Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Keeping our guests and team members safe remains our top priority and is the highest form of hospitality in these times. We’ve always seen bartaco as a place to escape, and providing that comfort allows our guests to relax, have fun, and feel transported for a while. Steve Martorano, owner of Cafe Martorano in Fort Lauderdale.

2020 197

2020 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program 197

Cheetah

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We’ve put together a list of government relief programs, information centers and community organizations – all Covid-19 resources to help you get through this crisis. Two months later, in May, a reopening plan was announced that would allow restaurants to reopen dining rooms with modifications. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

Restaurant Law 60

Restaurant Law Employee Relations Food Supply Government 60

The Restaurant Times

JUNE 30, 2021

The role requires them to be a ‘jack of all trades’ and oversee functions that are as diverse as stock management and employee training. . The diverse nature of the job requires a restaurant manager to have a learning mindset and share new insights with the management and employees. . Managing Finance . Source: MBB Management.

Operations 52

Operations Management Management Front of House 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. This was largely due to a favorable shift in the Thanksgiving holiday. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percentage points.”

2019 128

2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 128

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The findings have offered insight into consumer expectations to support restaurant brands as they work to navigate ongoing operating, social, and economic shifts over the past year and a half. The latest research was based on a survey of 1,508 American consumers. App downloads remain strong. In May, the drive-thru ranked at the top.

2021 170

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Social Media 170

Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 19, 2020

The economic slowdown, public markets in distress, supply chains interrupted, tourism coming to a halt, consumers staying at home (which — for many — translates to a lower disposable income), and huge uncertainty can have long-lived effects for many chains. Here is a compilation of restaurant industry-related Coronavirus updates.

2020 52

2020 Guest Recovery Point of Sale Employee Relations 52

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). frequent users who dined out five or more times per week pre-COVID (35 percent of respondents) indicated minimal decline in takeout and drive-thru. In the U.K.

2020 191

2020 Fast Casual Food Safety Guest Recovery 191

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. Takeout For Good.

Food Safety 176

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 176

EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Even as some of these supply chain hiccups and irregularities resolved, others popped up. That is, according to the professor, particularly true of the food we eat. “[Our Here’s how three owners are doing it.

Front of House 122

Front of House Food Supply Back of House Supplies 122

Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. Food costs increased in 2023: according to one survey, 60% of operators reported that all or most suppliers raised their prices , up from 50% in 2022. Let’s dig in. In the previous year, it was 17%.

2024 52

2024 Operations 2023 Loyalty Program 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. We look forward to what the next 40 years will bring as we continue to lead the way in our communities.”

Food 173

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

The most popular COVID-related safety offerings people look for when booking a venue included outdoor spaces (47 percent) and socially-distanced floor plans (40 percent). 2021 will bring a restaurant renaissance unlike any we’ve seen before, with more consumers dining out and planning events than in years past.

2021 189

2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

“Without assistance at all levels of government, many of these businesses will be forced to close their doors. . The study also found that 8 million employees were laid off or furloughed during the height of the pandemic. The study also found that 8 million employees were laid off or furloughed during the height of the pandemic.

Fast Casual 162

Fast Casual Casual Menu Mobile Ordering 162

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

believes the coronavirus is not going to have a single blanket impact on all aspects of the economy or even the retail economy or food sector more specifically. How Coronavirus Affected Dining Behavior. Rakuten Ready surveyed over 100 customers to measure how behaviors around dining have or are anticipated to change.

Mobile Ordering 122

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Point of Sale POS 122

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR. Experienced reductions in business activity as a result of health directives related to COVID-19, and did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent.

Food Safety 145

Food Safety Customer Experience Website Management Employee Relations 145

EATER

APRIL 6, 2021

Miami journalist Olee Fowler and restaurateur Simon Kim talk Miami’s winter “season on steroids” on the Eater’s Digest podcast Winter is always high season in Miami. It’s like basically having one foot in a piping hot water and having another foot on an ice block, almost like liquid nitrogen,” he says. Olee, welcome to the show. Excited to be here.

Hospitality 99

Hospitality Back of House Outdoor Government 99

EATER

JULY 28, 2020

Three Eater editors discuss what to consider when it comes to the ethics of dining out during the pandemic In a pandemic, when the whole world’s been turned upside down, everyone’s seeking clear-cut answers: What’s healthy? Unfortunately, nothing is so simple — especially when it comes to dining. What’s unsafe? Where can I go?

