Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Digital not only powers seamless experiences but also unlocks guest data that can elevate hospitality across all touchpoints, both digital and in-person. The customer's needs always come first, even though my prices continue to rise. Technology has redefined service models, but great hospitality remains irreplaceable.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This is not the normal amount of angst that has been present for decades fickle customer tastes, rising cost of goods, changing demographics, or escalating rents; there are far deeper concerns that make everyone scratch their heads in wonder. Is the experience in jeopardy? There are problems, right now, without answers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2021

In order to meet this massive shortfall, restaurants have had to up the ante on their recruitment drives. Some have been giving a special, one-off payment to new recruits, while others have provided free starters or drinks to those who sign up for interviews. Digitizing the order process brings speed to a restaurant’s operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2022

For fast food and quick serve restaurants, nothing is more essential than providing high-quality food services to customers quickly. Right now, the restaurant industry has experienced rapid employee turnover and staffing shortages, which is impacting how recruiters are bringing on new talent for food service roles.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There was a time when 70% of F&B employees didn’t receive training for customer service. Without the right training, even the best menu or ambiance can fall short due to poor service, leading to dissatisfied customers and lost revenue. A well-structured restaurant training program will let you turn this around.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2020

The revolution of delivery services is making a substantial impact on the restaurant industry. While food delivery is nothing new, breakout services like Uber Eats and DoorDash have capitalized on what customers want most: convenience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For many, recruiting is a skill they’re not trained on and just one of a hundred tasks occupying their work day. Recruiting and hiring decisions are often made by managers at the store or restaurant level instead of by corporate recruiters.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

To combat these obstacles among countless others, leaning on point-of-sale (POS) solutions can empower restaurants to quickly leverage new features to maximize profits in a fluctuating service economy. Making data-driven decisions will provide valuable insights to ensure profitability regardless of changing customer preferences.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Its tough, and cant be done passively.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Technology innovations offer the potential to bridge the gap between the need to keep their business running and deliver quality products and experiences to their guests. At full-service restaurants, servers are responsible for crucial tasks. Enter digital tableside ordering. It relieves cashiers and reduces long lines.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Most establishments were forced to shut down their operations intermittently or limit themselves to carry out or delivery services. Here are a few ways restaurants can use consumer insights to improve their overall business and profitability: Analyze Customer’s Day-to-Day Routines.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When hiring seasonal workers, whether for customer-facing positions, kitchen support, or back-end logistics roles, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the immediacy of the task and inadvertently abandon parts of the hiring process that produce quality candidates. How to avoid. Think broadly when it comes to sourcing applicants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

However, the typical increase in consumers wanting to dine out during the holiday season – not to mention the continued demand for take-away and delivery services – could disrupt this balance, even as businesses attempt to bolster their staff with seasonal hires. This influx of new staff is a major stressor in itself.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

This has overarching impact on the ability of full service, most drastically affected by the pandemic to ever recover.” Fast casual will continue to push out full-service brands because they can assemble food in front of you and get food to the customer more quickly. People were in between jobs or suddenly out of work. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 21, 2021

With restrictions easing, customers are excitedly returning to their favorite restaurants. Yet, nine in ten operators predict issues with recruitment at a time which is essential for our industry's recovery. Less admin makes for freer staff to focus on delivering a quick and friendly service. Reduce Wait Times.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2022

Put your marketing skills to work to recruit new talent and fill open job positions at your quick-service restaurant. Here are a few fresh ideas to improve recruitment. At least 86 percent of businesses use video to market to customers. The outbreak of the pandemic sent unemployment rates through the roof. Make a Video.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2024

However, according to recent data , the “quit rate” in the US accommodation and food services is the highest among sectors and is outpacing the overall quit rate by more than 70 percent. Restaurants are an extremely fast-paced, customer-centric industry. Summer is prime hiring time for restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In a job seekers market, if we don’t alter our approach to sourcing, recruiting, and hiring, we'll be left with open jobs and few applicants to fill them. This does not mean that you won’t find any candidates at all; you just need to look at candidates with other types of customer service experience beyond restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The food service industry is forecast to reach $1 trillion in sales this year. We’re seeing younger buyers investing in dining experiences that blend food, convenience, and atmosphere with their values as shoppers. These are the margins in which technology investment is correlating to improved experiences and more dollars.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

From beginning to end, the dining experience is filled with close in-person interactions. COVID-19 testing of employees can maximize safety at your restaurant and make guests feel more comfortable with their dining experience. It’s an important first step and helps ensure that candidates are, in fact, who they claim to be.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Guest experience is more important than ever as a likely recession increases competition for business. Labor will remain competitive, but the relentless recruiting cycle and wage pressure has begun slowing down. An increasing number of brands are launching apps, and incentivizing customers to order through them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge. Quick-service restaurants are also feeling the pressure – large chains like Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s have had to close dining rooms due to insufficient staffing.

