Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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EATER

JUNE 14, 2023

Joules Garcia When Valeria Socorro Velazquez Lindsten set out to reopen her acclaimed Chicago bakery in a new space, she found raising money was only half the battle When the lease on Valeria Socorro Velazquez Lindsten’s bakery was up in summer 2021, she began remodeling an old dry cleaner up the road to build out her dream shop.

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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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EATER

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Steakhouses make room for ramen spots, taco joints join artisanal bakeries, and fine dining stalwarts meet French bistros. Update, November 2021: In cities across the globe, the pandemic has left restaurants reeling — and Monterrey is no exception. Check with each restaurant for up-to-date information on dining offerings.

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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. “We believe it is extremely important to capitalize on delivery by maximizing the use of virtual kitchen spaces. New Level of Hot Dog.

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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. This means you’ll have to continue to follow strict safety protocols to make sure everyone is safe and that your restaurant remains on the right side of the law.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

“We’re excited to team up with DoorDash to bring their industry-leading selection of restaurants to our cardmembers with an added perk to make dining in more rewarding.” Cardmembers will need to activate by December 31, 2021 to enjoy the new benefit. ” New CEO at Waitr.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2024

Some days he’s fine. When restaurants began reopening after lockdowns, child care facilities were still closed, so Benca took an underused private dining room in the restaurant and, with the addition of toys, bean bag chairs, changing tables, and babysitting staff, she transformed it into a child care option for her employees.

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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 Engine

MAY 26, 2021

The future is here, and automated kitchens are trending. With the Covid pandemic in 2020 and even in 2021, the restaurant industry found itself having to adopt new ideas and look deep into the future. The newly imagined restaurant of today might find itself looking to automated kitchens. What is an Automated Kitchen?

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 10, 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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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Irfan: After spending over 15 years in Sales Strategy positions at multinational companies, I joined Focus Hospitality early in 2021. We do not necessarily focus only on restaurants but also on multiple hospitality sectors, ranging from resorts, hotels, cloud kitchens, bars, and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. The transaction is subject to the approval of Postmates stockholders, regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q1 2021.

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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 periods, were down -5 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2020, and for a pre-pandemic view, down -11 percent compared to same month two years ago. ” 2.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

It is difficult to argue with safety precautions designed to keep people well and thwart the spread of the virus. At the same time it is worth noting that restaurants cannot survive at 50% capacity or worse, lockdowns that prevent any inside dining, take out or delivery only, or an environment that limits the “experience of dining out”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thus far in 2021, the company has expanded across Las Vegas at the Convention Center, LINQ Hotel, and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Casino, as well as reopened with the unveiling of the new Virgin Hotel. In 2021 thus far, 13 new operators have signed on for 154 units, bringing the total to 35 operators and 420 units open or in development.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

While on summer vacation this year, the top dining strategy is takeout, selected by 55 percent. Dining During COVID-19. The sooner a customer dines in a restaurant after it reopens, the more likely they’ll dine out again in the next 30 days. For more, click here. Thanks so much for agreeing to the embargo.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public. A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants.

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EATER

MAY 11, 2021

And getting it back open again, keeping in mind the different requirements and interest in food halls, fine dining, events, retail, and bars, is its own unique challenge. He launched 10 ghost kitchen operations to extend his delivery zone to new cities and regions, expanded his takeout menu, and has a large product line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2021, Laura added the Wendy’s brand to her role with responsibility for implementing Develop­ment Days and quarterly business plans for TSFR’s 56 Wendy’s restaurants. SpotOn is quickly becoming a part of everyday life for consumers across the country whenever they shop, dine, or visit a stadium or a college campus.”

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EATER

MAY 26, 2023

These children were among 305 child workers at McDonald’s locations operated by three franchisees in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Maryland, and those operators now face more than $200,000 in collective fines. McDonald’s later said that the 10-year-olds were the children of a manager at the restaurant, and not authorized to be in the kitchen.

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EATER

JULY 6, 2022

The alleged treatment felt conspicuous to Harrar because in 15 years of livestock farming — which, like kitchens, is a heavily male field, known for its macho culture — she had worked almost exclusively under male managers, most of whom “became mentors and were nothing but respectful to me,” she later wrote in a letter to Stone Barns leadership.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.). Chick-fil-A.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the latest report from Tripadvisor , which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry, restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

October 27, 2021. Data through the week ending October 17, 2021. Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 October 19, 2021. Data through the week ending October 10, 2021. October 13, 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms. For the restaurateurs who responded to our survey, only 15 percent said they were allowed to dine at full capacity, with nearly half saying they were allowed 50 percent capacity. Patio dining in colder weather. Limitations and consumer demand.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

And whether it’s as a vehicle for Chaplin’s absurdist physical comedy, or it’s offering romantic depictions of Italian cuisine in Goodfellas and Big Night , or it’s the way the The Menu uses visceral horror and biting satire to critique the extravagance of luxury dining culture, food plays a crucial role in making the movies we love feel real.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Subject to satisfaction of the conditions, completion is anticipated to occur in the first quarter of 2021. CoLaboratory, Chicago’s newest shared workspace exclusively created to streamline innovation and foster collaboration for food and beverage opened in the West Loop, the center of the city’s dining scene.

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EATER

JULY 22, 2021

Chef Russell Jackson opened the fine dining restaurant Reverence in Harlem just months before the pandemic began. Chefs Russell Jackson and Ian Boden struggled to reconcile their visions of fine dining with their communities’ desires. shed nearly 4 million industry jobs out of 15.6 It keeps me going.”.

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