Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2025 Culinary Trends Ingredients on the Rise Takes On Tahini Known for its richer and toastier flavor, black tahini will be featured on menus with versatility ranging from black tahini noodles and black tahini ice cream to tahini lattes and cocktails on the beverage side. That’s where the NEXT Flavor Report comes in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Located in Calabasas, we’ve had the pleasure of serving the Kardashians, whose signature “salad shake” has become an iconic part of our brand. With GiftAMeal, customers can take a photo of their food or drink at any Health Nut, and for each photo shared, a meal is donated to someone in need.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Let’s take the guesswork out of starting your food business and set your establishment up for success. However, the systematic gathering and analysis of data serves to lay a solid foundation for your business. Do you want to find out which food items your customers love the most?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

You take your seat at a table embedded with a touchscreen menu. Think about the touch-screen ordering systems at fast-food chains, or the self-serve kiosks at McDonald's. Many industries will struggle to adapt, and millions of people could find themselves out of work, with few skills relevant to this new world.

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The Rail

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

By Torrey Tayenaka, Contributor In a highly competitive restaurant industry, its crucial to stand out from the crowd and bring an influx of new guests through the door. Taking it a step further than high-quality images , video marketing taps into the sensory appeal that text and photos cant achieve.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2024

As we navigate these changes, one theme stands out: innovation. Self-serve kiosks, QR-code menus, and personalized ordering systems will continue to redefine how patrons interact with venues. From reimagining workflows to enhancing guest interactions, technology is shaping how restaurants, bars, and hospitality businesses operate.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2025

In a few weeks, we developed a new pricing strategy and began rolling it out in our locations across Virginia. Saunders stresses this isn’t a limited-time offer; but a long-term commitment to providing more value and serving the community. This led us to make a change.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2025

” To discuss the firm's growth, the evolution of food marketing and its future, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Alan A. At Thought For Food & Son, we take pride in campaigns like these that go beyond traditional marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 16, 2025

Unique tableside services at a variety of restaurants are taking the experience factor to the next level. A caviar service at Costa in Charleston, South Carolina, top photo, features Regiis Ova Ossetra, served in its pure form alongside a chilled shot of Costa gin. "They want something memorable, interactive, and shareable.

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EATER

MARCH 28, 2025

But preparing a new dish and scaling it to feed tens of thousands baseball fans takes time, effort, and culinary chops. Doyle takes crab dip and stuffs it into jumbo pasta shells, which are then breaded, fried, and dusted with Old Bay no crackers or peeling necessary. Another new dish emulates the actual look of a crab.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2025

Start here: lets make the worlds best, no comparison, out-of-the-park, mind-blowing, cant even describe how good this (fill in the blank) is. [] SANDWICHES: Think about the details: either produce, or find the absolute best, crusty exterior and rich, moist interior bread to be found anywhere on the planet. Make the tomato an experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

AI tools that automate clock-ins and clock-outs, remind employees of their meal breaks, and accurately track overtime will keep managers from making timekeeping errors that could result in labor violations – or worse, accidental wage theft. Timekeeping is crucial in remaining compliant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In an industry where cultivating guest relationships is critical to success, operators often forget that developing positive relationships with the people serving those guests is equally, if not more, important. ’ And just like that, I was out of a job and they were down a line cook.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 26, 2025

The next time you walk through your local supermarket, butcher shop, fish market or bakery, take a moment to think about this. Putting aside the challenge of bird flu and the work and demands surrounding the care of animals, cost of feed, and process of harvesting and preparing eggs for market even at todays price this works out to around $.50

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2025

. "By doing so, they can attract and foster repeat purchases from consumers are who either on GLP-1 medications or taking GLP-1 supplements," she said. "This ” Industries beyond food and beverage, including beauty, wellness, and pharmaceuticals, can explore cross-sector collaborations to serve this demographic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at those strategies. Sourcing from reputable suppliers ensures that the food you're serving is safe. Don’t forget, too, that the upcoming Food Traceability Rule under the FSMA is set to take effect in January 2026. This will help to center food safety in everyone’s priorities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

For a deeper dive into brand messaging, strategy, and authenticity, creating unified guest experiences, and the orchestration of physical and experiential touchpoints, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to The Plaid Penguin’s Founder and Sir Idea Man Joe Haubenhofer. What role does data play in brand strategy?

