Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2024

Restaurants are feeling the bite of high labor costs, thanks to increased minimum wages, staff shortages, and high employee turnover that is outpacing other industries. These options also offer contactless payment solutions and integrated point-of-sale systems which can track sales and eliminate the need for manual cashiering.

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Running a restaurant is tough. The good news is that there are tax deductions and credits made for restaurants and owners that can ease the burden. Essential Restaurant Tax Deductions 1. Sales Tax: Stay on Top of Local Rules Every city and state has its own sales tax quirks. Dont let that be you.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news on summer restaurant employment, indecisiveness ordering, online ordering trends, and the world's best cities for food. ” The restaurant industry is the nation’s training ground.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2024

Statista’s market insights forecast the global cost of cybercrime will increase from $9.22T in 2024 to $13.82T in 2028. Understanding the current state of cyber risk can help restaurants simplify their security strategies and focus their resources most effectively. Attacks are growing more sophisticated and more expensive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Sharing her follow-your-passion journey from corporate law to operating Homeroom, a mac and cheese restaurant, Wade offers practical and entertaining anecdotes on creating a vital company culture with meaning, purpose, and connection. How do you build a company that people will love working for? Profitability? Work/life balance?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. The third annual Good Food Restaurant Scorecard ranks the top 100 restaurant chains in the U.S. This data covers U.S.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

million worldwide, and in 2023, there were about 749,404 restaurants in the United States alone. This is where being well-equipped with a fool-proof restaurant marketing plan comes in. How do you create a good restaurant marketing strategy? and create compelling content to reach them.

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EATER

APRIL 5, 2024

In a cease-and-desist letter sent March 18, 2024, Momofuku’s lawyer accuses Malaysian food brand Homiah, maker of Sambal Chili Crunch — called Crispy Sambal prior to 2023 — of infringing on its trademark rights. Jars of Homiah and Momofuku chili crunches alongside other popular chile crisp brands.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Selling a restaurant can be a major decision for many reasons. One of the main reasons is to cut losses due to financial challenges, with 52% of restaurant owners saying high operating and food costs are really cutting into their profits. If restaurants in your area sell at a multiple of 2.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of LTO impact, influencer impact and no-show fees. 2024 By the Numbers Participants reported continued food and labor cost increases with slight shifts compared to the end of 2023.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. California’s law differences make it almost like another country unto itself, and can trip up even established restaurateurs. It’s also more generous to employees on several points. Credit any part of the tip against an employee's wages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This finding from Expert Market’s 2024 F&B Industry Report sheds light on a clear culinary gap within the industry's workforce. A 2023 study by Toast found that 30 percent of staff in the restaurant industry are at risk of leaving in the next two years, highlighting an equally concerning high turnover rate within this sector.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. California’s law differences make it almost like another country unto itself, and can trip up even established restaurateurs. It’s also more generous to employees on several points. Credit any part of the tip against an employee's wages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Plant-based Menu Items.

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SpotOn

JULY 16, 2024

With so many laws and requirements, keeping up with any state's latest minimum wage rates can be challenging. The 2024 minimum wage in Florida is $12.00 per hour before September 30, 2024. per hour after September 30, 2024, $14.00 2024 (after September 30) $13.00 $19.50 $9.98 While it's currently $12.00

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EATER

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Hooters closed dozens of locations in the summer of 2024. Neither Hooters nor the law firm responded to the publications requests for comment.) In September of 2024, Bloomberg also reported that the chain was facing $300 million of debt and falling revenue. In the summer of 2024, Hooters closed dozens of stores nationwide.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

The competition in the restaurant industry is getting tighter. In fact, 45% of restaurant operators expect their competition to be much more intense in 2024 than last year. That said, we've compiled some of the best techniques for increasing restaurant sales and taking your business to new heights.

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Delaget

JANUARY 8, 2025

New Hartford, NY January 2, 2025 PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) (PAR Technology or PAR), a global foodservice technology company, today announced its acquisition of Delaget, LLC (Delaget), a leading provider of restaurant analytics and business intelligence solutions. The transaction closed on December 31, 2024.

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SpotOn

APRIL 9, 2024

Both businesses must pay their employees the same minimum wage rate as mandated by Texas labor laws. The minimum wage will remain the same if a restaurant or retail business has more or less than 26 employees. El Paso is a well-known city with plenty of restaurants and businesses. Yes Does Texas have tipped minimum wage laws?

