Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Mark Heymann, a labor expert and CEO of UniFocus, for his insights on navigating post-pandemic restaurant recovery through effective hiring and training. Have hand sanitizer available upon entering the restaurant for customers and employees alike. Mark Heymann.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As news of loosening restrictions in some parts of the country offers diners an opportunity to return to indoor dining, will customers be ready and willing? The activities that cause the most anxiety appear to be touching shared surfaces and proximity to other customers. Contactless is not just a solution for our present circumstances.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2020

Now more than ever, new systems are empowering owners and managers to optimize service, boost guest engagement, enhance menu performance, slash waste, and much more. As the industry gets on the road to recovery, this will be more important than ever. Maintenance is Often Overlooked. Downtime is no recipe for success.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

If 2020 and 2021 were all about helping operators find new revenue streams to reach guests when they couldn’t come into restaurants, then 2022 was all about getting customers back in. In contrast, customers are entering 2023 with higher expectations for stellar experiences when they do choose to spend money on dining out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2021

Customer comfort levels with on-premise dining varies and proper hygiene continues to be at the forefront of diners’ minds. As restaurants continue to enter this period of recovery, they will have to tackle a new slate of challenges. Secure the delivery, by ensuring delivery personnel have a good hygiene routine on the go.

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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. Merchandise new take-out procedures that will make customers feel more secure — such as curbside pickup and mask and glove requirements. Delivery offers fewer chances for guest recovery than dine-in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 21, 2021

With restrictions easing, customers are excitedly returning to their favorite restaurants. Yet, nine in ten operators predict issues with recruitment at a time which is essential for our industry's recovery. Allow Staff to Focus on the Experience. Invest in Staff Satisfaction to Retain Valued Team Members.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2021

As we progress through a pandemic that’s kept many inside for months, guests are looking to venture out and experience unique dining moments. By utilizing seasonal ingredients and creating specialty menu items, our product innovation efforts have kept us relevant in a competitive industry, earning guest loyalty and driving sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

As restaurant operators, you are a part of the community, providing an experience and opportunity for people to come together, celebrate events or both. Your community relies on you to provide a comforting, familiar experience, deliver food for those who may not have access, and feed the essential groups of people who are still working.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

How will restaurants shift their labor models to follow state safety regulations, ensure social distancing, minimize contact, and support the changing tide of guest preferences? After all, people are an organization’s greatest asset – and the key to speeding recovery and emerging stronger from these uncertain times.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

But the expectations of guests and owners did not change. My guess: Focusing on building supportive, collaborative environments with our peers creates healthy “in-house competition” and inspires each other to innovate and perfect the guest experience. That is because different customers have different expectations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. There was a subsequent recovery of +10 percent in the week to January 1 vs December 25. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2020

While many find hope for the industry as the country re-opens, the road to recovery is a very long and uncertain one. While the operational and financial impact of social distancing must be top of mind, nearly as important as what you do will be how you communicate these changes to your guests. Anticipation. Setting the Scene.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In addition, bartenders are mixing sparkling wine of all styles and prices into their cocktails to add effervescence, crispness or sweetness to the experience. Meaningful Menu Innovations : Restaurants and bars are evolving their menus beyond being a functional tool to improve the consumer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2021

The new tipping regulations represent a new era for the restaurant landscape that will either significantly help or hurt the industry’s post-pandemic recovery process. For a dinner rush, why pay three dishwashers the non-tipped minimum of $7.25 minimum) to occasionally help with dishes? However, a fairer option exists.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This is where real, hands-on experience becomes invaluable. This is where operational empathy comes into the picture – as an executive, your team members and franchisees look to you to understand and appreciate the experiences, challenges, and needs of employees at all levels of an organization, especially those on the front lines.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The importance of making guests feel comfortable. The top choice by far was having a culinary experience similar to eating at the restaurant. Incentivize guests to choose your restaurant. restaurants are very likely to have fewer dine-in customers this fall/winter than usual. 18 percent said it will be to save money.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2020

How will restaurants shift their labor models to follow state safety regulations, ensure social distancing, minimize contact, and support the changing tide of guest preferences? After all, people are an organization’s greatest asset – and the key to speeding recovery and emerging stronger from these uncertain times.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

However, the post-pandemic industry will face new challenges even as recovery begins. To tackle the concerns of customers and employees while focusing on business growth, restaurant owners will need to look to innovation and reimagine how they once operated. For customers, it became a new experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. ” Examples of safety and service enhancements include: A culture of safety and wellbeing for employees and customers. Takeout For Good.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2021

There are serious penalties for serving underage customers, including losing your liquor license and even jail time. Many restaurants now incorporate electronic ID checking machines or set point of sale reminders to specify the birthdate a guest must be born on or after to be served alcohol. ID, Please? Market … Responsibly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. The impact of COVID-19 on customer behavior was experienced swiftly f by all industries. The Value of Trust.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. “The industry’s successful recovery will depend on a customer’s feeling of well-being,” noted Oakes.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept?

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

Now that the pandemic was beginning to come under control and state governments were loosening the grip of protocol on restaurants – customers were beginning to re-emerge, albeit with some trepidation. AN INEVITABLE RECOVERY. “It We can easily apply Dickens profound human summary to the state of the restaurant industry today.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. And while our business has evolved over the past decade, so have our customers. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

. “Our We Help You Make It approach has always been about helping operators succeed, and never has that been more important than it is today,” said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

Are they listening to people with the background to know, with insight that is based on experience, or with the talent to find solutions? WHAT WE LEARN: – Effective leaders convert listening to learning and invest the time to build a level of understanding that factors in proximity and relies on experience and facts.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

Possible strategy: More space between tables and controlled limits on customers allowed at one time. How do we balance lower volume with financial needs of the operation? [] CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD THEY ORDER. Let your customers know that safety and sanitation is your most important job.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

. “Our We Help You Make It approach has always been about helping operators succeed, and never has that been more important than it is today,” said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. “The post-COVID dining experience will no doubt be different.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It offers insights into customer expectations to help restaurant brands navigate through what continues to be an uncertain consumer climate. Highlights from the report reveal: Restaurant customers are showing clear signs of pandemic fatigue. The current curbside experience is failing. QSR App Experience. With over 8.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

The partnership with Clean Juice is highlighted by the creation of the brand’s first-ever national TV spot featuring Tebow and his experience with the brand. The tail winds are strong, and it's about executing at a high level while still focusing on each and every customer.” ” Curry Up Now Adds Incentives LTO.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

"We are grateful for continued customer support which has helped us expand to new locations in the past year and we are looking forward to bringing the brand to new locations and connecting with new customers." Construction is expected to take place throughout the summer, with a potential opening date in late August.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

. "We're very impressed with their quality of execution, product cadence and customer centric approach in these unprecedented times.” Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

A great customer and employee experience is in our DNA, and we are thrilled to bring the future into our kitchen with solutions that will transform the industry and make the White Castle experience all that it can be for generations to come.” Customers can now: Easily create and print QR codes to join the waitlist.

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