ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Climate & Seasonality: Does the weather impact what people order or when they dine out? Ask yourself: Dining Preferences: Do they prioritize health-conscious options, indulgent comfort food, or trendy dishes? Online Ordering Behavior: Are they more likely to dine in, take out, or order for delivery?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2022

Widespread adoption of branded apps, online ordering and delivery, accelerated by the Covid crisis, has forced restaurants to deal with an issue that they’ve mostly avoided until now: chargebacks. The Impact of Online Ordering. The digital era has had a huge impact on the food and beverage space. So, what changed?

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EATER

OCTOBER 31, 2024

They are probably crumbly, dry, tasting of artificial vanilla and bitter food coloring, as a result of being mass-produced by a commercial bakery, or by an international conglomerate like Bimbo. “A Usually the toppings are colorful because there’s food dyes, but there’s no flavor in the topping.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2020

With six times the engagement of email, text messaging is revolutionizing the marketing strategies of QSR, fast food, and dine-in restaurants. Restaurants can minimize close contact by texting alerts when reservations and takeout orders are available, keeping people from clustering together at entrances or pickup counters.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Diners simply don’t want the low food quality that often comes with long menus. These restaurant food trends can directly impact a restaurant’s profitability. A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Delivery Options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Because testimonials by peers carry a lot of weight in the gluten-free community, published reviews can be a great way to publicize your restaurant—provided, of course, you follow the proper procedures for preparing gluten-free food, as the gluten-free community can be very tough, since even one mistake can have health consequences for them.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use. Restaurants with large or intricate menus will need to allocate more time to staff training on the ingredients, preparation methods, and food handling procedures.

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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. Food-away-from-home spending is likely to see modest growth as softer consumer spending patterns prevail. ” A Year of Challenges U.S.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For example, if you run a social media campaign or pay for online ordering integrations, all of these contribute to your overall marketing expenses. Total New Customers refers to how many new customers your restaurant gains during a specific period because of your marketing efforts. Another effective strategy is personalized marketing.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

But there’s much more that tech has to offer, especially when it comes to AI being integrated into guest order systems, training, and restaurant operations. Here are some standout tech innovations that forward-thinking business owners are investing in today in restaurant technology: Smart ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

Today, examine the effects the pandemic has had on the restaurant and food service industry as well as five simple but effective marketing techniques to boost your local business. Restaurants were harder hit than most because many food related businesses weren’t ready to transition to digital services.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

You may even get client requests you’re not used to, like having to add a food truck or using non-traditional type venues you would have never thought of using (1). Those who can harness technological tools like online ordering and loyalty programs are better positioned to succeed ,,, minimizing friction for the end user” (2).

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Catering Social Media Online Ordering Loyalty Program 378

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you want to have a successful restaurant, great food is not an option — it is a necessity. Still, great food is not enough. Any restaurant can have great food. Great food with a great concept is a winning combination that will bring diners back again and again. After all, people go to restaurants to eat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2020

For franchises, that means making sure your evaluations and data collection house in order. 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. With, you can create cross-sections of your data.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

hadynyah/Getty Images A local food expert provides the ideal culinary tour of Sri Lanka, from the islands palm tree-lined beaches to its rolling highland tea plantations Floating just below the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is a stunningly verdant island cloaked in jungles. Whats the food in Sri Lanka like?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience. Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The tasks of the chef are fairly universal: planning menus, putting your signature on each dish, hiring and training staff, ordering product and building vendor relationships, controlling costs and adhering to budgets, maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment, etc.

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Beverage Events Food Order Website Management 520

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Easy online ordering – Easy online ordering was nearly tied for second. Food and Alcohol Sales Trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2023

Restaurant customers love self-ordering kiosks because they mirror the fast and simple convenience of ordering food online, but with the ambiance of a physical store. This approach can deliver increased order accuracy, lower staff costs and provide the restaurant with a frictionless Point-of-Sale (PoS) option.

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Ordering Point of Sale Customer Experience Online Ordering 221

The Rail

APRIL 30, 2025

One BBC article highlights the words of Scott Magill, owner of WhoCult Coffee + Donuts, (Bridgend, UK), who said, Food is emotional, visual, and shareable exactly what social media thrives on. AI-powered tools have also been utilized in order to analyze customer feedback and engagement metrics, the article highlights.

