Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue brings a distinct fusion of Asian, Pacific Islander, and American influences to consumers in the continental U.S. These innovations will allow restaurant operators to do more with less and help create smart, seamless experiences that meet rising guest expectations.

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2025 Loyalty Program Social Media Fast Casual 419

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2022

Vegan or plant-based culinary trends and innovative methods of eating have captured the attention of the entire world. The influence can be seen across the business, and continued expansion is likely to transform things even more in the coming years. Less of Meat Intake – A Leap toward Better Planet.

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Innovation Dietary Restrictions Customer Service Food Order 474

Restaurant Business

MARCH 10, 2025

We see a surge in the functional beverage space thats blurring the boundaries for all beverage formats creating opportunities for innovation. This trend is known as Precision Wellness, identified by Innova as one of the top influencing trends in 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As the calendar turns towards 2024, the restaurant industry stands at a crossroads, with innovation and adaptation at the heart of its ongoing evolution. Additionally, by fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation, establishments are positioning themselves as forward-thinking leaders in a competitive market.

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2024 Food Supply Kitchen Safety Influencer 506

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This initiative was a multi-year effort that demanded extensive sourcing, innovation, and close collaboration with our culinary team and suppliers. It reinforced the importance of transparency, diligence, and innovation in sourcing. Please offer some examples of menu items and how they were updated?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This is where innovative technology steps in, offering a silver lining. The Gen Z Influence This tasteful group of about 70 million Americans craves authenticity in every bite, from organic street foods to diverse global cuisines. They drive the demand for clean labels, responsibly sourced ingredients and sustainability.

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Social Media Customer Experience Influencer Dine-in 493

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

With products now cleared for consumer sale in both the United States and Singapore, the cultivated meat industry is moving from proof of concept and early-stage R&D to a focus on demonstrating scalability, sustainable unit economics, and consumer and customer demand.

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2024 Food Safety Fast Casual Insurance 493

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. The debate over manufactured plant proteins and whole plants has begun, and it has spurred innovation in menus across all segments of the foodservice industry.

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2024 Food Truck Fast Casual Allergens 474

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sustainable restaurant expansion requires balancing excitement with patience and perspective. Sustainable restaurant expansion requires balancing excitement with patience and perspective. Investors generally push hard for influence or even majority board seats directing strategy and operations.

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Leadership Small Business Hospitality Customer Experience 508

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Although concerns about customer sensitivity influenced pricing decisions, only 9 percent of restaurants did not change prices in 2024, down 19 percent from 2023, indicating a stronger shift towards strategic price increases. Restaurants are also implementing innovative retention strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 14, 2024

This shift from traditional expertise to technological innovation in wine selection is reflective of a broader transformation within event planning. This shift from traditional expertise to technological innovation in wine selection is reflective of a broader transformation within event planning.

Events 472

Events Customer Experience Innovation Technology 472

The Rail

MAY 30, 2025

A significant part is also played by tech integration ; loyalty programs, app-based ordering, and QR code menus are not innovations but necessities. Modern successful restaurants create their branding to support community and purpose, usually related to local collaborations, sustainability, or cultural celebration.

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2025 Loyalty Program Seasonal Menu Front of House 130

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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2020 Influencer Point of Sale Food Safety 481

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Seeking sustainability. The coming year will see consumers demand innovative, ethical, long-term solutions that deliver real social change. Sustainability remains a primary concern of consumers across the globe. A conscious attitude is influencing a shift toward natural selections in 2022 with one-third of people in the U.S.

2022 493

2022 Point of Sale Sustainability Customer Experience 493

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. At Capriotti’s we are on a continuous and ever accelerating path toward innovation while building on our unique heritage.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2023

As one of the largest generations of consumers, they continually influence the ways restaurants innovate, and there are identifiable characteristics that differentiate Gen Z consumers from their older counterparts. Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z is a demographic known for being tech-savvy and socially conscious.

Loyalty Program 474

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Social Media Online Ordering 474

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2025

The report reveals that AI investment and adoption differs across the industry as organizations seek to balance experimentation with operational focus, customer-facing innovation with back-of-house transformation, and high ambitions with organizational readiness. The research also highlights the sustained momentum of loyalty program usage.

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Loyalty Program 2025 Customer Experience Customer Service 371

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

We look forward to continuing to innovate and find ways to make ordering plant-based at Taco Bell even more accessible at a great value,” said Taco Bell Corp Chief Food Innovation Officer Liz Matthews. We have long been a haven for vegans and vegetarians, who replace meat for beans on almost any of our menu items.

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Hospitality Food Consumer Goods 2019 459

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2023

Nyle Deane Fortunately for Wisconsin diners, Deane’s innovative food is. Challenging Local Palettes in America’s Dairyland While Wisconsin boasts rich culinary traditions with Native American and Northern European influences, Deane finds purpose in creating menus that defy regional conventions.

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Food Supply Recruiting Education Influencer 419

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2024

Finding a delicate balance between tradition and innovation is often the key to success for QSRs and other establishments. Marketing and Branding: Sustaining the Popularity of Classics Effective marketing and branding play a crucial role in sustaining the popularity of core menu items over time.

