ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Managing multiple third-party delivery platforms can feel like running several businesses at once. In this article, well show you how to consolidate your delivery apps into one system so you can end tablet chaos, improve takeout operation, and ensure customers get their food fast, hot, and, most importantly, accurate.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 16, 2025

Internal communication, especially between front- and back-of-house staff, is one of the most overlooked drivers of operational efficiency and l asting loyalty. A University of Nevada, Las Vegas study found that employee turnover, particularly in front-of-house roles, has a direct and lasting impact on customer service quality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

– Salad House CEO Joey Cioffi In 2025, restaurant chains will increase their usage of connected equipment to be more responsive, resilient, and ready to meet evolving customer expectations in a data-first, efficiency-focused world. At the same time, technology is poised to play an even bigger role in the coming year.

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MARCH 20, 2020

However, in the wake of COVID-19, restaurants are leaning into alternative ways to move inventory, keep staff working, and delight their guests by focusing on delivery and takeout. As of this article’s publication, more than 20 U.S. Don’t worry–we’re here to help. Here are a few reasons to consider exploring these off-premise dining options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

MVP Menu Performances More than 200 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl last year—many with a plate of wings in front of them. Takeout Holds Steady, Delivery Slumps Delivery orders dropped 9 percent, while dine-in traffic fell 20 percent. Is Delivery Worth the Dollars? Vegas Jackpot, New Orleans Next?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Nearly every restaurant in the United States relies on a Point of Sale (POS) system for the majority of its front-of-house operations. Not only can that become frustrating for your guests, but it can also make in-house operations much more difficult. Your delivery management and online ordering will also be impacted.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

It’s seen in the data how quickly restaurants are flocking to takeout and delivery options to rebuild their revenue, with 43% more delivery-related roles being scheduled since the pandemic began. Delivery and takeout will continue to be important revenue streams for restaurants. How do you market food delivery and takeout?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2020

At the beginning of the pandemic, Paul Dioguardi, owner of Colorado-based Hickory House Ribs, realized there was only so much he could do with the amount of available restaurant tables so he decided to focus on growing the catering side of the business. With COVID, restaurants were shut down completely, only offering takeout and delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2021

Adopting in-house technologies became necessary for restaurants to stay open throughout the pandemic, restart operations after temporary closures, and pivot services to maintain revenue while still following enhanced health and safety protocols. Too Much Tech Is Not a Solution. Want to be Tech-Savvy? Start with Your Staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

As brands scrambled to change their business models – whether through the adoption of touchless payments, delivery and curbside pickup, or the use of QR codes to access online menus – consumers were also forced to adapt their dining behaviors. And according to Technomic, Inc.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 29, 2020

As we head into 2020 and digital ordering continues to boom, the restaurant segment is in for some major changes, particularly when it comes to delivery. According to research done by eMarketer , 23 percent of all smartphone users will use a food delivery app by 2023. Still, these partnerships aren’t always a win-win situation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2021

To have a successful restaurant, the owner or manager must be skilled at managing both front-of-house and back-of-house functions. To help increase these profit margins, restaurant owners sometimes focus more on changes they can make to front-of-house, such as increasing their prices or boosting liquor sales.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Instead of just listing Cheeseburger, try something more enticing: Juicy half-pound Angus beef burger with melted cheddar, crisp lettuce, and house-made garlic aioli. Your online ordering system should be front and center, not buried on a secondary page. Next, focus on your website.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

The core teams that need to appreciate and cooperate are the front-of-house waiting teams, the bar staff, and the kitchen team. The last thing you want to do is promise customers delivery times that you have no chance of delivering. Untrained and unmotivated staff. Inefficient management of staff. No realistic table management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Dark kitchens or virtual kitchens––real places staffed with non-ectoplasmic people—bring efficiencies to running a restaurant by providing off-site commissary services for delivery orders. Growth for most, after all, isn’t walking through the front door, it’s coming in online. It might not be.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Delivery and curbside pick-up reduced on-site staffing. The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. Similarly, third-party delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, which each reportedly doubled their business last year, rely on restaurant digital menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2021

General managers, owners, chefs, and front-of-house must now rely more heavily on digital tools in the restaurant. “Pretty much every restaurant from fine dining to fast-casual to QSR has figured out a digital strategy, a delivery strategy, and has had to get really creative to make it to this point,” Canter said.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 26, 2021

