Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

High-definition digital menu displays are a must, allowing you to showcase mouth-watering images of your offerings and update content in real time. Customers definitely don't want to see long lines and excessive wait times in the drive-thru lane. How will the drive-thru change in the coming years?

Seating

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Outdoor dining is still top of mind as owners want to keep employees and customers safe and have questions about maintaining outdoor spaces in inclement weather. That's fine for sidewalks but not very conducive to outdoor dining, including keeping tables leveled. Set seating times. Many sidewalks slant out toward the street.

Outdoor

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Creating a Face-Pay Network.

Kitchen Safety

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

Customers would like up, sometimes around the block, hoping for a seat in her rather small restaurant where she featured, what we called – blue plate specials. Hospitality is what makes the experience of dining special, and it is most definitely what brings people back. I said I was confused since the jar was clearly empty.

Hospitality

EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2020

But what was for some an opportunity to celebrate the early arrival of changing leaves and everything plaid was a harbinger of bad times to come for restaurateurs now reliant on outdoor seating and the warm weather that allows it to survive. are figuring out how to adapt to a season that’s traditionally brutal for the industry.

Outdoor

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions for orchestration is “to arrange or combine so as to achieve a desired or maximum effect.” Keeping brand integtrity, the interior featured a walk-up counter, digital menu boards and condensed seating/waiting areas with TVs. This also reinforces ordering through the app.

Operations

EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

Say bonjour, always Whether it’s at the post office, a boutique, or a fine dining restaurant, say “bonjour” to every single person you interact with. For hotspots like Septime or Frenchie , you should call or check online weeks ahead; for more casual dining, call a day or even just a few hours in advance. and keep them.

Fine Dining

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

With indoor dining still not an option in much of the country, hotel restaurants are using empty rooms as private dining suites There are few restaurants Hector Tamez frequents more than Uni , the izakaya located in Boston’s boutique Eliot Hotel. Why not briefly fill rooms by offering an exclusive evening of private pandemic dining?

Hotels

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution.

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal." million by the end of 2023.

2023

EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Martha Cheng Hy’s Steakhouse was synonymous with Calgary dining in the 1950s, but as Canadian tastes have changed over the decades, a Waikīkī offshoot has become a time capsule of the iconic original It wasn’t long after opening in downtown Calgary in 1955 that Hy’s Steakhouse became synonymous with Alberta food culture.

Back of House

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

From the very beginning we worked to attract loyal guests seeking an authentic, family dining experience. With restaurant dining rooms closing unexpectedly and inconsistently from market to market, the industry realized the ability to communicate frequently and rapidly to their customers is critical. Shasta, California.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

This is especially true if you wish to boost awareness about your restaurant, attracting new dine-ins, or enticing customers to keep coming back. This way, you can strongly appeal to your customers’ hungry pangs and influence their dining decisions. Balcony dining, outdoor patio, indoor seating, rooftop bars or lounges.

Email Marketing

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We started the Restaurant Growth Podcast in 2021 to provide a platform for the best and brightest minds in the restaurant and hospitality industry. From big, important ideas to use-today tactics, here are the best takeaways we heard on Season One of the Restaurant Growth Podcast. Your smartphone is your restaurant's media center.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

“Our customers are getting back on their feet, and we’re proud to be playing a role by helping them provide a superior dining experience that brings people back.” 35 percent of ALL small businesses in the U.S. could not pay their July rent in full or on time (that’s slightly better than June, which was 37 percent).

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Located in Salina, Kansas, this prototype marks a new chapter for the brand’s design evolution as this option is its first model without a dining room, hosting a double drive-thru and a walk-up ordering station. MRM Franchise Feed features the latest news in the restaurant and MUFSO franchising landscape. Happy Birthday, TCBY.

Franchising

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

By now, many states and provinces have either mandated reductions in seating or the closure of dining areas, with most restaurants turning to takeout and delivery. Comparing 7shifts’ internal data of 10,000+ restaurants, restaurants are seeing an average weekly decrease in sales of 50% across the board in North America.

BOH

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Virtual Barbecue Pit. All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility. ” Dickey’s is now offering a franchise discount for existing Owners Operators. .

Franchising

EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

You were just given a generic list of suggestions for dining options, straddling a line between ludicrously expensive and horribly grim.”. The patio at the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa. There was always a gift shop with ice buckets and t-shirts for sale.

Back of House

Open for Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Outdoor seating for restaurants has risen to the top of guests’ wish lists in recent years. As a result, many restaurants have invested in patio furniture and set up inviting outdoor dining areas with everything guests expect from an indoor dining experience. Embrace your surroundings While Houston’s B.B.

