Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Two new restaurant trends from the pandemic will likely remain: ghost kitchens and outdoor dining. Additionally, outdoor dining became a popular alternative to indoor dining options, which had greater health and sanitation restrictions for the restaurant and consumers. Growth of New Business Models.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

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. Restaurants lucky enough to have access to outdoor dining space had to balance the needs of the business with the safety of customers and employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

The desire to eat out is greater than ever, and restaurants are reopening from coast to coast, with curbside pickup and delivery, new opportunistic outdoor dining areas, and other innovative approaches like drive-ins and carhop service. In most states across the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Restaurateurs have left no stone unturned: they’ve employed third-party delivery services, moved further toward e-commerce, and set up outdoor dining to engage with patrons safely. While survival remains the top priority, many food service professionals haven taken this time to invest in and innovate their customer offerings.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Despite our sales being a fraction of what they used to be, we still had to invest in sanitizers, sanitation stations, new gear, new outdoor seating, etc. The rise of outdoor dining ?? One certainty about the future of restaurants in New York is that parklets and outdoor dining will become more standard. That’s not all.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The past year has also continued to drive consumer demand for alcohol to-go and outdoor dining with nearly four in 10 consumers saying the availability of outdoor seating would make them more likely to choose one restaurant over another similar one. There will continue to be ample opportunities for growth in 2022 and beyond."

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

We've seen some really great adaptations of businesses too, and municipalities have opened up parklets, and outdoor dining is really great, with heat lamps and such. But that's been a band-aid approach, I think, and it's been viewed that way by most restaurant owners. The temporary solution to get back to business the way things were.”

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Here we see that technology and innovation features score much higher with derived importance (DI) rankings. Make room for innovation All the research shows one thing: technology can provide a big boost in customer satisfaction. On the flip side, restaurants that resist new technologies can see a negative impact.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2024

As the weather warms and patios come alive, restaurants across the country are gearing up for a summer of outdoor dining. According to data from Tock, nearly a third of restaurants in Tock’s network have the space needed to serve guests outdoors, with 33 percent having an existing space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

We’re continually learning about new and innovative ways to help our clients be more sustainable—whether that be choosing eco-friendly materials and fixtures or finding new products that use recycled or compostable packaging. Many restaurants have also pivoted to outdoor dining amid the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From pared down menus to newly efficient takeout and delivery options, to expanded patios and outdoor dining, restaurateurs have made the structural and operational shifts they’ve had to in order to stay open and stay profitable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Many have been able to successfully reopen and keep their doors open by quickly innovating and adapting new operating models to serve their customers,” said Justin Norman, Yelp’s vice president of data science. restaurant reviews mentioning "outdoor dining" was more than double the share in Q3 2019.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Fall is finally here, which means restaurants are presented with the unique opportunity to blend tradition with innovation. Outdoor Seating and Heated Patios Themed Outdoor Decor Decorating the outside of your restaurant with festive, autumn decor can attract more customers and attention.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 13, 2022

Across the food industry, restaurants, businesses, and chefs are discovering innovative ways to repurpose leftovers—whether it’s keeping them for the following day, utilizing them as an ingredient in another recipe, or just donating them to those in need. . Outdoor Dining . Eating outdoors is becoming increasingly popular!

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2020

According to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the average vehicle driven 15,000 miles per year will pass in front of nine million other vehicles – a marketing opportunity for food and beverage business owners with mobile operations. His updated marketing strategy included new wrapping for their catering van.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

I particularly like it because I'm heavy into outdoors and sports and the ocean. The climate in Florida tends to inspire a more outdoors oriented and active lifestyle and with that, a healthy and lighter diet is a great fit for many. I’ve been in South Florida since 2009, but I really started coming here full time in 2016.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 11, 2022

And, with innovations in technology, the latest automated restaurant manager logs have now increased their usefulness beyond just handing off the day’s activities to the next manager and keeping above store operators apprised of what’s happening at their locations. The emergence of digital manager logs addressed these challenges.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Many cities in the US have allowed restaurants to take over parking lots, sidewalks and in some cases, entire streets, to allow outdoor dining. These kinds of innovations can help small businesses that may have otherwise been forced to shut down. Creative solutions that allow restaurants to drive demand are imperative.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 2, 2020

Reopening for indoor and outdoor dining in compliance with state and local guidelines has required restaurants to go through another phase of transformation. This was all occurring as security expenditures were being cut and controls relaxed meaning IT were often rushed through without following routine change protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2020