However, requiring proof of vaccine forces front-of-house staff to act as enforcers, with some Bay Area restaurants reporting angry customers. A digital consultancy partner can also build the app to fulfill other needs of your business, such as delivery, curbside pickup and loyalty programming. A New Way for QR Codes to Help.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

The Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury , released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. Step-by-step instructions on how to perform the calculations required by the CARES Act to confirm eligibility for loan forgiveness.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Walk down any street, uptown or downtown, and there are still numerous ‘closed’ signs on the front of restaurants and other service businesses. For restaurant owners, it’s delivery dine and dash. Taking pictures of all items in a delivery order. This can disproportionately impact small businesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2022

We'll look at what artificial intelligence is and how it's being used in three different areas of the restaurant industry: back of the house, front of the house, and marketing. Let's start with the back of the house.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion from the same period in 2019.

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ChowNow

APRIL 11, 2025

Before you spend the money and roll out a dozen new tablets across your front of house and kitchen, its worth asking: Are these things actually built for the job? It also gives servers more face time with guestsand less time scrambling in front of a screen. Lets break down what to look for in a restaurant tablet.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

Just as the pandemic fueled digital transformation via no-contact delivery apps, QR code menus, and digital ordering, restaurants challenged by lack of staffing will likely turn to technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) to alleviate pain points. But arguably no issue has proven to be as constant and bedeviling as the labor shortage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2021

The most common business models for off-premise sales include carry-out and curbside pick-up, drive-thru, and delivery. These business models allow customers to avoid paying delivery fees and saves your restaurant time and money. Restaurants are unique, and as such, need a unique approach to off-premise sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. And the digitization of operations over the past few years means that the industry is getting better at capturing that data. Foot traffic or heat mapping, menu item engagement, or consumer demographics by time of day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Miso Robotics provides intelligent automation solutions for foodservice that solve some critical back-of-house kitchen operations. Prior to the pandemic, restaurant jobs – especially those back-of house – have seen high turnover rates. fewer employees in the front-of-house and 6.2 Across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2021

First, identify a gap in the market—often using a delivery system’s regional data to see which cravings went unsatisfied. Finally, find a place to cook and start filling orders, often alongside tickets from a traditional front-of-house. Welcome to the age of virtual restaurants. New idea, online menu, real food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Contactless ordering and payment involve a significant change in front-of-house operations for your guests and your staff. In order to accomplish this goal, the front-of-house team will need to learn about the experience from the guests’ perspective. Yes, ordering and payment is important.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Online Ordering and Delivery Management: With the increasing demand for delivery and takeout services, integrating online ordering capabilities is critical. A well-integrated system can manage both in-house and online orders from one platform, reducing the risk of mistakes and ensuring a smooth flow during busy times.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

can help restaurateurs automate tasks and lessen the burden of staff running the front and back of the house. Meanwhile, mobile delivery and online takeouts, or even opening an online store can be new revenue streams. Having an online delivery or takeout but still maintaining that elevated service is an added plus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Adaptability became non-negotiable as takeout, delivery, and digital ordering shifted from secondary revenue streams to essential lifelines." " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Another issue facing restaurants is the behavior of consumers with regard to food delivery. Due to these habits increasing over the pandemic, customers are now used to having their favorite food available to them via various delivery apps. Restaurants that agree to reduce their emissions early enough will achieve a competitive edge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. Let’s Start With the Why.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2022

The past two years have brought unprecedented changes across the restaurant industry, from new concerns related to social distancing and cleanliness to the acceleration of pre-pandemic trends such as the rise of mobile ordering and third-party delivery services. Set the Bar. Stay Connected. Strengthen Customer Retention.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Front-of-house teams need clear expectations, strong training, and a service mindset that ensures guests feel valued. What is Restaurant Operations Management? Restaurant operations management is the art and science of keeping a restaurant running smoothly, creating order in a naturally chaotic environment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 22, 2020

Located about 50 miles west of Chicago, The Milk House in Pingree Grove, IL sees a regular uptick in traffic every spring and into summer. In addition to delivery and takeout, an ice cream shop and a bar and grill in Kane County, IL both implemented out-of-the-box solutions to serve their customers during the current pandemic.

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