Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 28, 2020

Q: Would delivery work for my concept? A: Delivery –of all things– is a hot topic. Consumers demand it and the market has responded by offering several delivery options, from independent delivery companies to national firms. consumers order delivery or takeout once a week. Projected U.S.

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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. Delivery services are another area where families are leading the charge.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

Catering has grown significantly over the last few years thanks to the widespread demand for this one word: convenience. Whether they be for office parties, conferences, birthdays or weddings, catering profits from the promise of efficiency, safety and most importantly—safe of mind. EXPLORE NEW CATERING VERTICALS. by Bora Kang.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

Food delivery aggregators: You’re well past your expiration date. While there are a slew of challenges facing both diners and restaurants as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, one notable element often omitted from conversation are the delivery drivers who actually make these services work, but we’ll get to that in a moment.

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The Rail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By Kateryna Reshetilo, Contributor Are you a restaurant owner looking for ways to keep up with the fast-changing demands of your customers? Have you noticed how food delivery apps are becoming essential in attracting and retaining diners? The global online food delivery market size was valued at USD 221.65 from 2023 to 2030.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2025

Pizza restaurants are poised to continue their evolution this year and incremental changes, especially in the areas of artificial intelligence, operational efficiency and customer preferences, will create both challenges and opportunities for pizzeria owners. This not only frees up labor but also reduces order errors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Catering can be a great way to increase your sales during the holiday season. You already have the commercial kitchen, staff, customer base, and the economy of scale for bulk ordering so the cost of entry into catering should be relatively low. Add a flyer in to-go and delivery orders. Promote, Promote, Promote.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

On the other hand, when you know exactly who your ideal customers are, you can craft an experience that resonates with customers on a deeper, emotional level, creating a connection that will keep them coming back for years. Key customer factors that influence dining preferences, from demographics to behavior.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 8, 2020

Important points to consider before starting a catering program. Off-premise catering is undoubtedly a compelling business opportunity for restaurant owners. Catering also gives businesses brand exposure and valuable marketing opportunities. But on average these numbers are much more modest. annually through 2019 (4).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 16, 2020

The return of high-value customers with large business orders is a big opportunity for restaurants. Reinvent Your Catering Menu. Many offices are requiring individual packaging for catered food and even office snacks. Rethink your catering menu. Deliver on Delivery. Deliver a Stellar Customer Experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2024

KIn the dynamic world of quick-service restaurants, innovation and adaptability are critical to evolve successfully in order to drive business growth with consumer preferences continuously changing. With industry data projecting the catering and food service sector to reach $477.3B

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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. Delivery users are less price-sensitive than customers using other sales channels. What’s on the Menu?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2021

In March, businesses were forced to take a step back and look at their business model to ensure that they were addressing their customer’s health, hygiene and safety concerns. So, what can brands do to address the impacts of COVID-19, while being mindful of the past, present and future of customer experience?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

These lessons are tied into everything I do on a daily basis, especially now as I continue to lead DeliverThat’s mission as a third-party delivery service for restaurant catering. As consumers opt to stay home, brands are facing an opportunity to shift their focus to takeout and delivery, and even catering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2020

That said, restaurants are in a unique position to up their game as they work to bring customers back – and create a better experience than ever. Here are some areas where restaurants can self-evaluate to ensure their customers are getting the contactless take-out experience they desire. Protection and Sanitation Are a Must.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Restaurants will also explore delivery options beyond costly third-party partnerships, and hike delivery menu prices to make the channel more lucrative as off-premise demand holds steady. Customers often give companies an ultimatum; they can choose to be part of the problem or the solution. Delivery Options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. One great thing about the online delivery market is that it produces massive amounts of data. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 26, 2020

In response to these changes, many restaurants will be serving in-person diners at a limited capacity, while maintaining an accelerated demand for food deliveries. Restaurants will also need to modify their strategies to engage old and new customers and stand out from the competition.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

What was once a gradual process turned into a rapid transformation, permanently reshaping how restaurants operate and interact with customers. Customers have now fully embraced the benefits of using restaurant technology, and to keep up with guests evolving expectations, the tech industry is growing at an incredible rate.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

The restaurant industry is constantly evolving, and embracing change and leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency and the customer experience is essential. Balancing operational and guest needs involves adopting technology that makes back-end processes more efficient and improves the front-end customer experience.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 28, 2020

The coronavirus crisis has challenged restaurants to rethink the way they deal with food delivery for good. 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).

