Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

First of all, with so many people still working from home and taking regular video calls instead of meetings, breakfast and lunch demand has significantly dropped. Diners finally realized how much they can actually save by not eating out. Online Ordering Will Continue to Thrive. Make the Most Out of Data.

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EATER

MARCH 12, 2025

Theyd been serving hot dogs, fried chicken sandwiches, and other Southern-inflected bar foods for 15 years. Its served on branded Miller High Life trays, with hot dogs fanned out like a starburst. What began as an easy way to breathe new life into the haunt has become a popular order. Thats market price.)

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2022

This guide sets out six tips for improving your restaurant efficiency that can be implemented immediately and cheaper to your pocket. Staff training, therefore, needs to include teaching individuals to communicate swiftly, clearly, and confidently with other team members when orders go wrong, or other problems occur.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 23, 2023

For lengthy periods over the course of two years, businesses were forced to operate solely on a take-out and delivery basis, and it soon became evident that everybody would need to up their game. Consumers ordering deliveries still want to make sure it feels like they are treating themselves.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2020

2020 threw unprecedented challenges our way, causing chaos throughout the food and beverage industries. In order to survive, restaurants needed to rethink the way they do business with many turning to technology to keep them afloat. Go All Out with Online Ordering. One way is to embrace the wonders of technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Rick Camac, dean of restaurant and hospitality management, at Institute of Culinary Education, for his expert advice. Many sidewalks slant out toward the street. Create an outdoor service station and contactless menus, ordering and payments available. Set seating times.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Are your regulars ordering the same drink and entree every time they come in? We searched high and low for every restaurant event idea out there, then boiled them down to what we believe are the most exciting and effective restaurant events to keep regulars ecstatic and new customers talking. Has your restaurant hit a plateau?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

As more restaurants focus their undivided attention on their off-premise offerings and guests adapt their consumption to this new environment, plus some of the government relief measures take effect, some small improvements may lie ahead.” Easy online ordering – Easy online ordering was nearly tied for second.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Chick-fil-A even reported disabling curbside ordering in some locations to reduce strain on their workers. Restaurants can soften the impact of the labor shortage in 2022 by doubling down on retention, shaking up the traditional business model and taking advantage of technology to increase efficiency and streamline the dining experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

That's one of takeaways in You Can't Market Manure at Lunchtime: And Other Lessons from the Food Industry for Creating a More Sustainable Company by Maisie Ganzler, chief strategy and brand officer of Bon Appétit Management Company. Pro tip: many will be tempted to do more than they should.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2024

To delve more into the results, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Matt Zibell, VP Technology at TouchBistro. So, to me, finding out that over a quarter of restaurants don’t have a website was a bit surprising. What results did you find surprising and why?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2022

It was definitely high-stress at first but we worked together as a team to communicate. On our first day, we had a line out the door of guests and ran out of oysters to sell. It was definitely a learning experience for myself and the rest of the team as we banded together to turn this hectic situation into a positive one.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Additionally, plant-based and immunity-boosting foods, sanitation and outdoor dining has accelerated to an all time high. Nourishment will need to be more nutritious, and food consumption will need to be more functionally driven. Nourishment will need to be more nutritious, and food consumption will need to be more functionally driven.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

If weeknights are for riffing, Sunday nights are our time to go by the book, giving us a chance to test out our ample cookbook collection. We light candles, put on a themed playlist (a shrimp roll-and-Naragansett date night calls for coastal New England vibes on Spotify, for example), and take our time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Participants reported continued food and labor cost increases, with 88 percent experiencing rising staff expenses, compared to 89 percent in last year’s annual survey, and 86 percent reporting an increase in food costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

The product will be rolled out in phases, with an introductory product available in the North American market in the coming weeks. in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution. ” Tyga Bites Launches.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

At least the real bad news is out of the way. Now, let’s think about the purpose of restaurants so that current and potential restaurateurs and chefs can choose the direction they want to take. Of, course the food must be tasty and appealing at some level and above all else – consistent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