Seating

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Eight months after the acquisition by Capriotti’s, Wing Zone is rolling out a brand refresh which features technology upgrades, a revamped menu, an energized restaurant design and experience, a new logo and other assets designed to further position the brand as one of the undisputed leaders in the chicken wing category.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Let’s go over a few basic questions all dining establishments should consider when selecting their furniture. But definitely consider getting help. I’ve seen layouts drawn on a legal pad get the designer treatment, and not only was the flow improved, but extra seating space was created.

Fast Casual

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 25, 2020

The main advantage that a drive-thru coffee shop offers is simple: it provides a speedy, convenient option in a high-traffic area where a regular dine-in café might not succeed. The words “drive-thru” make most people think of fast food. And as fast food grew throughout the 20th century, so did the drive-thru market. Why is it so popular?

Café

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The new restaurants — as well as upgrades to existing locations — will adapt the company’s new, modern, and inviting “Fresh Forward” design and meet the needs of today’s consumer with comfortable guest indoor dining spaces as well as numerous delivery and order ahead options, with a strong digital first strategy.

Franchising

EATER

JUNE 14, 2023

It seemed like a sure thing: Loba Pastry + Coffee was Chicago magazine’s Best New Bakery in 2016, among other plaudits, and Velazquez Lindsten, who got her start as a pastry chef in Chicago’s fine dining kitchens after immigrating to the U.S. Rachel P. Every step forward sent me five steps backward. He had to get approval from an engineer.

Fine Dining

7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely. He drew on his experience in fine dining, an all too common one of overwork and chasing perfection, and knew that he wanted to create a healthier work environment at Pecking House.

Fine Dining

SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

SpotOn earned the standing of number 9 in the Dining category , which recognizes companies driving the restaurant industry forward through technology. After checking in or joining a restaurant’s waitlist, Seat & Send allows guests to pre-order food or drinks to be sent to the kitchen immediately after the guest is seated.

2024

The Rail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Younger generations drink far less alcohol compared to the groups who came before them and dine-out restaurants have to compete with an abundance of takeaways and fast-food joints that can now operate solely through third-party delivery apps. So, what are these places doing that others aren’t?

Bar

Embrace the Suck

JUNE 13, 2022

I had a couple of events, private events, corporate dining events, and there were two more left on the book. Brian always has a unique understanding and view of the world. The topic for this talk was how Restaurant Culture is in Crisis. Donald Burns: Hey, welcome to the Conquer Online Restaurant Summit. they had very, very strong opinions.

Retail

Sling

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this article, we give you the definitive answer to the question, “What is a bistro?” Today, most bistro owners don’t define their restaurant as “fine dining” per se. The umbrella term “restaurant” includes such subtypes as: Fine dining. Casual dining. and you’re likely to get 10 different answers. Fast casual.

Fine Dining

Bingage

JANUARY 14, 2020

But beyond this basic definition, restaurants can be categorised on the basis of services, cuisine, atmosphere and formality etc. Fine Dining Restaurants. Fine dining restaurants, known as white-tablecloth restaurants which typically comes in high-rated types of restaurants. It has a formal atmosphere. Fast Food Restaurants.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

From takeout sushi to delivery options to dine-in seating, restaurants across the East Village offer guests and residents most anything! The restaurant is located in the Ukrainian Village community and holds natural wood decor for a comfortable yet elevated dining experience. Sushi is available for dine-in, takeout, or delivery.

Online Ordering

Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 23, 2021

However, their focus on upscale communal dining offers a unique experience among restaurants. Indoor seating is better if you can get it, but bring a coat in case you end up outdoors instead. Walk-ins can be seated but usually take longer. San Francisco is one of the most recognized cities in the world, and with good reason.

Fine Dining

Ken Burgin

AUGUST 3, 2021

The speed is appropriate to the situation – not rushed for fine dining, definitely speedy for drive-through or takeaway. Walking in to eat or drink, it’s easy to obtain a table, and the system is clear – all the seats are in good locations. The main social media channels are informative and friendly.

Online Ordering

The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The lack of time to pivot from mainly indoor dining to virtually only delivery and takeout meant that most restaurants outsourced delivery to third parties, such as DoorDash, Uber, and Postmates. Transformation of Dining Rooms. The pandemic caused a major shift from indoor dining to outdoors. Shift to In-House Delivery.

2021

Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Of course, business dinners, friendly happy hours, and intimate dining experiences have equally refined and tasteful restaurant options. The best restaurants achieve their popularity for numerous reasons that encompass the quality and taste of food served, the hospitality and attentiveness of the staff, and the ambiance of the dining space.

Brewery

Future Food

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A definite for 2021, if you’re lucky enough to secure a booking. Coogee in Common Image Via Broadsheet. Food & Hospitality Restaurant Openings & a Taste of What Was 2020. Here we highlight a few of the many new ones (and can’t wait to try) and share a recent food experience at Ish in Melbourne.

2020