Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual. In the U.K.

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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. ” In 2019, Accelerated Franchised Concepts (AFC) closed on a minority investment into Raw J?ce,

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The fast-casual brand Dave’s Hot Chicken has now more than 200 units committed despite its franchise initiative being just launched in October 2019 (3). Special thanks to Jackie Lobdell, Vice President of Franchise Development with Slim Chickens, for providing her expert insights. MORE RESOURCES. 2020, September 11).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Adding to the 20 Noodles & Company locations in the metro Chicago market, the ghost kitchen will help reach a new customer base through its digital channels and give the fast-casual brand a presence in-between local locations. "We're “Since we originally announced flip’d in 2019, a lot has changed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A lot of places are also offering dine-in only specials or dishes that can only be ordered in-house. In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. The restaurants of the future will disrupt the industry with: specialization, availability, exclusivity and speed and, media engagement.

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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. In 2019, Salata completed a rebrand, redesigned its stores and launched its tech suite and Tastemaker loyalty program. With drive-thru equipped buildouts as low as 1,200 sq. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. “As a fast-casual concept with strong unit economics, The Habit Burger Grill is a fantastic addition to the Yum! Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc. and internationally.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Despite tremendous initial interest in 2019, the Covid crisis put a halt to all discussions in 2020. Saudi Arabia had a successful pop-up store at the 2019 Riyadh Season and is opening its first permanent store in Jeddah this summer.

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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). Just a few months after Burger King’s successful Impossible Whopper launch in August 2019, the restaurant chain added the Impossible Whopper Jr.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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 The fast-casual burger chain increased prices by 2.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” Creating Multi-Brand Platform of Premium Casual Restaurant Concepts. ” Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii was purchased in mid-2019 by the Royal Aloha Coffee Company, which then set in motion a strategic plan for the brand’s aggressive growth plans. BurgerFi International Inc. Sankranti Likes Atlanta.

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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. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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EATER

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Illustration by Bea Hayward Once a luxury reserved for posh dinners, fish roe has become the snack du jour at restaurants across the country — and it’s blurring the lines between casual and formal dining Caviar has gone on a journey over the past few years. But it’s not just the wealthiest ZIP codes where this is showing up. “We

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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. Do cold foods require pre-chilling, special coolers or transport containers, or the addition of ice packs?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In 2019, Taco John’s unveiled an updated brand and restaurant design. The drive-thru feature is a first for the fast casual brand, which has previously focused on eat-in cafés and kiosks. “Fazoli’s is at the forefront of the fast-casual Italian category,” Milliken said.

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Indoor Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

You know you need restaurant promotions to bring in new customers, but when you’re a fast-casual restaurant owner, this is often at the bottom of a very long to-do list, especially if you’re just starting out. Check out these tips to avoid these advertising mistakes we’ve seen fast-casual restaurants make over the years.

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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. restaurant: Teranga, a counter-service spot which debuted in NYC in 2019. I don’t limit myself to Senegal [in my cooking], and it’s intentional.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

The most updated On Premise Impact Report by Nielsen CGA, along with other special reports issued over the past several weeks, can be found here. percent of baby boomers used 3PD in the past two months, this reflects a growth of 50 percent compared to the same months in 2019.Sense360's Fast Food (52 percent). While only 2.3

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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., Fast casual restaurants continue to outpace industry growth and we see a great deal of opportunity for business owners in this urban market.” and Del Taco.

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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. ” In October 2019 ICV made a significant investment in JK&T Wings, a leading franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings, in partnership with management.

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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. “Simply put, we wanted to be part of something special. In 2019, Little Caesars opened in Spain, India, and Barbados. 10 units in Chicago. 26 units in Houston.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

Fast-casual: 28.9%. Casual: 33.2%. Upscale casual: 30.4%. 52% of restaurant professionals named high operating and food costs as one of their top challenges, according to Toast's 2019 Restaurant Success Report. During slow times, you may opt to cut shifts and run specials to bring more customers in your door.

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EATER

JULY 11, 2022

From what she’s seeing, the reservations in the city are more in demand now than they were even in 2019. As the Wall Street Journal recently reported , Resy saw its busiest month ever this April, Tock has experienced record-breaking traffic, and OpenTable reported fewer walk-ins at restaurants in 2022 than in 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

On special appeal, the Board vacated the judge’s order, and remanded the case to the judge with instructions to approve the settlement agreements. HOP® Restaurants announced plans to launch Flip’d by IHOP™, a new fast-casual concept in the U.S., fast-growing category. Flip’d by IHOP.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2020

Before you distribute your restaurant employee handbook, have a lawyer—preferably one who specializes in employment law or restaurants—go through it and ensure your best interests are protected. Should a staff member break the rules with a fireable offense, you will have documentation that protects you from any wrongful dismissal.

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EATER

MARCH 22, 2022

It started in 2019, when an ad for GarfieldEats suddenly appeared on a vacant storefront in Toronto’s West End. This combination of content, fast-casual dining, and the Garfield character led to a unique experience for visitors. It featured a large image of Garfield pointing at an even-larger photo of Mazri.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

To that end, Krystal has engaged The Cypress Group, a specialized investment banking firm, to manage the refranchising initiative. ” The company began franchising in 2019, adding three new restaurants outside of its home-market of Oklahoma City. ” Coolgreens Turns 10. We aim to change that.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In addition to serving 15,000 restaurants and food services clients across the globe, Zuppler enjoys important partnerships with leading transactions processor Worldpay (acquired by FIS in 2019) and Rewards Network, a provider of loyalty-based marketing and financing services to the restaurant industry. ” SMG Integrates Reviews.

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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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Foodable

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Fast Casual Nation Podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurants who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. And then I was promoted to vp of operations in 2019 and now we are here today.” Listen to "99.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The top three finishers from each industry have formed a team to compete for the honor of 2019 Aramark Culinary Excellence National Champions. Nearly 52 percent of restaurant professionals rank high food and operating costs as a top challenge in running a restaurant, according to the Toast Restaurant Success in 2019 Industry Report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Dog Haus currently has more than 50 locations open nationwide, including 30 traditional restaurants and 20 special sites, with 10+ locations in development. The transaction marks the addition of the first fast-casual concept to Yum! Minnow has been field testing its Pickup Pods in Portland, Oregon since May 2019.

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RGU

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Earlier this year, the marketing solutions company polled dozens of QSR and fast casual restaurant owner/operators to uncover what was missing in their marketing strategies. With research predicting that by the end of 2019, mobile advertising will account for 72% of all U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

Smart Foodservice had 2019 revenues of approximately $1.1 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. ” Adds Flaherty: “wagamama is ideally suited for the U.S.

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EATER

JUNE 29, 2022

The fast-casual counter space on Manhattan’s 1st Avenue — once occupied by a late-night roast beef sandwich joint but abandoned years ago — might feel like fast food, with its buns and buckets, its fried potatoes, and its hyper-colored mural of a rooster. The fast-casual dining room at Rowdy Rooster. Clay Williams.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Salata is on track to have 25 new franchise contracts secured by the end of 2019. The introduction of the franchising microsite follows a number of brand milestones for Salata in 2019, including: The debut of a new restaurant design (February). As 2019 winds down, Del Taco’s expansion plans are still heating up.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

These are fast-changing times for all types of restaurants. Quick-service and fast casual restaurants fall under the limited-service umbrella. Fine dining, upscale, casual family dining and casual dining restaurants fall under this category. Fast casual restaurants. Casual dining restaurants.

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