Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. Acqui-hire “To acquire a company in order to use its employees skills or knowledge, rather than for its products or services.” Starbucks’ deal with Empower Delivery fits the acqui-hire framework.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2022

Hiring teams are facing a specific challenge this summer–quickly hiring the top seasonal talent before someone else does. Below are four tips to add to your seasonal hiring toolkit. ” Hire Faster. In a candidate-driven market, that is entirely too long. But how do you actually hire faster?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2021

In businesses with high turnover – think, food or retail – managers spend a good portion of their time on hiring. The more efficiently and effectively they can hire, the less money and time they’ll spend, and the lower their turnover will be. Hires happen in days, not weeks. Time-to-hire. Cost per hire.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

So what can they do to compete for talent, hire effectively and retain staff in the long-term? "This trend emphasizes the importance of supporting employees as whole individuals in today's competitive job market." What hiring trends should operators plan for as we head into a new year?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

But in a difficult hiring environment, how do you build a great reputation without jeopardizing your bottom line? And in 2023, that’s the problem most hiring managers in the restaurant industry are facing. And knowing where to market may be what sets your hiring apart from your competition. What do they want?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That means if every job seeker were hired, a million positions would remain unfilled. While the rate of job openings for hotels and restaurants has fallen recently, the restaurant sector is struggling to fill positions, reflecting a deeper issue within the labor market. million job openings in the United States, yet only about 7.2

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2022

Put your marketing skills to work to recruit new talent and fill open job positions at your quick-service restaurant. While government assistance programs and widening the talent pool are one way to conquer the issue, restaurant operators can implement new strategies to help ease the labor shortage by using marketing tactics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. Basant Baruah, Senior Content Marketer, Beaconstac. Below are a few examples of small and big F&B chains applying unique marketing techniques. Here are their insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 24, 2021

With the right digital tools in place, restaurants can acquire and utilize better data to sell more food and transition the perception of marketing from a cost center to a profit center. And it’s a place where finance and marketing build repeatable models that actively drive pipeline performance. You know, the usual in 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Pre-pandemic, it’s likely that a good portion of your marketing efforts were focused on communicating with guests on site. That — combined with intermittent website updates, social posts, and being actively involved in your communities in the kind of way COVID upended — was enough marketing for many restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2022

Using images in restaurant email marketing is a great way to reach your current audience and expand as well. But how can I use images in my restaurant email marketing campaigns? So make sure you either hire a professional photographer or use a high-quality in-house photographer to take pictures of your dishes.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Email marketing might not be as flashy as social media marketing, but for restaurants, its possibly the most effective way to stay connected with customers. When used correctly, restaurant email marketing keeps your restaurant top of mind, turning occasional diners into loyal regulars.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

So it makes good business sense to revamp your marketing strategies. Today, examine the effects the pandemic has had on the restaurant and food service industry as well as five simple but effective marketing techniques to boost your local business. Five Local Marketing Strategies. Highlight Your Safety and Hygiene Protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Marketing trends, mobile data insights show that Gen Z has a considerable appetite for restaurants, clean eating, fast-casual, and exciting twists on healthy dining options. The sheer market size of Gen Z and their discretionary spending dollars should make restaurants and food services businesses sit up and take notice.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2021

As a restaurant owner, digital marketing can be a daunting task that takes up valuable time, energy, and resources. Most simply do not have the time needed to research digital marketing strategies, let alone implement them. This often means marketing and advertising efforts are done on-the-fly or simply 86’d. A double win!

