Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic led to fluctuations in domestic producer prices, particularly in the food sector , according to the U.S. 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. Rather than waste food, we can redistribute it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

“I Heart Fries is a restaurant concept that combines a variety of delicious international foods in one place. innovative and unique marketing strategies and 3. JA: The biggest challenges are supply chain logistics, maintaining quality, and adapting to different markets. Strong business model 2. a clear identity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

In particular, supply chain disruptions and staffing shortages – whether due to resignations or illness – are forcing quick service and fast casual restaurants to adapt quickly to changing conditions. Increased Emphasis on Online Ordering. Appeal to Mobile Gamers.

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2022 Marketing Fast Casual Mobile Ordering 520

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2020

2020 has been a year like no other for restaurants and the companies who support and supply them. So, whether you are a restaurant proprietor of one, two or many locations, food or inventory supplier, menu designer, online reservation technology or delivery software company, this could be a viable funding option for you.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 3, 2025

Still, it takes private one of the industry’s most widely used tech companies and one of its earliest innovators, helping numerous restaurant chains take their businesses online. per share for the online ordering and payment company just four years after Olo went public. Olo was founded in 2005 and works with some 750 restaurant brands.

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Leadership Mobile Ordering 2025 Online Ordering 271

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, safety measures such as social distancing, lockdowns and mask-wearing have completely changed our understanding of how consumers spend on food. We saw customers stockpiling on groceries and supplies in homes instead of going out to eat, raising retail sales by 29 percent over the previous year (1).

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2024

As a proud part of the leadership team at Craveworthy Brands, the platform company behind 11 unique restaurant concepts, I lead day-to-day supply chain management, events, distribution, and of course, LTOs. Working with a team, other colleagues in the industry, or vendors can supply significant support at this stage.

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Food Supply Seasonal Menu Supplies Design 493

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Supply chain disruptions and labor shortages required operators to rethink everything – leaner menus, smarter kitchens, and more efficient operations became the new standard. The restaurants that thrive today are those that balance innovation with human connection. It wasn’t just about survival; it was about reinvention.

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Front of House Loyalty Program Recruiting Customer Experience 221

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s a trend well-known to restaurant operators, and yet each year brings the same scramble: young people who provided a ready supply of flexible labor over the summer simultaneously change their patterns – resigning to focus on school, moving back to college, or limiting their availability to accommodate other activities.

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2000 Food Supply Hiring Technology 493

Restaurant Business

JUNE 25, 2025

Premium Food California Pizza Kitchens salad lineup gets a refresh with trendsetting additions Behind the Menu: The casual-dining chain may have “pizza” in its name, but since salads account for 20% of sales, the time was right to innovate with new formats, ingredients and presentations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Technology Integration – Restaurants leveraged AI, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to optimize operations, enhance inventory management, streamline supply chains, improve food safety, and more. Regulatory Compliance – Staying abreast of evolving food safety regulations remained a persistent challenge in 2023.

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Dietary Restrictions Food Safety Food Supply Food Truck 309

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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2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 450

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2024

If your restaurant was involved in a food recall, would you know how to properly communicate about the incident to key stakeholders – including media, customers, employees, supply chain partners, and regulatory agencies? Continuously emphasize your commitment to food safety. Don’t let that happen to you.

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Communication Food Safety Social Media Loyalty Program 465

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

The discussion included food, beverage, nutrition, lifestyle and unique aspects of boutique and high volume foodservice. Food trucks that bring food to patrons where they live and work has become a part of everyday life. Today’s restaurant guests are more knowledgeable and food savvy than ever before.

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2024 Food Truck Fast Casual Allergens 474

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2024

Their desire to shop local has extended to farmers markets and the food industry. They are aware that some parts of the food industry have unsavory processes and practices; consumers like knowing what’s in their food and where it is coming from. Transportation alone accounts for nearly 20 percent of food-system emissions.

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Food Supply Seasonal Menu Compost Sustainability 442

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2024

There are a number of proven strategies for being proactive about possible supply chain shortages including menu optimization, building partnerships and LTO maximization. Creating a limited time offer that utilizes ingredients that are already in the kitchen to maximize sales without adding other ingredients to your supply.

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Supplies Seasonal Menu Retail Food Supply 427

Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

Zero-waste, high-fiber snack bars Food What operators should know about ancient grains Sponsored content from our partner Furmano’s on Jul. If you’re looking to incorporate international dishes into your menu, either to explore global themes or for educational food programs, ancient grain-based options are a great choice.

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Operations Leadership Email Marketing 2025 159

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging The Chicago-based company is behind Puttshack, F1 Arcade, Flight Club and the upcoming Poolhouse. The growth capital firm behind the food-and-games brands Puttshack, F1 Arcade and Flight Club has added more restaurant industry firepower to its leadership team. Photo: Shutterstock.

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Leadership Food Fast Casual 2025 234

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

The fast-food franchisor is asking a federal court to sign off on its decision to terminate Paradigm Investment Group’s franchise agreement. Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food. million last year, that’s more than double the next closest chain. Sign up here.

