Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A lot of retailers rushed to market in response to COVID-19 to provide mobile experiences that prioritized safety and contactless interactions. Chipotle recently announced its first digital-only restaurant called the Chipotle Digital Kitchen. Safety is paramount: Gone are the days of buffet style displays and bulk serving.

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Transact

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Productivity of kitchen staff has been a particular challenge,” Everett says. Fortunately, Taco Mac feels more bullish than many when it comes to its kitchen operations, thanks in part to a move it made in 2019, prior to the pandemic. Inexperience and understaffing can lead to inconsistencies in the back-of-house for some brands.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

“This program is a way to empower and equip restaurant employees with tools and resources to help them succeed and achieve their goals. We are also leaning heavily into our People First Safety Always Plan to guide us through how we’re doing business, as we seek what’s best for all our teams, franchisees, and enterprise.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Think behind-the-scenes kitchen tours or insights into who the people are that work at the restaurant, offering patrons a chance to immerse themselves in the brand. This started years ago with the fast casuals, but everyone will start to adopt beverage innovation widely.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 31, 2020

While the hurdles of 2020 may not end when the clock strikes midnight on December 31 st , the restaurant landscape is better equipped to deal with whatever comes its way. Ghost Kitchens Will Likely be Short-Lived. The past year saw the rise of ghost kitchens as a way to operate with lower overhead and labor costs.

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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. With drive-thru equipped buildouts as low as 1,200 sq.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. 2024 could be a breakout year for fast casual restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The bakery, which distributes to grocery stores nationwide, is now built to better accommodate both customer and consumer needs while continuing to put the safety of employees and customers first. If you previously didn't do takeout (like Serenade in Chatham), you adjust your menu/kitchen and start takeout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

A 1,400-square foot model without interior seating is also currently in development and will be equipped with a drive-thru and walk-up order window. Pieology, top photo, welcomed a new franchise group that will begin opening a number of Pieology’s fast-casual dining locations in Ohio. " Pielogy Expands in Ohio.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

Adapting with a tighter, more focused menu to allow kitchens to better plan labor and prep needs and manage enhanced sanitation routines. Embracing preparation and safety protocols as part of your restaurant's story. Seeking opportunities to create new, lasting rituals to signal safety, to claim new spaces and to innovate.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

This means you’ll have to continue to follow strict safety protocols to make sure everyone is safe and that your restaurant remains on the right side of the law. Conversely, if your restaurant is more casual, diners may be more willing to go completely red, white, and blue for the day. Equipment and Technology. Download Now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Contactless ordering and payment ensure safety, speed and accuracy, allowing waitstaff to focus on adding that personal touch when serving customers – all contributing to a healthier bottom line for businesses. pickup, delivery, drive-thru, ghost kitchens). pickup, delivery, drive-thru, ghost kitchens).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

SALIDO’s Restaurant OS has been adopted by top US-based and international hospitality operators, such as Eataly, Restoration Hardware, Eleven Madison Park, Laconda Verde, and Jean-George’s ABC Kitchen. The 2” X 4” label backs up the promise to diners that is scripted on the label design: “Sealed For Your Safety.”

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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. As part of the deployment, White Castle will bring the new version of Flippy, Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR), into kitchens for testing and future integration. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot.

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Restaurant Clicks

JANUARY 9, 2020

Purchase Equipment and Find a Food Supplier. Your restaurant concept includes a few factors, all of which will inform restaurant branding, name, location, menu, budget, equipment – basically every other decision you will make. Fast food, mid-scale, or upscale? Casual or formal dining? Plan Your Menu. Plan Your Menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Jockey Hollow Bar + Kitchen's Chris Cannon. Most of us go into the business under-funded and therefore not ready for a “rainy day” Something a lot less serious than COVID, such as hurricane damage or a kitchen fire, could put many permanently out of business. We learned how vulnerable an industry this is.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

