Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

While staffing has always topped the list of restaurant owner/manager pain points, it now seems to be at crisis proportions. March restaurant sale surged 36 percent year-over-year and nearly reached 2019 levels. “Wages across the country are definitely up for the industry, in virtually every location.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Those priorities include increased marketing and sales efforts alongside new benefits and programs to attract and retain staff. Despite potential challenges, the industry is both optimistic, as total restaurant sales crested $1 trillion for the first time on record, and ready to pivot to continue growing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ah…now is the time for everyone to start speculating about what the restaurant business will look like when all of this craziness is over. Let’s start with what we are fairly comfortable saying: whatever “normal” is will likely not make an appearance until the end of 2021 – so…let’s begin our speculation with January of 2022 to be safe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Running a successful, finely-tuned takeout operation is a complex and challenging endeavor no longer relegated to businesses basing their models primarily on delivery sales. While perhaps a consistent feature of your daily business, they are not your employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2023

Spirit sales are 153 percent higher than usual over the holiday weekend, and it’s the number one beer drinking holiday. Understand Your State’s Dram Laws Laws regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol are not established by the federal government. The door staff is the first point of contact for patrons.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 28, 2022

But what’s the clear definition? Although there is no formal definition, micro roasters are defined by some sources either by the batch capacity of their machine, or the amount of coffee they roast. For the former definition, some say micro roasters are commercial operations that routinely use 1kg to 3kg capacity machines.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 24, 2021

With your point-of-sale system as the brain, choosing the right software to manage your inventory and team is essential. The key to leveraging data in your restaurant lies within your point-of-sale system. you'll be able to easily view and compare sales at your locations and identify any outliers.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Canyons Fresh Grill is the definition of a neighborhood spot—nestled just off of Main Street in the town of Woodstock, Georgia, the restaurant has been a mainstay since 2008. Integrating sales and data into scheduling ?? From the projected sales in 7shifts, the team adjusts for any anomalies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2022

Sales forecasting is always tricky in the restaurant world. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

They range the gamut from loyalty points ( Fivestarts ) to local events ( Restaurant Week ). More content at a person’s fingertips can definitely drive sales and drive interest. Last but definitely not least, make sure your info is structured so Google knows what is what. Offer Online Promotions. Focus on SEO.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

” TableSafe’s data align with a recent report from the National Restaurant Association stating that sales at eating and drinking places escalated in June, with total sales reaching $70.6 Rent Struggle Is Real. 35 percent of ALL small businesses in the U.S. 35 percent of ALL small businesses in the U.S. TableSafe, Inc.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As point-of-sale (POS) platforms exit the startup stage and developers begin looking for ways to generate increased revenue, many are turning toward processing fees for using their software. Meanwhile, restaurant owners and operators grapple with an influx of customer confusion, loss of trust in their business and missed sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Laws regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol are not established by the federal government. Failure to manage the commercial sale of alcohol could threaten the success of a business due to increased liability exposure, both criminal and civil. Unsurprisingly, a survey of NFL fans shows they drink more when their team loses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions for orchestration is “to arrange or combine so as to achieve a desired or maximum effect.” ” Simple concept yet much harder to pull off for today’s restaurants struggling to harmonize in-store, drive-thru, delivery and curbside experiences for both customers and employees.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. Scheduling software like 7shifts can also pull data from your POS to track labor against sales and get a more accurate picture of your labor cost—saving your restaurant money and time. SkiptheDishes.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are the cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a necessity for building a modern and future-proof restaurant. But that was the 90s.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2024

It is a legal definition that refers to a tavern, bar or other establishment where alcoholic beverages are furnished. “Dram shop liability” refers to the body of law governing the liability of taverns, liquor stores and other establishments engaged in the commercial sale of alcohol. . At issue was a $28.6