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2020

There’s great potential for revenue here, including the class registration and any supplies you can sell for pickup at your restaurant or delivery to your customers’ doors. Restaurants have helped to make these meetings more interactive by offering catering and events services to their corporate clients and virtual staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2025

We're seeing a clear trend towards designs that can grow with the business – operators are incorporating signature elements (that are now business tools) that customers will recognize across locations. These designs prove that modest size doesn't mean sacrificing functionality or the customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

. “In order to keep distribution costs in check, we partnered with our distributors and suppliers by being more flexible, consolidating delivery days, and allowing later delivery window times when needed,” Corporate Executive Chef, David Cox told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Bhatia said.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Customer Service and Experience Great food and drink is only truly enjoyed when its coupled with a great service experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2021

First, identify a gap in the market—often using a delivery system’s regional data to see which cravings went unsatisfied. Others, like LA-based group Salted, are built from the ground up with only “delivery-first” brands. Welcome to the age of virtual restaurants. The premise for a virtual restaurant is simple.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

Let’s observe some of the established ones that emerged in the restaurant industry in the past year – and won’t fade away any time soon: Customer Habits Have Changed, Undeniably. Restaurants will have to continue providing exceptional service in terms of technology, too. After all, comfort comes first.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

As the novel coronavirus outbreak leads to state-mandated dining room closures, many food service franchisors are struggling to maintain business. In response to the influx of delivery and pickup orders at Teriyaki Madness, the brand has added drive-thrus in TMAD parking lots where they didn’t exist originally.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As consumer options and demand shifted, businesses were forced to adapt and prioritize new technologies and alternate ordering experiences that would allow them to deliver on customer expectations. This allows for brands to have a direct relationship with customers, and in turn, create more personalized, frictionless engagements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2021

Smart business owners who find inexpensive, creative ways to anticipate and fulfill customers’ needs will stand out through COVID-19 and beyond. Here are some needs that customers are likely to be prioritizing right now, with some low-cost ideas on how to meet those needs. Safety and Normalcy. The Human Touch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The research found that businesses worldwide – particularly restaurants – intend to experiment more in 2025, especially with customer retention programs like loyalty, as they face the triple challenge of sustained high inflation, shrinking consumer wallets and the need to raise prices across the board.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With customers opting for alternatives to dine-in, restaurants adapted to build solutions to offer takeout, delivery and curbside pickup options. Several solutions have popped up over the past year that allows you to customize menu templates and share them online in minutes. How Can You Enhance Your Contactless Dining?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With an increasing number of Millennials spending more on dining out each year, it is evident that restaurants that successfully cater to this generation stand to gain a competitive edge. High ROI : New movers are in need of various products and services as they settle into their new homes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

Outdoor dining works great during the warmer weather, and for facilitating additional curbside/delivery. This can be similar to catering; however, the customer picks up the food rather than have it delivered. Repurpose Employees – Chick-fil-A has done a great job repurposing employees to cater to more drive-thru guests.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to Tork research, 44 percent of people say they feel good knowing they are supporting local restaurants when they order takeout or delivery. Fifty percent of people who do not order takeout or delivery report meals being too costly as their primary reason. Meet Diners Where They Are. Build a Connection.

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7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2024

You can also negotiate service contracts for regular maintenance at a lower cost. Full-service restaurants Full-service restaurants offer a complete dining experience with table service. Customers sit down, order from a menu, and are served by waitstaff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

As per a recently published report by Future Market insights, the Takeaway and Delivery Food market is going to witness accelerated demand in the coming years with online food platforms. As restaurants shuttered across the world due to the pandemic in 2020, deliveries and takeout orders soared.

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