Restaurant Law 109

Restaurant Law Government Kitchen Safety Food Safety 109

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

Online Ordering 143

Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 143

EATER

MAY 15, 2020

But to some hourly employees, that core concept has rung hollow during the pandemic. Nevertheless, Jamie and about 20 other Waffle House employees crammed into their unit, working 12-hour shifts to keep the restaurant open and running on a limited menu as the businesses around them shuttered. “It

Back of House 98

Back of House Employee Relations Customer Service Take-out 98

EATER

APRIL 20, 2021

government will finally start disbursing targeted aid to one of the hardest-hit sectors of the U.S. government will finally start disbursing targeted aid to one of the hardest-hit sectors of the U.S. You can access the formal rules for the program in English or in Spanish , which were released over the weekend.

Food Truck 115

Food Truck Document Small Business Point of Sale 115

EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Where stores and shopping centers can enforce mask use at all times and offices can send their workers home to operate remotely, food businesses are by nature tied to the act of eating, which requires taking off that mask. Now, with fall barely here and winter weather approaching, restaurants and bars throughout the northern U.S.

Outdoor 145

Outdoor Seating Small Business Customer Service 145

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

According to a new survey released by the National Restaurant Association, nearly one in six restaurants (representing nearly 100,000 restaurants) is closed either permanently or long-term; nearly three million employees are still out of work; and the industry is on track to lose $240 billion in sales by the end of the year.

2020 189

2020 Food Safety Food Supply Kitchen Safety 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. YEA reflects data from millions of local businesses and tens of millions of users on Yelp’s platform measuring U.S. “As U.S.

Franchise 177

Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 177

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

2020 138

2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 138

EATER

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Service charges are making dining out more expensive, but that doesn’t mean your server sees that cash. Americans spent $87 billion at food services and drinking establishments in September alone, up 11.4 Prices for food at full-service restaurants rose 8.8 Your restaurant service fee might not be going to the server.

Customer Service 98

Customer Service Back of House Restaurant Law Employee Relations 98

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms. For the restaurateurs who responded to our survey, only 15 percent said they were allowed to dine at full capacity, with nearly half saying they were allowed 50 percent capacity. Patio dining in colder weather. Limitations and consumer demand.

2020 221

2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

… “Our focus will now shift toward achieving similar bipartisan results in the Senate because enacting these PPP changes will help restaurants get the relief they need to get employees back to work and the industry on the path to recovery.” US Foods Holding Corp. PPP Goes Flexible. President Trump signed H.R.7010

Guest Recovery 154

Guest Recovery Food Safety Employee Relations Mobile Ordering 154

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Not only is turnover rising for all employees, the percentage of new hires that leave the company within the first 90 days of employment is also increasing. October 27, 2021. Check has grown at 5.0%

Fast Casual 84

Fast Casual Guest Recovery Fine Dining Point of Sale 84

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

“VISIT PHILADELPHIA and the James Beard Foundation are thrilled for our unique partnership that brings the culinary and tourism industries together to make it easy for travelers to support delicious, diverse, and sustainable food,” said Jeff Guaracino, president and CEO, VISIT PHILADELPHIA.

Brewery 139

Brewery Design Food Supply Equipment 139

EATER

JULY 22, 2021

Chef Russell Jackson opened the fine dining restaurant Reverence in Harlem just months before the pandemic began. Chefs Russell Jackson and Ian Boden struggled to reconcile their visions of fine dining with their communities’ desires. Chef Russell Jackson was tired. shed nearly 4 million industry jobs out of 15.6

Fine Dining 120

Fine Dining Back of House Dine-in Front of House 120

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

The new Yelp for Business will feature COVID-19 related content and prompts intended to help business owners communicate effectively with consumers and tips to weather the storm. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we have tech investments, new products, charitable endeavors and more. Yelp Reimagines Business Owner Platform.

Guest Recovery 122

Guest Recovery Food Safety Loyalty Program Point of Sale 122

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

percent from the previous year, led by underperformance in restaurant, food and nightlight categories, as well as brick-and-mortar shops. voted Republican in 2016 – North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska – with services sectors and several food-related economic growth trended blue — Washington D.C.,

2020 192

2020 Loyalty Program Point of Sale 2019 192

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops. Challenging Q3. percent (the first quarter of 2018 at -0.05 Same-store traffic growth in the third quarter was -3.5

2019 84

2019 Point of Sale Small Business Consumer Goods 84

EATER

MARCH 19, 2021

The program allows for grants — not loans — for full 2020 losses for owners of food businesses, including food trucks, caterers, brewpubs, and brick-and-mortar restaurants. Schumer relayed on the Eater’s Digest podcast this week that the $28.6 billion carve-out in the new $1.9 This wasn’t Democrat or Republican.”. He was the opposite.

2020 145

2020 Small Business Back of House Food Truck 145