The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Tools and Technology for Monitoring Food Inventory Software : Track stock levels and expiry dates to reduce spoilage. Composting and Recycling Programs Start Composting : Divert organic waste to composting facilities. Recycle Properly : Train staff to sort recyclables.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

Economist Dambisa Moyo and AI startup CEO Marissa Mayer joined the board effective 25 June, offering expertise in technology, transformation and global affairs to bolster the Back to Starbucks strategy under CEO Brian Niccol. (London, UK) Fri, 27 Jun – Starbucks elects two new board directors.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 10, 2025

“VOCs such as benzene and formaldehyde are highly volatile and can irritate mucous membranes when inhaled, and long-term exposure may result in chronic pharyngitis or rhinitis,” says Cree Ou, a structural engineer at DiFluid , which designs and manufactures tools and technologies for specialty coffee professionals. These fine particles (≤2.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

No matter how much technology evolves, or trends shift, people will always come back for quality food, great value, and friendly service. We’ve found ways to use less plastic and recycle more. This shift ensures that operations run smoothly, and sales revenue is optimized. These core elements never go out of style.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2025

Working with London-based DA Bureau team, the features include: 27 unique canyons made from over 20,000 3D-printed parts created out of recycled plastic and coated them with texture paint. “It’s an intersection of design, technology, and hospitality, offering a fully customised experience for everyone.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Technology has made it easy for individuals and companies to scoop up reservations from legitimate restaurant websites or restaurant-approved reservation sites like high-demand concert tickets. Technology and social media Instagram remains the most used social media app with 87 percent monthly usage among teens.

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The Rail

JUNE 17, 2025

Instead of passing them a menu that has been recycled over and over you show them the dish, in vivid 3D, right on their table. Either way, this technology isn’t going away. Just complete the form on this page and we are happy to introduce the next step in menu technology. And consider what it can do for your carryout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2023

Many brands have been experimenting with new technology to help reduce the demand for labor and combat recent price inflation. We’ve been tracking how a recession would affect the QSR industry and looking at what role technology can play in lowering the cost of employment. That is what will truly make the difference.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Upgrade inventory and ordering systems with the latest technology. a POS system, predictive ordering technology) to accurately predict what products you’ll need to order based on historical patterns. Recycle and compost. California has just launched a food waste recycling program, the largest of its kind in the US.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. “Our technology connects the dots between billions of food data points across restaurant menus, online recipes and social media. SpotOn Executive Team.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

Companies can employ food scientists and technologists with the new skills needed to leverage technology. For example, robotics and other technologies can redefine how businesses interact with food in processing and warehouses. They proved that technology can help build out efficiencies to make it their businesses stronger.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Below are some key risks to prepare for as you and your team get ready for the big game or any influx in customers paying cash: Consider Smart Safe Technology to Reduce Cash Loss. Soft and hard costs can add up and can typically justify implementing a cash logistics solution like a cash recycler or smart safe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

To intercept this problem at the beginning, restaurateurs can make a meaningful investment into smart technology, powered by AI and machine learning capacities, that is better able to predict the restaurant’s need at the supply stage. Second Priority: Greener Appliances. Using less delivery packaging is a great way to begin.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

What issues have affected the industry over the last five years in the topics of marketing, design, operations, law, finance, technology and equipment? It’s bittersweet to see how much technology has immersed itself into the food industry in the last five years. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Soft and hard costs can add up and can typically justify implementing a cash logistics solution like a cash recycler or smart safe, which help mitigate risk by enabling businesses to deposit money directly into a secure safe that automatically calculates the amount of money deposited, removing human time and error from the equation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2020

That leaves restaurants with three options: investing in laminated menus so that you can clean and disinfect them between customers, springing for disposable menus and recycle them after each use, or going touchless with online menus and menu QR codes. Now’s the perfect time to figure out which one.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, read about efforts to help the restaurant industry and heroes as well as "new normal" restaurant technology and products. Dunkin’ is also on track to fully transition to new, recyclable hot coffee cup lids in all of its U.S. Dining Bond Goes Global. In Dunkin’ U.S. ” BWW GO.

