Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. Increased demand for food delivery had already boosted the growth of ghost kitchens, and the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated both the popularity and profitability of the model.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 18, 2023

Independent platforms, such as online ordering platforms, rewards programs, food delivery, and customer relationship management systems (CRM), should work together to offer a seamless experience. You can tailor marketing campaigns to what they’re ordering at what times, leading to more successful campaigns.

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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

There is an ever-growing market of specialized software for all of the outside-the-kitchen things restaurateurs have to think about. Toast offers both front desk and tableside hardware for taking orders, processing payments, and allowing guests to track the status of their orders. It covers local health codes from the U.S.

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Open for Business

MAY 19, 2023

Digital ordering has been a game changer, and the latest trends for 2023 could change how hospitality businesses operate even more. Digital kitchen display systems could make paper tickets obsolete. Instead, they show orders on a screen and can even help manage how meals are coursed out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Digital inventory tracking can help with reordering automatically and reduce waste in the workplace. Customers are able to reserve tables, order meals, and show up to the restaurant at mealtime to skip the line and not wait in the kitchen. Your business really needs to be up to date on the latest in online ordering and delivery.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

An efficient restaurant kitchen design should be high on your priority list whether you’re opening a new restaurant, expanding an existing one, or remodelling an existing one. . The success of a restaurant kitchen design is defined by careful planning. Detailed Guide To Restaurant Kitchen Design .

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The Rail

APRIL 25, 2023

This can help restaurants optimize their delivery schedules, reduce delivery times, and minimize waste. Robotics and automation for food preparation and delivery : From automated kitchens to delivery drones, robotics, and automation can help restaurants streamline their operations and reduce delivery times.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

This means you’ll have to continue to follow strict safety protocols to make sure everyone is safe and that your restaurant remains on the right side of the law. With orders expected to surge on July 4th, make sure you have the right equipment and restaurant technology to safely accommodate big groups or process more online orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Based on findings from a survey hosted on the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Restaurants Canada, the report shares that on the positive side, Canadians are looking forward to returning to restaurants, so long as safety measures are in place. 78 percent of Canadians have ordered delivery within six months prior to the survey.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Thus, COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of cloud kitchens in the food and beverage (F&B) industry. . Cloud kitchen, which was dubbed a new trend a few years ago, is now a reality. Commercial kitchens designed solely for delivery are known as ghost kitchens, dark kitchens, or cloud kitchens.

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The Food Corridor

MARCH 27, 2023

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. In this guide, we’ll cover: What is a ghost kitchen (aka cloud kitchen)? What’s behind the cloud kitchen trend?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. When they do use them, more than a third (35 percent) say they will splurge and order more expensive items than usual.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A concept known as cloud kitchen has emerged as a result of these advancements. A cloud kitchen also called a “ghost kitchen” or “virtual kitchen,” is a commercial culinary environment that provides food enterprises with the tools and resources they need to prepare menu meals for delivery and takeout.

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EATER

MAY 20, 2020

But when it comes to implementing safety protocols, many feel like they’re in the dark : For weeks, the Trump administration delayed a CDC report that would have provided guidelines on how to do just that — because it was “overly prescriptive” — while the FDA has published guidance that mostly defers to the CDC.

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Kounta

JANUARY 9, 2020

Carrying cash is getting increasingly unpopular and there are many contributing factors behind this trend — including personal safety, inability to track your transactions, or simply conditioning of the time. Trend 2: Green goes mainstream — zero waste movement will influence dining habits. Stats from Business Insider.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As more customers began ordering food online, third-party delivery applications became increasingly popular. Dark kitchens are highly efficient production units that don’t have a storefront and are designed for delivery. So don’t anticipate the ghost kitchen model to go away anytime soon.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. unveiled the world’s first mobile restaurant powered by robotic technology, top video and photo. ” While Ono’s food truck is powered by complex technology, ordering an Ono Blend is simple. Door Dash Shared Kitchen. ?DoorDash?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution. NCR Corporation added technology that builds diners’ confidence by empowering them to both order and pay via their own mobile device.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Together, the initiative supported the food and beverage community by providing more than 500,000 freshly cooked meals and much needed supplies across 19 relief kitchens nationwide. “We put the safety of our employees first. “We put the safety of our employees first. " On #GivingTuesday (Dec.