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Operations Leadership 2025 Fast Casual 230

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Founder/Fast Food Innovator, said it best, “Look after the customer and the business will take care of itself.” We set up tables during parent meet-up events with samples to grab n’ go, also in tandem introducing our newly launched apple dippers for kids to taste and try.

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Social Media Customer Experience 2009 Customer Service 443

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2023

Other supply chain related events, which spanned from restaurant equipment (creating issues for restaurant development and timing) to the Avian flu/eggflation issues, also negatively impacted the industry. Growth won’t be as fast as one would have hoped, and supply chain continues to be a challenge.

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2023 Employee Relations Franchise Franchising 474

Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

We were inspired by our guests requests to create a backyard-style BBQ Whopper, said Zack Young, Burger King’s director of culinary innovation US & Canada. “We To put the new Whopper on the menu, the Miami-based fast-food burger chain had to bring in the brisket, Carolina gold BBQ sauce and crispy onions. starting at $4.79.

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Leadership Food Supply Loyalty Program Fast Casual 146

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 19, 2025

Strong demand from the EU and US markets has driven this growth, despite persistent logistical bottlenecks and global supply shortages. London, UK) Thu, 19 Jun – SCA announces Brussels as the host city of 2026 World of Coffee European event. The move underscores a renewed focus on sustainability and innovation in Latin America.

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2025 Café Events Sustainability 117

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2022

Cryptocurrency has real-world applications in the food industry, with restaurants using it to create new and exciting foods for their customers and find ways to use crypto as payments. Application of Blockchain in the Food Industry. Blockchain technology has been applied to the food industry. Innovative Loyalty Schemes.

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Serving Loyalty Program Food Supply Point of Sale 472

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“We will continue to create innovative products and further our go-to-market approach to ensure merchants nationwide have access to the tools they need to run their businesses. Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. ” Tastewise Data. . ” Tastewise Data. social interactions, and 1.2M

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Serving White Paper Food Recycling 517

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to us all just how interconnected our food system is in the US if not, the world. The supply chain failure and the domino effect of its impact have been a wake-up call for even the veterans of the food industry. Multiple Sourcing and Backup.

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Supplies Food Supply Sourcing Guest Recovery 311

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

This acquisition is a transformative event for FAT Brands in terms of scale and brand awareness. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens, a program designed to guide restaurant operators every step of the way when opening their own operation, helping them easily add a new revenue stream.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Seating 515

Restaurant Business

JUNE 18, 2025

Thompson Street managing partner Bob Dunn described the 130-unit Bubbakoo’s as an “innovative and compelling brand that resonate with a broad and growing customer base.” The New Jersey-based fast-casual chain has been acquired by private-equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners, the company announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed.

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Fast Casual Leadership Franchise Franchising 178

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

billion and international food delivery service Deliveroo for $3.9 Premium Food An eye on food waste inspires a chicken salad that becomes a best seller Behind the Menu: Millers All Day repurposed leftover breakfast waffles into croutons to create a new signature—the Chicken and Waffle Salad. billion, both in cash.

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Reservations Leadership Advertising 2025 213

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. As they grapple with rising costs across their supply chain, 71 percent of restaurants plan to increase prices this year.

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Marketing Loyalty Program 2024 2025 221

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2021

Major advances in menu innovation, a field my org has some experience in, have shifted course in the past year as many restaurants have switched to almost entirely off-premise meals. Dig into the details of what your food is all about. You can even show diners a whole new way to choose your food. Patrons standing back?

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Back of House Seasonal Menu Customer Experience Fast Casual 474

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

And fast-food customers Chef Jonathon Sawyer discusses his Chicago restaurant, Kindling, and his latest TV appearance Are we reaching peak chicken tender saturation on menus? It’s easy to score what’s marketed as a Dubai Chocolate Bar at specialty retail food stores; in New York City a 7-ounce bar sells for about $19. Sign up here.

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Bar Fast Casual Leadership Back of House 164

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. 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.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The food delivery company said Wednesday that it has acquired Symbiosys, an ad tech company, in a deal valued at $175 million. This is where, especially for restaurants, we’re leading the charge and innovating,” he said. “To By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash also unveiled AI-powered ad targeting.

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Advertising Fast Casual Social Media Leadership 231

Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

Employees then load the food into a robot and send it on its way. The customer unlocks their food using a code in their delivery app. The company integrates with DoorDash and Uber Eats, and restaurants can opt in to having Coco bots deliver orders placed through those apps. Orders come in like any other delivery order would.

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Delivery Leadership 2025 Advertising 191

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

Bengaluru, India) Wed, 25 Jun – Conflict in the Middle East may disrupt coffee supply chains and raise costs, although ceasefire holds steady. The London-based chain experienced 28% year-on-year growth, driven by its 22 stores, wholesale operations, e-commerce, and office coffee supply, with the addition of 60 new corporate contracts.

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2025 Workshop Events Point of Sale 98

Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

Los Angeles has become a hotbed for bagel concepts like Courage Bagels, Hank’s Bagels, the Yeastie Boys food trucks, and more. Premium Operations Sweetgreen wants to shake its reputation for expensive salad The fast-casual chain is working on its value perception in a way that spotlights menu innovation and avoids discounts.

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Fast Casual Franchise Franchising Leadership 177