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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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

The main takeaway: It’s led to higher prices and lower foot traffic at many of the state’s dining establishments. With customers seemingly viewing dining out a luxury, restaurants that can differentiate themselves in terms of quality and value will have a competitive advantage.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2024

The data paints a juicy picture: 80 percent of respondents in our Q1 2024 survey of 600+ people reported ordering specialty drinks multiple times a week despite reporting a decline in their overall restaurant visits. In its place, we’ve seen an explosion of specialty beverages that serve as enticing add–ons or stand-alone orders.

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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. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue?

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

More recently, as chefs have been working up seasonal menus to highlight local specialties and homegrown bars have been remixing native spirits, Sri Lanka drew millions of tourists in 2024 , announcing the islands comeback on the global stage after a few years of economic uncertainty. Rooms start at $45 in the high season.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Out of the Box: Monthly Restaurant Industry Update Restaurant Industry in Review: Trends from October 2024 OCTOBER: BY THE NUMBERS 0.5% Here are the most significant October 2024 Restaurant Trends. It’s the strongest month since May 2024. Meanwhile, the average for all months in 2024 is a slightly lower 2.9%.

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Black Box Intelligence

JANUARY 16, 2025

Comp Traffic Best Region: New England Best Segment: Family Dining Best Cuisine: Breakfast Worst Region: NY-NJ Worst Segment: Fast Casual Worst Cuisine: Sandwich The December 2024 Restaurant Industry Trends + A Year in Review 2024 saw many ups and downs. Time Period Sales Traffic 2024 0.0% -2.8% Comp Sales -3.2%

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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

MARCH 8, 2024

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. ” The Qu 2024 State of Digital Report analyzes market trends and predictions from a survey of respondents that include the largest multi-brand, multi-unit restaurant operators.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

As of 2024, they make around $26.42 Best places to start a restaurant management apprenticeship From local independent restaurants to fast-food chains and hotel/resort dining, each environment offers unique restaurant apprenticeship opportunities that can help develop the skills needed to succeed in the field.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Suddenly we find that 2024 is almost behind us now but Future Food would like to share with you the trends and insight that we see across the food and hospitality sector. From the rise of AI to the increasing popularity of experiential dining, businesses are adapting creatively to meet new consumer demands.

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Black Box Intelligence

APRIL 7, 2025

From Fine Dining leading the pack, but also likely being a statistical mirage— to weather continuously influencing performance… It can be easy to get lost in data. You might think this is the primary driver behind fine dining’s top performance based on YOY same-store sales growth.However, the reality?

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

But mixed in with these are decades-old noodle stalls, casual curry shacks, legendary restaurants, and bustling markets — most of which can be reached on foot, a rarity in Thailand. The casual, almost rural atmosphere, low prices, and solid cooking may make you want to come back every day. A busy dim sum restaurant in Phuket Town.

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Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Out of the Box: Monthly Restaurant Industry Update Restaurant Industry in Review: November 2024 Restaurant Trends NOVEMBER: BY THE NUMBERS 0.5% Lets dive into the November 2024 Restaurant Trends, what they mean for restaurateurs, and how data can help navigate the months ahead. Comp Sales -2.5% ’23 Jan.

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Clover - Restaurants

JULY 5, 2024

Luckily in 2024, the U.S. Whether you’re interested in quick service or full service , this guide will help you navigate the 15 most profitable restaurant types to open in 2024 based on data. Here are some of the most profitable QSR restaurants to open in 2024: 1.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Monthly Out of the Box Insights Restaurant Industry in Review: Trends from July 2024 -2.3% Monthly Out of the Box Insights Restaurant Industry in Review: Trends from July 2024 -2.3% However, the trends from July reveal valuable insights that can help restaurant operators navigate the remainder of 2024. Comp Sales -4.6%

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you’re planning a special event or want to go out to eat with a large group, you should check out the private dining rooms many restaurants offer. Read on for a list of the finest private dining in Chicago. Best Private Dining Rooms in Chicago. The selection of private dining at Joe’s is what makes it so unique.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to a report by RedSeer Management Consulting, cloud kitchens are set to be a $2 billion industry in India by 2024, up from $400 million in 2019. Before Covid-19, there was a distinct divide between delivery centric focussed and dine-in brands. However, this would not be the case going forward. Source: TechCrunch.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Out of the Box: Monthly Restaurant Industry Update August 2024: Is This a Turning Point? Comp Traffic Best Region: California Best Segment: Fine Dining Best Cuisine: Chicken Worst Region: NY-NJ Worst Segment: Family Dining Worst Cuisine: Sandwich August marked a potentially pivotal moment for the restaurant industry.

