Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Customers are going to be hesitant to dine indoors. By providing a safe, pleasant and healthy indoor dining experience, and promoting and marketing it to your new and past customers, restaurants can help to hasten the return of customers and keep everyone safe. An app-first experience for restaurant chains.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). This data covers U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

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. “Now, more than ever, restaurateurs need an effective and affordable way to promote their restaurants to new and existing customers so they can bring them back again and again.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

The past five years have reinforced the critical intersection of digital and hospitality in the restaurant industry. Digital not only powers seamless experiences but also unlocks guest data that can elevate hospitality across all touchpoints, both digital and in-person. Technology continues to transform restaurant operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought endless changes to the restaurant industry, but perhaps the most significant has been the rise of the contactless dining experience. With customers opting for alternatives to dine-in, restaurants adapted to build solutions to offer takeout, delivery and curbside pickup options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2021

Smart business owners who find inexpensive, creative ways to anticipate and fulfill customers’ needs will stand out through COVID-19 and beyond. Here are some needs that customers are likely to be prioritizing right now, with some low-cost ideas on how to meet those needs. Safety and Normalcy. The Human Touch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Food handlers must wear gloves, hats and masks. If you make them feel welcomed, they will continue to come back again and again and will remember your personal touch on their experience. They are for your own safety too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. Beyond the realm of food, a similar shift has occurred with electric cars.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

No matter how excellent your customer service is, you will always encounter the occasional aggressive customer. If you've worked in the hospitality industry, you've already had to deal with an aggressive customer or two. Six Tips for Handling Aggressive Customers. Your Customer Should Feel Appreciated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Wally Sadat, CMO of The Kebab Shop, a chain of restaurants in California and Texas, has been using On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store during our beta test and said it helped him manage costs and retain customers during recent months. Sellers can pass this fee entirely to the buyer or offer custom delivery promotions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

However, persistent labor shortages are pushing restaurants to explore automation and artificial intelligence to streamline operations – from kitchen management to customer service – to alleviate staffing pressures while also enhancing efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2020

The pandemic has taught the society at large to transact online accelerating digital transformation within the restaurant and hospitality verticals. As a new normal emerges, it will be more important than ever to elevate the dining experience with experiences that are personal and delightful. And this will take some time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2020

Customer discounts and free sandwiches for healthcare workers are just two of the ways that the barbeque brand is showing its genuine care and appreciation for the communities it serves. Continued access to at least some of life’s amenities can serve as a huge morale-booster to customers who otherwise feel cooped up in their homes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

. "We're very impressed with their quality of execution, product cadence and customer centric approach in these unprecedented times.” Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce. .” online recipes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

But beyond its legal necessity, ensuring compliance with employment laws is critical to shaping a better experience for employees and customers alike. We have seen this recently with California’s new minimum wage for fast food workers, as well as the phasing out of tipped wages in Washington, D.C.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

Marketing and communications has never been more important, but it has shifted: It’s no longer just about marketing your establishment, but also communicating how your business is changing operations to help protect customers and employees. Just last week, I dined outdoors at a local restaurant.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Its tough, and cant be done passively. Success isnt just about passionits about structure.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19. Aramark Creates Safety Plans.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes. Trust in restaurants remains high.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Customer-centric. Customer experience management. In the wake of the pandemic, many restaurants have reshaped their entire approach to customer engagement prioritizing frictionless digital experiences, expanded delivery options, and increased health and safety precautions. Personalized.

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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 old maxim to “under promise and over deliver” is relevant to the hospitality industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2020

I live with my parents, but I have moved to the basement for their safety. They give me masks and gloves, so I feel safe delivering food. Also, because the situation has changed so much, customers have more questions now. Also, because the situation has changed so much, customers have more questions now. Stroger, Jr.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 10, 2021

It’s easy for restaurant experiences to be impersonal and ordinary right now, with face masks and takeout containers dictating the nature of dining. With so much of a focus on health and safety, other details and levels of service are understandably pushed to the backburner. Upgrade Your Takeout Experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Your restaurant is open and customers are back. Workers’ compensation data shows an uptick in the number of new employees injured on the job, especially in the hospitality and food service industries. Customers can become unruly, and even friendly gatherings can turn volatile. Exhaustion from overwork.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most Important safety initiatives. The top choice by far was having a culinary experience similar to eating at the restaurant. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. The importance of making guests feel comfortable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Kyle Collins is Marketing Director for Patina Restaurant Group, formed by Nick Valenti and Joachim Splichal as a bicoastal boutique restaurant and food service company. The firm has approximately 60 restaurants and food service operations. We will continue to focus on an omni-dash channel digital experience moving forward.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

They include PepsiCo, Uber Eats, Constellation Brands, Moët Hennessy USA, Robin Hood Foundation, Ecolab, Cargill, Boston Beer Company, Shift4 Payments, P&G Professional, Ventura Foods, United HealthCare, The Elliot Group, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and the Light Foundation. makes it easy for guests to support local restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2022

The restaurant industry has survived nearly two years of the global pandemic, adapting to ensure they provide the best possible experience for new and returning customers. Convenience, digital accessibility, and safety reign supreme. Customers are craving convenience, now more than ever.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Alonso Castañeda , VP of Brand Development & Strategy for Savory Restaurant Fund, will discuss how the brands he works with have been able to take advantage of the current landscape to creatively serve customers. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. Brad Duea – CEO, Restaurant REVOLUTION Technologies.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

Not just quite but we can already see some effects of COVID-19 in the hospitality industry, especially restaurants. Let’s observe some of the established ones that emerged in the restaurant industry in the past year – and won’t fade away any time soon: Customer Habits Have Changed, Undeniably. Is it over yet?

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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. "But while consumers are anxious to get back out there to eat, they come with new expectations on everything from menus to the technology used to increase safety. Can't touch this.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2022

Making solid financial decisions in the restaurant/hospitality business has never been easy, but these days, it’s harder than ever. Today, my customers’ orders are short by as much as 10%. via photos flashed on a large indoor monitor would excite customers into spending more. Recommendation : DON’T DO IT!

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I’ve thought a lot about the lessons he taught me during the challenges of the past year, as well as countless other times when world events have shaken the hospitality industry to its core. Focus on creating extraordinary experiences that raise the bar in your community. Support Your Staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

With the evolution of the hospitality design, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems will need to adapt to the changing architecture. Additionally, restaurants will experience a significant shift in technology and customer service. Embracing Different Dining Experiences.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

All this while still maintaining the warm, friendly atmosphere that operators in the hospitality industry are known for. By prioritizing employee safety during a time of crisis, leaders set a strong example for their management teams and clearly demonstrate how the organization values its people. Transparency.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Your waiters and waitresses are the face of your establishment, shaping the customer experience and directly impacting revenue. Waiter interview questions to ask: What experience do you have as a waiter or waitress? What does excellent customer service mean to you? Tell us about a time you dealt with a difficult customer.

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