Squirrel Systems

MARCH 15, 2024

Gordon Begin, the Assistant Manager, and a gaming industry expert provided insights into the challenges and innovative initiatives that led to their remarkable recovery. This initiative lets customers buy bingo books and participate in virtual gaming sessions streamed on YouTube, ensuring ongoing engagement and entertainment for their guests.

Guest Recovery 52

Guest Recovery POS Entertainment Customer Experience 52

Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept?

Guest Recovery 310

Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 310

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 19, 2021

Every brand has had to react quickly to stay in business while trying to keep guests and customers safe. These tools were critical to surviving the worst of the pandemic, and now, as vaccines roll out and restrictions lift, restaurant technology will continue to play a major role in the recovery of the industry.

Guest Recovery 185

Guest Recovery Point of Sale Inventory Back of House 185

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As news of loosening restrictions in some parts of the country offers diners an opportunity to return to indoor dining, will customers be ready and willing? The activities that cause the most anxiety appear to be touching shared surfaces and proximity to other customers. Contactless is not just a solution for our present circumstances.

Technology 165

Technology Guest Recovery Customer Experience Mobile Ordering 165

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. Let your customers know that safety and sanitation is your most important job.

Guest Recovery 318

Guest Recovery Social Media Kitchen Safety Food Safety 318

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. Meaningful Menu Innovations : Restaurants and bars are evolving their menus beyond being a functional tool to improve the consumer experience.

Guest Recovery 186

Guest Recovery Consumer Goods Hotels Beverage 186

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2021

Customer comfort levels with on-premise dining varies and proper hygiene continues to be at the forefront of diners’ minds. As restaurants continue to enter this period of recovery, they will have to tackle a new slate of challenges. Secure the delivery, by ensuring delivery personnel have a good hygiene routine on the go.

Guest Recovery 199

Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods 199

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." The key to the industry's recovery will be the strength of each daypart. " Top Recovery Trends. " Remarkable Resiliency. foodservice industry.

2021 186

2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 186

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.

Hiring 161

Hiring Guest Recovery Back of House Food Safety 161

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2021

As we progress through a pandemic that’s kept many inside for months, guests are looking to venture out and experience unique dining moments. By utilizing seasonal ingredients and creating specialty menu items, our product innovation efforts have kept us relevant in a competitive industry, earning guest loyalty and driving sales.

Seasonal Menu 193

Seasonal Menu Guest Recovery Innovation Menu 193

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. And while our business has evolved over the past decade, so have our customers. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

2024 166

2024 2023 Food Order 2013 166

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 21, 2021

With restrictions easing, customers are excitedly returning to their favorite restaurants. Yet, nine in ten operators predict issues with recruitment at a time which is essential for our industry's recovery. Allow Staff to Focus on the Experience. Invest in Staff Satisfaction to Retain Valued Team Members.

Mobile Ordering 161

Mobile Ordering Ordering Front of House Guest Recovery 161

Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A mid the tumult of a chaotic global hotel market, brands of all sizes are reckoning with myriad unexpected factors — worldwide supply chain disruptions resulting in temporary inflation , nationwide labor shortages confining operations, and regional lingering restrictions limiting growth — each making the global recovery slower than expected.

Hotels 147

Hotels Inventory Guest Recovery Leadership 147

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. There was a subsequent recovery of +10 percent in the week to January 1 vs December 25. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships.

2022 212

2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 212

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2020

For businesses, this allows them to create automated, human-like interactions between customers and technology. With COVID-19 slowing foot traffic, and the possibility for more in-person dining restrictions on the horizon, restaurant operators are increasingly investing in AI-enabled technology to redefine the restaurant experience.

Guest Recovery 155

Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering 2025 Customer Experience 155

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.

Guest Recovery 147

Guest Recovery Customer Experience Social Media Food Order 147

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

How will restaurants shift their labor models to follow state safety regulations, ensure social distancing, minimize contact, and support the changing tide of guest preferences? After all, people are an organization’s greatest asset – and the key to speeding recovery and emerging stronger from these uncertain times.

Guest Recovery 174

Guest Recovery Food Safety Fine Dining Management 174

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.

2021 186

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 186

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.

Guest Recovery 98

Guest Recovery Marketing Hospitality Food Supply 98

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.