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2022 Hospitality Loyalty Program Point of Sale 473

The Rail

APRIL 6, 2025

Long-term profitability depends on good retention policies, particularly considering that recruiting new clients usually costs five times more than maintaining current ones. The Power of Personalized Communication Developing close connections with your guests calls for frequent, customized contact that makes them appreciated and noticed.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 16, 2025

How can we stay in business when customers have no interest in leaving their homes? Do you remember how challenging it was (and continues to be) to attract employees and customers once the pandemic seemed to settle down? Will you work with expensive third-party services like Uber Eats or staff your own delivery service?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Every restaurant’s mission is to get customers in the door and then keep them coming back for more. While there’s no single recipe for recruitment and retention success, many restaurateurs are leveraging a proven approach: loyalty programs. times more likely to experience double-digit revenue growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While restaurants continue to mitigate impacts caused by COVID-19, many have pivoted and found new ways to redefine the dining experience. In addition, 75 percent of restaurant operators say recruiting employees was their top challenge, the highest level ever recorded. Consumers are showing similar signs of permanent behavioral change.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Our company welcomes technology that will help our team members maximize time and efficiency and make their jobs more doable and enjoyable, creating a better experience for them and customers alike. The challenges our teams have faced over the last two years specifically has made us value our employees now more than ever.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 23, 2023

Prior to his role as General Manager, he was CGO (Chief Growth Officer), General Manager, Vice President, and Chief of Staff, where he spearheaded projects including the acquisition of Punchh, company integrations, executive recruiting, and has established PAR’s KPI setting and tracking process through business reviews.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

In recent years, consumer behaviors have drastically changed to now preferring delivery services and an increased willingness to pay a premium for a seamless experience. The data revealed that 60 percent of consumers surveyed prefer human staff versus AI-managed customer support, despite the potential for increased service efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It is increasingly difficult to recruit, attract, hire, and retain employees, but there are some insights that can help you navigate a tough labor landscape. ” These evergreen job openings can be listed on major job sites, niche career platforms, or even with recruiters (mostly used for salaried positions).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

To learn what operators can do to recruit and retain, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Opal Wagnac, SVP of Market & Product Strategy at isolved, who works with QSR HR practitioners. On the other hand, maintaining robust recruitment and training are also key challenges as HR tries to combat employee churn.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2022

Restaurant owners or managers would rather spend time on other meaningful tasks, such as recruiting and hiring, training chefs, or updating daily specials on the menu. It also provides managers or owners a way to justify any decisions regarding staffing, menu development, or customer service operations.

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Point of Sale Download POS Customer Experience 491

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Most restaurant owners would be loath to shutter their doors, especially as customer demand has jumped compared to 2020. But more demanding, less patient customers, combined with a mass exodus of restaurant workers, are leaving those employees who choose to remain in the industry strained to the limit. Employee Burnout Is Real.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 23, 2022

While restaurant franchise owners experience the same inflation challenges as independent restaurant owners, there are unique benefits to franchise organizations in that they possess the strategy, resources and support to withstand economic pressure. Evaluating Resources. Costs of all resources involved in restaurant operations are rising.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Restaurant leaders expect waves in the year ahead, with 32 percent pinning recruitment and retention as their top challenge, 27 percent most concerned about rising food costs, and 21 percent flagging sales volume as the main hurdle.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2022

Restaurants who are already using drive thru have begun looking at adding more lanes, and even table service brands who would never have previously considered it are looking at drive thrus as a smart investment. This has caused a dearth of institutional knowledge and experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, in the process of resuming and continuing restaurant operations, operators need to take steps to lower the risk of infection among employees and customers and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Both of these technological advancements are instrumental in ensuring excellent customer service and reducing food waste.

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