Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Is your brand quirky and casual? Serve up furniture made from sustainable materials along with your seasonal fare. For more tips and advice on creating a successful restaurant brand, read The Definitive Guide To Creating a Compelling Visual Brand for Your Restaurant in 2020. Atmosphere. Is your restaurant earthy and organic?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Contactless ordering and payment ensure safety, speed and accuracy, allowing waitstaff to focus on adding that personal touch when serving customers – all contributing to a healthier bottom line for businesses. Can I get you your regular sundae served up your way?” pickup, delivery, drive-thru, ghost kitchens).

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

She dives into the real definition and actions required to achieve sustainability from the environmental to the societal to the economical. That’s much more money than I ever had to spend on marketing but a drop in the bucket compared to what other fast casual brands spend for much less impactful results.

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MARCH 19, 2024

French in Boston styles itself as a brasserie serving ratatouille and trout almondine. Annabelle Brasserie in Houston serves moules au vadouvan, while Chicago’s Bistro Monadnock has moules marinieres. You can get a foie gras terrine at Bûcheron in Minneapolis , and pot-au-feu at the reopened Lord Stanley in San Francisco.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

I think that guests will be choosy with where they go out in the future, and concepts that provide an authentic and safe experience will definitely have the edge. Omni-channel approaches to serving customers will be of utmost importance. Safety is paramount: Gone are the days of buffet style displays and bulk serving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Augustine, Florida, a new self-serve store in Bayonne, New Jersey, focused on catering with a late-night walk-up window, and a counter-service store in Navarre, Florida, that will appeal strongly to tourists. "This The Mexican quick serve segment is definitely the place to be,” said Dejbakhsh. ” CPK in Hong Kong.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Theyll love the exclusiveness of the meal and the opportunity to eat food that would typically not be served in your restaurant. Youll provide guests with printed pairing notesa list of each drink, the order in which theyll be served, and the flavor profiles for each wine or beer so customers can follow along as their guide speaks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Canyons Fresh Grill is the definition of a neighborhood spot—nestled just off of Main Street in the town of Woodstock, Georgia, the restaurant has been a mainstay since 2008. It’s a family-owned business, combining more than 60 years of entrepreneurial experience to serve its city. To the future and franchising ??

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

Even a casual corner bistro can easily book up. For hotspots like Septime or Frenchie , you should call or check online weeks ahead; for more casual dining, call a day or even just a few hours in advance. Lunch is generally served from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., and, historically, most restaurants would serve dinner from 8 to 10 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On the one hand, you get the possibility of technique and flavor you cannot, or don’t want to, create yourself, plated and served with attention. We’ve definitely seen a downtick in a more happy-go-lucky, free-wheeling kind of clientele. It was a very simple concept, a casual French bistro mostly serving the Midtown lunch crowd.

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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 version served at Raya Restaurant is a great introduction. Try naam phrik kung siap at Nam Yoi Restaurant. A vendor at Cham-Cha Market, Phuket Town.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2023

This attention to detail has been rewarded with a 75-percent customer return rate at the fine fast-casual brand. I wanted to know those who I was serving. I have definitely had good feedback from that and my employees now have embraced it to this day. I built the restaurant about four blocks from where I lived at the time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Written KPI parameters and the definition of success should be accessible by all staff members for easy reference. In the restaurant industry, several food safety and operational issues are consistent issues across restaurants, no matter if they are fine dining, casual dining, fast casual, or quick service restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

“RTDs [Ready to Drink] definitely offer consistency and speed of service… there’s definitely opportunity for increased engagement there.” ” The State of Casual Dining. Satisfying the appetite : Overall, the casual dining sector is seeing a big recovery in visits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We witnessed operators that were running successful restaurants for years switch operations around in a matter of days so that they could employ their staff again and serve their customers. Many operators stayed open even with bare minimum staffing for their community. Ingenuity is the mother of invention.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In addition, her son Naheed brings more than 25 years of experience in restaurant franchising and will serve as CEO of CPK’s Alberta footprint. Ascend Hospitality Group held the grand opening of Real Famous BBQ, a fast casual prototype and brand evolution of Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que, part of the BBQ Holdings family.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Though street and house numbers definitely exist, the country has never fully developed a nationwide address system. These casual eateries are where you can find some of the best traditional Costa Rican cooking from all over the country. At the Mercado Central, almost every soda offers its own take on the classic.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

How one Brooklyn hotspot has turned itself into a successful fast-casual restaurant during the pandemic Before the pandemic, eating dinner at Brooklyn restaurant Peaches Hot House meant writing a name on a whiteboard in the vestibule and waiting to be called for a table in a packed dining room. 15 gallons of cocktails. 180 ramekins of aioli.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Sunset Squares embodies everything that a brand consultant likely looks for: It serves a purpose, has a focused vision, and tells a compelling story. It’s more jargon than you’d expect when talking about an upstart casual restaurant, but many concepts are the result of digital strategies calculated to help stand out in a crowded market.