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2024

The tightening labor market of 2024 presents a complex set of challenges for business owners, from a shrinking labor force to the increasing prevalence of counteroffers. The labor market landscape has shifted recently in ways that few could have predicted even a few years ago. percent in 2022 to 60.4

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Let’s explore 26 proven online marketing strategies to help your restaurant thrive. Target location-specific searches for more visibility The ultimate goal of your online marketing campaigns should be to bring in local customers to your restaurant. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 26, 2025

The next time you walk through your local supermarket, butcher shop, fish market or bakery, take a moment to think about this. Putting aside the challenge of bird flu and the work and demands surrounding the care of animals, cost of feed, and process of harvesting and preparing eggs for market even at todays price this works out to around $.50

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Strengthen Recruitment and Retention Efforts The labor market remains highly competitive, making proactive recruitment and retention strategies top priorities. Focus on: Hiring for Culture Fit : Seek candidates who align with your restaurant’s values by emphasizing character and attitude over experience when interviewing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Effective full-funnel marketing strategies are vital for the success of any business, but are definitely the garnish on top for those in the food and beverage industry. The landscape of digital marketing is constantly evolving, presenting both challenges and opportunities for restaurant operators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Off-Premises Dining Shift: Food That Travels Well Delivery and pickup continue to dominate the pizza market as off-premises dining solidifies its role in customer behavior. This operational simplicity makes training new hires faster and allows teams to deliver a consistent product every time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2025

Preparing Your Team Before the Rush Many restaurants make the common mistake of hiring once they’re overwhelmed, rather than staffing ahead of the rush. Hiring for the summer rush ahead of time allows for thoroughness, setting staff up for success.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The ideal candidate will have researched your brand and customer base to provide ideas that align with your bar’s positioning and target market. By asking this question, you check how they strategize to drive sales. How do you make sure staff adhere to responsible alcohol service standards?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) demonstrates that a combination of inflation, consumers with less disposable income and rising labor costs have created a difficult market for restaurant owners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But while some may predict a future with burger-flipping robots, it’s hard to imagine tech taking the place of a skilled line cook, experienced server, or seasoned marketer. Difficulty in attracting and hiring employees is certainly at the crux of the labor shortage crisis. Marketing Automation to Maximize Team Bandwidth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2025

Understanding Category-Specific Markets The first advantage that comes to mind is that a category-specific buying group are in the day-to-day markets to a degree that a foodservice operator can’t. Size The first thought may be to hire the biggest, most known buying group. So let’s take this a step further.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With slow seasons also comes the need to navigate seasonal layoffs and the task of hiring all the best people back the next season. Use this time to invest in training, develop relationships with potential clients and referral sources, explore possible acquisitions or new markets, and upgrade outdated technology. Hire the Right People.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

Two-thirds of new hires signing up for DailyPay. Now more people are back to work and everyone is hiring. That’s why being creative and flexible has been a key mindset for hiring.” ” Being creative and flexible has been a key mindset for hiring. People were in between jobs or suddenly out of work.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2024

Casual Dining Preferences Market Force Information unveiled a survey on casual dining preferences across the United States highlighting shifting trends influenced by economic factors and evolving consumer tastes. One in 10 people currently work in foodservice, making it the nation’s second-largest private employer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 11, 2022

In today’s market, it seems that just about every restaurant is hiring. In fact, three out of five restaurant hiring managers say their biggest challenge is no-shows at interviews. While screening candidates takes time, hiring software makes it easier. Interview (and Hire) Fast. Reduce No-Shows.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

While it’s difficult to draw a straight line between these continuing outages and any single underlying cause, it’s impossible to have a discussion on the matter without taking into account the current status of the talent market. Right now, it is a candidate-short market across the board. Big Changes are Necessary.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2021

We are now in a market that favors employees and that means that restaurant owners will need to get creative to attract top talent. To do that you need to understand why employees are quitting and why hiring now is so difficult. In effect, we are in an employee’s market. of restaurant workers quitting their jobs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Making the Most of Your Marketing. Food photography should be a crucial component of your marketing strategy. People will start to associate you with your food when your marketing is done the right way. But, chances are you got into the restaurant business to manage or cook, not to market. Spearheading promotional events.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

With a growing number of technology providers entering the market in recent years, restaurant operators have also become more discerning as they manage already tight budgets. One of the easiest ways to reduce hiring friction is by streamlining the application and interview process. The biggest shift?

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Hiring professional security personnel for peak hours can deter theft and disruptive behavior. For special events, consider hiring temporary staff trained in crowd management. Adding motion sensors and alarms enhances security and deters break-ins, especially during non-business hours.

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