Modern Restaurant Management

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. Red Robin climbs 3 percent to 78 thanks in large part to its focus on menu and food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

Most recently, he managed the western region franchisee relations for Coca Cola with Dairy Queen, working with franchise owners across 22 states to improve and grow their businesses. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Gale for his views on the current franchise environment and Pancheros growth plan.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

POS integrations simplify restaurant operations by automating tasks, reducing errors, and improving customer service. Revolutionize Your Restaurant Operations: In-depth Overview of POS Systems Why POS Integrations Matter for Restaurants Running a restaurant involves juggling a lot of moving parts.

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Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Running a successful restaurant isn’t just about great food and service—it’s also about smart financial management. Restaurant accounting tips plays a crucial role in tracking expenses, managing cash flow, and maximizing profitability. You cannot manage your restaurant properly without going into the accounting details.

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Modern Restaurant Management

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. As they grapple with rising costs across their supply chain, 71 percent of restaurants plan to increase prices this year.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Want to improve your restaurants performance? Start by analyzing these Top 7 POS Sales Reports to know where your restaurant is headed. Top 7 POS Reports for Sales Trend Analysis: Boost Your Restaurant’s Performance 1. These reports are your roadmap to better profits and smoother operations.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 22, 2025

Navigating the labyrinth of cost accounting in the restaurant industry can feel like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube in the dark. Key Takeaways Establishing a comprehensive restaurant cost accounting system is crucial for tracking profits, managing cash flow, and ensuring financial health.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

JUNE 2, 2025

Is it not a paradox that in the bustling world of restaurants, where every cent counts, the handling of tips often falls through the cracks? While a seemingly small detail, the proper management of tips can significantly impact a restaurant’s financial health and its employees’ satisfaction. Curious to find out more?

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Delaget

JANUARY 8, 2025

New Hartford, NY January 2, 2025 PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) (PAR Technology or PAR), a global foodservice technology company, today announced its acquisition of Delaget, LLC (Delaget), a leading provider of restaurant analytics and business intelligence solutions. The transaction closed on December 31, 2024.

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Lavu

MAY 2, 2025

Managing food allergens isnt just a best practiceits a legal and safety necessity for todays restaurants. With increasing awareness of food allergies, allergen management in POS systems has become essential to ensure customer safety and streamline kitchen operations.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

Sample Bookkeeping for Restaurants and Bars: In the hospitality industry without precise record-keeping, even the most successful establishments can find themselves adrift, struggling with cash flow, compliance, and ultimately, profitability. Bookkeeping is the often-unsung hero, forming the bedrock of smart financial management.

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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.

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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. Despite the fact that consumers are paying more to visit and order from restaurants this year – 12.5

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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. .

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

Hotels, restaurants, and sprawling F&B groups operate within a unique financial landscape, demanding far more than generic bookkeeping. Uncover the myriad benefits of combining robust advisory and accounting support for both restaurants and hotels. Learn more about our Accounting Services !

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EATER

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

An ICE officer | MediaNews Group via Getty Images We spoke to legal experts about what restaurant owners and workers can do to protect themselves from immigration raids In an interview on CNN , border czar Tom Homan bemoaned that immigrants in the U.S. were too informed. It just creates a lot of chaos, and they need to be held accountable.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 3, 2025

This is where hospitality accounting services come into play, with their expertise in managing the complex financial landscape of hotels and restaurants. Key Takeaways Hospitality accountants offer specialized financial services for hotels and restaurants, managing assets and ensuring regulatory compliance.

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Society Insurance

MARCH 4, 2025

Below, they share more information on what a nuclear verdict is, a state of the union of nuclear verdicts, and precautions for restaurants to take to better protect themselves against these devastating verdicts. Ideally, nuclear verdicts would be eliminated in favor of fair and just verdicts for restaurants. What is a nuclear verdict?

