Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Pace of recovery for fast casual brands has slowed down considerably, although results continue to be much better than for full-service restaurants. Taking a look back at the "Top Foods of the Year" in Grubhub's 2018 and 2019 Year In Food Report, we found that many of the past favorites are still trending in 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In 2018, he launched the podcast, Flavors Unknown, featuring a series of conversations with acclaimed and award-winning chefs, pastry chefs, and mixologists from around the United States. Since the pandemic, many chefs created fast-casual concepts and we see more and more tasting and prix-fix menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Randy’s Donuts began franchising internationally in 2018 with development deals for 20 stores in South Korea, five stores in portions of Saudi Arabia and nine stores in the Philippines. ’ We’re one of the only restaurants serving filet mignon and lobster at fast food prices.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. Menu innovation has long been a staple of the Dog Haus brand, as evidenced by the launch of its Chef Collaboration Series in 2018 and Mixologist Collaboration in 2019. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

percent in 2018. Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants. ” That report finds that, through the first half of 2024, fast-casual restaurants saw visit growth of 3.2 percent year-over-year, compared to 0.4

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EATER

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The salad chain has a billion-dollar valuation and no profitability in sight This week, fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen announced its intent to go public and start trading on the New York Stock Exchange. In a 2018 interview with Recode, co-founder Jonathan Neman described the chain as a “food platform,” not simply a restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Bangin’ Buns launched in 2018 when a tight-knit group of friends in the San Fernando Valley, Nick Nshanyan, Gary Shahbazyan, Sam Manvelyan, and Arman Grigoryan, started cooking Nashville Hot Chicken in each other’s homes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In the restaurant industry, several food safety and operational issues are consistent issues across restaurants, no matter if they are fine dining, casual dining, fast casual, or quick service restaurants. Measuring success in these areas may help drive KPI success.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). In 2018 California enacted legislation similar to the new law in New York, and earlier last year, the Washington D.C.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There were more than $50 billion in sales in Florida restaurants in 2018, according to National Restaurant Association facts, with close to 1.1 We know our flavors have mass appeal and we expect to compete well with all fast casual chains as we make our way into new cities.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

His previous experience also includes acting as CFO and controller for numerous hospitality and fast casual brands such as Rubio’s, Carl’s Jr., ” Patrick Renna, who has served as the brand’s President & CFO since June 2018, will now devote his full attention to his CFO role. . and Del Taco.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Their enthusiasm for our brand coupled with their deep experience developing successful polished casual and fast-casual restaurant brands in Alberta make them the perfect partners to bring CPK into Canada for the first time. Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza is heating up the Midwest with a 16-unit development deal.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

A restaurant that serves fresh swordfish with grilled vegetables, for instance, will probably have a higher food cost percentage than a fast-casual restaurant that serves fried fish and chips, since the fish may come frozen and the french fries can be bought in bulk. Think about how much food prices can rise and fall over time.

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EATER

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While some restaurants offered benefits around voting for the first time in 2018, this year’s widespread protests against police brutality and broader conversation about civil rights has spurred more employers to honor Election Day as a work holiday. million global “franchise associates.”. That’s a lot of voting power.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Curry Up Now Secures Investment.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. For fast-casual and quick-service restaurants—no more lines. Examples of contactless payment technology.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In 2022, 9 million tourists visited Thailand’s largest island (down from 15 million in 2018) in search of white-sand beaches, clear waters, and palm trees. In the last decade, tourist-oriented restaurants, cheesy cafes, and fast food have moved into the town’s Chinese Portuguese shophouses. A vendor at Cham-Cha Market, Phuket Town.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. First, at 2.1

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EATER

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

West African cuisines more broadly are also having a moment in different forms, from fast casual to the fine dining experiences chefs like Balogun advance, throughout American cities. Teranga’s more casual format — and that it took three years to open in the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Prior to Boston Market, Allen served as President of Jack-in-the-Box from 2014 to 2018, where she held full strategic and operational responsibility for the 2,200-unit, $3 billion hamburger quick service restaurant chain, generating superior results and upgrading the quality of the menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” Creating Multi-Brand Platform of Premium Casual Restaurant Concepts. News of the agreement comes one month after The Saxton Group announced plans to diversify its brand portfolio with Jaggers, a fast-casual concept created by the Texas Roadhouse Corporation. BurgerFi International Inc. Sankranti Likes Atlanta.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The desire for convenience and the popularity of fast-casual dining remains important to diners in this new year. In addition, several fast-casual restaurants are now using “luxury ingredients” in their simply fashioned foods in order to provide quality as well as convenience.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As Vox speculated in 2018 , some of Hooterss struggles may have simply to do with the fact that the chain and its food now feel outdated compared to its newer competitors. In 2017, it launched a fast-casual offshoot called Hoots that served similar food with a more family-friendly (i.e., less skimpy) approach.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

