7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Let’s take the guesswork out of starting your food business and set your establishment up for success. You can identify potential gaps in the local dining landscape and create unique value propositions. Do you want to find out which food items your customers love the most? Start by deciding what you need to know.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2025

No longer solely defined by crowded dining rooms, special occasions are increasingly being marked by the ease and comfort of takeout and delivery, presenting both opportunities and challenges for restaurants. "We’ve "That shift has only accelerated in recent years. . "We’ve

Catering

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2025

20 years ago, it was enough for restaurants to just provide great food and great service. They employ many people who specialize in each marketing tool. His business, Talkin’ Tacos, started with just one location: a food truck. Meanwhile, independent restaurants earn less and less. Nobody wants this.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This approach entices guests to explore their palates or reminisce on familiar flavors, turning a simple dining experience into an emotional journey that encourages guests to return time and time again. It has become common in the American dining scene to see restaurants categorized into specialty niches.

Dietary Restrictions

Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2025

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. Cheese should be from a local or regional cheesemaker and let the customer know where it came from and why its so special. Ahbut there are signs of change.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

With the holiday season often comes a surge in dining out: shoppers are grabbing quick bites between stores, families are reconnecting over dinner at their favorite hometown restaurants, and people are seeking professionally-prepared meals for their various holiday gatherings.

Hiring

The Rail

JANUARY 21, 2025

By Bailey Ramsey, Contributor Food waste is a critical issue in the restaurant industry. To put this in perspective, restaurants waste anywhere between 4% to 10% of the food they purchase. Predicting Customer Demand Accurately One of the leading causes of food waste in restaurants is overproduction.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2025

Set up a “feedback wall” in-store where guests can post sticky notes with ideas or vote on your next special. Some ideas: Work with schools beyond fundraisers: offer to host field trips where kids tour the kitchen, decorate desserts, or learn about food safety. It means you can be creative. That starts with who you hire.

Small Business

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Just as a chef elevates a signature dish with bold, unique flavors that please the senses, the right glassware can enhance the presentation of drinks and food, creating a visually engaging experience for customers. Specialty glassware is not just for upscale venues.

Fine Dining

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Example: Date Night Special 2 steaks, 1 appetizer, and a chocolate lava cake for $70. Prix Fixe Menu: A multi-course meal at a set price encourages guests to order more while offering an elevated dining experience. Finding your AOV is actually quite simple. Increase Your Restaurants Average Order Volume (AOV) 1.

Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Whether it was your signature menu items, seasonal specials, or a festive holiday cocktail that puts a new spin on a classic, tailoring your menu can grab the attention of those looking to try something new. Over the Christmas season, 63 percent of adults plan to eat out so your restaurant needs to be prepared for the increase in demand.

POS

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2025

We didn’t imagine it would one day lead to owning a café, and certainly not to creating a fine dining restaurant within that same space. We wanted to surprise guests, explore our passion for food, service, and creativity, and leave people thinking, “You’re making this kind of food out of a café?”

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2025

Restaurant operators have an opportunity to leverage the trend of experience-driven dining. A remarkable 74 percent of diners report returning to an establishment after a memorable event so by offering curated experiences and special events, operators can effectively engage their customer base as well as foster long-term loyalty.

Serving

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 9, 2025

Introduction: The Charm of French Bistro Culture At the heart of French bistro culture lies an effortless charm that transforms dining into something personal and profound. Unlike larger, formal dining establishments with starched linens and sprawling menus, bistros offer a relaxed intimacy that swaps stiff elegance for a warm, lived-in feel.

Fine Dining

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

at the Italian casual-dining chain as its investments in affordability and Uber delivery paid off. 20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Consumers are finding value in casual-dining brands like Olive Garden. Same-store sales at the Italian casual-dining chain spiked 6.9% By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. of sales in the quarter.

Delivery

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. Local SEO strategies, like targeting location-specific searches, will help your site show up when people look for nearby dining options on search engines. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

Book

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Customers are becoming more discerning about value and anxious about the price of a meal (from quick service to fine dining). How do we keep the business of food from becoming more and more transactional? Theres plenty of fear and loathing going on in the restaurant business. There are problems, right now, without answers.

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2025

People are looking for authenticity and transparency, so highlighting where your ingredients come from or how food is made can go a long way. Guests also want an experience, not just a meal, so messages that promote unique dining events, themed nights, or a fun atmosphere can create excitement.

Marketing

ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

If managing food delivery feels more like a headache than a revenue stream, youre not alone. In this article, youll learn: How food delivery aggregators work and why theyre valuable. Lets explore how food delivery aggregators can turn chaos into consistency. Is your delivery operation disorganized?

