Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We have also learned that our guests are willing to try new things and have really embraced our touchless ordering system as well as our new takeout offerings. We realized how important transparency and communication were this year, both with our staff and our customers, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and feel safe.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 2, 2020

Along with offering quality in food and service, safety and hygiene will be of paramount importance. Right from the kitchen to the front-of-house operations, restaurant operators must strictly follow the guidelines set by the government and institute safety practices to ensure a safe and hygienic dining environment for their customers. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing. As for returning to restaurants, less than half (42 percent) of consumers say they will dine-in at restaurants just as they did prior to the pandemic. Food and Alcoholic Delivery.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. This includes the food prep and kitchen areas, food storage rooms, walk-in fridges, pot wash stations, staff break rooms, and offices. Food safety. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. Cost control.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

How to ramp up takeout and delivery operations. Where take-out and delivery orders previously made up 15% of their business, they have had to quickly morph their business model to accommodate 100 percent of business via take-out and delivery, in the midst of an economic downturn. Best practices for calculating cash flow.

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Mobile Ordering Webinar Loyalty Program Online Ordering 197

The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 4, 2020

With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, doorstep food delivery has picked up the pace. Despite restrictions being eased, customers are still preferring online food delivery over dine-in services. However, it has become more crucial than ever to ensure that doorstep delivery is safe and hygienic. Optimize Order Taking .

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

After two years of mobile ordering by consumers, menus are becoming more and more interactive both inside and outside. Touchscreens, kiosk ordering, facial recognition, and AI technology will become the norm. Down the line, menus will become practically customized to the individual consumer.

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Employee Relations Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 189

The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. In this guide, we’ll cover: What is a ghost kitchen (aka cloud kitchen)?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." Since morning meal visits are habitual, recovery for this daypart will depend on consumers returning to workplaces and schools. Consumer confidence soaring.

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2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

As restaurants across the country cut hours, suspend business, and close for good, many restaurant workers will be faced with long-term loss of income. and Canada through free delivery and marketing efforts.” More than 2.45 million restaurant workers live in poverty, and only 14 percent receive employer-sponsored health benefits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Uncovering consumer confidence and preferences in an ever-shifting market as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, Restaurants Canada is shining a light on what restaurateurs and chefs can expect with the release of the 2021 Discerning Diner Report. 78 percent of Canadians have ordered delivery within six months prior to the survey.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

Addition of a new exemption from the loan forgiveness reduction for borrowers who have made a good-faith, written offer to rehire workers that was declined. Adapting with a tighter, more focused menu to allow kitchens to better plan labor and prep needs and manage enhanced sanitation routines.

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Front of House Back of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 208

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments. By injecting a sense of playfulness into their interactions with consumers, brands are creating unforgettable experiences that build lasting relationships. Nothing is fraud proof.

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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. Brands for Good.

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ask people from one department to suggest a solution for another department eg front of house suggests the solution for a kitchen problem. The Jammed Kitchen: Imagine it’s Saturday afternoon, one of the busiest times at your restaurant. The kitchen staff must be more relaxed and confident about keeping up with the current demand.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Diners would sit down and immediately download an app to browse the menu, place their order, and pay with a credit card, all on their phones. As startups have “disrupted” the restaurant industry, they’ve replaced menus and hand-written orders with kitchen display systems (KDS), ordering tablets, and QR codes.

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Mobile Ordering Customer Service Food Order Online Ordering 112

Restaurant Engine

MAY 6, 2020

Whether they order to-go for family members in different households or just for their own mothers, dining-in will be the new normal this Mother’s Day. More dependent on third-party delivery services than ever before, apps like GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates and UberEats may be hurting more than helping. million people in the U.S.

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What’s more, according to one study , 54% of consumers want to see more video content from a brand or business they support. While giving away your top-secret recipes isn’t the best idea, it is a good idea to share some of your restaurant’s favorite tips and tricks for cooking. 4: Home Delivery Videos. 5: Customer Videos.