CAA-GBG , a global brand management platform, and The Halal Guys , the fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant famous for pioneering American halal food, top photo, established a long-term partnership. Winning dishes will be reviewed by Flavored Nation’s panel and announced in mid-April, along with 2020 event locations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

percent between 2015 and 2018, compared with a 2.5 In an average week, 83 percent of adults dine at fast food and fast casual restaurants. The report notes that wage growth in the U.S. foodservice industry rose 5.3 percent median rise of wages overall. and report coauthor.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. Digital ordering is still larger at fast casuals versus QSR. Half of fast casuals achieved 26-50 percent digital sales, while nearly half of QSRs had 11-25 percent digital sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

The majority of fast-casual and fine dining operators are meeting this challenge head-on by adding new offerings monthly,* driving increased competition with bar-and-grill operators. In fact, 54 percent of diners consider new menu items important to their decision when selecting a restaurant, according to a recent US Foods survey.*

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

"We're ready for the next step in the brand transformation that began when I came on board in 2018," said Paul Macaluso, Krystal president and CEO. "We've The brand has rebuilt nine restaurants since 2018, generating first year-over-year comp sales ranging from +29.8 percent to +107.5 ” Coolgreens Turns 10.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" At least 4 in 10 operators in each of the three limited-service segments — quickservice, fast casual, and coffee and snack — believe the addition of drive-thru lanes will become more common in 2023. That’s up more than 75 percent since 2018, but down slightly since 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Chicken Salad Chick has 137 locations throughout 16 states predominantly in the Southeast and is a leading fast-casual restaurant company. The fast-casual restaurants also feature homemade pimento cheese and egg salad, as well as fresh sides, soups and desserts. Terms of the deal are confidential.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“Fast food options usually fall into two buckets: fast, healthy, and unaffordable, or fast, unhealthy, and affordable and nothing in between. In 2018, 51% of chefs in the United States added vegan items to their menus. GlobalData). 31 percent of Americans practice meat-free days. Foodable Labs). AdTheorent, Inc.,

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EATER

MAY 16, 2023

I would also sometimes work on the floor at Sons & Daughters , so then I became the GM of their fast-casual spot, which is how I met Carlin Karr, who’s now the wine director for the Frasca group, who really is a big reason why I work in wine. Kern Schireson, the CEO at Known, has been guiding me on my journey as CEO since 2018.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

In addition to virtual kitchens meeting lower labor costs, they also offer a fast-track to opening, with a location able to begin serving in just one month. Virtual kitchens handle food delivery and have additional staff at the facility, so the barbecue brand will only need to employ a limited number of team members. Pieology in China.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It expands our existing stake and adds new capabilities, including full-service, fast casual, sports restaurants and fine dining locations to our portfolio, ultimately bringing unmatched offerings to suit all types of travelers’ needs,” said Roger Fordyce, Hudson Group CEO. In 2018, OHM generated $62 million of revenue.

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Restaurant Clicks

APRIL 21, 2021

It should come to no surprise that Oyamel has received a Bib Gourmand in 2017 and 2018. A casual Mexican restaurant, seating is limited in their Del Ray location, though more spacious in their Arlington locations. A fun and casual restaurant, Guapos is perfect for a night out with friends or even a laid back date night.

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Gecko Hospitality

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Things are no different in the restaurant industry, and 2018 has seen some notable—and in many instances, challenging—tech trends that are changing facets of the business. Several fast-food, quick-service and casual full-service restaurants have introduced touchscreen kiosks or tabletop tablets for automated ordering.

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Restaurant Clicks

MAY 6, 2021

Fare Well is a “retro chic” casual dining restaurant that offers patio dining as well as takeout. While all locations of Plnt Burger are fast casual, this location allows friends to gather in a relaxed environment. VegZ is a casual restaurant that serves up Indian inspired vegetarian cuisine. Outside of Washington, D.C.,

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