Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility. ” Dickey’s is now offering a franchise discount for existing Owners Operators. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

Recognizing this shift, Freshii , a fast-casual franchise with hundreds of locations globally, created a corporate partnership that enables companies to offer meal kits and market baskets at a discount to their employees. If restaurants aren’t ordering as much food to serve in house, suppliers end up with a backlog of perishable goods.

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Supplies Innovation Food Supply Loyalty Program 171

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Randy's Donuts Plans Aggressive Expansion. In total, 165 stores are set to open.

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Franchise Franchising Sustainability Fast Casual 168

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The new formats come on the heels of a major multi-unit franchise development strategy announced last month that is set to grow the brand to 2,000 units. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Franchise Franchising Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 136

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Flynn Acquires Hefty Portfolio. Flynn Restaurant Group LP acquired 937 Pizza Hut® and 194 Wendy’s® locations throughout the U.S. Before and After. KFC’s Generosity.

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Loyalty Program 152

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Franchise Franchising Food Safety Kitchen Safety 148

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

MRM Franchise Feed contains the latest news in restaurant franchising. “Team member tenure at White Castle is unprecedented in our industry, and that loyalty absolutely goes both ways.” “I am so grateful for the loyalty our fans here in South Jersey have shown to our existing Pancheros restaurants.

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Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Fast Casual 179

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. ” “This is historic for our brand,” said Brooks Speirs, vice president for franchise development. A Deal to Taco ‘Bout. Taco John’s International Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” Samira Shariff brings nearly 40 years of experience building successful restaurant brands in Alberta as a multi-unit franchise owner and operator in Edmonton.

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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. As the demand for robotics increases, solutions like franchising and bringing robots closer to home will augment market growth and penetration.

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2024 Fast Casual Insurance Food Safety 193

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Other advancements include: integrating data from various sources, including social media, reviews, and loyalty programs, to gain a holistic view of customer behaviour as well as as well as the implementation of real-time analytics for immediate insights into customer behaviour and preferences. Nothing is fraud proof.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 212

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. Ghost Kitchen Franchise Model. After signing a franchise agreement, owners are operational on the platform within 10 days. Yelp Sees COVID Effect.

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Franchise Franchising Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 157

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. CPK Brings on Franchise Veteran. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Giorgio Minardi. ” Rex's Ready to Grow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Most recently, Allen served as Chief Executive Officer of Boston Market, where she implemented a multi-faceted transformation plan setting up the brand for future growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2022

In the storm of the pandemic, restaurants were able to serve orders efficiently and maintain the best-possible experience — and customers loved it. But restaurants shouldn’t stop their digital transformation journeys with the solutions they implemented during the pandemic.

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Technology Mobile Ordering Social Media Customer Experience 186

The Restaurant Times

MAY 26, 2023

He later attended the Masters of International Studies Program at the University of South Carolina. Before joining Sprinkles, he served as President and CEO of Hopdoddy Burger Bar, where he led their expansion efforts into other markets and built a team of 100 to 1000 members, including the executive team.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Also, innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Omni-channel approaches to serving customers will be of utmost importance. That also applies to the event space itself.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Although factors like franchise affiliation may affect profit margins, fast casual restaurants typically have an average profit margin of 6-9%. Restaurant technology innovations can help you streamline restaurant labor costs , one of your largest, most controllable expenses. Fast Casual Restaurants. Upgrading Restaurant Technology.

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Loyalty Program Fast Casual Point of Sale Online Ordering 183

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 207

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. " Restaurant real estate changes to align with consumer preference.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 212

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. Knowing the importance of minimal wait times, restaurants are exploring new and innovative ways to better serve customers. Restaurant Adaptation.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Alonso Castañeda , VP of Brand Development & Strategy for Savory Restaurant Fund, will discuss how the brands he works with have been able to take advantage of the current landscape to creatively serve customers. ” Duff & Phelps served as financial advisor to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Creating a Face-Pay Network.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 201

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Some of these innovations include digital menus, contactless payments, marketing solutions, and cloud-based POS. And while they have little choice but to embrace third-party delivery services, doing so puts another brand in control of their customer and risks eroding customer loyalty. Jerry Abiog, Co-Founder/CMO Standard Insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2020

This includes integrating the brand into this new reality while providing consumer awareness of the considerations and accommodations to serve customers. Once we make decisions how do we communicate out to our franchise owners? Once this all happened, we quickly innovated this into our programming. No communication.

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Communication Social Media Email Marketing Franchise 134

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bill formally served on the Great Lakes Franchise Association Board, Del Taco’s Franchise Marketing Advisory Council and the Finance Excellence Advisory Council for Burger King. In 2009, Greg moved to the Del Taco brand, where we were chosen as Franchise Operator of the Year in both 2009 and 2010.

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 168

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

Smart Foodservice operates 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Montana that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers with a broad assortment of products. It can be served with signature dips or used as a slider bun for a sandwich.

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Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 133

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

. "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 Step Up to The Table.

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Webinar Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Customer Service 186

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Loyalty rewards for their restaurants and bars: Almost 1 in 3 (32 percent). “Hotel brands, especially those with locations in various cities around the world, have a unique opportunity to build loyalty with customers through their F&B offerings. ” Building Loyalty.

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Travel Food Hotels Loyalty Program 102

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Marketers who already had a text messaging programs in place discovered that consumers actually opened their texts and messages got through (In fact, 97 percent of the time!). Third – and this is true of all industries, not just restaurants: being innovative and flexible has tremendous value.

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2020 Online Ordering Point of Sale Fast Casual 166

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Minneapolis-based restaurant franchise was founded on Dave Anderson's passion for BBQ. Director, Strategy and Franchise Operations Al Hank about about brand evolution, restaurant industry challenges and even, plant-based BBQ. Perseverance, obsessive devotion to making people happy.

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Advertising Social Media Loyalty Program Technology 141

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

” “The addition of SuperFi enables us to extend our reach and better serve our customers, while complementing our strategy that is focused on innovation and expansion,” said Robin Johnston, COO of Bloom Intelligence. Ecolab Science Certified Program. PPP Forgiveness Links and EZ App. Ecolab Inc. Ecolab Inc.

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Food Safety Customer Experience Website Management Employee Relations 125

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

” Ahead of the official launch, Yelp ran a successful pilot program with Denny’s, with the help of their media agency, ?Spark Yelp is continuing its commitment to innovating on new advertising products for multi-location brands: Yelp Store Visits : ?Available Spark Foundry?. Carl Mittleman. . ” Hot Table Access.

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Sports Point of Sale Entertainment Customer Experience 132

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Restaurants that aren't already offering some kind of loyalty program should consider creating one, especially as consumers' grip on their wallets have tightened. Restaurants with a loyalty program should also highlight the benefits while remarketing to guests. Small Business Recovery. Portland, OR.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Customer Service 186

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

We’re thrilled to welcome Postmates to the Uber family as we innovate together to deliver better experiences for consumers, delivery people, and merchants across the country." Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel to Uber. PPP Loan Data Released. This disclosure covers each of the 4.9

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Mobile Ordering Restaurant Law Seating Customer Service 179

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

For example: Pancake Bowls, with made-to-order pancakes served in a bowl to enjoy on the go and finished with toppings like fresh berries and sauces or savory ingredients including scrambled eggs, Hickory Smoked bacon pieces and Jack and cheddar cheeses. Fourth Names New CEO and CFO. Clinton Anderson.

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Mobile Ordering Catering POS Customer Experience 93