Deliverect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Some full-service restaurants managed to pivot and find a way to offer their multi-course meals for delivery. Many quick-serve and fast-food restaurants thrived using delivery and drive-thru channels. What does the future look like for restaurant ordering and delivery tech? What’s in store for 2021? Takeout is king.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Here are a few examples of each: First-party delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 23, 2023

Globally, restaurants saw a notable shift in customer expectations and behavior during this time. For lengthy periods over the course of two years, businesses were forced to operate solely on a take-out and delivery basis, and it soon became evident that everybody would need to up their game.

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OpenTable

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Is This the Future of Dining? – The Wall Street Journal. In a world of socially distant and off-premise dining, chefs and restaurateurs are looking for creative ways to keep the magic of hospitality alive. Rise of the Ghost Kitchens: How Virtual Restaurants Are Reshaping L.A.’s … Read more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Just as restaurants were on the path toward recovery after COVID-19 closures and safety restrictions, the current economic conditions continue to present challenges for the industry. But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2020

What precautions need to be in place to protect our staff and customers? Will customers return, or will they shy away from any contact with groups of people? Profits are slim, employees may be reluctant to return, the fear of the virus is looming, the food distribution system is heavily bruised, and customers are cautious.

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2022

The restaurant industry saw a significant increase in delivery and takeout during the COVID-19 lockdown. As lockdown restrictions were lifted, restaurant owners expected some customers to return in person while still following safety measures. However, most restaurants were still getting more delivery orders than ever.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. One, the new normal will become the old normal, and a takeout- and delivery-first model will become the standard in the restaurant industry. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here.

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7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

We’ve learned a thing or two from our experience working with restaurants during and before the pandemic, so we compiled a list of critical information any restaurant will need to successfully reopen and stay operational during the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In a landscape where precision equates to performance, prepping your commercial kitchen for the sweltering conditions and guest upsurge of the warmer months is an exercise in foresight and expertise. The harmony between these two will dictate your kitchen's efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 Home Delivery, Contactless Society, Increased Remote Work and the Gen-Z Digital Generation. Look for an expansion of physical and digital accommodations to support delivery service (like more parking spaces and pickup lockers).

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

To nourish and provide sustenance To offer convenience To provide a forum for conversation To create opportunities for gatherings To reward customers To provide an outlet for chef creativity To complete a neighborhood or destination To rock customers world. Sorry – just trying to be realistic.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

So, take a deep breath, kick a few empty five-gallon buckets around the kitchen (make sure they are empty), release a string of expletives if it makes you feel better, and take a few ibuprofens to address that constant headache. Yes, I’m talking about what it will be like in our restaurants from this point on and into the foreseeable future.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2021

The state of dining has transformed over the last year and a half and continues to rapidly evolve. According to NPD Group data, takeout and delivery orders have increased dramatically, with takeout jumping from 18 percent to 60 percent within the FSR segment from 2019 to 2020. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2021

Restaurant owners are looking for creative ways to revamp the indoor dining experience with improved health and safety standards. Restaurant owners can use these helpful tips to promote key health and safety standards in order to regain trust and improve the overall customer experience: Improve Air, Hand and Surface Hygiene.

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Deliverect

APRIL 1, 2020

With the closure of restaurant dine-in services to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, online food ordering has become a crucial business model overnight. Restaurants today have only two options: they can stay open by offering online delivery and/or takeout, or close up shop and wait for the proverbial storm to pass.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public. A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

Provide Customer Service Training. There is a direct correlation between customer service level and staff training. You will then have a capable team that consistently delivers unbeatable levels of customer service. The last thing you want to do is promise customers delivery times that you have no chance of delivering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

In the year ahead, we will continue to offer our customers the true and authentic service our brand is known for, making sure they feel taken care of when visiting any of our more than 500 restaurants across the country. Read the first part, here. Looking ahead, we’re focused on strategic, measured expansion and growing profitability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 9, 2022

Restaurants have been making a comeback while a global pandemic still clutches owners, staff, and customers. Recent industry studies have reported that 63 percent of restaurant consumers prefer to order delivery directly from restaurants, mostly due to the excessive customer fees associated with third party ordering apps.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience. A restaurant’s back of house includes any area of operations the customer doesn’t usually see. Food safety.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2020

Whichever side of the question you find yourself on – there is no denying that the constraints will be significant, customers will be very leery about entering a restaurant, and initial sales will never be enough to keep a restaurant solvent. There are few certainties at this time except an understanding that this is not over.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

With strict government health lockdowns in place, dining out became a thing of the past. To tackle the concerns of customers and employees while focusing on business growth, restaurant owners will need to look to innovation and reimagine how they once operated. Promoting Safety. For customers, it became a new experience.

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Deliverect

APRIL 20, 2020

Over the past few months, delivery and takeout have become a lifeline for restaurants across the globe. Food delivery was booming business before we were hit by the coronavirus. After this is all over, some of those new habits will remain and change the way we’ve been approaching delivery all together.

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Beyond a welcome reprieve from 18 months of eating at home, sit-down dining experiences can provide a sense of normalcy; people are eager to return when it’s safe to do so. Additionally, there’s a chance for businesses to capitalize on the growing takeout and delivery trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We’ve found our guests really appreciate and need that experience now more than ever. We’ve found our guests really appreciate and need that experience now more than ever. That’s why we decided to donate 10 percent of sales of our off-premise take-out and delivery platform to No Kid Hungry.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 8, 2024

From the kitchen to the dining room, robots are revolutionizing how meals are prepared, served, and even created. Current Use of Robotics in Restaurants Kitchen Automation One of the most significant areas where robotics has made inroads is in the kitchen. Firstly, it can lead to increased efficiency and productivity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Events like this not only ruined our entire eating experience, but also prevented us from ordering food from this restaurant for a while. Restaurant owners are using intelligent packaging to keep food warm, hygienic, presentable, and ready to eat from kitchen to customer plate. Delivery of cold food leads to loss of customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even in states that now allow indoor dining with safety measures, many customers still have concerns that keep them away, perhaps because a significant percentage of this summer’s outbreaks are linked to bars and restaurants. Before the pandemic, familiar routines guided employee and customer interactions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It was a convenience added to the playbook to assist customers with difficulty getting out of their car or to keep larger orders from blocking up a drive thru. The extra precautions and contortions of today’s pick-ups will eventually fade, but the model of customers grabbing food right outside the restaurant is here to stay.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2021

Smart Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brands have been able to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic by way of nimble and adaptive solutions that prioritize providing exceptional experiences to consumers, a factor that is paramount to the success of many QSRs. One thing we know is that new consumer behaviors are here to stay. Digital Menu Boards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

Amid the chaos of mandatory lockdowns and wavering safety regulations, only the most adaptable were able to stay afloat. From meal kit delivery to ghost kitchens and more, restaurant owners put on their creative hats during this time period. Utilize digital resources to streamline communication with customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here.

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