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‘Repurposed Spaces Offer Three Key Advantages for a Fast-Casual Brand: Cost, Time, and Customers.’

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2025

With big-box retailers closing up shop, more than 140 million square feet of desirable retail space has become available, presenting the opportunity for restaurants such as fast-casual concepts to expand their businesses. In more recent years, there's been a wider adoption of fast-casual concepts.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Personalized Promotions Must Line the Loyalty Path

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2025

While overall interest in AI-driven restaurant features remains low, loyalty is increasingly influenced by personalized promotions, according to the Summer 2025 Consumer Trends Report from Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine.

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‘A Smaller Footprint Isn’t a Limitation – It’s an Invitation to Get Creative’

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2025

Restaurant industry challenges are pushing operators to be more creative and efficient with many opting for more multifunctional spaces – especially in a fast-casual setting. Among her design tips: Form Must Follow Function, Go Big in Little Ways and Design to Grow.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

The owner of Delicious Raw, a healthy fast casual concept launched in 2013, is looking to grow the brand and create a one-stop-shop for healthy consumables for a broad audience. In 2005, I stopped doing that and started working on building a private equity fund focused on emerging brands in the European fashion design industry.

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Finding New Purpose Through Repurposing Space

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

based architecture and design firm / /3877, newly-available real estate offers prime locations and cheaper rent for fast casual restaurants such as taco shops and upscale burger joints. Even with the closure of some chain restaurants, fast food and convenience will always be a prevalent part of the industry landscape.

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Value Is the New Battleground for Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2025

based diners who recently ordered from a QSR, fast-food or fast-casual chai also found that value is about more than just price. To delve more deeply into the results, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Hope Neiman, Tillster’s chief marketing officer. The survey of 1,500 U.S.-based

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‘Great Partners Build Great Brands’

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

After successfully opening a second location in Kernersville, NC, and planning for a third one, the fast-casual gourmet slider brand has started franchising and plans to grow strategically in the Southeast region. The franchise industry continues to evolve, and I believe a few key trends are shaping the future.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. Data, Data, Data.

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Patio Power: Strategies for Optimizing Outdoor Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 9, 2025

To learn more about how restaurant operators can best set themselves up for the upcoming summer season, Modern Restaurant Management IMRM) magazine reached out Kevin Bryla, Chief Marketing Officer, SpotOn. They still want fast, friendly, accurate service and they expect tech to support that, not get in the way.

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Can Fast Food Be Healthy?

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2025

For Cody Pepper, CEO of Fast Fresh Brands, iit led him on a mission to make healthy eating accessible to everyone. This experience ignited a fire in him, leading him to leave a successful career in nonprofit and consulting to helm Fast Fresh, parent company of Bee Healthy Cafe and Nature's Table.

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Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

Alongside the new menu, the chain has developed a new restaurant design that will serve as a blueprint for future openings. A rendering of Perkins Griddle & Go fast-casual concept. Simultaneously, the company also created a fast-casual version of Perkins called Griddle & Go, another nod to younger, on-the-go customers.

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Forget coffee. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept The fast-casual Greenlane is plotting growth across Florida with investor and NFL star Rob Gronkowski working the drive-thru window. But Tampa-based Greenlane is among a growing number of fast-casual concepts making freshly prepared salads a drive-thru option.

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‘Being Adaptable and Responsive to Changes in the Industry Landscape Is Key’

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

Joe Gale has more than 30 years of sales, operations and account management experience, including 20 years with Coca-Cola North America Foodservice where he worked closely with numerous QSR and fast casual brands. Furthermore, the real estate, design and marketing support we offer enhances our capabilities as an ideal franchisor.

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Experience Matters: What Restaurant Guests Value

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2024

The experience agency, who designed new restaurant prototypes for clients such as Burger King, Panda Express and Panera Bread, surveyed consumers to gain a better understanding of the current customer journey and what guests value most about the restaurant experience, particularly at casual dining and fast casual restaurants.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America. Fast Food and QSR Value The United States Fast Food & Quick Service Restaurant Market size was valued at US$ 248.8 Perkins American Food Co.

