Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2025

There is an opportunity for restaurant operators who want to embrace the GLP-1 movement by focusing on portion sizes and crafting "GLP-1-friendly”menu items, Sally Lyons Wyatt, global executive vice president and chief advisor, Circana, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "By

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Additionally, menu prices at casual dining establishments rose by an average of 9 percent year over year from 2021. This inflation at the customer–facing end of the restaurant business has largely been fuelled by rapidly increasing operating costs – by as much as 11.7 percent compared to the same period in 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2024

While restaurants that successfully pivot to address this demand for value may grow or maintain their sales, these brands could find themselves making other cost-saving operational changes, like reducing portion sizes, to account for this trend. In this competitive environment, it’s clear that we must innovate to stay ahead.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whether youre an independent operator or part of a small chain, visibility is everything. Now, lets start with the first step every restaurant operator should take when launching a marketing campaignknowing their market inside and out. Even if your food is incredible, youre not operating in a vacuum. Study your competition.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." The pandemic made speed, accuracy, and seamless ordering non-negotiable.

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The Rail

MARCH 31, 2025

It ensures process consistency and simplifies operations across multiple sites. Operations at Multiple Locations Technology makes managing numerous locations easier in many ways: Centralized Management Systems: Managers can manage multiple locations from one platform. Use these solutions for your daily operations if you want to win.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Long after the restaurant industry felt the most significant impacts of the pandemic, echoes still reverberate in the form of workforce realities and operational challenges. ” Perhaps unsurprisingly then, many restaurant operators cited a lack of qualified and committed applicants as a significant obstacle.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 18, 2022

If you’re involved in any aspect of the Fast Casual category, you don’t need me to tell you that labor and distribution issues are real. We all also know that there is no silver bullet that will course-correct the struggles faced by owners and operators. From operations to customer service, you need to invest in your staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2025

Restaurant industry challenges are pushing operators to be more creative and efficient with many opting for more multifunctional spaces – especially in a fast-casual setting. Operators are thinking beyond the immediate space, considering how design elements can evolve and become recognizable brand signatures.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

More than eight in ten restaurant operators expect 2025 sales to meet or exceed 2024 levels, but rising competition will require differentiation through experience, service, and innovation, according to The National Restaurant Association’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2025

Furthermore, CAD supports the design-build lifecycle and maintenance, ensuring continuity and precision from the initial concept to the daily operation of the completed restaurant. How Design Technology Improves Space and Guest Experience Every square foot counts when redesigning a fast-casual eatery or a fine dining venue.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2023

Mark Brezinski has been heralded as "the father of Dallas’ fast casual food scene" He has opened more than 50 restaurants in the DFW area including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Bengal Coast, Velvet Taco and his newest venture Bizzy Burger Merchants. Ancient Japanese proverb: fall down seven times, get up eight.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Additionally, he launched Big Chicken, a fast-casual concept that combines his love for comfort food with high-quality ingredients. Shaqs hands-on involvement in branding and expansion has made Big Chicken a rising player in the competitive fast-casual market. Operational Excellence Efficiency at scale drives profitability.

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EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2023

More recently, the coupes have become a fixture of the aesthetic Instagram tablescape, particularly among the niche of food designers and stylists who put forth a sense of highly stylized yet casually lived-in opulence. It feels simultaneously old-timey and modern, casual and upscale. Their transportive appeal spans the globe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

based architecture and design firm / /3877, newly-available real estate offers prime locations and cheaper rent for fast casual restaurants such as taco shops and upscale burger joints. This has led to a growing appeal for unique dining experiences and fast-casual concepts. According to the hospitality experts at Washington D.C.-based

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

From full service to fast-casual to legacy fast-food brands, the one constant was disruption. Many brands were able to turn a profit from the lockdowns and social distancing orders by shifting operations toward drive-thru, delivery, pick-up, and curbside models. Just as one issue seemed fixed, another presents itself.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Here's some of Cortellesso's advice to other restaurant and bar operators on effective merch selections, brand alignment, staff engagement, collabs, promotion, and more. Creating pieces that look great in a casual or nightlife setting. Where did the idea to include a dedicated merch program originate?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Independent restaurants are at a pivotal moment, as the industry confronts multiple challenges including inflation, cost volatility, and extreme weather and adapts to an increasingly complex operating environment, according to the findings of the The James Beard Foundation® (JBF) 2025 Independent Restaurant Industry Report.

