Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With some outdoor dining pilot programs coming to an end as we head into the winter months, tens of thousands of restaurants across the country will be forced to operate at a fraction of typical capacity without added outdoor seating to supplement the loss. Hire the Right People.

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EATER

APRIL 21, 2025

I have fond memories of these restaurants of my childhood their banquet seating and faded prints of Persepolis, our familys terrain, for birthdays, reunions and drawn-out evenings of indulging in conversation, dance, and scents of charcoaled meats over fire that took my dad, uncles, and aunts back to the streets of Tehran.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

billion from the same period in 2019. As President of the Food & Delivery segment of Novolex, I’ve had a front seat to these dramatic changes, and to the challenges facing the industry as it struggles to survive and adapt. billion in revenue from April through September of 2020—compared with $2.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

With social distancing guidelines in place and capacity and party size restrictions like we’ve seen outlined in other states , we can expect to see increased spaces between tables, eliminated host stand waiting areas, reductions of bar seats and even entirely new layouts for restaurants that highlight contactless offerings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

The comparable week in 2020 (to July 25), while in recovery compared to the height of restrictions, was still lower than the same week in 2019. Across all states, value velocity remains strongly positive compared to last year, with all key states now ahead of 2019. Sales velocity is now +34 percent vs July 27, 2019. California.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 20, 2021

Despite facing the pressure to stay open and operational over the last year, restaurants have gone above and beyond the “new normal” to rethink their operations, including seating arrangements and menu offerings, and in many cases reducing their staff to just the barebones. But this is slowly starting to change.

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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

AUGUST 19, 2020

Ensuring greater inclusion of Black-owned and operated businesses across NBA business activities addresses the goal of the 2019-20 NBA season restart, which is to find tangible and sustainable ways to address racial inequality across the country. Seated Acquires VenueBook. Seated acquired digital event booking platform VenueBook.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 31, 2020

In 2019 alone, companies seeking bankruptcy protection included Perkins, Houlihan’s, Restaurants Unlimited (multiple locations including Kincaid’s and Palomino), Kona Grill, Granite City, and The Palm. providing and requiring PPE; taking reservations only for seating). A Little History.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Off the Rez Cafe at the Burke Museum, Seattle The University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture , renowned for its rich natural history, anthropology, and cultural heritage collections, opened Seattle’s first Native-owned food truck-turned-cafe, Off the Rez , in 2019.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

There are two revenue management strategies you can turn to: Control Restaurant Capacity As a restaurant manager, you should strive to fill 80% of your seating. With over-capacity, you don't have enough seating to meet demand and customer service suffers. This is your optimal capacity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2022

Over the past few years, the pandemic has caused an uproar and massive changes to the dining experience as we knew it in 2019. When thinking about atmosphere, you’ll want to consider things like music, server attire, and even seating arrangements. Frequently Train Your Staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. The average salary for a chef or head cook was $56,310 in 2019. In 2019, 15.7 percent to 77.9.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Off-premise dining now accounts for 60 percent of total sales in 2020 compared to 40 percent in 2019. The focus on off-premise sales has allowed us to stay ahead of the industry, where we have come in 11.79 percent better than competitors in year-over-year growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

In 2019, they signed a franchise agreement to develop two locations in South Florida – the first just opened in Coral Springs and the second slated for Boca Raton in the next few years. . “For instance, along with activating online ordering and delivery options from the start, our patio has plenty of seating for those who choose.

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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 Outdoor seating construction. Mortgage and rent payments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How will the restaurant survive if seating capacity is reduced to 50 or 25 percent long term? If the restaurant cannot survive at a 25-percent indoor seating capacity cap, the restaurant is not going to benefit from an extended term of the lease. The role of general counsel during this unprecedented time is to ask the tough questions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This puts the customer in the driver’s seat and removes the reliance and uncertainties on timeliness of delivery offered by third parties. The average time per order at fast food restaurants in 2020 was 6 minutes – nearly 30 seconds slower than 2019. This is precisely where the value of location data comes into play.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

reported strong growth and momentum in its restaurant services offerings, with a record-setting Valentine's Day in which Yelp’s reservation and waitlist software helped seat nearly 250,000 diners via Yelp2, a more than 2X increase YoY. owner of the Chili's® Grill & Bar brand. "Yelp

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

Those who do the work are now in the driver’s seat and many of those harped about changes may actually come to fruition as a result. Step into the new restaurant industry where efficiency, profitability, better pay and benefits, and a willingness to respect life outside of the operation is front and center.

