Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. ” Highlights from the report include: Fast Food.

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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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Qu

APRIL 24, 2023

Implementing more nimble, digital-forward technology is no longer “nice to have” for quick serve and fast-casual restaurants. As Freebirds World Burrito chief technology officer (CTO) Dawn Gillis told us, fear of the unknown often keeps restaurant operators from making critical steps towards tech advancement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The new report captures a steady rise in mobile ordering, reinforcing the critical importance of mobile initiatives for restaurant brands. According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. Mobile orders are on the rise.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

We will also continue to leverage our revamped ‘Restaurant of the Future’ model along with our advanced technology strategy and are eager for this next phase of growth for the company. 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

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Technology is becoming a big part of how we run our business. Contactless ordering at the table, virtual host stands, and online staff wellness checks have all become standard operating procedures for us now. Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Clever Ramen, scheduled to open this spring, was designed with the concept of using raw, true materials that bring warmth and life to the restaurant space. The challenge with using new technology is that it can make some projects seem cold and robotic.

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Lavu

MARCH 6, 2020

To improve restaurant customer engagement and satisfaction, restaurant leverage should technology to offer better services. At the heart of restaurant technology for marketing is customer analytics. Customer analytics software is designed to unlock the value of restaurant hidden data. Integrating POS systems on mobile devices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

However, restaurant owners can expect significant staffing challenges and they will also likely need to update their technology strategies to meet consumer demand. This might mean weaving elements of fast-casual dining into your design. For example, 20 percent of guests pre-order food before entering a restaurant.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This trend continued through to FY23 until prices rose faster (F&B CPI 6%, ABS) than costs in order for businesses to try to recoup losses from the previous two years. Shopping centres driving initiatives and experiences in order to adapt to the changing consumer landscape. Ali & the Queen, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne.,

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This trend continued through to FY23 until prices rose faster (F&B CPI 6%, ABS) than costs in order for businesses to try to recoup losses from the previous two years. Shopping centres driving initiatives and experiences in order to adapt to the changing consumer landscape. Ali & the Queen, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne.,

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Future Food

JUNE 27, 2023

What happens on the ground plane, sets the scene for the building’s uses and themes by providing a vision of energised people places, inspired design, considered placemaking with modern, healthy and on trend food and beverage. Utilizing technology can streamline operations and improve the overall experience.

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Foodable

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron breaks down the recent drive-thru and mobile ordering redesign concepts instituted by a number of major restaurant players. Barron describes how Starbucks may have a leg up on other businesses due to its pre-COVID technology investments.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Fast and friendly service. This person organises tickets and checks orders are going out correctly. BOH roles vary depending on the restaurant’s service model— whether it’s a full-service restaurant, casual dining restaurant, fast casual eatery, or QSR. Cost control. Food safety. HACCP protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2020

Online Ordering and Mobile Apps. Unlike before, when you had to memorize the delivery numbers of your favorite fast-food chains, you can now order in with just a click. Thanks to the arrival of food delivery applications, the casual diner can now satisfy his or her cravings whenever he or she pleases.

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The Rail

JANUARY 19, 2023

By Indiana Lee, Contributor Technology seems to have its hand in every industry, elevating and modernizing businesses left and right. A fleet of electric vehicles is most suitable for more extensive restaurant operations, whether fast food, fine dining, or catering businesses. But let’s talk specifically about the food industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. Following integration, Flippy ROAR’s zero-footprint design will be tested to improve employee and food preparation, for wider location integration. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

According to Upserve’s 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry Report, the industry will collectively lose $240 billion, with casual dining sales volume down by 60 percent and fast casual down 50 percent. There’s no disputing that the past year has been extremely hard on the restaurant industry overall.

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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

Some of these apps are designed to solve specific problems, like shift scheduling or point of sale , while others boast all-in-one suites for every aspect of restaurant management. Toast offers both front desk and tableside hardware for taking orders, processing payments, and allowing guests to track the status of their orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

Cash has its advantages, and with the right technology and processes, QSRs can improve their cash operations while allowing their customers to pay for purchases the good old-fashioned way: with money. And while smartphones and mobile apps continue gaining traction, cash continues to be king – and refuses to be dethroned.

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Lavu

MARCH 27, 2020

They can do anything from ensuring order accuracy to accepting payments and even performing payroll and accounting for you. Innovations in efficiency, on the other hand, can lead to long-lasting success, as in the case of the McDonald’s brothers’ systematization of fast food orders. Rapid Modernization in the 2000s.

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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. Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

In the Mobile POS Payments market, the number of users is expected to amount to 101.10m users by 2028. Giving your servers access to iPad-based ordering systems is one of the most effective ways to streamline workflows on the floor. They’re durable and flexible enough to go from fast casual to fine dining.

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Lavu

JANUARY 21, 2020

Customers want to make their orders and have their food delivered as fast as possible. It makes the food ordering process more efficient and eliminates customer frustration over waiting in line to place their orders. The kiosk system of placing food orders has become a preference for customers, especially the millennials.

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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. " Pielogy Expands in Ohio.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

But if you live in the suburbs within two miles of an ordering location, and the weather is mild and still, you could order food or groceries and it will get to your home in about five minutes, “faster and fresher” than if a human drove it, Thein says. Why should geography determine what restaurants you can order from?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These features include tableside mobile ordering, NFC contactless payments, and direct online ordering. SALIDO leverages design, data, and workflow management to optimize both front- and back-end operations. Our 3000+ Sales Partners are excited to begin SALIDO distribution on top of NAB’s EPX payments platform.”

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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. More realistically, technology advancements can eliminate superfluous tasks and automate components of complex ones. Enter digital tableside ordering.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Kiosk ordering tools speed up the ordering process, making it easier to keep up during a mealtime rush. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Fast-casual restaurant Sweetgreen, part of the sustainable food movement , will be going cashless in all 64 locations nationwide (excluding Massachusetts, where it’s illegal not to accept cash). In an interview with Fast Company, Neman expressed confidence in a future that’s cash-free. “We Faster business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

In addition to virtual kitchens meeting lower labor costs, they also offer a fast-track to opening, with a location able to begin serving in just one month. Fazoli’s fans in Atlanta can order delectable Italian dishes for delivery, carryout and catering only.

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