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SpotOn

APRIL 30, 2024

With so many labor laws and an ocean of paperwork, it can get tricky to remember how much a minimum wage employee should earn in Michigan. While Michigan recently increased its minimum rate in 2024 to $10.33 per hour, there can still be some confusion about the labor laws that involve overtime pay, training wages, and tipped employees.

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SpotOn

AUGUST 20, 2024

The goal was to help low wage workers retain purchasing power despite rising inflation In 2024, a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, failed to meet the requirements for the november ballot. State minimum wage laws also outline overtime requirements and employees who are exempt from the minimum wage.

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SpotOn

MARCH 27, 2024

In January 2024, the New York City Council voted and passed the Skip the Stuff bill. This new law mandates that food service establishments can't offer guests complimentary plastic utensils and related items. These changes can potentially harm restaurant operations in the long run if they aren't implemented correctly.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 11, 2021

hour, restaurant operators are starting to think about how they will adjust their businesses to a $15 restaurant minimum wage. and provinces in Canada) have already increased their restaurant minimum wage and tipped minimum wage in the past few years. Will the Rising Restaurant Minimum Wage Affect Me? In the U.S.,

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 3, 2023

In partnership with Tim Hortons’ parent company Restaurant Brands International, Marubeni Growth Capital Asia will open the first locations later this year. Dutch Bros raises more than US $900,000 through annual fundraiser. Local charities across 14 different US states will receive all money raised. billion over the next 15 years.

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SpotOn

JUNE 5, 2024

Restaurants and other small businesses operate on slim margins. For this reason, many restaurants and other small businesses implement some kind of fee to offset operating expenses without skyrocketing prices for their customers. Junk fees law varies from state to state and can have a big impact on your business.

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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. Despite the fact that consumers are paying more to visit and order from restaurants this year – 12.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest restaurant sales stats, brand loyalty, Valentine's Day spending plans and more. Same-Store Sales Fall. By December, same-store sales growth fell to -13.3 By December, same-store sales growth fell to -13.3 Same-store traffic growth for the month was -18.6

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EATER

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This year brought an unprecedented spike in strike activity across multiple industries, but from Starbucks to Chipotle to McDonald’s , nowhere was this surge of worker power on display more prominently than in the restaurant industry. Wages and working conditions have been key sticking points in worker strikes.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

They could help guide your decisions in what is shaping up to be a very uncertain time for restaurant operators. OUR TOP 10 In 2022, 31% of restaurants cut the number of menu items on offer to deal with the inflation and rising food costs. For 62% of restaurants , automation could help fill critical gaps in managing orders.

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Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

Tableside ordering systems are set to revolutionize how diners interact with your restaurant. Yes, they’ve become the norm, but they should also enhance your business and improve the customer experience. Today, we’re looking into the common challenges restaurant owners face during the early stages of implementing a tableside POS system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature restaurant community support endeavors, new tech and a little holiday fun. launched the Ocean Spray Farmers for Chefs Alliance with the goal of helping as many qualifying independent restaurants as possible cover rent, utilities, and payroll costs. Supporting Independents.

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EATER

MARCH 24, 2023

If the merger is completed in 2024 as its executives expect, Kroger-Albertsons would be the second-largest grocery retail chain in the country , right behind Walmart. billion merger. It’s the latter issue that concerns dozens of labor unions, advocacy groups, and elected officials like California Rep.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In order to actually happen, though, the merger needs approval from federal officials, who will determine whether or not such a merger is a violation of the country’s antitrust laws. On February 26, 2024, the FTC filed a lawsuit alleging that the deal would significantly impact competition in the grocery market. billion merger.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features Yelp's Top Places to Eat in the U.S., decline in veganism, shift away from seed oils, Starbucks Monday, and spirts holding steady. Louis, Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Washington DC, Miami, Denver, and Detroit.

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SpotOn

MAY 6, 2024

Whether in the hamlets of upstate or the restaurant-dense thicket of New York City, the Empire State is home to many minimum-wage workers. On January 1, 2024, the minimum wage increased to $16 per hour, a minimum wage rate passed by the legislature and approved by Democratic Gov Kathy Hochul. What does this mean for restaurants?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of Drinksgiving and Thanksgiving trends, FSR challenges, and "out-of-the-box" dining habits. The annual report surveys 600 independent full-service restaurant (FSR) owners and operators from across the U.S.,

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