Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. One, the new normal will become the old normal, and a takeout- and delivery-first model will become the standard in the restaurant industry. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here.

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Deliverect

APRIL 20, 2020

Over the past few months, delivery and takeout have become a lifeline for restaurants across the globe. Food delivery was booming business before we were hit by the coronavirus. And now more than ever, swift, convenient and efficient online ordering options have become the norm. Delivery and takeaway are here to stay.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Open Up More 'Ghost Kitchens' Restaurant locations are having a hard time keeping up with all the mandated restrictions to dining in. We’ve seen entire states reopen and re-close in short order due to spikes in cases. So innovative chains are instead doubling down on the safer service option: takeout and delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 9, 2022

Luckily, those tools already exist, enabling restaurant owners to save money, expedite contactless set-up and payments, and even fulfill customer orders directly (no outside delivery app necessary) on platforms that stay in-line with the restaurant’s brand image. It’s a connected way to ensure the customer remains happy.

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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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The Rail

APRIL 25, 2023

By Madhu Kesavan, Contributor In recent years, restaurant delivery has become increasingly popular as consumers demand more convenient ways to enjoy their favorite meals. However, with increased demand comes the need for effective delivery management. However, with increased demand comes the need for effective delivery management.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

ChowNow integrates seamlessly into Toast to route orders through your kitchen, manage your online menu faster and easier, reduce errors and cancellations, and have better order accuracy. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

ChowNow integrates seamlessly into Toast to route orders through your kitchen, manage your online menu faster and easier, reduce errors and cancellations, and have better order accuracy. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 17, 2022

“Most of our coffee shops have screens in the kitchen to help expedite the use of tickets,” they say. When a certain time limit is reached for the order, the screen flashes, which helps with overall speed. “We Considering the boom in online ordering, co-ordinating the preparation of coffee and food has never been so important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features What Feeds Us, top delivery apps, popular drinks and who is winning the chicken wars. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want. The vast majority will revisit a specific drive-thru if their order is always correct (68 percent) and service is fast (62 percent).

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

How to ramp up takeout and delivery operations. Where take-out and delivery orders previously made up 15% of their business, they have had to quickly morph their business model to accommodate 100 percent of business via take-out and delivery, in the midst of an economic downturn. Best practices for calculating cash flow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Think behind-the-scenes kitchen tours or insights into who the people are that work at the restaurant, offering patrons a chance to immerse themselves in the brand. Machine learning is capable of organizing menu items in a way that incentivizes customers to order promoted items – an adaptable menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

launched its COVID-19 online operator resource, the US Foods Restaurant Reopening Blueprint. Adapting with a tighter, more focused menu to allow kitchens to better plan labor and prep needs and manage enhanced sanitation routines. Embracing preparation and safety protocols as part of your restaurant's story.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 4, 2020

With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, doorstep food delivery has picked up the pace. Despite restrictions being eased, customers are still preferring online food delivery over dine-in services. However, it has become more crucial than ever to ensure that doorstep delivery is safe and hygienic.

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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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BNG Point of Sale

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The answer lies in restaurant ordering systems. This easy add-on feature gives you the power to stay efficient while managing food orders, all the while providing a wealth of backend information to help you manage your restaurant teams for improved performance. What is a restaurant ordering system? Multiple methods for ordering.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You can go onto your camera app and press record, and record something that's less than 60 seconds of who you are, what you do, what you're doing for COVID-19 safety, why you're reopening, why you care about the community, why it's important that somebody comes and buys gift cards, whatever you're doing. And we appreciate that.' Why texting?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2021

When the pandemic hit and indoor dining was prohibited, the demand for online ordering, curbside pickup and drive-thru usage skyrocketed. As QSRs continue to evolve their technology capabilities, it’s important to look beyond the obvious options, like mobile app ordering and online delivery.

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Restaurant Engine

MAY 12, 2021

Cloud kitchens are a cost-saving hack you want to be aware of. Technology, competition, customer needs, and evolving conditions today have led to the development of cloud kitchens. More and more of your restaurant customers are demanding online delivery. They want convenience and safety. The Cloud Kitchen Model.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 2, 2020

Along with offering quality in food and service, safety and hygiene will be of paramount importance. Right from the kitchen to the front-of-house operations, restaurant operators must strictly follow the guidelines set by the government and institute safety practices to ensure a safe and hygienic dining environment for their customers. .

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Brands like Starbucks are increasing their drive-thru prevalence to accommodate the demand for contactless orders (1). Domino’s launched their “Carside Delivery” Service nationwide this June which would allow customers to receive their online order without ever leaving their car (2). of total sales (4).

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EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

We’re here to disrupt the food deliveries industry,” says Ben Thein, COO of Flytrex , an Israeli drone delivery company. Partnering with the Mexican grilled chicken chain, the drone system has completed about 500 deliveries so far, mostly in North Carolina, with plans to expand in the Dallas area soon. What a bold future.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 31, 2020

Cloud kitchen has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the foodservice industry today. According to research, the global cloud kitchen market is expected to reach USD 2.63 Cloud Kitchen Marketing Tips to Grow Your Online Sales. Follow these useful tips to attract more customers and grow your online sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

.” Fafa’s desire to expand their business, while ensuring the safety of employees and customers is as strong as ever. Orders from online channels and delivery partners had to be manually entered into its previous Point-of-Sale (POS) system, and manually delivered to the kitchen.

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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. Ghost kitchens cut the cost of real estate and labor by reducing the restaurant model to accommodate off-premise food sales. What is a ghost kitchen?

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 29, 2020

Cloud kitchens, also known as virtual restaurants, dark kitchen, ghost kitchen, and delivery-only restaurants, have taken the restaurant industry by storm. The cloud kitchen concept is also being welcomed in the Saudi Arabia F&B space. How To Market Your Cloud Kitchen In Saudi Arabia.

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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. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out. Diners’ main concerns about visiting restaurants again include cleanliness and safety.

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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. QSR Automations added contactless features within ConnectSmart Kitchen and DineTime.

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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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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

There is an ever-growing market of specialized software for all of the outside-the-kitchen things restaurateurs have to think about. Toast offers both front desk and tableside hardware for taking orders, processing payments, and allowing guests to track the status of their orders. It covers local health codes from the U.S.

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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. And clearly, online delivery will start to become an indispensable part of the dining culture as customers dine-in less.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." Visits, online or physical, at morning meal, which includes the breakfast and A.M. " Remarkable Resiliency. foodservice industry. People want printed menus.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Diners would sit down and immediately download an app to browse the menu, place their order, and pay with a credit card, all on their phones. As startups have “disrupted” the restaurant industry, they’ve replaced menus and hand-written orders with kitchen display systems (KDS), ordering tablets, and QR codes.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 5, 2020

As customer safety and staff well-being become top concerns for restauranteurs, we will discuss some proven ways to help your restaurant instill trust among the customers and ensure a safe reopening. Diners will expect the reassurance that foodservice operators are actively following safety guidelines for both their guests and staff.

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Focus POS

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This forced restaurant owners to get creative and adopt new business strategies, such as online ordering and contactless payments. Online Ordering. Already a popular trend before the pandemic struck, online ordering became essential for quarantining consumers who craved their favorite restaurant’s food.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. In this guide, we’ll cover: What is a ghost kitchen (aka cloud kitchen)?

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Transact

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Mobile Technology. In 2020, expect more restaurant owners and managers to start leveraging mobile devices more often as a means of managing operations. . Fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s are using self-serve kiosks as a way to improve the ordering experience for their customers. Consolidated Online Ordering and Delivery.

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