Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2025

From smarter ordering systems to food that travels better, here’s what pizzeria owners can expect in the year ahead. On the development side, AI systems are helping pizzerias attract the right franchise partners. On the customer side, AI is beginning to play a more significant role in online ordering.

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MAY 28, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Clean Juice®, honored its franchise partners during its annual Juicey Awards event. Clean Juice Celebrates Franchisees. million guests. & State Rd.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

MRM Franchise Feed features news about the restaurant franchise (MUFSO) landscape. In 2022, Just Salad will expand its award-winning Reusable Bowl Program to digital orders and offer participating customers loyalty rewards in its mobile app, further encouraging sustainable eating on the go. KFC Foundation Launches MyChange.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2021

There is no doubt that franchises do an incredible amount to help their franchisees, whether that’s providing business support and sharing key information to offering training and access to their trademarks and branding. Unfortunately, what many franchises often lack in providing is a unified payments system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home. This speeds up order processing and streamlines operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2021

It’s no wonder that restaurant franchising is so popular — franchisees buy into a proven business model with built-in branding, training and production methods, and (hopefully) a solid customer base. In order to set accurate business goals and milestones, you’ll need to understand the true cost of the entire venture.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” The company already signed nine franchise licenses with three new franchisees. PJ’s Coffee offers a proven franchise structure with strategic corporate support.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. ” Taffer's Tavern Inks Multi-Unit Deal. metro area.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. ” In order to commit to an effective rollout system-wide, Wing Zone will introduce the new brand at five corporate locations in Las Vegas before implementing at other locations across the country. . Wing Zone Refresh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed provides the latest news in restaurant and MUFSO franchising. Subway® announced significant expansion in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, as the company signed a master franchise agreement with Everstone Group (Everstone), a South Asia focused leading private investment firm.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

Photo courtesy of Coco Robotics Here come the delivery robots. About 1,000 Coco bots are currently making deliveries in Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami and Helsinki. Each bot has a capacity of 90 liters, or about six extra-large pizzas, and a delivery radius of 1 to 2 miles. They have completed more than 500,000 deliveries to date.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Randy's Donuts Plans Aggressive Expansion. In total, 165 stores are set to open.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The new formats come on the heels of a major multi-unit franchise development strategy announced last month that is set to grow the brand to 2,000 units. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Restaurants are already experimenting with using AI to handle drive through orders to allow human employees to focus on customer interactions in the restaurant. I think smart, AI-enabled platforms will turn data into intelligence around visit frequency, ordering, traffic patterns and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 30, 2021

Now, with consumer behavior increasingly shifting toward intuitive and automated restaurant experiences, Canadian brands are faced with the need for the support, flexibility and efficiency of the right technology suite in order to confidently and successfully expand into the U.S. restaurant market. The Importance of Robust IT Support.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. restaurants, serving Americans in all 50 states, and has continued feeding America through delivery, drive-thru, and pickup during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” Samira Shariff brings nearly 40 years of experience building successful restaurant brands in Alberta as a multi-unit franchise owner and operator in Edmonton.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Moe's Franchise Transfer Complete. Customers and businesses also have the option to order Nathan’s Famous for catering via EZcater and Forkable. GFG Expanding.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2020

If you’re like me, chances are you’ve probably ordered food online or through an app at least once in the last couple of weeks. Curbside pickup, takeout and delivery have become buzzwords in the past week. Thanks to the advent of chipped credit cards, virtually all restaurants have at least some cybersecurity safeguards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2022

Smart Ways to Integrate the Delivery App Experience into Your Food Service Model. When a food historian someday drafts a history of how the restaurant industry survived the pandemic, food delivery apps will arise as one of the heroes of that story. After all, delivery apps and take-away service were the true lifelines of lockdown.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2022

A lot of people would assume that fraud in the restaurant industry doesn’t extend beyond dine-and-dashers and bad cheques, but those with experience in the industry, especially at the level of popular franchises and chains, will tell you that fraud is more common than most people recognize. Chargebacks Will Continue to Rise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Over the past year, a record number of restaurants have invested in technologies to create more efficient operations and facilitate online ordering and delivery. Over the past year, a record number of restaurants have invested in technologies to create more efficient operations and facilitate online ordering and delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” Taco John’s Launches Aggressive Franchising Initiative. All of the elements are in place for aggressive franchise growth.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2025

For starters, their plans include using AI agents to run repetitive admin; applying voice-automated AI to drive-through and back-office operations; implementing computer vision to speed up meal delivery; and sensor-tagging hard-working kitchen kit to predict maintenance needs. That’s a lot to deal with for our crew.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2020

Marketing messaging must shift to encouraging already loyal customers to come out for contactless access to food, drive-through speediness or free delivery charges. 88 percent of consumers are cooking more meals at home since stay-at-home orders went into effect in March. Welcome to _, how can I get your order started today?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This means that restaurants and franchises must focus on efficiency and lean operations. It only exists online; customers can order food through a delivery app. List on Delivery Apps Customers today want convenience, so delivery apps are very important. One way to do this is to open a virtual restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to Tork research, 44 percent of people say they feel good knowing they are supporting local restaurants when they order takeout or delivery. For example, in 2019, a Cincinnati-based restaurant, Buffalo Wings & Rings, a franchise with 60 locations across the U.S, Offer a variety of ordering options for your diners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2021

Whether it’s offering dining in, takeout or delivery, businesses are committed to keeping their employees safe and helping a cautious public feel more confident about eating out again. At Buffalo Wings & Rings, the health and safety of our guests and staff is our number one priority. A Clean Slate. Keeping Calm and Carrying On.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, the restaurant industry has incurred staffing issues that have closed independent establishments and franchises nationwide. Automated Ordering AI-powered chatbots can handle customer orders, reducing the need for human intervention. Memo to introduce an end-to-end ordering solution on WhatsApp.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal. . "My

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Clever marketing and strong branding from a restaurant’s corporate offices can boost sales for franchised restaurants. A lack of communication can take a serious toll on franchise owners, particularly in the realm of finances. Restaurants that franchise tend not to own many locations as a company. The result? That’s right.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2022

Vendors can supply you with data to help you make the right calls in terms of order amount and frequency. For example, with data, a franchise owner may see that they are ordering more beverage gas than they need. With this knowledge, they can then adjust their delivery schedule to a more suitable time frame.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

First-time Chicken Salad Chick (CSC) franchise owner Claibourne (Clay) Rogers was introduced to the fast-casual concept in 2015 when she served as an account director at the brand’s public relations firm, Fish Consulting. They gravitated to franchising because they had no experience in opening a business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2022

Communications in GoVentory are two-way, with distributors supplying order guides and invoices, and restaurants placing new orders through the app and uploading the inventory to the Subway POS. Comparisons of ordered quantity to invoiced quantity are also greatly enhanced when the order arrives at the restaurant.

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