7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Restaurant concept inspiration comes from a variety of places, like heritage, family background, a far-off place, or personal experience. Here are a few examples of restaurants with names that ooze concept: Parm: Casual Italian, known for their Chicken Parm Sandwiches. Umami Burger : Casual burger spot with an empaths on flavor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. percent) and fine dining restaurants (19.9 percent) than they do in casual restaurants (16.5 percent, from 16.93

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These technologies, often unseen but highly influential, are quietly revolutionizing culinary practices and guest experiences. Whether it's the utilization of AI-driven analytics to elevate menu design or the precision of robotics transforming kitchen operations, a new era in dining is taking shape.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 24, 2022

Quick-serve, fine-casual, and fast-food restaurants have taken to restaurant ordering apps faster than full-service restaurants. Today, with indoor capacity and foot traffic still at historically low levels, providing a smooth user experience is crucial to remaining afloat and prospering in business. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. The visionary panel that explored dining away from home included members with specific expertise and interest in restaurant dining and the hospitality industry.

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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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Foodable

MARCH 3, 2021

The Fast Casual Global virtual event features the rising stars, executives, and innovators in the fast casual restaurant sector. This event series will present some of the most sought after research and insights driving fast casual restaurant business growth and innovation.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

From converting to fast casual to offering meal kits to ghost kitchen-driven expansion, restaurants are meeting customers where they are (mostly at-home!), Fast casual is king With dining rooms effectively shut down early last year (many of them still limited), restaurants had to rethink how they would be serving hungry diners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Restaurants and customers are feeling the effects of inflation, according to the third quarter 2022 data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, The report reveals that inflation experiences have intensified for consumers in every state in the U.S.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It’s about staying ahead of the game and thriving in a competitive industry. Profit margins can also serve as a benchmark for comparing your performance to industry standards and competitors, providing insights to improve your restaurant profit. What is Restaurant Profit Margin and Why Should It Improve?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2022

While restaurants saw sales plummet during the height of the pandemic, Americans proved how much they were looking forward to dining out again once vaccination rates rose and positive COVID cases started to fall. Looking for some ideas to help your casual dining establishment thrive? billion during 2022-2026.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Data findings in the series have offered insight into customer expectations to support restaurant brands as they navigate through the health crisis and continue to move forward through the recovery. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. For fast-casual and quick-service restaurants—no more lines. 2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

According to Upserve’s 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry Report, the industry will collectively lose $240 billion, with casual dining sales volume down by 60 percent and fast casual down 50 percent. When establishments put the customer first, every business decision revolves around that priority.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Indeed, we’ve entered a new era of customer habits –– much of it catalyzed by the pandemic, but some of which was already beginning to take shape even prior. Rather than dining in, more consumers are now opting for drive through, pick up curbside or carry out. Owning the End-to-End Experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2023

QSRs, coffee shops, fast-casual restaurants, and full-service establishments all have one more opportunity to win over new diners and achieve record revenues. Those who provide a superlative experience to their diners. percent more than in 2022. Who will capture the gold?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2021

As a result, quick-service and fast-casual restaurants are increasingly harnessing big data and automation to give their customers what they want before an order comes out of their mouth – or their brand’s app. But what if you aren’t the fast-food giants of the world? Further, 97.2 Further, 97.2

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RGU

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Earlier this year, the marketing solutions company polled dozens of QSR and fast casual restaurant owner/operators to uncover what was missing in their marketing strategies. Earlier this year, the healthy fast casual concept worked with ShopAdviser on a six-week mobile marketing campaign across four locations in Florida.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The good news is people were eager to go back to restaurants and experience the flavors and freedom of dining out again. The good news is people were eager to go back to restaurants and experience the flavors and freedom of dining out again. People wanted to dine and de-stress by having fun and food in one place.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In fact, surveys show that 56% of people dine out at least twice a week! Instead, investing in new processes can streamline your eatery and cut costs while increasing efficiency and improving your customer experience! You won’t need a central POS terminal taking up room in your dining area.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Pizza Ordering Predictions HungerRush released the results of a national dining survey on 2024 pizza ordering predictions for The Big Game (February 11) and National Pizza Day (February 9). A failure to handle complex orders with speed and accuracy can damage the customer experience for almost half of customers and lead to lost business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 5, 2020

