Lavu

MAY 2, 2025

Managing food allergens isnt just a best practiceits a legal and safety necessity for todays restaurants. From labeling allergens to alerting staff in real time, modern POS systems can help restaurants reduce risk, avoid legal issues, and build trust with guests. These features help ensure a safer and more efficient workflow.

Allergens

EATER

MARCH 12, 2025

Masked chefs make pizza in a restaurant kitchen in 2022. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Five years after the onset of the COVID pandemic, normalcy is increasingly a fragile concept After seven years of running a pop-up, Jarrett Stieber was finally ready to open his restaurant, Little Bear , in Atlanta.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining trends, hiring trends, tech trends, brunch trends, alcohol trends, and egg prices. American Diner Trends Despite a higher cost of living, the average consumer’s dining habits are unchanged.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features trends in off-premise, coffee wars, the AI lifeline, the return of lunch, and how teens spend their dollars. “Off-premises dining has become a key revenue driver and an essential way to engage consumers,” said Dr. .

Reservations

EATER

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

It was too late to form an opinion about her; to do so would be like having a personal opinion about a law of thermodynamics. It was too late to form an opinion about her; to do so would be like having a personal opinion about a law of thermodynamics. It read, she giggled, wide-eyed, “I want to be Martha. That b h can do everything.”

Entertainment

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The restaurant industry has long relied on immigrant workers to fill key roles in kitchens, dining rooms, and management teams. With immigration regulations implemented under President Trump, many restaurant operators are facing challenges in maintaining their workforce and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. While features like ordering and paying via QR codes have become the norm, Back-of-House systems have lagged in sophistication.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

What are some ways restaurant owners and operators can be safe and welcome guests while maintaining social distance? As the Coronavirus crisis continues, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked industry insiders what best practices restaurants should have in place for social distancing, as per CDC guidelines.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. As the pandemic spread, one of the biggest deterrents from people frequenting their favorite restaurants was concern of exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

Food Safety

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. It's the expectation and an essential part of how restaurant workers earn a living. A guest's tip subsidizes wages for most of America's restaurant workers. History of Tipping: How did gratuity become integral to our restaurant culture?

Presentation

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

As more restaurants in the United States receive the go-ahead to open their doors for indoor dining, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to industry experts on ways to calm employee anxiety. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education.

FOH

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Some restaurants are designed from a tabula rasa, a complete blank slate with nothing more to go on than the client’s vision and the architects’ imagination. Bosscat partnered with AO to overcome the challenges of transforming the space into a restaurant in a historic district. Out with the Old, In with the Old.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The holiday rush is here, and as the world goes from pandemic to endemic, customers are dining out more. However, the harsh reality is that the current labor shortage is making it a challenge for many restaurants to handle the workload. There’s an art to interviewing hourly workers. Never hire someone in the name of urgency.

Hiring

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Are you thinking about owning a restaurant? You are not alone if the thought of putting your name on a restaurant awning has crossed your mind. One of the most tempting forays into entrepreneurship is the restaurant business. Instead, let’s look at some of the common reasons why restaurants fail (this is only a sampling).

Cash Management

7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2023

The restaurant industry has a wage problem. Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 This is the base of wage inequality in the restaurant business.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three and What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates.

Online Ordering

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. GroupRaise is inviting restaurants across the country to join their Takeout For Good initiative happening on June 2. Takeout For Good.

Food Safety

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to distributing tips among restaurant staff, but there are a few different methods that are commonly used. This guide will cover some of the most popular methods for restaurant tip payouts, and offer some pros and cons for each so that you can decide what will work best for your establishment.

Tip Distribution

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

2020

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In many restaurants, on-call scheduling is inescapable. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. Table of Contents.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Key findings for the restaurant industry include: Restaurant Closures Data. Restaurants had a high rate of permanent closures.

2020

EATER

MAY 29, 2020

Of the restaurants that were able to access the initial PPP loans, many found the program woefully inadequate. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, and to amend it. What reopening looks like for a Michelin-starred restaurant in Germany. Would you dine under a “shield pod”?

Front of House

EATER

AUGUST 10, 2021

From forgoing their own salary to giving raises, small business owners are finding ways to hire and retain their staff Every few weeks, it seems, a new photo goes viral on social media showing a sign in a restaurant window declaring: “This restaurant is closed because no one wants to work.” That money has to come from somewhere.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As a result, the final rule provides clear guidance in this significant area of the law. This edition of MRM News Bites features NLRB, Condado Tacos, JBF, General Mills Convenience & Foodservice, Yelp, WorkJam and Forge, HungryPanda, QikServe and FreedomPay, Tablelist, xtraCHEF, Perk Labs and blixr. NLRB Issues Joint-Employer Ruling.

Mobile Ordering

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

Management

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

Restaurant accounting isn’t easy. Learning basic accounting is like studying a different language, regardless of how many decades you have in the restaurant industry. Learning basic accounting is like studying a different language, regardless of how many decades you have in the restaurant industry. Sounds complicated?

Point of Sale

EATER

JUNE 9, 2021

Restaurants, which were among the first targets of local shutdowns and where countless workers have lost livelihoods and lives in this pandemic, have been the locus of our anxieties from the beginning. Some restaurant operators , workers, and diners are opting into the latter category by relying on a small vaccine pin.

Front of House

EATER

JULY 1, 2021

With very little warning, New York and Pennsylvania have rolled back mandates that made it possible for restaurants and bars to survive the pandemic. But as city and state governments proclaim the pandemic over- ish, some of the loosened liquor laws that helped restaurants turn a profit and remain open are being reversed.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The virtual kitchen model allows restaurants to maximize delivery coverage without the upfront investment that a traditional brick-and-mortar location requires.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank.

2022

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

So they decided to open their own restaurant hangout spot. One that reflected each of the owners and their idea of the perfect restaurant to relax, socialize, and eat. The dining room is a reflection of Paddy—light, bright, and welcoming for families. Hyperion Public started as the dream of two dads—John Speaks and Paddy Aubrey.

Restaurant Law

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Managing multiple restaurant locations is a good challenge to have. But to be clear, multi-location restaurant management is challenging. Whether you’re managing multiple restaurants right now or are thinking about expanding your current business , this guide has everything you need to run more than one restaurant at once with success.

Management

EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Lille Allen Six chefs and restaurant owners from across the country explain why restaurants feel so expensive right now, and how they’re coping with high prices and customer complaints Dining out involves calculating the intangible: What is hospitality worth to you? Lately, the calculus is becoming more complicated.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

2023