Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2024

Rethinking Beverages The typical drink upsell—soft drinks and coffee or tea—has decreased over the past few years as customers increasingly eat restaurant food at home. In its place, we’ve seen an explosion of specialty beverages that serve as enticing add–ons or stand-alone orders. What’s on the Menu?

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SpotOn

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

"Gastropub" has become a popular restaurant industry term, alongside "fast casual" and "small plates." " The term gastropub combines "gastronomy" and "pub," promising high quality food and drinks and a down-to-earth, casual vibe. The scotch egg is a classic gastro pub menu item.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The survey was conducted in January 2024 among 522 US-based Food and Beverage professionals, including owners and managers from single-site establishments and small multi-site chains with fewer than 20 restaurants. Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

Staff scheduling, inventory management, menu analysis , guest satisfaction, profitability, and so much more rest on the shoulders of accurate restaurant forecasting. On a micro level, forecasting helps a restaurant plan for inventory orders and how many employees need to work each shift to make and sell food. Get granular.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Suddenly we find that 2024 is almost behind us now but Future Food would like to share with you the trends and insight that we see across the food and hospitality sector. Discretionary spending has flatlined and shifted for food and hospitality but spending on essential items is slightly up.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Not only do you have to manage many costs including, labor, equipment, and food—but you have to do it while dealing with inevitable price increases. Whether it’s food cost increases due to inflation or a labor cost rise due to rising minimum wage, cost increases, like taxes, are pretty much a guarantee in the restaurant industry.

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SpotOn

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Popular, profitable restaurants might have different menus, ideal guests, and management philosophies, but they all know what they're trying to be. There's room for fast food chains, fine dining restaurants, and casual dining restaurants, steakhouses, falafel spots, taco trucks. The restaurant industry is a big tent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But while some may predict a future with burger-flipping robots, it’s hard to imagine tech taking the place of a skilled line cook, experienced server, or seasoned marketer. Enter digital tableside ordering. For fast-casual or QSR brands, digital tableside ordering is equally beneficial.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2023

Key takeaways include: More than half of consumers surveyed (51 percent), felt that independent restaurants have been impacted the most by not having enough staff to take orders, cook food, and handle deliveries – followed by major chains (36 percent) and mid-sized regional restaurants (14 percent).

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Additionally, customers respond positively to restaurant interaction on social media and are 66% more likely to order again. Clearly, social media marketing is one of the most cost-effective ways to raise brand awareness, increase customer loyalty, collect diner feedback and drive online orders. Link to your site or menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In August of this year, the cost for consumers of purchasing food away from home rose by 8.3 Additionally, menu prices at casual dining establishments rose by an average of 9 percent year over year from 2021. The decreased patronage along with inflation increases running costs, which means increased menu prices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Of that increase, 30 percent came through Catering Online Ordering, which launched in Q3 2023. On average, catering orders ticket sizes in Q4 2023 were $160.

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Open for Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

Before launching any new menu promotion idea, it’s a good idea to go back to basics and get clear a few basic points first. Many restaurant owners offer a percentage off a meal or specific menu item. Look at what menu items aren’t selling briskly. Quick links What are restaurant promotions? Who is the target customer base?

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Aside from its abundance of art museums and ferry trips around Casco Bay, many come to Portland to experience its annual food and beverage festivals or public urban and wooden parks, earning the city its nickname, “Forest City.” This casual European restaurant offers duck-fat Belgian fries and sandwiches for lunch and dinner.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will manifest itself in several ways, such as informing robotics in the kitchen for food preparation, in addition to kitchen display systems (KDS) as restaurants kitchens seek to improve efficiency and better optimize for enhance prep station capacity management. – Chris Adams, VP of Strategy, Oracle Food and Beverage. "As

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It’s true, the semi-spicy, often roasted, and utterly delicious green chilies are nearly synonymous with the city’s top food joints. The best restaurants in Albuquerque all have one thing in common, though, and that’s fantastic food. Still, they’re not the only delicacy Albuquerque has to offer.

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Restaurant Clicks

JANUARY 4, 2022

While the city may be known for having one of the largest concentrations of breweries on the east coast, there’s more to Asheville’s food and beverage scene than craft breweries. Corner Kitchen is a farm-to-table restaurant that focuses on letting patrons know exactly where their food comes from. Order Online.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2021

While there are clear benefits to an all-digital menu system, to get the most out them, you must first take a step back to re-examine what your menu means to you. Your menu: Part love letter, part manifesto, instructions for use and a bill of goods, all rolled into one. Should your menu move to the cloud?

