Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. With the guidance of a skilled agent that is well educated in the hospitality industry, bar and restaurant owners should be able to let the experts lead the way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It's not just the merch on the menu that is driving traffic to the brand with a misison to create spaces that blend sports and leisure and offer innovative cocktails, next-level architecture and high-end designer decor with elevated bar bites, retro games, and exclusive event nights. BUT most importantly I put it on all staff!

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Regular season game days at the bar are crowded and hectic enough, but Super Bowl weekend? According to National Retail Federation, nearly 18 million fans plan to watch the Super Bowl at their favorite bar. Here are coaching tips to get your team ready for a super weekend in your bar. That’s a whole different ballgame!

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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. percent stating these hikes have changed their ordering decisions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

“Through expansive experiences that inspire our guests paired with the ambiance of the space and the food on the plate, we’re setting new standards for the industry and creating truly spectacular moments for all who enter our restaurants and bars.” 53 cent order on one single banana. Yes, you read that right!

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Opening and owning a bar is one of those unique life experiences; you have no idea what it will be like until you actually go for it. In this guide, we're covering everything you need to know about owning a bar to prepare as well as you can for the big opening day. How Do I Run a Profitable Bar?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2023

Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, has put together four tips on how restaurants and bars can help create a safer environment on St. This can dramatically impact the bottom line for bar owners, which is why conflict resolution training is critical for bar owners and staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Tap a few buttons, and your order is sent to the kitchen, where robots are preparing dishes with precision, ensuring perfect consistency every time. Walk over to the bar where Tipsy, the robotic bartender with eight arms, prepares your cocktail with speed and accuracy that would put the most seasoned mixologist to shame. Need a drink?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

But while wings still dominate as the top football snack, new data suggests that more fans are choosing to watch the game at home rather than head to their local sports bar. The average price of wings increased 18 percent, likely due to demand and larger orders. This suggests fans are stocking home bars instead of ordering drinks out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Ahead of this year’s football season, the team at Society Insurance has put together the top four tips on how a restaurant and/or bar can protect themselves, their patrons and their employees as well as create a safer environment for football season and beyond. Understand Your State’s Dram Laws.

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Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

Choosing the best POS system for bars in 2025 is essential for streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, and maximizing profits. A modern POS system for bars goes beyond just processing paymentsit helps with inventory management, staff scheduling, and real-time sales tracking. Lacking pre-authorization and bar tabs.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A bar is a profitable business option if you’re looking to enter the food industry. However, understanding how to calculate and improve your bar's profit margin is key to long-term success. One key area to focus on is drink sales, with cocktail sales accounting for about 23% of a bar's revenue.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In the competitive restaurant and bar industry, customer feedback is vital for success. Restaurants and bars can use it to identify areas needing enhancement, adapt to changing trends, and refine operations. Actively seeking and acting on feedback sets restaurants and bars apart in a competitive market.

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SpotOn

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While bars sell alcoholic drinks, a high-margin menu item, crafting a profitable bar menu is paramount. Through menu engineering and reporting from your bar POS system , you can determine what's selling and what's not. Here are some tried-and-true moneymakers for your bar menu. Pizza Pizza is a crowd-pleaser.

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SpotOn

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Everyone deserves a drink at a bar, even if that beverage does not include alcohol. The mocktail, also known as an alcohol-free cocktail, isn’t just a luxury drink found in high-end bars. The most popular non-alcoholic drinks like the mighty club soda and lemon or even a virgin mojito, are found on every bar menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2025

Baskin-Robbins' introduction of Boxed Novelty Bars provides just the affordable indulgence, aligning with the "little treat" culture where consumers seek small, mood-boosting rewards. This presents restaurants with an opportunity to offer smaller, snack-sized portions that satisfy emotional needs while remaining budget friendly.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 13, 2025

The chef may have developed the dish and given it that first charge of life, but that work of art on the plate was the collective effort of great purchasing, solid prep work during the day, and accomplished line cooks who are able to consistently prepare and present superb food while juggling multiple orders at once.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The pandemic dealt a mighty blow to the bar and restaurant industry, where social distancing replaced friends and families gathering together to share stories, celebrate milestones, and create lasting memories. PYMNTS reports that about 55 percent of restaurants have adopted curbside pickup, and 50 percent provide mobile order-ahead options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Quarantines and stay-at-home orders meant that restaurants were unable to serve guests onsite for months. They’ve eliminated shared condiment bottles, self-serve coffee stations, and salad bars. Offer single servings of pre-packed options rather than a salad bar. Develop Safer Ways to Serve Food. Update Your Crisis Plan.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2025

T’s Brunch Bar’s four locations in Metro Atlanta feature dishes with a southern twist and charm, but owner Teneshia Murray had to learn a few lessons before finding the right blend for the elevated brunch concept. “We are making sure that we keep our food, aesthetic and brand all aligned and consistent,” Murray said.

