Lavu

JUNE 20, 2025

The restaurant industry is evolving fast—and at the heart of this transformation is new restaurant technology. Chefs are experimenting with unique flavors and there are some wonderful technologies to look into. Thankfully, one of the newest restaurant technologies available was designed specifically to tackle this problem.

Technology

Lavu

MAY 2, 2025

Managing food allergies in a restaurant isn’t just about good service its a critical safety responsibility. A well-equipped POS system helps reduce human error, improve kitchen workflows, and build guest trust. By integrating ingredient tracking with kitchen operations, these systems ensure safety and precision.

Allergens

Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

She will now oversee human resources, culture, legal, risk safety and security, internal audit, and facilities. Have consumers moved on? By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Staff illustration Papa Johns has named Caroline Miller Oyler the company’s chief administrative officer.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

The focus now is finding the minimum necessary seating capacity while maximizing kitchen efficiency and service throughput. Instead of simply trying to fit as many seats as possible into a space, the focus now is finding the minimum necessary seating capacity while maximizing kitchen efficiency and service throughput.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

Additionally, restaurants will experience a significant shift in technology and customer service. In this article, we discuss how restaurant design is changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight how we must rethink the consumer-facing footprint to make the restaurant experience more sustainable and bolster consumer confidence.

Design

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A large part of their success are the innovations that are reinventing their restaurants to accommodate a changed consumer base. Open Up More 'Ghost Kitchens' Restaurant locations are having a hard time keeping up with all the mandated restrictions to dining in. Go All In on Digital Delivery. An easy to use app.

Innovation

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Encouraging digital payments : Major shifts in consumer behavior have occurred around the globe, including the overarching need for a touchless experience at the point-of-sale as 90% of shoppers are hesitant to shop in-store due to coronavirus.4 -based Black women-owned small businesses. The program will kick off in the 50 largest U.S.

Guest Recovery

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. Restaurants can prepare for this disruption by investing in agile technology platforms that connect every restaurant touchpoint to work seamlessly.

Mobile Ordering

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.

2022

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. “Efforts that promote drive-thru, takeout and delivery are important tools to help restaurants continue to serve consumers during challenging times." More than 2.45

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Approximately 45 percent of all fruits and vegetables , 35 percent of seafood, 30 percent of cereals, and 20 percent of meat and dairy products are wasted by suppliers, retailers, and consumers each year. Upgrade inventory and ordering systems with the latest technology. Practice good stock control. Optimize your supply chain.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

TableUp’s technology will form the foundation of TouchBistro Loyalty – the soon-to-be-launched customer relationship management (CRM), marketing, and loyalty solution that will be fully integrated with the TouchBistro platform. ” “Today begins the independent restaurant revolution,” Robbie Earl elaborates.

Food Safety

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.

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

“Restaurant of the Future: How to Take Advantage of the Digital Transformation,” a panel discussion about how technology spurred by COVID-19 will help shape the way restaurants operate, will take place on Thursday, Aug. Brad Duea – CEO, Restaurant REVOLUTION Technologies. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. 20 at 4 p.m.

Kitchen Safety

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. The evolution is already upon us.

Employee Relations

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. The future of restaurant businesses will likely involve a hybrid approach, combining the efficiency of technology with the warmth and personal touch of human service.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A tightly integrated technology strategy will be key to workplace satisfaction and profitability. Having a single supplier and point of support for all the store technology and payment processing functions also reduces administrative burden and risk. Operations will continue to be simplified despite digital experiences expansion.

2023

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

Bar

Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Consumer behavior has also shifted, many preferring contactless options and off-premise dining than dining in. For example, a study conducted by a consumer insights company Sense360 found that more than half of consumers used delivery during the pandemic either by third-party or direct ordering since COVID-19 began (2).

2021

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.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This year has shown us that the demand for drive-thru is growing, and continues to meet consumer demands with quick, efficient, and convenient service. In 2023, we experienced unprecedented shifts in consumer behavior amidst broader macroeconomic conditions like inflation. Here are some of their insights. – Joe Hand Jr.,

2023

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Yet at the same time, every marketer blasted out email updates “we’re in this together” filling consumer’s inboxes, rendering email virtually ineffective and driving down open rates from the pre-pandemic abysmal 20 percent. These are channels that e-commerce brands, like Amazon, have mastered.

2020

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. Foodie Finds has over a million restaurants in the U.S.

Online Ordering

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. Despite these struggles, Alignable also learned in its poll that the No. Dining Trends in Canada.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

” “SALIDO has gone to great lengths to incorporate our team’s feedback and ensure they can support EATALY’s complex hospitality technology needs,” said EATALY co-founder and CFO Adam Saper. We will continue investing heavily in expanding SALIDO’s core technology and evolving our Restaurant OS offerings.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

The program will offer access to technology, marketing, and loyalty platforms, as well as pro bono business consulting and multi-disciplined operational and psychological support, to help local restaurants keep their businesses intact and survive in the current challenging economic environment. Socialincs, Inc.,

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, read about efforts to help the restaurant industry and heroes as well as "new normal" restaurant technology and products. Consulting on Ghost Kitchens. Zuul and Figure 8 Logistics launched Zuul Studios – a ghost kitchen consulting firm. Dining Bond Goes Global.

Mobile Ordering

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.”

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Taffer's Tavern, the new full service tavern concept created by Jon Taffer, signed a multi-unit franchise deal with Cuisine Solutions, a manufacturer of sous vide foods, to bring the ‘Kitchen of the Future’ to the D.C.

Franchising

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. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Toast's Rally for Restaurants initiative, uniting top brands across the technology and foodservice sectors in support of the foodservice community during the COVID-19 health crisis. TransAct® Technologies Incorporated is offering its BOHA!™ Toast’s public directory of participating restaurants across the U.S.

Employee Relations

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

The program will offer access to technology, marketing, and loyalty platforms, as well as pro bono business consulting and multi-disciplined operational and psychological support, to help local restaurants keep their businesses intact and survive in the current challenging economic environment. Socialincs, Inc.,

Webinar

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

The effort coincides with Meals on Wheels America’s current Make Good Go Further™ campaign designed to showcase the heroic work of the nationwide network and its continued efforts to serve vulnerable seniors throughout the pandemic and for years to come. . Chief Communications Officer.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Wescott’s career with Fuzzy’s Taco Shop began in January of 2018 as the Executive Vice President of Finance, where her responsibilities included strategic planning, finance, technology, and marketing. " Catering is different: restaurants require different menus, operations, and technology to manage their catering business.

Franchising

EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As a server my job was not only to prepare drinks and run food, but to assist customers in navigating the technology, troubleshooting when it didn’t work, and explaining, repeatedly, why exactly our restaurant did things that way — and I didn’t exactly have a good answer. Disrupters and the Silicon Valley Effect.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Noodles & Company Launches Ghost Kitchen. Noodles & Company launched its first ghost kitchen test in Chicago. Noodles & Company's Humboldt Park ghost kitchen is located at 3220 W. Grab-and-go salads and wraps, freshly baked goods and more. Grand Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60651. Arthur Treachers Goes Virtual.

Franchising

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. The robotic kitchen runs on batteries instead of a diesel generator.

Food Truck