Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

This was painfully evident when a couple of my coworkers and myself went to eat at a fast casual chain and waited over a half hour for food. During the pandemic many existing fast casual concepts shut down their dining rooms and in essence became ghost kitchens where customers could order for delivery or pick up.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) announced the formation of the Hospitality Recovery Coalition with the goal of supporting on-premise partners, including restaurants, bars and distilleries, facing harsh economic impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. With a QR code, guests can easily scan the code safely from their own device and join the waitlist through DineTime. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot. ” Resetting America.

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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. “Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. More Tropical in Colorado.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

restaurant recovery is underway, but it will take time for it to return to pre-pandemic levels fully,” said David Portalatin, NPD food industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America. The restaurant industry has made progress restaffing, but job recovery for the industry is lagging the overall economy. “The U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

. “They’ve had to basically adapt and change their entire business model,” says Yang Yang, an associate professor in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) at Temple University. ” The Long Road to Recovery. from February 1 to April 30, 2020, during the early part of the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Fast food, fast casual and sit-down restaurant apps have seen the biggest jump since last April. Orders from fast food apps increased 38 percent, fast casual apps increased 71 percent, and sit down restaurants increased 88 percent. 86 percent have ordered directlyfrom a restaurant app in the last six months.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests. Takeout For Good. Redesigning workflows to ensure safe distancing between employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Features of the new restaurant design were determined following a thorough brand study on drive-thru operations and Guest habits, and include a double drive-thru lane, parking stalls for curbside pickup, a walk-up window, and patio seating. ” Franchise opportunities remain in areas across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. In 1991 she was promoted to Accounting Manager and in 2009 to Director of Accounting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ocean Spray is joining forces with Massachusetts Restaurant United and the COREcares Foundation for this hospitality stimulus, in addition to offering discounts on the brand’s cranberry products to support restaurants on the road to recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “We put the safety of our employees first.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2021

Six igloos for outdoor dining or 27 propane heaters or 183 tanks of propane to keep guests warm. Lastly, for a high-volume casual restaurant in California (think: Urth Caffe or Coral Tree Cafe). Survival of the Fast Casuals. Sluggish Restaurant Recovery. 904 hours of pay for waiters (at $9.95/hour hour in NY).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. Top Fast-Food Brand Intimacy. An Unpopular Year. Doing without is no longer an option.” ” To access the report, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Additional key findings from the survey include: Over a third (38 percent) of respondents plan to have between 1-20 guests, with 32 percent planning to have under 50.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

The newly launched Restaurant Recovery Sales Flash is open to all operators. As of Saturday, May 9, on average almost 30% of the restaurants operated by the companies that participated in our Restaurants Recovery Sales Flash survey opened their dining rooms in some capacity. Restaurant companies held on to most of their managers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Student volunteers support in a variety of hands-on roles that range from assisting chefs with the preparation of their dishes, to facilitating guest registration.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The company has also added a Deep Cleaning Checklist and guiding principles for Managing Indoor Air. a restaurant management cloud-software company based in Rhode Island and a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company. "Combining " Lightspeed Acquires Upserve. Lightspeed POS Inc. acquired Upserve Inc. ,

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

” Ordermark’s online order management technology consolidates mobile orders across online ordering services and sends them to a single printer — enabling omni-channel ordering and delivery. When we started Lunchbox 18 months ago, we wanted to help restaurants with a strong ethos and identity speak to their guests directly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Hotel guests said they feel “extremely safe” knowing a hotel room is cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants compared to leading consumer brands1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

Guest Intent Shows Positive Trend. Local Restaurants Leading the Return Over Casual Dining Chains. Casual Dining Chains come in #2 with 52 percent likely to visit. Limited-service Restaurants, such as fast-food, were up 21.7 Online sales grew 19.9 percent and 95.6 percent, respectively. Spending at restaurants grew 118.8

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery. in a management role at the Officers’ Club. and joined the Marriott Corporation in 1965 to help launch its fast-food division, beginning with Hot Shoppes Jr.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. Through a QR code, guests can easily scan the code and join the waitlist through Yelp. Pre-COVID, companies provided food to employees and guests for meetings, events, or as a perk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Increasing industry awareness of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act (“Act”) so as to encourage safe and effective food donation and recovery. OpenTable added new features designed to address one of the biggest challenges for restaurants and managers: control over table turns. OpenTable Adds Features.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. In fact, 30 percent of recent casual dining visitors think there is an opportunity to improve the quality of the beverage offer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The fourth quarter was not good for restaurant sales; each month posted worse same-store sales growth than the previous month, according to Black Box Guest Intelligence. In addition, colder winter weather eliminated some potential for outdoor restaurant dining, favored by many guests who believe patio seating is a safer option.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

When they do go out, consumers prefer local restaurants over national chains; QSR more than fast casual or casual dining; and coffee shops/casual eateries are preferred over "breakfast only" spots. Chick-fil-A holds onto its fast food crown; Subway stumbles. percent to a score of 77.6

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Each update highlights the most relevant and timely workforce, financial, guest and consumer trends. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Full-Service: Service Guest Sentiment Improved in Q3. Powered by Black Box Guest Intelligence. Weekly Restaurant Insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. This is encouraging for restaurants, especially as only about 8 percent of respondents said that guests will be very unwilling. Restaurant Adaptation.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features foot traffic trends, the rise of the cautious consumer and the takeout shakeout. However, growth in average spending per guest remains negative for full-service restaurants. Many guests complained of long wait times for curbside pickup orders.

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2020 Food Safety Online Ordering Guest Recovery 116

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops. percent, the worst result in the last two years and the only time guest counts declined by more than 3.0

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