7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

A successful business plan covers everything from the food you’ll serve to how your restaurant will look and how you want your customers to feel. The pandemic accelerated the rise of contactless solutions like mobile ordering and payment and self-ordering kiosks. Marketing is an integral part of every business plan.

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Management Management Small Business Email Marketing 370

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2021

Smart Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brands have been able to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic by way of nimble and adaptive solutions that prioritize providing exceptional experiences to consumers, a factor that is paramount to the success of many QSRs. Simplified Mobile Experience.

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Technology Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food Safety 197

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience. A restaurant’s back of house includes any area of operations the customer doesn’t usually see. Food safety.

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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

AUGUST 9, 2022

Restaurants have been making a comeback while a global pandemic still clutches owners, staff, and customers. Recent industry studies have reported that 63 percent of restaurant consumers prefer to order delivery directly from restaurants, mostly due to the excessive customer fees associated with third party ordering apps.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 201

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ask people from one department to suggest a solution for another department eg front of house suggests the solution for a kitchen problem. The Jammed Kitchen: Imagine it’s Saturday afternoon, one of the busiest times at your restaurant. It’s peak time, and a queue of hungry customers is out the door.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the beginning of 2020, no one could have predicted where the restaurant and quick service restaurant (QSR) industry would be today. When the pandemic hit and indoor dining was prohibited, the demand for online ordering, curbside pickup and drive-thru usage skyrocketed. AI Voice Automation.

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Employee Relations Customer Experience Customer Service Mobile Ordering 197

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 30, 2020

But even after the pandemic, sanitation and safety concerns are expected to remain, and the restaurant business model may have to evolve in a way that utilizes more tech-driven service systems. According to Technomic, even the automat has returned with renewed interest for restaurants now turning to tech-driven service systems (1).

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Front of House Back of House 139

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

An efficient restaurant kitchen design should be high on your priority list whether you’re opening a new restaurant, expanding an existing one, or remodelling an existing one. . The success of a restaurant kitchen design is defined by careful planning. Detailed Guide To Restaurant Kitchen Design .

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2020

And yet, despite the high unemployment, Quick Service Restaurants are one of the few sectors still hiring in massive numbers. Open Up More 'Ghost Kitchens' Restaurant locations are having a hard time keeping up with all the mandated restrictions to dining in. Simple online ordering. An easy to use app.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Chick-fil-A even reported disabling curbside ordering in some locations to reduce strain on their workers.

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2022 Hospitality Loyalty Program Point of Sale 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

The Restaurant Times

JULY 2, 2020

Along with offering quality in food and service, safety and hygiene will be of paramount importance. Reopening In The Covid World: Restaurant Safety Practices To Follow. Restaurants must make sure that their staff maintains personal hygiene and cleans the kitchen area regularly to prevent contamination.

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Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Food Safety Online Ordering 98

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. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here.

2024 215

2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry. Customers will see Black-owned carousels on DoorDash in select markets including Washington D.C,

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4

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Delivery Kitchen Safety Social Media Online Ordering 168

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

“Preparing to reopen a restaurant in the face of a changing pandemic can be complex and challenging without the right resources to help guide your planning efforts,” said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. Staying nimble given the fluid environment.

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Front of House Back of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 208

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

In early March at Oracle's Food & Beverage conference held prior to the COVID-19 outbreak shutdown, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine discussed the company's plans for products and services designed to help Mom and Pop restaurants with Chris Adams, VP of Strategy for Oracle F+B about their future plans in the above video.

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Technology Operations Loyalty Program Point of Sale 153

Transact

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Every year brings changes to how customers interact with restaurants, and every year new technologies pop up to help restaurants keep up. . Mobile Technology. And we’re not just talking customer-facing apps like Yelp or GrubHub. Consolidated Online Ordering and Delivery. There’s an app for everything these days.