Marketing 130

Marketing Social Media Online Ordering Waste 130

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2024

Fast food fraud has seen a 45-percent increase in the last year or so, largely driven by a digital transformation sea change that has made these restaurants more vulnerable, according to data from fraud prevention company Forter. Why is fast food fraud on the rise? Is there an idea that this is somewhat of a victimless crime?

Food 508

Food Loyalty Program Consumer Goods Customer Experience 508

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2020

It’s relevant today because it helps restaurant leaders contend with enduring issues like crisis recovery, demand fluctuations, food waste, keeping the human touch, managing change, and retaining employees. The lean team referred to these decisions as “calling the play. They would remain focused only on that task.

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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

JULY 29, 2022

Drives market share growth – The fast-food industry is made up of several large competitors and many smaller brands. No matter the size, a brand always wants to gain more market share in order to secure higher profits. Advertising that entertains audiences generates market-share growth over the long term.

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Advertising Take-out Marketing Social Media 522

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Photo: Shutterstock Once upon a time, DoorDash was a spoke on a big wheel of restaurant ordering channels. The ads will direct back to a restaurant’s DoorDash ordering page, or, in the future, a white-labeled DoorDash website, or possibly a reservations page powered by SevenRooms. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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Leadership Advertising 2025 Reservations 177

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. Meanwhile, sales at cafes, fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and casual-dining establishments fell by 27 percent. Shortage of workers is one reason.

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Supplies Food Supply Front of House Fast Casual 414

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

It literally refers to the idea of adding videos to your email campaigns. New research into Millenials eating up food videos on YouTube is proof of this. Consequently, it helps viewers to become more knowledgeable about your food. They are looking for a memorable experience and a solid plate of food. Provide Proof.

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Email Marketing Marketing Seasonal Menu Customer Experience 572

EATER

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In 2017, ophthalmologist Dr. Chris Knobbe published a paper arguing that “harmful vegetable oil,” as well as other processed foods, “are the primary and proximate cause of AMD [age-related macular degeneration].” They also reference the rise of polyunsaturated fats in the American diet over the past 100 years. We must have them.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2024

Now, that’s a tall order, but unless a mission can do this than the process of developing it is an exercise in futility. “A TED Talks did it very well with their mission: “Spread Ideas,” and Chipotle with: “Food with Integrity. It will be who you are. [] It must be the reference for your decision making.

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Customer Service Social Media Customer Experience Reference 413

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2021

We work with top restaurant and food retail brands, like Applebee’s and Chick-fil-A, that are very sophisticated when it comes to using digital, email, mail, and offline out-of-home marketing to drive consumer traffic and sales in their stores. ones with hospitality, restaurant, cooking, etc. experience already).

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Recruiting Hiring Marketing Advertising 531

Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

Table turnover time refers to the average amount of time it takes for a table to be occupied by different groups of guests. Restaurant can improve its table turnover rate by implementing various strategies, such as streamlining the ordering process, expediting meal preparation, and ensuring prompt table clearing.

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Seating Mobile Ordering Customer Service Customer Experience 140

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ah, but the food and conversation were consistently good, plentiful, and in-expensive. Full-service restaurants would later refer to this as a Table d’hote selection. Why do people line up for your food every day?” Looks like you need to order some more”, I said as a way to state the obvious. “No,

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White Paper Hospitality Fine Dining Reference 411

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

In fact, you were probably on the receiving end of this group behavior, sometimes referred to as bullying. Or “See if you can find the cooler expander, we have a larger order coming in.” .” – Webster’s Dictionary Of course, you remember. You were either part of this or feeling left out because you weren’t.

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Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 447

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2020

They provide much more than food, they provide nourishment and create communities. Local and state guidelines will also have an impact on how restaurants must operate in order to keep their staff and patrons as safe as possible. In order to ensure a safe dining environment we are requiring advance reservations.

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Guest Recovery Food Safety Kitchen Safety Email Marketing 474

7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. One ghost kitchen may contain multiple units where different brands can prepare food for delivery, and in some cases, pickup. Table of Contents. What is a ghost kitchen?

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Front of House Food Truck Back of House Social Media 435

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. The chains’ carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery orders soared throughout the pandemic as consumers looked for relief from preparing most of their meals at home.

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2021 Fast Casual Fine Dining Point of Sale 423

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. The term ‘restaurant operations' refers to the process by which a restaurant is run. Purchasing & Ordering. Improvement Tips. Receiving & Storage.

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