Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. At the same time, U.S. chain sales grew just 3.1 percent in 2024 — falling short of the 4.1

Loyalty Program 371

Loyalty Program 2025 Customer Experience Customer Service 371

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.

Front of House 66

Front of House Back of House Customer Service Customer Experience 66

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As a step further, offering a flexible menu catered to solo diners – with smaller portions to reduce food waste and allow the diner to taste more dishes – provides waiters with an additional opportunity to make personalized recommendations specific to these menu offerings.

Customer Experience 450

Customer Experience Fine Dining Seating Catering 450

QSR Automations

JANUARY 31, 2025

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. Fewer incorrect orders, less wasted food, and happier guests. The result?

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.

Reservations 488

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.

2025 419

2025 Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 419

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Today’s restaurants face obstacles on many fronts. Simplify Front of House Processes. Many of these processes will remain even after the pandemic, presenting opportunities to deploy automation technologies to simplify front of house processes. Optimize Food Safety Protocols. trillion each year.

Training 489

Training Front of House Food Safety Back of House 489

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Reservation processing. Both of these technological advancements are instrumental in ensuring excellent customer service and reducing food waste. As far as food waste is concerned, manual inventory monitoring is usually one of the main culprits. Fast forward a year later and the economy is recovering, albeit at a slow pace.

Technology 492

Technology Operations Food Safety Kitchen Safety 492

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

The benefits of a digital workplace can put restaurants in a better position to increase profits, reduce waste, and experience greater growth. Gives front-of-house teams the resources to provide better customer service. From ordering food to reserving a table, they want to do things digitally.

Mobile Ordering 493

Mobile Ordering Front of House Communication Online Ordering 493

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. Let’s Start With the Why.

Front of House 528

Front of House Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Back of House 528

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

There are many platforms in the marketplace designed to help owners with restaurant operations like table management service (TMS), online reservations, scheduling, and payroll to marketing. can help restaurateurs automate tasks and lessen the burden of staff running the front and back of the house.

Fine Dining 493

Fine Dining Technology Front of House Sustainability 493

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This efficiency level reduces waste, saves time, and ensures a high standard of food quality. Moreover, a solid network infrastructure enables real-time communication tools to enhance coordination between the front-of-house and kitchen staff, leading to quicker service times and a more synchronized dining experience.

Operations 472

Operations Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 472

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

Balancing operational and guest needs involves adopting technology that makes back-end processes more efficient and improves the front-end customer experience. For example, implementing a seamless online reservation system optimizes the restaurant's scheduling while offering convenience to customers.

Loyalty Program 473

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Dietary Restrictions Customer Experience 473

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The kitchen is a place where those who are successful come to the realization that those later aptitudes are enhanced through experience – the more you do, the better you become. Some talented people are not the best cooks and chefs and quite often the most intelligent (using commonly referred to scales of measurement) are lacking in common sense.

Front of House 491

Front of House Uniforms Back of House Kitchen Safety 491

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Thus, e-commerce is quickly moving front and center. Maybe they offer reservations or off-site ordering options, but those are nearly always offered through a third-party platform. No one knows what the future of foodservice looks like, but there are crucial hints in the data, analytics and e-commerce.

Website Management 502

Website Management Loyalty Program Front of House Point of Sale 502

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

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

2024 474

2024 2023 Food Order 2013 474

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

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. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

Mobile Ordering 539

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Four-page menus do not reflect business common sense – inventories become unmanageable, waste is much more difficult to manage, the level of expertise required of employees grows exponentially, consistency and quality are challenging, and profit is hard to predict and realize. What if……happens? How will we react?”

Customer Experience 449

Customer Experience Cash Management Customer Service Front of House 449

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

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

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding.

Serving 517

Serving White Paper Food Recycling 517

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

ChowNow

JULY 17, 2024

Defining clear roles and responsibilities up front can help your team understand how they work together and avoid having any tasks fall through the cracks. Defining clear roles and responsibilities up front can help your team understand how they work together and avoid having any tasks fall through the cracks.

Operations 195

Operations Kitchen Safety Front of House Food Safety 195

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

” Evidence of indirect and/or contractually reserved control over essential employment terms may be a consideration for finding joint-employer status under the final rule, but it cannot give rise to such status without substantial direct and immediate control. NLRB Issues Joint-Employer Ruling.

Mobile Ordering 348

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Experience Back of House 348

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

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Reservations are nothing new. Fine-dining restaurants and their guests have long relied on the predictability that reservations bring. Restaurants at every level benefit from reservations systems. And thanks to restaurant technology , restaurateurs can now take reservation management to a whole new level.

Reservations 78

Reservations Management Management Front of House 78

Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

And, with it, comes a rise in reservations for holiday parties, special family outings and overall overindulgence. The holiday season can be a boon for many restaurants, but it can also exacerbate an issue that plagues the restaurant industry all year long: food waste. The Issue of Food Waste in the Restaurant Industry.

Waste 75

Waste Front of House Food Compost 75

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, read about efforts to help the restaurant industry and heroes as well as "new normal" restaurant technology and products. Dining Bond Goes Global. The Dining Bond Initiative, a campaign that helps get funds to restaurants impacted by the coronavirus COVID-19, has gone global.

Mobile Ordering 376

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order Hospitality 376

Squirrel Systems

MARCH 3, 2025

These platforms can also handle curbside pickup, dine-in reservations, and even contactless ordering and payment. craverapp.com Restaurant Reservation and Waitlist Management Software In 2025, diners expect smooth, efficient reservations and waitlist management.

2025 90

2025 Technology Operations Mobile Ordering 90

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2022

Reservation software keeps your hosts organized, review sites provide you with actionable feedback on your performance, and staff management software keeps your team in sync with auto scheduling. In 2022, there aren't many areas in restaurant management that can't be made better with technology. Top Restaurant Management Apps. TouchBistro.

Management 195

Management Management Operations Point of Sale 195

7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling variation. He joined us on the Pre-Shift Podcast to tell us about his new restaurant, paying fair wages, and how he feels about tipping.

Fine Dining 195

Fine Dining Back of House Front of House Dine-in 195

Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? Table turnover rate measures of how often a table is occupied by a new group of guests during a specific period of time. It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. The ideal turnover rate changes based on type of restaurant.

Seating 174

Seating Mobile Ordering Customer Service Online Ordering 174

Deliverect

JULY 24, 2020

Is it limited to taking payments and orders, or does it also provide inventory management, a reservations system, kitchen and shift management tools? COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way restaurants operate. The lockdown accelerated the adoption of online ordering and delivery tech as dining rooms closed and people were stuck at home.

Technology 110

Technology Mobile Ordering Front of House Online Ordering 110

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. Size of U.S.

Front of House 147

Front of House Online Ordering Kitchen Safety Customer Service 147

Restaurant Engine

JULY 13, 2022

In addition, an inventory management system can help if you think you’re seeing losses from theft and waste. You can improve productivity with the right POS system. You know that a point-of-sale system (POS) is great for your customers, enabling them to have a bit more control when ordering or paying for their meals. 1: Inventory Management.

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POS Website Management Point of Sale Inventory 102