Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

At the end of 2021, four out of five restaurants reported facing a staffing shortage due to reduced operating hours and dining capacity. A fragmented supply chain is also increasing ingredient costs, leading restaurants to balance staff churn with a changing menu to keep revenue consistent. Monitoring Supply Can Curb Waste and Loss.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Here are our best guesses for the business trends of 2021. Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. of total sales (4). Which brings us to the next point on deliveries.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The restaurant industry once again proved its resilience in 2022 as it dealt with ongoing obstacles like inflation, supply chain, labor shortages and more. These elements were not offset by topline sales gains so many felt the pressure on the bottom line in actual earnings. Here are some of their insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

It’s not enough just to recover, retail and specifically restaurants and the food industry are compelled to pivot, adapt and create a model that will endure. Here are five trends in the restaurant industry to consider post-COVID: Labor Supply, Wages and Automation. million since the start of the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

The RRF will provide tax-free grants for food and beverage venues that lost revenues in 2020. Eligible establishments include restaurants, food trucks, bars, breweries, wineries, and bakeries. For some business types, at least 33 percent of 2019 gross receipts must have comprised on-site sales to the public. Business supplies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2022

percent from March 2021 to March 2022, accounting for the highest inflation rate since December 1981. Rebounding demand, supply chain issues, and labor shortages are mostly to blame for driving prices to an all-time high. The prices of goods and services have increased 8.5 Prioritize Accurate Recipe Costing. Take Advantage of QR Codes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Throughout the paused activity of 2020 and 2021, people everywhere were reminded of the delicate ecosystem that exists between individuals and their communities, as well as between people and their planet. Problems with supply left a deficit of some items and a surplus of others. First Priority: Getting Smarter.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online. What’s more, consumers tend to spend extra on their food when ordering by themselves, either through kiosks or branded apps. When the pandemic hit, many restaurants focused on expenses. Inventory stock changed significantly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

As Americans reach for a potential post-pandemic world, the restaurant industry continues to reel from two years of economic, staffing and supply chain chaos. percent increase in average US hourly wages in 2021, specifically noting a rapid rise in wages for leisure and hospitality workers. Team meetings can also be extremely helpful.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Restaurants will continue to grapple with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions throughout 2022. Supply chain : Supply chain issues will be a key challenge in 2022. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises. A drop in employee retention & difficulty in hiring.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

In this post, we'll walk you through everything you need to know about restaurant sales forecasting - from the reasons why to forecast, to steps on how to create forecasts accurately, to what you should consider when forecasting for your restaurant. Restaurant Sales Forecasting Method & Techniques. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. million guests. “The Juicey Awards are about honoring our passionate store owners.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images According to a new study, grocery stores could keep more food out of landfills, increase profits, and pad customers’ pockets by adopting a practice widely used by airlines, hotels, and other industries This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Picture yourself grocery shopping. Which do you choose?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

That’s why we decided to donate 10 percent of sales of our off-premise take-out and delivery platform to No Kid Hungry. That’s why we decided to donate 10 percent of sales of our off-premise take-out and delivery platform to No Kid Hungry. Here are their responses. Click here for part one. million meals in just six weeks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In the last year we’ve been able to really focus on growing our off-premise business, and we found that guests enjoy our home-style comfort food in the comfort of their own homes. Here are their responses. Click here for part two. Anita Adams, CEO of Black Bear Diner. Shasta, California. Dennis Becker, CEO, Mobivity.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There are a number of reasons why restaurants fail – some are predictable and avoidable, while others can catch a business off guard. None, however, are as devastatingly out of the operators control as this pandemic. Even the best operators are at a loss for solutions. Many of these restaurants have been around for decades or even generations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Using order data from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 and a national consumer survey, DoorDash’s mid-year report checks in on popular food trends, nationally and regionally, how users ate through social distancing, cravings across the country, and more. DoorDash Deep Dish.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? We're all here for it! Coffee shops can be so much more than a place to grab a cup of joe and a croissant. They are places where friends and family gather, where ideas are formed and spread, and where important work gets done. For your coffee shop to reach that status, it has to be done right.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Even as some of these supply chain hiccups and irregularities resolved, others popped up. That is, according to the professor, particularly true of the food we eat. “[Our Here’s how three owners are doing it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. "With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2021

When they opened up that waiting list for the 2021 season, they sold out within hours. I think part of that is people are at home more, cooking more, and caring more about where their food is coming from.”. Before 2020, most of the farm’s sales were to restaurants, campus dining services, and farmers’ markets.

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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). The answers are an entry point for understanding consumers’ needs as brands start to reopen, notes RMS CEO John Oakes. Yelp Economic Average.

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EATER

JULY 8, 2022

But several months into owning our own establishment, Joon Market, our optimism proved naive as we found ourselves in constant survival mode amid staffing shortages, increased labor and food costs, and supply chain issues that left cooking equipment and furniture stuck at the ports. Joules Garcia /Eater.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

believes the coronavirus is not going to have a single blanket impact on all aspects of the economy or even the retail economy or food sector more specifically. 17 percent said they were just avoiding dining-in (opting to pick-up or have food delivered), with 10 percent appearing to lean toward Ordering for Pickup only. Some Placer.ai

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the acquisition of Johnny Rockets, FAT Brands will have more than 700 franchised and company owned restaurants around the globe with annual system-wide sales exceeding $700 million. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Brands Inc.

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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 economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

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EATER

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s generally underbaked so that you get that doughy texture inside,” says Diego San Miguel, who opened Panoteca San Miguel in 2021 in the Río Piedras neighborhood of San Juan. “So With the industrialization of food production in the 1940s and ’50s, Puerto Ricans began consuming more processed foods alongside other U.S.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As 2021 begins, there are many restaurant management best practices that can be applied to strengthen your business, in the short and long term. Here are 11 tips to set yourself up for success in 2021. operators, mostly sales) minus your cash outflows (your operating costs, like food and drink, payroll, rent, etc.)

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EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Claire Marie Vogel Luxury farm hotels present a glamorized version of agricultural work while promising to reconnect city dwellers with nature, uplift small farmers, and impact some of the food system’s biggest challenges The hens look up at me from their nesting boxes. . They seem slightly irritated but unsurprised. It is 8:30 a.m.

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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. This edition of MRM News Bites features the National Restaurant Association, Absolute Brands, Bacardi, Tito's Vodka, Yum! New Level of Hot Dog.

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Cheetah

MAY 17, 2021

Applications opened on May 3 rd 2021 and $2.7 billion dollar COVID-19 RRF to small food and beverage businesses. Reading Time: 4 minutes. That’s how much the American COVID-19 Rescue Plan has put towards the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). Whatever your stance on government, that has got to be a record.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 17, 2022

Just over 20 years on in 2021, Statista estimated that some 4.9 And ultimately, as the coffee sector has developed, technology has become more important across the supply chain. For example, one of the most effective technological changes has been the implementation of point of sale (POS) systems and digital signage in coffee shops.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Winnow, Epic Burger, OneDine, Revenue Management Solutions, t he ONE Group Hospitality, McCain Foods, Epson America and Noble, Inspire Brands and 2nd Avenue Lighting. Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. ” Marc Zornes.

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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The busy season is underway, and for caterers and restaurants it is the biggest opportunity in the past two years to boost sales and make a hefty profit. Most travel and social distancing restrictions have been lifted and supplier indications point to a record breaking catering season. 2021’s Massive Holiday Catering Opportunity.

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