Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2025

Pizza restaurants are poised to continue their evolution this year and incremental changes, especially in the areas of artificial intelligence, operational efficiency and customer preferences, will create both challenges and opportunities for pizzeria owners. A Caesar salad with hot grilled chicken is a good example.

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EATER

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/Eater NY Raise a glass to the year’s best bars, restaurants, pop-ups, and roving trucks across 20 Eater cities What does 2024 taste like? Resurrected restaurants. Five awardees in each of 20 cities receive Eater’s custom-wrapped tomato can award for feeding and inspiring locals and travelers in their cities.

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Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From sustainable practices and health-conscious menus to tech-enhanced dining and global flavors, hotel and resort restaurants are adapting to meet the diverse needs of the modern traveler. Heres a look at the restaurant trends that will shape hotel and resort dining in 2025 and beyond.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2025

At 55, I had no real business returning to the kitchen as a resort chef seeking the restaurants fourth diamond, but I did with the help of a young, energetic team. Now, at 74 I am proud and again humbled to begin thinking of myself as an author. I am counting the views as they tick off toward the landmark 2 million by the end of next week.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Employee Appreciation Day, observed on March 7, offers organizations in the restaurant industry a special chance to honor the incredible dedication, hard work, and unique talents of their team members. Restaurant employees are the heart of the dining experience, and their commitment keeps the industry thriving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, restaurant workers of all types need time off to rest, recharge, and hopefully return reinvigorated to serve your customers. Pre-Travel Inquiries May Be Allowed. In addition, you can educate employees about the risks associated with travel plans.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 14, 2025

As examples, any restaurant can, and so many do, offer Caesar Salad as a menu staple. He ran a restaurant in Tijuana where out of necessity one night, he put together the famous salad with the ingredients on hand. Who would have guessed that this dish would become a staple at thousands of restaurants from coast-to-coast.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2025

“Consumers are increasingly seeking destinations and experiences that take them off the beaten path,” Arden Shore, Editor-in-Chief of The Infatuation, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Italy is a top food and shopping destination, with 55 percent of respondents eager to travel there for pasta, specifically.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Lille Allen Restaurants across India, Nepal, and Bhutan are taking inspiration from mountain communities, where foraging, preservation, and centuries-old culinary traditions provide great meals in challenging conditions Its a balmy afternoon in Darwa, a small village in the foothills of the Himalayas, in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

" The survey, conducted by Restaurant Dive’s studioID on behalf of TransUnion, was completed June 8 to June 10, 2024, by 100 QSR executives from companies generating at least $250 million in annual revenues. I think in 2025 we'll see more operators lean into rich customer data to make even better decisions."

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Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2025

Wrapped with care in parchment paper, sealed with a stamp that embraces your logo, include an information sheet that outlines the source of ingredients, the history of your restaurant, and what goes into bringing this sandwich to the guest. Travel and experience what others have worked with for decades. Choose your oven wisely.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2025

Growing a restaurant or catering business is no small feat. This technology calculates the most efficient delivery routes, reducing travel time and fuel costs. For example, a catering business with multiple daily deliveries can benefit greatly from automated routing that reduces travel time and ensures food arrives hot and fresh.

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ChowNow

JUNE 12, 2025

There’s one problem every restaurant owner is trying to solve: how to increase restaurant sales without spending money on expensive ads or giving up huge chunks of profits to third-party apps. Add bold, well-placed “Order Now” buttons on your restaurant website , social media platforms, and even your Google Business Profile.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2025

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Murray for her insights on how and why to change a restaurant’s concept, social media marketing, and more. What is an example of how you’ve changed a restaurant concept and what lessons you learned? With my restaurant, I truly think I expanded a little bit too fast.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2025

Of course, if, in this case, too many restaurants open before the marketplace has a chance to catch up, then failure rates will increase regardless of how operators respond. That one restaurant in a crowded field of operations that chooses to make this one simple change towards excellent bread will push others to do the same.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Restaurant management is no exception. Restaurants use two of the main contributors to carbon emissions of all industries – food and energy. Naturally both are integral to any restaurant operation, so what changes can be made to reduce your restaurant business’s carbon footprint? Let’s take food first.