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Open for Business

APRIL 9, 2024

While MICHELIN stars specifically rate the quality of a restaurant’s food, the MICHELIN Recommended designation more broadly covers entire cities and countries to highlight local dining establishments. These guides are updated annually and have become trusted resources for recognising dining excellence across a wide spectrum.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Delivery/Takeout : COVID created a shift from in-person dining to takeout and delivery options, increasing reliance on third party delivery services, and on attractive takeout options. And outdoor dining, once more of an afterthought or a novelty, has become a more permanent and intentional part of restaurant design.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

Restaurant industry experts have seen a massive shift in 2024 toward iPad-based POS systems. They’re durable and flexible enough to go from fast casual to fine dining. According to the National Restaurant Association, the restaurant industry has enjoyed record growth, and is forecast to reach $1 trillion in sales in 2024.

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Moreover, in Fine Dining, 10.9% In Fast Casual it is 8.6% and in Upscale Casual it is 8.2%. Price Mentions Quick Service Fast Casual Family Dining Casual Dining Upscale Casual Fine Dining % of Reviews Mentioning Price* 5.6% Fast Casual is recording 3.8

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The closest month – in terms of traffic – is November 2024. Meanwhile, the worst performing segment in January was Fast Casual. (he he only one with small, negative same-store sales growth), followed by Family Dining and Quick Service. Comp Sales -1.3% Same-store sales growth reached 2.5%

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Mad Mobile

JUNE 26, 2024

Customer retention Since the restaurant industry includes tons of variation–fine dining, fast-casual, quick-service, and so on–it’s hard to pin down average customer retention rates. However, experts suggest aiming for a retention rate of 70% or more.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Where to find the best food around the world in 2024 There’s a big world of food out there and it’s never been easier to taste all of it. All 12 culinary destinations on this list are hitting their strides in 2024, according to our global network of on-the-ground contributors, making them obvious choices for hungry travelers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2024

Restaurant leaders representing nearly 3,700 QSR, fast casual, casual dining, and fine dining locations shared 2024’s top challenges and opportunities alongside plans for investment in back-of-house technology, increased sales, and team training, benefits, and support.

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EATER

JUNE 7, 2024

Erik Piepenburg, who has been researching gay restaurants while working on his book Dining Out, to be released in spring 2025, thinks specifically of the automats of the early 20th century, where gay men would often meet each other amid groups of families and straight workers on lunch breaks.

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SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At the beginning of 2024, the NRA reported that 73% of operators expected profit to be less or the same over the year, with 38% saying they didn't make any profit in 2023. Quick-service restaurants—like cafes, fast food, and fast casual—are estimated to have decent profit margins with lower food and labor costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining trends, hiring trends, tech trends, brunch trends, alcohol trends, and egg prices. American Diner Trends Despite a higher cost of living, the average consumer’s dining habits are unchanged.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

city belongs in our Where to Eat in 2024 package. Here are comments from a few of the voters who helped Milwaukee win the competition When Eater asked readers to vote for the next hot dining destination in the U.S., Big city dining in a compact and easily-traversable area.” . | Lupi & Iris Eater asked readers which U.S.

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EATER

JULY 18, 2024

Bettina Makalintal Go ahead, serve your bread with butter and olive oil This post originally appeared in the July 17, 2024 edition of The Move , pro tips and advice from Eater’s dining experts, direct to your inbox. Olive oil feels right for focaccia and fine for sourdough, but wrong, for some reason, for rolls. (Is

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

percent by 2024, and 2020 will be a catalyst year that could drive that number up. With the rise of delivery and take-out, restaurants will start getting creative with the in-dining experience. take hold of the service, restaurants will focus more on the experiential side of dining than the products themselves.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

percentage points less than sales growth from the same two-month period in 2024. These annualized sales declines despite foot traffic growing reflect the ongoing trend of consumers trading down for lower-cost options when dining out. Month-over-month sales (+0.1 percent) and transactions (+1.6 percent) also grew.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news. Just the “cover count.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. The question now becomes – how to make sense of that data and use it to elevate the dining experience. The question now becomes – how to make sense of that data and use it to elevate the dining experience.

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EATER

JANUARY 7, 2025

greatest dining cities. Here, the dining landscape is as sprawling as the land it sits upon, and each neighborhood has something to offer: There are mango sticky rice danishes at Koffeteria , Vanarin Kuchs quaint Downtown ode to Cambodia; and empanadas stuffed with stringy Oaxacan cheese at the Michelin-starred Tatem in Northwest Houston.

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