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On the Road to Relief: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant operators have faced stiff headwinds since 2020, with a near-constant swirl of inflation, supply chain and labor challenges. But if last year was any indicator, restaurant operators are on the road to relief in 2024. Here’s how restaurant operators can evolve with them. Full-service menu prices climbed 4.5

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour.

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How To Do Restaurant Week the Right Way

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants continue to face labor and supply chain issues, plus rising food costs. This can be done by calculating your restaurant’s food cost percentage and cost of each dish using reports and data that an integrated point-of-sale can provide. Review and Revise Your Menu Offerings.

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Amid Influx of New Employees, Restaurants Must Build and Reinforce Brand Excellence

Modern Restaurant Management

Fewer employees have carried the burden of prepping, cooking, and serving food while working to keep guests safe. Unfortunately, many restaurants are using archaic training programs, so update your training to be current, relevant, and tech driven. Ensure safety all along the supply chain. Tech is essential to this effort.

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Best Prep for Super Bowl Off-Premise Programs

Modern Restaurant Management

The first step in this process should be analyzing the data from their point-of-sale system – labor costs, game days sales and more. Use data to identify high-traffic times during the Super Bowl and offer promotions or discountsduring those times to increase sales.

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Three Ways Technology Can Help Restaurants Navigate the Challenges of Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

While many diners understand the tough times restaurants are going through, they are also feeling their dollars stretch and want to see the value of their money reflected in the food and service they receive. Put Loyalty Rewards Into Customers’ Hands with a Branded Mobile App.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

Modern Restaurant Management

By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online.