Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Here, we round up ten factors influencing how leaders are evolving their views and approach. Marco’s Pizza separated the franchising department into a new company (Marco’s Franchised Services). The spin-off revenue is derived from a share of franchise sales, royalties, and initial investment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. ” Taffer's Tavern Inks Multi-Unit Deal. metro area.

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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. 2024 could be a breakout year for fast casual restaurants. Consumers will no longer accept poor-quality food from fast food or fast casual restaurants.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 212

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

The data collected will help create future strategies to identify customer preferences influencing a company's sales and marketing strategies. As the demand for robotics increases, solutions like franchising and bringing robots closer to home will augment market growth and penetration.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Moe's Franchise Transfer Complete. The revenue-based incentives come from a combination of reduced royalties and initial franchise fees. Nathan's Teams with Kitopi.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 1, 2022

Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit. The opportunities and challenges that franchises face aren't always the same as their single-unit counterparts. This conference is dedicated to utilizing the resources that franchises have available to them to help franchisors ensure their franchisees succeed. When: March.

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2022 Fast Casual Website Management Workshop 195

7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

weather or a larger than average party size will influence any small adjustments based on the data. To the future and franchising ?? Canyons is currently working on franchising to bring Canyons’ friendly brand of fresh, fast-casual burgers, shakes, and salads to a town near you. They're almost spot-on…” says Crumpton.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The modern restaurant has a lot of competition, including other local restaurants, franchises, and the biggest of national chains. It needs to be visible to casual browsers who simply won’t take the time to download information that should be easily accessible. The Influencer Question. Instead, look at macro-influencers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And it is relevant to mention that this is not driven by fine dining or even upscale casual. Steak was the most mentioned menu item in casual dining when describing a positive food experience. For full-service restaurants, the menu item that got the largest number of positive guest mentions during November was steak.

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RGU

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

For Dimson, immediate priorities include elevating the brand’s digital marketing efforts and streamlining its technological integration to improve the guest experience and support franchise owners’ in-market efforts. We look forward to how Lisa will shape and influence our brand, both currently and in the years to come.”

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Square , 2024) In a 2023 customer survey, when asked about the technologies that most influence selecting one restaurant over another, three responses ranked first with 71%: reliable and secure Wi-Fi, ease of online reservations, and the ability to preview menus and nutritional information. of employment in the franchise sector. (

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

I see flat-fee QSR, hybrid or fast casual restaurants with fixed-price approachable menus of typically unattainable offerings, such as Burger Lobster (lobster) and Sugarfish (sushi, omakase) becoming more popular. Ross Franklin, CEO and Founder of Pure Green Franchise. Vegan and Veggie forward will continue to grow.

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2021 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Mobile Ordering 195

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Technology-enabled franchises are better positioned to continually evolve to meet guests’ changing expectations. In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Restaurants will become increasingly casual. Mark Bunney, Director of Go-To-Market Strategy at Ingenico Group.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

.” According to the survey, approximately 60-70 percent of respondents noted that they plan to visit the following businesses “much less than before” for the remainder of 2020: Casual/mid-scale restaurants. ” Franchise Finance Bounces Back. Rise in M&A and franchise purchases. Shopping malls.

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Loyalty Program Fast Casual Online Ordering Consumer Goods 142

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The secure, fast and easy SaaS application gathers, consolidates, standardizes and verifies financial data from all points in a franchised system. ” RMS called on expert consultants with ties to some of the largest franchise operations in the world to build metiRi. . ” Illuminating Mystique.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Your restaurant profit margin can be influenced by food and inventory trends, your geographic location, the state of the broader economy, and a wide range of other factors. Fast Casual Restaurants. Just as there is no single food and drink formula for restaurant industry success, there is no simple formula for a healthy profit margin.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Understanding what influences your restaurant profit margin helps you assess the success of the business and make positive changes. A slight improvement in your net profit makes a huge difference. It’s worth, therefore, investing in improving operations to boost your margin.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As the owner or manager of a restaurant , you might even be unknowingly influenced by one of these trend makers! . For popularizing casual dining and showing us the possibilities of lettuce. . His work with Chili’s created a space for the casual dining concept that T.G.I. Danny Meyer. Friday’s first tapped into. “He

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Ghost Kitchen Franchise Model. After signing a franchise agreement, owners are operational on the platform within 10 days. Yelp Sees COVID Effect.

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Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 173

Kounta

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Even the state of the broader economy has an impact on the decision, with Franchise businesses tending to do better than independently owned businesses when the economy is doing poorly. Do you buy a Franchise or an Independent Business? A Fast-Casual? Do you start a Restaurant from scratch, or buy an existing Restaurant?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

“This March, we celebrate our 10th Annual Month of Giving, an idea inspired by one of our local franchise owners,” said Peter Cancro, Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO, who started the company when he was only 17 years old. Last year’s Month of Giving raised a record amount of more than $7.3

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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. Founded in 1969, The Habit Burger Grill operates nearly 300 company-owned and franchised restaurants across the United States and in China. Brands’ global scale, resources and franchising capabilities.

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Apicbase

JUNE 2, 2022

For a fast-casual chain, you can’t go wrong with a promotion-heavy menu design. #2 While an increase in CoGS often comes down to excessive food waste or poor portion control [things that you can influence], this isn’t always true. For example, an upscale minimalistic menu is a right choice for a fine-dining establishment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Across the board, from independent owners to multi-unit franchise operators, restaurants are losing money every month, and they continue to struggle to serve their communities and support their employees.” “Our survival for this comes down to the creativity and entrepreneurship of owners, operators, and employees. Comfort Food.

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2020 Food Safety Food Supply Kitchen Safety 186

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

For example, we may see other categories beyond fast casual, quick serve and family dining begin to emerge, such as our company building a new category of “Craft Casual.” Our new Chicken Schnitzel sandwich is heavily influenced by foods of Israel. Flame Broiler Marketing Manager Daniel Lee. Recruiting Platforms.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 136

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. In fact, while fast casual and casual diners both preferred interacting with cashiers prior to COVID-19, their preference for apps has significantly escalated.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

EATER

JANUARY 7, 2022

Dave Presso, co-founder of fast-casual chain the Hummus and Pita Co. The company expanded to locations in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Michigan, and has begun franchising across the country. But Presso says the combining of influences is the nature of food in America’s melting pot after a certain point, and often it’s a good thing. “We

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

The start of a new decade brings a time of reflection and positive change, including what will influence the food decisions we make. These trends are cutting edge, and may not always go mainstream, but they help influence what you’ll find in a grocery store or café near you in the months ahead. Aramark, the largest U.S.-based

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2020 Loyalty Program Point of Sale 2019 189