Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It only exists online; customers can order food through a delivery app. Virtual Restaurants can be a great way to test new menu ideas or reach a new market. Beyond just showing your menu, your website should offer an immersive experience. Mobile Optimization : Optimize your website for mobile devices.

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Marketing SEO Social Media Mobile Ordering 193

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Kiosk ordering tools speed up the ordering process, making it easier to keep up during a mealtime rush. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk. Food cost tracking tools include Meez and MarginEdge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

With the Super Bowl and March Madness coming up, restaurant owners should be preparing now in order to capitalize on the influx of online orders. Use data to identify popular menu items and promote them during the Super Bowl to drivesales. Create a loyalty program that rewards customers for repeat visits during the Super Bowl.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Diners are turning to online ordering in increasing numbers because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on on-premise dining. According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. Online ordering - Ditto.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2023

Mobile ordering, contactless payments and self-service kiosks can all improve the speed and convenience of the ordering process, which is especially important in the fast-paced environment of an airport terminal or in between quarters at a sporting event.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2021

Forty percent of mobile visitors will leave your site if it takes more than 3 seconds to load. This may seem like a minor point but too many websites use small fonts making the site difficult to read, especially on mobile. When updating the design of your website you should be thinking mobile first. Ordering Online.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2022

Some great examples for restaurants are: How often the customer orders. What the customer orders. Which of your locations the customer orders from most. What the customer orders. How the customer prefers to order (for delivery, for pick-up or to dine-in). How many people does the customer orders for at a time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

Using technology to facilitate contactless payments, online ordering, and quick table rotation can increase consumers’ satisfaction and loyalty. Also, consider providing curbside, takeout, or delivery services in addition to flexible and quick ordering and delivery alternatives, including online, phone, or in-app ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By implementing a QR Code at-table, two-way ordering system, servers can wait on more tables, increase their tips, and spend more one-on-one time with guests. PYMNTS reports that about 55 percent of restaurants have adopted curbside pickup, and 50 percent provide mobile order-ahead options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Programs that enable data capture, incentivize direct ordering in the wake of third party delivery (saving countless dollars in commission fees), and drive engagement have the ability to create compelling enticements without relying heavily on expensive discounts. Exclusivity can apply to more than just menu items.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In today’s world, that means their mobile devices. To gain more diners and drive more orders, restaurants need to optimize their mobile marketing and make it easier to order. What’s mobile marketing? Why mobile marketing for restaurants? Here are some tips and tools to help you get started.

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Lavu

MARCH 23, 2020

With narrow margins, unpredictable crowds, and new trends such as delivery services, it is critical to provide customers a variety of dining opportunities, like hosting events. Since most people want food at their event, it really is a win-win situation. Then you’ve already got an ideal event space built in for private events.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2021

You can reference average party size, takeout vs. on-premise orders, the popular menu items, and other key metrics to to forecast restaurant sales. If sales don't differ too much from the rest of the year, your restaurant might not need much extra consideration for staffing outside special events. Hire Additional Staff in Time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A vast, community-wide event like Restaurant Week can be the perfect push to start 2022 successfully. For example, a handheld POS device will allow you to turn tables faster, improve order accuracy, and speed up service. A direct digital online ordering platform can help boost efficiency in several ways. And that's not all.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These features include tableside mobile ordering, NFC contactless payments, and direct online ordering. They also have the choice of using the MarketConnect app to order and pick up from a designated shelf onsite, avoiding interactions and maintaining necessary social distancing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Of that increase, 30 percent came through Catering Online Ordering, which launched in Q3 2023. On average, catering orders ticket sizes in Q4 2023 were $160.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Kiosk ordering tools speed up the ordering process, making it easier to keep up during a mealtime rush. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk. Food cost tracking tools include Meez and MarginEdge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Just Salad was the first national restaurant chain to label its entire menu with carbon emissions similar to how brands like Allbirds had done in the retail sector. Following our announcement that we carbon labeled our menu, Panera and Chipotle followed with something similar shortly after. Scott Lawton, CEO and cofounder at bartaco.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Beyond basic information, include detailed menus, daily specials, and an events calendar. If a diner always orders vegan dishes, they should receive updates on vegan specials. Mobile Optimization: The Pocket Sommelier With mobile searches surpassing desktop, it’s essential to: Streamline the booking process.

