Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The normalcy of customers coming in the doors for a night of dining or even a casual lunch feels like a vision of the distant past. As much as complete closures and stay-at-home orders have harmed the restaurant industry, reopening has come with fits and starts, presenting a new litany of obstacles for dining establishments to overcome.

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

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

I am a concerned spectator at a time when everything seems to be in question and every one of us lives on the edge. We fear, we adjust, we cope, and then there comes a time when our coping mechanism comes into real question. This is when leadership is most needed. It is not possible to truly lead those with whom you can’t relate.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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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. The Value of Trust. The impact of COVID-19 on customer behavior was experienced swiftly f by all industries.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

“The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. . “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. To make it easy for restaurants of all sizes and types to adapt to these changes, OpenTable is introducing a new Open Door ’ pricing program. No cover fees through September 30, 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

“The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. . “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different. To make it easy for restaurants of all sizes and types to adapt to these changes, OpenTable is introducing a new Open Door ’ pricing program. No cover fees through September 30, 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Quirky Combos : This year, we also saw some unique combinations!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

Full-service restaurant chains, which primarily rely on dine-in customers and had few if any off-premises services when the dine-in restrictions went into effect, bore the brunt of the transaction declines throughout the pandemic. An Unpopular Year. For full-service restaurants now, it’s about government restrictions.

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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. Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) announced the formation of the Hospitality Recovery Coalition with the goal of supporting on-premise partners, including restaurants, bars and distilleries, facing harsh economic impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

In New York, California and Illinois, even as the on-premise space remains closed (for in-outlet dining/drinking), sales velocity continues to improve week-over-week, as both the market and consumers continue to adapt to the new trading style. However, growth in average spending per guest remains negative for full-service restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

Miso Robotics understood where we could improve and stay true to White Castle’s brand of taste, innovation and best-in-class dining. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2020

Restaurateurs who were eager to reopen their doors after lock-down only a few weeks ago are having to confront temporary product shortages and price inflation, vulnerable to spontaneous out of stock notices or unexpected shipment delays. Perhaps more unsettling is the uncertainty of it all. Multiple Sourcing and Backup.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Dishwashers were found to be the second most challenging role to fill, accounting for 12 percent of all open roles. Cashiers came in third place taking up seven percent of all open roles. Staff retention struggles However, recruitment issues aren’t the only factor contributing to staff shortages. Economic Uncertainty (52 percent) 3.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

By keeping the prep work out of the kitchen, restaurants can bring stability and efficiency to the product yield (you only buy 100 percent usable produce) and price (no more fluctuations with the commodity market). There are a variety of produce items that can be purchased already prepared like lettuce-based items, coleslaw, and guacamole.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Comp Traffic Best Region: New England Best Segment: Quick Service Best Cuisine: Chicken Worst Region: NY-NJ Worst Segment: Fine Dining Worst Cuisine: Sandwich The restaurant industry started turning a corner in August and September. And recovery for the industry is continued into October. Comp Sales -2.5% from September.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a webinar as part of Toast’s Restaurant Recovery Series , co-sponsored by 7shifts and our trusted partners at XtraChef , we gathered restaurateurs from around the country to discuss new ways of managing staff, new service and compensation models, and how COVID-19 has impacted their business. When they reopened, it was with 75% less staff.

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 8, 2025

Mid to Late 2024: A period of modest recovery. Segment Winners & Trade-Down Behavior While quick service continues to lead in sales growth and fast casual in traffic, casual and family dining are facing headwinds. Lower-income groups are increasingly opting for grocery over dining out. in Q4 to 0.3%. in Q4 to 0.3%.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. More Tropical in Colorado. Salata Debuts Franchise Microsite. Salata launched a new microsite for prospective franchisees.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

Executive teams focused on supply chain strategy, pricing discipline, and consumer segmentation to weather the turbulence. Key Takeaway | Two Guests, Two Strategies — and a Growing Divide Operators are navigating a tale of two diners: the value-seeker and the experience-driven loyalist. Traffic growth, selective pricing Yum!

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 21, 2025

But we also dive deeper into specific pockets of what we’re seeing in the industry to provide deeper insight into workforce, segment and guest sentiment trends. Particularly, a signal that lower-income guests are going back to groceries instead of going out to eat. Comp Sales -1.5% during April.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. Your suppliers may have experienced fluctuations in prices for ingredients in 2020. Automating this process with a restaurant-specific inventory management system can help you quickly identify vendor pricing errors.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Restaurant customer trends change, food and supply prices fluctuate and new competitors pop up every day. Customers love value – 77% of Americans say that a discount or deal would make them more likely to eat out than dine at home. And food prices are rising overall, with restaurants outpacing grocers. compared to 2019.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

To drive your growth rate higher, implement marketing and social media tactics that will help you win over new guests or find ways to get current guests to come in more frequently. With delivery and drive-thru, you can serve those customers you have to turn away because your dining area is too packed.

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Cheetah

JUNE 14, 2021

Dining rooms are reopening and with the promise of return to normalcy just a few days away, the unprecedented staffing shortage is dampening the hope of economic recovery. If you are reading this article, you probably know that restaurants are facing turmoil as the most severe labor crisis ever experienced is hitting the industry.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2021

Short-staffing leads to dissatisfaction – of guests and employees. The impact of limited staffing is evident in guest sentiment data. Guest satisfaction with service speed is down 4.2%, with staffing being a common area of concern. The staffing shortage is just one roadblock to the recovery of the restaurant industry.

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Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Getting the pricing, menu, and logistics right so your customers feel like they’re getting their money’s worth can be tricky. Both scenarios can lead to a decline in satisfaction for on-premise dining. Operators are either raising prices for delivery items or spreading those costs across all of their customers.

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Here is what we are seeing: Quick service restaurants (QSR) They have shown resilience with relatively stable traffic and sales This is artially attributed to price-conscious consumers opting for lower-cost dining options amid inflation. Casual Dining Both traffic and sales underperforming compared to QSR and fast casual.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 24, 2020

You’ve reopened your dining rooms at the allowable capacity in the geographic areas of your restaurant locations. One cause for rising CoGS might be because your suppliers have increased prices on your ingredients. If a particular ingredient has gone up in price, you may want to. Now it’s time to refocus on your bottom line.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

After many months of on-again, off-again indoor dining restrictions, outdoor dining capacity limits, and relying on delivery/take out only, a brighter future is on the horizon. Restaurant owners and operators have faced enormous challenges over the last year. It’s time to focus on getting back to pre-COVID profit margins.

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Everyone has to eat somewhere, and knowing how and where your customers choose to eat (a metric known as share of stomach) is vital to reaching them with the right menu items, marketing messages, price points and atmosphere. Consumer eating patterns are impacted by the economy, food trends and other factors. How Share of Stomach is Measured.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 8, 2022

In the recovery stage, your key efforts ought to include modifying operational processes, reactivating consumers to bring them back into restaurant dining rooms, adjusting menus to suit shifts in customer habits and preferences, and expanding your delivery capabilities. To connect the dots, you don’t need to be a mathematician.

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Foodable

JULY 16, 2020

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date for the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron sits down with frequent Foodable guest Andrew Horowitz, the president and founder of Horowitz & Company. music, movies, photos).

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