Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2025

This will also allow the operator to concentrate on the operational and menu aspects, ensuring that both customer service and menu innovation remain exceptional and continuously evolving. A focus on social media marketing, building relationships with loyal customers, and running local promotions can go a long way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It's not just the merch on the menu that is driving traffic to the brand with a misison to create spaces that blend sports and leisure and offer innovative cocktails, next-level architecture and high-end designer decor with elevated bar bites, retro games, and exclusive event nights.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Here are five ways new hospitality venues can use social media to shout about their arrival on the local High Street. 5 Social Media Marketing Tips for New Bars and Restaurants Be Consistent The first thing you need to do as a new bar or restaurant is to ensure you’re posting regularly on social media.

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The Rail

MARCH 7, 2023

By Sarah Jarosz, Contributor Social media has revolutionized how businesses market their products and services, and restaurants are no exception. Whether you're a small, local restaurant or a large, chain restaurant, social media can be a powerful tool to help you attract new customers and build brand awareness.

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ChowNow

MAY 23, 2025

You can have a crowd-pleasing menu, loyal regulars, and a packed dining roomand still watch your margins disappear. Too many restaurant menus are built on intuition and aesthetics, not real numbers. What Is Menu Engineering and Why Should You Care? Because not every dish thats popular is profitable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2022

Each year, Flavor & The Menu editors Cathy Nash Holley and Katie Ayoub compile a set of trends that will resonate with today’s consumers and provide growth opportunities for the restaurant industry. This iconic issue serves as a roadmap for innovation, providing menu developers with ideas for in-market implementation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2025

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Murray for her insights on how and why to change a restaurant’s concept, social media marketing, and more. I’ve also taken surveys on social media and asked people what they wanted to see and eat. They are the ones leaving reviews and making social media posts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 11, 2025

What current retail trends are influencing licensing strategies in the F&B industry? The rise of food as lifestyle content on social media only amplifies this effect. She is an expert in creating brand narratives and helping legacy and emerging brands expand through strategic licensing partnerships.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles. Photos of your menu items, ambiance, and even happy customers will give potential guests a glimpse of the dining experience you offer. Use it to share updates, special events, or new menu items. It's an active marketing tool.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Foot traffic or heat mapping, menu item engagement, or consumer demographics by time of day. L&L Hawaiian Barbecue brings a distinct fusion of Asian, Pacific Islander, and American influences to consumers in the continental U.S. So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This approach feels like a suggestion, not a sales pitch, and helps customers discover menu items they might have otherwise missed. Prix Fixe Menu: A multi-course meal at a set price encourages guests to order more while offering an elevated dining experience. Example: Three-Course Chefs Menu Starter, entre, and dessert for $50.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Miami-based brand I Heart Fries teamed with Artist, Athlete, Activist, Celebrity Influencer Dylan Gonzalez to launch an international franchise expansion effort. The brand is scalable because the menu is easy to execute and everyone loves fries. How important is social media promotion for the brand and guest engagement?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2025

Naturally engaging for the senses, videos attract attention in a sea of content, get diners interested in your menu, and encourage visitors. Showcasing New Menu Items and Specials Several aspects of the restaurant experience affect the guest’s perception, but the menu is arguably the most important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

As a restaurant owner, social media is one of the cheapest and most-accessible ways to connect and engage with your diners—and drive more business through your virtual or real-life doors. You need to adapt your restaurant’s social media marketing approach in the “new normal” of COVID-19.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 26, 2025

Todays diners scroll before they order, and your restaurants social media presence can make or break their decision to visit. That could be a photographer, a videographer, an influencer, or someone who can manage your social channels from strategy to execution. Thats where a skilled content creator comes in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A well-crafted narrative is essential in enhancing brand identity through various social channels and e-newsletters. Creating limited-time offers (LTOs) or promotions with these food-inspired holidays taps into the current social climate, fostering a buzz that resonates with your target audience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025. That’s where the NEXT Flavor Report comes in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2025

The texture of a food or beverage item can make it appear more craveable, deliver a certain desirable mouthfeel, or even carry a particular sound that influences our perception. The growing demand for “anti-texture” is a response to consumer appeal for comfort foods, high-quality menu creations and simple indulgence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It's essential to create a mobile-optimized website that not only showcases your restaurant's ambience and menu but also provides a seamless user experience. Your website should include high-quality images of your restaurant, a detailed menu, and easy-to-find contact information.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

