Squirrel Systems

MAY 25, 2021

Restaurant POS Software Integrations The POS has been around for close to 150 years but looked and operated very differently back then to what we commonly see in restaurants, hospitality businesses, or retail spaces today. What is Point-of-sale software integration? We look at this more deeply in the next section.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Most successful food businesses are now multi-unit and multi-channel. That means you are collaborating with multiple stakeholders who each have their own data points to focus on. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on.

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2021

But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, Ten Mothers Farm , like many CSA programs throughout the country, saw a surge in demand , and they started a long waiting list. I think part of that is people are at home more, cooking more, and caring more about where their food is coming from.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). This data covers U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

That’s why we decided to donate 10 percent of sales of our off-premise take-out and delivery platform to No Kid Hungry. That’s why we decided to donate 10 percent of sales of our off-premise take-out and delivery platform to No Kid Hungry. Here are their responses. Click here for part one. million meals in just six weeks.

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RGU

JANUARY 20, 2020

Rewards and loyalty programs are being retooled to drive personalized offers and promotions to acquire and retain customers. That’s when the news broke that Grubhub was pursuing a number of strategic options, including a sale, in an effort to deflect the potential attention of an activist investor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percent in November, which represents the third consecutive month of positive sales growth and the strongest since January. Thanksgiving typically represents lower sales volumes for most industry segments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. More Tropical in Colorado. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal.

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Additionally, the restaurant industry lost $240 billion in sales compared to the Association’s pre-pandemic forecast of the year 2020. In a bid to counteract these negative effects in the restaurant industry, the government established various regulations to ensure the safe operation of the restaurant industry.

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Apicbase

MARCH 17, 2023

High inflation, labour shortages, supply chain problems and changing consumer demands are black clouds on a sunny day. They make it hard for food businesses to remain competitive and turn a healthy profit. They make it hard for food businesses to remain competitive and turn a healthy profit. At least, that is how it feels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As with most other industries, the biggest talking point for restaurants in 2023 has been artificial intelligence. . Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry. Here are some of their insights. Click here for the first part.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will manifest itself in several ways, such as informing robotics in the kitchen for food preparation, in addition to kitchen display systems (KDS) as restaurants kitchens seek to improve efficiency and better optimize for enhance prep station capacity management. Loyalty will continue to get more personal and less transactional.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Augustine, Florida, a new self-serve store in Bayonne, New Jersey, focused on catering with a late-night walk-up window, and a counter-service store in Navarre, Florida, that will appeal strongly to tourists. "This New Design for Freddy's.

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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. Participating restaurants will donate 15-25 percent of sales to their local food bank and over 1500 restaurants nationwide have already joined the initiative.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the acquisition of Johnny Rockets, FAT Brands will have more than 700 franchised and company owned restaurants around the globe with annual system-wide sales exceeding $700 million. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Brands Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Placer.believes these numbers show signs of a resilient economy in the face of health concerns and run counter to the notion that the entire retail economy is heading for a major downturn. COVID-19 Foot Traffic at QSRs. analyzed daily traffic from February 26 through March 7 and compared it to the equivalent period in 2019. Some Placer.ai

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Since its inception in mid-March, more than 500 restaurants around the world have joined the program and are reporting sales ranging from several thousand dollars to up to $60,000. The company is exploring collaborations with corporate partners and charities, as well as merchandise sales, to keep its mission alive. "When

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). The answers are an entry point for understanding consumers’ needs as brands start to reopen, notes RMS CEO John Oakes. Yelp Economic Average.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s locations have industry-leading average unit volumes, which have only gotten stronger since the company overhauled its marketing technology stack, including an upgraded loyalty program, a new website and easier online ordering. ” Ike's Loves Bangin' Buns.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Event Planning Is Back. With summer around the corner, and an imminent surge of demand for experiences and events in the months ahead, Tripleseat and SevenRooms partnered to survey 1,000 U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. "With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news of a possible-robust recovery for restaurants, home delivery and top food delivery apps. As diners head back into restaurants, new restaurant and food businesses are opening at near pre-pandemic levels. Surge in Diner Demand. Yelp found more than 3.7 Yelp found more than 3.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a lot of technology and robotic news, virtual food halls and healthy kid menus. Flippy ROAR for Sale. Miso Robotics plans to offer financing options through TimePayments to empower food service providers to quickly adopt automation technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

” Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is celebrating its 19th consecutive year as the host of the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®), a star-studded, five-day destination event, held February 19 – 23. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. Customer satisfaction has traditionally been the main driver of loyalty. The Value of Trust.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. PPP Forgiveness Links and EZ App. Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. Ordermark Raises $120M in Series C Funding. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. YEA reflects data from millions of local businesses and tens of millions of users on Yelp’s platform measuring U.S. “As U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature top foods of 2021, customer satisfaction, the Good Food 100 and shopping sentiments, State of the Plate. And while last year's top food, the wildly popular spicy chicken sandwich, didn't make the list, the Nashville hot chicken sandwich still made the top 10.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 30, 2022

The National Restaurant Association projects restaurant sales will hit $898 billion this year -more than $200 billion more than in 2021. How will you be getting more diners to eat your food this year? Diners are ready to re-embrace their favorite restaurants, as well as try some new places that opened in the past couple of years.

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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. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2020

7010 – Paycheck Protection Program (PP) Flexibility Act of 2020 which extends provisions of the act to give more time to both use and pay back the funds. 7010 – Paycheck Protection Program (PP) Flexibility Act of 2020 which extends provisions of the act to give more time to both use and pay back the funds.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Checkers & Rally’s will continue its tradition of putting the customer first and serving its communities by delivering high quality, craveable food at exceptional values. Frances Allen has been named Chief Executive Officer and a member of Checkers & Rally’s Board of Directors, effective February 17, 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we have tech investments, new products, charitable endeavors and more. Yelp Reimagines Business Owner Platform. COVID-19 Business Highlights Badges : As an extension of the Business Highlights product, Yelp introduced new badges that help businesses showcase their availability and offerings during COVID-19.

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