Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Using the QSR traffic and sales data Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) has been gathering for 25-plus years, our analysts recently completed an exhaustive comparison of pre and post-pandemic data, comparing the first two quarters of 2022 and 2023 to the same period in 2019. Since 2019, however, QSR traffic has been down nearly 20% (18.4

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7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

For applicants that are a brewpub, tasting room, taproom, brewery, winery, distillery, or bakery: Documents evidencing that onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33.00% of gross receipts for 2019, which may include Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Forms 5130.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2022

In December 2021, average check was up 22 percent compared to the same period in 2019 and sales were up eight percent, according to Revenue Management Solutions, which released sales, traffic and average check trends for QSR restaurants in December 2021.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 2, 2020

There is little hope that we can flip on a switch and be back to where we were in the fall of 2019. Keep in mind that this current crisis will change everything and add significantly to those challenges of the past. DON’T DELAY – and by all means don’t expect to return to business as usual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

But millennials and Gen-Z are quickly becoming the largest generation, overtaking baby boomers in 2019. A post shared by Dunkin’ (@dunkin) on Dec 30, 2019 at 12:00pm PST. The idea of using social media marketing to attract customers, all the while managing inventory and payroll, can be exhausting. View this post on Instagram.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

Coming off fourteen months of partial or full shut down, limited numbers of guests allowed, mask mandates, and loads of fear associated with the virus – staff in restaurants dwindled down to a fraction of what was the norm in 2019, business that had crested the wave of participation and excitement suddenly drew down to a trickle, and even the most (..)

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Social Hospitality

JUNE 22, 2020

billion, which, in 2019, included $20 billion in ad revenue. . Instagram has come a long way since its inception in 2010. The image-based social network now has a revenue of approximately $6.84 The restaurant and food industry is one of the many to take advantage of the marketing opportunities Instagram offers.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Recruiting employees was the top concern in 2019 , before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the restaurant world. Coronavirus did take first place as a concern in 2020, when the pandemic was front and center and still shutting down or modifying dine-in practices. Surprising?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

The rising cost of those commodities will most likely affect the cost of food in 2019. What they call food-away-from-home prices are expected to rise between 2 and 3 percent in 2019.) The USDA also points out that other factors, like the cost of electricity and diesel, can affect the prices, as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2022

Overall new business growth was near pre-pandemic levels decreasing only one percent in 2021 compared to 2019. "Restaurant Yelp data shows a 56 percent increase in searches for restaurants at the highest price point in 2021 compared to 2019. " Mudan sees the opportunities ahead for restaurants, hospitality and entrepreneurs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

In fact, the number of diners seated via Yelp was up 48 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019. Nearly 6,600 new restaurant and food businesses opened in May 2021, a 42 percent increase from May 2020 and down by only 21 percent from May 2019. They saw a similar increase in diners seated in April 2021. Returning to On Premise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Total restaurant visits were down -6 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2019 but were up +23 percent from a year ago, recovering from a -23 percent decline in May 2020. Snack were up this May +8 percent compared to May 2019 and up +3 percent compared to two years ago. Sales velocity is now +27 percent vs July 13, 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

At-home meal kits increased 13x in 2020 from 2019, with some of the most popular options including NYC-based I CHIRAN’s Take-Home Ramen Kit and New England Lobster’s Lobster Roll Kit in San Francisco. From December 2019 to January 2020, dollar sales for beverage alcohol retailers in the 3×3 network fell by $50 million.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

CGA’s latest BeverageTrak data reveals that seasonal trends over the last weeks of 2021 loosely mirrored those seen in 2019 – with a strong build up to Christmas followed by a decline in the week immediately before December 25. When compared with 2019, restaurants sold six percent more cards overall. compared with $32.03

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2021

In 2019, the hospitality industry found it exceedingly difficult to staff our properties. unemployment rate for March was six percent so, in theory, there are many more people available to work than in 2019. We blamed the extraordinarily low unemployment rate of 3.6 But where are they?

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Little Italy Pizza in 2019 Since Avery came from a tech background, they upgraded their POS and adopted 7shifts for their scheduling software. Waking up every day, going to bed, and realizing that I'm missing important life events with my family," says Avery. "I I realized you don't get a second chance at first-chance opportunities."

