Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2025

Video marketing can be your secret weapon. Stimulating Local Appeal Local interest is a driving force behind restaurant marketing. ” Video marketing can do more than highlight your menu – it shows how you’re involved in the community and giving back. The restaurant industry is highly competitive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 21, 2025

Since Sunny Street's inception 16 years ago, Stasko has led various departments – including menu design, product strategy, the move to a bright and fresh restaurant design, and its family-centric marketing focus. These brand improvements have led to both increased revenue and improved prime cost controls.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A great example of this is McAlister’s Club MCA – designed to elevate the guest experience for loyalty members. Last year, Cut+Dry launched Yes, Chef, the world’s first AI tool specifically designed for foodservice distributors in the U.S.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Let’s explore 26 proven online marketing strategies to help your restaurant thrive. Target location-specific searches for more visibility The ultimate goal of your online marketing campaigns should be to bring in local customers to your restaurant. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This guide will teach you everything you need to know about getting started with restaurant marketing. By the time you finish this article, youll know how to approach restaurant marketing the right way and not waste time doing guesswork, crossing your fingers, and then hoping you see new customers walking through the door.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2025

Marketing agency Thought For Food & Son has been doing a lot more than just think about food for 20 years. “As we celebrate this milestone, it’s inspiring to see the next generation bring fresh energy and innovative ideas to the table, ensuring we remain a leader in food marketing for years to come.”

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you feel that digital marketing isn’t giving your local restaurant the results you need, then it's time to explore more targeted strategies. Local restaurant marketing can help you reach your target audience more effectively. Local restaurant marketing can help you reach your target audience more effectively.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2024

While specializing in a specific area of cuisine can be effective, designing a menu that offers a variety of dishes opens the door to new demographics, foot traffic and brand loyalty. This rigidity can stifle creativity and limit a restaurant’s appeal to a broader and more diverse range of customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Two-thirds of restaurant leaders believe AI or automation will improve their business in each of the 15 areas we asked about, the most popular of which are marketing and promotions (77 percent), inventory management (77 percent), payments (76 percent), menu optimization (76 percent), and staff management (75 percent).

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It's not just the merch on the menu that is driving traffic to the brand with a misison to create spaces that blend sports and leisure and offer innovative cocktails, next-level architecture and high-end designer decor with elevated bar bites, retro games, and exclusive event nights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2024

High-end wine glasses that enhance the drinking experience are filling a market gap left post-COVID. The intricate designs and varying shapes and colors of specialty glasses offer opportunities for innovation in presentation that brings creative drink concepts to life. For these creators, glassware is more than just a vessel.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last year, the global induction cooktops market was valued at more than $9B, and is expected to surpass $15B by 2032. As the design and hospitality industries embraces sustainability and decarbonization, the demand for skilled professionals who understand these principles has never been greater.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Virtual Restaurants can be a great way to test new menu ideas or reach a new market. Here are some simple tips on how to market a virtual restaurant: Create a Strong Brand Your restaurant's brand sets it apart from the competition and creates expectations for your customers.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 22, 2025

It's the second state to adopt a Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act, designed to stop the unauthorized sale of bookings. New York was first to make the move last year, and similar bills are pending in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Hawaii and Nevada.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

"This trend emphasizes the importance of supporting employees as whole individuals in today's competitive job market." Future plans for the site include career mapping and skills features, designed to advance professional growth and career planning in hospitality. "As

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2025

Opening a restaurant in competitive markets like South Florida is no easy task. Strategies for Restaurant Success Here are key strategies to help restaurants succeed: Know Your Market : Understand your audience and tailor offerings to their tastes. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The quicker businesses can feed that information back into operations, the better, whether for personalized dining, staffing optimization, or advertising and marketing. For restaurants, sourcing from these local markets offers a way to support regional producers while differentiating their menus with unique, high-quality ingredients.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Once you agree on a pop-up concept, get team buy-in by involving them in every aspect of the process – from design to execution – so that they have real buy-in and are proud of the result, as well as helping problem solve along the way. What are the best practices for marketing pop-ups? Be honest with the answer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 13, 2025

Are there marketing efforts that prove most beneficial? Transparency in Marketing : Be upfront about your practices, highlighting sustainable sourcing and ingredient transparency. Authenticity in marketing efforts builds trust. Inclusive menus and corporate practices resonate deeply with them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Plaid represents structure, heritage, and intentional design. First, we seek a deep understanding of the restauranteur’s vision and values, as well as their target audience and market positioning. From there, we can start developing the brand identity (think color palettes, typography, and logo design).

