Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Unique experiential opportunities will further enhance customer engagement, providing memorable moments beyond just the act of dining. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Read the first part, here.

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EATER

JULY 21, 2022

Lille Allen/Eater. Menus represent the changing values of the restaurant industry. And right now, more context is king. It’s a familiar scene: After sitting down at a table, the waiter brings you a sheet of fancy paper with the day’s menu printed in pretty fonts. We suggest four to five,” he says, smiling. To diners right now, knowledge is power.

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QSR Automations

JANUARY 31, 2025

Every second counts, every ingredient matters, and every team member plays a vital role in creating a great dining experience. In the back-of-house, ConnectSmart Kitchen optimizes the kitchen with real-time order management, delayed order routing, production insights, support for multiple lines/stations, and more. The result?

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If you are exploring restaurants with private dining in the Seattle area, my extensive list will help you arrive at a final selection. Here are the fifteen best intimate dining venues in Seattle. Best Private Dining in Seattle. With a large sliding door, the dining area is delicately separated from the rest of the place.

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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. Holiday Traffic Not Enough. Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a new documentary on women in the culinary world, the loss of an industry legend, a contest to create healthy recipes and products and services to help restaurant in the pandemic. 'A 'A Woman's Place' on Hulu. The film reveals a concerning statistic from a 2013 study by the Office of U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. CPK Heads North. Giorgio Minardi and Naheed Shariff. Founded in Beverly Hills, Calif. Founded in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Food shows are the only way we can really get our product in front of our customers and get new accounts,” he says. “We This spring, as Tarun Bhalla was testing out eight-ounce curry packets for a new line of meal kits, he found that they had a tendency to burst open in a shipping test. Bhalla has no backup plan and no clear path forward.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Between self-service, order management, home delivery options, and futuristic robotic servers, there’s no shortage of great ideas for boosting front-of-house productivity. Casual dining – 28%. Fine dining – 28%. Food allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions are a major issue for restaurants.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

From takeout sushi to delivery options to dine-in seating, restaurants across the East Village offer guests and residents most anything! The restaurant is located in the Ukrainian Village community and holds natural wood decor for a comfortable yet elevated dining experience. Sushi is available for dine-in, takeout, or delivery.

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Open for Business

OCTOBER 12, 2022

You may consider an extensive menu to appeal to pickier eaters and those with allergy or dietary restrictions. Specials, set menus , and additions such as desserts, drinks, or dietary restrictions can help reduce choice overload, help with dietary restrictions, and save servers time on ingredient questions.

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Restaurant Clicks

APRIL 8, 2021

Steps away from the Liberty Bell and Independence National Historical Park, drinkers at IBG can choose between nine drafts, twenty-three bottles/cans, various wines, and house-made cocktails. What comes to mind when you think of summer in Philadelphia? I think “hot, hot, hot!” The humid and sunny weather here is lovely, but tiring.

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Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 22, 2021

You may not be familiar with the term “prix fixe menu,” but you’re more than likely familiar with the concept, which has been a staple of both fine-dining and casual restaurants for decades. More frequently, it’s left to the discretion of the house. Prix Fixe Meaning. The History of the Prix Fixe Menu.

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Restaurant Clicks

MAY 24, 2021

Old Ebbitt Grill Union Street Public House. As an upscale casual dining restaurant, Acacia has a beautifully decorated interior as well as a spacious outdoor patio. Nestled in Dupont Circle, the Tabard Inn offers a wonderful dining experience attached to their Inn, which offers boutique rooms to guests. Acacia Food & Wine.

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Culinary Digital

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ingredient Quality A limited menu not only simplifies the dining experience but also helps to curate a meticulously selected array of top-tier ingredients. By offering a limited selection of dishes, efforts can be concentrated on perfecting each item, transforming the dining experience into a focused and refined culinary journey.

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Open for Business

OCTOBER 8, 2024

For restaurants, that means packed dining rooms, a surge in demand, and the potential for record-breaking revenue. Ease the pressure on your front-of-house staff while managing guest expectations and boosting your bottom line. But with these opportunities come unique challenges that can test even the most seasoned teams.

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Apicbase

MARCH 16, 2025

We cant assume well have a full dining room at lunchtime anymore. And we have to cater to generational differences, dietary preferences, and sustainability concerns. If getting a meal on-site feels restrictive , people will turn to vending machines, delivery apps, or the caf down the street. The Fixed Lunch Hour? Choice is huge.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

43% of operators choose POS systems like tablets for functionality There are so many ways that tablets enhance restaurant workflows : Place orders instantly: No more rushing back and forth from kitchen to dining room. What’s driving the rapid adoption of restaurant tablets? The uniforms. The signage.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Dine-in income has dropped by over half and as a result, numerous eateries have closed or are considering transitioning to online ordering. Online ordering is a lifeline for restaurants these days, and it’s difficult to argue against the advantages of having an in-house online restaurant ordering system. Restaurant Website .

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Clover - Restaurants

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Wondering how to open a restaurant in Texas? You’re in luck. From creating a business plan to conducting effective marketing research, we’ve compiled our top tips to consider when opening a restaurant in Texas. Choose a location As the trusty expression goes, “location, location, location.” Location matters–especially in the restaurant business.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 31, 2021

A customer relationship management system built for restaurants is your secret weapon for knowing what your guests want and creating dining experiences they’ll remember. Preferences : Including dietary preferences (vegan, vegetarian, etc.), A restaurant CRM is key to getting to know your customers and personalizing service at scale.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

A recent survey by P&G Professional found more than 92% of Americans say it’s very important to see a visibly clean restaurant when they’re dining indoors, outdoors, and when ordering takeout. An estimated 3,000 people in the U.S. die each year due to foodborne illness.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

She had been a contributor to House Beautiful , managed a food boutique, and ran a successful catering business that often served well-heeled clients in New York and its suburbs. It read, she giggled, wide-eyed, “I want to be Martha. That b h can do everything.” A fitting prefix: She was everywhere. Abrams, Inc., Entertaining is a weird book.

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EATER

JULY 6, 2022

Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ alluring story — that a fine dining restaurant could be a model for changing the world — seduced diners, would-be employees, and thought leaders alike. But former employees say that narrative often obscured a more complicated reality. This story contains a detailed account of a sexual assault.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a lot of technology and robotic news, virtual food halls and healthy kid menus. Flippy ROAR for Sale. Miso Robotics launched global commercial availability of the Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR) – a zero-footprint, cost-efficient intelligent robotic kitchen assistant for the evolving commercial kitchen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature links for PPP Forgiveness, new Yelp features and more products and services for restaurant recovery. PPP Forgiveness Links and EZ App. Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR.

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Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Available restaurant technology is already reshaping the way your guests experience dining in 2024. Available restaurant technology is already reshaping the way your guests experience dining in 2024. Statistic Detail 46% 46% of adults think technology has a positive impact on their restaurant experience. trillion in 2024. trillion U.S.

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