Rocket Fuel

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From information in delivery service provider portals such as DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub to BOH operations and store sales figures tracked via POS systems, the data generated by everyday business operations is highly valuable but complex. For restaurants, that means harvesting information from internal and external sources.

Operations

Lavu

JUNE 20, 2025

We feel people will retain information much better if they’re able to engage and interact in a meaningful way,” says Jen Denis, a chief brand officer of Honeygrow. With handheld probes and fixed sensors, restaurants can manually or automatically regulate their food and equipment in a few seconds.

Technology

Gecko Hospitality

AUGUST 5, 2025

QSR experience also lays a strong foundation for franchise ownership or corporate growth in areas like marketing and training. The next step in your career whether entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, or new ventures can truly be informed by your leadership evolution in this critical role. Click here to learn more!

Leadership

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

– Dimitra O'Rourke, Broken Yolk Café’s VP of Tech and Franchise Support We’ve seen lasting change in the five years since the pandemic, still feeling the impact of the behaviors and actions of that time. Most widely felt is the labor epidemic. Technology changed during this time as well.

Mobile Ordering

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

Plus, automatic backups and data encryption ensure your information stays secure. Chains and franchises especially value the ability to maintain consistent operations across locations while still allowing for local adjustments. Security is a priority, with advanced measures in place to protect sensitive payment information.

POS

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

From inventory management to predictive labor scheduling, AI tools will help restaurants cut costs and adapt in real-time, while providing operators valuable data to help inform business decisions. These benefits can create considerable advantages for franchise restaurants, making it difficult for local competitors to compete.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to John Cassetta, Restaurant and Franchise Solutions Manager at Aon, for his insights on best practices for restaurants on Drinksgiving. Employees should be informed about the need to adhere to alcohol service training and be able to recognize when a person may be overserved.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2022

Even in the best of times, it’s mostly been an uphill battle for single location restaurants to compete with chain franchises. Text and online ordering and self-service kiosks enabled with contactless payments became mainstays in franchises. Diners became familiar with accessing menus via QR codes. Promotion and Loyalty Programs.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

MRM Franchise Feed features the latest news in the restaurant and MUFSO franchising landscape. " Part of Famous Brands International, TCBY first opened in 1981 in Arkansas and currently has 250-plus franchise locations worldwide. ” Franchise opportunities remain in areas across the U.S., Happy Birthday, TCBY.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2021

There is no doubt that franchises do an incredible amount to help their franchisees, whether that’s providing business support and sharing key information to offering training and access to their trademarks and branding. Unfortunately, what many franchises often lack in providing is a unified payments system.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2021

It’s no wonder that restaurant franchising is so popular — franchisees buy into a proven business model with built-in branding, training and production methods, and (hopefully) a solid customer base. A few of these contracts could include: Contract for the franchise. Contracts/leases for equipment and services.

Franchising

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. ” Taffer's Tavern Inks Multi-Unit Deal. metro area.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Brooklyn Dumpling Inks First Franchise Deal. Brooklyn Dumpling Shop has signed its first franchising deal to bring five locations to Connecticut.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” Samira Shariff brings nearly 40 years of experience building successful restaurant brands in Alberta as a multi-unit franchise owner and operator in Edmonton.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The world of food franchising has been a catalyst for pioneering innovations that have had a ripple effect across multiple industries. After all, the McDonald brothers, with the pivotal support of Ray Kroc, changed our approach to franchising altogether. However, most companies’ communication efforts stop there.

Communication

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2020

For franchises, that means making sure your evaluations and data collection house in order. across your franchises. However, creating your own internal standards has two advantages: You can consistently inform your employees on how to behave. You should already be following local guidelines (face masks, capacity, etc.)

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. 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. . "My

Franchising

Goliath Consulting

MARCH 3, 2023

Finding the best franchise requires a lot of research, time, and money. There are thousands of franchises, so this can be a challenging task. Choosing the right franchise that best suits your needs can be daunting but exciting for those ready to become business owners. Franchise costs usually vary from $10,000 up to $1,000,000.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2020

With every online order, millions of customers are entrusting restaurant owner/operators with their most essential information. Their expertise is running a restaurant, yet now they are responsible for information ranging from customer names to physical addresses to debit card numbers.