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Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes While digital technology has helped the front of the house, the back of the house remains the weaker link. How to Run a Restaurant and Reap the Benefits of Recycling . So when someone brings up food recycling, you’re probably asking yourself when you’ll ever have time to give it any thought.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Vermont established a universal recycling law that requires separation and diversion of food scraps from the waste stream. Technology can and does play a significant role in managing inventory data, which can also be labor intensive and inconsistent. All of this food waste — 35 percent of the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. Restaurants can prepare for this disruption by investing in agile technology platforms that connect every restaurant touchpoint to work seamlessly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 26, 2024

The technology simplifies the entire process, from selecting menu items to making payments. For example, you can use recyclable containers with your logo. Let's explore factors involved in both custom and third-party systems. Branded packaging can further improve the customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This instability will push operators to trim costs by shortening menus and investing in labor-saving technology to free up cash for wage increases. This has led to a rise in the appearance of green kitchens, where the business focuses on reducing as much waste as possible and trying to recycle and reuse leftovers whenever they can.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But Hamburger Mary's is eco-conscious and encourages guests to recycle! Technology can help your restaurant implement and maintain COVID-19 safety measures Restaurants have adjusted how they do things during the pandemic to ensure guests and staff have a safe and comfortable experience. They earned our $500 third-place prize.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

4 Deploying easy to adopt contactless payment technology – rapidly, and at scale – is critical to enabling faster, more secure commerce. Tony and Justin have a clear understanding of this, and they are the perfect leaders to help evolve our growth and technology platforms of the future.”

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7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

We're obsessed with elevating the repair and maintenance experience powered by technology , insights, and a team of ResQ Experts working for you in real-time. Scheduled equipment and facility maintenance are at the core of successful restaurant operations as are on-going sanitization and social distancing protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 7, 2022

Now more than ever, with soaring supply prices, staff shortages and crazy weather, sustainability makes sense across all business areas – it’s much more than recycled packaging and local vegetables. This means embracing change and new technology and being keen to measure the effectiveness of old methods and new ones.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 28, 2023

When it comes to machines, this is especially true – particularly those which include heat retention and recirculation technology. The temperature of the air which needs to be recycled and reused from the drum or roasting chamber can often become too high,” Alessandro says. This includes the efficiency of the equipment they use.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

With this critical pivot, a forgotten technology has been key to engaging customers, driving transactions, and keeping both customers and restaurant employees safe. In many ways the rise in QR code use due to the pandemic has not just increased customers’ use of the technology but also forced a level of adoption and change in behavior.

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Goliath Consulting

MARCH 14, 2020

This probably explains the trend of previously-recycled and reusable packaging. Taco Bell, too, pledged compostable, recyclable packaging by 2025 (14). Sustainability. A Nielsen study reported that consumers are increasingly willing to pay more for sustainable brands (10). Conclusion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

On the ordering side, the brand improved its signage for to-go orders and is also planning to leverage technology with the rollout of a new online ordering system. To showcase bold new flavors, On The Border has elevated its menu, and the innovative new dishes will be available for guests visiting North Point. Chris Dull. and worldwide.

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Focus POS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Use of emerging technologies. Recycling and composting, selling non-GMO foods, and phasing out non-recyclable plastics are among the other practices Gen Z seek out in a restaurant. While fast-casual is their preferred dining option, 67% of Gen Z also care about the nutritional content of their food.

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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. Restaurant Technologies Acquires Grease LockTM Disposable Filter Pads.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 8, 2022

Through photosynthesis, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and recycle it into oxygen – helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. To tackle this issue, Sucafina has partnered with other organisations to trial satellite technology that can monitor the extent of deforestation.

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The company says it will use funds to further develop its artificial intelligence technology and expand its presence in new locations. The Dubai roaster says the partnership will reduce the environmental impact of its coffee shops, mainly through recycling used coffee grounds. Starbucks opens its 6,000th store in mainland China.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

” “SALIDO has gone to great lengths to incorporate our team’s feedback and ensure they can support EATALY’s complex hospitality technology needs,” said EATALY co-founder and CFO Adam Saper. We will continue investing heavily in expanding SALIDO’s core technology and evolving our Restaurant OS offerings.

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