Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2021

When the pandemic hit and indoor dining was prohibited, the demand for online ordering, curbside pickup and drive-thru usage skyrocketed. But as restrictions on indoor dining have lifted, long lines at drive-thrus continue because QSRs are grappling with a new problem: labor shortages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Contactless ordering at the table, virtual host stands, and online staff wellness checks have all become standard operating procedures for us now. I think that guests will be choosy with where they go out in the future, and concepts that provide an authentic and safe experience will definitely have the edge. Here are their responses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

To get a pulse on QSR trends in 2022, Modern Restaurant Management magazine reached out to David Vance, Vice President of QSR at Mood Media, an on-premise media solutions company dedicated to elevating the customer experience. Simply put, the experience should look, feel, smell, and sound differently from their last visit in 2019.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 65 percent rely on mobile ordering for 11 percent or more of sales. 55 percent plan to add more space for pick-up.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2022

Japan is another nation that embraced restaurant automation early and still does through its conveyor belt sushi lines that deliver small plates of food around to seated customers. Employee turnover rates are one of the highest in the catering industry, though the top services stand out with excellent retention rates.

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Mobile Ordering Food Order Employee Relations Customer Service 210

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

Additionally, restaurants will experience a significant shift in technology and customer service. Studies have shown that better IAQ relates to reduce risk of airborne viruses such as COVID-19. Good mechanical design starts with ventilation, filtration and proper airflow relation. Architectural Considerations in HVAC.

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Design Guest Recovery Consumer Goods Fine Dining 209

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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Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

Nevertheless, some brands have demonstrated how to be good to their customers, associates, healthcare providers, and communities during this time. Nevertheless, some brands have demonstrated how to be good to their customers, associates, healthcare providers, and communities during this time. Hotel Trundle Shares Stories of Happiness.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

states are continuing to mandate complete restaurant dining room shut-downs, the majority of them are engaging in either regional or complete reopenings. Employee well-being. Customer well-being. All of these policies should be clearly documented, and all employees should be required to read and sign-off on them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms. For the restaurateurs who responded to our survey, only 15 percent said they were allowed to dine at full capacity, with nearly half saying they were allowed 50 percent capacity. Patio dining in colder weather. Limitations and consumer demand.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

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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2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 177

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

Having already adjusted to the rise of takeout and delivery, now restaurants are figuring out how to reopen for dine-in service while navigating social distancing and other health guidelines. For those less familiar, QR codes are a type of barcode readable by mobile devices that direct people to a web page or site with more information.

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Marketing Mobile Ordering Food Safety Communication 204

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will enable brands to better manage off-premises orders and balance their hybrid operating models. Operations will continue to be simplified despite digital experiences expansion. Operations will continue to be simplified despite digital experiences expansion. The “restaurant anywhere” experience will expand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 203

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery. 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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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 212

Focus POS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Online ordering. Being able to offer more than just dine-in channels is key to bringing in new revenues. Due to the pandemic, many patrons have moved to online ordering to avoid contact with others. What type of online ordering technology would suit your business best? With wages increasing to 34.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

With summer around the corner, and an imminent surge of demand for experiences and events in the months ahead, Tripleseat and SevenRooms partnered to survey 1,000 U.S. With summer around the corner, and an imminent surge of demand for experiences and events in the months ahead, Tripleseat and SevenRooms partnered to survey 1,000 U.S.

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2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 185

Restaurant365

MAY 25, 2022

According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry, below is the percentage breakdown of adult (age 18+) consumers who say they would be likely to use the following options if they were offered by a restaurant in their area they patronize: Order and pay for food or beverages using a restaurant website: 74%.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public.

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SpotOn

MAY 20, 2024

Yet, the practice of giving tips has become a much-maligned and misunderstood aspect of the restaurant experience. Operators have to navigate the complex world of tip pool options, service charges, and minimum wages and ensure their employees are motivated and paid well, all while striving for profitability.

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Focus POS

JUNE 2, 2020

It could be argued that the restaurant industry has been hit the hardest when it comes to stay-at-home orders and social distancing mandates; however, the resilience of the restaurant industry cannot be denied, and as restaurateurs shift their thinking from, “How am I going to survive?”

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Customers are going to be hesitant to dine indoors. That they can get coronavirus from someone sitting next to them while dining. Create a contactless experience via QR Codes with a contactless menu and contactless check-ins. 'Safety' An app-first experience for restaurant chains. That tables are too close.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

introduced its "Make It This Winter" platform, which offers a collection of resources, including one-on-one consultations with US Foods experts, informational webinars, new outdoor dining products, and updated online materials and tools for restaurant operators to tackle the ongoing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. "With

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Rewards Network, together with American Airlines AAdvantage Dining and United Airlines MileagePlus Dining, surveyed their members to learn more about what they anticipate their dining habits will look like over the next few months. Some highlights inlcude: Consumers' projected dining out frequency.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Customer Service 185

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. We’re thrilled to welcome Postmates to the Uber family as we innovate together to deliver better experiences for consumers, delivery people, and merchants across the country."

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Between self-service, order management, home delivery options, and futuristic robotic servers, there’s no shortage of great ideas for boosting front-of-house productivity. Casual dining – 28%. Fine dining – 28%. Every establishment’s goal is to deliver an outstanding customer experience. Quickservice – 29%.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

“Cities such as San Francisco and Honolulu, which have had some of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders, are now seeing the highest numbers of closures relative to the number of businesses in their respective cities.” Yelp Sees COVID Effect. “As U.S. business closure data reflect an unstable economy.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

F&B businesses can only hope to retain their customers if they provide standard quality food and reach out to new audiences. Mobile applications, artificial intelligence, analytics, smart gadgets, and other technology developers have turned their attention to the restaurant business. Source: Twilio Customer Stories.

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Management Management Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 93

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The new report captures a steady rise in mobile ordering, reinforcing the critical importance of mobile initiatives for restaurant brands. According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. Mobile orders are on the rise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

“Preparing to reopen a restaurant in the face of a changing pandemic can be complex and challenging without the right resources to help guide your planning efforts,” said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. restaurant operations. Staying nimble given the fluid environment.

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Front of House Back of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 204

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

According to a new survey released by the National Restaurant Association, nearly one in six restaurants (representing nearly 100,000 restaurants) is closed either permanently or long-term; nearly three million employees are still out of work; and the industry is on track to lose $240 billion in sales by the end of the year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

"While most consumers do not expect the pandemic to end in 2021, they are already considering their future lifestyles, including dining behavior." "While most consumers do not expect the pandemic to end in 2021, they are already considering their future lifestyles, including dining behavior." off-premise growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

With thousands of restaurants forced to close their dining rooms, and millions of Americans facing sudden unemployment, GroupRaise saw an opportunity to mobilize its 10,000+ restaurant partners along with their communities to offer those who are able a chance to support both local business and food distribution to at-risk families.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 154

Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. Sometimes called a virtual restaurant, virtual kitchen or cloud kitchen, a ghost kitchen is a food-service business that serves customers exclusively through online orders.

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