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Social Media Kitchen Safety Email Marketing Online Ordering 114

The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A concept known as cloud kitchen has emerged as a result of these advancements. A cloud kitchen also called a “ghost kitchen” or “virtual kitchen,” is a commercial culinary environment that provides food enterprises with the tools and resources they need to prepare menu meals for delivery and takeout.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 24, 2021

With restaurants shuttered, for millions of consumers staying home, takeout dinners were the only option. Thus, COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of cloud kitchens in the food and beverage (F&B) industry. . Cloud kitchen, which was dubbed a new trend a few years ago, is now a reality. Introduction To Cloud Kitchens .

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Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Food Order 52

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Trends like food delivery have been reshaping the restaurant industry. As more customers began ordering food online, third-party delivery applications became increasingly popular. With the increase in restaurant deliveries, completely new delivery and takeout business model has evolved.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

And Independence Day 2021 may be the busiest one yet, with 46% of American consumers reporting that they’re excited to dine out again as pandemic restrictions are loosened. This means you’ll have to continue to follow strict safety protocols to make sure everyone is safe and that your restaurant remains on the right side of the law.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

Golden Chick’s modular restaurant design will feature a drive-thru as well as an area for online order pick-ups in a 1,920-square-foot space. A 1,400-square foot model without interior seating is also currently in development and will be equipped with a drive-thru and walk-up order window. Good 2020 for Mountain Mike's.

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Open for Business

MAY 19, 2023

The good news is that changing restaurant trends are an opportunity for restaurants to get a jump on the next big thing and get ahead of the competition. Digital ordering has been a game changer, and the latest trends for 2023 could change how hospitality businesses operate even more.

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Culinary Digital

AUGUST 10, 2021

However, they have adopted innovative technologies to lure senior living dining with contactless delivery, consumer meal kits, and faster takeaway. With an increasing demand for safety and hygiene, the foodservice industry needed to prioritize the health and safety of these communities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2020

This may be due to restaurants increasingly promoting take-out and drive-through, or consumers getting sick of eating food from grocery stores. Coronavirus-Driven Food and Consumer Trends. Exponential Shift to Grocery Curbside Pickup & Food Delivery. 2 – Food Safety Concerns Hurt Restaurants Most.

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2020 Food Safety Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods 112

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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Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 189

The Food Corridor

MAY 22, 2020

If you’re looking at the shorter term, for now, read our posts on how to transition your business to delivery or ecommerce and how other businesses have pivoted. Either way, social distancing, an increased focus on personal hygiene, face mask wearing, and contact tracing at all kinds of restaurants and in kitchens may be the new normal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. There’s good reasons to be pessimistic about same-store sales growth for restaurants in December. First, at 2.1

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2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 128

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The new Subway catering platform will allow guests, particularly businesses, to make large orders for any occasion from participating Subway restaurants across the U.S. "An "ezCater's platform provides effortless online ordering and exceptional customer service." .” Subway on ezCater Platform.

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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.” doubled the number of ghost kitchens worldwide since June 2020. ” Nathan's Gets the Ghost. Nathan’s Famous, Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. unveiled the world’s first mobile restaurant powered by robotic technology, top video and photo. ” While Ono’s food truck is powered by complex technology, ordering an Ono Blend is simple. Door Dash Shared Kitchen. ?DoorDash?

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Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Dietary Restrictions 126

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution. Now available through Grubhub, it is a delivery-only concept that specializes in antibiotic-free, oven-baked, boneless chicken bites. ” Tyga Bites Launches.

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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 210

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 215

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Together, the initiative supported the food and beverage community by providing more than 500,000 freshly cooked meals and much needed supplies across 19 relief kitchens nationwide. Sharebite launched Sharebite Stations, a streamlined, post-COVID compliant solution for facilitating contactless food delivery at offices.

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Coaching 147

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the state of flavor, COVID-19 restaurant operations, public acceptance of delivery charges, the best of the best and the most allergy-friendly restaurant chains. While tired of cooking chicken, Americans aren’t sick of ordering in chicken.

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2020 Franchise Franchising Food Order 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Takeout For Good. GroupRaise is inviting restaurants across the country to join their Takeout For Good initiative happening on June 2.

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