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Sling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Food Cost Percentage: Definition. For most full-service casual and fast casual restaurants , 28-32% (0.28-0.32) Good” depends on the type of food served, the costs of operating the restaurant, and a host of other variables. For a week or two, keep an eye on the dishes you serve. What Is A Good Food Cost Percentage?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

If employees were heading back to the office, they were definitely getting their corporate dollars worth! In RMS’ Q4 consumer survey , respondents reported dining out less across all categories – with fast casual and full service being hit the hardest. This year, Grubhub saw a 53 percent increase in corporate coffee orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility. In addition to virtual kitchens meeting lower labor costs, they also offer a fast-track to opening, with a location able to begin serving in just one month. ” Dickey’s is now offering a franchise discount for existing Owners Operators. .

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EATER

JUNE 16, 2020

Operations that remained open the last few months found new ways to serve customers; others are now reopening alongside bars in some states. Once mostly a platform for craft geeks to drop big money on rare brews, lately Tavour has welcomed more casual customers who typically shop at brick-and-mortar retail.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” Creating Multi-Brand Platform of Premium Casual Restaurant Concepts. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings (“Anthony’s”), a leading premium pizza and wing brand, for approximately $161.3 BurgerFi International Inc. Sankranti Likes Atlanta.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" At least 4 in 10 operators in each of the three limited-service segments — quickservice, fast casual, and coffee and snack — believe the addition of drive-thru lanes will become more common in 2023. For others, outdoor dining and alcohol-to-go are becoming table stakes. At an average cost of $7.19 How Do You Stack Up?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bill formally served on the Great Lakes Franchise Association Board, Del Taco’s Franchise Marketing Advisory Council and the Finance Excellence Advisory Council for Burger King. Barb also served on the Operations Advisory Committee for Del Taco. Bill is a 1982 graduate of Michigan State University.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. It can be served with signature dips or used as a slider bun for a sandwich. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. Premium Pimento Cheese Stuffed Pretzel Knot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Plant Forward Plates features over 40 recipes scaled up to 100 servings, therapeutic menu plans, HACCP instructions, nutritional analysis and food-ordering guides to match the scaled recipes. “We’re thrilled to become a preferred supplier to Sodexo, which serves over 75 million consumers each day.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2019, Detroit Shipping Company served 88,210 customers. In 2020, it served less than a quarter of that volume. The variety of food and the space, complete with stages for musicians, makes it a good, people-pleasing spot for hosting casual events. It definitely added up,” Zacklan says.

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JULY 30, 2020

But as the casual viewer noticed — and as stories about Bon Appétit ’s corporate culture have revealed in recent weeks — it is almost always only white food writers, chefs, and recipe developers who get to adopt personas that go beyond their ethnicity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

UNO’s gift of travel and leisure will serve as a way to recognize all of its General Managers’ hard work throughout the past 16+ months. Überrito Fresh Mex Embarks on Aggressive Franchise Program. . ” Starbird Plans Franchising. percent in same-store sales.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 10, 2019

One of the easiest ways to bring the Halloween spirit into your restaurant or bar is with the food and drinks you serve. Halloween food specials Pumpkin dip: a fall favorite that can be served with vegetables, tortilla chips, or naan bread. Serve it in an empty pumpkin for a final touch!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

“After 36+ years of serving innovative, California inspired cuisine, we are proud to have built an incredibly loyal and supportive CPK guest community, so we wanted to do something to show our appreciation as we kick off the new year,” said Ashley Ceraolo, SVP of Marketing at California Pizza Kitchen. Three family-sized sides.

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EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Served at his acclaimed restaurant The Fat Duck since the early 2010s, the dessert is the definition of over the top, involving 80 ingredients, 55 steps, and 23 distinct elements , including a chocolate sphere filled with pear caramel, citrus yogurt, a fried churro, nitrogen-dipped grapes, and aerated saffron.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

The Place: Food House Location: London’s Chinatown Concept: Hot pot served with tight looks Menu Highlights: Sichuan fare like chile noodles, lamb and offal on skewers, whole fish, and especially hot pot, but with a broad menu that accommodates vegan and halal diners, Food House works well for a big group, often impeccably attired.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While many restaurant owners would like a definitive answer to this question, the average restaurant profit margin varies widely across different types of restaurants. Fast Casual Restaurants. Although factors like franchise affiliation may affect profit margins, fast casual restaurants typically have an average profit margin of 6-9%.

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