Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2025

In 2023, a study carried out in Europe and North America took a much closer look at delivery sustainability. This trend of seeking out a more sustainable process of e-commerce related to food goods is not going away anytime soon. Fuel and e-commerce order management systems help streamline delivery routes. In the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 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 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Advances in AI and customer relationship management (CRM) tools allow businesses to analyze customer behavior, predict preferences, and craft hyper-personalized dining and drinking experiences. Sustainability Takes Center Stage Sustainability is no longer an optional value—it’s a demand from environmentally conscious consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With delta variant cases surging and a second pandemic winter looming, restaurants are desperately trying to sustain and fuel their recoveries. The solution for an increasing number of marketers is online reputation management. Managing brands online is rapidly growing in importance, particularly in this pandemic business environment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Managing Inventory The first area of focus for any waste elimination strategy is your restaurant’s approach to ingredients. By managing your food more effectively, you’re minimizing costs and reducing pressure on the environment. Sustainability is measured by looking at a number of areas throughout a business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

There is not one simple thing a company can do to be more sustainable–there are dozens that need to done every day, but they are doable. Over the past 30 years, she has been the architect of their groundbreaking approach to responsible purchasing and a leading force behind their pivotal shift toward sustainability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

Combine the rising prices of food with the drive to be more sustainable, and we have reached the point where we need to reduce, reuse, and shop local. Here are 10 tips for promoting sustainability in the food industry. Permaculture is a science based on the principles of ecological design and sustainability within natural ecosystems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

How do factors like suppliers, but also kitchen layout, equipment design, and workflow patterns impact contamination risk? This invisible spread is particularly dangerous during peak service periods when multiple team members are sharing prep stations and equipment or cleaning protocols are rushed under pressure.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2020

However, while there have been documented problems associated with poorly managed fish farms, modern, ethically managed aquaculture with carefully controlled conditions is still considered by scientists to be one of the best ways for humans to meet the growing demand for animal protein with minimal environmental damage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 29, 2025

Retailers : Grocery stores have responded by imposing purchase limits on eggs to manage supply. Advanced Inventory Management : Utilizing data-driven forecasting tools allows businesses to anticipate fluctuations and adjust procurement strategies accordingly. Bakeries and breakfast-focused establishments are particularly vulnerable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In fact, leveraging IoT is revolutionizing the sector by optimizing supply chain management, enhancing the customer experience, and facilitating data-driven decision-making. IoT devices provide real-time data on critical factors, including equipment performance, energy consumption, and production processes. and energy consumption.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 8, 2025

While cleanliness shapes a cafe’s reputation from a customer’s perspective, the unseen practices behind the bar have far broader implications for equipment longevity , coffee quality, and customer and staff health. You may also like our article on why equipment longevity needs to be a priority for coffee shops.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Smart restaurant owners understand sustainability benefits their bottom line and customer base. if you’ve decided to get started, how do you get employees excited about sustainability too? Your employees will complete the majority of your sustainability actions. Guess who cares about sustainability?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From updating policies to gearing up for tax season, these steps will enhance your compliance and position your restaurant for sustained growth. Focus on: Verifying Pay Rates : Confirm all employees’ wages comply with 2025 minimum wage and overtime regulations, adjusting rates for tipped employees and salaried managers as needed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2022

Over the past decade, the restaurant business has been changing with the innovations in cooking equipment and advent of ghost and cloud kitchen. These are the future of commercial cooking and the cooking equipment industry must be ready for it. These equipment will allow chefs to cook food to perfection. 3D Printing and Food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2024

Denver-based chef Justin Cucci has long been a champion for sustainability at his farm-to table eateries. To learn more about the pros and cons of putting an ESOP into place, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Cucci. One hourly FOH employee, one hourly BOH employee, and one salaried manager.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Heating and cooling, refrigeration, and cooking equipment are the biggest energy users, followed by lighting. It’s a great tool for our overall success,” said Emily Lyall, operations manager at the Lafayette Public House , a coffee, bar, and kitchen. More Energy Guzzlers Cooking equipment is just one facet of restaurant energy use.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

