Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

“It now accounts for a larger share of sales for 58 percent of limited-service and 41 percent of full-service operators compared with 2019—providing a critical path to restaurant resilience and growth despite ongoing economic pressures.” More than 60 percent say they’re ordering off-premises more often than a year ago.

Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It also zooms in on current challenges faced by owners/operators, menu prices and inflation, and tech/AI implementation. Most Restaurants Increased Sales in 2024 Approximately 63 percent of restaurant operators that manage finances said their profits in 2024 increased compared to last year.

Point of Sale

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 11, 2025

The Berlin-based roastery opened its inaugural UK café in Fitzrovia, introducing its single-origin pour-overs and espresso-focused menu to London as part of its expansion into premium hospitality markets. High-risk origins, meanwhile, could face more hurdles. Top stories of the week Mon, 7 Jul – General Atlantic explores a $2.4

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Our natural inclination is to start with product with sales and marketing, listing out the features and why our thing is all that. We gravitate that way in our thinking towards other areas of our business, including looking at new products to add to our menu. Was the menu confusing or the ordering process complicated?

Innovation

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ah…now is the time for everyone to start speculating about what the restaurant business will look like when all of this craziness is over. Let’s start with what we are fairly comfortable saying: whatever “normal” is will likely not make an appearance until the end of 2021 – so…let’s begin our speculation with January of 2022 to be safe.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2024

These timeless menu items have been meticulously crafted and perfected over the years, holding a special place in the hearts (and stomachs) of many. These are the menu items that customers come back to time and time again, forming lasting connections and becoming ambassadors for brands. In the $387.5

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences.

2024

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Create a Menu. We're all here for it! Coffee shops can be so much more than a place to grab a cup of joe and a croissant. They are places where friends and family gather, where ideas are formed and spread, and where important work gets done. At their best, they're an essential part of their community—a third place beyond work and the home.

License

7 Shifts

JULY 25, 2024

One of the best things to do is to find additional revenue streams to supplement your core food and beverage sales. Research and compare different online ordering platforms and other point-of-sale (POS) systems like Toast, TouchBistro, and Square. In fact, only 27% of restaurant owners expect to be more profitable this year.

2024

7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

If your restaurant does decide to go the takeout and delivery route: Is your restaurant’s menu optimized for takeout? Consider things like merchandise sales, inventory sales, or private cooking lessons. In some areas, they are even being legally required to do so. Do you have takeout packaging in stock?

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Allen comes to Checkers & Rally’s with a proven track record of success in the restaurant industry and deep expertise across brand strategy, menu and marketing, franchising, restaurant technology, and restaurant operations, among other disciplines. She is an accomplished leader in the restaurant industry.

Franchising

EATER

APRIL 25, 2023

Only a few have the ability to shift the axis of a country’s gastronomic culture, becoming not only ubiquitous across menus but galvanizing diners in the process. The caldosa at Fory Fay, the home of the original recipe. Others become representative of a city or a region. Juan Miguel Pacheco outside Fory Fay. Where did caldosas come from?

Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Competitors have 30 minutes to create a menu, 4 hours for allotted cooking/service time, and 30 minutes for clean-up. The winning team of chefs will successfully prepare and present a four-course menu, utilizing a mystery basket of 16 fresh, seasonal ingredients, as well as demonstrate a mastery of cooking technique. based chefs.

Delivery

ChowNow

JUNE 27, 2024

Sukh Singh , Senior Sales Manager at 7shifts, offered deep insights into effective labor cost management practices. Short-Term Solutions Take Stock of Your Current Sales vs. Labor Costs The first step in managing labor costs effectively is to understand where your expenses are allocated. This collaborative approach has two benefits.

Webinar

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the acquisition of Johnny Rockets, FAT Brands will have more than 700 franchised and company owned restaurants around the globe with annual system-wide sales exceeding $700 million. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Brands Inc.

Kitchen Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Since its inception in mid-March, more than 500 restaurants around the world have joined the program and are reporting sales ranging from several thousand dollars to up to $60,000. The company is exploring collaborations with corporate partners and charities, as well as merchandise sales, to keep its mission alive. "When

Mobile Ordering

Deliverect

APRIL 9, 2021

Takeaway.com will get in touch with you to help you upload your menu and get your restaurant online. In the “Integrating your online orders to your POS will help you excel” section of this article, we will give you more info about receiving Takeaway.com orders directly in your own point-of-sale system. Fees and commissions.

Online Ordering

Deliverect

MARCH 17, 2020

You get an onboarding session to guide you through the software and the platform (a free photoshoot for your menu is included). Upload your menu and schedule a photoshoot. Once you have set up your menu, Deliveroo will send you a tablet with the online ordering software. How to get started with Uber Eats*.

