Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Trending Technology in Restaurants. Technology in restaurants can be a game-changer for the customer experience, employee workflows and the bottom line. The need for convenience and seamlessness was already driving rapid adoption of restaurant technology, and the pandemic accelerated it. Get weekly updates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. CPK Brings on Franchise Veteran. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Giorgio Minardi.

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Hot Schedules

MAY 18, 2021

F or Star Wars fans across the galaxy (at least those who use the Gregorian calendar), May the Fourth was a rallying point to commemorate the beloved franchise. As a show of the way we stood by our customers throughout the pandemic, we asked our employees to eat local and support their favorite eateries however safely possible.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Restaurant sales in the US grew from $842.3 54% of restaurants plan to spend more on technology in 2024. 54% of restaurants plan to spend more on technology in 2024. 2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. Let’s dig in. billion by 2030.

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Focus POS

JUNE 27, 2019

Technology can help, but knowing how to get the most out of it is also important. We’ve put together a guide you can use to help you choose the best technology for your restaurant and how it can help you run a more profitable business: General Restaurant Management. » Sales, labor, inventory data reports. Set quality standards.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales. 33 percent rely on delivery for more than 20 percent of sales. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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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. In this post, we are NOT exploring the benefits of a restaurant franchise. Instead, we embrace the dark side and look at the pain points and pitfalls. 4 Signs You Are Not Ready To Franchise.

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Qu

MARCH 31, 2023

Restaurant leaders today find themselves in a rush to optimize every individual part of their operations while overcoming cost pressures, supply chain challenges, and technology proliferation. Sadly, the tower of technology tools is stacked so high that managing the entire system has become burdensome (and exhausting ).

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

"We want to remain optimistic, so this initiative shows solidarity within our restaurant community and hopefully reassures our guests that if they aren't able to visit us at this point in time, we'll be here for them when things settle down." Click here to learn the 10 steps to take now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. Sandra (Sandy) Reinhardt: Vice President of Information Technology | 30 years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. Restaurant Adaptation. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. Of course, smaller parties mean smaller checks per table.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Diners are looking for reassurance on cleaning procedures and technology to reduce contact with servers. Diners are looking for reassurance on cleaning procedures and technology to reduce contact with servers. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. Restaurants can prepare for this disruption by investing in agile technology platforms that connect every restaurant touchpoint to work seamlessly.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The company says it will incorporate NFT technology into its current loyalty programme to create new experiences for customers. Following the restoration of Saudi Arabia-Thailand relations, Café Amazon opened its first store in Riyadh’s InterHealth Hospital. World AeroPress Championship announces Café Imports as 2022 official sponsor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news that consumers plan to put restaurants at the top of their shopping lists, the latest stats for on premise and why the restaurant of the future is here now. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. “This is a challenging time for both consumers and businesses. . Hassle-free holiday meals.

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BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 27, 2021

Therefore, you must learn how to develop a more resilient restaurant business just like the other types of restaurants who are finding new ways to ensure decreasing costs and an increase in sales. . For example, let’s say John Doe Bar’s total sales from July to September 2020 were $1.25 Average Gross Profit for Restaurants .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features Grubhub, PAR Technology, The Institute of Culinary Education, Parts Town, OneDine, Starbucks, QikServe, MOD Pizza, ezCater and Red Lobster, Omnivore, Coolgreens and Winston Industries. Ultimate Grubhub. Grubhub Ultimate in action at Taheni Grill in New York City. Kitchen display system (KDS). "Diners

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

Whether you’re looking to improve customer satisfaction, increase sales, or reduce costs, tracking these metrics will bring clarity to your restaurants’ performance and help you achieve your goals. In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking. Why Are Metrics Important?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

" The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges. " The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges. Make it This Winter.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Even cost of sales may go down as the ghost kitchen typically has a smaller, more manageable menu. In FAT Brands restaurants in particular, our franchisees who have ghost kitchens see an additional 10-20 percent in sales each week. The increased kitchen space, brand awareness and sales are a no-brainer for brands looking to scale.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features some surveys surrounding Coronavirus and the restaurant industry, the best locations for chefs, online payment fraud and top trends for QSRs. COVID-19 Foot Traffic at QSRs. Some Placer.ai Chick-fil-A led the way with 11.9 percent and 2.9 percent nationwide.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 20, 2021

For instance, by leveraging restaurant-specific software that integrates with your point of sale (POS) system, you can ensure all managers and above have access to robust data about sales, labor, and food costs. Smart ordering or smart prep suggestions, based on forecasted sales, can help minimize over-ordering or over-prepping.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

Countless restaurants across the country used a PPP loan to keep their employees on the payroll even while shuttered, but they are emerging from the program with challenges that have only grown in scope. Uber To Acquire Postmates. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel to Uber. This disclosure covers each of the 4.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

We would like to thank Derek Jones and all of the employees at Smart Foodservice for their dedication in building a highly differentiated business in the cash and carry industry, and we know the company will be in great hands with its new owners.” US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. reducing to approximately 3.0x

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR. Experienced reductions in business activity as a result of health directives related to COVID-19, and did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The National Labor Relations Board will issue its final rule tomorrow, February 26, governing joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. The National Labor Relations Board will issue its final rule tomorrow, February 26, governing joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 11, 2021

Technology has extended its footprint into almost every business sector in the UK. From large chain restaurants and franchises to pubs, breweries, and coffee shops, every segment of the F&B industry is now automating operations. Managing a restaurant is a daunting task. It enables you to manage each task efficiently. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This edition of MRM News Bites features NCR, Bloom Intelligence, The American Food Association, The Dinex Group, Performance Food Group Company, Appetize and Restaurant365, Snackpass, PAR Technology, Net Element, Sensory, GRIF, Picnic and El Pollo Loco. based Zynstra, a provider of edge virtualization technology. NCR Acquires Zynstra.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

points relative to 2016, widened from a gap of 1.3 points in 2018. voted Republican in 2016 – North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska – with services sectors and several food-related economic growth trended blue — Washington D.C., Yelponomics. Yelp released its first-ever annual Yelp Economic Average?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features diner expecations over the next few months, robots for QSRs, and the best cities for coffee lovers, vegans and vegetarians. How Comfortable are Diners? The survey results reveal that 35 percent of respondents feel the same level of comfort dining out now as they did at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The study also found that 8 million employees were laid off or furloughed during the height of the pandemic. The study also found that 8 million employees were laid off or furloughed during the height of the pandemic. TIPs offers training for individuals on the responsible sale, service and consumption of alcohol.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The National Labor Relations Board instructed an administrative law judge to approve settlements resolving complaints against McDonald’s USA LLC, McDonald’s Restaurants of Illinois, Inc., NLRB Approves McDonald's Settlements. An administrative law judge denied their motions to approve the settlement agreements.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

How do they relate to each other? Some POS-side examples include sales, payment, and footfall reports. Looking at a sales report, you might see that your Tuesday sales are lower than average. However, while there are certainly many upsides to this digitalisation , reports also come with their own basket of problems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Chang’s, Wing Squad, Yumpingo, Restaurant Revolution Technologies, Waitbusters, Dairy Queen, Fish City Grill, The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and Keilhauer. This edition of MRM News Bites features Boston Market, Danu Partners, P.F. New CEO at Boston Market.

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