As restaurants adjust their protocol to safely reopen, contactless experiences will be important in preventing the spread of this infectious disease. As restaurants adjust their protocol to safely reopen, contactless experiences will be important in preventing the spread of this infectious disease.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, a casual restaurant usually has a higher turnover rate. You can’t fix your table turnover rate without understanding the two key components: the total number of tables and the total number of customers served over a specific period. This should include all tables available for seating customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

We are witnessing the evolution of fine dining. Nowadays, vegan food is becoming normal in restaurants and fast food joints. A rise in number of vegan restaurants is witnessed as younger population especially women are preferring vegan diet over traditional fine dining options. Bn at an impressive 22 percent CAGR in 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As consumer options and demand shifted, businesses were forced to adapt and prioritize new technologies and alternate ordering experiences that would allow them to deliver on customer expectations. This allows for brands to have a direct relationship with customers, and in turn, create more personalized, frictionless engagements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. The data also points to a broken customer arrival experience. For restaurant brands, the digital pivot is imperative to getting the customer experience right.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In terms of trends, it is clear that in 2023 technology will continue to shape and enhance the restaurant industry and we will see operators adopting new technologies to create an even more seamless and frictionless experience for guests, while still maintaining unique and engaging dining experiences. For part one, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Now more than ever, effective customer service is pivotal in retaining customer loyalty and regenerating pandemic-hit revenue. The key to providing outstanding customer service is ultimately through coherent communication, as adequate English language competency is essential for ensuring a positive guest experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2022

Just three months ago, when asked “ what is causing dissatisfaction from the QSR experience? For table service, price ranked third as the reason for their dissatisfaction, with long wait times and poor customer service coming in ahead. As we enter Q2 2022, it’s a different view. The sentiment has changed rapidly.

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 23, 2021

But sometimes, dining can be difficult when you have a family. Hoping to have a unique dining experience? This local restaurant offers a farm-to-table experience in a fast-casual setting. With so many different atmospheres and cuisines to explore, it’s no wonder this city is known for food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Whether you’re serving gourmet food in a fine dining establishment or flipping burgers next to the local university, there’s going to be an audience that works best for your business. When you take these factors into consideration, you can find the customers most likely to be interested in your restaurant. Competitors.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2023

A growing number of fast food chains are experimenting with seatless locations with only takeout or drive-thru options. Getty Images/iStockphoto As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all. People just aren’t hanging out at fast food joints the way they used to.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Reports show that 81 percent of fine dining establishments, 78 percent of family restaurants, and 77 percent of fast-casual spots added curbside pickup, pivoting away from dine-in services after March 2020. When online reservations first arrived, plenty of restaurants scoffed at the idea of axing customer interaction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Offering discounts to incentivize customers to enroll and engage with loyalty programs has been a common practice in the restaurant industry for years. With the continued uncertainty of the current macroeconomic climate, brands must find ways to reduce marketing spend while driving more value from their customer base.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2023

As restaurants work overtime to deal with soaring costs, ongoing labor shortages and growing economic uncertainty, many are pushing the limits of what used to be their competitive space to extend their brand and get in front of new potential customers. The following trends show how brands are taking advantage of this growing movement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2019

People love to eat out and return when the experience is special. What’s on our collective horizon for the future of dining? Customer-led Ordering and Payment. Complete Customer Journey Mapping. Some things never change. So, where are we headed? Here’s a look at the top predictions for the coming decade.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Consumers visit a fast food or quick serve restaurant (QSR) with a goal in mind: secure a tasty meal incredibly quickly. Once upon a time, a frontline employee at a fast food restaurant did not necessarily need technological skills to apply for the job. Fast forward to 2022. Who makes the magic happen?

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