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In 2019, The Insight Partners, a research firm, estimated that the global RTD alcoholic beverage market would reach $40 million in 2027 from $26 million in 2018. percent in 2019, and 8.5 v took off. The pandemic has only made RTDs even more popular. Tequila is the up-and-coming favorite among consumers worldwide. percent in the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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7 Shifts

MAY 28, 2021

Since November 2019, Pita Way has checked off 36,000 tasks—no small feat—and the sign of a smoothly-run business. Megges uses task templates and recurring tasks to create daily, weekly, and monthly task lists for each store. On average, their lists have about 19 tasks each, with each location completing about 23 tasks a day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2021

Business Will Substantially Increase Over 2019. All of this will bring your sales back slightly above 2019, but your big increase (20% plus) will be in pickup, carryout and curbside services. Based on my first-hand knowledge of the industry nationally, here is my advice: Hold on tight! Patios are likewise full and have waiting lines.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As of this post’s publication (September 2019), the non-fast food restaurant hourly minimum wage is as follows : $15 for New York City restaurants employing 11 of more workers. By the end of 2019, the following hourly minimum wages will be in place for non-fast food restaurants: $15 for restaurants employing 10 or fewer workers. $13

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

OpenTable reported a 44 percent growth rate from 2019 to 2021 in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020. Yet, it turns out that wave was more of a tsunami of change since it doesn’t seem like pre-COVID preferences are coming back anytime soon. in the online food delivery sector. Landing Pages.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants ranked #76 in Glassdoor's 100 Best Places to work in 2019. Ardent, a small restaurant in Milwaukee, made Food & Wine’s 2019 list of best restaurants to work at. They offer a mentorship program for all employees, as well as online classes for both business and personal development.

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Social Hospitality

MAY 18, 2020

According to the data from the 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook by Deloitte , industry growth is consistent throughout the past decade. In a world driven by social media and online search, sales tactics are essential to generate revenue. From 2009 to 2017, gross bookings in U.S. hotels grew to $185 billion from $116 billion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

To accurately assess the underlying trends of restaurant performance, RMS compared 2021 sales and traffic to pre-pandemic 2019 data. percent over 2019, and average check increased by a remarkable 22.9 percent compared to 2019. On average, sales were up 8.1 Compare that to average net price, which was up 7.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2021

The National Chicken Counci l also mentioned that 2020 saw a seven-percent rise in the number of chicken wing servings from restaurants compared to 2019. This means less chicken is being produced causing restaurant operators to quickly find alternatives to the popular bird. Demand for To-Go.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 29, 2024

At a time when the desire and need for dining out has returned to 2019 levels, this seems like a counter-productive formula. In the end, restaurants become less and less appealing to customers, employees, and owners. While all of this “reaction” is taking place, the root cause continues to be ignored.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

If it is any consolation – numerous other industries will take time to recover to business levels of 2019 – so they will be slow to hire. Possible strategy: This may be one of the biggest challenges that we will face. The pool of potential employees will be substantial and so will be the need for training.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2021

the average monthly payroll of the company during either 2020 or 2019. Key qualification requirements for the second round of PPP funding include: Eligible businesses must have experienced a 25 percent reduction in revenue in one quarter of 2020 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) over the same quarter in 2019. average monthly payroll.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2023

Cooks have enjoyed substantially larger pay increases in the post-pandemic years compared to chefs (18 and seven percent respectively from 2019 to 2022), reversing an almost decade-long trend that saw a growing pay gap between the two categories. Employment of fast food and counter workers was down 17 percent compared to 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2022

have reduced their operating hours since 2019, according to a survey by Dataessential. The firm examined the operating hours for hundreds of thousands of locations across two time periods: October 2019 and October 2022., percent reduced their operating hours since 2019, while just 19.8 percent in 2019. finding that 58.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The report found that in 2019, 2021, and 2022, visits to the chains spiked in correlation with the releases. percent compared to 2019’s numbers, too. percent during that same period compared to 2019. And foot traffic increased with each subsequent comparison, indicating that fall menus grew in popularity from year to year.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In 2019, they were one of Indeed’s Top Places to Work. Offer Employee Development and Career Advancement Opportunities In-n-Out Burger , Glassdoor’s #4 Best Place to Work in 2019, offers ongoing training for employees, as well as training for associates to become managers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The trends the industry had in 2019 toward improved tech stacks, better reporting, and streamlined operations can’t wait any longer, and restaurants are finding the budget to put toward technology again.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The incoming administration has made it clear that increasing the minimum wage is a priority— It’s highly probable that the federal minimum wage will be increased across the board as part of forthcoming relief packages, supported by a 2019 Congressional report showcased that if the federal minimum wage increased to $15 per hour it would (..)

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