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EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Lactation Network set out to establish a set of standards for restaurants to implement to ensure that they’re being welcoming to breastfeeding parents. It was especially ironic considering that this controversy centered around a place where food is served, and that breastfeeding infants are simply trying to eat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 9, 2025

To learn more about how restaurant operators can best set themselves up for the upcoming summer season, Modern Restaurant Management IMRM) magazine reached out Kevin Bryla, Chief Marketing Officer, SpotOn. With handhelds, your team is able to spend more time serving guests, instead of going back-and-forth between tables and the POS station.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 27, 2025

Among these heroes are restaurantscommunity cornerstones that not only serve as gathering spaces in normal times but also become lifelines during crises. sunday.gravy Pizzana Known for their elevated take on Neapolitan pizza, Pizzana has become a staple in Los Angeles dining scene with several locations throughout the city.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

As Asian flavors continue to gain traction across foodservice, dishes like this help operators stand out with globally inspired, on-trend offerings. Philly ensures a silky, no-crack bake, so operators can easily serve up an on-trend dessert that excites customers and keeps prep simple.

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

Online reputation management for restaurants is all about paying attention to your restaurants digital reputationand taking steps to shape that conversation. Youre not just serving foodyoure managing impressions, experiences, and expectations, all in the digital world. Its not just monitoring reviews or checking your tags on Instagram.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Of course, with the Grubhub acquisition, Wonder will now also be available via Grubhub; the company hasn’t specified if or how it’ll take over delivery.) The basic setup of the van model hasn’t been fully phased out. By 2021, it had expanded to serve the entire town. Wonder takes over Blue Apron delivery.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Leverage Technology to Encourage Reviews Trying to manage all of your reviews manually would be impossible, or at least require you to shell out money for a full-time salary to keep up with the volume and response, thats why you should have technology do the heavy lifting for you. These tools allow you to: Monitor new reviews in real-time.

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

And for many restaurants, they still serve a purpose. Lets take a closer look. That includes taking the order, processing payments, setting up delivery, and even stepping in on customer support. That includes taking the order, processing payments, setting up delivery, and even stepping in on customer support.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This suggests fans are stocking home bars instead of ordering drinks out. More than one third (35 percent) said they plan to take advantage of discounts in delivery apps like DoorDash, GrubHub and Uber Eats. Last year, the average ticket size on game day was 9 percent smaller than a typical Sunday. Vegas Jackpot, New Orleans Next?

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Every successful restaurant has one thing in common: they know exactly who they are serving. Without a well-defined target market, restaurants risk wasting resources on strategies that dont connect and menu offerings that dont selltrying to appeal to everyone, but standing out to no one. Geographics: Where Are Your Customers?

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EATER

MAY 14, 2025

Here, co-owner, director of operations, and wine director Ryan Bailey explains what it was like taking over such a large restaurant. But what it did allow us to do was space out our tables 3-plus feet so guests felt comfortable dining indoors. Weve kept that because it gives our guests a sense of intimacy. We have an outdoor patio.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 13, 2025

Sure, there are always a few players who truly stand out and supporters are quick to point to a portfolio of statistics to lend credibility to their choice. A collective effort MVT (most valuable team), not MVP.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2025

He saw an opportunity to create a platform that better served restaurants. What started as a way to help high-end restaurants reduce no-shows has evolved into a comprehensive platform serving diverse hospitality businesses, from boutique wineries to large hospitality enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2025

Technology doesn’t just level the playing field; it allows mom-and-pop shops to improve efficiency, reduce wait times, and enhance the customer experience in ways that were once out of reach. Take a busy corner café, for instance. The result? However, customer expectations are constantly evolving.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

We searched high and low for every restaurant event idea out there, then boiled them down to what we believe are the most exciting and effective restaurant events to keep regulars ecstatic and new customers talking. You can start by ruling out events that wont fit your venue. First, ask what type of event would best fit your venue.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

Restaurants less so How the owner of Krystal and Logan's Roadhouse makes it work Financing Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Same-store sales rose 6.9% Photo: Shutterstock Delivery and a take-home meal deal drove a lot more customers to Olive Garden this spring. and get a free chilled meal to take home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2025

” The two large kitchens serving Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus: The Lodge and The Esther Barazzone Center kitchens use electric induction cooking improve the precision and quality of the food they serve.

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EATER

DECEMBER 20, 2024

There are fewer frills involved in traditional Genovese pandolce, also known in Italian as sailors or fishermans bread, presumably because it once served as a hardy snack during sea voyages. And so, why not take advantage of it? Its more akin to a humble loaf of bread, no butter or eggs involved.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2025

It’s hard not to be able to go out on a weekend night. "Today, fewer people make a career out of waiting tables. Public recrimination pushes people to double down, and generic solutions don’t serve individual needs." Take classes, especially someone who has moved into a supervisory role.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Only Bobes are allowed to learn the secret recipe for Bobe’s Pizza dough, which Billy Bobe cooked up in 1954 after serving as a chef in the army. This is something that we have our managers use on a weekly basis as well, so teaching them and training them how to do it literally takes no more than 15 minutes,” says Allie. says Allie.

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