Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

In pursuit of these objectives, restaurants must reimagine dining experiences through enhanced restaurant technology, deepen their commitment to sustainability, and fine-tune their core offerings. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Consumers prefer to dine in establishments that prioritize eco-friendly practices. Today, we will explore the advantages of organic products and Paleo pantry essentials to show you how to source these ingredients to foster a greener dining experience. Let’s explore some of them. Here are some of these strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. I have been fortunate to work with Sleepy Bee Cafe since its founding in 2013.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today’s restaurants face increased competition from other brick-and-mortar establishments and from non-traditional dining options like ghost kitchens and virtual brands. Many restaurants are leveraging technology to customize dining experiences, set themselves apart, attract customers, and maximize sales. Manage labor shortages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

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. This was largely due to a favorable shift in the Thanksgiving holiday. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percentage points.”

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 20, 2024

When they choose where to dine, that’s no different—for operators, offering sustainable packaging products is a way to generate value, and according to Technomic’s 2023 Value and Pricing Consumer Trend Report, 75% of consumers say value is important or extremely important when deciding where to dine.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bigger isn’t always better. Bigger brings a significant upswing in headaches, unforeseen challenges, an inability to flex, and long-term costs. Bigger is less predictable and much more difficult to control and bigger takes cooks and chefs away from what they love to do, what attracted them to the trade in the beginning – to cook from the heart.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between. We’re continually learning about new and innovative ways to help our clients be more sustainable—whether that be choosing eco-friendly materials and fixtures or finding new products that use recycled or compostable packaging.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2024

They can easily compost, without having to find partners or programs to take the compost. Their desire to shop local has extended to farmers markets and the food industry. Some restaurants are expanding on this trend by using hyperlocal ingredients. What is hyperlocal? As for excess? They can sell it or can it for the off season.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The good news is that restaurants are beginning to see an increase in sales as more and more customers return to in person dining in addition to their new habit of ordering for home delivery. There are a number of possible solutions, but not all of them positive. SKILL SET: A cook’s repertoire will need to expand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Whether it's the utilization of AI-driven analytics to elevate menu design or the precision of robotics transforming kitchen operations, a new era in dining is taking shape. These technologies, often unseen but highly influential, are quietly revolutionizing culinary practices and guest experiences.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature help for small business owners and products for the 'new normal' for restaurants as they reopen. On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store. “This new feature helped us keep our doors open and continue serving our customers during the recent downturn,” he said. Visa SMB Help.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal." million by the end of 2023.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2021

Although we did offer delivery, our menu decisions, like most of our decisions, had up until that point prioritized the entire dining room experience. The pandemic has forced restaurants to accommodate delivery in order to stay relevant. And there’s no going back now. But it was an upgrade in flavor deemed worth the investment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Vetting dining room, bar, and kitchen staff over the next decade will require probing more during job interviews, seeking candidates with more responsible lifestyles, advanced educational aspirations, and other evidence of a disciplined, drug-free work ethic will become even more of an HR imperative. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

Sourcing local ingredients and producing more in-season vegetable focused dishes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to improving our carbon footprint. To eliminate waste, I always make pickles or fermentations with excess vegetables and dry cure meats for our charcuterie program to utilize any excess proteins.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Select U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2020

The results of this sustainability movement have encouraged restaurateurs to begin composting, eliminate single-use plastic products and source locally grown or foraged ingredients. Biodegradable or compostable diningware like napkins, plates and cutlery. Because of this, we’re about to be served some truly unique dishes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding. The round is led by DST Global with participation from existing investors including Dragoneer Investment Group and Franklin Templeton.

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Lavu

APRIL 13, 2020

Since events are canceling and dining halls are closed, many restaurant owners are seeing an influx of food waste and looking for ways to avoid throwing the food in the trash. It’s time to look at the packaging you use for to-go and delivery orders as we shift from serving customers in dining halls to curbside service and delivery only.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

To translate this aesthetic to go, takeout food is creatively wrapped in compostable packaging and adorned with colorful custom labels. But as delivery became a lifeline for restaurants in distress due to dining room closures, delivery companies posted record growth. Brands like DoorDash and Uber Eats promise volume and convenience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

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.” From cups to straws, all of Ono’s consumables are compostable, making Ono more sustainable compared to traditional smoothie establishments. Ono Food Co.