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The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Gross Profit Margin Definition of Gross Profit Margin Gross profit margin shows the money left after subtracting the cost of goods sold (CoGS) from total sales. Steps to Calculate Gross Profit Margin Find your total sales revenue for a specific period. Subtract CoGS from total sales to get gross profit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp.entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. US Foods to Acquire Smart Foodservice. NYSE: APO) (the “Apollo Funds”) for $970 million in cash.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 15, 2020

Some of them have even seen ~90% of their sales coming through drive thrus. Find a dedicated pickup spot If you don’t have drive thru, it’s definitely difficult to serve the customers outside the restaurant. Restaurants with drive thrus have had a smaller decline in revenue compared to the ones that don’t have drive thrus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? Here are their responses. Click here for part two. Anita Adams, CEO of Black Bear Diner. Shasta, California. Dennis Becker, CEO, Mobivity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Augustine, Florida, a new self-serve store in Bayonne, New Jersey, focused on catering with a late-night walk-up window, and a counter-service store in Navarre, Florida, that will appeal strongly to tourists. "This New Design for Freddy's.

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EATER

AUGUST 20, 2024

With more than 4,600 stores across the United States, Walmart is the definition of a retail behemoth. In 2023 alone, Walmart sold more than $264 billion in groceries, more than double the sales of its two closest competitors combined. We were finally at a point in our business where we were ready for that kind of volume,” she says. “As

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This is how Fresh Restaurants leveraged 7shifts to schedule their 400 staff across all of their locations, grow their sales vs. labor hours (labor productivity) by 13% , and drop their labor cost by 12% in their first year chain-wide. Tory Halpin. Brand Manager of Fresh. It was difficult to export the reports and to make changes when needed.

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Focus POS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Tablet Point of Sale Software. Traditional point of sale (POS) terminals are a vast improvement over electronic cash registers, offering greater functionality and efficiency. Increased Efficiency, Accuracy, and Sales. Nobody likes long wait times, and you lose sales when frustrated customers give up and leave.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

more sales than their less enthusiastic colleagues? While some job performance metrics, like sales, are simple to measure, others, like engagement, are less quantifiable. Sales: If the employee works a front-of-house role, review their upselling efforts in your POS. What is a restaurant employee evaluation form?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

broadline foodservice sales of plant-based meat have grown 37 percent in the past year. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI).

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

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. 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.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

Comparing 7shifts’ internal data of 10,000+ restaurants, restaurants are seeing an average weekly decrease in sales of 50% across the board in North America. Evaluate your restaurant scheduling practices to see if you are consistently over-budgeting on labor needs based on your sales.

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EATER

APRIL 21, 2022

Wakefield almost definitely didn’t invent it, but she did popularize it, and it’s incorrect (and patronizing to Wakefield) to imply that the chocolate chip cookie’s rise to glory was any kind of accident. The chocolate chips, Wyman points out, is ”the only highly successful food product that was made just for a specific recipe.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percent in November, which represents the third consecutive month of positive sales growth and the strongest since January. Thanksgiving typically represents lower sales volumes for most industry segments.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

I was working as an assistant manager at a small business for a few years at that point, so I had a lot of experience of doing a little bit of everything in a small business, and I really wanted to open a business, but I didn't have anything to sell, so it worked out well.” A match made in doughnut heaven ?? I was fresh out of university.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Still struggling to recoup shutdown losses, businesses now must survive the harsh blow of cold weather It happened around Labor Day weekend, the spiritual end of Midwestern summer. School was about to go back in session and those waking up early found that it was no longer sunny and sweltering at 7 a.m.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

However, there are so many nuances that define how a group of people define “their” cooking that requires ingredient knowledge, variations in process, taste and flavor, and the essentials of presentation that any serious cook can invest decades attempting to master just one definitive cuisine.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news on the impact of California's minimum wage, customer satisfaction, AI use in restaurants, popular cocktails and bathroom readiness. Early Impact of California's Minimum Wage A new edition of The Anchor from Placer.ai, written by R.J.

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