Operations 52

Operations Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

How will restaurants shift their labor models to follow state safety regulations, ensure social distancing, minimize contact, and support the changing tide of guest preferences? After all, people are an organization’s greatest asset – and the key to speeding recovery and emerging stronger from these uncertain times.

Guest Recovery 156

Guest Recovery Food Safety Fine Dining Management 156

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2021

The new tipping regulations represent a new era for the restaurant landscape that will either significantly help or hurt the industry’s post-pandemic recovery process. For a dinner rush, why pay three dishwashers the non-tipped minimum of $7.25 minimum) to occasionally help with dishes? However, a fairer option exists.

Tip Distribution 204

Tip Distribution Front of House Technology Back of House 204

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

According to 7shifts’ Restaurant Data Hub , New York restaurant sales recovery has been slower than the overall United States (and Canadian) average. Fortunately, though limited indoor seating is possible now and luckily for us, we have a pretty sizable floor, so we can comfortably distance customers.

2020 285

2020 Restaurant Law Fine Dining Outdoor 285

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.”

2021 157

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Social Media 157

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

However, the post-pandemic industry will face new challenges even as recovery begins. To tackle the concerns of customers and employees while focusing on business growth, restaurant owners will need to look to innovation and reimagine how they once operated. For customers, it became a new experience.

Kitchen Safety 186

Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Employee Relations Technology 186

Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Limited Budgets: Slower-Than-Expected Recovery. With ferocious competition and changing customer expectations, creating, a well-connected staff through strategic mobile tech solutions becomes essential to coordinating unique and valuable guest experiences. Limited Budgets: Slower-Than-Expected Recovery.

Hotels 78

Hotels Inventory Guest Recovery Point of Sale 78

Foodable

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Listen to "The Customer Management Solution | Season 5, Vol. SEVENROOMS is a guest experience and retention platform that works on helping operators utilize guest data to provide experiences that boost business. 9: SEVENROOMS" on Spreaker.

Guest Recovery 80

Guest Recovery Management Management Hospitality 80

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. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

2020 159

2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 159

Foodable

MAY 25, 2021

They both have a desire and drive to be the best they can possibly be… it’s all about scale and size, and ensuring that we have the guest experience in mind.” Any kind of digital ecosystem that’s out there that you can infuse the guest experience is where everything’s going,” adds Crawford.

Guest Recovery 91

Guest Recovery Hospitality Technology Franchise 91

Foodable

JANUARY 28, 2021

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date on the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. Uptown—in partnership with Rock Paper Reality —hopes to change that by making the experience more personal, thoughtful, and immersive.

Guest Recovery 90

Guest Recovery Innovation Dine-in Definition 90

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2021

There are serious penalties for serving underage customers, including losing your liquor license and even jail time. Many restaurants now incorporate electronic ID checking machines or set point of sale reminders to specify the birthdate a guest must be born on or after to be served alcohol. ID, Please? Market … Responsibly.

License 212

License Point of Sale Employee Relations Restaurant Law 212

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. When was a time when you went out of your way to delight a guest?

Hiring 370

Hiring Front of House Back of House Food Safety 370

Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For these travelers, the dining experience will be back on the menu. Don’t overlook children’s menus – having one or two plant-based options available ensures every guest gets to enjoy something. Also consider doing tapas-style dishes with your menu staples or customer favorites. b3lineicon|b3icon-trees|?|Trees. Sustainability.

Hotels 148

Hotels 2022 Menu Tip Distribution 148

Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Importance of customer experience With recovery being the top priority for restaurants the past year or so, enhancing customer experiences will be key going forward. Ensuring guests have a positive experience at restaurants is a great way to boost loyalty and help ensure repeat business.

Tip Distribution 79

Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Customer Experience Consumer Goods 79

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. These systems live side by side with third party delivery.

Guest Recovery 90

Guest Recovery Hospitality Franchise Franchising 90

Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. The POS software data on the profitability of your takeout, delivery, and in-house dining can help you create strategies for your recovery, from labor hour allocation to purchasing takeout containers for delivery.

2021 136

2021 Cash Management Management Management 136

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

They’ll find themselves on the other side of the pandemic with renewed customer affinity. While survival remains the top priority, many food service professionals haven taken this time to invest in and innovate their customer offerings. Smart solutions have taken a forefront role in spearheading the COVID-recovery.

Guest Recovery 162

Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale Retail 162