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86 Your Brand Issues: How to Build Cohesive, Memorable Brands that Resonate with Guests

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

For a deeper dive into brand messaging, strategy, and authenticity, creating unified guest experiences, and the orchestration of physical and experiential touchpoints, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to The Plaid Penguin’s Founder and Sir Idea Man Joe Haubenhofer.

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Restaurant Staffing Crisis Solutions: Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

Instead of belaboring the issue, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine went to the experts for some solutions. “We are seeing sign-on bonuses at fast food and fast casual locations, something never seen before in the industry.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come. “Will this look good on Instagram?”

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Menu Redesign Avoids Confusion and Promotes Optimization

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2024

The Ori’Zaba team told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine they watched people walk in and have a physical reaction to the three pricing tiers. To reduce menu confusion and minimize price sensitivity, Ori’Zaba’s Scratch Mexican Grill recently rolled-out a rengineered and easier-to-read menu. A great balance."

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‘Miami Is a Panoply of International Peoples, Culture, and Cuisine Making it an Ideal Mecca for the Food Scene in Franchise Development’

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

To learn more about the plans for the growing brand, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine spoke with Araque and Gonzalez. Plus, the tourism and social media scene in Miami helps new brands grow fast. I believe as far as ourniche in casual dining experiences we’re at the top of the food chain. What makes it scalable?

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Restaurateurs Foresee Bright Future as Fine Dining Turns Vegan

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Nowadays, vegan food is becoming normal in restaurants and fast food joints. With increasing promotions in restaurant magazines, food blogs, and social media platforms, more people are expected to join this mega-trend. Plant-based eating was previously limited to some selected restaurants and casual cafes.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Alex Canter of Ordermark.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. With consumer expectations at an all-time high, award winning architecture and design firm, CRTKL, is working with 7-Eleven to re-imagine its stores and to attract consumers.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. Ghost kitchen and virtual brands are prime strategies for this growth strategy, both of which require a thoughtful approach to menu design, production and fulfillment.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. As the return to office continues, we anticipate employers will jump on the latest food trends when deciding what to serve to create “office FOMO.”

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MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

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. On The Border is taking it back to the 1980’s with the debut of its new prototype that pays homage to the brand’s first design and renowned experience, top photo.

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Delivery Places New Demands on Restaurant Data Networks

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Bon Appetit magazine just launched a virtual restaurant in Chicago in partnership with Grubhub and Lettuce Entertain You, the Chicago-based restaurateur. The menu consists of recipes curated from the magazine and its YouTube channel, such as spicy pork soup and rigatoni with cauliflower bolognese. Is your network ready?

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MRM Franchise Feed: Arby’s ‘Beefs’ Up and SONIC Swag

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. Flynn now owns and operates a combined total of 2,355 quick-service, fast casual and casual dining restaurants, generating $3.5 Flynn Acquires Hefty Portfolio.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth. March Sales Decline. percent in March.

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MRM Franchise Feed: flip’d and the Juicey Awards

Modern Restaurant Management

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. IHOP® unveiled the latest plans to launch a pilot of its new fast-casual concept, flip’d by IHOP (flip’d). Clean Juice Celebrates Franchisees. flip'd by IHOP.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

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. dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. Fast-casual visits overall were down 3.8 In December, QSR restaurants overall saw visits decline 2.9 percent in December and 11.3

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MRM Franchise Feed: Frictionless QDOBA and Crisp & Greens Goes National

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 concepts are designed with our consumer in mind and position our stores to grow sales within and outside the four walls, while reducing buildout costs for franchisees.”

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their views on trends. When you come for pick up, you are designated a "locker" and code. Concepts that captured strong market share like fast casual chains will continue to outpace growth in full service locations.

