Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

I’m more vision, creative, fly-by-the-seat-of-pants. With Wetherill came infrastructure that Jeff and Danielle previously couldn’t afford: a team, the small family office, a designer and attorney. The families became fast friends. Jeff said the two found they worked well together as business partners. She’s on time.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Restaurant concepts define the overall theme or idea behind a restaurant, including cuisine, service style, music, and menu design. Here are a few examples of restaurants with names that ooze concept: Parm: Casual Italian, known for their Chicken Parm Sandwiches. Umami Burger : Casual burger spot with an empaths on flavor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Restaurant design footprint will fundamentally change with more BOH kitchen size needed and less FOH seats as more people gravitate toward digital and delivery. The sleeping giant is virtual kitchens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

Fast Food and QSR Value The United States Fast Food & Quick Service Restaurant Market size was valued at US$ 248.8 billion by 2033, according to The "United States Fast Food and Quick Services Restaurants Market Size and Share Analysis – Growth Trends and Forecast Report 2025-2033" from ResearchAndMarkets.com.

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Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

The last thing any restaurant should do is make the customer feel like they are being pushed out of their seat for the next guest. Maximizing table turnover is crucial for restaurants to optimize their seating capacity and increase their profitability. However, turning tables must be done tactfully.

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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. In addition there is also a poolside bar.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

One of the key functionalities within many QSR and fast casual mobile apps these days is the ability to order ahead and select curbside pickup. This puts the customer in the driver’s seat and removes the reliance and uncertainties on timeliness of delivery offered by third parties.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

On the surface, you may not think a roadside diner or downtown café would have much in common with a fast-casual chain, not to mention an elegant stand-alone restaurant where couples and families celebrate over a two-hour, five-course meal. But the truth is they have a lot in common when it comes to selecting their furniture.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The industry is evolving fast, and simply relying on word-of-mouth or foot traffic isnt going to cut it. A casual brunch spot in a college town will attract a different crowd than a high-end steakhouse in a business district. Logo Design and Color Schemes : A great logo is simple, memorable, and aligned with your brands vibe.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2022

If a QR code is already on the table when your guests are seated, you don’t have to worry about getting fresh menus to them right away. Fast casual eateries that have seat-yourself service are perfect candidates for the QR code menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

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. ” On The Border’s new design is part of an overall brand enhancement to improve the guest experience. . On the Border Debuts New Prototype.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Eight months after the acquisition by Capriotti’s, Wing Zone is rolling out a brand refresh which features technology upgrades, a revamped menu, an energized restaurant design and experience, a new logo and other assets designed to further position the brand as one of the undisputed leaders in the chicken wing category.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2023

A growing number of fast food chains are experimenting with seatless locations with only takeout or drive-thru options. Getty Images/iStockphoto As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all. People just aren’t hanging out at fast food joints the way they used to.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. In fact, 30 percent of recent casual dining visitors think there is an opportunity to improve the quality of the beverage offer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Adding to the 20 Noodles & Company locations in the metro Chicago market, the ghost kitchen will help reach a new customer base through its digital channels and give the fast-casual brand a presence in-between local locations. "We're flip'd by IHOP. Egg Combos with choice of breakfast meats.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 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. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Often, instead of full courses, the supporting role of the food will come in the form of smaller dishes, sometimes just as one bite so guests dont get too full too fast. Provide space for seating, tasting, and entertainment. How to make it happen: Set up a designated area with individual or group workstations.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2024

From seating diners and helping them order quickly to processing payments, let’s explore some proven ways to improve your restaurant’s table turnover rate. Suppose your restaurant has 20 tables, and during the dinner service from 6 PM to 9 PM, you seated 60 customers.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

Fast-casual spots usually dont have that luxury, so pricing needs to be tighter and more dialled in. Menu design: Use layout and typography to draw attention to higher-margin items (and downplay the most expensive ones). Your concept will play a factor in determining your goal food cost percentage.

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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. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

First-time Chicken Salad Chick (CSC) franchise owner Claibourne (Clay) Rogers was introduced to the fast-casual concept in 2015 when she served as an account director at the brand’s public relations firm, Fish Consulting. If a guest is wary to come inside to order, we happily take their order outside.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

Dining Room/Bar – Keep diners physically separated by no less than six feet; clearly indicate which tables are “open” and “closed;” close off bar and counter seating; block diner access to high staff-flow areas; and differentiate wait staff and cleaning staff by specific colors of face masks and gloves.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Above all, we have prioritized our customers’ safety and well-being into the design and flow of the kitchen and dining areas. From food preparation to the seating and interaction with staff, Taffer’s Tavern will be a worry-free dining experience.” and Del Taco. John Fuller. Franchise Giveaway.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Because of this, most of our restaurants are outfitted with outdoor patio seating so guests can enjoy their meal, and the fresh air, with their family and friends.” We know our flavors have mass appeal and we expect to compete well with all fast casual chains as we make our way into new cities.” Jamal Wilson.

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Future Food

MARCH 5, 2025

Successful precinct designs are aligned to the key strategy drivers Delivering a modern dining precinct in a club environment demands a holistic strategy that goes beyond architectural or interior design plans. Fine dining and particularly smart casual dining have shown signs of decline in ASPH.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

The study, which focuses on fast food and fast casual restaurants, compares pre- and post-crisis trends and topics such as delivery preferences (including 3rd party platforms) based on consumer segments, deep dives into consumer segments that value different order and pick up channels, and willingness-to-pay both in-store and for delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The new restaurants — as well as upgrades to existing locations — will adapt the company’s new, modern, and inviting “Fresh Forward” design and meet the needs of today’s consumer with comfortable guest indoor dining spaces as well as numerous delivery and order ahead options, with a strong digital first strategy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In 2019, Taco John’s unveiled an updated brand and restaurant design. The drive-thru feature is a first for the fast casual brand, which has previously focused on eat-in cafés and kiosks. “Fazoli’s is at the forefront of the fast-casual Italian category,” Milliken said.

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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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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Speak to what sets you apart from the pack, what food you'll serve, the service style (fast-food, fast casual, fine dining, etc.) It also shows that you've done your research given the market, suppliers, and have an idea on menu design. Talk about what marketing channels you plan to use to get butts in seats.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

With this in mind, there were certainly areas, like off-premise, that we knew we needed to fast-track in order to keep providing guests with the First Watch food and experience they know and love. There are only so many seats a given area can support. GJ Hart, CEO of Torchy’s Tacos. Despite that sales are still down?

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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. ” The franchise model has a flexible design footprint.

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Future Food

MARCH 6, 2025

Successful precinct designs are aligned to the key strategy drivers Delivering a modern dining precinct in a club environment demands a holistic strategy that goes beyond architectural or interior design plans. Fine dining and particularly smart casual dining have shown signs of decline in ASPH.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Strong points of difference, authentic food, great service, location, marketing (with strong tactical execution) and a design-driven space that is on brand will elevate revenue for those with the total package. The good news is that won’t be felt by all, not uniformly across all the categories and individual F&B operators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Designed to address industry changes and compliance regulations by providing more automation and solving increasing challenges of labor costs, it creates a user-friendly, frictionless dining experience and offers affordable tableside ordering and payment and up to 20x the speed. . "OneDine OneDine Now Available. RMS Launches metiRi.

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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. Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests. Together, we believe we can succeed in our mission to create a safer future-kitchen design.”

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