Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." The pandemic made speed, accuracy, and seamless ordering non-negotiable.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 4, 2025

The Chinese chain opened two stores in Greenwich Village and Chelsea, offering mobile app ordering and competitive pricing. With the new equipment, MTPak Coffee now offers a minimum order quantity of 200 pieces and a one-week turnaround time after design approval. Changes aim to simplify orders and boost barista efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Extraordinary times always seem to lead to extraordinary innovations, and the restaurant industry is currently in the midst of perhaps the greatest time of upheaval, ever. A large part of their success are the innovations that are reinventing their restaurants to accommodate a changed consumer base. Simple online ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In order to achieve long-term success and build essential brand credibility, restaurants must cultivate meaningful experiences and relationships to help drive growth and expansion. National food holidays, once everyday occurrences on the culinary calendar, have evolved into marketing goldmines for restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 8, 2020

We were greeted by the manager of the restaurant and shared with him the concept of contactless dining, an experience where dine-in guests can view menus, order, and pay directly from their mobile phones. contactless payment, mobile ordering, text on arrival for seating).”

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Innovation is needed in several areas, including: Staff management. Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Having a retail management tool with a mobile application, for instance, reduces the need for wait staff to move around when communicating with each other. Kitchen operations. Dining room procedures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution. After moving from Australia to NYC, I couldn’t be more excited to make my mark as a part of this innovative, culture-lead team.” ” Tyga Bites Launches. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Square is launching On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store where sellers can dispatch a courier through delivery partners for orders placed directly on their website. ” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. launched its COVID-19 online operator resource, the US Foods Restaurant Reopening Blueprint. The Restaurant Reopening Blueprint is informed by interviews with key stakeholders such as diners, restaurant staff and US Foods consultants and chefs. Click here to view the application and instructions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

and Canada, found that technology such as interactive digital menus, in-restaurant mobile apps, and augmented reality experiences are playing a vital role in empowering restaurants to stay relevant and meet the evolving needs and expectations of diners. When was the last time you placed an order in a restaurant app for curbside pick-up?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

People will increasingly choose innovative products not only because they align with their values, but because they taste and perform better or otherwise meet personal preferences or needs. Beyond the realm of food, a similar shift has occurred with electric cars.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

" Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp. Also launching today, is a special edition of the company’s Food Fanatics magazine. To view all of the available resources or connect with a US Foods expert, visit the company’s website here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19. Aramark Creates Safety Plans.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage study. Thirty-nine percent of those in the US and 36 percent in the UK ordered more frequently from their local restaurant than before the crisis. "Throughout COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. ” Tastewise Data. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most Important safety initiatives. More than half of survey respondents said they will order more than usual, with only one in 10 saying less than usual. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Although mandated dine-in restrictions have held back all restaurant segments, particularly full service, consumer demand for restaurant meals and the ability to serve the demand with a host of off-premises services, like digital ordering, delivery, drive-thru, and carry-out, are the silver linings that enable the industry to persevere.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

We previously discussed social distancing and contact-free technology that offered safety solutions during the pandemic. 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. producer of such self-order kiosks (6).

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

While it's undoubtedly a difficult time for restaurants, this has also been an era of innovation and resilience. Drag queens Zarah , Kai Lee Mykels , and Jessica L'Whor star in this Instagram film, which mimics airline safety videos. Unlike dull airline safety videos, however, this video keeps your attention.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Grubhub launched its latest report, "State of the Plate", looking at trends across the more than half a million orders placed a day. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Disclaimer: The top foods below have seen the fastest growth on the Grubhub platform during the first half of 2020.

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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. The deployment will put autonomous frying to work for enhanced production speeds, improved labor allocation and an added layer of health and safety in the cooking process. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Despite the many challenges with labor, food cost and shifts in where consumers are working, I think the future overall is bright for the restaurant industry in 2022. Additionally, I think the industry overall will struggle with labor cost pressures and be forced to either raise prices or innovate.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Manifest surveyed 501 people about their food delivery and restaurant habits during COVID-19 and found that two-thirds of people ate in-person at a restaurant in July 2020. Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority. Taffer's Tavern, the new full service tavern concept created by Jon Taffer, signed a multi-unit franchise deal with Cuisine Solutions, a manufacturer of sous vide foods, to bring the ‘Kitchen of the Future’ to the D.C.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JANUARY 5, 2022

Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before. For example, queries for app development in Ireland was high because many restaurants and essential service providers wanted to build mobile apps to take on delivery business opportunities. Prioritize Health Concerns.

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The Rail

MARCH 14, 2023

By Andrea Abbondanza, Contributor In today's fast-paced digital age, restaurants are constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance the dining experience for their customers. One such innovation is using QR codes , which are becoming increasingly popular in the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In addition to allowing a safer, hands-free payment method, the system has been shown to make the ordering process quicker and more efficient. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. US Foods Holding Corp. It’s critical to our corporate mission and the values we strive to achieve.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These features include tableside mobile ordering, NFC contactless payments, and direct online ordering. ” The majority of SALIDO's employees joined NAB following the acquisition to continue innovating the Restaurant OS. Market Cafe is completely contact-less: guests scan and pay for all their items and leave.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 30, 2020

The restaurant industry had to adapt to changes in consumer behavior during the COVID19 pandemic, testing out operational innovations and relying on technological solutions that allowed for social distancing and ensuring sanitation (1, 2). Tech for Touchless, Contact-Free Dining. Employee Health.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Through stay-at-home orders and extended shutdowns, restauranteurs had to be nimble and creative, relentlessly searching for new business avenues and strategies to keep their businesses afloat. Here are our top 5 food and restaurant trend predictions for 2021 and beyond. Fast-food chains are now also developing their own meal kits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

believes the coronavirus is not going to have a single blanket impact on all aspects of the economy or even the retail economy or food sector more specifically. 17 percent said they were just avoiding dining-in (opting to pick-up or have food delivered), with 10 percent appearing to lean toward Ordering for Pickup only.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Customers are demanding online and mobile ordering, and modern restaurant tech makes it more accessible for every restaurateur. Third-party delivery. POS and phones ?.

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