Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This is an innovation that consumers appreciate: 42 percent of diners have already used kiosks , and one in every three people say they would like restaurants to have more kiosks available. Back-office digital innovations are also helping restaurants manage costs and make the most of their workforce.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

However, according to the USDA , up to 40 percent of the nation’s food supply is wasted each year – the economic equivalent of approximately $161 billion. Now, more than ever, is the time to focus on the bottom line reducing our food waste and thus food costs in an effort to survive. The Challenge. Creative Solutions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The QSR industry is heading into 2025 at a crossroads of innovation and expectation. The innovations introduced in 2024 set the stage for progress, but 2025 is the time to move from experimentation to optimization. This reduces waste and ensures menu availability, even during busy periods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

Strategies like those employed by Prairie keeps the supply chain moving, costs constant, and food waste limited. Expanding a traditional restaurant model to include new innovations requires focus and attention on daily business metrics.

Supplies 476

Supplies Innovation Food Supply Loyalty Program 476

Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This level of precision in forecasting helps restaurants reduce food waste - a significant issue in the industry - by up to 20%. From AI-powered ordering systems to smart kitchen management, the restaurants that successfully blend technological innovation with traditional hospitality are poised to lead in this new era of dining.

Customer Experience 301

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2025

Yet even then, operators were innovating—often quietly and creatively. Smarter Tools, More Human Experiences All of this innovation is building toward something important: a more human hospitality experience. Or platforms that help reduce food waste by syncing inventory orders to accurate sales predictions.

Hospitality 275

Hospitality Front of House Back of House Mobile Ordering 275

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

This zero waste cooking technique will also allow chefs and bartenders to creatively repurpose leftover produce and give it new life. Expect to see functional plants like burdock, angelica, and osha root popping up more frequently, adding a fresh, innovative twist to dishes.

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Beverage 2025 Fine Dining Guest Recovery 450

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Restaurants prepare ingredients and schedule staff based on anticipated guest numbers, and when diners fail to arrive, this precision quickly unravels into wasted food and unnecessary labor expenses. Beyond the immediate lost revenue from empty reserved tables, these missed bookings disrupt carefully planned kitchen and staffing operations.

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Book Reservations Communication Customer Experience 385

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2025

Optimize Supply Chains : Use AI inventory tools to reduce food waste and ensure your supply chain is as efficient as possible. From playful, attention-grabbing items to nostalgic offerings, LTOs can help restaurants stay innovative and recharge their offerings.

Loyalty Program 439

Loyalty Program Social Media Front of House Back of House 439

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2022

The company is testing a variety of programs to determine what will most effectively reduce waste while keeping customers satisfied. Meanwhile, the entire restaurant industry struggles immensely with waste from single-use plastics. That’s why holistic, sustainable innovation is so important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2025

The courses includes foundational knowledge on emerging green technologies, strategies for waste reduction, and operational efficiencies that align with sustainability goals. That’s the vision we’re building with EcoChef—empowering the industry to lead, innovate, and thrive in a sustainable future.

Sustainability 448

Sustainability Food Equipment Design 448

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Recycling your restaurant’s used cooking oil isn’t just a way to address your waste problems – it can help fight climate change. Not only that, but in the United States restaurants generate about 22 to 33 billion pounds of food waste annually. That’s a lot of waste.

Recycling 251

Recycling Waste Sustainability Innovation 251

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2025

Predictive analytics powered by insights from this tech helps ensure everyone is prepared during peak hours while minimizing food waste and unnecessary cost, streamlining processes for front and back-of-house staff. Embracing innovation without losing the personal touch that makes independent restaurants special. The challenge?

Technology 221

Technology Front of House Customer Service Back of House 221

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Convenience and a wide range of options have emerged as key purchasing drivers, providing significant opportunities for innovation to ensure more inclusive and seamless payment experiences. Consumers now expect innovative solutions that support seamless journeys, and payment technology must support this transition to smart mobility.

2025 275

2025 Sustainability Transportation Travel 275

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. Geofencing is an innovative way to send promotions or discounts to people when they’re nearby, driving foot traffic to your location.

Marketing 380

Marketing Loyalty Program Email Marketing Customer Experience 380

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

Rather than waste food, we can redistribute it. A circular economy moves away from the make-take-waste model and toward a model in which we design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural systems. We can tap into innovation to solve food sustainability challenges. Think Circular.

Sustainability 508

Sustainability Tip Distribution Food Food Supply 508

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

AI-driven tools can help optimize everything from labor scheduling to inventory management, reducing waste and improving margins. Franchise brands need to integrate sustainability into every part of their business, from sourcing ingredients responsibly to reducing packaging waste and optimizing energy use.

Loyalty Program 251

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Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2025

By focusing on nutrient-dense dishes, restaurants can reduce waste, optimize ingredient sourcing, and provide curated choices that align with current wellness trends. They provide a platform for chefs to experiment with hyperlocal ingredients, innovative plant-based dishes, or niche cuisines like Scandinavian-inspired seafood.

Dietary Restrictions 221

Dietary Restrictions Food Email Marketing Social Media 221

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

This edition of MRM News Bites features McDonalds, the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, OpenTable, Ordermark, Hudson Group, Hakkasan Group , Waitr and Checkers, ICV Partners, Restaurant Technologies, Diebold Nixdorf and Alto-Shaam. " Reducing Food Waste. Changes at the Top for McDonald's. in January 2017. in January 2017.

