Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” The company already signed nine franchise licenses with three new franchisees. PJ’s Coffee offers a proven franchise structure with strategic corporate support.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Randy's Donuts Plans Aggressive Expansion. In total, 165 stores are set to open.

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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 began as a food truck in 2009 and was founded by husband and wife duo, Akash and Rana Kapoor, and supported by co-founder and Senior VP of Operations, Amir Hosseini.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 22, 2022

Consumers continue to be hit hard by inflation as we see prices skyrocket for a variety of goods. with the indexes for gasoline, shelter, and food being the largest contributors (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ) – marking the fastest pace since November 1981. percent increase compared to April 2021.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

The salad chain said it also sees opportunity in California, where the fast-food minimum wage is $20 per hour. Members help make our journalism possible. By Heather Lalley on Jun. 06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Chipotle rose to No. Photo: Shutterstock Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of June 2, 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Checkers & Rally’s will continue its tradition of putting the customer first and serving its communities by delivering high quality, craveable food at exceptional values.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Grubhub's mid-year report checks in on the popular food trends to date and what quarantined Americans ordered through contact-free delivery, and predicts what we can expect to see more of in the second half of the year. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Top Foods of 2020. miso tofu bowl.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

Formerly with Yum Brands, Davenport worked with Pizza Hut for more than nine years, including as managing director for global franchise markets and managing director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. As Mooyah’s president, he is tasked with leading the chain into its next stage of franchise growth. Have consumers moved on?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

The fast-food franchisor is asking a federal court to sign off on its decision to terminate Paradigm Investment Group’s franchise agreement.  Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food.  Members help make our journalism possible. Sign up here.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to us all just how interconnected our food system is in the US if not, the world. The supply chain failure and the domino effect of its impact have been a wake-up call for even the veterans of the food industry. Perhaps more unsettling is the uncertainty of it all. Multiple Sourcing and Backup.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2020

This includes integrating the brand into this new reality while providing consumer awareness of the considerations and accommodations to serve customers. To further understand how different brands are communicating in this time of crisis, let’s hear from some leading companies in the food service industry. No communication.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Gamification, with its engaging techniques, has emerged as a compelling solution for obtaining ZPD by delivering a meaningful value exchange for consumers and enables brands to acquire deeper insights that can be utilized to optimize marketing efforts, enhance customer segmentation, craft personalized offerings, and deliver targeted messaging.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The Atlanta-based company is hoping that more modern food and restaurants will help its brands break through with younger consumers. Last June, the 260-unit chain dropped “Restaurant and Bakery” in favor of the more streamlined Perkins American Food Co. That means you can now get boba at Perkins. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2022

But the lingering effects of the pandemic continue to make this a challenging time for our industry as ongoing staffing issues and supply chain disruptions, in many cases, lead to reduced menus and shorter hours of operation. But the good news is: it can be done. The process can be a little intimidating. Packaging and Design.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. Visa is working with a range of partners to increase the number of locations where consumers can tap their contactless card or mobile phone. In the U.S.,

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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. “We know the coming weeks will be challenging ones for many small business owners, and we want to help restaurants focus on food, not finances.” More than 2.45 and Canada.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag. The US and UK also varied on how they wanted to retrieve take-out orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In the last year we’ve been able to really focus on growing our off-premise business, and we found that guests enjoy our home-style comfort food in the comfort of their own homes. Which suddenly made texting the go-to channel, but only available to the brands who had the foresight to build that channel and accumulate opted-in consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, the Association has coordinated more than 400,000 emails to Congress from restaurants, employees, consumers and industry supporters—all speaking out about the need for swift and strong federal relief and recovery programs. "Cox Media has been very supportive to us during this difficult time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the acquisition of Johnny Rockets, FAT Brands will have more than 700 franchised and company owned restaurants around the globe with annual system-wide sales exceeding $700 million. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. The purchase is expected to be completed in September 2020. Plamondon Celebrates 40 Years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With so many amazing new dining and entertainment experiences emerging around the world, it feels good to be a part of that revolution and to bring something unique back to San Diego.” “Thirty-five years later, I realize we were at the forefront of a food revolution—one that is coming even more into focus now.”

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EATER

JANUARY 11, 2021

I didn’t realize it at the time, but this wasn’t a coincidence: The Berkeley store was owned and operated by Veronica Foods, an olive oil distributor that supplies Prima Oliva (along with 700 other stores), and whose focus on quality has ruffled feathers in the olive oil industry. “We

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Brands, Mount Franklin Foods, US Foods, Melt Shop, FoodMaven, Nathan's Famous, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Checkers & Rally’s, Lineage Logistics and Minnow. This emergency action will not disrupt the production or supply of BACARDÍ rum. National Restaurant Association Show Canceled. ” Yum!

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

Chicago-born, minority-owned, female-led Azteca Foods celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, signifying a milestone of achievement for the family business, which has flourished from humble beginnings into a multi-million dollar operation. Azteca also supplies freshly made products to the Food Service and Industrial channels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

Data supplied by Tenzo, found that vegetarian and vegan meals have seen a sales increase of 2.1 As part of his role as the brand’s corporate chef, Michael Blum was following dining trends and felt vegan items would be a good fit for the brand and a way to expand its customer base. Phoenix Saute. Chef Michael Blum.

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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. US Foods Holding Corp.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features OpenTable, Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation, PAR Technology, Tropical Smoothie Café, Bindi, The Shape of Pasta, Crook & Marker, Performance Food Group and Aptar Food + Beverage. Social Distance Shopping. Bindi Offering At-Home Delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

believes the coronavirus is not going to have a single blanket impact on all aspects of the economy or even the retail economy or food sector more specifically. 17 percent said they were just avoiding dining-in (opting to pick-up or have food delivered), with 10 percent appearing to lean toward Ordering for Pickup only. That was up 5.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The survey uncovered the top factors driving consumers to seek plant-based alternatives: 74 percent of Americans seek variety in their diet. 58 percent of parents say it’s to set a good example for their kids. In fact, 62 percent say they’ve even come to expect plant-based alternatives on menus and in grocery stores.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

This edition of MRM News Bites features McDonalds, the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, OpenTable, Ordermark, Hudson Group, Hakkasan Group , Waitr and Checkers, ICV Partners, Restaurant Technologies, Diebold Nixdorf and Alto-Shaam. " Reducing Food Waste. Changes at the Top for McDonald's. " Joe Erlinger. "Joe

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. Ono Food Co. Ono Blend Founders Daniel Fukuba and Stephen Klein.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 24, 2022

Researchers from the University of South Florida found that when customers consumed complimentary caffeinated coffee prior to shopping, they spent around 50% more money than those who drank decaf coffee or water. The two-day event is part of the annual Specialty & Fine Food Asia event. million) investment for store expansion.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Tue, 31 Jan Starbucks opens 150th store in Chile with franchise partner Alsea Cono Sur. Nyamayaro is a UN Special Advisor for the World Food Programme. Rabobank International anticipates that consumers are likely to keep paying higher prices for coffee in 2023. Vice President of illycaffè, Marina Salamon, will host the seminar.

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 27, 2023

The UK food and coffee to-go chain’s new store is in Mumbai, and is operated by local business partner Reliance Brands Limited. Good Food Awards 2023 announces 16 Coffee Winners recipients. Good Food Awards 2023 announces 16 Coffee Winners recipients. This year’s winners Good Citizen Coffee Co.’s

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Decafino compostable pouches are made from plant-based polylactic acid plastic, and include food-grade seaweed extract and natural minerals. The store will be operated by franchise partner Legardére Travel Retail, which already manages around 200 Costa Coffee stores in the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Poland.

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