Squirrel Systems

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether you run a restaurant, café, bar, or hotel, a modern, cloud-based POS can streamline operations, improve guest experiences, and support long-term growth. Mobile Ordering and Tableside Service Guests today expect fast, flexible service. But not all cloud POS platforms are created equal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Matthew Crompton, CGA’s Client Solutions Director, Americas said: “Recovery is well and truly here, and for many states sales may be close to returning to normal levels. “Let us assume that operators were able to better meet the needs of those 30 percent of guests who are under-whelmed by the beverage program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) announced the formation of the Hospitality Recovery Coalition with the goal of supporting on-premise partners, including restaurants, bars and distilleries, facing harsh economic impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences. With the ability to cover and heat all areas, AQUAlounge will ensure a comfortable guest experience while sipping cocktails, dining or relaxing on the water. billion on average.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

In 2022, Just Salad will expand its award-winning Reusable Bowl Program to digital orders and offer participating customers loyalty rewards in its mobile app, further encouraging sustainable eating on the go. Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

During that period, McDonald's also undertook several "velocity growth accelerators," including (1) an Experience of the Future layout, which features a combination of ordering flexibility, customer experience, and a more streamlined menu; (2) mobile ordering and payments; and (3) delivery alternatives. "When

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

We encourage Congress and the Administration to consider bipartisan options to support the industry’s recovery.” initiative involves the general availability of Dinova’s free mobile application, with an updated user experience designed around restaurants’ COVID safety practices. It will be available July 13.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Online ordering is obviously huge in 2020, and customers are craving comfort food when they’re ordering in, according to Upserve’s new 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry data collected from the company's 10,000+ restaurant customers. Mobile ordering trends. State of the Industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner' SevenRooms released its “Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner” report, which uncovered new diner personas to help operators understand what motivates guests to dine out in this new era of hospitality. More than one in six Americans (17 percent) want QR codes for ordering and paying.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Data findings in the series have offered insight into customer expectations to support restaurant brands as they navigate through the health crisis and continue to move forward through the recovery. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want. Mobile Apps. More money spent at the drive-thru. In-Store Pickups.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

However, we’re seeing some major shifts around menu creation, procurement, and dining habits of guests. With smart food ordering — meaning leveraging tech for inventory management and vendor selection — operators can cut down on food waste by 80%. For 62% of restaurants , automation could help fill critical gaps in managing orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2020

This comprehensive annual report identifies key influences in restaurants, hotels, food, beverage, and hospitality marketing. Added benefit: plant-based menu items often have lower food costs, allowing for increased profit margins or lower price points for your guests. Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley? Do The Hustle?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." The key to the industry's recovery will be the strength of each daypart. " Top Recovery Trends. " Remarkable Resiliency. foodservice industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. Through a QR code, guests can easily scan the code and join the waitlist through Yelp. Pre-COVID, companies provided food to employees and guests for meetings, events, or as a perk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ocean Spray is joining forces with Massachusetts Restaurant United and the COREcares Foundation for this hospitality stimulus, in addition to offering discounts on the brand’s cranberry products to support restaurants on the road to recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “We put the safety of our employees first.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It also could provide a future outlook for the industry, especially if more states implement stay-at-home orders in response to rising COVID-19 cases. ” The Long Road to Recovery. Asia Center for Tourism and Hospitality Research, the road to recovery could still be a long one. percent demand decline.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery. While there, Plamondon was introduced to the hospitality industry, working at The Windswept Hotel, which his father owned. His family relocated to Vero Beach, Fla.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Additional key findings from the survey include: Over a third (38 percent) of respondents plan to have between 1-20 guests, with 32 percent planning to have under 50.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Using order data from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 and a national consumer survey, DoorDash’s mid-year report checks in on popular food trends, nationally and regionally, how users ate through social distancing, cravings across the country, and more. While tired of cooking chicken, Americans aren’t sick of ordering in chicken.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. According to 7shifts’ Restaurant Data Hub , New York restaurant sales recovery has been slower than the overall United States (and Canadian) average. We’re focusing on our guests’ safety, health and well-being.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The fourth quarter was not good for restaurant sales; each month posted worse same-store sales growth than the previous month, according to Black Box Guest Intelligence. In addition, colder winter weather eliminated some potential for outdoor restaurant dining, favored by many guests who believe patio seating is a safer option.

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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. This is encouraging for restaurants, especially as only about 8 percent of respondents said that guests will be very unwilling. Restaurant Adaptation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Off-Premises Dining Is Essential Nearly 75 percent of all restaurant traffic now happens off-premises—meaning that almost three out of four restaurant orders are taken to go. 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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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

With the strategic and financial backing Jay and his team bring, we will continue to focus on key operational initiatives to improve guest experience, menu development, and focus on the growth of our brand. Consumers simply order through the mobile app and pick up the next day from one of Cheetah’s designated drive through locations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“This is something we were expecting given the underlying relentless erosion of guest counts and the fact that the industry was headed towards tougher previous year sales comparisons as we went into the second half of 2019,” said Victor Fernandez, vice president of insights and knowledge for TDn2K. percent during the same period.

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