EATER

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

But if you’re thinking that you’ve been cooking with sunflower oil your whole life and everything seems fine, you’re probably right. That study also reports that linoleic acid can contribute to the formation of oxidized linoleic acid metabolites, which have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases. We must have them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2022

consumers are dining out less often. Gift cards are easily accessible, offering restaurants free advertising. The consequences for not operating within state and federal regulations may include large fines or lead to class action lawsuits. As a result, 80% of U.S. How can a gift card program help restaurants?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Safety is the new “trend” that every dining establishment must offer, and it goes far beyond offering paperless QSR code menus and bottles of hand sanitizer at the host stand. Doing everything to ensure your customers feel safe dining with you will remain priority #1. Think Beyond Your Four Walls.

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

When used strategically, customer data can help you personalize marketing, streamline operations, and create a better dining experience for your guests. The more you understand your customers, the better you can fine-tune your marketing and pricing strategies. Or adjust your staffing schedule based on peak ordering times?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 9, 2023

Ignoring these licenses and regulations might attract hefty penalties and fines, so make sure you’re aware of the local, state, and federal regulations before opening up for business. Invest sufficient time and money in creating a dining area that customers will find charming and hospitable.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2021

However, since many restaurant operators didn’t understand QR codes, they failed to implement them correctly or didn’t properly advertise them, so the trend quickly died. QR codes were invented in the 90s but didn’t pick up steam until 2011 – when smartphones became the ubiquitous devices they are today.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

Aside from paid advertising, ranking high in local organic search results is critical. For example, one strategy is to utilize location-based advertising to attract local clients. One of the advertising methods that restaurants can apply to promote sales and increase customer engagement is push notification marketing.

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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

MAY 21, 2020

If your customers expect you to offer a fine dining experience, they won’t be pleased to know that you’ve upturned your entire restaurant. Enlighten Guests on How You Provide a Safe Dining Experience. In these uncertain times, some people will have a difficult time trusting any dining establishments.

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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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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

How you approach profit will determine what your physical plant will look like, the scope of sophistication in your kitchen, who your vendors will be, how many employees you will hire and the depth of their experience, where you advertise and how much you invest in that, your table top appointments, and even your hours of operation.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Athens has welcomed immigrants from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria, who combine their foodways with Greek ingredients and customs in fine dining to street food. Even TV shows like MasterChef Greece have had a noticeable impact, driving interest in new dining options and highlighting industry talent.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. To help, we’ve created the ultimate restaurant marketing guide, covering strategy, creative, branding, marketing channels, paid and unpaid advertising, and so much more. Your mission statement is the ‘why’ of your restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Beyond individual orders, meal kits saw a surge of popularity as at-home diners looked to create interactive dining experiences while social distancing. New and existing tools like QR codes served an essential role in maintaining social distance as restaurants approached contactless dine-in capabilities fit for our new normal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. Dining During COVID. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Vetting dining room, bar, and kitchen staff over the next decade will require probing more during job interviews, seeking candidates with more responsible lifestyles, advanced educational aspirations, and other evidence of a disciplined, drug-free work ethic will become even more of an HR imperative. Of course, people will always dine out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Warm colors and a traditional-looking font could suggest an old-fashioned, family-run establishment – or a black sign with stainless steel sans-serif typography might imply a high-quality and modern fine dining experience. Keep Your Sign Looking Fresh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag. Can't touch this.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Martha Cheng Hy’s Steakhouse was synonymous with Calgary dining in the 1950s, but as Canadian tastes have changed over the decades, a Waikīkī offshoot has become a time capsule of the iconic original It wasn’t long after opening in downtown Calgary in 1955 that Hy’s Steakhouse became synonymous with Alberta food culture.

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EATER

APRIL 25, 2023

On the road that leads to Santa Teresa (one of the most visited destinations in the country), dozens of food stands blanket the sidewalks with plastic tables, chairs, and signs advertising “caldosas here.” The dish is equally at home sold from the trunk of a car and at the country’s finest dining establishments.

