Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The intricate designs and varying shapes and colors of specialty glasses offer opportunities for innovation in presentation that brings creative drink concepts to life. Chefs and mixologists are inherently creative people, seeking elements that add a “wow” factor to their presentations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These innovations will allow restaurant operators to do more with less and help create smart, seamless experiences that meet rising guest expectations. In 2025, we expect to see continued growth in menu innovation with bold flavors, premium ingredients, and creative presentations, keeping loyal fans happy while drawing in adventurous foodies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

“Our new store design marks a pivotal moment in our brand’s evolution, serving as a cornerstone for our growth and the next chapter of our journey,” said Tony Libardi, Co-CEO & President of Marco’s Pizza. We aimed to bring a fresh, contemporary Marco's brand aesthetic designed for the long term.

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SpotOn

APRIL 14, 2025

Recent product innovations enhance operational efficiency and guest engagement for restaurant operators. These updates, combined with new partnerships with standout restaurants, reinforce SpotOn’s commitment to equipping operators with the tools and insights needed to thrive in 2025, no matter what comes their way. 

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Expect to see functional plants like burdock, angelica, and osha root popping up more frequently, adding a fresh, innovative twist to dishes. The findings provide industry partners with exclusive data on emerging consumer preferences and innovation areas poised to differentiate brands in a highly-competitive marketplace.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

But there are also some areas where innovation is needed. This might mean weaving elements of fast-casual dining into your design. A Forbes report detailing an interview with industry expert Jason Clampet highlighted the growing move toward spaces designed for Instagram users. Equipment Upgrades.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

Automation – Investing in smart kitchen equipment and AI-driven scheduling tools can help reduce labor costs and improve efficiency. As long as brands continue to innovate, embrace technology, and focus on delivering a great guest experience, the franchise industry will continue to thrive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

Some ghost kitchens are even set up to house several delivery-only concepts from different operators that share equipment like refrigerators, dishwashers and more. These dispensers, which are designed for all types of commercial dishwashing machines, provide greater control over wash temperatures, chemical usage and water consumption.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 8, 2022

New technology innovations now being introduced into the hospitality industry are designed to level out those pinch points. Design Your Holiday Customer Experience. Equip your new and veteran staff with “brewknowledge” of the new products you’re bringing into the draft program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As the calendar turns towards 2024, the restaurant industry stands at a crossroads, with innovation and adaptation at the heart of its ongoing evolution. As such, restaurants are investing in training and development programs to upskill their workforce, ensuring team members are equipped to handle the latest tools and technologies.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 9, 2025

Consumer knowledge has continued to increase in the years since, further bolstering innovation in the at-home coffee market. This rapid market growth also gave rise to prosumers – highly skilled and educated consumers who invest in premium equipment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Moving to an entirely new model, designed with employees at the center, is a true opportunity for restaurants to flip the script. Any changes require updated signage, print-outs, even new cooking equipment. Create new foods that are designed to travel. But in a ghost kitchen, employees are the customer.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business. Far too many times the menu takes a back seat to all other planning that will lead to serious miscalculations along the way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2024

Here are the essential questions to ask yourself before designing an LTO: Are there any consumer trends you anticipate in the coming months? Depending on the brand and equipment requirements, I will work in a brand kitchen and other times my kitchen as I turn it into the testing ground for Craveworthy Brands’.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

As per the International Organization for Standardization, a service robot performs functional tasks for humans or equipment, excluding industrial automation applications. Uber technologies came out with a major innovation in March 2022. Rise of Service Robots- A New Era of Human-Like Services.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Restaurants are also looking for POS terminals that are sturdy and can support equipment with the latest hardware the facilitates smoother business operations. These software are specially designed for QSRs to manage inventory, online ordering, express billing, recipe management and more.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 9, 2025

We now see equipment like refractometers, home roasters, and grinders being developed to bridge the gap between commercial cafés and home setups, making a high-quality cup of coffee more accessible than ever. This demand has sparked the rise of hand grinders with different burr designs to suit various preferences,” he adds.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

