Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark Creates Safety Plans. Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. Touchless cleaning for the safety of employees. Added sanitizing stations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry. QSR Automations added contactless features within ConnectSmart Kitchen and DineTime.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

We are also leaning heavily into our People First Safety Always Plan to guide us through how we’re doing business, as we seek what’s best for all our teams, franchisees, and enterprise.” Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices.

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The Rail

MAY 12, 2025

From logistics to marketing, staff communication to moving the kitchen, reopening a restaurant successfully is all about the details. To avoid costly damage, your kitchen equipment, bar fixtures, storage units, and decor pieces require careful handling. Is your restaurant casual and quirky? Dont just replicate your old setup.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Noodles & Company Launches Ghost Kitchen. Noodles & Company launched its first ghost kitchen test in Chicago. Noodles & Company's Humboldt Park ghost kitchen is located at 3220 W. IHOP® unveiled the latest plans to launch a pilot of its new fast-casual concept, flip’d by IHOP (flip’d).

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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 want to do our part to to help ensure the safety and well-being of older adults during this difficult time, and Meals on Wheels America has the support system in place to reach seniors in need.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Taffer's Tavern, the new full service tavern concept created by Jon Taffer, signed a multi-unit franchise deal with Cuisine Solutions, a manufacturer of sous vide foods, to bring the ‘Kitchen of the Future’ to the D.C.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Co-founders Helen Patrikis and Steven Hall, two hospitality PR professionals, formed Dining Bonds, LLC with the goal of establishing it as a one-stop resource to raise revenue for the hospitality community. We can continue to show our support for the hospitality industry and the great, hardworking people it employs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Think behind-the-scenes kitchen tours or insights into who the people are that work at the restaurant, offering patrons a chance to immerse themselves in the brand. " – Andrew Glantz, GiftAMeal Founder/CEO Guest data is the key to driving hospitality at scale.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Restaurant inventory management software is a tool that helps digitally track and manage your kitchen inventory. Restaurant technology has seen innovation in the form of smart devices for the commercial kitchen. And a live Kitchen Display System can cut down on the back-and-forth with tickets and keep your line efficient.

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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. Tech has come into play by creating strong operational systems and making the job more approachable so that hospitality is a more enduring career choice.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Hospitality Mindset – It’s All About The Customer. The Business of Food starts with thinking about hospitality – I call it a Consumer-First Approach. Food and hospitality spend across the globe is on the rise, with all sectors vying for the food-dollar. Time and time again, this presents as a memorable experience-proposition.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Jockey Hollow Bar + Kitchen's Chris Cannon. Rick Camac Dean, Restaurant & Hospitality Management at ICE (Institute of Culinary Education). Efficiency, accuracy and safety are ideals that restaurants must be able to provide. We learned how vulnerable an industry this is. To be better capitalized. To do more with less.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

While it is not the outcome we wanted, amid all the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and the immense strain it has put our industry, the safety of our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, vendor partners and our own staff is paramount. This is our community and we all must be kept safe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The robotic kitchen runs on batteries instead of a diesel generator. Cleanliness – The robotic kitchen is NSF 169 certified, which is the equivalent to best in class sanitation, to ensure customers know that their blend is created in the cleanest, safest, and most sanitary environment possible. Door Dash Shared Kitchen. ?DoorDash?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

Restaurant management is one of the best pathways for servers and hosts looking to make the next step in their hospitality careers. Managers also handle budgeting, track income and expenses to maintain profitability, and work closely with the kitchen staff to ensure menu items are prepared according to the restaurant's standards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) plans to bring its signature California-style pizzas, pastas, salads and more to Canada for the first time. Ascend Hospitality Group held the grand opening of Real Famous BBQ, a fast casual prototype and brand evolution of Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que, part of the BBQ Holdings family.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2024

Fast food Fast casual restaurants typically have the highest table turnover rates since they focus on quick service and efficient operations. Casual restaurants Casual restaurants have lower turnover because they typically offer a more relaxed dining experience, with customers spending more time at their tables.