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Waste Food Leadership Customer Service 255

Lavu

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Real-time inventory systems help restaurants cut food waste , save money, and improve operations. Automate Orders : Automatically reorder items when stock runs low, minimizing waste and emergency purchases. Integrate with POS Systems : Sync with sales data to refine menu choices and track high-waste items.

Waste 78

Waste Inventory Food Point of Sale 78

The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Introduction to Food Waste in Restaurants Food waste is a significant challenge for the restaurant industry, impacting both the environment and profitability. Understanding how to reduce food waste in restaurants is the first step toward sustainable and cost-effective operations.

Waste 78

Waste Compost Food Recycling 78

Restaurant Business

APRIL 8, 2024

The constraints of today’s labor environment can put a freeze on innovation, as the need for consistency and speed of service can outweigh creativity and differentiation. Barilla for Professionals first brought Barilla Frozen® to the foodservice market in 2022, offering an innovative line of pre-cooked, frozen pasta.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Eggs have become a staple item for innovation in quick-service restaurant entrees, and marketing trends like the emergence of all-day breakfast have significantly boosted egg demand.” Other things to do: manage food waste and examine your P&L. "It's

Hospitality 221

Hospitality Food Supply Seasonal Menu 2025 221

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. The company, with US offices located in Iowa City, has recently made headlines in the country, having been selected as a food waste innovator and recipient of the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Kroger Foundation Grant. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year.

Waste 263

Waste Food Franchising Franchise 263

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2024

. ● Operational efficiency: Fresh-baked waffle mix is shelf stable, creates minimal waste and has a 3-day shelf life once prepared, supporting back-of-house operational efficiency. Also, with its versatility across day parts, operators don’t have to bring in additional SKUs for new menu innovations.

Back of House 221

Back of House Seasonal Menu 2024 Customer Experience 221

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Eggs have become a staple item for innovation in quick-service restaurant entrees, and marketing trends like the emergence of all-day breakfast have significantly boosted egg demand.” Other things to do: manage food waste and examine your P&L. "It's

Hospitality 221

Hospitality Food Supply Seasonal Menu 2025 221

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

Brands find themselves at a pivotal juncture, where they have the opportunity to both captivate customers and secure their loyalty through a thoughtful blend of innovation and tradition. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.

2024 473

2024 Customer Experience Compost Loyalty Program 473

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Food waste generated by restaurants has long been an expensive and environmentally harmful problem. Now, there are solutions to change this that actually turn the waste into a resource that doesn't just benefit the environment, but the restaurants themselves. The Food Waste Reduction Alliance stated in a report that only 14.3

Waste 450

Waste Compost 2050 Recycling 450

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

These innovative tools will help you get a better handle on your supply chain, organizing supplier certifications into a system you can see and manage. This exercise can also help you identify – and resolve – issues that are wasting money, like over portioning, over ordering, and theft. Reduce food waste.

Food Supply 530

Food Supply Supplies Food Food Truck 530

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced restaurants to innovate, creating new revenue-generating workflows, including enhancing their to-go offerings and integrating with to-go order applications. Food waste is endemic at many restaurants and across the food supply chain, collectively totaling more than 1.6 Simplify Front of House Processes.

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Training Front of House Food Safety Back of House 489

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Integrating IoT devices and connectivity drives efficiency, enhances food safety, mitigates risks, increases transparency, reduces waste, and provides many other benefits for restaurants. Optimizing shelf life and reducing waste. restaurants waste an astonishing $57 billion each year on uneaten food? Did you know that U.S.

Food Safety 504

Food Safety Operations Management Management 504

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

Whether it’s inter-team communication, improving table turnover, or reducing waste – an efficiently run restaurant results in an increase in sales and revenue. For example, W i nnow develops different digital tools that work by reducing food waste in half. The key lies in achieving operational efficiency.

Technology 551

Technology Food Supply Kitchen Safety Waste 551

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

Better food waste management. Restaurants are responsible for 22 to 33 billion pounds per year and need to effectively utilize ingredients to minimize waste and lost profits. By using the IoT, you can reduce food waste by approximately 1%-4%. The IoT may even have a direct impact on your bottom line. The Future of Foodservice?

Operations 491

Operations Kitchen Safety Food Safety Waste 491

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In order to reduce cost, waste, and optimize inventory, the process begins with planning and forecasting. Ultimately, those that have embraced a consumer-led journey are ahead and are working on ways to out-innovate their peers. The goal for every food and beverage company is to synchronize supply and demand.

Supplies 546

Supplies Management Management Food Supply 546

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2025

The lounge boasts innovative lighting that enhances the sensory experience. ” The project highlights Da Bureau's commitment to innovative design solutions that are environmentally responsible and sustainable, said Boris Lvovsky, CEO and co-founder. . Secondly, the 3D printing method in this project expresses an idea.

Design 251

Design Recycling Sustainability License 251

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2020

We are referring to food waste. million tonnes of food waste each year. This figure will be simply incomparable with what we should expect to see come the end of the year when the 2020 waste statistics are produced. Waste management is something restaurateurs plan for. Britain, as a nation, is responsible for more than 4.5

Waste 283

Waste Food Healthcare Customer Service 283

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2025

For example, Chick-fil-A ihas used drone footage and cameras to optimize speed and accuracy at their drive-thru and Tang expects more innovation from the brand. "If The increasing accuracy of AI predictive models will accelerate delivery of high-quality foods while minimizing waste.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Coaching Customer Experience 307