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From Ghost Kitchens to Living Kitchens: A New Vision for Food Service’s Next Great Space

Modern Restaurant Management

Growth for most, after all, isn’t walking through the front door, it’s coming in online. If your cooks are mostly fulfilling off-site orders, you can do away with niceties like a slick front of house, visual merchandising, and a location with hungry walk-ins. It might not be.

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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

Culinary Cues

There are numerous multi-billion dollar chains along with countless mom and pop operations that do a great job on this front. This was (is) the design of classic coffee houses, speakeasys, and corner cafes for generations. I know what you are thinking – WHAT!!!! At least the real bad news is out of the way.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

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Vaccine Flair Could Be the ‘It’ Accessory in Restaurants This Summer

EATER

The restaurant group has always been savvy about merchandising, serving up Greek soft-serve yogurt in branded versions of the iconic “we are happy to serve you” paper coffee cup. They’ve become a signal of sorts, a way to instantly identify fellow citizens who actually give a s**t about protecting themselves and others from COVID-19.

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Restaurant Innovation That Goes Beyond Menu Items

Modern Restaurant Management

Friction points that are in back of house trickle to front of house, and so we can find these internal friction points by observing our teams and identifying activities that distract them from delivering value and ask; where were they confused, frustrated, uncomfortable, or delayed. Innovation Through Service.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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Safe Distancing Tech and a Farewell to Foam

Modern Restaurant Management

Co-founders Helen Patrikis and Steven Hall, two hospitality PR professionals, formed Dining Bonds, LLC with the goal of establishing it as a one-stop resource to raise revenue for the hospitality community. We can continue to show our support for the hospitality industry and the great, hardworking people it employs.