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Ken Burgin

JULY 17, 2022

Finalise the Festive Menus – it may be months away, but customers want menu and price certainty. Review the range of menu styles and pricing – small, medium, large still works for pricing and range. Plus plenty of additionals and ‘menu modifiers’ for those ready to spend more – espresso martinis for the table?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2023

From the rise of Instagram food bloggers and selfie walls to paying outrageous prices for the #SaltBae experience , consumers are now expecting restaurants to deliver an experience beyond flavor. If they take the risk of stepping outside their homes, diners look for more than casual, throw-away experiences.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Casa Enrique is a Michelin-star winning Mexican food restaurant specializing in dishes from head Chef Cosme Aguilar’s home state of Chiapas. The menu has plenty of Mexican favorites like made-to-order guacamole and tacos, but you’ll see a lot of regional dishes from Chiapas that are sure to wow your taste buds. Order Online.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

It can be tricky when you’re trying to find different food choices. Places that put just as much focus on the service as the food tend to get great reviews and give you more bang for your buck. Order Online. It is a place where you can kick back and spend quality time with family and friends while enjoying great food.

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EATER

MARCH 19, 2024

To me the word ‘brasserie’ means a nice French eatery that features many classic menu items like steak frites, steak tartare, coq au vin, and more,” and the ambiance should be refined but still casual enough to visit on a weeknight. French food, by virtue of its history, is familiar. Some take a more playful approach — at D.W.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments. The first gusto!

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EATER

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Lille Allen/Eater That’s what the menu is for I’ve come to lightly dread a server asking “Have you dined with us before?” It’s not a real question, but an overture to a canned speech about every single dish on the menu. This is tedious enough when you’re being told the menu is ordered from smallest to largest.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Whether you want Asian, Italian, or American, and whether you want a fancy, high-end meal or a casual, rowdy meet-up, food in Ann Arbor doesn’t disappoint. The Knight family originally owned a food and meat market in Ann Arbor in the 1950s. Furthermore, the menu is a five or six-course set meal. Frita Batidos.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

With the season of food and Thanksgiving when holiday food is at the forefront, what are defined standards and procedures that restaurants should keep top-of-mind to set the expectations regarding food handling and preparation during the holiday rush? Cool foods rapidly to get out of the Temperature Danger Zone.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Plus, the food scene is pretty spectacular. Pismo’s has an extensive menu featuring salads, sandwiches, and plenty of seafood plates. Order Online. The Annex Kitchen is a modern and casual Italian restaurant that has an inviting atmosphere. I went with a cup of traditional chowder and their Hawaiian ahi burger.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Located off of Liberty Avenue, this Pittsburgh restaurant is ideal for visitors interested in healthier food options. Bitter Ends provides window service to its customers ordering online. The luncheonette also sells its foods at the Linea Verde Green Market to give customers convenient access to its food during its off-days.

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Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 3, 2021

Upper West Side Cafe Lulu’s Wine Garden Laos in Town DC Corazon Hedy’s Rooftop Immigrant Food Equinox Restaurant Compass Rose Calico Dukes’ Grocery Hi-Lawn Blackwall Hitch Ruthie’s All Day. Attached to a squash club, Upper West Side is unique because the atmosphere is casual and inviting, yet the decor is chic and modern. Order Online.

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Restaurant Clicks

MAY 16, 2021

The good news is, I’ve put together a list of my top picks for food in town so you can take the guesswork out of it. Whether you need a sophisticated, refined spot or a casual place to quickly swing by, there’s a spot for it in this town. Order Online. Order Online. In the mood for some Italian food?

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SpotOn

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Diversify ordering offerings Our barbecue concept, Hi Lo BBQ, didn’t hit the sales numbers we projected after the first six months.   Catering company lunches and take-out and delivery orders through Caviar (acquired by DoorDash in 2019) quickly became 20% of our restaurant sales and added an additional 12% in total revenue.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Sink your teeth into a massive steak or taste bite-sized complex creations from a four-course menu. This is an upscale establishment but features a casual dress code, so no need to come in a suit and tie. Since it’s farm-to-table, Selden Standard has a seasonal menu that changes depending on what becomes available.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Lancaster is one of the most underrated food cities in Pennsylvania. The bistro menu is also impressive in the evening. Love fancy French food? It has all the French classics, from escargot to quiche, but the menu often changes throughout the season. You might even have to come back for more Trinidadian food!

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With a prix-fixe, seasonal menu created by Chef Kelly McCown, this farm-to-fork restaurant is sure to impress. The menu changes regularly, so there’s no telling what you’ll get, but chances are you’ll love whatever it is. For family-friendly comfort food, look no further than South. Yet there it is!

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The food scene here also has excellent dishes to offer tourists and locals looking for a tasty meal in a casual, comfortable atmosphere. Located inside the bustling Dekalb Market Hall at the edge of Fort Greene, Daigo Hand Roll Bar is the closest you’ll get to Japanese street food outside of Japan. Order Online.

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SpotOn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

." 5 out A term used in both the back-of-house and front-of-house to mean an order ticket or table is 5 minutes away from needing attention. Example: "Table 4 is 5 out, let's make sure their drinks are refilled before they get their food." " 86 This means the menu item or ingredient is no longer available.

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