Online Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For franchise owners, maintaining uniform excellence across all outlets is key. For franchise owners, analyzing data across all branches can unveil patterns that might go unnoticed on an individual scale. Franchises need to ensure that loyalty programs are consistent across all locations.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Tools and equipment protection. Equipment Coverage (also known as Inland Marine). While taking a break, your security cameras catch a thief stealing equipment from your truck, not only leaving you with the cost of replacing the equipment but leaving you trying to recoup the cost of halting business operations.

Insurance

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

This will give them an informed perspective on how the technology can best benefit their business. For example, a manager in a jurisdiction with a curfew for teens under 18 would need to account for that when scheduling employees, while a manager at the same franchise in a different city might not.

Restaurant Law

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2023

Smart kitchen equipment, such as automated stove tops and automatic recycling oil fryers, make order fulfillment easier, faster, and more consistent. During the pandemic, menu prices frequently changed, and products were often out-of-stock due to supply chain shortages.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2022

More than 10 years ago, IPC began adopting GS1 Standards in collaboration with GS1 US, the not-for-profit information standards organization. IPC required vendors to leverage GDSN for sharing master product information. “Everything in our supply chain is based on GS1 Standards. .” Benefits Are Realized.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2021

At every franchise, we’ve significantly increased the frequency of cleaning, especially in congested areas such as lobbies and restrooms — which contain hand sanitation stations for easily accessible hand hygiene. A Clean Slate. Giving People Space.

Kitchen Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

Guests also want to be engaged and well-informed throughout the ordering process. Guests also want to be engaged and well-informed throughout the ordering process. Many QSR franchises are operating with legacy equipment that can't keep pace with customer expectations or facilitate a seamless employee experience.

Seating

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Additionally, when buyers place an order through Square Online Store, sellers receive their contact information in the Square Customer Directory and are able to maintain sales history for those customers. Dine Brands appointedTony Moralejo as President, International and Global Development; and Justin Skelton, Chief Information Officer.

Guest Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2019

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. New App for Wahlburgers. top photo. Taking the Schlotzsky’s Brand Across the Rio Grande.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2020

How to measure the likelihood of a franchises’ success and scalability. It was clear that any success we had to date had been as a result of our unyielding commitment to product quality, and it was at that moment I vowed that choosing the best ingredients would continue to inform every future product decision. Just the opposite.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2020

Back-end architecture is key to gathering guest data and must be built on a single source of truth, including information for the item, pricing and guest preferences, so that the data gathered from the various touchpoints is consistent. These data points can then be used to create rich insights to further enhance the guest experience.

Back of House

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

The bill would have had a dramatic impact on fast food franchises. As of June 21, 2021, the SBA has informed over 2,900 applicants that their grant approval has been rescinded and that they will no longer be receiving funds.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

For more information on eligibility, complete contest details and the official contest rules, restaurants should contact their General Mills Foodservice representative, call 1.800.215.6120 or visit www.NeighborhoodtoNation.com.

Food Safety

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Buying into a franchise can be a good option because it provides support and brand recognition. Equipment : What equipment will you need? Sourcing the Right Equipment Your budget, target market, and concept will dictate your equipment needs. You focus on these 11 essential elements of opening a bar: 1.

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

“It has been heartwarming to see amazing acts of kindness throughout our system by our franchise owners, team members and customers over the last few weeks,” said Frances Allen, CEO of Checkers & Rally’s. Restaurants interested in getting involved can contact restaurants@napaseafoodfoundation.com for more information.

Healthcare

Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

From venue information, menus, pack lists, hiring, timelines, etc., It will also provide a marketing platform where you can meet new people and gain new leads. INVEST IN TECH. It can be stressful to manage a growing catering business without relying on technology.

Catering

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 22, 2023

The benefits of AI for restaurants are undeniable from automation, to real-time control and information analysis, to improved customer service. Predictive analysis : AI offers tremendous potential in predictive analysis, enabling restaurants to make informed decisions based on data-driven insights.

Marketing