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. According to this year's survey, restaurant operators' early investment in delivery and mobile ordering has paid off in a big way.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

Possible strategy: More space between tables and controlled limits on customers allowed at one time. How do we balance lower volume with financial needs of the operation? [] CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD THEY ORDER. WE DO NOT HAVE A DEPENDABLE FLOW OF CUSTOMERS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In addition, bartenders are mixing sparkling wine of all styles and prices into their cocktails to add effervescence, crispness or sweetness to the experience. There is also a growing trend in wines priced to sell with good value in either BTG or by-the-bottle formats to drive more orders and not just high margins.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Mark Heymann, a labor expert and CEO of UniFocus, for his insights on navigating post-pandemic restaurant recovery through effective hiring and training. Have hand sanitizer available upon entering the restaurant for customers and employees alike. Mark Heymann.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

As restaurant operators, you are a part of the community, providing an experience and opportunity for people to come together, celebrate events or both. Your community relies on you to provide a comforting, familiar experience, deliver food for those who may not have access, and feed the essential groups of people who are still working.

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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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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

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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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Social Media 170

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. According to 7shifts’ Restaurant Data Hub , New York restaurant sales recovery has been slower than the overall United States (and Canadian) average.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing.

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2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 184

Rocket Fuel

MAY 1, 2023

This highlights the increasing consumer demand for convenience and the importance of offering delivery options for QSR operators. Higher guest checks for delivery: Guest checks for delivery have consistently been higher than other channels over the past three years.

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Operations Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 52

Foodable

AUGUST 10, 2021

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Zachary Goldstein , the chief executive officer and founder of Thanx , to explore marketing and elevating the digital experience for consumers. Ease of use for the customer always wins.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. Now as we enter a recovery stage, the biggest challenge that's emerged has become finding enough staff to fit the demand. This, of course, doesn't mean it's ok to serve bad food.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2020

COVID-19 has been a powerful driving force for AI tech particularly in this industry, as stay-at-home orders, social distancing and other safety measures forced operators to rethink how they interact with their staff and guests. Cameras will also allow restaurants to serve customers in a touchless environment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

COVID-19 has been a devastatingly destabilizing force for the food service industry. They’ll find themselves on the other side of the pandemic with renewed customer affinity. First, a pivot to e-commerce sales helped to facilitate online orders, deliveries, and curbside pick-up. The Matter of Space: A Look at the Market.

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Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale Retail 178

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

" Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp. “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. Best practices for calculating cash flow.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

operators, mostly sales) minus your cash outflows (your operating costs, like food and drink, payroll, rent, etc.) Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. This way, you can take immediate action on issues like incorrect portions or food waste (explored below).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Prepare for dine-in resurgence : consumers miss dine-in experiences, leading to pent-up demand and expected increases in visit frequency. Pick-up and curbside delivery will gain stronger relevance post-COVID, and dine-in recovery will be stronger than pre-COVID levels. Specific food item I like – +5.3 Pre-COVID: 10.3

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Food Safety Beverage Consumer Goods Guest Recovery 189

Cheetah

APRIL 26, 2021

In 2019, we published The Beginner’s Guide to Opening a Food Truck Business , where we covered the basics of buying a food truck, choosing the right location, working with suppliers, and more. Which brings us to the question: Is starting a food truck in 2021 still a good idea? Food Truck Industry Outlook after Covid-19.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

" Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp. “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. Best practices for calculating cash flow.

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Webinar Loyalty Program Online Ordering Social Media 185

Foodable

JULY 13, 2021

“As we moved through the pandemic, we realized we needed a seamless platform—one system that was accessible via web, app, or catering that customers could use for ordering. So we switched over to a new platform that enables a more seamless guest experience,” says Magid. That was right up our alley.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. Thirty-nine percent of those in the US and 36 percent in the UK ordered more frequently from their local restaurant than before the crisis. "Throughout COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. Following integration, Flippy ROAR’s zero-footprint design will be tested to improve employee and food preparation, for wider location integration. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot.

