Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. When it came to ordering take-out, Gen Z led with 28 percent. Getting sauced. Service-related mentions became more positive by 6.0 Diners Show Holiday Spirit.

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EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

At the Food on Demand conference in Las Vegas, the food service industry laid out its vision for a future in which customers never have to wait. Finally, the drone reaches its destination — a home much like all the others it passed — and a panel opens on one side to reveal a bag from El Pollo Loco. What a bold future.

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Food Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order 144

Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 19, 2020

This reveals the importance of having contingency and crisis plans in place (and, frankly, how common it is for chains to under-invest in the planning process). Great corporate planning is about more than financial forecasts — and the more thorough it is, the less a CEO has to keep him or her awake at night.

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2020 Point of Sale Guest Recovery Government 130

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

But for other segments, namely fine dining and family dining, this holiday actually means an increase in sales as many families travel, get together and celebrate by dining out. Unfortunately, with consumers making more purchases from home, a trend that shows no signs of lessening, eating out is likely to be limited.”

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2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 128

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Chang’s, Wing Squad, Yumpingo, Restaurant Revolution Technologies, Waitbusters, Dairy Queen, Fish City Grill, The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and Keilhauer. Chang’s opened its first P.F. New CEO at Boston Market. The foundation is here. The plan is here. .”

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Online Ordering Hospitality Leadership Design 122

EATER

MAY 11, 2021

And getting it back open again, keeping in mind the different requirements and interest in food halls, fine dining, events, retail, and bars, is its own unique challenge. I bit off a little bit more than I can chew, but we have established ourselves here. It really has only eight tables. It’s really tough.

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Fine Dining Back of House Travel Kitchen Safety 101

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding its franchise opportunities to feature another nontraditional franchise model – virtual kitchens and has executed area development agreements to bring more of Dickey’s slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue to Chicago, Houston and Orlando, as well as make its debut in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Franchise Franchising Kitchen Safety Food Safety 189

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Minardi will lead the development of CPK’s international and domestic franchise business, most immediately focusing on an aggressive growth strategy to bring the beloved California-style pizza brand to more cities and countries across the globe. The chain, which once boasted 55 units, closed its last location in 1999.

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Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Seasonal Menu 104

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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Food Safety Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Kitchen Safety 210

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. Ordermark closed its $120M Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2[1] and joined by returning investor Act One Ventures.

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Online Ordering Customer Service Seasonal Menu Food Order 143

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

“Restaurant of the Future: How to Take Advantage of the Digital Transformation,” a panel discussion about how technology spurred by COVID-19 will help shape the way restaurants operate, will take place on Thursday, Aug. Brad Duea – CEO, Restaurant REVOLUTION Technologies. Restaurant of the Future Panel. 20 at 4 p.m.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 206

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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Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual Customer Service 215

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

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Franchise Franchising Food Safety Kitchen Safety 168

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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Bar Cash Management Loyalty Program Point of Sale 154

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

inked its biggest area development agreement to date with the largest Wendy’s franchisee, Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. Its commitment to quality has established the brand as the go-to restaurant in its markets. Our evolution has helped us become an even more appealing investment to large multi-unit operators.

Franchise 167

Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Point of Sale 167

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more. Sandra (Sandy) Reinhardt: Vice President of Information Technology | 30 years. New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know.

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This edition of MRM News Bites features The American Food Association, Branch and Delaget, Restaurant Revolution Technologies, Popmenu, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille, ParTech, Casio America, Radobank, Koomi and Helios, Cudos, Postmates and TGI Fridays and Catania Oils. ” Revolution Adds Taylor.

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Leadership Online Ordering Website Management Customer Experience 167

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Wally Sadat, CMO of The Kebab Shop, a chain of restaurants in California and Texas, has been using On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store during our beta test and said it helped him manage costs and retain customers during recent months. Visa is expanding its partnership with IFundWomen providing grants and digital training to U.S.

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Food Safety 215

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner' SevenRooms released its “Restaurant Reckoning: Dynamic Diner” report, which uncovered new diner personas to help operators understand what motivates guests to dine out in this new era of hospitality. Nearly one in four (24 percent) want their food covered as it is served to them.

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2020 Food Safety Hotels Dine-in 189

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. ” “Eating and drinking is more digitized than ever before,” said Eyal Gaon, Tastewise Co-Founder and CTO. ” Tastewise Data.

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Serving White Paper Food Recycling 207

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Since the acquisition, SALIDO has operated in stealth mode, strengthening its product team, focusing on product development, and introducing many key features. We will continue investing heavily in expanding SALIDO’s core technology and evolving our Restaurant OS offerings. ” says John Cocker, FOODWORKS’s president.

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Fast Casual Casual Menu Mobile Ordering 162

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) plans to bring its signature California-style pizzas, pastas, salads and more to Canada for the first time. As part of its accelerated global growth focus, CPK intends to further expand in Canada, including to Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario. .”

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Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Customer Experience 153

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

They collected and analyzed sales data between January 2018 and July 2019 from over 10,000 restaurants nationwide, measured the sales performance of each item, and ranked each item based on its overall and trending popularity. Guests are getting more and more into trying unconventional seafood – the weirder, the better.

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2019 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Customer Experience 138

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

ICV will combine the remaining DRH and JK&T Wings sports bars, which it acquired in October 2019, making the combined company the largest franchisee of BWW. DRH is a strong platform and the company has solidified its position in a number of important markets. Visit BuffaloWildWings.com. Nathan's Teams with Kitopi. .

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Franchise Franchising Customer Experience Customer Service 145

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest restaurant sales stats, brand loyalty, Valentine's Day spending plans and more. For more restaurant industry performance data visit the Restaurant Industry Snapshot: December Ends 2020 with Exasperating Sales Results; Final Week Offers Reasons for Optimism.

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2021 Point of Sale Guest Recovery Travel 133

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Nearly half of respondents said they would last less than a year, with 28 percent saying they would last between four and six months – enough to sustain through the winter. Delivery has become a staple for restaurants who never thought it would have to be. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Combining the companies that started it all will mean that two trailblazing start-ups have become a clear global leader. We could not be more excited.” cities and its portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus and MenuPages. There's nothing else like it, and I'm proud to stand behind it."

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Food Safety Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 169