Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Contactless ordering at the table, virtual host stands, and online staff wellness checks have all become standard operating procedures for us now. Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Despite the vaccination efforts and safety measures implemented by restaurants, some potential employees may still be hesitant to return to work in this industry. This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. This has left restaurants struggling to find and retain staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Think behind-the-scenes kitchen tours or insights into who the people are that work at the restaurant, offering patrons a chance to immerse themselves in the brand. Think behind-the-scenes kitchen tours or insights into who the people are that work at the restaurant, offering patrons a chance to immerse themselves in the brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

After two years of mobile ordering by consumers, menus are becoming more and more interactive both inside and outside. After two years of mobile ordering by consumers, menus are becoming more and more interactive both inside and outside. How is QSR ownership changing? Every minute! Great question. David Vance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Chick-fil-A even reported disabling curbside ordering in some locations to reduce strain on their workers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Cleanliness Is Front and Center. As designers, we will need to develop safe storage solutions and possibly vestibules for back-of-house entrances, if needed. Others include extra wait stations with hand sinks and sanitizing storage or retrofits, as part of the front of house. Redefining that experience will be important.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 2, 2020

Along with offering quality in food and service, safety and hygiene will be of paramount importance. Right from the kitchen to the front-of-house operations, restaurant operators must strictly follow the guidelines set by the government and institute safety practices to ensure a safe and hygienic dining environment for their customers. .

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 30, 2020

But even after the pandemic, sanitation and safety concerns are expected to remain, and the restaurant business model may have to evolve in a way that utilizes more tech-driven service systems. More restaurants may pivot to self-delivery instead of third party delivery to mitigate fees and have more control over the safety of their food (5).

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 13, 2023

The back-of-house (BOH) at a restaurant is the behind-the-scenes area of the restaurant — it works like an engine and keeps the restaurant going. While it is not visible to the customers, the restaurant’s services get hampered without back-of-house. Why is Back of House Important? And, well, every world needs its own lingo.

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Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

You want to make sure you have high-quality staff preparing the food in your restaurant kitchen and serving customers. Let your restaurant kitchen do the cooking for you. Why should your restaurant kitchen stop operating just because you or your chef aren’t there? Automated order flow. Sound about right? Best of all?

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ask people from one department to suggest a solution for another department eg front of house suggests the solution for a kitchen problem. Ask people from one department to suggest a solution for another department eg front of house suggests the solution for a kitchen problem.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. Increased demand for food delivery had already boosted the growth of ghost kitchens, and the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated both the popularity and profitability of the model.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 5, 2020

As customer safety and staff well-being become top concerns for restauranteurs, we will discuss some proven ways to help your restaurant instill trust among the customers and ensure a safe reopening. Diners will expect the reassurance that foodservice operators are actively following safety guidelines for both their guests and staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It could be that you've got mobility issues. What's that mean for restaurant safety? The third wave of safety in restaurants is not going to be an operational issue. Ghost Kitchens and Living Kitchens. Ghost kitchens and living kitchens have been rattling around in my mind recently.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments. This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Particularly when it comes to restaurant management which requires knowledge of both front of house and back of house needs. Customers are able to reserve tables, order meals, and show up to the restaurant at mealtime to skip the line and not wait in the kitchen. Gone are the days of handwritten food orders.

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EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

On a theater-sized screen set up at the front, I watch as a drone flies over a low, sunny suburb, bypassing highways and beaches and nondescript homes, where in the backyards everyone cranes their necks to see what this spidery black object is zooming across the sky. Why should geography determine what restaurants you can order from?

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The Restaurant Times

APRIL 18, 2021

With the UAE restaurant industry going all tech-centric, many restaurateurs have considered shifting to cloud kitchens. According to the UAE PRIME report published by POSist, around 70 percent of the restaurant professionals were interested in investing in cloud kitchens. Web Ordering/Mobile Ordering.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. In this guide, we’ll cover: What is a ghost kitchen (aka cloud kitchen)? What’s behind the cloud kitchen trend?

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Customers also want to be able to order delivery and takeaway. Kitchen Display System . By eliminating bottlenecks in the back-of-house, a reliable kitchen display system (KDS) can increase your service speed. Every customer wants their meal quickly and doesn’t want to be kept waiting for lengthy periods.

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The Restaurant Times

APRIL 19, 2021

They are part of a relatively new type of mobile business which caters to customers at various locations. Starting a food truck provides multiple advantages at once, especially pertaining to cost and mobility. In the UAE, cooking food in a food truck is not acceptable by law, keeping in mind the hygiene and safety norms.

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Food Truck Kitchen Safety Front of House Food 52

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A 2022 Deloitte Study found that consumers spend an incredible 20% more when ordering through technology like tableside ordering , online menus, and handheld POS devices. Implementing QR code ordering is one of the fastest ways to quickly implement digital ordering. Make it clear, easy to read, and mobile-device friendly.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

But then shelter-in-place orders started. “We For many organizations, the first step in dealing with pandemic shutdowns was just to help their participants and alumni get through the initial weeks On the evening of Saturday, March 14, 2020, the staff at Café Momentum served only seven diners. The year had started off strong. Several U.S.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Also jot down important technical details, like the seating capacity, the number of diners at different times, customers’ demographics, their dwell-time and order size, even if just approximate. Consider taking over a space that previously housed a restaurant, especially if you are a first-timer restaurant owner.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. unveiled the world’s first mobile restaurant powered by robotic technology, top video and photo. unveiled the world’s first mobile restaurant powered by robotic technology, top video and photo. Ono Food Co. Ono Food Co.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

PJ's Hopes to Open 187 Locations Throughout Florida in Next 10 Years. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans plans for rapid expansion throughout Florida with hopes to bring 187 new locations within the next 10 years. “For many Floridians, their weekend getaways to New Orleans are the only time they get to enjoy PJ’s Coffee. .

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

San Francisco chef and restaurateur Pim Techamuanvivit breaks down COVID-19’s effects, and the difficult decisions she’s had to make “This is a time that you look around at the people, the makers, the restaurants you care about and you support them because you want them to be here. Where is the conscience of the country?”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest.

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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 205

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. Holiday Traffic Not Enough. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. percentage points.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

With thousands of restaurants forced to close their dining rooms, and millions of Americans facing sudden unemployment, GroupRaise saw an opportunity to mobilize its 10,000+ restaurant partners along with their communities to offer those who are able a chance to support both local business and food distribution to at-risk families.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 158

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature restaurant community support endeavors, new tech and a little holiday fun. Supporting Independents. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. launched the Ocean Spray Farmers for Chefs Alliance with the goal of helping as many qualifying independent restaurants as possible cover rent, utilities, and payroll costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2020

Therefore, restaurant operators are embracing guest-focused technologies within their restaurants, such as kiosks and mobile devices to serve their guests at a safe distance. This includes the entire order to pay processes, from employee collaboration to guest interaction, whether via smartphone, tablet, kiosk or VR headset.

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