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EATER

JULY 23, 2021

In the ’90s, fine dining chef Andrew Selvaggio was tasked with creating a burger that would appeal to sophisticated palates. It was the creation of Andrew Selvaggio, a fine dining chef from Chicago’s legendary Pump Room. The problem was no one wanted it. The year is 1996.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine moved up from the one-star to two-star category this year. The restaurant is one of a chain of fine dining restaurants in Asia and Europe; a Shanghai location also has two stars, while locations in Singapore and Hong Kong have received one star. Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2023

We advertise broadly that we're an equitable tipping restaurant. Lazy Betty's service charge model Lazy Betty in Atlanta is very much a fine dining restaurant—but one without the stereotype of long hours for low pay. You order and pay at the counter, and your food gets brought to you by someone from the kitchen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Advertise in-restaurant specials, competitions, and even themed evenings. If you have a fine dining restaurant that is aimed at foodies with a discerning palate, perhaps you can host a cooking evening where one of the chefs in the industry puts on a demo or does something interesting.

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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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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Speak to what sets you apart from the pack, what food you'll serve, the service style (fast-food, fast casual, fine dining, etc.) Detail your plans for using social media, local advertising, promotions, and how you're going to reach your target audience. Here is where you'll want to give investors an overview of your business.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

APRIL 5, 2019

Today’s restaurateurs are lucky — gone are the days of massive spending to advertise their offerings to draw in new customers. And, for the most part, using social media as a way to advertise is free. Don’t forget to add photos of the place, the food, and visitors who have had a good time dining with you.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Chefs are using vegan ingredients, some of which have been around for centuries, to advance luxury vegan dining Caviar is synonymous with luxury. However, the past few years have seen an increased interest in plant-based eating, and the rise of not just vegan restaurants, but vegan fine dining. Vegan caviar is the new luxury.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 4, 2021

For fine dining, around 30 percent. Whereas a bakery or pizzeria's most costly ingredients maybe cheese or chocolate, a fine-dining restaurant's could be shellfish and top-of-the-line beef. This can be as a whole or segmented by indoor/outdoor, bar/dining room, or whatever fits your restaurant. Why is it important?

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Somewhere outside the town of Vienne, they saw a billboard advertising a restaurant called La Pyramide. That dinner at La Pyramide had introduced her to fine French dining, but it also planted a seed for the philosophy behind the book: that it’s cruel for humans to feed dogs — our best friends! —

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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. How does he recalibrate as indoor and outdoor dining return? Eight Tables by George Chen is the fine dining component. Food hall marketplace.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With so many amazing new dining and entertainment experiences emerging around the world, it feels good to be a part of that revolution and to bring something unique back to San Diego.” Hunter also has plans for a robust dining program in partnership with San Diego’s top restaurants and caterers. The findings?

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Restaurant365

MARCH 3, 2022

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%. So, whether you are a specialty kiosk, fast-casual, or fine dining, there is additional money to be made by catering to tourists. Quickservice – 23%.

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely. He drew on his experience in fine dining, an all too common one of overwork and chasing perfection, and knew that he wanted to create a healthier work environment at Pecking House.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

One of the oldest pan-Asian restaurants in America, East of Suez , sits in an unassuming century-old building that was once the dining hall of Camp Wunnishaunta — an informal Jewish day camp for adults — and then a pizza joint. Dining at East of Suez has never been brisk, but always exceedingly kind. But please don’t ever return.”.

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ChowNow

JULY 10, 2024

Make sure you highlight the type of cuisine you’ll be offering and the style of your service (casual dining, fine dining, etc.) This includes – but is not limited to – social media accounts and email campaigns, online advertising, potential partnerships, and promotions.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

These strategies can combine traditional restaurant advertising techniques like pamphlets, billboards, and radio promotions with modern ideas like running paid ads, advertising on social media, and collaborating with influencers. For instance, millennials dine out an average of 241 times yearly.

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