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2024

With AI’s growing prominence in marketing discussions this year, brands have begun navigating both its potential and pitfalls. Now, as restaurant marketers prepare for 2025, lessons learned from the past year are shaping a more pragmatic approach, prioritizing tools and strategies that deliver measurable results.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

Financial stability : Franchisees need a solid financial foundation to cover start-up costs and initial marketing efforts. Furthermore, the real estate, design and marketing support we offer enhances our capabilities as an ideal franchisor. Design : Collaboration on the building design and coordination with contractors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

RCS Enhances the Value of Mobile Marketing More than seven in 10 consumers have made a mobile order, making phones a prime mechanism to motivate purchases. And text message marketing is superior to email. Multimedia has been proven to enhance the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Setting a new brand standard, Marco's Pizza recently unveiled a store redesign beginning in the Boise market at corporate-owned store. The aesthetic design of the store mirrors our new brand platform, But Wait, There's Marco's ™, that launched in April 2024.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 28, 2025

Thanks to lower costs, modular designs, and AI-driven features, robotics is no longer just for big chains ( Toxigon, 2025 ). For his restaurant, embracing robotics has become part of staying competitive in a challenging labor market. What once felt futuristic is now part of daily service in restaurants of all sizes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

” The food and beverage industry is faced with this demand, yet there are very few pickle-flavored sauces actually available in today’s market. Luscious Lychee – Lychee is gaining popularity across markets, bringing a soft, subtle sweetness and floral aroma to cocktails that complements the renewed martini craze.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A well-designed website does more than just make a good first impression. A well-designed website signals professionalism and legitimacy. A polished, well-designed website establishes your restaurant as trustworthy, credible, and able to meet modern customer expectations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2025

As part of the plan, establish key roles, including a designated media spokesperson. All food businesses need a strategic communications plan that covers what to do before, during, and after a recall. Before a recall, have a crisis communication plan in place.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2025

But behind the friendly smiles and occasional free merch is a strategy designed to make them as much money as possible. Pepsi came to the table with a significant signing bonus, lower off-invoice pricing, a rebate 50 cents higher per gallon than Coke, and an annual marketing fund to help promote my business. All you need to do is ask.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 16, 2025

The restaurant's design and tableware are sourced from both Japanese and regional artisans, Every detail—down to the shape of a plate or the arc of a serving sequence—reinforces the spirit of "Yoshin," a concept that expresses lingering beauty, unspoken emotion, and a deep connection to nature.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2025

The well-themed or well-designed music program tells me that the owners have considered every aspect of a memorable experience. Music Considerations An acoustic designer can analyze your space, determine the best placement for speakers and recommend the proper equipment. It shouldn’t be an afterthought.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2025

Cooking should be fun and designed to make all involved happy. Find your own voice in a market that is filled with 74 thousand pizzerias in the U.S. A growing number of chefs are shifting their attention to independent operations that focus on foods with wider appeal that need a commitment to excellence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2024

When considering expansion plans, restaurants should understand the demand in their local market as well as the competitive environment. How Restaurants Can Use Marketing to Drive Growth As restaurant work to drive growth through marketing, there are several steps that they should follow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2025

Restaurants, hotels,and otherhospitalityindustry businesses continue to battle a tight labor market. Engage employees in the decision-making process and involve them in designing and implementing programs that meet their needs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Future foodspaces will need to be designed to meet the personalized needs of diverse customer bases, according to Culinary Crossroads: How Societal Shifts Are Defining Tomorrow’s Dining , the latest whitepaper from IA Interior Architects research initiative, HumanX. "The

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 7, 2025

This model will help to create sense of ownership and establish a significant way of retaining good people.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 29, 2025

Just when it seemed QR codes might go the way of the pager or MySpace, improvements in design were followed soon after by the pandemic.

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