JULY 29, 2022

BellaBot from Pudu Robotics In today’s fast-paced world, efficiency is key. The Autonomous Fast-Food Store from Hyper Hyper is a hyper-automated restaurant robot, capable of cooking pizza, burgers, bowls, salads, and delivering boulangerie and ice cream. One such robot is the Bellabot , developed by Pudu Robotics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2020

Casual dining's share of restaurant visits was in free-fall from the 15th to the 22nd, and now has reached a more stable trend. 2 – Food Safety Concerns Hurt Restaurants Most. Also, distrust of food safety practices at restaurants may make consumers wary of returning. Consumers don’t want to have to guess.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

Diners’ main concerns about visiting restaurants again include cleanliness and safety. Health and safety when dining out – What matters most? 62 percent of respondents answered that frequent sanitization of all surfaces would be their most important safety initiative. Cloud Kitchen Market.

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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. The robotic kitchen runs on batteries instead of a diesel generator. With self-cleaning technology, there are never issues with equipment going uncleaned.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

While it is not the outcome we wanted, amid all the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and the immense strain it has put our industry, the safety of our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, vendor partners and our own staff is paramount. This is our community and we all must be kept safe.

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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. That’s where an extensive operations manual comes in, including your processes, recipes, portion sizes, suppliers, safety and hygiene guidelines, equipment, pricing, appropriate furnishings, etc. The solution.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Frequency is rising fast too, and 43 percent of US consumers plan to visit venues more often than they did in 2019—nearly twice the number who will go out less (22 percent). ” The State of Casual Dining. Satisfying the appetite : Overall, the casual dining sector is seeing a big recovery in visits. Check values up.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers. First, at 2.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. In order to compete, restaurant brands need to be equipped with the leadership and capabilities necessary to adapt to the latest tech trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Taffer's Tavern, the new full service tavern concept created by Jon Taffer, signed a multi-unit franchise deal with Cuisine Solutions, a manufacturer of sous vide foods, to bring the ‘Kitchen of the Future’ to the D.C.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Together, the initiative supported the food and beverage community by providing more than 500,000 freshly cooked meals and much needed supplies across 19 relief kitchens nationwide. “We put the safety of our employees first. " On #GivingTuesday (Dec. ” Next-Gen Toast.

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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). Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’ll quickly see the emergence of Restaurants 2.0 – a new generation of restaurateurs who snatch up available real estate for ghost kitchens, virtual brands or new dine-in experiences that have a heavy reliance on digital interactions and business models that enjoy lower overhead. Jockey Hollow Bar + Kitchen's Chris Cannon.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark Creates Safety Plans. Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. Touchless cleaning for the safety of employees. Added sanitizing stations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

Lastly, for a high-volume casual restaurant in California (think: Urth Caffe or Coral Tree Cafe). Survival of the Fast Casuals. Fast casual restaurants outperformed their full-service counterparts as they were best equipped to adapt to take-out and contactless features. Over 41,000 takeout containers.

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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 We are optimistic the Fuzzy’s brand will resonate with those in the area looking for affordable, approachable, fast casual dining,” said Pittsley. Chief Communications Officer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2021

Recently, a major fast casual chain disclosed to a friend that they don’t even answer the phone when their kitchen gets backed up; in-person and online orders take precedence. In a world where business flows toward restaurants that take health and safety seriously, expect serious headwinds for dodgy establishments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. We are excited to support their mission to help independent restaurants optimize online ordering and generate incremental revenue from under-utilized kitchens.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2020

But the news cycle has demonstrated that one day’s positive outlook is countered with dire reports of additional cases the next – with consumers jolted back to compliance with safety recommendations. Numerous advances that were being quietly tested in the restaurant environment got fast-tracked when COVID-19 hit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bill directs all operational and strategic planning and execution for the Applebee’s, Del Taco, MOD Pizza, Wendy’s and Olga’s Kitchen brands. Greg Fuchs serves as the Senior Facilities Manager for Applebee’s, MOD Pizza, Del Taco, Olga’s Kitchen and Wendy’s restaurants in the TSFR portfolio.

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