Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2023

Here are five ways to enhance your restaurant’s takeout and delivery operations to improve customer experience and open the door to more profit. Mobile apps improve order customization and customer autonomy over the ordering process while also increasing overall brand awareness and local restaurant perception.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Last year completely upended how customers ate: Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) heavily relied on drive-thrus for business. According to data from the NPD Group, fast-food chains dominated the restaurant market for 12 months ending in March 2021, gaining 7.1 percent of the market share that full-service restaurants shed.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the dynamic world of culinary innovation, 2024 marks a pivotal year where technology intertwines with the art of dining. From streamlining operations to enhancing customer experiences, a plethora of cutting-edge technologies are reshaping the restaurant landscape like never before. is redefining kitchen operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 11, 2023

Customers could find menus online, earn rewards and pay their checks — all with a simple scan. And today, customers still appreciate that convenience. Customers access a digital menu through their smartphone camera and place orders without reviewing physical menus or interacting with servers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2020

Ensuring a positive digital customer experience entails optimizing various channels and technological infrastructure to improve how customers navigate a restaurant’s online persona. Creating Digital Customer Experiences: Three Best Practices. This isn’t just about ensuring a website looks nice.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Much like technology has improved consumer engagement with restaurants through digital channels, it must also be utilized to support employee engagement. Let's break down the various steps where restaurant technology can dramatically improve would-be employees' experience. How to Attract the right people for your culture.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Customers can enjoy a seamless dining experience, and restaurant operators can realize greater returns on their investments. Tech-Driven Strategies for Tech-Savvy Diners Hospitality is a guest-centric industry, and as such, it has a vested interest in exploring opportunities to enhance the customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, the latest advances in AI technology may keep the lights on for restaurants facing staffing shortages, while also helping these businesses run more efficiently and obtain more customers. Personalized Marketing AI enables restaurants to create personalized marketing campaigns based on customer data.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. With modern technology platforms, there's no need for physical cards or receipts.

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Squirrel Systems

APRIL 22, 2024

The restaurant industry is on the cusp of a transformative revolution driven by rapid technological advancements. From table-side ordering systems to kitchen automation and artificial intelligence, these innovations promise to enhance the dining experience and reshape restaurant operations.

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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. In this competitive world, Restaurant Marketing requires every single person’s guest data, marketing automation, and many more that we will discuss in this blog.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The fusion of technology and food service is transforming the way restaurants operate, enhancing customer experiences, and shaping the future of the industry. From the way we place orders to how they’re prepared, every facet of the food service sector is being touched by technology. billion by 2027.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s tech-driven world, customers and workers alike expect a seamless payments experience wherever they go. With the restaurant industry facing an ongoing labor shortage , it’s more crucial than ever to offer your staff the best experience possible, which includes optimizing their payments experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2024

Armed with an omni-channel POS platform, restaurant operators can not only bring an immediate boost in sales during one of the busiest times of the year, but also lay the groundwork for long-term customer engagement and loyalty.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2022

Though much ink has been spilled over the difficult hurdles restaurants survived — and thrived — through, it’s also important to highlight the positive changes that are transforming the industry, and that includes technology. Technology, Then and Now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 9, 2023

In the wake of the pandemic, businesses across various sectors rapidly embraced digital experiences to adapt to the changing landscape. Forced to navigate restaurant closures and a surge in food delivery, QSRs swiftly implemented changes to their online ordering, delivery systems, and in-house experiences.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. But as restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan too. Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. Is your website optimized, and does it provide a good user experience? Optimization of NAPs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The restaurant industry is changing quickly, and technology plays a big role. It only exists online; customers can order food through a delivery app. Virtual Restaurants can be a great way to test new menu ideas or reach a new market. Your target audience: Who are your ideal customers? Develop a compelling website.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2022

Ensuring guests experience true hospitality is tantamount to running a successful restaurant. Thanks to restaurant technologies, it’s possible to not only deliver a superior customer experience — the crux of hospitality — but also take things to the next level.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2020

They speak to their core audience of current and future customers. With increased visibility into customer behavior, brands are well-equipped to leverage their technology and create a seamless experience to increase sales and brand loyalty. Making Personalization Central. How can restaurant brands get personal?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 6, 2023

Now, you can resurrect your dead times and build a new stream of revenue through innovative technology providing messaging that appeals directly to each consumer on a personal level. However, there’s an opportunity to turn slow nights into "grow" nights and counter declining revenue by changing customer behavior.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Technology innovations offer the potential to bridge the gap between the need to keep their business running and deliver quality products and experiences to their guests. More realistically, technology advancements can eliminate superfluous tasks and automate components of complex ones. Customers skip the line entirely.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 22, 2023

Based on all the buzz, it’s touted as AI-mazing for marketing. This has led many businesses to view it as a marketing magic bullet to solve their revenue woes. said they planned to utilize some form of AI automation technology. They streamline communication and free up staff while reducing wait time for customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2022

One of the most impactful ways to target your audience is through location-based marketing. Customer engagement is guaranteed to increase as customers interact with your restaurant through a dedicated mobile app or QR code system. This is ‘phygital’ marketing: the blend of a physical presence with digital engagement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

To attract customers while accommodating tightened budgets, restaurants should consider employing marketing strategies that leverage data-driven insights to tailor messaging according to consumer needs. However, to best promote potential discounts, they’ll need high-quality insights into what customers want.

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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. Just as with COVID shutdowns and supply chain issues, restaurant technology can help operators continue providing great service even with high costs for them and customers alike.

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Social Hospitality

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Not to mention: you must always deliver a memorable experience for customers. Technology can help, as long as it is the right technology ( the stats don’t lie ). This is true for everything processing reservations and orders, to marketing, to being able to deliver entertainment in your establishment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

Creating a great ambiance in your sports bar or restaurant is a good way to attract new customers. People who regularly go to sports bars and restaurants want the best technology available to watch the big game. Upgrading your establishment with the latest tech can help bring in customers and keep your regulars coming back.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Thanks to the labor shortage and increased profit pressure, savvy restaurants are going digital to provide the best customer experience and to keep up with the hefty competition. What’s new on the menu for today’s innovative restaurants? Today’s Special: Augmented Reality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2024

Yet all of these parts must work together in harmony for the customer to leave the restaurant feeling satisfied, with their only hunger being to return for another visit. In reality, they can cause significant damage to the business and its ability to provide guests with an incredible experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Millennial generation is a force to be reckoned with, not only in the housing market but also in the dining industry. As Millennial homeownership surpasses Millennial renters for the first time, restaurants have a golden opportunity to engage this valuable demographic through targeted new mover marketing strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2024

Operators must weigh guest acceptance while making strategic decisions about integrating automation at many restaurant touch points, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Automated Customer Experience Survey. Automated technology can help businesses cut costs and give customers the experiences they want.

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SpotOn

MARCH 5, 2024

Designed to streamline the restaurant marketing process, SpotOn Marketing Assist is the first product of its kind to empower restaurants to drive guest visits and boost sales while eliminating the time and resources needed for self-serve marketing tools. 

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2020

Now that states are beginning to loosen their lockdown restrictions and reopen small businesses like restaurants, it’s fair to wonder how drastically the dine-in experience will have to change to accommodate the new safety requirements. And even with stricter guidelines in place, will customers actually risk dining out in public spaces?

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Social Hospitality

MAY 18, 2020

It’s also because marketing teams have more opportunities to create innovative campaigns to boost sales. Create Special Offers for Customers. If you’re in the middle of a low period, you compete for the small target audience of customers with all other businesses in the region. Listen to Customers and Meet Their Needs.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book. Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk.

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