Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. According to this year's survey, restaurant operators' early investment in delivery and mobile ordering has paid off in a big way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Nevertheless, amid these hardships, restaurant owners and operators exhibited remarkable resilience by rapidly adapting and innovating to not only salvage their business but also protect their reputation. restaurant employment reached pre-pandemic levels in September, marking a milestone after three-and-a-half years of post-pandemic recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

To encourage a swift recovery, restaurant owners and operators must think creatively and conscientiously about how they alleviate these fears and ensure a safe experience. It reduces the use of unsanitary ordering kiosks, menus, and payment terminals, while at the same time elevating the guest experience.

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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. . "Quality, " Top Recovery Trends.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Mark Heymann, a labor expert and CEO of UniFocus, for his insights on navigating post-pandemic restaurant recovery through effective hiring and training. In what ways is training a key factor in restaurant recovery? In reality, a new post-COVID-19 industry normal exists.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With COVID-19 slowing foot traffic, and the possibility for more in-person dining restrictions on the horizon, restaurant operators are increasingly investing in AI-enabled technology to redefine the restaurant experience. Restaurants are serving guests who are more digitally enabled than ever before. The Rise of Digital Channels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2020

A : As states and counties look to reopen across the US, one area restaurant operators are looking toward is their supply chain. As trends and ordering patterns have shifted, we’ve worked hard to identify areas most or least affected as the pandemic continues, and recommendations for the best ways operators can move forward.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

As restaurant operators, you are a part of the community, providing an experience and opportunity for people to come together, celebrate events or both. Since guests cannot frequent their favorite establishments in person, they're now leaning on you to bring a "dine-in experience" to their homes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

There is also a growing trend in wines priced to sell with good value in either BTG or by-the-bottle formats to drive more orders and not just high margins. We’re excited to offer these insights to help speed the recovery from the pandemic and make this segment stronger and more consumer-focused than ever.”

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

How do we balance lower volume with financial needs of the operation? [] CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD THEY ORDER. Possible strategy: Be proactive with a well defined, enhanced sanitation and food handling protocol for your restaurant and relay this information to your guests. www.rerf.us.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2021

According to NPD Group data, takeout and delivery orders have increased dramatically, with takeout jumping from 18 percent to 60 percent within the FSR segment from 2019 to 2020. As restaurants continue to enter this period of recovery, they will have to tackle a new slate of challenges. In the U.S.,

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Operations for 7shifts, I have been based in the New York technology and hospitality space for years (including a leadership role at Yelp for nearly a decade). Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. As the Head of U.S.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept? What will be your experience?

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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. Text ordering. More money spent at the drive-thru. In-Store Pickups.

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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Foodable

JULY 14, 2020

Listen to "Contactless Everything Continues as Customers and Operators Embrace New Technology Vol. Currently operating with over 2,500 restaurants in twelve U.S. cities, Allset is a platform for diners looking to pre-order takeout, dine-in, and pickup. 9: Allset" on Spreaker.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

However, the post-pandemic industry will face new challenges even as recovery begins. To tackle the concerns of customers and employees while focusing on business growth, restaurant owners will need to look to innovation and reimagine how they once operated. For customers, it became a new experience. Mom and Pop Remodeling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2022

The restaurant recovery is real in major markets across the U.S. Guests in the Midwest were slightly more generous this quarter, with Indiana coming in at the highest across all tipped transactions with an average tip percentage of 21.29 While all regions in the U.S. When it comes to tipping. percent, followed by West Virginia at 21.23

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Restaurant365

MAY 22, 2020

Understanding how to schedule and engage your staff is one of the most essential aspects of being a successful restaurant owner or operator. if your restaurant serves more takeout orders than delivery orders, you should schedule your staff to reflect the demand in your leading service type). Conclusion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

." Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp. “Through weekly webinars and regularly updated tools and resources, we are helping operators support their employees and adapt their businesses so they can survive and in some cases, even thrive.”