For more than two decades Sam Ballas, Founder of East Coast Wings + Grill, has focused on brand building in a smart and sustainable manner. AI-driven tools can help optimize everything from labor scheduling to inventory management, reducing waste and improving margins. At Sammy’s Sliders, we’re committed to doing our part.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Back-office digital innovations are also helping restaurants manage costs and make the most of their workforce. Inventory management tools, for example, enable the real-time tracking of food stock, alerting staff to use items before they spoil and reducing waste. Staffing and workforce management tools are also proving useful.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2025

Space or equipment constraints that prevent further growth in the current setup. In-house expansion gives full control over quality and processes but requires significant investment in equipment, facilities, and compliance with food safety regulations. Increased interest from wholesale buyers or retailers requesting larger orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 2, 2020

One thing that is not typically top-of-mind during the quarantine is sustainability, even though sustainability could mean the difference between success and failure. Keep in mind, sustainability has three elements: social, environmental, and economic. In light of everything else, it doesn’t seem like a priority.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand. Restaurant managers must ensure that their suppliers’ sources are trustworthy, and their products are high-quality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2025 Cocktail/Beverage Trends Ingredients on the Rise Super Juice Acid correction is a technique that allows bartenders to sustainably mimic flavors not locally available, such as using acid-corrected local citruses in Roatán in the Caribbean to replace lemons in cocktails.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

Picture the life of a manager with a portfolio of 30 restaurants. Every quarter, the manager sends a technician to each location for preventative maintenance, concentrating on the oldest equipment. This is just one of the questions restaurants are tackling in their focus on sustainability. Addressing a Daunting Challenge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2025

Unfortunately, this often results in headaches, lost revenue, and extended downtime However, 3D modeling and design technology are ushering in a much-needed revolution in managing renovations, giving a much-needed solution for simplifying the process. pipes intersecting walls) or wrong equipment placements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2020

The multi-unit chain prides itself as a mission-focused dining venue with relaxed, eco-friendly dining spaces, making sustainable choices for fresh, locally grown food, and operating a culinary internship program for young adults coming out of foster care.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Advancements in AI-driven labor management solutions, accelerated by the pandemic, can not only help alleviate overburdened employees by streamlining operations, but it can also transform the service industry’s labor approach beyond the current shortage. But not all hope is lost.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2023

Restaurant owners can lessen the carbon footprint of their kitchens through practical cut-backs such as eliminating single-use plastics, repurposing ingredients to limit food waste and partnering with local sustainable food suppliers. There are several tools out there that can help determine what makes a material sustainable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A comprehensive approach to efficiency can help lower your energy consumption and bills as well as play a significant role in enhancing your restaurant's sustainability outcomes. Armed with this information, you can start making needed adjustments to your processes or equipment to reduce overall energy consumption.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2025

It will be shaped by how well operators weave together systems, people, experience, and sustainability. Already by 2025, “ wellness tourism ” is expected to grow alongside sustainability-focused offerings. They’re scaffolds that make staffing more sustainable and less frantic. That’s sustainability 2.0.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sweetgreen implemented tech solutions to improve their operations, boost sustainability , and personalize customers’ experiences. Innovative tech tools, like AI, can improve forecasting, inventory management, scheduling, customer service, marketing, and many other essential business tasks. Elevate quality management programs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2020

Food service has changed forever and getting an integrated digital approach to managing all your guidelines and compliance issues, especially across multiple locations, is more crucial than ever. In the age of COVID-19, the path to sustainable, safe operations lies in actionable, real-time data.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Sustainable Solutions Growing in Importance Consumers in 2025 will be more conscious of “localisation” in terms of where they conduct their online purchases, and the conditions under which products are made, also considering the CO2 emissions related to intercontinental transport.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s no great surprise to say QSR and fast casual restaurants can be considered among the most energy-intensive commercial building types making it increasingly challenging for operators to balance the goals of efficiency, profitability and sustainability. Why is the restaurant industry at a pivotal moment regarding sustainability?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Keeping equipment functioning as intended also reduces the risk of damage that results in expensive repairs. Change tank water – As equipment completes cycle after cycle, the tank water becomes dirtier and less effective as a cleaning agent. They also consume energy and chemical. This translates to cost savings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

What’s not commonly known is that used cooking oil can be transformed into renewable plastics and lower-emission renewable fuels, like renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), part of a growing list of useful products derived from recycled cooking oil and other renewable raw materials.

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