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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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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JUNE 22, 2020

billion, which, in 2019, included $20 billion in ad revenue. . A great example is the Coppa Club chain in London that periodically offers outdoor seating in igloos and pods. Instagram has come a long way since its inception in 2010. The image-based social network now has a revenue of approximately $6.84

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

analyzed daily traffic from February 26 through March 7 and compared it to the equivalent period in 2019. Imports during 2019 totaled 21.6 11-16, 2019. Point-of-sales (POS) Terminals market will grow at a promising CAGR of more than 7 percent between 2019 and 2029. Some Placer.ai million TEU in May, a 9.3

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurant design footprint will fundamentally change with more BOH kitchen size needed and less FOH seats as more people gravitate toward digital and delivery. Larger box restaurants will be disrupted as the competition for dining seats continues to grow over the next decade. The sleeping giant is virtual kitchens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Reassuringly, On Premise velocity is showing positive signs of nearly reaching levels seen in 2019. Most channels are now showing only single digit velocity decline against booming 2019 levels, suggesting we may be nearing a new On Premise norm." " Beverage Insights. The Evolution of Gift Cards. For example, the average U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

32 percent of survey takers chose outdoor seating availability as a factor in their dining-out comfort level. As one visual example, here’s a closer look at Memorial Day’s 2019 vs. 2020 traffic: Holiday Expectations. During the 2019 holiday season, in-store shoppers spent an average of $562.39

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Spark 2019: Re-Imagining Hospitality for the Restaurant Industry. The 2019 Spark conference, presented by HotSchedules and Fourth, brought restaurant industry leaders together to address challenges facing operators today. They are probably going to be in the driver’s seat for a long time, so you need to be flexible to them.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences. One similar concept of note was announced by Lebua Hotels & Resorts, whose Bangkok-based day club, Float, was estimated to launch by end of year 2019, according to Forbes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Wescott was appointed as CFO in September 2019, and after a year of cross functionally working within the company and playing an integral role in the success of the brand in the face of the pandemic, the taco shop has added COO to her title. . New COO at Fuzzy's. “The pet industry topped $95.7 “The pet industry topped $95.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In fact, they love it so much that overall restaurant industry sales are projected to reach a record high of $863 billion in 2019. People love to eat out and return when the experience is special. Customer-led Ordering and Payment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

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 Delivery spend increased 65 percent from mid-March to late April compared to the same time period in 2019, and this momentum isn’t slowing down. While only 2.3 Foot Traffic Improving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

From 2011 to 2019, Karel served as senior vice president for ARCOP, Inc., In March of 2019, Adams was promoted to president in addition to her role as CFO. inside a newly renovated Exxon, the new Pizza Inn Express features a drive-thru window and dine-in seating. Boston Market, Darden Restaurants, Inc. Located at 804 E.

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EATER

AUGUST 12, 2021

It was almost midnight when I pulled up to the drop site in a borrowed car, the rear seats pushed down to make room for the product. According to the most recent figures we have pre-pandemic, about a half million tons of mangoes were imported into the United States in 2019. Pakistani mangoes began arriving in the U.S. No, a mango.”.

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7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2020

The meal kit industry, which has been around since 2007, hit $5 billion in annual revenue in 2019—but growth in the industry was slow pre-COVID-19. If you have many groceries, inventory, or portioned goods, consider offering meal kits to diners to cook at home.

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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

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

” The Weishaupt’s founded the Weishaupt Family Foundation in 2019 to give back to the community-at-large and distributed $50K in grants to nonprofit organizations in the New Orleans area. In 2019, Black Restaurant Week collaborated with nearly 250 Black-owned restaurants and culinary businesses in cities across the U.S.,

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