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Exploring Food Culture

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine caught up with Laroche to learn more about why he wrote this book, the state of restaurant culture and more. Since the pandemic, many chefs created fast-casual concepts and we see more and more tasting and prix-fix menus. Why write this book and why now?

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MRM Franchise Feed: CPK in Canada and Real Famous BBQ

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. The new design, like Nathan's Famous and New York itself, is a combination of old and new, greatness from the past combined with an excitement for now and the future.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

This final edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup for 2024 features news of operator challenges and priorities, delivery trends, wages and hourly worker considerations. Monthly QSR Traffic by Sales Channel Delivery moved to the top-performing fast-food sales channel in November, with traffic up +25.0

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MRM Plant-Based: New Look for Veggie Grill and Plant-Based Pizza Toppings

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Based on the success of the early trial, restaurateur Peter Condouris has designed a comprehensive menu, which will coincide with the restaurant’s regular menu each Monday.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Kitchen of the Future, Restaurant Sherpas and Dunkin’ Hirin’

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. Above all, we have prioritized our customers’ safety and well-being into the design and flow of the kitchen and dining areas. and Del Taco. John Fuller.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Sandwiches Up North and Taco John’s Gets Aggressive

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. In 2019, Taco John’s unveiled an updated brand and restaurant design. “Fazoli’s is at the forefront of the fast-casual Italian category,” Milliken said.

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Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? Here are their responses. Click here for part two. Anita Adams, CEO of Black Bear Diner. GJ Hart, CEO of Torchy’s Tacos.

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MRM Franchise Feed: TCBY at 40 and, Mr. Potato Spread to Franchise

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. ” The franchise model has a flexible design footprint.

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MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants. ” That report finds that, through the first half of 2024, fast-casual restaurants saw visit growth of 3.2 The fast-casual burger chain increased prices by 2.5

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‘Repurposed Spaces Offer Three Key Advantages for a Fast-Casual Brand: Cost, Time, and Customers.’

MRM EXCLUSIVE: Personalized Promotions Must Line the Loyalty Path

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‘A Smaller Footprint Isn’t a Limitation – It’s an Invitation to Get Creative’

Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Finding New Purpose Through Repurposing Space

Value Is the New Battleground for Loyalty

‘Great Partners Build Great Brands’

2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Patio Power: Strategies for Optimizing Outdoor Dining

Can Fast Food Be Healthy?

Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

Forget coffee. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept

‘Being Adaptable and Responsive to Changes in the Industry Landscape Is Key’

Experience Matters: What Restaurant Guests Value

MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

86 Your Brand Issues: How to Build Cohesive, Memorable Brands that Resonate with Guests

Restaurant Staffing Crisis Solutions: Experts Weigh In

MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Menu Redesign Avoids Confusion and Promotes Optimization

‘Miami Is a Panoply of International Peoples, Culture, and Cuisine Making it an Ideal Mecca for the Food Scene in Franchise Development’

Restaurateurs Foresee Bright Future as Fine Dining Turns Vegan

Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part Two

2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part One

2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

Delivery Places New Demands on Restaurant Data Networks

MRM Franchise Feed: Arby’s ‘Beefs’ Up and SONIC Swag

MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

MRM Franchise Feed: flip’d and the Juicey Awards

2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

MRM Franchise Feed: Frictionless QDOBA and Crisp & Greens Goes National

What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Exploring Food Culture

MRM Franchise Feed: CPK in Canada and Real Famous BBQ

MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

MRM Plant-Based: New Look for Veggie Grill and Plant-Based Pizza Toppings

MRM Franchise Feed: Kitchen of the Future, Restaurant Sherpas and Dunkin’ Hirin’

MRM Franchise Feed: Sandwiches Up North and Taco John’s Gets Aggressive

Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part One

MRM Franchise Feed: TCBY at 40 and, Mr. Potato Spread to Franchise

MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

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