Delivery

The Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Have you noticed how food delivery apps are becoming essential in attracting and retaining diners? In this article, we’ll show you exactly how to create a food delivery app tailored to your restaurant’s needs, while staying competitive in a booming industry. The global online food delivery market size was valued at USD 221.65

Delivery

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. Not quite yet An easy way to bring bold Korean flavors to modern menus From BBQ to beverages, menus are seeing a lot of action Food C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. Photo: Shutterstock Made-to-order food, value offerings, loyalty programs.

Food

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2025

I wanted to give back to the community that gave so much to me, and let’s be honest, if you’ve worked in a restaurant or bar, you know you have to be a special kind of crazy. Recognizing that social media could be a powerful tool for the hospitality industry, Kim Beechner founded Embark Marketing in her senior year of college.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This "Super" special edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup has a Super Bowl theme. Takeout Holds Steady, Delivery Slumps Delivery orders dropped 9 percent, while dine-in traffic fell 20 percent. Toast analyzed data from restaurants on Sunday, Feb. Is Delivery Worth the Dollars?

Food Order

EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

They are spaces in which consuming food is not only welcomed, but is expected. It was especially ironic considering that this controversy centered around a place where food is served, and that breastfeeding infants are simply trying to eat. That is, of course, unless you’re a breastfeeding infant.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2025

Independent restaurants have always been cornerstones of community, providing anything from comfort foods to places to unwind, but despite their vital role in society, adapting to the challenges continues to be a struggle. Scalable solutions like self-service kiosks and predictive analytics are transforming the way small businesses operate.

Technology

ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Key customer factors that influence dining preferences, from demographics to behavior. These are the people most likely to dine with you based on factors like their age, income, dining preferences, and lifestyle. Every successful restaurant has one thing in common: they know exactly who they are serving.

Marketing

Restaurant Business

JULY 2, 2025

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 02, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Wholesale egg prices have fallen 67% since their March peak. Photo: Shutterstock Waffle House customers no longer have to pay extra for eggs. Egg-cellent news…as of June 2, the egg surcharge is officially off the menu,” Georgia-based Waffle House wrote on X. Thanks for understanding!”

Pricing

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After all, it’s not just the quality of your food that can keep customers coming back — 73% of diners base their satisfaction on the quality of service they receive. Your staff, especially your restaurant manager, plays a crucial role in the overall dining experience. Hiring the right people can make or break your business.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 25, 2025

Photo: Shutterstock Value, convenience and food quality are the three big drivers that will draw consumers into a restaurant for breakfast. The report also found that there’s a slight shift away from takeout toward dine-in visits, but when consumers opt for breakfast off-premise, online ordering and mobile payment rules.

Mobile Ordering

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Are you doing all the right thingsserving amazing food, delivering top-notch service, crafting perfectly balanced drinksbut the tables still arent filling up like they should? Youre delivering a great dining experience, yet foot traffic remains inconsistent, online engagement is low, and new customers arent coming in as often as youd like.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2025

Consider the explosive growth of TikTok restaurant reviews where influencers document dining experiences in real-time. The areas that most significantly impact customer perception deserve special attention. A single video showing a dirty bathroom or unsanitary conditions can rack up millions of views within hours.

Operations

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It will stand out as truly special. The cheese is from a local artisan maybe even a rich bleu or 5-year aged cheddar something that is truly special and all you. In business, those choices can lead to success or failure, prominence of subservience, profit or loss. Is that what you believe? Is that how you want to be perceived?

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This Valentine's Day edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining and gifting trends including the importance of experience. Restaurants saw 41 percent more transactions The busiest dining hour? Analyzing data from full-service restaurants on Feb. percent in 2024. percent in 2024.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 17, 2025

Their effect isn’t just sensory — they can also activate digestive enzymes and modulate appetite, contributing to the dining experience beyond taste. On the food side, bitter greens like dandelion can brighten salads and act as a foil for sweet glazes or roasted vegetables. Bitter flavors are not new to cuisine.

Front of House

ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Are your regulars ordering the same drink and entree every time they come in? Does the energy feel flat, and the customers look bored. Seeing those glazed-over eyes is unsettling, and youre starting to think, Maybe its time to shake things up a bit. Maybe hosting an event could pump some new life into your restaurant.

Events

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2025

Every industry comes with its own unique set of challenges when it comes to insurance, and the food industry is no exception. Getting to know your agent and the areas they specialize in is an important part of protecting your business. What Carriers Do You Represent that Specialize in the Food-Service Industry?

Insurance

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 24, 2025

Mother’s Day reigns queen as the largest dining-out holiday of the year, with Americans projected to spend around $35.7 Music Drives Dining Performance Music is the invisible host. Yet, many restaurants either throw on a random playlist or forget music altogether, missing a crucial opportunity to elevate the dining experience.

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