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Technology 2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering 83

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We have also learned that our guests are willing to try new things and have really embraced our touchless ordering system as well as our new takeout offerings. We realized how important transparency and communication were this year, both with our staff and our customers, in order to make everyone feel comfortable and feel safe.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 197

Lavu

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In its most fundamental definition, a POS framework is a mix of POS equipment and POS programming to make a POS machine for preparing an exchange and installment. Customers are able to reserve tables, order meals, and show up to the restaurant at mealtime to skip the line and not wait in the kitchen.

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Kitchen Safety Social Media Point of Sale Front of House 78

Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. Increased demand for food delivery had already boosted the growth of ghost kitchens, and the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated both the popularity and profitability of the model.

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Front of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety Customer Service 147

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing. Diners’ main concerns about visiting restaurants again include cleanliness and safety. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out.

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2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 184

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

To get a pulse on QSR trends in 2022, Modern Restaurant Management magazine reached out to David Vance, Vice President of QSR at Mood Media, an on-premise media solutions company dedicated to elevating the customer experience. Touchscreens, kiosk ordering, facial recognition, and AI technology will become the norm. Every minute!

Employee Relations 189

Employee Relations Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 189

The Restaurant Times

APRIL 27, 2022

The growth of the food service sector can be directly attributed to the cosmopolitan culture and the wealth of the people in the UAE. It is one of the most thriving businesses for newcomers in the industry, especially when experimenting with a new kitchen format like a cloud kitchen. . What Is A Cloud Kitchen?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 189

Sling

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You’ll gain valuable experience in such foundational business practices as: Marketing Food prep Payroll Menu development Scheduling Suppliers Employee development Networking Customer service The lessons you learn can be directly applied to the catering business you start.

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Catering License Transportation Advertising 78

Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

This means you’ll have to continue to follow strict safety protocols to make sure everyone is safe and that your restaurant remains on the right side of the law. Equipment and Technology. A mobile POS that you can take tableside to capture customer orders. . Delivery is big business for restaurants right now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Squirrel Systems

MAY 31, 2021

Ordering is a critical part of the service, and guests today are very comfortable with the variety of methods available. Customers want to be able to order food regardless of location and with little delay. As a result, Omni-channel ordering capabilities have quickly become a must-have for restaurant off-premise service.

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Online Ordering Ordering Mobile Ordering Webinar 52

The Restaurant Times

APRIL 18, 2021

With the UAE restaurant industry going all tech-centric, many restaurateurs have considered shifting to cloud kitchens. According to the UAE PRIME report published by POSist, around 70 percent of the restaurant professionals were interested in investing in cloud kitchens. Web Ordering/Mobile Ordering.

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Point of Sale POS 52

The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In the post-pandemic times, restaurants and eateries are reopening which means more customer footfall and higher occupancy. The restaurant industry has evolved dramatically in the last decade, owing to new technologies and changing customer tastes. Customers also want to be able to order delivery and takeaway.

Technology 52

Technology Operations Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 52

The Restaurant Times

APRIL 8, 2022

If you are interested in starting a Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) in the UAE but holding back your aspirations due to limited financial resources, worry no more. Consider these key factors in your research – the location’s visibility, accessibility, customer base, affordability of the place, and proximity to suppliers.

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License Kitchen Safety Employee Relations Mobile Ordering 52

Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 27, 2021

2 As artificial intelligence advances, so does the automation of food services. Moley is known as the “world’s first robotic kitchen” that has the ability to cook over thousands of recipes, plate the dishes, and clean after it’s done. The machine can now scan its employees’ hands to ensure food safety.

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Food Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Food Order 88

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. unveiled the world’s first mobile restaurant powered by robotic technology, top video and photo. ” While Ono’s food truck is powered by complex technology, ordering an Ono Blend is simple. Ono Food Co.

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Restaurant Engine

MAY 6, 2020

Whether they order to-go for family members in different households or just for their own mothers, dining-in will be the new normal this Mother’s Day. More dependent on third-party delivery services than ever before, apps like GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates and UberEats may be hurting more than helping. million people in the U.S.

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