Clover - Restaurants

JUNE 30, 2025

Integrating advanced restaurant technology into your full-service restaurant is a necessity in today’s hospitality landscape. The role of restaurant technology in your hospitality business In today’s fast-paced world, customers expect convenience , speed, and a personalized experience when dining out. Live Check.

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Future Food

MAY 29, 2025

Following our time at the 2025 FoodService Australia Food and Hospitality Week at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, one thing became abundantly clear: hospitality businesses that are embracing integrated, intelligent technologies are not only adapting to industry change, theyre leading it.

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Hospitality Technology Food Safety Audits 78

Squirrel Systems

APRIL 30, 2025

Many restaurants have successfully implemented these technologies, seeing measurable improvements in both front- and back-of-house operations. Streamlining Kitchen and Service Operations A well-coordinated kitchen and front-of-house team are essential for any full-service restaurant.

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Front of House Back of House Customer Service Customer Experience 66

SpotOn

MARCH 24, 2025

Crisping tender dark meat and refilling syrup jars is one thing, but optimizing table service, managing reservations, and tracking inventory was a whole new challenge.  Enter Michelle King, SpotOn Hospitality Specialist.  ” A reservation system helps Uptown's accommodate large parties.

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Front of House Customer Service Reservations POS 52

SpotOn

JULY 25, 2025

But thanks to a staff deeply committed to hospitality, thoughtful forecasting and scheduling, plus a little invisible technology, even a packed dinner service at Allmine looks remarkably smooth.  But SpotOn Hospitality Specialist Carlos Carbajal took a different tack.  It doesn’t mean things still don’t go awry.

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Front of House Point of Sale Hotels Hospitality 52

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." Landlord/Tenant Disputes : in my practice, I have seen a huge increase in lease disputes.

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Fine Dining Food Safety 418

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

These changes have become permanent shifts in how they target customers, market themselves, and design their offerings." " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. This trend has held on in the last five years.

Loyalty Program 471

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 471

QSR Automations

JANUARY 31, 2025

In the ever-changing world of hospitality, efficiency is the name of the game. Bridging the Front and Back of House into a Seamless Restaurant Operation ConnectSmart Host is your ultimate front-of-house solution, offering smart table management, waitlist tracking, reservations, and guest communication tools.

Waste 52

Waste Front of House Operations Back of House 52

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features trends in off-premise, coffee wars, the AI lifeline, the return of lunch, and how teens spend their dollars. More than 60 percent say they’re ordering off-premises more often than a year ago. Older adults still prefer in-person ordering.

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Reservations 2025 Marketing Loyalty Program 488

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Restaurants will continue to invest in comprehensive Back-of-House Technologies Following the pandemic, restaurants focused heavily on Front-of-House technology to streamline and digitize the diner experience. Many operators have a wealth of data but aren’t putting it to work.

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2025 Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 419

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

To observers on Wall Street, within the Federal Reserve, and inside the Democratic Party, 2024 was the year that inflation was tamed and GDP continued to grow, while consumer spending remained strong and unemployment low. Twenty twenty-four will be remembered for many things, but the soft landing of the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

The core teams that need to appreciate and cooperate are the front-of-house waiting teams, the bar staff, and the kitchen team. The old maxim to “under promise and over deliver” is relevant to the hospitality industry. Be conscious of this when taking reservations. Untrained and unmotivated staff.

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Front of House Kitchen Safety Customer Service Point of Sale 545

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 29, 2023

The reservation was made months in advance, and each course was designed with intention and artistry. As the couple’s anniversary dinner gracefully glides toward a sweet crescendo, the lead server strides into the kitchen to pick up a beautiful brulee, only to notice the rose-shaped garnish is missing — along with the pastry chef.

Hospitality 472

Hospitality Front of House FOH Leadership 472

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

And communications is front and center, particularly for restaurants that might not be as well known for out of restaurant food. Up the restaurant’s hygiene and cleanliness standards: fully sanitize tables, menus and chairs after each reservation. 34 percent of respondents saying they plan to prepare more meals at home. "It's

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Front of House Back of House Restaurant Law Food Safety 499

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2021

Finally, find a place to cook and start filling orders, often alongside tickets from a traditional front-of-house. For Top Round Roast Beef in San Francisco, that meant running a fried-chicken joint, burger house, and ice-cream parlor all from within their existing sandwich shop. Welcome to the age of virtual restaurants.

Front of House 530

Front of House Online Ordering Food Order Small Business 530

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Fine dining establishments provide a space for the most creative chefs and the boldest of all hospitality entrepreneurs to experiment, innovate and offer unique and upscale dining experiences–something that’s hard to replicate at regular dining establishments. Automated solutions like call-in waiting, online bookings, etc.,

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Fine Dining Technology Front of House Sustainability 493

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Competition : The pandemic significantly affected the restaurant and hospitality industries. You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Dealing with AI can be understood through video games.

