Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal. . "My

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

Of these, one of the biggest challenges facing independent, franchised and fast-casual restaurants is staffing. Communicate Better. Facing multiple headwinds, restaurant owners and management must employ the most effective tool available: effective communication. Getting creative helps, too.

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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. Who brands trust, how programs are architected, procedures and great communication matters…A LOT. Nothing is fraud proof.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

The National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry Report found 46 percent of family-dining and fine-dining restaurants added delivery options between March and December 2020, along with 44 percent of casual-dining and fast-casual restaurants. So what’s next? Will these habits stick?

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MARCH 31, 2023

But between third-party delivery integration headaches, order fulfillment complications, and inconsistent customer experiences across channels, fast casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are now faced with many technology-related inefficiencies. But there’s good news, too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

With restaurant dining rooms closing unexpectedly and inconsistently from market to market, the industry realized the ability to communicate frequently and rapidly to their customers is critical. Our success has come from communications, consistency and customer focus. Ross Franklin, CEO and Founder of Pure Green Franchise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. Along with the technology focus, the brand developed a new logo and restaurant design that will help communicate the brand’s mission and values in a more vibrant and energetic yet approachable way. Wing Zone Refresh.

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Focus POS

JUNE 17, 2019

Improved communication between front-of-house and back-of-house will speed up service and improve customer satisfaction. Priorities will vary based on restaurant type (quick service, fast-casual, fine dining, or even more specialized), and one size does not fit all. POS for Restaurant Franchise Management. Scalability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Clean Juice®, honored its franchise partners during its annual Juicey Awards event. Clean Juice Celebrates Franchisees. million guests. & State Rd.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Quick service and fast casual segments continue outperforming full-service restaurants by a very wide margin. By June, the median company in quick service and in fast casual had increased their number of hourly employees per location compared to their pre-pandemic staffing levels. How Is Casual Dining Doing?

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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

DECEMBER 28, 2020

With fewer front-line staff available for customer interactions we’re bound to see digital signage utilized to communicate instructions and order status as well. According to research from Technomic , 40 percent of Americans took advantage of takeout and curbside delivery (at both fast casual and dine-in) during the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

With more options to work outside of the hospitality industry, operators must offer employees more scheduling flexibility, facilitate transparent communication between management and team members, and avoid overworking staff. Brooklyn Dumpling House just opened and they're already franchising the idea. Smaller menus in general.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Single restaurant proprietors and large franchise chains alike utilize SALIDO’s enterprise-level solution to revamp traditional and outdated operational systems. In addition to using third-party platforms, restaurants must develop their own muscle to communicate and transact with consumers. Learn About Fast-Casual Dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Flynn now owns and operates a combined total of 2,355 quick-service, fast casual and casual dining restaurants, generating $3.5 Chief Communications Officer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” Samira Shariff brings nearly 40 years of experience building successful restaurant brands in Alberta as a multi-unit franchise owner and operator in Edmonton.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Curry Up Now will be the first restaurant is L2V’s portfolio and the investment will support the rapid growth and expansion of both corporate and franchised locations. "We

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Chicken Salad Chick has 137 locations throughout 16 states predominantly in the Southeast and is a leading fast-casual restaurant company.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Communication is always a problem in restaurants with large teams like Canyons. By using 7shifts communication tools , the team has also had a dramatic improvement. So your communication between the company and its staff, its employees, is a game-changer.” They communicate all day long in our logbook,” says Crumpton.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

percent suggested “about the same” or “much more than before” Casual and midscale : 62.8 However, increase in health issues due to consumption of fast food and competition from fine dining and quick service restaurant (QSRs)hinder the market growth. percent “much less than before” Restaurant Traffic.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On the other hand, fast food restaurants are on the rise , with 0.8% Restaurant365 , 2024) Email is the preferred communication channel for 50% of diners. Gitnux , 2024) Restaurant Franchising Statistics The QSR segment is the largest and fastest-growing segment. of employment in the franchise sector. ( Let’s dig in.

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Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

Franchising is a time-tested business model that allows restaurant owners to scale their business fast and efficiently. In this post, we are NOT exploring the benefits of a restaurant franchise. We’ve included those at the bottom of the page to give you a complete picture of the risks of franchising your foodservice brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Brands are now realizing they can no longer rely on paid media and traditional methods of communicating with customers. Online brands like Amazon long ago discovered the tremendous value of owning first-party data and being able to communicate easily and personalize messages and offers to customers. followers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

It's not just impacting small franchises or mom-and-pop outfits. Portillo's, the fast casual chain known for its hot dogs, increased hourly rates in a handful of markets and extended $250 hiring bonuses. How does it communicate with employees? Even well-funded university dining halls are closing their doors.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Meanwhile, sales at cafes, fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and casual-dining establishments fell by 27 percent. A lack of communication is possibly the most overlooked problem affecting the supply chain. This can result in problems with communication and the capacity to work together when issues arise.

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Sling

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Fine dining establishments can operate as a franchise for broader appeal or as a single location to increase their sophisticated image. 2) Casual Dining. Casual dining types of restaurants usually share the following characteristics: Customers are served at their table. 3) Fast Casual. 6) Fast Food.

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Sling

JANUARY 22, 2021

1) Fast Casual. Fast casual restaurants cater to customers looking for an option that is relatively quick but is healthier than fast food and more affordable than a casual dining establishment. 2) Fast Food. The fast food restaurant concept attracts diners because of its price, convenience, and speed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Fourth, the Internet and its many apps, online reviews, and socially viral communication speeds will continue to disrupt restaurant industry traffic, revenues, brands, and survivability even more over the next decade. Technology-enabled franchises are better positioned to continually evolve to meet guests’ changing expectations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

New resources include Employee Wellness Check Questionnaire guidance, What To Do When an Employee Gets Sick with COVID-19 and COVID-19 Communications Templates to help operators communicate a COVID-19 positive employee or customer. The company has also added a Deep Cleaning Checklist and guiding principles for Managing Indoor Air.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

CAA-GBG , a global brand management platform, and The Halal Guys , the fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant famous for pioneering American halal food, top photo, established a long-term partnership. Winning dishes will be reviewed by Flavored Nation’s panel and announced in mid-April, along with 2020 event locations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bill formally served on the Great Lakes Franchise Association Board, Del Taco’s Franchise Marketing Advisory Council and the Finance Excellence Advisory Council for Burger King. In 2009, Greg moved to the Del Taco brand, where we were chosen as Franchise Operator of the Year in both 2009 and 2010. Module 3: Communication.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

The majority of fast-casual and fine dining operators are meeting this challenge head-on by adding new offerings monthly,* driving increased competition with bar-and-grill operators. In fact, 54 percent of diners consider new menu items important to their decision when selecting a restaurant, according to a recent US Foods survey.*

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Restaurants benefit from powerful real-time menu management, automated omnichannel communication tools, and analytic insights that help uncover opportunities to promote and measure performance down to the dish-level that were never before available. Marine Corps Reserve’s annual toy drive. ” ParTech Looks to the Cloud. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

” “We’re ready to feed corporate America once they return,” said Hadrien Delande, Chief Marketing Officer at B.GOOD, a fast casual restaurant chain. – Fast reordering. ” Companies rely on displays for important communications to their customers, including directional and informational cues.

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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. Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc.

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