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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. 2 – Food Safety Concerns Hurt Restaurants Most. Also, distrust of food safety practices at restaurants may make consumers wary of returning. 2020 Hospitality and The New Normal.

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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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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." Customizable flow controls assist with pacing tables to help the kitchen from getting backed up and keep staff’s heads above water when the restaurant is at its busiest.

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Sante

JUNE 9, 2020

Virginia-based Cuisine Solutions (CSI) has recently been tapped to assist with menu development, as well as kitchen design for the upcoming Taffer’s Tavern franchise. The full-service casual restaurant concept is the brainchild of the industry’s leading hospitality consultant, Jon Taffer. About Cuisine Solutions.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Hospitality Mindset – It’s All About The Customer. The Business of Food starts with thinking about hospitality – I call it a Consumer-First Approach. Food and hospitality spend across the globe is on the rise, with all sectors vying for the food-dollar. Time and time again, this presents as a memorable experience-proposition.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Hospitality Mindset - A sales & service maximiser approach (Part 2). In part one of this article, I spoke about the customer’s timeless desire and appreciation of quality food and service and how this is the platform from which to drive food and hospitality sales. Zoobibi in Hawthorn, Melbourne Image via A chronicle of Gastronomy.

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Ken Burgin

APRIL 6, 2021

Hospitality is a very popular subject in secondary schools, and there are many students looking for opportunities. Here’s how to make the right connections: Get to know the careers counsellor and the hospitality teachers. Offer to be a guest speaker for hospitality students. Short of young staff?

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Ken Burgin

APRIL 6, 2021

Hospitality is a very popular subject in secondary schools, and there are many students looking for opportunities. Here’s how to make the right connections: Get to know the careers counsellor and the hospitality teachers. Offer to be a guest speaker for hospitality students. Short of young staff?

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 31, 2022

Accordingly, Bahrain is actively promoting tourism-based sectors, offering diversified hospitality, and developing an increasing variety of restaurant and entertainment options. If you plan to start a casual dining restaurant in Bahrain, it is a great time to make it a reality. Opening A Casual Dining Restaurant In Bahrain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers. First, at 2.1

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Keeping this in mind, it can be said that it will be very beneficial to open a casual dining restaurant in the UAE. Steps To Open A Casual Dining Restaurant In The UAE. This is a great time to invest in and open a casual dining restaurant. Location for your casual restaurant in the UAE.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Irfan Kuci is the Director of Business Development at Focus Hospitality Consulting (FHC), a growing consulting firm based in Dubai with expertise in Back of House (BOH) design, MEP design, interior design, F&B concept creation, project management, franchising as well as hotel/restaurant operational assessments.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Ghost Kitchens Will Likely be Short-Lived. The past year saw the rise of ghost kitchens as a way to operate with lower overhead and labor costs. Increased Safety and Sanitation. It is likely that those restaurants which can afford to go above and beyond in ensuring the safety of their guests will be rewarded.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

While casual dining’s YOY dine-in comp sales in Texas improved by almost 11 percentage points compared with the previous week, the improvement for fast casual and quick service were a much lower 3.4 Upscale casual improved beverage by 3 percentage points and fine dining by an industry leading 14 percentage points.

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Sante

JANUARY 26, 2020

Safety Package | One pitcher of Mojito and two orders of chips & salsa $450 for the game | 6PM - 11 PM $650 for the day & game | 9 AM - 11 PM. The restaurant offers diners modern French cuisine served at a signature 34-seat dining counter that faces directly into the open kitchen. Super Burger for Two priced at $60.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The panel included Logan’s Roadhouse CIO John Laporte, True Food Kitchen ’s VP of IT Val King and Noodles & Company ’s VP of IT Dave Lehn, who spoke to the importance of establishing technology partners to push your brand forward. It’s too difficult to recover and there is too much competition,” she stressed.

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