Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

Based on what we’re already seeing from our partners, consumers want to be educated about their food to make informed buying choices: where is it from? How was the food sourced or produced? Next year, I believe consumers will make food sustainability a top purchasing priority.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The fast-casual brand Dave’s Hot Chicken has now more than 200 units committed despite its franchise initiative being just launched in October 2019 (3). Up-and-coming restaurants like Fajita Pete recently announced it will triple locations from their new franchise deals (2). BETTER REAL ESTATE. MORE RESOURCES.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

Participants in MyChange with SaverLife receive access to the national SaverLife platform and the opportunity to participate in national savings challenges, access financial education articles, engage in forums and accumulate redeemable points for a chance to win prizes.

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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). dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual. In the U.K.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

We expect many restaurants will be moving to a more fast-casual approach, continuing to lean on their pickup/takeout options. To avoid passing menus, credit cards, and cash between guests and staff, consider other methods when possible. Touch-free payment and digital menus are gaining popularity as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Flynn now owns and operates a combined total of 2,355 quick-service, fast casual and casual dining restaurants, generating $3.5 In August 2020, educators across the country were the recipients of KFC’s second donation of one million pieces of chicken through KFC’s Back to School Buckets program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

The 31-year-old, fast casual, farm-to-table chain was doing well, prior to COVID-19. The company’s Learning & Development team will continue staff education through a new fundamental training program across the group. “I believe these new practices are here to stay,” said Von Hengst.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Vetting dining room, bar, and kitchen staff over the next decade will require probing more during job interviews, seeking candidates with more responsible lifestyles, advanced educational aspirations, and other evidence of a disciplined, drug-free work ethic will become even more of an HR imperative. Suzannah Gerber of Haven Foods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Rick Camac Dean, Restaurant & Hospitality Management at ICE (Institute of Culinary Education). With this in mind, there were certainly areas, like off-premise, that we knew we needed to fast-track in order to keep providing guests with the First Watch food and experience they know and love. GJ Hart, CEO of Torchy’s Tacos.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. IHOP® unveiled the latest plans to launch a pilot of its new fast-casual concept, flip’d by IHOP (flip’d).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S. and Del Taco.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. “As a fast-casual concept with strong unit economics, The Habit Burger Grill is a fantastic addition to the Yum! Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc. and internationally.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Educate yourself If there’s one thing to know when opening a new business—especially a new restaurant—it’s that there’s no such thing as “too much research.” Educating yourself and thoroughly researching every aspect of your new restaurant and your local landscape is only going to help you with fleshing out your plan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In RMS’ Q4 consumer survey , respondents reported dining out less across all categories – with fast casual and full service being hit the hardest. Monthly QSR Traffic by Sales Channel Delivery moved to the top-performing fast-food sales channel in November, with traffic up +25.0 Lunch traffic is down -0.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Fast-casual visits overall were down 3.8 Strong consumer interest in prepared foods, commissary and beverage options has led convenience stores, often referred to as c-stores, to compete much more aggressively with quick service restaurants and fast-food chains. More and more people are searching for fast, ready-to-eat meals.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 1, 2022

There are dozens of seminars, education sessions, workshops, keynotes, and competitions. The RC Show is a three-day extravaganza with vendors to meet and an ongoing series of stages to keep you entertained (and educated). Digital Transformation in Fast Casual and QSR Summit. Ideal Attendee: QSR Owner, Fast Casual Owner.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

percent in the first week of January across fast casual and quick service restaurants in the UK as compared to the first week of December. ” One way chefs and restaurateurs can gather information on growing a plant-based menu is through continued education. Phoenix Saute.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

That means that Meyer will exert his influence on Panera Bread, a fast-casual restaurant with more than 2,000 locations and a ferocious fanbase for its broccoli and cheddar soup and generally “wholesome” on-the-go options. But in the context of a fast food restaurant, Meyer’s hospitality ethos feels a little murky.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. While there was an old narrative that QR codes would never be as relevant in the US as they are in other countries, the pandemic made QR codes commonplace and educated American consumers on the benefits such as ordering and paying at the table.