" Take a listen here to learn about Scott Patterson's entrepreneurial venture into the world of coffee and reach out to Castiglia with any topic or guest suggestions at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The user has full control over their account and can opt out of the secure service at any time. 20 at 4 p.m.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Lille Allen Six chefs and restaurant owners from across the country explain why restaurants feel so expensive right now, and how they’re coping with high prices and customer complaints Dining out involves calculating the intangible: What is hospitality worth to you? Or maybe the answer just keeps shaking out in one direction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2022

Under normal circumstances, you could use previous years’ sales figures to forecast the upcoming year – but, as we emerge from two years of COVID closures, staffing shortages, and general turmoil, previous sales’ figures definitely can’t be trusted. Let’s take a look: 1 – Capacity Calculations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Located in Salina, Kansas, this prototype marks a new chapter for the brand’s design evolution as this option is its first model without a dining room, hosting a double drive-thru and a walk-up ordering station. Construction is expected to take place throughout the summer, with a potential opening date in late August.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

As app-based delivery, drive-through and take-out services surpass indoor dining, not only does providing an excellent customer experience show customers you appreciate their business, but it also enables you to set the stage for customer loyalty that will continue to grow well beyond the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In the last year we’ve been able to really focus on growing our off-premise business, and we found that guests enjoy our home-style comfort food in the comfort of their own homes. In fact, the data just came out on November 30) that all marketers (not just restaurants) have been forced to shift their media spend to digital.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Whether speaking from a spiritual standpoint, referencing soul music, soul food, or the soul of a restaurant – it is clear that each of these can “transform the moments in our day and bring us closer to living life from a place that sits well with who we are at our core” 1. We not only taste soul food; we feel it.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Customers are demanding online and mobile ordering, and modern restaurant tech makes it more accessible for every restaurateur. 7shifts Restaurant Scheduling Software.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Think about it: no more stacks and folders full of invoices, no clipboards and checkmarks, no guessing when it comes to food costs. There’s a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. Many services also allow you to add your recipes in and calculate actual food costs.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

That is what we are going to answer in this blog—providing you with steps you can take right now to reduce your costs and boost your revenue to keep your restaurant profitable during COVID-19. Sides are cheaper than entrees, so the more sides you can peddle through your delivery channels, the more profit you’ll get out of your delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As general counsel to over a dozen restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and Orange County, I have seen a lot of changes since the first shutdown orders came out in March. It is important to remember that the landlord is impacted by COVID-19 as well and is motivated to work out a deal that works for both sides.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

I would take it over several highly ranked Michelin-starred restaurants that I’ve been to any day,” Tamez says. When the pandemic hit, Tamez continued to support local restaurants, Uni among them, by ordering takeout, but the food was never quite as good, he says. Then, of course, there’s the Chiang Mai duck carnitas. “I

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Reflection is food for the soul. What was takes center stage and. Every now and then it is healthy, and yet humbling, to take inventory of what we have done, and where we have been – to dissect those dreams and actions that brought us to where we are, and to relish the opportunities and the challenges that came along the way.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Rows of shipping containers were used to create the small kitchens inside the Grand Food Depot in LA. San Francisco is a really small food community. In many ways it’s hurt the development of restaurants and new food ideas,” says the chef. “At Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. When they do use them, more than a third (35 percent) say they will splurge and order more expensive items than usual.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The new restaurants — as well as upgrades to existing locations — will adapt the company’s new, modern, and inviting “Fresh Forward” design and meet the needs of today’s consumer with comfortable guest indoor dining spaces as well as numerous delivery and order ahead options, with a strong digital first strategy.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

French restaurants close more often than American ones, so making a reservation is also a good way to find out if they’re open before you cross town. And definitely don’t double book: Tourists are becoming infamous for making multiple bookings at hotspots on opposite sides of town, then deciding at the last minute which one they’ll keep.

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 18, 2021

With a never-ending list of things to be done and decisions to be made, one of the greatest challenges we all face as business owners is knowing which of the many things on our plate we should prioritize in order to move our business forward and achieve our goals faster. They are definitely thriving as opposed to just surviving.

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EATER

JULY 30, 2020

Branding oneself as the creator of a viral dish (“ the stew ,” “ the pasta ”) or crafting an identity around a quirk or personality trait , all but eliminates the need for bona fide experts, allowing the internet-friendly celebrity chef to take their place. The feeling of being slotted into a niche is all too familiar for Martinez.

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