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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. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Restaurant employees can apply online to receive a one-time, $500 check to use toward bills, including housing, transportation, utilities, childcare, groceries, medical bills and/or student loans. To receive funds, the applicants must complete their grant requests online. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S. military base, or any U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

With thousands of restaurants forced to close their dining rooms, and millions of Americans facing sudden unemployment, GroupRaise saw an opportunity to mobilize its 10,000+ restaurant partners along with their communities to offer those who are able a chance to support both local business and food distribution to at-risk families.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’ll quickly see the emergence of Restaurants 2.0 – a new generation of restaurateurs who snatch up available real estate for ghost kitchens, virtual brands or new dine-in experiences that have a heavy reliance on digital interactions and business models that enjoy lower overhead.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features tech companies winning funding, AI in the kitchen, DoorDash invests in brick and mortar and the gamification of food ordering. The funding will be used to help more restaurants transition to online ordering during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. White Castle Flips for Flippy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Solution: be not just about food, food is a must and this is something that I can order from a dark kitchen, but be a place with experience – unique, atmosphere, and a local attraction. This is especially true for restaurants where customers now demand multiple ways to place and pick-up orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bill directs all operational and strategic planning and execution for the Applebee’s, Del Taco, MOD Pizza, Wendy’s and Olga’s Kitchen brands. Greg Fuchs serves as the Senior Facilities Manager for Applebee’s, MOD Pizza, Del Taco, Olga’s Kitchen and Wendy’s restaurants in the TSFR portfolio.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In addition to allowing a safer, hands-free payment method, the system has been shown to make the ordering process quicker and more efficient. US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. US Foods Holding Corp. As a result, 75 percent of restaurant operators now consider off-premise dining to be their best growth opportunity.1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

The idea of purchasing Dining Bonds seemed to strike a chord with the public as a way to provide much needed financial support in order to help restaurants stay in business. Dunkin’s transition to paper cups will remove approximately one billion foam cups from the waste stream annually. Consulting on Ghost Kitchens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These features include tableside mobile ordering, NFC contactless payments, and direct online ordering. SALIDO’s Restaurant OS has been adopted by top US-based and international hospitality operators, such as Eataly, Restoration Hardware, Eleven Madison Park, Laconda Verde, and Jean-George’s ABC Kitchen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will manifest itself in several ways, such as informing robotics in the kitchen for food preparation, in addition to kitchen display systems (KDS) as restaurants kitchens seek to improve efficiency and better optimize for enhance prep station capacity management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

. “Over the last century, women, despite their incredible contributions, have struggled to make it in professional kitchens — held back by inequalities unfairly put upon them,” said Rob Sundy, Head of Brand Marketing & Creative Studios at Whirlpool Corporation, the parent company of the KitchenAid brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features interesting and insightful trends from Upserve, order for pickup guest experience study results, the Fraud Aftershock Index and the importance of foot traffic. Order for Pickup Stats. National Menu Trends. The ‘NOW’ Economy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

In a deal that creates the world’s largest online food delivery company outside of China, Just Eat Takeaway.com plans to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Grubhub in an all-stock transaction. The transaction represents Just Eat Takeaway.com’s entry into online food delivery in the United States. The deal is valued at $7.3

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

" Cheetah offers transparent pricing to consumers, independent restaurants and small businesses with next-day, contactless delivery for orders placed through its mobile application. Consumers simply order through the mobile app and pick up the next day from one of Cheetah’s designated drive through locations.

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