7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5 Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. 2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. Embrace Digital Hospitality ??

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2021 Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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2022 2030 Food Supply Recruiting 207

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

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2020 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Fast Casual 197

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It means guests love the food you serve so much that one location simply won’t cut it — and you get to serve more customers, generate more revenue , and expand your business. Expanding your place in the food service industry happens in one of two ways — developing a new restaurant concept or replicating an existing one.

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Management Management Document Hiring 370

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

The newly launched Restaurant Recovery Sales Flash is open to all operators. Includes sales & traffic, off-premise and state by state performance. The impact of those dining rooms opening has been impactful in driving incremental sales for full-service restaurants. percentage point change. percentage point change.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

According to the latest Financial Trends Insights from Black Box Financial Intelligence™ , based on data from the week ending June 28, restaurants sales continue improving. See the latest sales and traffic results here: Sales Improve but Restaurants Should Brace Themselves for Challenges Ahead. Financial Trends Insights.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Diners want easy ordering options, accurate service, and to receive their food fast. A modern restaurant point-of-sale (POS) system now offers many automation tools that make it easier to operate more efficiently and effectively. But, this process can be automated through the use of self-ordering kiosks.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Restaurant Sales and Traffic Post Strongest Results in 4 Weeks. The industry had a strong rebound in sales and traffic growth and the week ending October 17 posted the strongest results in 4 weeks. . Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Since this daypart has increased traffic during the pandemic, operators will need to innovate their food and beverage offerings to grow traffic. "Across Falling outlets, rising sales. But sales have bounced back well over the first six months of 2021, and are now running ahead of 2019 levels. " Remarkable Resiliency.

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2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 189

Lavu

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Will your restaurant be fast casual or sit down? Will you have servers or will customers order at a counter? Will you have servers or will customers order at a counter? Can customers use a self-serving kiosk or order from their phone? An idea to open a pizzeria is just an idea until you put your plan on paper.

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Loyalty Program Download Document Point of Sale 78

Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

These are fast-changing times for all types of restaurants. At limited-service restaurants, customers order their food at a counter or drive-thru and pay before eating it. Quick-service and fast casual restaurants fall under the limited-service umbrella. That’s who we serve at Black Box Intelligence.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Most successful food businesses are now multi-unit and multi-channel. That means you are collaborating with multiple stakeholders who each have their own data points to focus on. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on.

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Management Management Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 52

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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2020 Influencer Point of Sale Food Safety 192

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind.

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Qu

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We do not believe that POS is dead – rather that POS is Not the Center of the Restaurant Ordering & Commerce Universe anymore. When There Was Only One… Restaurant ordering used to revolve around the POS. The POS term was formed when there was just one main point of sale – the register in the restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. Same-store sales growth was -2.1

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2020 Point of Sale Online Ordering Consumer Goods 110

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

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2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 128

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food.

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2020 Point of Sale Seasonal Menu Consumer Goods 167

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. Following integration, Flippy ROAR’s zero-footprint design will be tested to improve employee and food preparation, for wider location integration. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot.

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Mobile Ordering Certification Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 164

Margin Edge

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The most universal categories are food, beer, wine and liquor (FBWL), but depending on what type of restaurant you run, these may vary. Purchases are separated into these different categories because the margin on sales between them can vary by quite a bit. . Restaurants typically break COGS down into 4 (or sometimes more) categories.

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Inventory Point of Sale Waste Fine Dining 82

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. Return to on-premise.

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2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 184

EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

At the Food on Demand conference in Las Vegas, the food service industry laid out its vision for a future in which customers never have to wait. We’re here to disrupt the food deliveries industry,” says Ben Thein, COO of Flytrex , an Israeli drone delivery company. Just don’t think too hard about how that’d work.

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Food Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order 144

Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Financial Intelligence – Everything you need to know about your restaurant sales. Tracking sales is central to any restaurant’s data collecting strategy. BBI’s Financial Intelligence solution provides restaurant sales data and restaurant traffic data for any time period you choose. Sales per labor hour.

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Point of Sale 2021 Leadership Fast Casual 83

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Wahlburgers launched a mobile app featuring user-friendly experiences such as online ordering and access to extended member benefits through its WahlClub, the brand’s loyalty rewards program., Designed to give guests a new way to interact with the brand, the Wahlburgers App is available for download at the App Store or Google Play.

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Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program 77

Touch Bistro

JUNE 16, 2021

Focusing on the numbers, such as the desired gross profit margin and ideal food cost percentage, is certainly a good place to start. Restaurant Menu Pricing Based on Ideal Food Cost Percentage. What Is Food Cost Percentage? Food cost percentage indicates what percentage of sales you spend on food and beverages.

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Apicbase

APRIL 20, 2022

Franchising is a time-tested business model that allows restaurant owners to scale their business fast and efficiently. Instead, we embrace the dark side and look at the pain points and pitfalls. Free download. Guests expect your food to taste the same, no matter which location they visit or order from. Here we go.

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Franchise Franchising Cash Management Kitchen Safety 52

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Here are a few examples of tech-centered solutions to ease the ongoing labor crisis in restaurants by putting more functionality directly in the hands of customers: Digital Tableside Ordering to Support Service Staff. Enter digital tableside ordering. For fast-casual or QSR brands, digital tableside ordering is equally beneficial.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. More Tropical in Colorado. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal.

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Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Book 110

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). The answers are an entry point for understanding consumers’ needs as brands start to reopen, notes RMS CEO John Oakes. Yelp Economic Average.

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2020 Fast Casual Food Safety Guest Recovery 191

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

During the second quarter in 2020, which covered the height of the pandemic lockdowns and restaurant dine-in restrictions, QSR off-premises orders increased by +9 percent over the same quarter in 2019, driven by solid growth in drive-thru and delivery orders. The State of the Restaurant Industry. foodservice industry. “The U.S.

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2021 Guest Recovery 2019 Loyalty Program 180

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It also could provide a future outlook for the industry, especially if more states implement stay-at-home orders in response to rising COVID-19 cases. Additionally, the results indicate that the negative effect of COVID-19 was smaller for fast-food restaurants compared to full-service establishments. percent demand decline.

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Loyalty Program Fast Casual Online Ordering Consumer Goods 145

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

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. The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority.

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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. Rising costs create challenges : 92 percent of operators say the cost of food is a significant issue for their restaurant. million by the end of 2023.

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2023 2022 Consumer Goods Point of Sale 203

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In the hospitality industry today, it’s imperative to have up to date technology solutions with features that allow for contact-free planning, ordering, payments and delivery/pick-up. In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends.

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2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thus far in 2021, the company has expanded across Las Vegas at the Convention Center, LINQ Hotel, and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Casino, as well as reopened with the unveiling of the new Virgin Hotel. “Dunkin’ continues to modernize with convenience at the forefront. Getting Hotter at Dave's.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Sports 180

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.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 176

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Since its inception in mid-March, more than 500 restaurants around the world have joined the program and are reporting sales ranging from several thousand dollars to up to $60,000. The company is exploring collaborations with corporate partners and charities, as well as merchandise sales, to keep its mission alive. "When

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