The restaurant needs cohesion, from signage to menu design to uniforms. Social media, online reviews, and delivery platforms make digital branding just as important as physical branding. We created a simple menu focused on a brand experience that merged nostalgia with modern efficiency.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s now the standard that business owners use social media to promote their businesses. Restaurant owners, especially, must be focused on marketing their products on social media. Social media is an important influence on a consumer’s buying decisions. Build your social media presence.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Acai berry market ‘s fast growth has a lot to do with social media. Social media propelled this once little-known Brazilian native fruit onto the global scene. Social media propelled this once little-known Brazilian native fruit onto the global scene. billion people use social media daily.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This includes hours of operation (including holiday updates), your website link, phone number, and menu. Reviews are social currency, and they do more than just build trust with potential customersthey also signal to Google that people are visiting and engaging with your restaurant. Upload high-quality photos.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

One of the most common mistakes for restaurants is to have a menu available only as a PDF, which needs to be downloaded. Your menu is one of your most crucial web pages. Social media platforms will play just as significant a marketing role for restaurants in 2022. The Influencer Question. That needs to go.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Understanding your target market is the foundation of making smart decisions for your menu, pricing, and overall guest experience. Without a well-defined target market, restaurants risk wasting resources on strategies that dont connect and menu offerings that dont selltrying to appeal to everyone, but standing out to no one.

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7 Shifts

JULY 20, 2024

With over 5 billion people using social media globally, platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok have become necessary tools for businesses to reach customers. From introducing your restaurant to fulfilling orders, you can use social media to drive more traffic to your establishment, in-person and digitally.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Health-driven brand True Food Kitchen transitioned its kitchens across all 46 locations in 18 states as well as its entire menu to become 100-percemt seed oil-free. As part of a multi-year shift, the brand exclusively uses avocado and olive oils, eliminating industrial seed oils from every ingredient of its 100-plus menu items.

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ChowNow

MAY 30, 2025

Leverage your restaurants social media insights, feedback from staff and customers, and even your order history to shape your decision. Promote a Limited-Time Menu Item Few things drive action like the phrase only available for a limited time. Limited-time offers also give you content for social media, email, and your website.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Traditional marketing strategies, like national TV ads, billboards, or widespread social media campaigns, can generate awareness, but they aren’t that effective when it comes to connecting with local customers. Add high-quality photos and videos regularly, posting as soon as new dishes are added to your menu.

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Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 1, 2020

With more than 79% of the US population now using Facebook, Instagram or Twitter 1 and users projected to increase to 257 million by 2023, restaurants can no longer afford not to invest in their social media presence. In fact, more than 63% of restaurants reported to have used social media to market their business in 2018 2.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 28, 2022

Your website should also display your logo and include a full menu. Use Social Media to Promote Your Business. Ghost kitchens are a modern concept, so using modern promotional techniques like social media makes sense. Using social media to engage with your customers is also crucial to your brand’s success.

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EATER

MARCH 27, 2025

The Vox Media Insights and Research team surveyed over 2,000 U.S. Here are some key takeaways: Each generation discovers and researches restaurants differently, with younger generations relying more on online review platforms and social media. adults in February 2025 representing the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

From a catchy name to a one-of-a-kind menu or an Instagram-worthy interior design to a dedication to sustainability and more – all these ways and more can help your restaurant stand apart from competitors and attract clientele. Through media relations, PR can cultivate relationships with media members for your restaurant.

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ChowNow

APRIL 8, 2021

As a restaurant owner, your menu photos are a powerful marketing tool to attract new customers, increase ticket sizes, and retain guests. They’re ripe for use on social media, within marketing emails, and on your online ordering menu. Pay attention to position and perspective in each menu photo. Be realistic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2023

Fifty-six percent check out the menu – and our recent eye-tracking study with human behavior researcher iMotions builds the case for capturing diners early in the online journey. RMS dug deep into many influences on dining choices – including social media. Apps aren’t the only traffic drivers, of course.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Create a contactless experience via QR Codes with a contactless menu and contactless check-ins. 'Safety' If they have outdoor dining and require all of their staff to wear masks and gloves, practicing social distancing in the restaurant, they should prominently display those things everywhere.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Increase sales by promoting high-margin menu items and special offers. Promotions, local SEO, and social media ads can help bring more people through your door. A strong social media presence, community partnerships, and local events can get your name in front of more potential customers.

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