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Indoor Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

You know you need restaurant promotions to bring in new customers, but when you’re a fast-casual restaurant owner, this is often at the bottom of a very long to-do list, especially if you’re just starting out. Check out these tips to avoid these advertising mistakes we’ve seen fast-casual restaurants make over the years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

Recommendations include: Front-of-house customer-engagement roles such as floor manager, host, server and service-facing bartender may only greet guests, educate on protocol and menu, maintain restrooms and process payment. ” Highlights of the US Foods Restaurant Reopening Blueprint include: Principles for an effective reopening.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

West African cuisines more broadly are also having a moment in different forms, from fast casual to the fine dining experiences chefs like Balogun advance, throughout American cities. Teranga’s more casual format — and that it took three years to open in the U.S. And that really is something that is telling about the culture.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. Salata also volunteered alongside their franchisees and with the support of their vendor partners, including Kraft Heinz, to build a hoop house at the farm and further efforts to support food education.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Now, as part of its larger mission of educating audiences on the personal and environmental benefits of swapping out meat with plant-based meals even just one day a week, the company is unveiling its new Meatless Monday initiative by partnering with traditional restaurants across the country. Plant-Based More Mainstream.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). JUST partnered with Sodexo to bring JUST Egg to Sodexo’s higher education, healthcare and corporate sites across the United States, top photo.

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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. The company currently serves more than 500 hospitality customers in categories such as fine dining, fast casual, breweries, food halls and hotels. Fast temperature measurement mode.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

BURGER KING employees and their family members pursuing a traditional post-secondary education or enrichment programs are also eligible to apply. McLamore, whose commitment to philanthropy and education made him a pillar of community service throughout his lifetime. Popeye's Gets Loyal. Fuzzy's Expands to Wyoming.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Curry Up Now Secures Investment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s no great surprise to say QSR and fast casual restaurants can be considered among the most energy-intensive commercial building types making it increasingly challenging for operators to balance the goals of efficiency, profitability and sustainability. How important is the connection between technology and sustainability?

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EATER

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Colorado-based Noodles & Co is offering an hour of paid time off, and mediterranean fast-casual restaurant Cava is providing two hours. Whether restaurants cannot afford paid time off or staff are wary of voting in-person, education about alternative forms of voting is crucial. million global “franchise associates.”.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

We’re going to show you how you can update your restaurant employee handbook to make it an educational and exciting read your new team members won’t be able to put down. You may already have this down in your existing handbook, but it’s not what you’re saying that’s wrong—it’s how you’re saying it. Okay, that might be a stretch.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

Step-by-step process to becoming a restaurant manager Becoming a successful restaurant manager involves getting relevant education and training and building hands-on experience in the industry. Step 6: Keep learning to become a great manager Pursue ongoing education and training to stay ahead in the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

The Velasquez family aims to continue bridging communities together, establishing new jobs, spreading economic impact and creating cultural awareness and educational opportunities for years to come. Flavored Nation , part of Gannett Co., In a busy restaurant, timing and efficiency is everything.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“Fast food options usually fall into two buckets: fast, healthy, and unaffordable, or fast, unhealthy, and affordable and nothing in between. Rather than assigning people to prep stations or at checkout, Ono takes advantage of automation to free people up to do what they do best; customer service/engagement and education.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

lines of business (Business Dining, Education, Healthcare Hospitality, Leisure, and Sports & Entertainment) beat the kitchen heat in sector championships to earn their spot in the national competition. Benefits include: Fast, flexible funding: Toast Capital Loans provide easy access to the financing restaurants need, when they need it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

“Both full-service and fast food restaurant customers are skewing a bit more toward higher income levels and college graduates,” says Forrest Morgeson, Associate Professor of Marketing at Michigan State University and Director of Research Emeritus at the ACSI. Chains affected include McDonald’s (visits down ~2.5

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