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Goliath Consulting

MARCH 14, 2020

And as Alicia McCabe, senior director of Food Packaging Category at Georgia-Pacific Professional, stated, “It’s important for consumers to have a good dining experience, even outside of the restaurant. Taco Bell, too, pledged compostable, recyclable packaging by 2025 (14). The packaging is important to meet this need” (2). Conclusion.

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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The alternatives are compostable or biodegradable (PLA) food containers. In fact, many composting facilities do not accept them anymore and the overall environmental impact of creating and processing a compostable to-go container could be worse than a recyclable plastic one. The environmental impact is equally daunting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Hospitality Recovery Coalition includes DISCUS, the American Distilled Spirits Alliance (ADSA), the Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA), the National Restaurant Association and TIPs. “Without assistance at all levels of government, many of these businesses will be forced to close their doors. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Dining Bond Goes Global. The Dining Bond Initiative, a campaign that helps get funds to restaurants impacted by the coronavirus COVID-19, has gone global. The idea of purchasing Dining Bonds seemed to strike a chord with the public as a way to provide much needed financial support in order to help restaurants stay in business.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Now, as summer waned and restrictions relaxed enough to allow outdoor dining on sidewalks throughout the city, Techamuanvivit was readying the Kabuki’s driveway to accommodate dinner service and waiting for the go-ahead to launch Kin Khao’s new Dogpatch location. The landlord] helped us with a big chunk of the costs of redoing the space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The iconic Upper West Side Italian restaurant will be the first in the U.S. to add Meatless Farm’s plant-based products to its menu. Based on the success of the early trial, restaurateur Peter Condouris has designed a comprehensive menu, which will coincide with the restaurant’s regular menu each Monday.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Dishwashers were found to be the second most challenging role to fill, accounting for 12 percent of all open roles. Cashiers came in third place taking up seven percent of all open roles. Staff retention struggles However, recruitment issues aren’t the only factor contributing to staff shortages. Economic Uncertainty (52 percent) 3.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

We polled our talented experts around the world to get their insights on how consumer dining habits and dietary preferences will shape restaurants and bars in the year ahead,” says Scott Gingerich, Kimpton’s Senior Vice President of Restaurants & Bars. What's hot for 2020? What's hot for 2020?

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Next Restaurants

JULY 18, 2024

By focusing on quality and avoiding highly processed foods, you can offer a wholesome dining experience that’s sure to turn heads. Alternatively, look to start your own sustainable waste program , or build an onsite composting scheme to reuse vegetable scraps and other compostable food waste. million tons annually in the U.S.,

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Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

Running a successful restaurant in 2025 means more than just great food—it requires smart financial decisions. With rising ingredient prices, labor shortages, and tighter margins, operators must find strategic ways to reduce restaurant costs without compromising quality or customer experience.

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Next, your restaurant customers are happy when they dine with you. This may mean a post on the users own blog, an Instagram post showcasing what the person ate for dinner, TikTok videos of a group dining with you, or even reviews. Your diners trust other people whove dined with you more than they trust your advertising.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

Fortunately, there are a lot of great options when it comes to recyclable and compostable takeout containers and paper products. Reusable, recyclable, and compostable are the three major categories that fall under the sustainable packaging category. Below are our 7 guest preference predictions for 2022. trillion by 2026.

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EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2023

2008: Cereal Milk launches an empire Christina Tosi invented or popularized a number of household-name desserts — Compost Cookies, Crack Pie ( now Milk Bar Pie ), naked cakes — but her Cereal Milk, which she initially developed at Wylie Dufresne’s wd~50, reshaped the dessert world. And it reveals what we consider to be a treat at all.

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Focus POS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Because Gen Z also loves to dine out frequently, specifically in large groups and are of the “snap first, eat later” generation—meaning they share their every move on social platforms particularly Snapchat and Instagram. While fast-casual is their preferred dining option, 67% of Gen Z also care about the nutritional content of their food.

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For these travelers, the dining experience will be back on the menu. Finding innovative ways to incorporate novel foods into your menu sets your properties at the forefront of healthy dining. Source eco-friendly products where possible, and look at implementing onsite produce gardens and/or composting. Modern Dining.

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