Remove Compost Remove Consumer Goods Remove Fast Casual Remove Fine Dining
article thumbnail

MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Even though overall this is the best month since January, the traffic growth rate of -3.1

2019 128
article thumbnail

First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast food options usually fall into two buckets: fast, healthy, and unaffordable, or fast, unhealthy, and affordable and nothing in between. Combining our backgrounds in tech, automation, and culinary fine dining, we knew we could fill this void to give more people access to healthy, high-quality food.”

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

In essence, this shift should lead restaurants to embrace the idea of maintaining a truly “intelligent” smart kitchen, one that will be tech-equipped to continue evolving with consumer demands. First and foremost, most restaurants are going to see a huge drop-off in the number of customers who dine in.

article thumbnail

State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

The report is an authoritative look at the industry and its opportunities based on a range of national surveys of restaurant owners, operators, chefs, and consumers. For others, outdoor dining and alcohol-to-go are becoming table stakes. 69 percent of adults say they like the option to dine outside.

2023 203
article thumbnail

New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

“The annual James Beard Awards are our most powerful lever of change and we’re committed to making them a force for good for the community they serve,” says Clare Reichenbach, CEO, James Beard Foundation. The committee will report to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees’ Governance Committee. Local Hero Debuts.

Food 173
article thumbnail

#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

Etana Diaz, who began her career as a pastry chef and a line cook in fine dining, but found her true love for butchery after discovering that pastry wasn’t her passion. and joined the Marriott Corporation in 1965 to help launch its fast-food division, beginning with Hot Shoppes Jr., He left behind a huge legacy.”

Allergens 145
article thumbnail

The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

2019 brought a rapid increase of dairy-free and vegan options for consumers in restaurants including ice cream, cheese, chicken, beef and continued innovations for fish, lamb and milk. Preference for on-demand food that is accessible anywhere the consumer prefers will continue to increase and force brands to revolutionize.

2020 138