Read on to learn why he says: "The Coronavirus crisis is pushing all of us to think innovatively." In times like these, we are challenged to quickly develop innovative new programs to meet changing demand and market forces. They may expand their outdoor seating and/or their counter service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2020

That path lies in innovation and adaptation, both of which restaurants have demonstrated in spades. But in general, restaurants have had to chart their own path to recovery. Full-service restaurants pivoted quickly to curbside pickup, takeout and delivery.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 11, 2022

And, with innovations in technology, the latest automated restaurant manager logs have now increased their usefulness beyond just handing off the day’s activities to the next manager and keeping above store operators apprised of what’s happening at their locations. The emergence of digital manager logs addressed these challenges.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Also, innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Consumers will be used to takeout, outdoor dining, and other creative solutions by the time the pandemic is over.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2021

One innovative centralized call center for a large U.S. With increasing margin pressure, restaurant operators should consider shifting left in the supply chain so that food prep resources can focus on creating high value custom experiences for both dine-in guests and outdoor catering parties.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Outdoor dining is ideal if your restaurant space allows it. We’ve seen a few innovative examples of businesses using existing technology to elevate their takeout practices in order to serve more customers. We’ve seen some truly innovative things over these past couple of months and this is not the time to stop.

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EATER

MARCH 19, 2021

With customers forced to open up to new dining experiences, business owners are finding more leeway to innovate further. Outdoor dining. Outdoor dining is not new, but this summer, restaurants across the country mastered it as it became clear that being outside lowered the risk of COVID transmission.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The arrival of colder weather probably means the end of outdoor dining in many parts of the country. Innovative loyalty programs should also be considered. The vaccine rollout has begun and, perhaps by the second quarter of next year, life can start to “return to normal.”

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Located in the Menlo Park neighborhood one block from the Santa Cruz River and the enormous Sentinel Peak Park, Agustin Kitchen is a family-friendly restaurant and bar in a wonderful indoor and outdoor dining space. The restaurant is a stunning industrial chic meets Southwest space with a lovely outdoor patio. Philip’s Plaza.

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The Restaurant Group

OCTOBER 8, 2020

It has thrown restaurants into a mad dash to adapt and innovate to keep customers safe or face going out of business. Outdoor seating, of course, is currently a hot commodity and this is unlikely to change moving forward. Restaurants that embrace change and use it as an opportunity to innovate will be most successful.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Restaurants had to quickly adapt by adding outdoor seating while creating an inviting atmosphere, as well as offering the same experience your customers are used to receiving at your establishment via delivery and takeout. Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery. Even in the worst of times comes innovation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

2022 will be the year where the restaurant industry shows the world how flexible and techno-savvy it really is — applying what it has learned during a challenging two-year period and adopting technology that reinforces the industry’s innate appetite for innovation. Jay Fiske, Vice President, Powerhouse Dynamics.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

But innovative concepts boomed at the same time. Studies indicate a lower exposure risk to COVID-19 outdoors, but the level of risk is contingent on social distancing and other safety guidelines. Iowa’s capital, including the hospitality industry, was drastically impacted by COVID-19.

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Sante

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The takeout and delivery-focused venue spans 5,800 square feet with an expansive outdoor patio for a full-service dining experience. “It has always been my intention for Ghostline to be a testing ground where chefs can be innovative, developing menu ideas for diners to experience,” states Aaron Gordon.

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Gourmet Marketing

JUNE 5, 2020

Expand dining outdoors. We’re approaching summer, which means more opportunities for outdoor dining when the weather permits. If possible, expand your outdoor seating area. In the meantime, if you do have outdoor dining, prepare tables at a safe distance apart from one another. . Experiment with dining pods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2020

With revenue down, millions of workers laid off and countless eateries closed – many of them permanently – experts anticipate the operational strategy going forward to be driven by innovation and methods for doing more with less. Expect digital solutions to play an even larger role in the post-outbreak environment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

While it’s a smart innovation that some say is long overdue, the reality is operators are responding to customer demand. Depending on local guidelines, your venue(s) may be operating with limited outdoor and indoor usable square footage and reduced staff. Map Traffic Flows and the Physical Layout of Your Space.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Bacchus is inside the Cudahy building on the first floor and has indoor and outdoor seating. If you are on the hunt for something exclusive and innovative, The Chef’s Table has you covered. Carnevor is an innovative steakhouse located near the Pfister Hotel. The Chef’s Table.

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