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EATER

MAY 14, 2025

Wonho Frank Lee Ryan Bailey of Kato in LA says more square footage has actually helped operations A version of this post originally appeared on May 14, 2025, in Eater and Punchs newsletter Pre Shift , a biweekly newsletter for the industry pro that sources first-person accounts from the bar and restaurant world.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

. " Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door: 50 American Chefs Chart Today’s Food Culture " by Emmanuel Laroche offers insights from leading chefs and readers will walk away with advice and inspiration from noted chefs, restaurant owners, bartenders, and industry leaders, all of whom have shared their stories in their own words.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2023

As travel and leisure activities continue to rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands like ours have a unique opportunity to position themselves for growth in non-traditional venues like airports, casinos, college campuses, sports stadiums and other travel centers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Do you ever wish that you had a crystal ball that could tell us what’s in store for the restaurant industry in the coming year? Restaurant operators should leverage digital tools to fight these serious – and simultaneous – threats to our food supply. As we close out 2022, food production is at risk. million tons of grain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2025

" To learn more about the courses and induction cooking methods, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) reached out to Chef Chris Galarza, Founder of Forward Dining Solutions LLC and Co-founder of EcoChef, who assisted in Chatham’s induction conversion and who helped design Chatham’s ACF courses. trillion globally and $1.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature help for small business owners and products for the 'new normal' for restaurants as they reopen. ” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2022

Summer 2022 is certainly expected to look different than the last two years as travel and gatherings increase. According to Forbes , 2022 summer travel plans are on the rise as 85 percent of Americans are planning to travel this summer while 46 percent plan to fly. Below are four tips to add to your seasonal hiring toolkit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

including restaurants. restaurants today than in 2019 and it is not clear when —if ever — they’re coming back. In 2022, there were about 631,000 restaurants in the United States. More closures in 2023 could reduce the number of restaurants to about 630,000 locations. Remember 2020?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2025

Among the report highlights are: Fast food and value-driven restaurants are thriving—McDonald’s (#25), Taco Bell (#33), and Popeyes (#11) are among the brands seeing significant consumer interest growth.' Restaurants that can tap into these trends are well-positioned for growth. What surprised you about the results?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2021

While we remain in the grey area, the state of the restaurant and hospitality industry is particularly unknown. As the effects of COVID-19 subside, the industry is expected to continue growing as consumers increase spending on discretionary purchases, such as outdoor dining, outdoor events, and travel, including hotel stays.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Over the course of 111 days, Brian Masilionis, Director, On-Premise Commercial Strategy & National Accounts for Southern Glazer’s, led a team of its industry-leading mixologists to sample more than 400 drinks in 83 restaurants, bars and hotels, compiling their insights to discover emerging cocktail and wine trends across the U.S.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The story made me think about what I did for a living and my zest for cooking delicious food, traveling to special parts of the world, working and dining in great restaurants, learning from exceptional chefs, enjoying incredible wines from the hands of vintners, harvesters, and wine makers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2021

In recent months, the public’s primary need has been to feel safe, so restaurant management should ensure guests are aware of efforts to protect their health and well-being. Successful restaurants will create a customer experience that features abundance and the elevated hospitality that will make the experience memorable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 24, 2023

A strong catering business can be a restaurant’s biggest moneymaker. Choose Items That Will Travel Well If we're doing a drop-off catering, we want to sell something that’s wrapped up – in the case of a Mexican restaurant, for example, a burrito. And you’re getting them for free!).

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Dark kitchens or virtual kitchens––real places staffed with non-ectoplasmic people—bring efficiencies to running a restaurant by providing off-site commissary services for delivery orders. Moving to an entirely new model, designed with employees at the center, is a true opportunity for restaurants to flip the script.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. ” Restaurant Owners Are Comparison Shopping. The Value of Trust.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In the January 23, 2024 New York Times article,“The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now,” the publication gathered 121 menus from restaurants all over the United States. The article goes on to suggest that “restaurant menus can be surprisingly revealing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It’s impacted almost every part of our lives, from how we work and shop to how we travel and entertain ourselves. Once the government’s ‘ one-way road to freedom ’ was announced earlier in the year, UK travel companies cited a huge surge in enquiries from people keen to holiday on home ground this summer.

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EATER

MARCH 25, 2025

. | Photo by Renee Dominguez/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images The TikTok food critic has spent the last few years advocating for independent restaurants, most recently in a partnership with Toast. Now, hes taking his restaurant advocacy one step further with a new partnership with point-of-sale platform Toast.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Chef Kristen Kish travels the world in search of the people, places, culture and traditions behind the world’s most remote restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2021

Yet as the industry hypothesizes about the long-term impact of digital with the return to in-person dining, billions of dollars continue to change hands in a way that will determine the fate of restaurant brand equity for years to come — and it’s happening outside of the four walls of the restaurant. Real Estate.

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