casual restaurants have started taking back the customers they lost to quick serve restaurants since the pandemic, with consumers visiting fast casual restaurants more often, up to 24 percent from 21 percent in May. Loyalty programs are most popular for fast food. Fast Casual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“The challenge – and opportunity – for those in the Casual/Midscale category is to be more nimble so that they can also pivot quickly in response to changing circumstances. Having real-time data about how consumers are engaging with their ads can help them do that.”

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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. It's crucial to invest in ourselves, in particular, in this transitory time to take care of our own and to help us focus on four-wall economics.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating. Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. With mobile ordering, there are no menus to pass out and back around, no germed-up credit cards to swipe, and no cash to handle.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2023

A growing number of fast food chains are experimenting with seatless locations with only takeout or drive-thru options. Getty Images/iStockphoto As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all. People just aren’t hanging out at fast food joints the way they used to.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Today’s diners are well-connected, tech savvy, and expect a high-quality restaurant customer experience—whether visiting a five-star restaurant, fast-casual, or the drive-through. In doing so, the opportunity to fast upsell and cross promote increases with all the menu options at their fingertips. Loyalty Perks.

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Sling

JANUARY 4, 2023

It was conceived as a type of perk that a landlord might run out of the basement of an inn or apartment in order to increase their income. Similarly, a bistro is a type of restaurant — an establishment that serves food — but it’s not the only option out there. Casual dining. Fast casual. Let’s take a look.

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Restaurant Technology Guys

DECEMBER 25, 2022

French-trained chef Grégoire Jacquet had a vision of a local restaurant offering quality fine dining-style food with the convenience of a quick carry-out experience. Check them out at Grégoire | French Restaurant in Berkeley, CA (gregoirerestaurant.com). The post 164. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

While many brands will continue to work with third-party delivery services – out of necessity but also awareness – more and more are investing in their O&O apps. One of the key functionalities within many QSR and fast casual mobile apps these days is the ability to order ahead and select curbside pickup.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When you take these factors into consideration, you can find the customers most likely to be interested in your restaurant. Based on your location, the type of food you serve, and your existing customer base, it should be simple to figure out what niche you should target. If you own a cafe, take a look at the other cafes in your area.

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MadMobile

AUGUST 11, 2022

With thousands of restaurants across the US, – how do you stand out in this saturated market? Fast Casual Fast Food Casual Dining Fine Dining Contemporary Casual Full Service Cafe or Bistro Bars & Pubs Food Trucks What are the different types of restaurants? What’s going to make your restaurant special?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2023

Key takeaways include: More than half of consumers surveyed (51 percent), felt that independent restaurants have been impacted the most by not having enough staff to take orders, cook food, and handle deliveries – followed by major chains (36 percent) and mid-sized regional restaurants (14 percent).

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Indeed, we’ve entered a new era of customer habits –– much of it catalyzed by the pandemic, but some of which was already beginning to take shape even prior. Rather than dining in, more consumers are now opting for drive through, pick up curbside or carry out.

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