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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

." As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. The past five years have reinforced the critical intersection of digital and hospitality in the restaurant industry. Technology continues to transform restaurant operations.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

And you are hopefully starting to associate the circled “B” with businesses that you seek to support for their mission and ESG (environmental, social, & governance) commitments as much as their product. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue?

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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

JAB hired bankers to attract new investors as it considers an IPO for the coffee and food to-go chain. JAB hired bankers to attract new investors as it considers an IPO for the coffee and food to-go chain. London, UK) Tue, 10 Jun – China’s Cotti Coffee signs MoU with Rwandan government to boost production and exports.

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How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template

SpotOn

Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Now, as a copywriter at SpotOn, he helps restaurant owners and managers learn how to run a more profitable operation. Restaurant P&L statements can be downright confusing. Prime costs. Contribution margins.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

No matter how much technology evolves, or trends shift, people will always come back for quality food, great value, and friendly service. These changes have become permanent shifts in how they target customers, market themselves, and design their offerings." One of the biggest struggles for restaurants post-covid is staffing.

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features trends in off-premise, coffee wars, the AI lifeline, the return of lunch, and how teens spend their dollars. More than 60 percent say they’re ordering off-premises more often than a year ago. Older adults still prefer in-person ordering.

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2025 Small Business Outlook

Modern Restaurant Management

But to vast numbers of Main Street Americans, prices remained uncomfortably high, wages stagnant, housing scarce and expensive, and while unemployment was low, good paying jobs with dependable shifts and quality benefits were elusive. Twenty twenty-four will be remembered for many things, but the soft landing of the U.S.