Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Requiring appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees, including gloves and masks. Takeout For Good.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2025

Post-Pandemic Dining: A Mixed Recovery One thing is clear: Diners haven’t returned to pre-pandemic dining levels. Limited-time offers (LTOs) and promotions that highlight quality ingredients can boost guest satisfaction and profitability without relying on deep discounts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2021

As we progress through a pandemic that’s kept many inside for months, guests are looking to venture out and experience unique dining moments. By utilizing seasonal ingredients and creating specialty menu items, our product innovation efforts have kept us relevant in a competitive industry, earning guest loyalty and driving sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The importance of making guests feel comfortable. Incentivize guests to choose your restaurant. Restaurant operators should also focus on remarketing to guests through email or other means, as well as offering return visit incentives to keep customers coming back. Small Business Recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

Following integration, Flippy ROAR’s zero-footprint design will be tested to improve employee and food preparation, for wider location integration. With a QR code, guests can easily scan the code safely from their own device and join the waitlist through DineTime. DoorDash Supporting Black-Owned Restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

New Design for Freddy's. 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. ” Franchise opportunities remain in areas across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Custom designed to be unlike anything currently on the water, the process to receive permitting and approvals charted unmapped territory for the United States Coast Guard and the City of San Diego. Chef Michael Solomonov of Philadelphia's Zahav tracing his long road to recovery through a terrifying addiction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) announced the formation of the Hospitality Recovery Coalition with the goal of supporting on-premise partners, including restaurants, bars and distilleries, facing harsh economic impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis. On Point With Off-Premise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

This program, piloted last year, is designed to help KFC team members build short-term savings and create lasting savings behaviors. “This program is a way to empower and equip restaurant employees with tools and resources to help them succeed and achieve their goals.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Matthew Crompton, CGA’s Client Solutions Director, Americas said: “Recovery is well and truly here, and for many states sales may be close to returning to normal levels. So, what could a better designed and delivered beverage program mean for the channel? Sales velocity is now -4 percent vs April 10, 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. Today, when diners choose a restaurant they also may want to know what safety measures they can expect.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

In August, consumers would feel safest if staff was wearing protective gear and wiping down equipment. Recovery won’t happen overnight, but the industry will recover with lessons learned and new ways of thinking already in place.” On average, guests in Kansas City spent 11 percent more per order than guests in Tampa Bay.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the surge in online ordering, early returns on restaurant recovery and what customers want and expect from restaurants. Restaurant Recovery Stats. Companies are focusing on ways to guarantee the safety of their employees and guests.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A detailed look at Salata’s restaurant design and layout. The introduction of the franchising microsite follows a number of brand milestones for Salata in 2019, including: The debut of a new restaurant design (February). ” Perfectly Designed Pizza Hut. Financial requirements. A rebrand (June). " Karamo Brown.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

The sit-down restaurant recovery will hinge on the country’s continued handling of the pandemic and subsequent economic recovery. Despite a nearly one-third decline in overall card sales, the average dollar amount loaded onto each card remained fairly consistent in 2020, indicating that guests maintained their spending power.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Hotel guests said they feel “extremely safe” knowing a hotel room is cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants compared to leading consumer brands1. Diminishing Customer Satisfaction With Restaurants May Hamper Recovery Efforts. says it is clear that the restaurant industry is well on its way to recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Increasing industry awareness of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act (“Act”) so as to encourage safe and effective food donation and recovery. OpenTable added new features designed to address one of the biggest challenges for restaurants and managers: control over table turns. OpenTable Adds Features.

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Lavu

JULY 11, 2025

Beyond operational speed, these systems equip business owners with real-time data to make informed decisions. Personalization features allow these systems to store customer preferences and past orders, enabling staff to offer tailored recommendations and faster service for returning guests. This mobility isn’t just limited to servers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

When helping restaurants optimize their produce programs, the biggest and best thing we can tell them is to stop chopping, scooping, and prepping their veggies! Fresh prepared produce delivers many benefits to foodservice operations from cost and labor savings along with increasing back of house efficiency, food safety, and freshness.

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Cheetah

JUNE 14, 2021

Dining rooms are reopening and with the promise of return to normalcy just a few days away, the unprecedented staffing shortage is dampening the hope of economic recovery. In many restaurants, workers cannot physically distance themselves at work and in some cases are not provided with face coverings or protective equipment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

Golden Chick’s modular restaurant design will feature a drive-thru as well as an area for online order pick-ups in a 1,920-square-foot space. A 1,400-square foot model without interior seating is also currently in development and will be equipped with a drive-thru and walk-up order window.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. Through a QR code, guests can easily scan the code and join the waitlist through Yelp. Pre-COVID, companies provided food to employees and guests for meetings, events, or as a perk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2020

While we can expect the Hot Toddy, Hot Buttered Rum and Irish Coffee to proliferate, we look forward to seeing many new creative additions to the cocktail cannon incorporating hot tea, mulled wine, and cider as well as other drinks designed to be served warm. ? Dead Rabbit?’s Sobre Mesa? Pittsburgh, PA) vegan Trinidadian street food. ?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ocean Spray is joining forces with Massachusetts Restaurant United and the COREcares Foundation for this hospitality stimulus, in addition to offering discounts on the brand’s cranberry products to support restaurants on the road to recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “We put the safety of our employees first.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The Foundation has already refurbished a number of basketball courts in Baton Rouge, and has plans to make a dramatic impact on the lives of young athletes as the brand continues to grow by providing equipment and rebuilding fields and parks. ” For every burger sold, $0.50 will be donated to the Foundation. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery. James Beard Foundation Mentorship, presented by KitchenAid, is designed to empower and engage a network of culinary leaders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

Six igloos for outdoor dining or 27 propane heaters or 183 tanks of propane to keep guests warm. Americans know that third-parties stand in the way of restaurant recovery, and, while 4 in 10 Americans (37 percent) say they want to do all they can to directly support restaurants, they know more is needed. Sluggish Restaurant Recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner' SevenRooms released its “Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner” report, which uncovered new diner personas to help operators understand what motivates guests to dine out in this new era of hospitality. Just over one in five (21 percent) want restaurants to perform on-site health screenings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Among the highlights: Online Ordering sales of pizza (+9 percent), burgers (+10 percent), and fried chicken (+5 percent) were up from last year, but the largest trend in online ordering was sandwiches and wraps as guests give up on slapping bread together at home and restaurants pivot to menu items that travel well. Restaurant trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

ClearPath Solutions launched Step Up to The Table, a three-part initiative designed to garner support for local restaurants. "Together we look forward to empowering North American restaurateurs to deliver superior guest experiences and make them wildly successful." Step Up to The Table.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. William (Bill) M. Angott: President and Chief Executive Officer | 25 years.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2020

AI tech now enables cameras to perform designated tasks, recognize faces, and alert managers when issues arise in operations (2). a manufacturer of 3D cameras, 3D cameras can now be equipped with algorithms that count, track, and log not only the number of humans in a room, but their position and grouping (2).

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Additional key findings from the survey include: Over a third (38 percent) of respondents plan to have between 1-20 guests, with 32 percent planning to have under 50. TableSafe, Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

We’ve noticed that the increase in basket size is partly due to more guests being on the same check and that, in fact, the share of single-party orders has declined.” consumers' delivery and takeout habits have evolved through COVID-19 recovery. In short, consumers are ordering more food, and for larger parties.

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