Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2024

To capitalize on this momentum, here’s how to use QR codes as part of your recipe for creating brand awareness and improving customer experience. Drive traffic to your restaurant’s social media page by adding QR codes to posters, food packaging, receipts and table tents.

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Bingage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Growing up with your latest technology trends can give your restaurant a competitive edge and ensure that you serve your customers the best possible experience. Personalization refers to communicating with customers at every touchpoint. QR codes for restaurants have emerged to be an essential tool for a better experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2024

Fast food fraud has seen a 45-percent increase in the last year or so, largely driven by a digital transformation sea change that has made these restaurants more vulnerable, according to data from fraud prevention company Forter. Why is fast food fraud on the rise? What should restaurant owners do to protect themselves from fraud?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2024

Restaurants seeking to capture more Gen Z and millennial diners should support this fast-paced lifestyle with meaningful loyalty programs that save time and encourage return visits. First, Segment Your Audience Your guests want you to know their lifestyle and consumers often feel frustrated when the buying experience feels impersonal.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

The benefits of having loyalty programs—particularly mobile programs—have become more noticeable due to the pandemic. Customers are prioritizing value, convenience and speed more than ever, and loyalty programs that are able to provide these perks are reaping the benefits from growing sales to more return customers.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

The benefits of having loyalty programs—particularly mobile programs—have become more noticeable due to the pandemic. Customers are prioritizing value, convenience and speed more than ever, and loyalty programs that are able to provide these perks are reaping the benefits from growing sales to more return customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2024

Adapt to Growing Price Fatigue Since the pandemic, controlling food costs has been a major challenge for restaurant operators. While factors such as convenience impact that decision, the experience of dining out is important. In 2024, restaurants should make the dining-out experience worth the price tag.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

But precisely, how can you determine what customers want? How can you adjust your B2C marketing strategy to align with their needs and provide an elevated culinary experience? Businesses must remain ahead of the curve by checking all the correct boxes as customer tastes evolve at an unparalleled pace.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature pizza predictions, Valentine's Day menu trends and lots about loyalty. 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).

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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. For the second part, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2023

Create a Strong Online Presence While platforms like Instagram and TikTok can generate buzz for a restaurant, many Gen Z customers are still looking to traditional platforms like Yelp and Google Maps when choosing a restaurant to visit; therefore, marketing strategies should focus on creating a strong online presence for the overall brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

The food industry has been historically slow to integrate technology and digital solutions. The Future of Payments Payment option variety is changing the dining experience in unthinkable ways. An added benefit: restaurants can also capture and analyze valuable customer data. Gone are the days of cash-only transactions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2024

Understanding the Drought The labor shortage has hit hard, with many restaurants operating below capacity despite a rebound in customer demand. These impacts affect not only the bottom line for businesses but also the dining experience for customers. This can ultimately lead to lower customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

Is your website optimized, and does it provide a good user experience? Assume a customer discovers your website but cannot identify where you are located or how to contact you. Suppose a customer goes to a search engine like Google or Google News API and types in 'Find local restaurants near me.' Loyalty Rewards.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It is a proven fact that existing customers spend more over a period of time than new ones. While there are ample other ways to boost sales, loyalty program is a reliable solution. The aim is to make the customers happy and satisfied in order to retain them. How To Use Loyalty Programs To Boost Restaurant Sales.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It is a proven fact that existing customers spend more over a period of time than new ones. While there are ample other ways to boost sales, loyalty program is a reliable solution. The aim is to make the customers happy and satisfied in order to retain them. How To Use Loyalty Programs To Boost Restaurant Sales.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 20, 2021

Did you know that implementing a restaurant loyalty program is one of the best ways to incentivize repeat business? In an industry that’s so closely tied to fluctuations in the economy and consumer behavior, restaurants depend on customer loyalty for survival. Benefits of a Restaurant Loyalty Program.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As a restaurant owner, you understand how critical it is to keep customers coming in through your doors. You have to have loyal customers that love your food even if a pandemic hits the world. Building brand loyalty when starting a new restaurant can save you money and increase your total profitability.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The ideal customer for your business is the one who comes back time and time again. When it comes to getting people in the door, it’s always easier to get someone back then to find brand-new customers. Retaining an existing customer is five times cheaper than acquiring a fresh face. How to measure customer retention.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2022

The event celebrates another year of connecting hungry guests with discounted meals at restaurants all over the country, and 2022 is shaping up to be a different experience than in years past. Restaurants continue to face labor and supply chain issues, plus rising food costs. Offer Easy Online Ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Surging prices have been top of mind for consumers for two years and counting, leaving restaurant leaders questioning how inflation might influence diners’ behavior and overall spending habits, including their usage of digital ordering and third-party delivery apps– both of which gained momentum during the pandemic.

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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. But rapidly rising labor and food costs over recent months has heightened pressure on already tight restaurant margins.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

We’ve also included a restaurant marketing plan PDF with all the questions you need to ask (and answer) to get into the minds of your customers and create a marketing recipe for success. But would a first-time customer know what your restaurant is made of by sitting at a table? Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

One of the biggest challenges that restaurants face is obtaining and retaining customers. This calls for restaurants to be creative on what they offer their customers. Gift cards, loyalty benefits, and customer reviews are some of the most effective ways of attracting and retaining customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 16, 2024

A friend tells you a restaurant has bad service and gave her food poisoning. Responding to your customer reviews is essential to boosting multi-location businesses’ online reputations and increasing customer loyalty. Their CX team was only capturing insights via loyalty programs. Would you still go?

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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. Moreover, in the coming year, early access to novel menu additions is set to become a sought-after offering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

It quickly became obvious that the brands best able to respond to the challenges posed by COVID restrictions and customer behavior changes were those with a strong digital foundation. Mobile-Based Loyalty Programs. With the collection of more customer data comes the opportunity to retool customer engagement marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Restaurant operators are now looking for solutions to retain customers as colder weather and economic conditions threaten their bottom line. Customers now expect more than a simple rewards program or general mailing list. Enhancing the In-Person Experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For many, that solution lies in technology such as self-service kiosks, QR codes, and online ordering. Solutions like self-ordering technology have several benefits, like increasing revenue through algorithmically programmed upselling technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Contactless payment solutions drive operators’ revenue and elevate customer experiences, but how can the technology set restaurants up for long-term success? Before the pandemic, many restaurants across the country experimented with contactless order and payment solutions but did so with a relative lack of urgency.

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The Restaurant Coach University

MARCH 2, 2017

When business is slow, many restaurants turn to discounts and coupons in order to get more people through the door. However, discounting is rarely an effective strategy for developing regular customers, and can even end up hurting your business. How do loyalty programs work, and what kind of incentives do they offer customers?

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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

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

You may serve the best food on the block, but if your restaurant doesn't match its dishes with plausible customer service, your customers may never come back. That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. What are AI and ML?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation. While many diners understand the tough times restaurants are going through, they are also feeling their dollars stretch and want to see the value of their money reflected in the food and service they receive.

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24/7 Waiter

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Online food ordering has seen exponential growth over the last few years and continues to expand. If you want to increase your sales, an online ordering system for restaurants is crucial. Bring in new customers who regularly want the convenience of take-out food and drink. Everyone wants to be recognized.

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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.

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