Front of House 528

Front of House Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Back of House 528

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

After speaking with restaurant owners and operators, we realized we needed to expand our product offering beyond just helping manage their front-of-house better with Yelp Waitlist and Yelp Reservations. Here’s a wild guess: your plan for 2020 didn’t involve a restaurant-crushing pandemic. Neither did mine.

Front of House 488

Front of House 2009 Reservations Website Management 488

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

You are not alone if the thought of putting your name on a restaurant awning has crossed your mind. One of the most tempting forays into entrepreneurship is the restaurant business. How hard can it be – right? Well, you have all heard the statistics about success and failure when food and beverage are involved, so I won’t repeat them.

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Cash Management Social Media Restaurant Law Communication 464

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

COVID-19 has left no industry untouched, but none more devastated than the hospitality industry. We will also see a rise in use of virtual waitlist and reservation platforms across restaurants. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel, with many states and countries heading for reopening as new cases decrease in the U.S.

Food Safety 480

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Front of House Seating 480

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Published reports are all in agreement that COVID-19 is having a substantial and important impact on hospitality businesses across the county. For those on the front lines of the restaurant business, the first priority has to be keeping employees and customers safe. These responses will run the gamut of emotions and practices.

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Social Media Front of House Small Business Food Safety 452

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it’s just the beginning. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. That’s where a cloud-based inventory management system comes in.

Social Media 370

Social Media Front of House Back of House Point of Sale 370

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

When we talk about the “restaurant of the future,” labor compliance isn’t exactly the flashiest or most exciting topic to include—certainly not when juxtaposed with salad-making robots and personalized digital menus. This will give them an informed perspective on how the technology can best benefit their business.

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Restaurant Law Employee Relations Kitchen Safety Customer Experience 508

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

While TouchBistro has previously partnered with providers of loyalty solutions, this acquisition will provide the company with a proprietary solution that is much more deeply integrated into the TouchBistro platform and its ecosystem of products like Online Ordering and Reservations. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

Food Safety 527

Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 527

EATER

JULY 1, 2024

And so when it came time to prepare for her role as Natalie, Elliott turned first to Unreasonable Hospitality , the book written by The Bear co-producer and prolific restaurateur Will Guidara, for insight into how front-of-house employees approach their work. Abby Elliott as Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto in The Bear. |

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Management Management White Paper Cash Management 280

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.

Mobile Ordering 539

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech. Cooks and back-of-house employees tend to work with inventory management software and kitchen display technology. Cooks and back-of-house employees tend to work with inventory management software and kitchen display technology. Table of Contents. Skills for Your Resume.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 370

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

percent increase in average US hourly wages in 2021, specifically noting a rapid rise in wages for leisure and hospitality workers. As Americans reach for a potential post-pandemic world, the restaurant industry continues to reel from two years of economic, staffing and supply chain chaos. A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent

Healthcare 508

Healthcare Cash Management Social Media Communication 508

7 Shifts

MARCH 18, 2021

A year ago this month, our industry was rocked to its core. After a few weeks of uncertainty in February and early March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization. America and Canada soon followed suit by declaring states of emergency, effectively turning all restaurants into takeout-only businesses.

Point of Sale 370

Point of Sale Back of House Front of House Outdoor 370

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory. Third-party delivery.

Technology 370

Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With the right tech tools, managers can ease their workloads, employees enjoy a much smoother scheduling process, and guests benefit in countless ways — from mobile ordering to digital menus to better ways of making and managing reservations. A full 55% of consumers consider takeout and delivery essential to their restaurant experience.

Management 367

Management Management Operations Mobile Ordering 367

EATER

JULY 11, 2022

at Shukette, the group’s latest addition, are full up for the next three weeks on Resy, the reservation-making platform. at Shukette, the group’s latest addition, are full up for the next three weeks on Resy, the reservation-making platform. That happens minutes after reservations open at 9 a.m. each day, explains Freeman.

Front of House 245

Front of House Reservations Fine Dining Back of House 245

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Ironically, there is always room to be great and there is plenty of room to be mediocre. With more than one million restaurants in the US we can flip a coin and hope for the great, will likely step through the doors of good, and far too often settle into the mediocre. I wonder why this is the case. Plain and simple. What are they thinking?

Fine Dining 449

Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 449

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With the right tech tools, managers can ease their workloads, employees enjoy a much smoother scheduling process, and guests benefit in countless ways — from mobile ordering to digital menus to better ways of making and managing reservations. A full 55% of consumers consider takeout and delivery essential to their restaurant experience.

Management 352

Management Management Operations Mobile Ordering 352

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. It reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory.

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Technology Mobile Ordering Social Media Online Ordering 312

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

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.

Kitchen Safety 515

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Even though cooling inflation is a positive, it’s still running ahead of the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target and has not yet resulted in relief on costs. restaurant industry will continue to shake off the aftereffects of the pandemic in 2024, but that doesn’t mean the challenges that remain are easily dispelled.

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2024 Insurance Recruiting Restaurant Law 294