Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

MRM Franchise Feed features news about the restaurant franchise (MUFSO) landscape. “This program is a way to empower and equip restaurant employees with tools and resources to help them succeed and achieve their goals. KFC Foundation Launches MyChange. ” Curry Up Now Adds Incentives LTO.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

To combat revenue challenges, 36 percent of leaders said their top investments would be in enhanced sales and marketing technology, promotions, and loyalty programs, alongside 27 percent who are planning staff investments, including enhanced training, salaries, recruitment, and benefits. Franchise 2.0:

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. The group plans to grow both Ike’s and Bangin’ Buns through franchising starting in 2023. Habit Signs Franchise Development Deal. Wing Zone Refresh. Wing Zone is getting a new look, top photo. Brands restaurant, KFC.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Heating and cooling, refrigeration, and cooking equipment are the biggest energy users, followed by lighting. And while it takes training and time to adjust to induction cooktops, Young said that in his experience, “it typically takes people about two days to fall in love with it, and then they don’t want to give it up.”

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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. “Dunkin’ is committed to keeping America running and working.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Randy's Donuts Plans Aggressive Expansion. In total, 165 stores are set to open.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed provides the latest news in restaurant and MUFSO franchising. Subway® announced significant expansion in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, as the company signed a master franchise agreement with Everstone Group (Everstone), a South Asia focused leading private investment firm.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The new formats come on the heels of a major multi-unit franchise development strategy announced last month that is set to grow the brand to 2,000 units. QDOBA's New Concept.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In a recent report shared by TouchBistro on the State of the Restaurant Industry for 2025, data provides key insights into a year marked by both significant hurdles and notable resilience for the restaurant franchising industry and quick-service restaurant (QSR) operators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” The company already signed nine franchise licenses with three new franchisees. PJ’s Coffee offers a proven franchise structure with strategic corporate support.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Curry Up Now will be the first restaurant is L2V’s portfolio and the investment will support the rapid growth and expansion of both corporate and franchised locations. "We

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2025

Supplier fraud could also be an issue with bad actors using fake invoices to confuse restaurant or franchise owners. How should operators train their staff to look for signs of fraud? Holding staff meetings and informative training sessions is a great way to introduce the topic to employees.

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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.

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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

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It was so well received that I ended up franchising it. While rewarding at times, it often feels like a never stopping freight train of challenges that only you can overcome. If your business is not profitable, its value will likely be limited to the value of the lease and perhaps 10% of what you spent on the equipment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2020

For franchises, that means making sure your evaluations and data collection house in order. across your franchises. Customizing your standards to reflect your franchises’ unique operations will give your data more depth. We’ve put together five steps for getting the most out of your data: 1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2020

The same can be said for their employees, who oftentimes aren’t properly trained in managing data threats. Firstly, hampered by a whopping 75 percent annual turnover rate according to The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, owner/operators can have difficulty training a revolving door of new employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

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. With this time freed up (and their minds at ease), they can invest more deeply in customer service and staff training.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 20, 2024

"Our entire F&B team spent several months inputting recipes, testing, and training the system. In total, the system consists of an inventory of 10,000 recipes, and can interpret various languages, units of measurement and local kitchen equipment. We are still in the process of continuously improving it. In addition, Alain.AI

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In response, the company developed a new initiative aligned with its corporate culture and offering technical flexibility to accommodate individual franchises. They want education that fits into their busy lives and equips them with transferable skills that they can apply in their roles.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2025

Environmental factors also change – new infrastructure is built and neighbouring retailers come and go – so the performance of an AI system will rely on it being trained and tested on an ongoing basis. The fact that most fast food chains operate a franchise model adds a layer of complication to network-wide IT roll-outs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2023

In other encouraging news, franchise operators believe that, although most restaurants are not fully staffed, the labor situation has stabilized. On the franchise side, what do you foresee in 2023? There is high investor interest in franchises, especially through family offices. Are some doing well and others not so?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

Anything that helps with labor, like back-of-house training solutions that simplify and make employee training easier, is important. Many QSR franchises are operating with legacy equipment that can't keep pace with customer expectations or facilitate a seamless employee experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

To offer operators more support than before, we introduced new technology, prioritized omnichannel strategies, implemented a more personalized training and operations system, and adjusted our franchisee support. Without a well-trained staff, your brand is sure to fail and each location is a representation of the broader system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

However, trained chefs don’t need to worry about losing their jobs to a restaurant AI yet, but we cannot dismiss this scenario entirely either. Just look at how brands will attract more customers; CallBurger franchise in Pasadena showcasing a burger-flipping robot named Flippy, or Dominos using drones to deliver pizzas in New Zealand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In a study conducted by InGage Consulting and Franchise Business Review, franchisees that are engaged in their business are 3.7 The top-performing restaurant franchises have robust training and support in place — but that doesn’t always mean it’s centralized and organized.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

He can then work with the restaurant team and provide training to help ensure employees follow the right procedures. ” Since 1788 Chicken started deploying Restaurant Technologies’ system, Neal has become an advocate for other Zaxby’s franchises to adopt the technology. “That’s a quality issue. ”

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Leading the Tampa expansion are Tammy and Brad Cochran of Tampa Bay CSC, multi-unit Chicken Salad Chick franchise owners. ” The Dolly Llama Looking to Franchising.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, the restaurant industry has incurred staffing issues that have closed independent establishments and franchises nationwide. With two jobs open for every jobseeker , chances are slim that human workers will fill the demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2020

Whether you’re a single restaurant operator or an executive at a large franchised chain, the question on everyone’s mind is what can restaurants do to mitigate the negative effects of this pandemic on their business? Now is the time to re-train all employees about proper hand washing techniques. Impact on employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2020

How to measure the likelihood of a franchises’ success and scalability. We were just as serious about teaching franchise owners and store staff the intricacies of producing consistently stellar products in our shops. When to take a business public and when to sell. How to lead and build team trust in a crisis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This is good news for restaurants, particularly chains and franchises that want to be environmentally sustainable while saving money in the process. Staff Training. Sending regional managers to a workshop on recycling practices can be an affordable way to initiate training. billion by 2024. Source Separation.

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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.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 28, 2020

Larger franchises have offered free delivery (McDonalds, Applebee’s, IHOP, Panera Bread, Wingstop and Chipotle Mexican Grill, among many others) to accommodate decreasing on-premise sales (1). Even larger brands, like that of the sub/sandwich franchise Jersey Mikes, relied on third-party delivery as a way of managing within its capacity (4).

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