Permaculture is a science based on the principles of ecological design and sustainability within natural ecosystems. A circular economy moves away from the make-take-waste model and toward a model in which we design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural systems. Consider Permaculture.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 23, 2025

You may also like our article on designing a complete coffee roasting facility. Finding the right equipment When setting up a roasting business, it’s usually recommended to invest in a machine that can accommodate some level of growth from the outset. The team also needs to grow alongside the facility.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The need for innovation and efficiency has never been greater in this evolving scenario. Overview of Network Solutions Within the restaurant industry, networking solutions encompass a broad range of technologies designed to create a more connected and efficient operational environment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2023

IoT devices provide real-time data on critical factors, including equipment performance, energy consumption, and production processes. Leverage smart equipment and sensors. For instance, IoT enabled equipment can automatically schedule their own routine maintenance. Leveraging real-time monitoring and predictive analytics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Technology innovations offer the potential to bridge the gap between the need to keep their business running and deliver quality products and experiences to their guests. With a critically shrunken talent pool, restaurants are racing to fill positions in every part of the business — front of house, back of house, and corporate teams.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

” Smartphones are built to be intuitive and they have designed AR experiences to be the same. The world is changing and companies are innovating rapidly. Soon you’ll see innovative menus with Augmented Reality capabilities – and it’ll make you hungry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2021

This digital innovation has been helpful for small business, with roughly 20 percent of all transaction volume for Clover restaurants running through online ordering. Very early in my professional career I fell in love with user-centric product design and developed a passion for building technology that could solve problems for the end user.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Yelp is introducing a slew of new AI-powered updated tools designed to help restaurant operators be more efficient as well as improve the overall dining experience. The Yelp team is doubling down on AI-powered innovation in these 15 new features and updates, but tapping into AI is nothing new for the company.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. You order online and receive a code.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Visa is introducing a range of locally designed programs and solutions to enable SMBs to drive efficiency and sales through acceptance of digital payments, building online businesses and incentivizing neighborhood support. with menus designed to offer the best-selling delivery items by region, market, and time of day. Visa SMB Help.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2021

Embracing Innovation. As issues of accessibility and inclusion move to the forefront of the public conversation, such burgeoning technologies are giving real hope that innovation can help break down barriers and expand access to goods and services for all. For far too long, accessibility has had to catch up with innovation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2021

The biggest factors to consider when developing one are: location, size, and design. Customers can identify with a brand that designs for them and creates a better customer experience. When picking a sign, the three main factors to decide are the type, location, and design. Sign Location and Design. Sign Types.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

Throughout his 17 years at Mood Media, he's held various customer engagement and sales leadership roles and has worked with key technology partners to optimize innovative solutions based on vertical market trends and customer feedback that deliver positive ROI to operators. Some brands have also adopted voice AI at the drive-thru.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Fine dining establishments provide a space for the most creative chefs and the boldest of all hospitality entrepreneurs to experiment, innovate and offer unique and upscale dining experiences–something that’s hard to replicate at regular dining establishments. How do we move forward from this? The answer lies in technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

What issues have affected the industry over the last five years in the topics of marketing, design, operations, law, finance, technology and equipment? Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Design Your Floor Plan with Social Distancing in Mind. Create designated areas (for curbside pickup and for those guests waiting to be seated). Establish designated entrances and exits to keep traffic flowing in one direction. For a more industrial design, metal surfaces are durable and easy to disinfect.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Opportunity to Innovate. Although another shift in dining protocols may seem daunting to restaurant owners, it presents an opportunity for innovation — a call many restaurants have already answered during the pandemic.

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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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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Design the Floor Plan Layout. Sourcing Equipment. You could have the best coffee, tastiest treats, and the most innovative concept, but all of that can be easily compromised if your shop isn't in the right location. This includes but is not limited to your equipment, permits, menu, and marketing. Find the Right Location.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Instead, as these solutions advance, companies should refer to their technology as “Smart Carts,” or something in the same vein, to give a more accurate representation of what they provide and come off as warm and welcoming tools designed to elevate hospitality. – Richard Patrick, Co-Founder of Cathead Distillery.

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