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Marketing SEO Email Marketing Mobile Ordering 78

Mad Mobile

MAY 22, 2024

It’s up to bars and restaurants to embrace modern loyalty strategies in order to attract and retain these customers. Here are a few aspects to prioritize in order to attract–and hold–their attention. Your app might include secret menus, information on elite events, or passwords for private tastings and other restricted activities.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

In order to deliver on both these accounts, it's critical to cultivate an environment where people — customers and staff alike — want to be. These incentivize employees to stick around and perform better in order to attain their bonus. If not, employees could show up feeling unmotivated and drained before they fulfill a single order.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 13, 2022

From their humble, though ingenious, beginnings as copper tokens and stamps, through the era of credit card clubs, to today’s mobile apps, loyalty programs have become indispensable marketing tools. million members, all driven through their mobile app. But no one forgets their mobile phone. They have roughly 14.2

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Today’s tools are high-tech, user-friendly, and mobile so you don’t have to be physically in the restaurant to stay on top of the business. Front-of-house employees can review notes and details for every table, including any special events that are happening or guest requests. Allergy-friendly menu. Vegetarian menu.

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ChowNow

MARCH 8, 2022

I don’t know about you, but the discount code “123get50percent0FF456” wouldn’t necessarily have me reaching for my phone to place an order. If there is a popular event coming up in your community or a trending topic that relates to your business, jump on it before it’s too late. Does your restaurant have a mobile ordering app ?

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Focus POS

APRIL 21, 2020

According to the National Restaurant Association, guests prefer to interact digitally with eateries, by ordering, paying, specifying pickup or delivery and saving order preferences under their customer profiles. Restaurant cloud POS software can future-proof your business and add functionalities that are intuitive, reliable and mobile.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Consider what foods you love, what the local community loves, and what cuisines and menu items are not currently available in your region. Adults are always tired, so if you park a mobile concept serving caffeinated beverages (especially near colleges and offices), customers will certainly come. Mobile milkshake machine.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In an era when enabling online ordering is essential to running a restaurant, having an online presence for your restaurant is critical. They create a website for you so that you can easily update critical business information like your menu and hours without having to worry about design. used Shopify to build their websites.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This trend continued through to FY23 until prices rose faster (F&B CPI 6%, ABS) than costs in order for businesses to try to recoup losses from the previous two years. Amplifying Experiences through Events Shopping centres are tapping into the power of events to create memorable experiences that keep visitors coming back.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This trend continued through to FY23 until prices rose faster (F&B CPI 6%, ABS) than costs in order for businesses to try to recoup losses from the previous two years. Amplifying Experiences through Events Shopping centres are tapping into the power of events to create memorable experiences that keep visitors coming back.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In terms of where they are searching, respondents mostly find brands’ online profiles on mobile apps like Google Maps (51 percent) and Facebook (49 percent) to be helpful and informative. “Now, they include online booking information, online ordering, reviews and Q&As to provide customers with a richer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want.

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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 186

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2020

By optimizing their websites, restaurateurs make it easy for patrons find their business online which can lead to more customers dining in and/or ordering online. To “Google optimize” their websites, restaurateurs should: Make them mobile friendly. The fact is, mobile optimized websites fare better in search rankings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This past year saw the following trends: The Digital Revolution – In 2023, restaurants gravitated towards digitalization, embracing things like online ordering, mobile applications, and digital payment solutions. These adaptations were driven by evolving consumer preferences for convenience and safety.

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The Rail

MARCH 21, 2023

They help with everything from always have an updated menu, to faster service, to direct in-house marketing, and even less stressful staff! By placing QR codes in strategic locations throughout the restaurant, your guests can easily access the information they need without needing physical menus or lengthy interactions with waitstaff.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 17, 2021

They are visible on a screen and generally give them the option to order online. They can be accessed via QR codes, websites, or mobile apps directly by the customers without any assistance from the restaurant staff. The orders are instantly accepted and sent to the kitchen. Manifest A Detailed Menu. Customize The Menu.

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POS Mobile Ordering Seasonal Menu Inventory 97

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2021

Restaurants have traditionally addressed wage increases in two ways: by passing the cost on to the customer with increased menu prices; or by reducing cost and cutting operational hours and workforce. An increase in orders necessitates an increased focus on fast delivery and accuracy. As an example, a large U.S.

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Retail Customer Experience 193

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

A website lets you publish information about your restaurant—menu, contact info, hours, etc.—that Menu: Transcribe all of your menus (lunch, brunch, dinner, drinks, happy hour, dessert, etc.) Text versions are preferable to PDFs as PDFs aren’t always mobile friendly. on your website. Content: Your restaurant’s logo.

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