Restaurant Business

JULY 2, 2025

Egg-cellent news…as of June 2, the egg surcharge is officially off the menu,” Georgia-based Waffle House wrote on X. The surcharges came atop years of menu price hikes that have frustrated consumers and hurt restaurant traffic. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. Photo: Shutterstock Waffle House customers no longer have to pay extra for eggs.

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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.

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AUGUST 1, 2025

Restaurant operators have an opportunity to leverage the trend of experience-driven dining. "We've always delighted in spending time with our guests through wine dinners and walk around wine tastings," Regan DeBenedetto, Director of Operations, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "Chef

Serving

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Restaurant operators need to embrace menu and technological innovations in order to meet guest expectations this holiday season, according to the Fall/Winter Trend report: a report produced by Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "Our The study was in-field in Sept-Oct 2024.

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JULY 29, 2025

"Operators are investing in tools that deliver fast, measurable ROI," Samir Zabaneh, CEO of TouchBistro, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "That "That means smarter scheduling, streamlined menus, better inventory control, and automation that frees staff to focus on hospitality. . "Operators

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JULY 25, 2025

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. Meanwhile, dine-in visits have increased in fast-casual and fast-food restaurants, while takeout and drive-in orders are down.

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APRIL 14, 2025

Among the report highlights: Cost-conscious diners are rolling back their spending, not cutting it out: 45 percent of surveyed diners report they are visiting restaurants less often due to rising prices, with nearly half saying they’ve decreased their dining-out budgets in the past six months. Diners are willing to embrace voice AI.

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APRIL 15, 2025

"Our survey shows that GLP-1 users are not pulling back from restaurant dining—in fact, they’re increasing their visits across all segments, particularly quick-service restaurants (QSRs)," Jana Zschieschang, Chief Brand Officer for Revene Management Solutions, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "However,

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

"Value is a broader tent than price, but price is an important value platform when consumers are faced with high inflation or a personal economic situation such as a job loss," Tim Fires, president of global foodservice at Circana, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "We yuan meal deals proving particularly popular.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Health-driven brand True Food Kitchen transitioned its kitchens across all 46 locations in 18 states as well as its entire menu to become 100-percemt seed oil-free. As part of a multi-year shift, the brand exclusively uses avocado and olive oils, eliminating industrial seed oils from every ingredient of its 100-plus menu items.

2022

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Restaurant operators searching for something versatile that will cross the dayparts need to look no further than their breakfast menu as waffles have been breaking out of the morning. Profitability: Waffles are a low-cost, center-of-the-plate item and one of the most profitable breakfast item menu offerings. Waffles saw a 15.4

Back of House

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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. At the same time, it can result in consumers creating more waste if they order more than they can eat.

2025

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Hint: The menu matters a lot. That’s good news for restaurants, said Cindy Klein Roche, chief growth officer for ezCater, a platform that connects workplaces with dining concepts. But restaurants must optimize their online presence and present an appealing menu to get a piece of that growing pie. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Catering

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JULY 2, 2025

Fast-casual Condado Tacos—which prefers calling itself “next-gen casual”—has long had a bar program with a selection of conventional margaritas and beers to go with its Mexican-style menu and vibe. But those same margaritas had been on the menu since 2014 when the bar, so to speak, was set a bit lower. By Patricia Cobe on Jul.

Fast Casual

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APRIL 9, 2025

Ballas shares his insights with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine and discusses issues that must be on the radar for franchises and brands including AI, automation, sustainability, staffing, training, and more. Consumers, especially younger generations, are making dining decisions based on a brand’s environmental impact.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Value-driven dining and a growing interest in regional brands are two trends uncovered in Yelp's 2025 Fastest Growing Brand s report. To learn more, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Kadecia Ber, Yelp’s advertising trends expert. Regional flavors are gaining traction—BB.Q

2024

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AUGUST 12, 2025

He discusses his menu development process and shares that the restaurants will soon have a crispy duck salad and a grilled pork chop with sweet chile sauce and smoked eggplant relish. By Bret Thorn and Patricia Cobe on Aug. Sealey is based in Miami, where he moved from the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix in 2009. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Innovation

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MAY 8, 2025

Modern Restaurant Managment (MRM) magazine reached out to Shannon O’Shields, VP of Marketing at Rubix, to learn more on how anti-texture is redefining mouthfeel, why it's so important , and what restaurants can do to capitalize on this growing trend. In what ways is texture important in the overall dining experience?