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EATER

OCTOBER 18, 2023

| John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images Once shunned by millennials, “uncool” chains are gearing up for a comeback For years, millennials were blamed for the death of the casual chain restaurant. And fast-casual chains , like Chipotle and Panera Bread, have been booming for years, with no signs of slowing in that sector.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Whether fine-dining or fast casual, great service now revolves around the customer experience you bring to every interaction. Brands that were positioned with the right technology, such as pizza delivery and other fast and casual outlets have thrived during the pandemic.

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 16, 2024

Chang's is operating in a suburban New York shopping mall. It's the chain's third crack at a fast-casual spinoff. A Pagoda by P.F.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2024

In fact, 45 percent of restaurant operators expect competition to be more intense than last year. With that in mind, here’s a look at some of the moves restaurants are making to delight consumers and modernize operations, powered by technology. Moving to Multichannel Dining Experiences Dining out is… back?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. Is It Worth It?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

At the same time, QSRs and fast casual establishments are turning to technology to improve operations and customer interactions as they continue to increase output. Take fast casual and drive-thru for example. For fast casual and QSRs, is your menu up to date? Technology is one way to make this happen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. The artistry of chefs and the creativity of restaurateurs will continue to be at the forefront, while these tools become operational enhancers.

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Restaurant Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: George Biel may not have the high profile of other casual-dining pioneers, but his operations remain gold standards within the business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. In fact, 30 percent of recent casual dining visitors think there is an opportunity to improve the quality of the beverage offer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

However, operators are having to resort to short and long-term fixes to address the fact that they cannot find team members.” “We are seeing sign-on bonuses at fast food and fast casual locations, something never seen before in the industry. “The addition of self-pour technology saved our business,” he said.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

percent) than they do in casual restaurants (16.5 Tipping on fast casual is going strong : In spite of the “tipflation” backlash, diners haven’t stopped tipping in fast casual restaurants, though the median tip size is still hovering under 9 percent—well below the 17.32 percent at fast casual restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2024

While they crave the value of QSR – 34 percent of families reporting higher spending at QSRs this month compared to 18 percent of childless households – they are inclined toward fast casual and full-service restaurants as well. So, how can restaurant operators effectively tap into this lucrative segment?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 14, 2024

SouthRock Capital, which had also operated Starbucks and Subway units, filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in Texas to protect its rights to the casual-dining restaurant chain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

In particular, supply chain disruptions and staffing shortages – whether due to resignations or illness – are forcing quick service and fast casual restaurants to adapt quickly to changing conditions. Former competitors are now part of the same umbrella company. Appeal to Mobile Gamers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2021

So how do operators plan for 2022? Why Takeout Still Reigns (And How Operators Should Price). Breakfast and casual eateries/coffee shops can be optimistic. Nearly one in five frequented a casual restaurant/coffee shop more in September compared to 13 percent in May. Dining rooms are open, but staff isn’t available.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2024

The experience agency, who designed new restaurant prototypes for clients such as Burger King, Panda Express and Panera Bread, surveyed consumers to gain a better understanding of the current customer journey and what guests value most about the restaurant experience, particularly at casual dining and fast casual restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

We’ve been crayon pros for over 30 years, ever since we started partnering with the fast-growing casual dining restaurant chains of the 90s. Read on to learn more about crayons—the unsung heroes of casual dining. How do crayons save the day? Crayons Make Kids-and Parents-Happy. Crayons Make Kids-and Parents-Happy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

This migration could be a goldmine for casual/fast food brands if only they had the people to support them. It’s not unusual for a fast-casual restaurant with over 1,000 locations to manually save the recipes on these drives and then send them to the field teams, and hope they’re properly uploaded.

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