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Seasonal Menu Loyalty Program Innovation Point of Sale 309

Squirrel Systems

MARCH 5, 2025

As we look ahead to 2025, the restaurant industry is poised for significant transformations driven by consumer preferences, technological advancements, and a heightened focus on sustainability. Chefs are experimenting with vegetables in innovative ways, such as plant-based “seafood” and using jackfruit as a meat alternative.

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2025 Menu Food Fine Dining 85

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

These factors have positively influenced the usage of food service packaging products to ensure a safer and more hygienic delivery of food. It has prompted them to look for food products that are packaged using sustainable raw materials, such as paperboard. Moreover, 53 percent of respondents in a 2021 survey conducted by the U.S.

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Marketing Food 2030 Transportation 416

The Rail

APRIL 2, 2025

Thoughtful layouts, creative textures, and vivid materials combine to enthrall guests and revitalize the restaurant's character for long-lasting good influence. Focus on design elements and finish quality guarantees that every action made reflects a higher eating experience that conveys both innovation and legacy.

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Customer Experience Sustainability Recycling Design 130

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

The market is influenced by evolving consumer lifestyles, the growth of digital ordering, and consumer demand for convenient and affordable dining. Growing menu innovation and healthy fast food further drive the growth of the market. billion in 2024 and is anticipated to rise at a CAGR of 3.74 percentage points of share. in the U.S.

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Fast Casual Food Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 251

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As competition intensifies, companies must innovate and streamline operations to stay ahead. Operational Empathy: Understand the Core One of the most significant ways my background has influenced my strategy as a COO is through operational empathy. This is where real, hands-on experience becomes invaluable.

Leadership 450

Leadership Operations Loyalty Program Guest Recovery 450

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The technology space is still the “wild west” in the spirits realm, and it is likely that technology will continue to innovate, and inevitably consolidate, the playing field. Typically smaller but more frequent increases, especially on the big movers, will produce better, more sustainable results.

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2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 493

Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

There is no denying the influence of Nordic roasters on specialty coffee as we know it today. Moreover, Scandinavia’s rich history of coffee consumption – along with Nordic consumers’ overwhelming preference for higher-quality and sustainably-sourced coffee – has only continued to drive innovation in the international coffee industry.

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Innovation Influencer 2007 Consumer Goods 187

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The research found that businesses worldwide – particularly restaurants – intend to experiment more in 2025, especially with customer retention programs like loyalty, as they face the triple challenge of sustained high inflation, shrinking consumer wallets and the need to raise prices across the board.

Marketing 221

Marketing Loyalty Program 2024 2025 221

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2024

Today, customers find restaurant brands through influencers, social media, review sites, and multiple channels. At the core, customer retention focuses on improving the restaurant's ability to build long-term relationships and sustainability in the industry. With so many options, staying fresh and agile is important.

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Loyalty Program Point of Sale Email Marketing Customer Experience 438

The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Showcase Culinary Innovation – New items demonstrate your restaurant’s creativity and adaptability. Collaborating with Influencers and Food Bloggers Expand your reach by involving influencers: Offer complimentary tastings to popular foodies. Media Events – Invite journalists and bloggers to spread the word.

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Menu Social Media Loyalty Program Seasonal Menu 88

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2024

The journey of a cocktail from the bartender's shaker to the customer's hand reflects the trends, tastes, and innovations of the time. Sustainability Shakes Things Up Sustainability is no longer a mere buzzword; it is becoming a cornerstone of cocktail culture.

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2024 Compost Sustainability Presentation 275

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Strategic Thinking Strategic options include investing in technology to improve order processing, cooperating with delivery platforms to optimize logistics, and embracing sustainable packaging techniques. Influence and Significance Influential ideas defy conventional wisdom and lead restaurants to long-term success in the digital era.

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Delivery Food Food Supply Customer Service 251

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. Sustainable packaging is a differentiator : 43 percent of orderers prefer sustainable food packaging.

Online Ordering 391

Online Ordering Ordering Hiring 2024 391

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Sustainability and healthy options rising in importance. There are so many opportunities to engage, win share and drive growth in the On Premise, and at CGA we are working hard to ensure we have the best possible suite of solutions to help our clients lean into the channel and to innovate market-level tactics to drive performance.”

2022 539

2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 539

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2020

The times are a-changing: with a new decade at hand, you may be noticing some exciting and innovative trends emerging at your favorite restaurants, bars and eateries. With Great Power Comes Greater Sustainability. Because of this, we’re about to be served some truly unique dishes. Rise of the CBD Infusions.

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2020 Compost Sustainability Customer Experience 307

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How do you define sustainable talent? I like to talk about “sustaining” talent rather than just retaining. Sustaining however is “life giving” helping it grow. Those changes will influence change in the culture. Be a leader that people want to follow and people will wait in line to work for you.

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Coaching Leadership Book Customer Service 315

TRG Restaurant Consulting

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Theres a growing demand for health-conscious options , sustainable practices, and global flavors. Influence of Online Reviews Online reviews play a pivotal role in shaping consumer choices, with 94% of diners stating that reviews heavily influence their restaurant selections.

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2025 Loyalty Program Online Ordering Customer Service 52