Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In addition, bartenders are mixing sparkling wine of all styles and prices into their cocktails to add effervescence, crispness or sweetness to the experience. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2020

No Hot Shot (recovery) Deliveries. Be sure to check in with your distributor to find out what to-go products are available and adjust your menu and prices accordingly. If you are not receiving these updates, call your distribution partners to find out if they have made any changes that might impact your business and orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The importance of making guests feel comfortable. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. Incentivize guests to choose your restaurant. Small Business Recovery. 18 percent said it will be to save money.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

Unlike that corporate restaurant firm with dozens or hundreds of outlets offering consistent product and service, your independent operation does not have the advantage of a marketing department, human resource officer, significant lines of credit with a bank, or leverage with vendors to gain better pricing through volume.

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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?

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

When the menu is not their own then they are left with all the responsibility for the guest and employee experience and very little authority to set the stage for success. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage. To the owner/operator there are two things that define success: customer satisfaction and profit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests. Takeout For Good. Redesigning workflows to ensure safe distancing between employees.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

Possible strategy: Be proactive with a well defined, enhanced sanitation and food handling protocol for your restaurant and relay this information to your guests. Possible strategy: As you IDEATE your concept for the future and the menu that will be at the core of it – you must keep PRICE front and center.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Restaurants will either be forced to raise prices to accommodate these new expenses or continue to bleed profits. Have clear signage, enforce the mandated health rules, and diligently track the number of guests inside of your facility at all times. What You Can Do. Judiciously monitor your employees’ health as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To make it easy for restaurants of all sizes and types to adapt to these changes, OpenTable is introducing a new Open Door ’ pricing program. Modify how you engage with guests through business diversification, social distancing, and post-pandemic safety and sanitation. No cover fees through September 30, 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

To make it easy for restaurants of all sizes and types to adapt to these changes, OpenTable is introducing a new Open Door ’ pricing program. Modify how you engage with guests through business diversification, social distancing, and post-pandemic safety and sanitation. No cover fees through September 30, 2020.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2020

Restaurateurs who were eager to reopen their doors after lock-down only a few weeks ago are having to confront temporary product shortages and price inflation, vulnerable to spontaneous out of stock notices or unexpected shipment delays. As such, communication and transparency is a necessary component of recovery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. With lower overhead, streamlined staffing, and limited menus, QSR models offer flexibility to guests and operational efficiency for staff. Quirky Combos : This year, we also saw some unique combinations!

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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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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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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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And recovery for the industry is continued into October. The recent uptick suggests that the industry may be in full-fledged recovery mode. This made October the strongest month since April in terms of traffic recovery. Average Check Growth: Balancing Price and Value Average check growth held steady at 3.1% Comp Sales -2.5%

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

.” Despite restaurant closures during COVID, top intimate fast-food brands continue to significantly outperform the leading brands in the Fortune 500 and S&P 500 indices across revenue growth, profit growth and stock price. “Guests appear to have opted for either QSRs or Fine Dining over FSRs in 2020. percent and 2.7

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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

JULY 1, 2020

Hotel guests said they feel “extremely safe” knowing a hotel room is cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants compared to leading consumer brands1. The importance of the price of offering lowered from 78 percent to 50 percent. Diminishing Customer Satisfaction With Restaurants May Hamper Recovery Efforts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. is rolling out a suite of features and extended price cuts through March 2021 to support restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. SpotOn Executive Team.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

With a QR code, guests can easily scan the code safely from their own device and join the waitlist through DineTime. QSR Automations CEO Lee Leet said, “As the restaurant industry continues recovery efforts from the pandemic, we’re going to see more and more social distancing measures required. ” Resetting America.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

However, growth in average spending per guest remains negative for full-service restaurants. According to Guest Trends Insights: Guest sentiment for “off-premise” restaurant offerings improved in March as restaurants began shifting their efforts toward improving to-go and delivery operations. Retail Recovery.

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OpenTable

APRIL 23, 2020

OpenTable is committed to supporting the restaurant community and we recognize the road to recovery will be long and difficult. Also, the Venga relationship management solution we acquired last year provides a complete view of loyal guests and their feedback. Second, big price cuts for 2020. … Read more. … Read more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants. titled Pricing Strategies Driving Restaurant Visits in 2024. Shake Shack is thriving even as it raises prices. The fast-casual burger chain increased prices by 2.5 percent year-over-year, compared to 0.4

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a webinar as part of Toast’s Restaurant Recovery Series , co-sponsored by 7shifts and our trusted partners at XtraChef , we gathered restaurateurs from around the country to discuss new ways of managing staff, new service and compensation models, and how COVID-19 has impacted their business. When they reopened, it was with 75% less staff.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

JUNE 25, 2025

It’s a strategic discipline focused on maximizing financial gain by selling the right product to the right customer at the right time for the right price. By understanding demand patterns, market segments, and pricing elasticity, businesses can make data-driven decisions that significantly impact their bottom line.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 23, 2025

The USDA pegs Indonesia’s 2024/25 production at 10 million 60kg bags, anticipating a slow but steady recovery after delayed harvests in South Sumatra. London, UK) Thu, 22 May – One of the US Midwest’s largest roasters and distributors hikes prices due to tariffs. Cil will oversee Panera Bread, Einstein Bros.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2021

By keeping the prep work out of the kitchen, restaurants can bring stability and efficiency to the product yield (you only buy 100 percent usable produce) and price (no more fluctuations with the commodity market). There are a variety of produce items that can be purchased already prepared like lettuce-based items, coleslaw, and guacamole.

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 8, 2025

Mid to Late 2024: A period of modest recovery. Guests are cutting back on extrassplitting entres, skipping drinks, and avoiding desserts. Yet, value isn’t just about pricing. Guests prioritize: Great taste Positive staff attitude Consistency Cleanliness 4. in Q4 to 0.3%.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

Executive teams focused on supply chain strategy, pricing discipline, and consumer segmentation to weather the turbulence. Key Takeaway | Two Guests, Two Strategies — and a Growing Divide Operators are navigating a tale of two diners: the value-seeker and the experience-driven loyalist. Traffic growth, selective pricing Yum!

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“In addition to our growth and brand milestones so far this year, we have more in the pipeline in new and existing markets to increase the experience for both guests and franchisees. At the same time, we’re excited about creating a new generation of Subway guests!” ” Perfectly Designed Pizza Hut. ."

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. Your suppliers may have experienced fluctuations in prices for ingredients in 2020. Automating this process with a restaurant-specific inventory management system can help you quickly identify vendor pricing errors.

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 21, 2025

But we also dive deeper into specific pockets of what we’re seeing in the industry to provide deeper insight into workforce, segment and guest sentiment trends. Particularly, a signal that lower-income guests are going back to groceries instead of going out to eat. They also benefited from occupying lower prices.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Restaurant customer trends change, food and supply prices fluctuate and new competitors pop up every day. After experiencing a slow recovery, west coast brands have figured out how to increase restaurant sales, and are starting to see growth. And food prices are rising overall, with restaurants outpacing grocers.

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