Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. Once that is submitted you are subject to a thorough review.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

According to the 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Report released by the National Restaurant Association, some 40 percent of restaurant operators across six dining models (family dining, quick service, casual dining, fast casual, fine dining, and coffee and snack) mentioned that they added a contactless or mobile payment option.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Quick-service restaurants are also feeling the pressure – large chains like Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s have had to close dining rooms due to insufficient staffing. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience. Service with a smile is not a thing of the past.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. While many cracked the code, some are still adapting. So what’s next?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

." Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal."

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

“In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. The data shows a remarkable 61 percent of singles are willing to dine out for a first date on February 14th, while 51 percent of all diners are considering double dates.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

From converting to fast casual to offering meal kits to ghost kitchen-driven expansion, restaurants are meeting customers where they are (mostly at-home!), Fast casual is king With dining rooms effectively shut down early last year (many of them still limited), restaurants had to rethink how they would be serving hungry diners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

From the very beginning we worked to attract loyal guests seeking an authentic, family dining experience. With restaurant dining rooms closing unexpectedly and inconsistently from market to market, the industry realized the ability to communicate frequently and rapidly to their customers is critical. Shasta, California.

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EATER

DECEMBER 21, 2022

By presenting cuisine that has not traditionally been championed in a fine dining, wine-tasting setting, Mistry hopes to challenge people’s expectations about cuisine — and the people who make it. Over the past few years, one-off guest chef appearances and chef-in-residence programs have proliferated in the fine dining industry.

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Future Food

MARCH 5, 2025

Successful precinct designs are aligned to the key strategy drivers Delivering a modern dining precinct in a club environment demands a holistic strategy that goes beyond architectural or interior design plans.

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EATER

MAY 23, 2022

In 2021, Carmellini imported outposts of his acclaimed New York restaurants Carne Mare and the Dutch , and Starr announced in April that he would bring vaunted New York brasserie Pastis to a location near Downtown in 2023. A lot of those people have come from larger cities, and they’re used to lots and lots of dining options.”.

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 1, 2023

per year on average from 2016 to 2021. These establishments are known for their casual atmosphere and pair well with the Western trend of social dining. Dining Experience Innovations In addition to the food, the ambiance and design of a restaurant play a significant role in drawing customers. ” Japan Today.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The new restaurants — as well as upgrades to existing locations — will adapt the company’s new, modern, and inviting “Fresh Forward” design and meet the needs of today’s consumer with comfortable guest indoor dining spaces as well as numerous delivery and order ahead options, with a strong digital first strategy.

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Future Food

MARCH 6, 2025

Successful precinct designs are aligned to the key strategy drivers Delivering a modern dining precinct in a club environment demands a holistic strategy that goes beyond architectural or interior design plans.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

With a new year comes new challenges, and after the year for the industry that was 2020, we want to help set your restaurant up for success in 2021. Make all touchpoints of your restaurant feel like the cool, casual, fusion, or fine dining establishment it is. Your mission statement is the ‘why’ of your restaurant.

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It seems poised to continue at least for part of 2021. To help you, we look at six tips for restaurant success in 2021. #1: Restaurant customers in 2021 are going to be looking for contactless options when they frequent your restaurant. Another tip for restaurant success includes refining your al fresco dining options.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

From the rise of AI to the increasing popularity of experiential dining, businesses are adapting creatively to meet new consumer demands. Perhaps oddly and yet understandably, premium dining spending has increased… but only through average spend. Those who already treat themselves to high end dining experiences spend more.

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EATER

JULY 11, 2022

According to data from Yelp , searches for reservations in the first quarter of 2022 were up 107 percent compared to the same period in 2021, and interest in indoor seating is significantly outpacing outdoor dining. For some people, exploring the world of restaurants is synonymous with being out again in the world.

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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! Cardmembers will need to activate by December 31, 2021 to enjoy the new benefit.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

There are only 4 months of 2020 left where you can push your restaurant’s marketing hard and set yourself up for success going into 2021. Make all touchpoints of your restaurant feel like the cool, casual, fusion, or fine dining establishment it is. Your mission statement is the ‘why’ of your restaurant.

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EATER

JULY 13, 2022

In addition to these celebrated restaurants, the duo and their team also run fast-casual fried chicken concept Rowdy Rooster , the Biryani Bol delivery operation, and immersive virtual reality dining experience Aerobanquets RMX. Then I got an opportunity to move to Singapore and serve as a chef-partner in a fine dining restaurant.