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Foodable

AUGUST 10, 2021

Generic, unpersonalized guest engagement just doesn’t cut it anymore,” says Goldstein. You’ve got to know who your guests are, you’ve got to give them an easy sweep of digital tools to make those purchases, and you need to treat them personally using the data you have to give them a reason to return.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Six major themes are expected to drive restaurant operator profitability and beverage attachment post-COVID, according to the Coca-Cola 2021 Fountain Foodservice Beverage Strategy Survey. Optimize assortment : foodservice operators can expand reach by optimizing beverage assortment to fit consumer preferences across dining modes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The findings have offered insight into consumer expectations to support restaurant brands as they work to navigate ongoing operating, social, and economic shifts over the past year and a half. The new report captures a steady rise in mobile ordering, reinforcing the critical importance of mobile initiatives for restaurant brands.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In our last restaurant technology blog, we discussed COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the growth and development of AI voice technology and how it was quickly modernizing the drive-thru operations as we know it (1). AI tech now enables cameras to perform designated tasks, recognize faces, and alert managers when issues arise in operations (2).

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As labor costs soar and the labor shortage persists, it has never been more critical for operators to ensure their employees are being paid correctly and that morale is high. Labor saving techniques, such as tip distribution automation, can help ease this issue for operators. initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

." Under the banner of its longstanding “We Help You Make It” promise to foodservice operators, US Foods Holding Corp. “Through weekly webinars and regularly updated tools and resources, we are helping operators support their employees and adapt their businesses so they can survive and in some cases, even thrive.”

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

operators, mostly sales) minus your cash outflows (your operating costs, like food and drink, payroll, rent, etc.) Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. Forecast by order mode. Here are 11 tips to set yourself up for success in 2021.

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Foodable

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Siegel addresses order timing and says Curbit takes the signals from the kitchen display system, digests everything that is happening in real time. Curbit will now communicate that information to the guest. This system makes it a guided journey from checkout to handoff, managing the guest’s arrival expectation and experience.

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Foodable

JULY 13, 2021

“As we moved through the pandemic, we realized we needed a seamless platform—one system that was accessible via web, app, or catering that customers could use for ordering. So we switched over to a new platform that enables a more seamless guest experience,” says Magid. These systems live side by side with third party delivery.

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Cheetah

APRIL 26, 2021

Food trucks are an excellent way for operators to leverage new location, market, and brand opportunities and raise a new kind of restaurant industry out of the ashes of the old one. In fact, the industry is set on a quick recovery. In response, savvy food truck operators transitioned to a new, community-based model.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 3, 2020

June 4, 2020) — Restaurant365 ® , the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced an additional set of tools designed to stimulate restaurant recovery. Now more than ever, we’re taking their feedback and quickly turning it into product functionality that will directly aid in their recovery.”. IRVINE, Calif.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

“This new model will allow our franchisees to go-to-market quicker than ever before, while reducing the overall development and operational costs,” said Jim Stevens, president of Golden Chick. “We’re partnering with top-tier franchise operators who recognize our momentum and are eager to be a part of our story.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Now as we enter a recovery stage, the biggest challenge that's emerged has become finding enough staff to fit the demand. The operator of Chengdu Taste and Mian, with 13 locations, told the New York Times that they may have to close multiple restaurants due to the lack of staff. Do you need someone to make deliveries part-time?

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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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2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 184

Cheetah

JUNE 25, 2021

If you’re a restaurant operator, you’re probably experiencing the labor crisis first hand. The staffing shortage is threatening to derail many restaurant reopening plans and crush the hopes of economic recovery. This is not just another operational expense. Reading Time: 4 minutes. The problem is not just with hiring.

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Foodable

APRIL 29, 2020

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date for the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. This prohibition-inspired speakeasy has remained operational during this crisis with innovative take-out and delivery offerings. Room 33 launched on New Year’s Eve in 2017.

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Foodable

APRIL 30, 2020

Check out the Restaurant Recovery Resource to keep up to date for the latest innovations and ideas to help your business recover from the crisis. The existing operation of a mixologist handling money and pouring drinks it’s long over. The existing operation of a mixologist handling money and pouring drinks it’s long over.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Santamaria London helps its clients strategically navigate the market & commercially drive footfall, traffic, engagement & ongoing sustainable operations. . Raymond believes restaurants can still survive the crisis by utilizing smart strategies to reduce operating costs and focusing on generating revenue. . adds Raymond. .

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