Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” The company already signed nine franchise licenses with three new franchisees. PJ's Hopes to Open 187 Locations Throughout Florida in Next 10 Years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2020

For franchises, that means making sure your evaluations and data collection house in order. across your franchises. Customizing your standards to reflect your franchises’ unique operations will give your data more depth. Use Front and Back-of-House Dashboards to Stay Aligned.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” Samira Shariff brings nearly 40 years of experience building successful restaurant brands in Alberta as a multi-unit franchise owner and operator in Edmonton. .”

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JUNE 16, 2022

That's why many franchisors rely on a franchise advisory council (FAC). Purpose of a Franchise Advisory Council? Franchise Advisory Council Versus Franchisee Association. What is the purpose of a Franchise Advisory Council? What is the Difference Between a Franchise Advisory Council and a Franchisee Association?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In 2018, I opened a self-serve tap house and sports bar called Auggie’s Draft Room. It was so well received that I ended up franchising it. It’s probably not what you think, and it might even be easier than what you’re doing now. Every story deserves an unforgettable ending. This transformation wasn’t luck.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. BWW Franchisee Acquisition Completed. DRH’s common stockholders received $1.05 per share in cash.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The new formats come on the heels of a major multi-unit franchise development strategy announced last month that is set to grow the brand to 2,000 units. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

They then would haul those caddies through the back of the house and often through the parking lot to a dumpster, where they would pour the oil into a grease trap. “Being able to simplify operations for the back of house was the biggest reason I wanted to make the switch,” Neal said.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

– Salad House CEO Joey Cioffi In 2025, restaurant chains will increase their usage of connected equipment to be more responsive, resilient, and ready to meet evolving customer expectations in a data-first, efficiency-focused world. At the same time, technology is poised to play an even bigger role in the coming year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 22, 2024

The move away from the “real-estate/master area developer” for franchising expansion to now a more classic food operation-focused model makes it an ideal time to get into Subway. Prior to joining IFMA in 2021, he led and managed businesses at Kraft, Jones Dairy Farm, Cargill, and McCormick & Co., What made it so attractive?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2020

While beneficial in many ways, housing mass amounts of data leaves restaurants wide open to potential breaches — and hackers aren’t always the culprit. If you’re like me, chances are you’ve probably ordered food online or through an app at least once in the last couple of weeks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2020

This digitization of the edge will not only enhance the experience, but also create a natural method of collecting data about your guest – who they are, their preferences, how often they visit, how they pay and how you can bring them back to your restaurant more often. And this will take some time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Allen Named CEO at Checkers & Rally's. She is an accomplished leader in the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2024

For chain and franchise restaurant owners, tackling these issues can be challenging, as owners don’t always have the capability to easily increase pay. For chain and franchise restaurant owners, tackling these issues can be challenging, as owners don’t always have the capability to easily increase pay.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2024

“Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA. As a chef, I have a responsibility to do my best to create good environments for people, customers, and the community,” says Marnell-Suhanosky. When food waste goes to landfills, it creates methane , a powerful greenhouse gas. produces the equivalent annual emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2020

Joey Coiffi, top photo, CEO of The Salad House , a growing New Jersey-based fast casual franchise, discusses how their restaurants were able to quickly ramp up to help out, the impact of social media sharing as well as restaurant technology's role in giving back. This was really quick. It's been a challenge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. Let’s Start With the Why.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the pandemic, but many businesses are beginning to bounce back. Crisis situations often give brands an opportunity to take a step back and evaluate what’s working and what needs to be changed. As we pivot our strategy, we tend to ask ourselves – why is adaptability so important?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Same menu, same location, just a new building – and you see how people really flock back to the brand. Krystal Eyes Refranchising.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Canyons has also seen success in breaking down labor percentages into the back and front of the house to better understand where they may be overstaffed. This is usually 9% for the back of the house and 4% for the front, totally a target of 13%. They also opened a sister restaurant, Gameday Fresh Grill, also in Woodstock.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The challenge is all this new technology needs support to keep everything working seamlessly across the front and back of the house, the internet, and for behind-the-scenes management. If they go down, it’s critical to get them back online ASAP. What’s new on the menu for today’s innovative restaurants?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2020

How to measure the likelihood of a franchises’ success and scalability. This conviction was reinforced early in my presidency when my father told me the story of Charlie Lubin, a man he met during one of his many extended stays at the Rice House Diet Center at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The value of a brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 23, 2024

When we talk about the “restaurant of the future,” labor compliance isn’t exactly the flashiest or most exciting topic to include—certainly not when juxtaposed with salad-making robots and personalized digital menus. This will give them an informed perspective on how the technology can best benefit their business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

“Now, more than ever, restaurateurs need an effective and affordable way to promote their restaurants to new and existing customers so they can bring them back again and again. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

Quick service restaurants (QSRs) that can deliver this caliber of experience cement customer loyalty and keep them coming back for more. Take a step back and assess the entire drive-thru experience through the eyes of your customers. The popularity of drive-thru continues as sales are up 30 percent since 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2021

The iconic soft-serve brand dates back to the 1940s and the brothers listened to franchisees to understand their concerns while updating the brand. The update was both front of house and back of the house. Now, they focus on growing it. It’s an iconic brand that just needed some updating,” Nimesh added.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

" In an effort to help franchisees overcome the business challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Huddle House has announced a program of relief measures being temporarily offered to franchisees to support the system head-on during this crisis. "Cox Media has been very supportive to us during this difficult time. . "In

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

He opened the first Ruth’s Chris franchise in 1975 and became one of the company’s largest U.S. Here are five I’ve come back to again and again. Here are five I’ve come back to again and again. I grew up learning the business from the best restaurateur I know — my father, T.J. franchisees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2023

I share the same feelings about non-restaurant franchises moving aggressively into the restaurant space. Which brings us back to the restaurant industry. Multi-unit restaurant owners in the have lots of reasons for wanting to diversify their brand portfolios. Here are three reasons why.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Brooklyn Dumpling House just opened and they're already franchising the idea. We also foresee a lot of companies will redesign locations even further to maximize efficiency. To that end, we also foresee a lot of companies will redesign locations even further to maximize efficiency. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Meanwhile, robots in the front of house are leading customers to their tables, working in tandem with servers to carry loads of heavy dishes in a single trip, and providing novel experiences and entertainment that bring guests into the restaurant. During a busy rush, coordinating these varied tasks can become overwhelming.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

Of these, one of the biggest challenges facing independent, franchised and fast-casual restaurants is staffing. 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. A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 28, 2020

Larger franchises have offered free delivery (McDonalds, Applebee’s, IHOP, Panera Bread, Wingstop and Chipotle Mexican Grill, among many others) to accommodate decreasing on-premise sales (1). Even larger brands, like that of the sub/sandwich franchise Jersey Mikes, relied on third-party delivery as a way of managing within its capacity (4).

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