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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. But its easy to find great meals if you know where to eat.

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EATER

MARCH 12, 2025

At Trinas Starlite Lounge, the hot dog tower comes with five hot dogs, fries, and sauce | Trinas Starlite Lounge In this economy, the pricey seafood tower has given way to way to the hot dog tower For Trinas Starlite Lounge , the longstanding bar in Somerville, Massachusetts, 2024 was financially pretty rough. And then the election happened.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Henry is ready to order some dinner. He visits your restaurant’s app and orders his favorite dish on the menu. He receives an estimated wait time for his order of 45 minutes. As he is about to enter the restaurant, let’s consider the technology that he will encounter along his journey to pick up his order.

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EATER

JANUARY 13, 2025

And unlike the bar you pick up at grocery store checkout, these boxes of chocolates are always a celebration. You cant select individual flavors when you order to ship online, but trust, they wont disappoint. Both can be a canvas for a chocolatiers creativity , often painted to resemble glistening gemstones.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Consumers also reported “ordering in” more in general with 63 percent of Americans ordering food delivery at least once a week and 21 percent doing so three or more times, according to a 2020 LendingTree survey. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2021

Ordering Online. The COVID-19 pandemic has more than doubled online food ordering and delivery. If ordering online is now a major part of your business, then you want this to stand out more. You can also integrate ordering online into your main menu. You can also integrate ordering online into your main menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2022

The past two years have brought unprecedented changes across the restaurant industry, from new concerns related to social distancing and cleanliness to the acceleration of pre-pandemic trends such as the rise of mobile ordering and third-party delivery services. Set the Bar. Stay Connected. What does this mean for restaurants today?

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Customers on average will order more menu items, resulting in a larger bill for the restaurant and a larger tip for the employee. Problem: Excessive mingling This is a prevalent issue in restaurants, especially ones that offer full bar service. A “totally satisfied” customer contributes 2.6

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EATER

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The taco I cant stop thinking about: We made multiple taco spots every day, ordering a variety among the two of us, and sharing so we could try it all. My only regret is not having a larger group to order the seafood tower that every other table seemed to be enjoying. Stephanie Wu The chile relleno taco at Taqueria La Hortaliza.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Takeout tips are down : Tips for online orders and delivery dipped slightly, falling from 8.83 percent, from 16.93 percent to 8.07

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ChowNow

APRIL 11, 2025

From managing reservations at the host stand or firing orders straight to the kitchen from table side, tablets are changing the way restaurants run. Its going to get dropped, splashed with sauce, and maybe knocked off the bar by a customers pursethats just part of the deal. Each with its own notifications, dings, and order screens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2022

The ancestors of the first semi-automatic machines to serve food and drink are still in use today, though instead of restaurants and bars, we see them in public spaces, perhaps small shops. Order-Only Automats: Pros and Cons. These machines allow customers to order food without talking to anyone until the moment of collection.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

Dining Room/Bar – Keep diners physically separated by no less than six feet; clearly indicate which tables are “open” and “closed;” close off bar and counter seating; block diner access to high staff-flow areas; and differentiate wait staff and cleaning staff by specific colors of face masks and gloves.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2025

According to CNN , Starbucks baristas will soon return to hand-writing customers names in Sharpie on their cups, a practice that in 2016 was replaced by stickers with the customers order and name printed on them. Also making a comeback is the self-service condiment bar, where customers can add cream and sugar themselves.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

" "As a small business owner these unprecedented times are very overwhelming," said Rick Fernandez, owner of 3N1 Sports Bar & Grill in San Diego. "Cox Enabled Contactless orders with no on-site transactions required. "Cox Media has been very supportive to us during this difficult time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Here are few of the technology advancements that we’ve seen influence many consumers to embrace “homegating” rather than make their way back to bars and stadium. The pandemic closed neighborhood bars, and stadiums took precautions by not allowing fans to set up shop in their parking lots for tailgates. sales rose 7.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Over the course of 111 days, Brian Masilionis, Director, On-Premise Commercial Strategy & National Accounts for Southern Glazer’s, led a team of its industry-leading mixologists to sample more than 400 drinks in 83 restaurants, bars and hotels, compiling their insights to discover emerging cocktail and wine trends across the U.S.

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