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Restaurants Will Embrace Accelerating Technology in 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

In reacting to COVID-19 the critical role and importance of technology saw a rapid acceleration. There are five main areas of increased technology acceleration in the restaurant business: Greater Focus on Frictionless Consumer Experience. Increase Need for Transparency. New Ways to Leverage Automation.

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Four Questions to Ask When Evaluating Third-Party Delivery Services

Modern Restaurant Management

According to a recent study , 44 percent of Americans use food delivery services, and the entire country spends over $100 billion on food delivery in a year. Offering delivery can, without a doubt, lead to more sales for your restaurant. Before signing a contract with a third-party delivery service, ask the following questions.

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Food Delivery and Service Robots: Changing Face of Restaurants Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

The prominence of food delivery and service robots has increased in the overall restaurant industry. In order to deal with these uncertainties, the top players had to work on bringing in technological advancements to survive and recover from the losses caused by the pandemic. Contactless Food Delivery- Robots Taking Over the Streets.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

Modern Restaurant Management

Delivery and curbside pick-up reduced on-site staffing. The ingrained customer behavior over the past year, delivery, mobile orders, curbside pick-up, will likely continue. Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online. Menus were trimmed to a fraction of original size.

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Utilizing Technology: Improve Customer Experience and Increase Points of Profit in Your Restaurant Business

Speaker: Hillary Holmes - SpotOn Operator in Residence; Troy Hooper - CEO, Kiwi Restaurant Partners; Jason Berkowitz - Founder and CEO of ARROW UP Training

The most efficient way to improve your restaurant's profit margins is to implement flexible technology. Hard work can’t cut the fees from third-party delivery apps or get orders in and out of the kitchen faster, but technology can!

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2023 Restaurant Technology Trends: Consolidation, Experience, and Fees

Modern Restaurant Management

Closures, supply chain problems, labor shortages, technology, and inflation are just a few of the challenges operators have faced in recent years. I see a few things on the horizon as part of the ongoing evolution of the relationship between restaurants and technology. Similarly, loyalty systems are likely to bring in business.

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Delivery Fraud: Fighting Scams to Protect Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

were registered on food delivery platforms like Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. What are the consequences of this type of delivery fraud for the legitimate restaurants listed on the platform? Collusion fraud on delivery platforms severely impacts legitimate restaurants by distorting competition and damaging their reputation.

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Maximizing Profits: Boost Your Profit Margin With Restaurant Tech

In our white paper “Maximizing Profits,” we show how you can improve your restaurant profit margins by implementing flexible technology. Because hard work can’t cut the fees from third-party delivery apps or get orders in and out of the kitchen to your guests faster. But technology can.

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Restrictions Into Opportunities: How to Make Your Restaurant Succeed

Speaker: Patrick Cottrell and Joe English

The logistics of to-go/delivery options. How to adopt new technology and make it work for you. Join Patrick Cottrell and Joe English from Sculpture Hospitality, and fit your restaurant to thrive in face of pandemic restrictions. In this webinar, you will learn: Planning and preparation. How to simplify yet optimize your menu.