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Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 3, 2025

In the fast-paced, ever-evolving culinary world of London, it’s as if restaurants are still using abacuses instead of calculators if they aren’t utilising professional bookkeeping services. There’s an undeniable significance in meticulous financial management, especially in the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

We see firsthand what restaurants should be paying attention to as new trends and legislation arise. The Future of Nuclear Verdicts Society Insurance expects more of a discussion around nuclear verdicts and, ideally, an elimination of nuclear verdicts in favor of fair and just verdicts for restaurants. Meanwhile , Berkeley, Colo.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

When we talk about the “restaurant of the future,” labor compliance isn’t exactly the flashiest or most exciting topic to include—certainly not when juxtaposed with salad-making robots and personalized digital menus. Restaurants face a multifaceted compliance situation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. Running a restaurant can be validating, exciting, and thrilling all at once. Restaurant insurance can provide your business with a safety net when it comes to claims and risk. Dram shop law.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As restaurants hire new employees, they are finding it more difficult to come across experienced workers who can also train other team members. Here I will walk through actionable tips to help you train employees and understand the basics of liquor licensing as your restaurant bounces back: Renewing Your Liquor License.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2024

It’s the key to creating a consistent experience every day, week, and month of the year — the essential structure for the restaurant’s operations. Getting it right is critical for sustained success in the restaurant industry. Effective employee scheduling means finding the right mix of shifts and shift types for your business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2021

The newly proposed restaurant tipping regulations soon to be implemented by the U.S. Labor Department have sparked sharp contrasts among restaurants and industry labor advocates alike. The National Restaurant Association praised the regulations as “a victory for the restaurant industry and its workers.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2020

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Instead, food employees are now required to use nonlatex utensils, including nonlatex gloves. Litigation. Legislation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, restaurant workers of all types need time off to rest, recharge, and hopefully return reinvigorated to serve your customers. No matter where the returning employee works, as an employer, you must protect all of your employees, guests, and vendors. Update Your Handbook.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 10, 2020

As restaurants begin the process of reopening, some with an extended period of nonoperation, there are safety precautions that must be considered beyond simply ordering supplies, rehiring staff and opening the doors. All of which could occur during prolonged periods of non-operation.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

With work being one of the biggest contributors to stress, it’s not surprising that four in five people have had work-related dreams at some point in their lives. Restaurant servers understand work-induced dreams all too well. When employee engagement and wellbeing wane, job performance, customer happiness, and the bottom line suffer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

It’s a new world for restaurant owners and managers. Having already adjusted to the rise of takeout and delivery, now restaurants are figuring out how to reopen for dine-in service while navigating social distancing and other health guidelines. This allows diners to view menus or restaurant guidelines on their mobile device.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2022

Learn why it is important to implement restaurant safety tips to help reduce the risk of injury for these seasonal workers and throughout the entire year. In fact, many young workers’ first job experience is in some type of food establishment. Seasonal Jobs and Restaurant Injuries in the Summer. Inconsistent Training.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2021

Employee scheduling for your restaurant can be the most stressful part of your job. After tracking sales, calculating inventory, and just trying to keep your head above water, restaurant scheduling can take up a chunk out of your week. Let's take a look at these 11 best practices for restaurant scheduling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

From infamous chicken sandwich wars to on-trend plant-based burgers and acai bowls, it’s safe to say that 2019 was a trademark year for restaurants. With all of 2019’s success, restaurant operators are also facing challenges that can be addressed with the help of technology in the New Year. trillion in sales by 2030.

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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. Prioritising employee well-being, mental health, and job satisfaction is also essential in curbing turnover and cultivating a content and dedicated workforce.

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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.

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Online Ordering Back of House Small Business Customer Service 530

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Opening a new restaurant is exciting. Your restaurant lease is one of the most important contracts needed to start your business. Before signing anything, you must make sure you can get the restaurant build-out you want. Does your restaurant need floor drains? There are many factors to consider.

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