Online Ordering

Cheetah

JANUARY 13, 2022

One example is Chick-Fil-A’s rewards program (Signature Tier) that allows members to utilize their points by giving gifts to friends and family. What’s more, advertising deals about non-core products, like restaurant merchandise and swag , boost alternative revenue streams. Benefits of Restaurant Loyalty Programs.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

" Macaluso added that the sales lifts from upgrading to a newer, smaller and more efficient prototype have been unlike others he has seen in his 25-year QSR career. The brand has rebuilt nine restaurants since 2018, generating first year-over-year comp sales ranging from +29.8 Krystal Eyes Refranchising. percent to +107.5

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Fat Sal’s Deli, El Pollo Loco, Green Rabbit, Smart Foodservice, Slice,A&G Real Estate Partners, Mastercard, Temporis, The Flavor Experience and Chicken Guy! Pulp Fiction Halloween Homage. This will all take place Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. Hispanic Promise. delivery success rate.

Food Supply

Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

At this point, the specialty coffee scene was still a long way from becoming established. China might be the fourth-largest country in the world and have the largest population on earth, but it has one of the world’s lowest coffee consumption rates, with citizens consuming an average of just one cup a year. .

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

” Stockton Croft, partner at Eagle Merchant Partners, added, “We are extremely proud of Chicken Salad Chick’s achievements during our ownership, which resulted in a seven-fold increase in system sales and over 100 new restaurants. .” Brentwood Acquires Chicken Salad Chick. Terms of the deal are confidential.

Franchising

Lavu

MARCH 27, 2020

There’s a reason there are millions of food photos on Instagram and just a few thousand of point of sale systems (POS). The point is that restaurants and dining habits have changed dramatically in the past two centuries. Think of them as the real-life version of those house robots from ’80s movies.

Point of Sale

Open for Business

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

It’s an all-important metric that influences everything from menu pricing to operational decisions and beyond. It’s helpful for understanding your restaurant profitability, and there are two main types you need to consider: Gross profit margin measures profit from food and beverage sales before accounting for operating expenses.

Point of Sale

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

Fortunately, driving more restaurant sales isn't particularly difficult. The key is to reduce your costs and increase your sales. As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. So, why do it? Why run a restaurant at all?

Email Marketing

BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 27, 2021

Based on sales averaging $300/hour for four hours daily and 5k every Sunday (working 3+days), earnings calculate to $34,000 a month. Barbecue menu items, such as pulled pork, brisket, and ribs, have been trending in restaurants. While the annual sales of the BBQ restaurant segment have grown to a whopping $4.0 Sales options .

Point of Sale

Restaurant Clicks

JANUARY 21, 2020

Merchandise. Lastly, Point of Sale technology (POS) helps restaurant owners digitally keep track of sales and collect customer data. Fast food joints that sell cheap burgers may not care as much about product quality or diet inclusive menus. What is Restaurant Branding? Social Media Presence. Visual Branding.

Social Media

Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The sales term is ‘grease the slide’ – removing any friction that stops a customer completing a sale. Amex fees are a bit higher, but ‘no Amex’ rules get people offside, especially if they want the points. Make sure they are also available on your e-commerce site for merchandise and delivery orders.

Mobile Ordering

BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 27, 2021

Therefore, you must learn how to develop a more resilient restaurant business just like the other types of restaurants who are finding new ways to ensure decreasing costs and an increase in sales. . For example, let’s say John Doe Bar’s total sales from July to September 2020 were $1.25 Average Gross Profit for Restaurants .

Point of Sale

BNG Point of Sale

JULY 16, 2021

To make the most of restaurants or catering businesses, you’ll need to answer some vital questions and know how much volume the business can generate in sales as monthly revenue, and at any given time. Most average restaurant revenue statistics reflect pre-COVID sales numbers. What Is Restaurant Revenue?

Point of Sale

BNG Point of Sale

JUNE 29, 2021

How to Set Your Menu Pricing. Yes, there is money to be made in the restaurant industry, but to do it well means knowing the right strategies. Financially, restaurants are one of the most challenging business categories. A restaurant is typically a single-digit margin business. What is the Most Profitable Restaurant? . Food trucks: 6 to 9%.

Customer Service

Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

Fortunately, driving more restaurant sales isn't particularly difficult. The key is to reduce your costs and increase your sales. As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. So, why do it? Why run a restaurant at all?

Email Marketing

Touch Bistro

MAY 14, 2021

This marketing tactic helps create two-way relationships, which can do wonders for your restaurant’s reputation and sales. You can run a contest like this on a regular basis at a price point that doesn’t break your bank account – for example, once a month for $15 a pop. The Benefits of Running Restaurant Competitions. Another bonus?

Social Media

Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

31 Restaurant Marketing Ideas to Boost Sales. While you’re building your website, make sure you’re mindful of where you’re including key business information – your menu, contact information, hours, and location are some important places to start! Everything you need to know about social media, digital marketing, SEO, and more!

Marketing

Touch Bistro

AUGUST 20, 2021

When you gamify purchases – either by converting dollars into points and letting customers earn rewards after racking up a certain number of points or purchasing items at your restaurant – you’re incentivizing them to keep coming back. Points-Based Rewards. Benefits of a Restaurant Loyalty Program.

Loyalty Program