Social Media

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For a deeper dive into this trend, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine spoke with the David Shove-Brown and David Tracz, Partners and Co-Founders of //3877. This has led to a growing appeal for unique dining experiences and fast-casual concepts. What does the trend say about the resiliency of the restaurant industry?

Fast Casual

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JULY 22, 2025

Bret had a chance to sample menu items from Sunny’s, a breakfast-lunch spot, and Chez Frites, a bistro offering the familiar French plate of steak and fries along with a selection of seafood. Then Pat shares her interview with Matt Banton, VP of menu strategy and innovation at Cracker Barrel. By Patricia Cobe and Bret Thorn on Jul.

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JUNE 27, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. percent menu-price inflation rate. At the same time, U.S. chain sales grew just 3.1

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JULY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features rewriting the rules of seasonal marketing, snack wrap traffic driver, GLP-1 use impact on F&B, and restaurant marketing challenges. More than half of those coping with food cost inflation this year are seeing a 1 percent to 5 percent increase.

2025

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MAY 15, 2025

Pepper discussed his journey with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. What do guests want to see on menus and how does the value proposition factor in? I want our brands to be recognized as leaders in healthy, fast-casual dining. Under his leadership, the brand has doubled its footprint in just six months.

Fast Casual

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

"These tariffs could deeply affect the food service and hospitality industries on both sides of the border," Alex Thalassinos, President of Silverware POS, one of the first tech providers dedicated to Canada’s hospitality industry, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. by about one percent.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This "Super" special edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup has a Super Bowl theme. MVP Menu Performances More than 200 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl last year—many with a plate of wings in front of them. Toast analyzed data from restaurants on Sunday, Feb.

Food Order

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Music can play a role to enhance the dining experience, setting the mood and complementing the menu and design. It's important for operators to ensure they are abiding by the law and compensating the creators and rights holders. What should restaurant operators know about music licensing?

License

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JUNE 11, 2025

All photos courtesy of Ascent Hospitality Management A pair of legacy family-dining brands are out to prove that age is only a number. . | All photos courtesy of Ascent Hospitality Management A pair of legacy family-dining brands are out to prove that age is only a number. That means you can now get boba at Perkins.

Fast Casual

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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.

2024

Restaurant Business

JULY 22, 2025

News franchising acquisitions finance Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Legacy owner Amol Kohli will become chairman of Brix, and the Brix leadership team, including CEO Sherif Mityas, will remain in place. restaurant chains.

Franchising

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

To learn more about the plans for the growing brand, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine spoke with Araque and Gonzalez. The brand is scalable because the menu is easy to execute and everyone loves fries. “I Heart Fries is a restaurant concept that combines a variety of delicious international foods in one place.

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AUGUST 8, 2025

Papa Pairings menu, helped drive sales among higher-spending and value consumers. The number of pizzas ordered last quarter increased 6%. The result was 1% same-store sales in the second quarter. We’re really feeling good about the core business and we just launched more innovation.” Papa Johns introduced a new Cheddar Crust in the quarter.

Fast Casual

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JUNE 17, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu Forget coffee. 17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Greenlanes have no dine-in seating. At Greenlane, there’s no dine-in service. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. Just drive-thru and pickup windows. Photo courtesy of Greenlane. That’s because it is Gronkowski, known as “Gronk.”

Fast Casual

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DECEMBER 18, 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. So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. For the first part, click here and for the second part, click here.

2025

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The restaurant tech vocabulary keeps expanding. Image by Nico Heins/Midjourney Want to sound smart at the next restaurant tech cocktail party? . Image by Nico Heins/Midjourney Want to sound smart at the next restaurant tech cocktail party? Add these six terms to your vocabulary.

Hiring

Restaurant Business

JULY 21, 2025

Americans tend to think of hot pot concepts as a casual dining, cook-at-the table experience, but Big Way has evolved the idea into a fully customizable, build-your-own bowl model. stores, and the menu will evolve as they see what works. location in the Los Angeles area, with more to come. By Lisa Jennings on Jul. by the end of 2025.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

" As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. Adaptability became non-negotiable as takeout, delivery, and digital ordering shifted from secondary revenue streams to essential lifelines." That's never going to change.

Front of House

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JANUARY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. ” A Year of Challenges U.S.

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