Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The normalcy of customers coming in the doors for a night of dining or even a casual lunch feels like a vision of the distant past. As much as complete closures and stay-at-home orders have harmed the restaurant industry, reopening has come with fits and starts, presenting a new litany of obstacles for dining establishments to overcome.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

restaurant industry has a loaded plate as 2021 picks up steam – especially from an insurance and financial protection point of view. “The prospects for fine dining and sit-down restaurants are going to remain strained for all of 2021,” said Doug Groves, founder at Program Insurance Group, in College Station, Tex.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 2, 2020

You can’t run a restaurant without employees, which means that processing payroll is an essential task for restaurant owners, operators, and managers. For restaurant owners and operators, the first step in understanding your payroll is to familiarize yourself with the basic concepts, regulations, and responsibilities.

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EATER

JULY 18, 2023

Restaurant menus can present an awkward challenge for blind people. Listen to this article In 1999, the first “dining in the dark” restaurant opened in Zurich, Switzerland. People’s experiences of these restaurants range from delight to terror. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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EATER

JULY 7, 2023

Lille Allen/Eater After years of artificially low menu prices, service fees feel like an inevitable, annoying part of dining out now If you’re the type of diner who regularly eats at restaurants, you’ve almost assuredly noticed a “service fee” tacked on to your check at one establishment or another.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2024

While some organizations have made strides to provide child care for restaurant staff, easy child care solutions are far from the norm for restaurant workers When Lisa Baptiste worked as a restaurant host, it was a constant puzzle finding someone to watch her 6-year-old Kennard. Some days he’s fine.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. "As more people and more restaurants have come to use our services, Q2 bookings on Uber Eats are up more than 100 percent year on year. . Uber To Acquire Postmates.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

Having to spend a shift—or even worse, your after-hours—reading through an employee handbook will sap the fun out of any new restaurant job. And let’s be honest, when was the last time you read your own restaurant employee handbook? Restaurant Scheduling Software for managers that want to stay in control.

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2020

Every week in this space I highlight the restaurant closures that feel nationally relevant to me. Every independent restaurant closure, known or not, is a tragedy for the workers and owners and community members who loved it. Chef shuffles: Chef Tom Cunanan will leave lauded Filipino restaurant Bad Saint in D.C.,

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EATER

MAY 26, 2020

Reopening restaurant dining rooms still puts customers and employees at risk. I dream of eating in restaurants. In all but a handful of states , it is now legal or will soon be legal to once again operate dine-in services at restaurants. So why is it happening? In a leaked phone call , Texas Gov.

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EATER

JUNE 5, 2020

Delivery apps say they have been working with local governments to provide their contractors with guidance as to where and when they can work , but these ad-hoc curfews are generally allowing police to selectively enforce the temporary rules on whoever they choose. Even with the risk, no one is in the position to decline an order.

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ChowNow

MARCH 19, 2020

The past few weeks have been disastrous for the restaurant industry. With COVID-19 prompting a mass shutdown of public life, independent restaurants across the US have seen a rapid decrease in sales. Many have had to close their dining rooms all together. Unfortunately, there’s some fine print here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the globe, governments have started easing lockdown restrictions and allowing restaurants to reopen finally. High-end restaurants that tend to have a pricier menu should look to add more affordable items. Rid yourself of the non-essentials, get back to the basics, and work smart.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest facts and figures of restaurant operations, the state of business dining, and the mid-year gift card report. The State of the Restaurant Industry. Quick service restaurants (QSRs), representing 81 percent of restaurant visits in the U.S., “The U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the Restaurant Resilience Index, the impact of reviews, shifitng consumer preferences and the importance of rewards. Pandemic and Restaurant Demand. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted a number of businesses, but few harder than the restaurant industry. percent demand decline.

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Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Opening a restaurant is a dream for many aspiring entrepreneurs and food lovers alike, but it’s also a complex venture that requires careful planning and execution. With this guide, we walk you through the key steps to turn your restaurant dream into a successful reality. It’s equally important to study your competition.

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EATER

MAY 19, 2020

Dining out right now will come with certain risks. This means that thousands of restaurants, after pivoting to takeout or closing altogether, are now legally permitted to open their dining rooms to customers. So the question remains: Even if you can go to a restaurant, should you?

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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. For full-service restaurants now, it’s about government restrictions. An Unpopular Year.

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EATER

JUNE 20, 2023

Clay Williams The chef behind Brooklyn’s Sofreh knows the restaurant industry prizes youth. This is the reality of aging when you run a restaurant, Alikhani, 63, tells me as she stands in the basement kitchen of Sofreh , the Iranian restaurant in Brooklyn that she’s operated since 2018. She wants to change that.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Building an equitable restaurant — where all workers are paid fairly, have benefits, and work without discrimination — will require undoing the way most restaurants are run. The only ethical restaurant I have ever heard of is on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2020

Typically made of legumes, vegetable and assorted grains, these “meat substitutes” are now popular in grocery stores, as well as fast-food restaurants and even fine dining establishments. It is incontestable that more Americans are looking to integrate plant-based proteins into their diets. billion in 2018.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak effect on the restaurant industry, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine is compiling a list of resources available for restaurant owners, operators and managers. The National Restaurant Association has provided a list of best practices to ensure business continuity.

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EATER

JUNE 8, 2020

Dismantling racist and classist ideologies is not just about police reform; restaurants need to answer the call of protesters, too. With cities reopening, restaurants are also opening their doors for service again (albeit with strict guidelines due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic). Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images. This is how.

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Open for Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Most restaurants need funding, especially during the initial stages when they’re setting up. The purpose of this guide is to help you with all the ins and outs of funding a restaurant with top tips from those who have been there, seen it, and done it. What makes someone a good Investor?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature the latest from the National Restaurant Association, hot breakfast spots, fried chicken adoration and some top vegan trends. Six months following the first shutdown of restaurants for the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant industry is in limbo. An Industry in Limbo.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

This guidance implements the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020, and expands eligibility for businesses with owners who have past felony convictions. Like so many other entrepreneurs, we started modestly – restaurant by restaurant in our Chicago neighbourhood.

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Next Restaurants

MAY 26, 2020

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the globe , governments have started easing lockdown restrictions and allowing restaurants to reopen finally. . Here’s a quick checklist to help you make safe choices while ensuring business continuity: Redesign Your Restaurant’s Offerings. By Christina Lyon, Contributor.

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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. Restaurant Adaptation. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms. Patio dining in colder weather.

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EATER

APRIL 27, 2021

Saru Jayamaran says workers are “being asked to do so much more for so much less” As restaurants around the country rush to staff up to meet the increased demand from customers, owners are finding it increasingly difficult to fill all their open roles. Gary He/Eater. One factor is simply the onslaught of new positions.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With the rising prominence of food trucks in Mumbai, the government has lent its helping hand to the food truck vendors. However, to minimize conflict between food trucks and the already existing fine-dine restaurants and to not create chaos on roads, the BMC has come up with many policies that regulate food truck businesses. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

It is true of mayors, governors, Congressional members, presidents, law enforcement, and judges, just as it is of those in the clergy, and the classroom. On the micro level, let’s look at the restaurant industry, an industry that is truly in a crisis situation. That chef owned fine dining restaurant is in jeopardy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news that consumers plan to put restaurants at the top of their shopping lists, the latest stats for on premise and why the restaurant of the future is here now. Nearly half (48 percent) of respondents also said they are likely to buy gift cards from a local independent restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Plant-based Menu Items.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry. DoorDash Supporting Black-Owned Restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. An Uncertain Start to 2020? percentage points over Q3.

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