Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

It’s not enough just to recover, retail and specifically restaurants and the food industry are compelled to pivot, adapt and create a model that will endure. Here are five trends in the restaurant industry to consider post-COVID: Labor Supply, Wages and Automation. Food Trucks Factor in the New Normal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2025

With big-box retailers closing up shop, more than 140 million square feet of desirable retail space has become available, presenting the opportunity for restaurants such as fast-casual concepts to expand their businesses. Economically, the fast-casual model is compelling because it grows supply alongside demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2024

There are a number of proven strategies for being proactive about possible supply chain shortages including menu optimization, building partnerships and LTO maximization. Create strong relationships with local retailers. Having these retailers on speed dial can make sure both the restaurant and the retailers are on the same page.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

The restaurant industry loses an astounding $162 billion each year in food waste. All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Between a third and a half of food is wasted worldwide annually.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

Fresh prepared produce delivers many benefits to foodservice operations from cost and labor savings along with increasing back of house efficiency, food safety, and freshness. Supply Chain Shortages. One of the biggest pain points during and after the pandemic was supply chain. Ease Labor Shortages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

In recent years, the food service industry has undergone a rapid transformation of automation and increased technology usage. Fast Food and QSR Value The United States Fast Food & Quick Service Restaurant Market size was valued at US$ 248.8 Growing menu innovation and healthy fast food further drive the growth of the market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Retailers are having a tougher time each month, as well. 15 percent have ordered alcoholic beverages with food for delivery or takeout, on par with the 18 percent of Canadians that say they’re likely to do this. 87 percent of Canadians are interested in ordering food sourced from local farmers or using Canadian produce.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2020

The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Cash is dirty.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We’re in an unusual time when troubled supply chains are suddenly top of mind for the average American: supply chain woes have become fodder for late-night television hosts, and countless headlines warn us that we should’ve started our holiday shopping yesterday. Increasing Risk of Food Recalls Highlights Need for Planning.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2024

The FDA has already issued more than 50 food recalls in 2024, causing many consumers to worry about food safety – and raising an important question for the restaurant industry: Would we know exactly what to do in a recall situation? As food recalls continue, it’s wise for restaurants to review their recall protocols.

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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. As they grapple with rising costs across their supply chain, 71 percent of restaurants plan to increase prices this year.

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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. We saw customers stockpiling on groceries and supplies in homes instead of going out to eat, raising retail sales by 29 percent over the previous year (1).

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Read any article enumerating the current or emerging trends in restaurants and retail and you will see ideas of health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and brand authenticity coming to the fore. Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered. But it was the pivots in the pandemic that pointed us toward B.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2023

How much information do you have about the foods your company handles in the course of business? If subjected to a food recall, would you be able to produce clear records delineating every touchpoint where the food was produced, harvested, processed or transformed, shipped, received, and used?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

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. Similarly, restaurant visitors expect their food to be of a consistent quality every time they visit. Kitchen operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2022

The restaurant industry is still dealing with pandemic-related issues, including supply chain disruptions, new COVID variants and surging cases, labor shortages, rising prices, and a shift in consumer demand. Make food safety and customer reassurance a priority to create a brand that customers (and employees) trust and support.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2020

Nowadays, though, owners and managers unable financially to bring back their full complement of staff are relying on the technology to facilitate almost everything with a food order, except make it. Restaurants intended for kiosks and apps to supplement the workforce, never to supplant it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, the impact that AI is already having on the food industry is without parallel, helping to lower food prices, increase the availability of certain products or ingredients, and prevent supply chain shortages. With AI, food companies can calm ingredients that trigger allergens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2020

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two temporary food labeling guidance documents that attempt to balance industry supply and demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Labeling on Packaged Food Sold by Restaurants and Food Manufacturing Facilities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2024

The tech-enabled traceability system is designed to allow the company to act on food safety and quality concerns swiftly, efficiently, and precisely. Chipotle invited key supply partners to participate in the test and provided partners with an RFID playbook with best practices and benefits of the program.

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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. The Value of Trust. The survey was conducted by Credit Key, a provider of B2B e-commerce payments solutions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Offering Bento Packs for individually portioned meals and a la carte buffet-style trays for customizable group settings, L&L’s catering options bring Hawaiian-style comfort food to events large and small throughout our locations nationwide. Leveraging AI throughout all touchpoints and will not only be a trend but a need in 2025.

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EATER

AUGUST 20, 2024

Lille Allen Brands like Fly By Jing and Bachan’s are reaching a whole new audience from the shelves of the ultimate big-box store The last decade or so has been a golden era for cool food products sold directly to consumers online. With more than 4,600 stores across the United States, Walmart is the definition of a retail behemoth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images According to a new study, grocery stores could keep more food out of landfills, increase profits, and pad customers’ pockets by adopting a practice widely used by airlines, hotels, and other industries This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Picture yourself grocery shopping. A recent study from U.C.

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EATER

MARCH 27, 2025

Relying on a corporation to provide your favorite food means you have no control over it. The other problem with relying on a corporation for your favorite food is if it were to change, how would you know? Then theres the new ingredient: corn maltodextrin, an additive often used as a bulking agent in powdered foods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

I have talked to purchasing managers who tried to convince me that switching from two to one-percent mozzarella cheese would save me thousands of dollars per month, who could not understand how a drop in the quality of our food would cost me way more than the fifteen-cent per pound savings. Make a standard gross profit on each item.)

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

They are enjoying all aspects of their dining experience — the food, the interaction with employees, the ordering and payment process, the cleanliness and safety of the environment. Employee attitudes can make or break a retail establishment. Meeting or Exceeding Customers’ Needs. This includes employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2022

Cryptocurrency has real-world applications in the food industry, with restaurants using it to create new and exciting foods for their customers and find ways to use crypto as payments. Application of Blockchain in the Food Industry. Blockchain technology has been applied to the food industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2022

But the lingering effects of the pandemic continue to make this a challenging time for our industry as ongoing staffing issues and supply chain disruptions, in many cases, lead to reduced menus and shorter hours of operation. Most manufacturers have ISO certifications or similar which indicate their adherence to strict food safety protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The act replaces previous regulations on the cottage food industry. The bill would have had a dramatic impact on fast food franchises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 31, 2020

Anyone who has worked the back of the house at a popular restaurant knows how chaotic the kitchen can feel during a restaurant “rush” hour—knives, spoons, and spatulas being swung around, glassware flying, line cooks and sous chefs furiously plating food and sending it out. We have to eat, after all.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2020

Coronavirus is already affecting the economy, at least in the short term, with cancelled events, cruises and decreased visitors to retail stores. Supply chain. Supply Chain. Common sense dictates that restaurants take an inventory of food, paper and other supplies. Overall restaurant cleanliness.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2021

The increase in demand and ongoing supply chain issues have contributed greatly to changes in food costing structures in recent months – and restaurants have been hit the hardest. How quickly will demand return and will retail demand remain at higher levels? Will foodservice demand be back to pre-COVID numbers?

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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

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens.

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EATER

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Lille Allen Organizations like Feeding America support the nations food-insecure communities. She told me she had been trying to figure out how to get a turkey from a food pantry; she had fallen on her hip recently, complicating existing mobility issues. I made a note to check into regular food deliveries from a local service.

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