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Mobile Ordering Certification Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 164

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

The partnership aligns Clean Juice’s core values of healthy, clean living with a focus on raising the nutritional and educational value of organic food and beverage choices available to consumers across the nation. There aren’t a lot of products that are transparent about what is in your food.”

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Foodable

MAY 18, 2020

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date for the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. Although food safety has been embedded in the foundation of the foodservice industry, safety assurance remains the number one concern for patrons as they begin dining out post pandemic.

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Dine-in Guest Recovery Food Safety Online Ordering 52

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

Golden Chick’s modular restaurant design will feature a drive-thru as well as an area for online order pick-ups in a 1,920-square-foot space. A 1,400-square foot model without interior seating is also currently in development and will be equipped with a drive-thru and walk-up order window.

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Foodable

APRIL 30, 2020

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date for the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. Food runners will become necessary to safely handle food and avoid bacterial contamination. The expectation of wearing masks and respecting space will become the new normal.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In turn, it leaves more time and energy to focus on delighting guests with delicious food and new memorable dining experiences, be they in-house or off-premise. Technology presents unique solutions for restaurants to differentiate themselves and for owners to run their businesses more efficiently.

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Technology Guest Recovery Front of House Point of Sale 52

Foodable

JULY 14, 2020

Listen to "Contactless Everything Continues as Customers and Operators Embrace New Technology Vol. cities, Allset is a platform for diners looking to pre-order takeout, dine-in, and pickup. Users can pick up orders within ten minutes, or select a particular time to pick up the order. 9: Allset" on Spreaker.

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Technology Operations Guest Recovery Hospitality 59

Foodable

JULY 16, 2020

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date for the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron sits down with frequent Foodable guest Andrew Horowitz, the president and founder of Horowitz & Company. music, movies, photos).

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Everyone has to eat somewhere, and knowing how and where your customers choose to eat (a metric known as share of stomach) is vital to reaching them with the right menu items, marketing messages, price points and atmosphere. Consumer eating patterns are impacted by the economy, food trends and other factors. Order meal kits?

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Point of Sale Consumer Goods Social Media Customer Service 76

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2020

At Black Box Intelligence we benchmark performance for 300+ restaurant brands in multiple data sources including reported sales, workforce, guest satisfaction and consumer behavior. I am a restaurateur and researcher with lots of data and experience in the industry. . In this recovery the use of transparent guest feedback will be key.

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Guest Recovery Point of Sale Consumer Goods Leadership 54

EATER

JUNE 26, 2020

While the city of Miami has allowed restaurants to operate their dining rooms at half capacity since May 27, this particular spot is remaining closed for dine-in service until its owners can offer their customers a more “on-brand” dining experience — meaning fun and easygoing — rather than a modified, cautious night out.

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Front of House Back of House Guest Recovery Loyalty Program 122

The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 29, 2020

These safety measures are also essential to retain customer trust. ‘Proper spatial planning needs to be done in restaurants while still trying to create a sense of intimacy for customers. It is important to let the guests enjoy the experience, so among other things, the food presentation has to be amazing.

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Operations Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Food Safety 40

Restaurant365

JUNE 24, 2020

Understanding how to decrease controllable costs – food and labor are the big two — helps you drive operational improvements that can increase your financial outcome. Beyond invoice processing and payment, AP Automation also allows you to see real-time and long-term insights into food costs. Cost out your menu items and recipes.

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Point of Sale POS Inventory Employee Relations 78

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Interested candidates should have business experience, along with $125,000 in liquid assets and a minimum net worth of $350,000. “In addition to our growth and brand milestones so far this year, we have more in the pipeline in new and existing markets to increase the experience for both guests and franchisees.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2022

These issues, along with continued surges in COVID infections, are slowing the recovery. . From robotics to contactless payments, customers and operators began using technology to engage with one another in new ways. Keeping guests happy will be complicated. But it wasn’t all bad news. Things are changing quickly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. 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. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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