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EATER

JUNE 5, 2023

Traditionally, a chef in a fine dining establishment didn’t have to worry about being watched. Perhaps a customer could glimpse the line through a swinging kitchen door, but the peace and civility of the dining room was sacrosanct. It was theater and he was the star ,” she says in the 2021 documentary Wolfgang.

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The Rail

JANUARY 19, 2023

A fleet of electric vehicles is most suitable for more extensive restaurant operations, whether fast food, fine dining, or catering businesses. Modern Marketing Tools “In 2021, it was estimated that there were 32,027 full-service restaurant franchise establishments in the United States,” according to Statista.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

And Independence Day 2021 may be the busiest one yet, with 46% of American consumers reporting that they’re excited to dine out again as pandemic restrictions are loosened. For example, if you’re a fine dining establishment, diners probably aren’t looking for streamers and balloons everywhere. Download Now.

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EATER

MAY 2, 2023

These so-called VIP customers come up often in discussions about restaurant subscriptions, whether it’s fast casual or fine dining. L’Ardente, a luxe Italian spot in downtown DC, began selling meal subscriptions not as a pandemic response (they opened in the fall of 2021), but as a way to tap into a wider audience.

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EATER

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Many restaurants serve a sort of upscale mountain cuisine, seasonal and local ingredients used in dishes hearty enough to fuel outdoor adventures, combined with a decidedly casual setting and service. Evrensel sold Toptable in 2014, but the group continues to set the standard for high-end dining in Whistler. Portobello.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 3, 2022

37% are planning to travel during spring break, specifically, which is an increase from the 29% who were traveling for Spring Break 2021. The percentage breakdown of sales from travelers in a typical year pre-COVID-19 was as follows: Family dining – 31%. Casual dining – 32%. Fine dining – 41%.

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EATER

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Capital-T Trends have had the space to take root as customers crowded into dining rooms and traveled around the country, bringing their excited energy with them to red-sauce Italian joints, vibey supper club-inspired spots, and so many pop-ups turned full-fledged restaurants. Hillary Dixler Canavan. Nashville, Tennessee. Danielle Del Valle.

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EATER

MAY 3, 2022

Ask the Extremely Online who Alison Roman is and they’ll probably provide you with a different answer than someone who casually picked up one of her cookbooks at a local bookstore. When: Interest in Fieri is consistent year-round, but the highest peak over the past five years occurred during the last week of February 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Brands, Mount Franklin Foods, US Foods, Melt Shop, FoodMaven, Nathan's Famous, Island's Fine Burgers & Drinks, Checkers & Rally’s, Lineage Logistics and Minnow. The transaction marks the addition of the first fast-casual concept to Yum! National Restaurant Association Show Canceled. New Level of Hot Dog.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

by the end of fiscal 2021. 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. At the closing of the acquisition, US Foods’ pro forma net leverage is expected to be approximately 4.0x

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

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. Family dining restaurants. Family dining restaurants have average guest checks below $15. Fine dining.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2022

Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Putting it into a longer historical perspective, this is the weakest growth posted by the industry since February 2021 – the last month in which the industry lapped over a pre-pandemic month. July’s sales growth was +0.6% – a slowdown of 1.3

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With the exception of Fine Dining, all restaurant segments experienced negative same-store traffic growth during Q3 2022. The findings reveal that the negative trend in traffic growth goes beyond 2021. Limited-service includes quick service, and fast casual. Limited-service segments: quick service and fast casual.

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Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The only segment that was able to post positive 3-year same-store traffic growth during November was Fine Dining. Based on their 3-year same-store sales growth, the segments that performed the best fell under the limited-service category: quick service and fast casual. Limited-service includes quick service, and fast casual.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Across the globe we’ve seen the cultural, social and economic landscape of food and hospitality destinations upended, increased outdoor dining focus, delivery platforms, dark-kitchens, grocery e-commerce and social media continue to redefine dining and its new parameters regarding safety.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Under the creative direction of Chef Brian Howard, Sparrow + Wolf seamlessly melds Old World cooking methods with New American creativity in a beautiful and unique dining space that is both modern and natural. You can order from an a la carte menu or choose the pre-fixe Chef’s Tasting Menu served family-style for group dining.

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